Tyler Berger

Former Husker Tyler Berger enters his third season as Nebraska’s volunteer assistant coach in 2020-21.

Berger works with all weight classes on the team and assists with the Nebraska Wrestling Training Center and summer camps.

Berger racked up a career record of 116-32 as a collegiate wrestler. In his four years at NU, Berger garnered All-America honors on three occasions.

As a senior in 2018-19, Berger posted an overall mark of 28-4, with a 16-1 dual record. He placed second at both the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships.

Berger was an All-American for the first time as a sophomore in 2016, as he placed fifth at the NCAA Championships and also took third at the Big Ten Championships.

As a junior, Berger earned All-America honors following a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He amassed a regular-season mark of 24-3 (16-1 dual record) and placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships. 

Berger excelled off the mat, as well. He was a two-time member of the NWCA All-Academic Team and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. Berger also earned the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award as a senior in addition to being a three-year member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

A Prineville, Ore., native, Berger was a four-time state champion at Crook County High School, where he amassed a career record of 198-3. He graduated from Nebraska in May of 2019 with a degree in psychology.