<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Greeley, Colo.-Husker head wrestling coach Mark Manning collected his 100th dual win at Nebraska as the Huskers rolled to a 38-6 dual victory over Northern Colorado on Wednesday night. NU collected six bonus-point victories in the dual as they improved to 5-1 on the year.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
Manning continues to cement his place as one of the winningest coaches in Husker history. He is now 100-40-2 since coming to Lincoln in 2000, while his 100 dual victories trail only Tim Neumann (199) in NU history. Manning was 8-9 in his first season, but has collected more than 10 wins every year since.
Nebraska started the match with a forfeit at 133 pounds, but it was all Huskers after that as NU won the final nine matches of the night, including six bonus-point wins. Leading the way for the Huskers was junior Brandon Browne, who pinned Ryan Johnson in 3:49 at 174 pounds and collected his team-leading 19th win of the season.
Sophomores Jordan Burroughs and Craig Brester collected technical-fall victories as Burroughs notched a 21-6 win at 149 pounds and Brester improved to a perfect 5-0 in duals this season with a 21-5 victory at 197. Junior Paul Donahoe also stayed perfect on the year at 125 pounds with a 17-6 major decision over Tony Mustari, while sophomore Stephen Dwyer and junior Vince Jones also collected major decisions at 165 and 184, respectively.
Patrick Aleksanyan notched his second dual win of the season at 141 pounds with a 6-1 decision, while Chris Oliver returned to action at 157 with a 5-0 decision over Justin Gaethje. Senior Jon May captured the lone win of the night over a ranked opponent as he defeated No. 20 Reece Hopkin, 7-6, in the heavyweight class.
The Huskers continue their road trip with a Friday night dual against OregonState at 9 p.m. CT at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
No. 11 Nebraska 38, Northern Colorado 6
Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, Greeley, Colo.
Match Results
133 Pounds-Forfeit (NU) to Blayze Bahe (NC)
141 Pounds-Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by dec. over Richard Lohr (NC), 6-1
149 Pounds-Jordan Burroughs (NU) by tech. fall over Daniel Prater (NC), 21-6
157 Pounds-Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Justin Gaethje (NC), 5-0
165 Pounds-Stephen Dwyer (NU) by major dec. over Devan Lewis (NC), 11-2
174 Pounds-Brandon Browne (NU) by fall over Ryan Johnson (NC), 3:49
184 Pounds-Vince Jones (NU) by major dec. over Vincente Mendez (NC), 15-5
197 Pounds-Craig Brester (NU) by tech. fall over Patrick Carey (NC), 21-5
285 Pounds-Jon May (NU) by dec. over Reece Hopkin (NC), 7-6
125 Pounds-Paul Donahoe (NU) by major dec. over Tony Mustari (NC), 17-6