Kael Lauridsen Season 2025-26

Honors & Awards 

• NCAA Qualifier (2026)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024, 2025; Spring 2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2026)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025)

2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman)
NCAA Championships – DNP (1-2) – 125 pounds

• First Round: No. 8 Dean Peterson (IOWA) major dec. No. 25 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) 9-1
• Cons. Round 1: No. 25 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) dec. No. 24 Ayden Smith (RUT) 5-1
• Cons. Round 2: No. 7 Nico Provo (STAN) major dec. No. 25 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) 16-4

Big Ten Championships – 7th (3-2) – 125 pounds

• First Round: No. 6 Jore Volk (MINN) tech. fall No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) (5:32) 16-0
• Cons. Round 1: No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) dec. No. 14 Abram Cline (MD) 1-0
• Cons. Round 2: No. 11 Kael Lauridsen dec. (NEB) No. 12 Nick Corday (MSU) 3-2
• Cons. Round 3: No. 8 Dean Peterson (IOWA) dec. No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) 4-3
• 7th-Place Match: No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) dec. No. 5 Ayden Smith (RUT) 6-3

Regular Season - 125 pounds

• 17-13 overall record (3-7 dual record)
• Bonus points: One pin, four technical falls, three major decisions 
• Placed second at the Hastings Open and Cyclone Open

2024-25 (Freshman)
Regular Season - 125 pounds

• 6-4 overall record (1-1 dual record)
• Bonus points: One technical fall, one major decision
• Placed sixth at the Cyclone Open

Before Nebraska

• Wrestled at Bennington High School
• Four-time Nebraska State champion and a two-time Greco-Roman National champion
• Just the 36th four-time state champion in Nebraska wrestling history 
• Placed first at the Younes Hospitality Open (2023)

Personal

• Major: Finance

Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2024-25*	6-4	1-1	3	5	1	--	--
2025-26	17-13	3-7	1	4	3	DNP (1-2)	7th (3-2)
Career	17-13	3-7	1	4	3	--	--

*Redshirt season doesn't count in career totals.