Nebraska Crowns Two Champions at Kaufman-Brand Open

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Omaha, Neb. ? Junior Brandon Browne and freshman <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Tucker Lane earned individual titles at the Kaufman-Brand Open on Saturday as the Husker wrestling team placed seven wrestlers in the top five at the Sapp Fieldhouse in Omaha.

 

Both Browne and Lane went 4-0 on the day to capture first. Browne, competing in the 174-pound class of the elite division, started the day with two technical-fall wins, followed that with an 11-7 decision and capped the day with a 6-2 decision over Alex Dolly of Northern Iowa to take the title. Browne has now won 10 consecutive matches to start the season.

 

Lane competed in the heavyweight class of the amateur division, but was just as impressive. Lane pinned Brady Punt of South Dakota State in 3:03 to begin the tournament and notched three straight decisions, including a 3-2 win over Christian Brantley in the final. Lane is 11-1 in open tournaments this season.

 

Nebraska, wrestling on one night’s rest after a dual with Lehigh on Friday night, placed four wrestlers in the elite division besides Browne. Sophomore Jordan Burroughs claimed second at 149, with his only loss coming to Brent Metcalf in the finals. Junior Chris Oliver, wrestling in his hometown, worked his way through the consolation bracket to finish third. He had several impressive matches, including an opening-round pin of Northern Iowa’s Tyson Reiner in 1:38 and a 16-6 major-decision victory in the consolation finals.

 

Sophomore Stephen Dwyer finished third at 165, but exacted revenge for his one loss on the day. Dwyer lost to Minnesota’s Scott Glasser, who was competing unattached, early in the day, but Dwyer worked his way through the consolation bracket for another chance at Glasser. Dwyer won a 3-2 decision in the third tie-breaker to make it to the consolation finals, where he won a 5-5 match over Glasser in the fourth tie-breaker to take third.

 

Senior Jon May rounded out the Husker placers in the elite division with his fifth-place finish in the heavyweight class. The open was May’s first tournament action of the season after returning from off-season surgery.

 

Not to be outdone by Lane, fellow freshman Chris Hacker finished second at 149 pounds in the amateur division. Hacker’s day included a pin of Nick Leclere, competing unattached, in 26 seconds. Hacker has started the season 8-2 in open tournaments.

 

The Huskers get some time off to nurse injuries before heading to the Las Vegas Invitational on Nov. 30.

 

2007 Kaufman-Brand Open
Sapp Fieldhouse, Omaha, Neb.
Nov. 17, 2007
Nebraska Results

 

Elite Division
133 Pounds
Cody Garcia (UNO) by major dec. over Austin Baier (NU), 10-0
Austin Baier (NU) by fall over Teddy Gillespie (Dana), 4:32
Brad Neitenbach (OSU) by fall over Austin Baier (NU), 5:20

141 Pounds
Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by fall over Chris Brown (ICCC), 1:25
Carter Downing (WYO) by major dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 15-3
Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by dec. over Adam Manz (Dana), 8-3
Efrain Ayala (MNST-Mank) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 6-5

Robert Sanders (NU) by tech. fall over Dan Rowe (Dana), 15-0
Daniel Leclere (Unattached) by dec. over Robert Sanders (NU), 6-3
Robert Sanders (NU) by major dec. over Jeremy McCoy (Unattached), 13-3
Robert Sanders (NU) by dec. over Travis Grawin (Luth), 5-3
Jeff Rutledge (UNK) by dec. over Robert Sanders (NU), 7-5

Curtis Salazar (NU) by tech. fall over Travis Grawin (LUTH), 17-2
Joe Soto (ICCC) by dec. over Curtis Salazar (NU), 11-4
Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Joey DeMarie (Unattached), 7-2
Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Shad Rissler (King), 7-1
Curtis Salazar (NU) by tech. fall over Nate Hansen (Unattached), 19-2
Nexi Delgado (UCD) by tech. fall over Curtis Salazar (NU), 16-1

149 Pounds
Jordan Burroughs (NU) by tech. fall over Chris Szabolcs (Air Force), 22-7
Jordan Burroughs (NU) by tech. fall over Ryan Etherton (UNK), 23-8
Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Will Rowe (OU), 12-10
Brent Metcalf (Unattached) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 6-0
Jordan Burroughs (NU) finishes second in 149-pound elite division

157 Pounds
Chris Oliver (NU) by fall over Tyson Reiner (UNI), 1:38
Chris Oliver (NU) by major dec. over Adam Aho (NDSeU), 12-0
Joseph Corneio (Lab) by dec. over Chris Oliver (NU), 7-3
Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Ryan Freeman (OSU), 9-6
Chris Oliver (NU) by major dec. over Jason Rhoten (MNST-Mank), 16-6
Chris Oliver (NU) finishes third in 157-pound elite division

Joe Ellenberger (Unattached) by major dec. over Rob Plambeck (NU), 15-1
Neil Erisman (OSU) by fall over Rob Plambeck (NU), 3:23

165 Pounds
Stephen Dwyer (NU) by tech. fall over Jordan Kolbow (Unattached), 16-1
Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Henry Wahle (UNO), 6-1
Scott Glasser (Unattached) by dec. over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 5-4
Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Keenan McCurdy (UNK), 3-1
Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Jake Kerr (Iowa), 5-4
Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Colby Covington (ICCC), 3-2, TB3
Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Scott Glasser (Unattached), 5-5, TB4
Stephen Dwyer (NU) finishes third in 165-pound elite division

Mark Perry (Unattached) by fall over Cody Foust (NU), 2:09
Cody Foust (NU) by dec. over Dane Fuhrman (WYO), 6-2
Cody Foust (NU) by fall over Terry Overton (ICCC), 5:54
Ryan Meyer (SDSU) by dec. over Cody Foust (NU), 5-3

Bulla Tuzon (Dana) by dec. over Frank Jonas (NU), 6-5
Mikey Morgan (LAB) by fall over Frank Jonas (NU), 4:51

Stephen Crozier (Air Force) by dec. over Alex Ward (NU), 8-7
Nate Matousek (Unattached) by dec. over Alex Ward (NU), 3-2

174 Pounds
Brandon Browne (NU) by tech. fall over Mitch Kuhlman (Unattached), 23-8
Brandon Browne (NU) by tech. fall over Nick Edmonds (UNO), 21-6
Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Jay Borschel (Unattached), 11-7
Brandon Browne (NU) by dev. over Alex Dolly (UNI), 6-2
Brandon Browne (NU) finishes first in 174-pound elite division

Andy Johnson (NU) by major dec. over Kamarudeen Usman (UNK), 13-4
Gabe Dretsch (Unattached) by major dec. over Andy Johnson (NU), 9-1
Tyler French (Air Force) by dec. over Andy Johnson (NU), 3-1

184 Pounds
Levi Wofford (NU) by major dec. over Jacob Devlin (Air Force), 15-5
Kirk Smith (BSU) by dec. over Levi Wofford (NU), 3-2
Levi Wofford (NU) by dec. over Dan Dunning (UNI), 3-2
Rick Loera (Iowa) by major dec. over Levi Wofford (NU), 16-7

285 Pounds
Jon May (NU) by dec. over Dustin Bauman (UNI), 4-2
Jon May (NU) by medical forfeit over Tony Lewis (UNO)
Matt Fields (Unattached) by dec. over Jon May (NU), 4-0
Dan Erekson (Unattached) by fall over Jon May (NU), 3:22
Jon May (NU) by dec. over Ben Berhow (Unattached), 7-3
Jon May (NU) finishes fifth in 285-pound elite division

Amateur Division
133 Pounds
Jason Jeremisiason (Unattached) by dec. over Peter Roto (NU), 8-2
Peter Roto (NU) by dec. over Mitch Hervert (Hastings), 5-0
Bo Usary (King) by dec. over Peter Roto (NU), 6-0

Dustin Weitzel (NU) by dec. over Nathan Jones (NIACC), 7-5
Trenton Washington (Unattached) by tech. fall over Dustin Weitzel (NU), 20-3
David Zilverberg (Unattached) by major dec. over Dustin Weitzel (NU), 12-4

149 Pounds
Chris Hacker (NU) by tech. fall over Justin Seitz (MWCC), 15-0
Chris Hacker (NU) by dec. over Matt Ballweg (Iowa), 9-3
Chris Hacker (NU) by fall over Nick Leclere (Unattached), 0:26
Chris Hacker (NU) by dec. over Jamal Lawrence (Unattached), 3-1
Esai Dominguez (Unattached) by fall over Chris Hacker (NU), 2:13
Chris Hacker finishes second in 149-pound amateur division

Esai Dominguez (Unattached) by tech. fall over Jered Hensley (NU), 18-3
Jered Hensley (NU) by major dec. over Clayton Wurtele (Dana), 26-12
Matt Ballweg (Iowa) by major dec. over Jered Hensley (NU), 18-5

157 Pounds
Paul Sanders (NU) by dec. over Jared Rickert (Unattached), 5-2
Carrington Banks (ICCC) by dec. over Paul Sanders (NU), 7-5
DeAlonzio Jackson (Unattached) by dec. over Paul Sanders (NU), 6-4

Brett Landrum (NU) by dec. over Dallas Hintz (Unattached), 3-2
Brett Landrum (NU) by tech. fall over Sam Krueger (Hastings), 17-2
Ross Brunkhardt (Unattached) by dec. over Brett Landrum (NU), 1-0
DeAlonzio Jackson (Unattached) by dec. over Brett Landrum (NU), 2-1

285 Pounds
Tucker Lane (NU) by fall over Brady Punt (SDSU), 3:03
Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over Justin Allen (Lehigh), 7-4
Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over Bryce Boehm (UNO), 7-1
Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over Christian Brantley (Unattached), 3-2
Tucker Lane (NU) finishes first in 285-pound amateur division