Mikey Labriola Season 2021-22

Honors & Awards

• Second-place finish at 2023 NCAA Championships (March 18)
• Second-place finish at 2023 Big Ten Championships (March 5)
• Seventh-place finish at 2022 NCAA Championships (March 19)
• Fifth-place finish at 2022 Big Ten Championships (March 6)
• Third-place finish at 2021 NCAA Championships (March 20)
• Third-place finish at 2021 Big Ten Championships (March 7)
• Sixth-place finish at 2020 Big Ten Championships (March 8)  
• Sixth-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Championships (March 23)
• Fourth-place finish at 2019 Big Ten Championships (March 10)
• First Husker Five-time All-American (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Best Male Athlete (2023)
• Nebraska Most Valuable Wrestler (2022-23)
• Nebraska Redshirt of the Year (2017-18)
• NCAA Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 6, 2022)
• USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (Dec. 6, 2022)
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 13, 2018; Dec. 8, 2021; Feb. 22, 2022)
• Five-time NCAA Qualifier (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• NWCA Second-Team All-America (2020)
• Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2020, 2021)

2022-23 (Senior)

NCAA Championships – 2nd (4-1) – 174 pounds

• First Round: No. 2 Labriola dec. No. 31 Tyler Stoltzfus (LEH) 9-6
• Second Round: No. 2 Labriola dec. No. 15 Demetrius Romero (UVU) 3-1
• Quarterfinals: No. 2 Labriola dec. No. 7 Peyton Mocco (MIZ) 4-3
• Semifinals: No. 2 Labriola dec. No. 3 Mekhi Lewis (VT) 3-1, TB-2
• Finals: No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) pinned No. 2 Labriola (2:46)

Big Ten Championships – 2nd (2-1) – 174 pounds

• First Round: Bye
• Quarterfinals: No. 2 Labriola (NEB) dec. No. 7 Nelson Brands (IOWA) 5-2
• Semifinals: No. 2 Labriola (NEB) dec. No. 3 Ethan Smith (OSU) 4-3
• Finals: No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) dec. No. 2 Labriola (NEB) 6-1

Regular Season - 174 pounds

• 30-2 record overall (14-0 dual record)
• Bonus points: four technical falls, seven major decisions 
• Placed first at the Navy Classic and Cliff Keen Invite 

2021-22 (Junior)

NCAA Championships – 7th (4-2) – 174 pounds

• Round 1 - Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. Joel Devine (ISU), 5-2 
• Round 2 - Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR), 3-2 
• Quarterfinal - Carter Starocci (PSU) dec. Mikey Labriola (NEB), 6-1
• Cons. Round 4 - Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. Hayden Hastings (WYO), 5-3
• Cons. Round 5 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec. Mikey Labriola (Nebraska), 3-1 SV-1
• 7th Place Match - Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. Clay Lautt (UNC), 3-2

Big Ten Championships – 5th (3-2) – 174 pounds

• Round 1 - Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Nate Jimenez (MSU), 15-5
• Quarterfinal - Mikey Labriola (NEB) def. Bailee O`Reilly (MINN) Injury Default
• Semifinal - Logan Massa (MICH) dec. Mikey Labriola (NEB), 6-5
• Cons. Semi - Ethan Smith (OSU) dec. Mikey Labriola (NEB) 4-2 SV-1
• 5th Place Match - Mikey Labriola (NEB) def. Michael Kemerer (IOWA) MFF

Regular Season - 174 pounds

• 23-5 record (7-2 dual record)
• Bonus points: Two pins, two technical falls, two major decisions 
• Placed first at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 21) and the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 4)

2020-21 (Junior)

NCAA Championships – 3rd (6-1) – 174 pounds

• First Round: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) def. #29 Lance Runyon (UNI), Medical Forfeit
• Second Round: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #20 Trenton Munoz (ASU), 5-3
• Quarterfinals: #12 Bernie Truax (CP) dec. #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB), 4-2
• Round of 12: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #16 Clay Lautt (UNC), 8-4
• Cons. Quarterfinals: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #8 Daniel Bullard (NCST), 7-4
• Cons. Semifinals: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #2 Demetrius Romero (UVU), 5-4
• Third-Place Match: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #12 Bernie Truax (CP), 8-3

Big Ten Championships – 3rd (3-1) – 174 pounds

• First Round:  BYE
• Quarterfinals: Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. No. 7 Jackson Turley (RUT), 11-9 
• Semifinals: No. 3 Carter Starocci (PSU) dec. Mikey Labriola (NEB), 3-1 SV1
• Cons. Semifinals: Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. No. 5 Donnell Washington (IND), 8-4
• 3rd-Place Match: Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. No. 4 Logan Massa (MICH), 11-3

Regular Season - 174 pounds

• 8-0 record (8-0 dual record)
• Bonus points: Four major decisions, one pin
• Tied for a team-high 31 team points on the season

2019-20 (Sophomore)

Big Ten Championships – 6th (3-3) – 174 pounds

• First Round: Mikey Labriola (NEB) pinned #12 Max Maylor (MICH) (0:33) 
• Quarterfinals: #4 Devin Skatzka (MINN) dec. Mikey Labriola (NEB), 6-2
• Second Cons. Round: Mikey Labriola (NEB) tech. fall #11 Willie Scott (RU), 18-3
• Third Cons. Round: Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. #8 Layne Malczewski (MSU), 17-7 
• Cons. Semifinals: #3 Dylan Lydy (PUR) dec. Mikey Labriola (NEB), 5-3 TB2
• 5th-Place Match: #4 Devin Skatzka (MINN) dec. Mikey Labriola (NEB), 8-3

Regular Season – 174 pounds

• 17-7 record overall (9-5 dual record)
• Bonus Points: Five pins, four technical falls, six major decisions
• Runner-up finish at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10)
• Third-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 7) with a 5-1 mark
• 3-7 record against Top-20 opponents

2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)

NCAA Championships – 6th (4-3) – 174 pounds

• First Round: Defeated #23 Daniel Bullard (NC State) by decision, 7-7
• Second Round: Defeated #7 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) by decision, 8-4
• Quarterfinals: Pinned by #2 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) (4:28)
• Cons. Round of 12: Defeated #11 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) in TB-2, 4-3
• Cons. Quarterfinals: Defeated #9 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) by decision, 7-5
• Cons. Semifinals: Lost to #4 Myles Amine (Michigan) by decision, 5-3
• 5th Place: Lost by decision to #6 David McFadden (Virginia Tech), 4-3

Big Ten Championships – 4th (4-2) – 174 pounds

• First Round: Pinned Josh Ugalde (Maryland) (0:49)
• Second Round: Pinned by #9 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) (7:22)
• Cons. Second Round: Pinned Carver James (Illinois) (2:22)
• Cons. Quarterfinals: Defeated Drew Hughes (Michigan State) by major decision, 8-0
• Cons. Semifinals: Defeated #10 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) in TB-2, 3-3 (tie-breaker was riding time)
• 3rd Place: Lost by decision to #12 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota), 4-2

Regular Season – 174 pounds

• 25-6 record overall (14-3 dual record)
• First place finish at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4)
• Three out of his four wins at Daktronics were by bonus points (one major decision, one tech. fall, one fall)
• He's won a team-high 14 matches by bonus points with three tech. falls, eight major decisions, three pins
• 6-6 record against top 20 opponents
• Finished fourth at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 1) after going 3-1
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 13)
• Three wins away from joining the top-10 single season wins list for freshmen

2017-18 (Redshirt)
Regular Season – 174 pounds

• 18-2 record overall
• Bonus Points: four pins, three technical falls and five major decisions
• Won the Daktronics Open title with a 4-0 record, defeating two ranked wrestlers along the way (Nov. 5)
• Won the elite division at the UNK Holiday Inn Open with three pins and two major decisions in five matches (Nov. 18)
• Won the Bob Smith Open with three wins by bonus points, and defeated #12 Jacobe Smith of Oklahoma State in the final (Dec. 3)
• Finished fourth at the Midlands Championships with a 5-2 record, with his only two losses to #15 Dylan Lydy of Purdue (Dec. 29-30)
• Following the season, won the Challenge Tournament at 79 kg/174 pounds at the 2018 USA Wrestling Junior World Team Trials and reached the best-of-three finals series
• Placed second at 79 kg/174 pounds at UWW Men’s Freestyle Junior Nationals

Before Nebraska

• Wrestled at Bethlehem Catholic High School in Bethlehem, Pa., under Coach Jeff Karam
• Ranked fifth nationally in the FloWrestling Class of 2017 Big Board
• Top-ranked wrestler at 170 pounds in the FloRankings and InterMat rankings
• Racked up 166 career victories in high school
• Went 44-0 en route to the 2017 Pennsylvania state championship at 170 pounds
• Named 2017 Morning Call All-Area Wrestler of the Year
• Won the 2016 Pennsylvania state championship at 170 pounds
• Finished third at the 2015 Pennsylvania state championships and seventh in 2014

Personal

• Born: April 15, 1999
• Parents: Michael and Barbara Labriola
• Sisters: Nicole and Amanda
• Child, youth and family studies major who earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2023

Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2017-18*	18-2	0-0	4	3	5	--	--
2018-19	30-9	14-3	3	3	8	6th (4-3)	4th (4-2)
2019-20	20-10	9-5	5	4	6	--	6th (3-3)
2020-21	17-2	8-0	1	0	5	3rd (6-1)	3rd (3-1)
2021-22	23-5	7-2	2	2	2	7th (4-2)	5th (3-2)
2022-23	30-2	14-0	0	4	7	2nd (4-1)	2nd (2-1)
Career	120-28	53-10	11	13	30	18-7	15-9

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals