Huskers Head to Iowa City for Big Ten Championships

Big Ten Championships
Saturday, March 5 - Sunday, March 6
Iowa City, Iowa • Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Video Streaming/TV: BTN Plus/Big Ten Network
Stats/Brackets: TrackWrestling.com
Tournament Central Page: HawkeyeSports.com

Schedule
Saturday, March 5
10 a.m. (CT): Session I
Video Streaming: BTN Plus

6 p.m. (CT): Session II
Video Streaming: BTN Plus

Sunday, March 6
Noon (CT): Session III
Video Streaming: BTN Plus

3 p.m. (CT): Finals
TV: Big Ten Network

The Nebraska wrestling team journeys to Iowa City, Iowa for the Big Ten Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s action begins at 10 a.m. (CT) and continues at 6 p.m. with Session II. Session III on Sunday starts at noon before the finals, which are set for 3 p.m. The first three sessions will be streamed on BTN Plus (subscription required) and the finals will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

Last Time Out: The Huskers fell to No. 6 Missouri, 19-14, in the NWCA National Duals Championship Series at the Devaney Center on Feb. 21.

Up Next: The Huskers close their season March 17-19 at the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.

About the Huskers
• Husker History at the Big Ten Championships

• 5th appearance in the Big Ten Championships (joined conference in 2011)
• 3 Individual Big Ten champions: Robert Kokesh (2014, 2015) and James Green (2014)
• Best Big Ten Championships Team Finish: 5th (2014)
• Last Year’s Finish: 7th
• 7 Team Conference Titles (Last: 2009 Big 12 Championships)
• 63 Individual Conference Champions

• The NCAA released its qualifier allocations for the NCAA Championships on Feb. 25. The Big Ten leads all conferences with 71 spots (weight-by-weight breakdown below).

• 125: 7 spots
• 133: 9 spots
• 141: 7 spots
• 149: 6 spots
• 157: 7 spots
• 165: 6 spots
• 174: 9 spots
• 184: 7 spots
• 197: 6 spots
• HWT: 7 spots

• Dual Season Notes

• Nebraska outscored its 17 dual opponents by a combined score of 402-209
• Nebraska won 109 of 170 individual matches in dual competition
• Ranked 12th in the final USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, released on Feb. 23
• Set school record for season attendance at home with 13,248 fans (7 duals)
• Set school record for individual dual attendance: 3,952 (Jan. 24 vs. Iowa)

• Nebraska fell to #6 Missouri, 19-14, during the NWCA National Duals Championship Series on Feb. 21.

            • Sueflohn knocked off previously unbeaten #3 Mayes; Berger and Jensen earn major decisions

• Nebraska crushed Northwestern, 39-6, during Senior Night and Tumble N Rumble on Feb. 12.

            • Huskers won nine matches; Lambert and Dudley earn pins; Montoya topped ranked opponent

• Nebraska split its duals at home, Feb. 5-6.

• #13 Illinois (W, 30-10): Four Huskers win by bonus points
• #3 NC State (L, 15-19): Five Huskers collect victories

• Nebraska lost to #2 Iowa, 21-11, in front of a school-record 3,952 fans at home on Jan. 24.

            • Dudley pinned #7 Brooks; Abidin and Wilson also collected wins

• Nebraska fell on the road to No. 1 Penn State and No. 11 Ohio State, Jan. 15-17.

• at #1 Penn State (L, 10-24): Abidin, Wilson and Jensen earn victories
• at #11 Ohio State (L, 17-21): Sueflohn, Wilson, Dudley and Studebaker earn victories

• Jake Sueflohn became the 24th member of Nebraska’s 100-win club on Jan. 10.

• Nebraska took down Wisconsin and No. 23 Minnesota in its first two duals of the New Year, Jan. 8-10.

• at Wisconsin (W, 29-11): Five Huskers win by bonus points
• #23 Minnesota (W, 24-10): Abidin and Sueflohn defeat ranked opponents; Sueflohn joins 100-win club

• NU finished second in the Midlands Championships with 135 points in Evanston, Ill., Dec. 29-30. Ten Huskers earned podium spots, led by runners-up TJ Dudley (184) and Derek White (197).

