Brian Peska Season 2018-19

Honors & Awards

• Four-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018; Spring 2018, 2019)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2019)
• Nebraska Life Skills Service Trip Abroad (Bocas del Toro, Panama, May 2018)

2018-19 (Senior)
Regular Season – 133 pounds

• Finished 4-2 at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4) to place fourth
• One win by tech. fall, one by fall and two by decision
• Made his dual debut of the season against Iowa on Feb. 3

2017-18 (Junior)
Regular Season – 133 pounds

• 6-8 record overall (0-5 in duals)
• Bonus Points: two major decisions
• Finished third at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
• DNP at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2)

2016-17 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – 133 pounds

• 19-8 record overall
• Bonus points: two pins, two technical falls and four major decisions
• Placed second at the UNK Holiday Open with a 3-1 record (Nov. 19)
• Went 4-1 with three bonus-point victories en route to a runner-up finish at the Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 7)
• Took third at the Doane Open (Dec. 10)
• Finished fifth at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 22)
• DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 6)
• DNP at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Nov. 13)

2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season - 133 pounds

• 7-7 record overall
• Bonus Points: three pins and one technical fall
• Finished third at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 21)
• DNP at three additional open tournaments

2014-15 (Redshirt)
Regular Season - 133 pounds

• 19-8 record overall
• Bonus Points: four pins, two technical falls and four major decisions
• Finished third at the Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 10)
• DNP at four additional open tournaments

Before Nebraska

• Wrestled at Omaha Skutt Catholic in Omaha, Neb.
• As a senior in 2014, he went 46-4 en route to the state title at 120 pounds
• Helped the SkyHawks capture three state team titles
• As a junior in 2013, he went 46-5 en route to the state title at 106 pounds
• As a sophomore in 2012, he went 27-16 en route to a fifth-place finish at the state tournament at 106 pounds
• Two-time all-conference selection

Personal

• Born: May 9, 1996
• Parents: Patty and Joe Peska
• Sisters: Kristine and Grace
• Major: Social Science Education (Bachelor's degree, May 2019)

Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2014-15*	19-8	0-0	4	2	4	--	--
2015-16	7-7	0-0	3	1	0	--	--
2016-17	19-8	0-0	2	2	4	--	--
2017-18	6-8	0-5	0	0	2	--	--
2018-19	4-3	0-1	1	1	0	--	--
Career	36-26	0-6	6	4	6	0-0	0-0

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals