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Robert Kokesh worked with the Nebraska wrestling program from 2016 to 2023, serving as an administrative assistant and assistant coach.
From 2011 to 2015, Kokesh racked up 144 individual wins in a Nebraska singlet, which currently ranks second in school history.
Kokesh experienced success shortly after arriving on campus. Following a redshirt campaign in which he went 34-1 with 29 bonus-point victories, Kokesh vaulted into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman. He compiled a 30-7 record at the 165-pound weight class and took third at the Big Ten Championships. In his NCAA Championships debut, Kokesh posted a 2-2 record as the No. 8 seed.
Kokesh elevated his performance in his sophomore season. He moved up to the 174-pound weight class and promptly won 38 regular-season matches, including a stretch of 22 consecutive victories at one point during the season. Kokesh dropped his first match at the Big Ten Championships but stormed through the wrestleback bracket to capture a third-place finish. He went on to earn All-America honors for the first time in his career by taking third at the NCAA Championships.
As a junior, Kokesh posted a perfect 14-0 dual record and a 37-3 overall mark. At the Big Ten Championships, he joined teammate James Green to become the first Big Ten Conference champion wrestlers in school history. Kokesh followed that up with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America status for a second consecutive season.
Kokesh capped off his career with a dominant 39-1 regular-season record, including an unblemished 14-0 dual record for the second time as an upperclassman. He repeated as Big Ten champion in the 174-pound weight class. Kokesh then posted a third-place finish and became a three-time All-American.
Away from the mat, Kokesh was a member of the NWCA All-Academic Team, a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and also spent five semesters on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
Kokesh graduated from Nebraska in 2015 with a degree in agricultural economics.
Prior to becoming a Husker, Kokesh was a three-time South Dakota Class B state champion (2008-10) and led Wagner High School to team state titles each year.
From 2011 to 2015, Kokesh racked up 144 individual wins in a Nebraska singlet, which currently ranks second in school history.
Kokesh experienced success shortly after arriving on campus. Following a redshirt campaign in which he went 34-1 with 29 bonus-point victories, Kokesh vaulted into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman. He compiled a 30-7 record at the 165-pound weight class and took third at the Big Ten Championships. In his NCAA Championships debut, Kokesh posted a 2-2 record as the No. 8 seed.
Kokesh elevated his performance in his sophomore season. He moved up to the 174-pound weight class and promptly won 38 regular-season matches, including a stretch of 22 consecutive victories at one point during the season. Kokesh dropped his first match at the Big Ten Championships but stormed through the wrestleback bracket to capture a third-place finish. He went on to earn All-America honors for the first time in his career by taking third at the NCAA Championships.
As a junior, Kokesh posted a perfect 14-0 dual record and a 37-3 overall mark. At the Big Ten Championships, he joined teammate James Green to become the first Big Ten Conference champion wrestlers in school history. Kokesh followed that up with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America status for a second consecutive season.
Kokesh capped off his career with a dominant 39-1 regular-season record, including an unblemished 14-0 dual record for the second time as an upperclassman. He repeated as Big Ten champion in the 174-pound weight class. Kokesh then posted a third-place finish and became a three-time All-American.
Away from the mat, Kokesh was a member of the NWCA All-Academic Team, a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and also spent five semesters on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
Kokesh graduated from Nebraska in 2015 with a degree in agricultural economics.
Prior to becoming a Husker, Kokesh was a three-time South Dakota Class B state champion (2008-10) and led Wagner High School to team state titles each year.