Travis Shufelt Season 2004-05

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NCAA Championships

2005-Shufelt went 3-2 to narrowly miss All-America honors. He lost a 6-4 decision to Michigan's Eric Tannebaum in the opening round, but rebounded with three wins in the consolation bracket. Shufelt claimed a 16-3 major decision over Edinboro's Ron Doppelheuer, before advancing with an 8-2 decision against Cal State-Bakersfield's Anthony Baza and a 7-6 decision over Northern Iowa's Jeff Harrison. Shufelt was eliminated with a 13-4 loss to Hofstra's Jon Masa.

 

2004-The No. 3 seed, Shufelt started his run toward All-America status with a  13-4 win over Tony Hook over Oregon State. However, in the match Shufelt sustained an injury to his ribs. In his next match, Shufelt pinned Anton Deitzen of <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Illinois 4:20 into their match. In the quarterfinals, Shufelt was defeated by Dustin Manoti of Cornell, 10-7.

 

In his first match in the consolation bracket, Shufelt defeated Jake Giamoni of North CarolinaState by fall 4:15 into their match. Missouri's Jeremy Spates defeated Shufelt 4-2. However, in the seventh-place match, Shufelt dominated Jeff Ratliff of OhioState, beating him 5-1 to earn his first All-America honor.

 

2003-Entering nationals seeded eighth, Shufelt was upset in his first-round match by MichiganState’s Karl Nadolsky, 11-4. In wrestlebacks, Shufelt defeated Brad Cieleski of Slippery Rock, 10-4, before being eliminated by Ryan Churella of Michigan, 6-4 in the second round of consolations.

 

2002-Shufelt went 1-2 in his first NCAA Championships, after entering the tournament unseeded. Shufelt dropped his first round matchup with MichiganState’s Karl Nadolsky, 12-7. Shufelt trailed 6-3 heading into the third period against Nadolsky,  but rallied to cut the lead to 8-7 with two takedowns in the final 20 seconds. On Shufelt’s last effort to take down his opponent, Nadolsky scored a takedown off of Shufelt’s shot to secure the 12-7 win.

 

In wrestleback action, Shufelt defeated Brown’s Jason Mercado. Trailing 6-4 after one period, he rebounded in the second stanza with a takedown and a three-point near-fall to go up 11-8. Shufelt added a takedown in the third period on his way to a 13-9 win. Ninth-seeded Keaton Anderson of OhioState eliminated Shufelt with a 13-6 win in the second round of consolations.

 

Big 12 Championships

2005-Third-seeded Shufelt lost his semifinal match with Oklahoma's Matt Storniolo, 11-7, but won an 11-5 decision over Iowa State's Aron Scott to advance to the third-place match. Shufelt finished fourth though, after Missouri's Cody Greene pinned him in 5:17.

 

2004-Shufelt was one of four Huskers to finish as a runner-up, as he was defeated by national runner-up Zack Esposito of OklahomaState 7-5 in the finals. In the first round, Shufelt pinned Missouri’s Jeremy Spates 4:34 into the match.

 

2003-Entering the tournament seeded third, Shufelt won his opening-round match by pinning Missouri’s Jeremy Spates in a time of 1:16. In the finals against Jerrod Sanders of Oklahoma State, Sanders jumped out to a 5-2 lead before Shufelt countered with an escape and takedown to tie the match at five. Shufelt wasn’t able to take the lead, as Sanders recorded an escape and earned the riding time point for the 7-5 victory.

 

2002-Entering the tournament seeded fifth, Shufelt was an unlikely national qualifier, but two consecutive upsets in wrestlebacks punched his ticket to nationals. Shufelt pulled out a 5-4 tiebreaker win over 11th-ranked Jerrod Sanders of Oklahoma State in the consolation semifinals. In the third-place match Shufelt pinned 12th-ranked Jeremy Spates of Missouri in 4:20, after dropping a match earlier in the day to Spates in a pigtail match. 

 

Career Notes

2005-Shufelt's participation during the regular season was severly limited due to an early-season elbow injury, but he bounced back to compete at the Big 12 championships and earn his fourth-career trip to the NCAA Championships. He finished the 2004-05 season with a 4-5 record, including 1-1 in duals.

 

2004-Shufelt started the season on a 22-match winning streak en route to a 29-5 record. During a 15-match string inside a 22-match win streak, Shufelt won 14 matches in bonus-point fashion, including eight by fall. Included in those eight pins were back-to-back wins by fall over 18th-ranked Patrick Williams of ArizonaState and eighth-ranked Jeremy Spates of Missouri to clinch his second consecutive Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational championship. Shufelt earned Big 12 Wrestler-of-the-Week honors the week of Jan. 7-13. That honor came from a 4-0 trip through the Virginia Duals, including a pair of bonus-point wins. With an 18-3 dual record, Shufelt put himself in a tie for seventh on Nebraska’s all-time dual victories in a season.

 

2003-Shufelt finished the year with a 28-13 record overall and a 17-6 dual mark. His 28 wins were good for second on the team while his 17 dual victories placed him in a tie for 15th all-time in single-season dual wins at Nebraska. Shufelt took home fourth-place finishes at the Mat Town Invite and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Of Shufelt’s 28 wins, nine were by fall, and three each by technical fall and major decision. His nine falls were tied for the team lead. Shufelt was also named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 7-13 after he was named the Virginia Duals Most Outstanding Wrestler. Shufelt recorded  two major decisions, a pin and a technical fall in the tournament.

 

2002-Sidelined for a majority of the season with a right elbow injury, Shufelt finished the year with a 9-9 record and a qualified for the NCAA Championships after his third-place showing at the Big 12 Championships. Shufelt finished in third place at the Worthington Open, dropping only a decision against Bart Mehlert of Ellsworth in the semifinals.

 

2001-Shufelt was named Nebraska’s co-redshirt of the year in 2001, going 30-7 in open competition. Sixteen of Shufelt’s 30 victories were major decisions or better (four falls, five technical falls, seven major decisions). Shufelt took individual titles at the UNO Kaufman-Brand Open on Nov. 20 and at the Northwestern College Open on Jan. 27. He also placed second at the CMSU Roger Denker Open and third at both the UNK Hardees Open and Glen Brand Open.

 

Before Nebraska-Wrestling for Head Coach Wade Landsverk at OcontoHigh School, Shufelt tallied a 145-6 career record while winning three state titles and losing just one match in those three seasons. After going 39-0 during his senior year, he earned state wrestler-of-the-year honors. Shufelt also lettered in cross country. At the 1999 AAU Folkstyle Championships, Shufelt finished second.

 

Personal-The son of Dennis and Debi Shufelt, Travis has one brother, Casey. Travis was born on Sept. 22, 1981. Shufelt is a community health education major.