Johnny Blankenship Season 2019-20

Honors & Awards

• Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2018, 2019)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016, 2017)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017, 2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2020)

2019-20 (Junior)
Regular Season – 157/165 pounds

• 15-4 record overall (1-0 in duals)
• Bonus Points: Six pins, two techincal falls
• Placed second at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10)
• Finished fourth at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 17)
• Won title at the Hastings College Open (Jan. 11)
• Finished third at the Dave Edmonds Open (Jan. 5) with a 3-1 record

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – 165 pounds

• 12-3 record overall (0-1 in duals)
• Placed third at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4)
• Also finished third at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 17)
• T-1st at Doane Open (Dec. 8)
• Finished second at the Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 5) with a 3-1 record

2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season – 165 pounds

• 20-9 record overall (0-1 in duals)
• Bonus Points: one pin and four technical falls
• Saw action in one dual
• Went 5-0 on the way to the title at the Doane Open (Dec. 9)
• Placed second at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 21)
• Took third in the elite division at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 18)
• Placed fourth at the Bob Smith Open (Dec. 3)
• DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
• DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)

2016-17 (Redshirt)
Regular Season – 165 pounds

• 19-10 record overall
• Bonus Points: seven pins, one technical fall and one major decision
• Tied for third at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 19)
• Went 5-1 at the Hastings Cusatis Open en route to a third-place finish (Jan. 7)

Before Nebraska

• Wrestled at Platte County High School in Platte City, Mo., under Coach Reggie Burress
• Ranked 13th nationally at 160 pounds in the FloRankings
• Two-time state champion; three-time state finalist
• Four-time all-state member
• Runner-up at the 2014 Fargo Junior Cadet Nationals (152)
• Finished sixth at the 2015 Cadet Freestyle (69 kg)
• Finished third at the 2014 USA Wrestling Folkstyle (145)
• Three-time Academic All-State; National Honor Society member
• Second-team all-state linebacker (2015)
• First-team all-conference linebacker (2015) and safety (2014)
• Former Husker wrestler Tony Purler was his coach before high school

Personal

• Born: Jan. 10, 1998
• Parents: Jerre and Patricia Blankenship
• Major: Business Administration

Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2016-17*	19-10	0-0	7	1	1	--	--
2017-18	20-9	0-1	1	4	0	--	--
2018-19	15-4	0-1	2	2	2	--	--
2019-20	15-4	1-0	6	2	0	--	--
Career	50-17	1-2	9	8	2	--	--

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals