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Honors & Awards

  • Big Ten Champion (197; 2023)
  • Nebraska's Most Dedicated Wrestler (2022-23)
  • Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023)
  • NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • NWCA Scholar All-American (2023)
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2023)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020; Spring 2021, 2022)

2023-24 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships – DNP (2-2) – 197 pounds

  • First Round: No. 10 Allred dec. No. 23 Luke Geog (OHST) 10-3
  • Second Round: No. 10 Allred dec. No. 26 Andy Smith (VT) 4-2
  • Quarterfinals: No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NCST) major dec. No. 10 Allred 11-3
  • Round of 12: No. 5 Jacob Cardenas (COR) dec. No. 10 Allred 5-2

Big Ten Championships – 3rd (4-1) – 197 pounds

  • First Round: No. 4 Allred (NEB) tech. fall No. 13 Bobby Striggow (MICH) 19-4
  • Quarterfinals: No. 4 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 5 Garrett Joles (MINN) 5-4
  • Semifinals: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) major dec. No. 4 Allred (NEB) 14-2
  • Cons. Semifinals: No. 4 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 6 Luke Geog (OSU) Inj. 4:08
  • Third-Place Match: No. 4 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 2 Jaxon Smith (MD) 10-3

Regular Season - 197 pounds

  • 26-8 record (11-2 dual record)
  • Bonus points: Six pins, eight technical falls, three major decisions 
  • Placed second at the Navy Classic

2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman)
NCAA Championships – DNP (2-2) – 197 pounds

  • First Round: No. 8 Allred dec. No. 25 Michael Battista (UVU) 13-7
  • Second Round: No. 8 Allred dec. No. 9 Max Dean (PSU) 7-2
  • Quarterfinals: No. 1 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) dec. No. 8 Allred 5-3
  • Round of 12: No. 14 Jacob Warner (IOWA) dec. No. 8 Allred 1-0

Big Ten Championships – 1st (3-0) – 197 pounds

  • First Round: Bye
  • Quarterfinals: No. 2 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 7 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) 6-2
  • Semifinals: No. 2 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 3 Zac Braunagel (ILL) 4-3
  • Finals: No. 2 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 1 Max Dean (PSU) 6-3

Regular Season - 197 pounds

  • 28-7 record (12-3 dual record)
  • Bonus points: Seven pins, one technical fall, five major decisions 
  • Placed first at the Navy Classic in November 

2021-22 (Redshirt)
Regular Season - 197 pounds

  • 7-0 record overall
  • Bonus points: Five pins, one technical fall
  • Placed first at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 21) and the Hastings Open (Jan. 8)

2020-21 (Freshman)
Regular Season - 197 pounds

  • Earned first collegiate win in extra matches against Iowa's Connor Corbin by 9-2 major decision (Jan. 15)

Before Nebraska 

  • Wrestled at Shenadoah High School for Head Coach Jason Barbosa
  • 146-2 career record in high school with 138 victories by fall
  • Two-time Indiana state champion
  • FloNationals champion
  • Won 74 consecutive matches at one point during his prep career
  • 2020 Wrestling USA Academic All-American with 4.317 GPA
  • Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award recipient
  • 2020 Amateur Wrestling News Third-Team All-American
  • 2020 Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine Wrestler of the Year in Indiana
  • 2020 USA Today Indiana Wrestler of the Year 

Personal

  • Born May 28, 2002
  • Wife: Jhade
  • Parents: Eric Allred and Dana Ellis
  • Sisters: Justus Ellis, Grace Lee, Rachel Allred, Addison Burton and Magdalene Allred; Brothers: Malachi Allred, Zecharyah Allred and Tyler Allred
  • Major: Nutrition and Health Sciences

Career Statistics

Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD NCAA Big Ten
2020-21 1-1 1-1     1    
2021-22* 7-0 0-0 5/0 1 0    
2022-23 28-7 12-3 7/0 1 5 DNP (2-2) 1st (3-0)
2023-24 26-8 11-2 6/0 8 3 DNP (2-2) 3rd (4-1)
Career 55-16 23-5 13 9 9 4-4 7-1

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals