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Cedar Falls, Iowa-The No. 10 Nebraska wrestling team claimed second place at the National Duals after falling to No. 2 Iowa, 24-6, in the finals on Sunday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Huskers moved to 9-2 on the year after winning three straight duals over ranked opponents to reach the finals, including No. 1 Penn State in the second round.
The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 15-0 lead by winning the first five matches, but the dual was far from a blowout. Those five wins were all decisions as Nebraska refused to be intimidated by the 7,700 fans in the UNI Dome. Neither team was able to notch a bonus-point victory.
Sophomore Stephen Dwyer earned the Huskers' first victory at 165 pounds as he earned an 8-6 decision over Aaron Janssen. Fellow sophomore Craig Brester also picked up a win at 197 with a 4-0 shutout of Chad Beatty.
The Huskers' run was just the second time in the 19-year history of the National Duals that an unseeded team made the finals. NU’s finish was the second time the Huskers have captured the runner-up spot and 10th time Nebraska has finished in the top five.
Nebraska returns to the mat next Sunday against OklahomaState at the FordCenter in Oklahoma City, Okla. at 6 p.m.
No. 2 Iowa 24, No. 10 Nebraska 6
UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Match Results
125 Pounds-No. 5 Charlie Falck (Iowa) by dec. over No. 1 Paul Donahoe (NU), 3-2
133 Pounds-No. 2 Joe Slaton (Iowa) by dec. over No. 8 Kenny Jordan (NU), 11-4
141 Pounds-No. 11 Dan LeClere (Iowa) by dec. over Mike Rowe (NU), 5-4
149 Pounds?No. 3 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) by dec. over No. 6 Jordan Burroughs (NU), 6-2
157 Pounds?No. 19 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) by dec. over No. 17 Chris Oliver (NU), 7-2
165 Pounds-No. 8 Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Aaron Janssen (Iowa), 8-6
174 Pounds-No. 11 Jay Borschel (Iowa) by dec. over No. 5 Brandon Browne (NU), 8-4
184 Pounds-No.11 Philip Keddy (Iowa) by dec. over No. 10 Vince Jones (NU), 8-1
197 Pounds-No. 4 Craig Brester (NU) by dec. over Chad Beatty (Iowa), 4-0
285 Pounds-No. 6 Matt Fields (Iowa) by dec. over No. 19 Jon May (NU), 1-0