Brad Canoyer Season 1993-94

NCAA Championships
1998-The 11th seed at the tournament, Canoyer went 1-2 to miss placing. He won his opening match against Minnesota's Troy Marr, 5-3, but lost a 3-1 decision to sixth-seeded Whitey Chlebove of West Virginia and was pinned by Penn State's Biff Walizer in 6:06.

1997-After earning the seventh seed in the tournament, Canoyer dropped a 6-4 sudden death decision to unseeded Jason LaMotta of North Carolina in the opening round to fall into the wrestlebacks. Canoyer defeated Illinios' Tony Siebert, 10-3, and knocked off Clarion's Chris Marshall, 4-3, before posting an 11-3 major decision over George Mason's Jason Grant to advance to the consolation quarterfinals. A win would have guaranteed Canoyer All-America status, but he was pinned by third-seeded Yero Washington of Fresno State in 2:04.

1996-Seventh-seeded Canoyer was upset in his first match by Eastern Illinois' David Pena, but rebounded with a 6-4 decision over Lock Haven's Mike Kusick in consolation action. Canoyer's bid for a second All-America award ended with an 8-7 loss to Oregon State's Jason Buce.

1995-Canoyer claimed All-America honors as a freshman with a sixth-place finish at 118 pounds in 1995. He entered the meet unseeded but defeated 11th-seeded Dennis Kitko of Cornell 11-6 in the first round. He lost a 7-0 decision to Wisconsin All-American Matt Hanutke in the second round, before winning four straight matches in the consolation bracket. Canoyer defeated Bloomsburg's sixth-seeded Pete Rinella, 3-2, Lock Haven's Brad Silimperi, 3-2, Oklahoma State's Jerred Kelso, 7-2, and Oregon's seventh-seeded Kevin Roberts, 9-0. Canoyer lost again to Hanutke, 5-1, to drop into the fifth-place match where he was defeated, 12-1, by Clarion's Sheldon Thomas, the fifth seed.

Conference Championships
1998-The top seed at the Big 12 Championships, Canoyer posted a 3-2 decision over Missouri's Jeff Urban in the semifinals, but fell to Oklahoma's Michael Lightner, 10-3, in the final to place second and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.

1997-Entering as the second seed, Canoyer took third for a third time in his career. He topped third-seeded Bo Eubanks of Oklahoma with a 6-3 decision in the semifinals, before losing a 6-4 decision to eventual NCAA runner-up Steven Schmidt of Oklahoma State in the final to finish second.

1996-Fourth-seeded Canoyer finished 2-1 to claim third for a second consecutive season. Canoyer defeated Missouri's Brooks Travis 5-2 in the pigtail round, but dropped an 8-7 decision to Iowa State's Jason Nurre in the semifinals. Canoyer tied the match with a takedown with eight seconds left, but Nurre escaped for the win. Nurre went on to take second at the NCAA Championships. Canoyer defeated third-seeded Teague Moore of Oklahoma State 2-1 in an overtime match to take third.

1995-Canoyer entered the meet as the No. 3 seed and posted a 2-1 record to finish third. He was pinned in the first round by Oklahoma's Eric Ivins, but rebounded to defeat Missouri's Brooks Travis 4-3 in the consolation semifinals. In an exciting third-place match, Canoyer scored a takedown with one second remaining to defeat Iowa State's top-seeded Alfonzo Cruz 5-4.

Career Notes
1998-Canoyer went 19-9 at 134 pounds in 1997-98 to become the 10th Husker to earn at least 100 wins in their NU career. He ended with a 109-43-0 mark. Canoyer posted a 12-3 record in duals with one pin and five major decisions.

1997-Canoyer finished the season with a 37-9 overall record, including 15-3 in duals. His 37 wins ranked second among the Huskers, trailing only Tolly Thompson's 41 victories. Canoyer's dual winning percentage of .833 was also second on the team behind Thompson's 17-1 (.944) mark. Canoyer recorded a team-high nine major decisions and added one pin. He won titles at the Mat Town Invitational and the Great Plains Invitational. Canoyer earned Nebraska's Most Dedicated Wrestler award for the second consecutive season and won the Huskers' Granite Award for competing in every varsity match.

1996-Canoyer opened the season ranked third, but struggled in midseason. He began his sophomore campaign with a 6-2 record at 126 pounds before dropping to 118 pounds. He finished with a 21-12 mark, while claiming second at the Great Plains Open and sixth at the Northern Open. He was ranked 10th in the nation headed into the NCAA Championships.

1995-Canoyer won a wrestle-off with sophomore Darin Giese in early February to claim the 118-pound starting spot. Canoyer finished the season with a 32-13 record, and was ranked as high as 11th during the regular season. His 32 wins marked the third-most ever by a Husker freshman. Canoyer finished third at the Omaha Open, fourth at the Mat Town Invitational and second at the Great Plains Open. Canoyer won 15 of 20 matches in the second semester and headed into the NCAA Championships by winning 20 of his final 28 matches overall. He earned first-team freshman All-America honors from Amateur Wrestling News.

1994-Canoyer posted a 20-4 record in open competition, including first-place finishes at the Worthington and Wyoming opens. He also finished second at the Omaha Open and fifth at the Northern Iowa Open. He began the season with eight consecutive victories.

Before Nebraska-Canoyer was a member of Nebraska's 1993 recruiting class that was ranked sixth in the country. He posted a career mark of 155-10 for coaches John Steffens and Mitch Anderson at Carson-Macedonia High School. Canoyer placed at the state meet four times, including a runner-up finish as a senior. He was a three-time district and conference champion. He suffered only one dual meet loss in four seasons of high school competition and earned all-conference honors and team MVP honors in football.

Personal-The son of Craig and Kathy Canoyer, Brad is an agricultural economics major. Brad's younger brother, Kyle, was also on the Nebraska team.