• Nebraska split its duals on the first Big Ten road trip of the season, Dec. 11 and 12.

• at Maryland (W, 30-9): Four Huskers win by bonus points
• at #11 Rutgers (L, 16-17): Lost by criteria (total points, 51-48); snapped 17-dual win streak

• NU won both of its duals in the Grapple at the Garden (Madison Square Garden) on Nov. 29.

• vs. #7 Cornell (W, 21-14): Lambert and Wilson defeated ranked opponents; Abidin and Sueflohn added bonus points
• vs. Princeton (W, 21-12): Barnes and Dudley defeated ranked opponents; Montoya and Wilson added bonus points

• Nebraska defeated Wyoming, 35-4, in its home opener on Nov. 21.

            • 2 pins; 2 major decisions; Barnes and Jensen defeated ranked Cowboys

• Nebraska opened its dual season with dominating wins over Lock Haven, No. 20 Oregon State and No. 7 Lehigh in the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals at Hudson Valley Community College on Nov. 15.

• NU outscored its three opponents by a combined score of 90-12
• NU won 26 of 30 individual matches
• vs. Lock Haven (W, 41-0): first shutout since Nov. 30, 2013 against CSU-Bakersfield; 7 bonus-point wins
• vs. #20 Oregon State (W, 25-6): Wilson and Studebaker defeated top-12 opponents
• vs. #7 Lehigh (W, 24-6): Berger and Dudley defeated top-5 opponents; 3 additional Huskers won against ranked Mountain Hawks (Lambert, Sueflohn, Barnes)

• Head Coach Mark Manning announced the signing of five student-athletes on Nov. 13.

• Chad (CJ) Red - New Palestine, Ind. (New Palestine) – 141
• Beau Breske - Hartford, Wis. (Hartford Union) – 174
• Eric Schultz - Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park) – 197
• Taylor Venz - Farmington, Minn. (Farmington) – 184
• Johnny Blankenship - Platte County, Mo. (Platte County) - 165

• Nebraska won six weight class titles in the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D. on Nov. 1. Thirteen Huskers earned spots on the podium at the tournament.

• Nebraska’s lone returning All-American is TJ Dudley, who finished eighth at 184 pounds in the 2015 NCAA Championships.

• The Huskers have eight wrestlers with NCAA Championships experience, including seven from last season. Jake Sueflohn (149), a three-time NCAA qualifier, missed the 2014-15 season with a torn ACL.

• Seniors (3): Anthony Abidin (141), Jake Sueflohn (149), Austin Wilson (165)
• Juniors (5): TJ Dudley (184), Collin Jensen (HWT), Tim Lambert (125), Eric Montoya (133), Aaron Studebaker (197)

• Nebraska faced 11 opponents who finished in the top 20 at last year’s NCAA Championships: Ohio State (1st), Iowa (2nd), Missouri (4th), Cornell (5th), Penn State (6th), Minnesota (8th), Illinois (12th), Lehigh (13th), Northwestern (15th), NC State (16th) and Wisconsin (17th)

• Nebraska held its annual Intrasquad/Coaches Clinic at the Devaney Center on Nov. 6, which gave fans the first chance to see the entire 2015-16 team.

• Former Huskers Jordan Burroughs and James Green each took home men’s freestyle medals in the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sept. 12.

• Jordan Burroughs - 1st at 74 kg (4th World/Olympic title)
• James Green - 3rd at 70 kg (1st World Championships appearance)

• Six Huskers collected medals at the Asics University Nationals in Akron, Ohio on May 31.

• Anthony Abidin - 2nd at 65 kg
• Tyler Berger - 3rd at 70 kg
• Tim Lambert - 3rd at 57 kg
• Micah Barnes - 5th at 80 kg
• Collin Jensen - 7th at HWT
• Aaron Studebaker - 8th at 86 kg