Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling

Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling
Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling
Founded	1910; 115 years ago
University	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic director	Troy Dannen
Head Coach	Mark Manning (24th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Lincoln, NE
Arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center; (Capacity: 7,907)
Nickname	Cornhuskers
Colors	Scarlet and cream;
NCAA individual champions
	11
All-Americans
	131
Conference Tournament championships
	1911, 1915, 1924, 1949, 1993, 1995, 2009

The Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. Since its inception in 1910, the program has an all-time record of 773–576–29 with seven conference tournament titles and eleven individual NCAA champions. The team has been coached by Mark Manning since 2000.^[2]

History

Head coaching records

Head Coaching Records
Years	Coach	Seasons	Record	Pct.
1911–1926	Dr. R. G. Clapp	11	17–17–1	.500
1927–1931	John Kellogg	4	13–15–1	.466
1931–1932	R. G. Lehman	1	2–3	.400
1932–1933	Harold Ecklund & C. E. Thomas	1	0–2	.000
1933–1947	Jerry Adam	11	16–72–4	.196
1947–1950	B. R. Patterson	3	13–18–1	.422
1950–1954	Al Partin	4	15–24–2	.390
1954–1957	Don Strasheim	3	3–25	.107
1957–1960	Bill Smith	3	2–31–1	.074
1960–1961	Mickey Sparano	1	5–3–1	.611
1961–1964	Robert Mancuso	3	15–23–1	.397
1964–1978	Orval Borgialli	14	72–106–6	.408
1978–1985	Bob Fehrs	7	95–51–2	.649
1985–2000	Tim Neumann	15	199–77–6	.716
2000–present	Mark Manning	24	294–107–3	.731

Personnel

Starting lineup

Starting Lineup
Weight	Name	Year
125 lbs	Caleb Smith	Graduate
133 lbs	Jacob Van Dee	Sophomore
141 lbs	Brock Hardy	Junior
149 lbs	Ridge Lovett	Senior
157 lbs	Antrell Taylor	Sophomore
165 lbs	Bubba Wilson	Senior
174 lbs	Lenny Pinto	Junior
184 lbs	Silas Allred	Junior
197 lbs	Camden McDanel	Freshman
285 lbs	Harley Andrews	Sophomore

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Position	First year	Alma mater
Mark Manning	Head coach	2000	Nebraska–Omaha
Bryan Snyder	Associate head coach	2011	Nebraska–Lincoln
Tervel Dlagnev	Assistant coach	2021	Nebraska–Kearney
James Green	Assistant coach	2023	Nebraska–Lincoln

Championships

NCAA

Team championships

Nebraska is yet to win the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as a team.

Individual champions

Individual NCAA Champions
Year	Wrestler	Weight
1963	Mike Nissen	123 lbs
1984	Jim Scherr	177 lbs
1984	Bill Scherr	190 lbs
1991	Jason Kelber	126 lbs
1993	Tony Purler	126 lbs
1995	Tolly Thompson	HWT
2000	Brad Vering	197 lbs
2004	Jason Powell	125 lbs
2007	Paul Donahoe	125 lbs
2009	Jordan Burroughs	157 lbs
2011	Jordan Burroughs	165 lbs

Conference

Team championships

Conference Tournament Championships
Conference	Title(s)	Year(s)
Big Ten Conference	2	1911, 1915
Big Eight Conference	4	1924, 1949, 1993, 1995
Big 12 Conference	1	2009

Individual champions

Individual Conference Champions
Year	Wrestler	Weight
1924	John Kellogg	125 lbs
1929	Adolph Simic	155 lbs
1947	Mike DiBiase	HWT
1948	Bob Yambor	121 lbs
1948	Mike DiBiase	HWT
1949	Bob Yambor	121 lbs
1949	Michael Sparano	136 lbs
1949	Herb Reese	175 lbs
1949	Mike DiBiase	HWT
1950	Harold Gilliland	126 lbs
1950	Herb Reese	175 lbs
1951	Herb Reese	HWT
1953	Ed Husmann	HWT
1954	Max Kitzelman	HWT
1955	Charles Bryant	167 lbs
1962	Harold Thompson	147 lbs
1962	Jim Raschke	HWT
1981	Johnnie Selmon	134 lbs
1982	Johnnie Selmon	142 lbs
1982	Bill Scherr	190 lbs
1984	Jim Scherr	177 lbs

Individual Conference Champions
Year	Wrestler	Weight
1984	Bill Scherr	190 lbs
1984	Gary Albright	HWT
1987	Cody Olson	177 lbs
1989	Sonny Manley	HWT
1990	John Buxton	118 lbs
1990	Joe Malecek	HWT
1991	Jason Kelber	126 lbs
1992	Chris Nelson	190 lbs
1993	Tony Purler	126 lbs
1993	Frank Velazquez	134 lbs
1993	Matt Lindland	158 lbs
1994	Frank Velazquez	134 lbs
1995	Steve Baer	126 lbs
1995	Temoer Terry	150 lbs
1995	Jason Kraft	158 lbs
1995	Tolly Thompson	HWT
1996	Temoer Terry	158 lbs
1996	Tolly Thompson	HWT
1997	Tolly Thompson	HWT
1998	Brad Vering	177 lbs
1998	Ryan Tobin	190 lbs

Individual Conference Champions
Year	Wrestler	Weight
1999	Bryan Snyder	157 lbs
2000	Bryan Snyder	157 lbs
2001	Jason Powell	125 lbs
2001	Bryan Snyder	157 lbs
2002	Bryan Snyder	157 lbs
2005	B.J. Padden	197 lbs
2006	B.J. Padden	197 lbs
2008	Paul Donahoe	125 lbs
2008	Jordan Burroughs	149 lbs
2008	Brandon Browne	174 lbs
2009	Jordan Burroughs	157 lbs
2009	Brandon Browne	174 lbs
2009	Vince Jones	184 lbs
2009	Craig Brester	197 lbs
2010	Stephen Dwyer	174 lbs
2011	David Klingsheim	125 lbs
2011	Jordan Burroughs	165 lbs
2014	James Green	157 lbs
2014	Robert Kokesh	174 lbs
2023	Silas Allred	197 lbs
2024	Ridge Lovett	149 lbs

Postseason history

NCAA Championships

Team results

Years →	'28	'29	'30	'31	'32	'33	'34	'35	'36	'37	'38	'39	'40	'41	'42	'43	'44	'45	'46	'47
Finish →	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	x	x	x	9	–

Years →	'48	'49	'50	'51	'52	'53	'54	'55	'56	'57	'58	'59	'60	'61	'62	'63	'64	'65	'66	'67
Finish →	–	7	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	17	39	–	21	9	13	–	–	–	–

Years →	'68	'69	'70	'71	'72	'73	'74	'75	'76	'77	'78	'79	'80	'81	'82	'83	'84	'85	'86	'87
Finish →	–	–	–	–	–	21	–	45	–	–	–	–	39	32	6	6	4	41	12	14

Years →	'88	'89	'90	'91	'92	'93	'94	'95	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07
Finish →	39	17	5	10	11	3	29	6	5	12	21	15	8	8	8	13	5	19	16	16

Years →	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14	'15	'16	'17	'18	'19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25
Finish →	4	4	12	12	21	13	11	9	8	9	9	10	x	12	5	8	9

Qualifiers

Facilities

Bob Devaney Sports Center

Hendricks Training Complex

All-time records

Season records

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Postseason
Dr. R. G. Clapp (Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1915)
1910–1911	Dr. R. G. Clapp	0–0	0–0	WIAA 1st
1911–1912	Dr. R. G. Clapp	Did not compete
1912–1913	Dr. R. G. Clapp	Did not compete
1913–1914	Dr. R. G. Clapp	Did not compete
1914–1915	Dr. R. G. Clapp	1–0	0–0	WIAA 1st
Dr. R. G. Clapp (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1927)
1915–1916	Dr. R. G. Clapp	0–1–1	0–1–1
1916–1917	Dr. R. G. Clapp	Did not compete
1917–1918	Dr. R. G. Clapp	Did not compete
1918–1919	Dr. R. G. Clapp	0–1	0–1
1919–1920	Dr. R. G. Clapp	Did not compete
1920–1921	Dr. R. G. Clapp	Did not compete
1921–1922	Dr. R. G. Clapp	2–1	0–0
1922–1923	Dr. R. G. Clapp	4–1	1–1
1923–1924	Dr. R. G. Clapp	2–3	1–1	MVIAA 1st
1924–1925	Dr. R. G. Clapp	1–4	0–2	MVIAA 5th
1925–1926	Dr. R. G. Clapp	4–2	3–1	MVIAA 3rd
1926–1927	Dr. R. G. Clapp	3–4	3–3	MVIAA 4th
Dr. R. G. Clapp:		17–17–1	8–10–1
John Kellogg (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1928)
1927–1928	John Kellogg	3–4	2–3	NCAA 5th
John Kellogg (Big Six Conference) (1928–1931)
1928–1929	John Kellogg	3–3–1	2–2–1	NCAA
1929–1930	John Kellogg	5–3	3–2
1930–1931	John Kellogg	2–5	2–3
John Kellogg:		13–15–1	9–7–1
R. G. Lehman (Big Six Conference) (1931–1932)
1931–1932	R. G. Lehman	2–3	2–3
R. G. Lehman:		2–3	2–3
Harold Ecklund & C. E. Thomas (Big Six Conference) (1932–1933)
1932–1933	Harold Ecklund & C. E. Thomas	0–2	0–2
Harold Ecklund & C. E. Thomas:		0–2	0–2

Players and coaches

Dan Hodge Trophy

Dan Hodge Trophy Winners
Year	Name	Weight
2011	Jordan Burroughs	165 lbs

Dan Hodge Trophy voting:

2009: Jordan Burroughs (3rd – 157 lbs)
2011: Jordan Burroughs (1st – 165 lbs)

Other national award winners

All-Americans

Nebraska has produced 131 All-Americans.^[3]

Newt Copple – 1942 (145 – 4th)

Herb Reese – 1949 (175 – 3rd)

Max Kitzelman – 1954 (HWT – 3rd)

Dan Brand – 1958 (HWT – 4th)

Harold Thompson – 1962 (147 – 3rd)

Mike Nissen – 1962 (123 – 2nd); 1963 (123 – 1st)

Joe George – 1971 (167 – 6th)

Al Freeman – 1981 (142 – 8th); 1983 (142 – 2nd)

Johnnie Selmon – 1982 (142 – 5th)

Jim Scherr – 1982 (177 – 6th); 1984 (177 – 1st)

Bill Scherr – 1982 (190 – 4th); 1983 (190 – 3rd); 1984 (190 – 1st)

Gary Albright – 1982 (HWT – 7th); 1984 (HWT – 2nd); 1986 (HWT – 3rd)

Ray Oliver – 1983 (167 – 4th)

Gil Sanchez – 1987 (134 – 2nd)

Jason Kelber – 1989 (126 – 2nd); 1990 (126 – 2nd); 1991 (126 – 1st)

Scott Chenoweth – 1989 (167 – 8th); 1990 (167 – 7th); 1991 (177 – 7th)

Paul Herrera – 1990 (142 – 7th)

Corey Olson – 1990 (177 – 3rd); 1992 (177 – 2nd); 1993 (177 – 2nd)

Chris Nelson – 1990 (190 – 5th); 1992 (190 – 6th)

Joe Malecek – 1990 (HWT – 7th)

John Buxton – 1993 (118 – 8th)

Tony Purler – 1993 (126 – 1st)

Frank Velazquez – 1993 (134 – 7th)

Mike Eierman – 1993 (142 – 5th)

Rulon Gardner – 1993 (HWT – 4th)

Scott Gonyo – 1994 (118 – 6th)

Brad Canoyer – 1995 (118 – 6th)

Steve Baer – 1995 (126 – 5th)

Temoer Terry – 1995 (150 – 4th); 1996 (158 – 3rd); 1998 (158 – 6th)

Ryan Tobin – 1995 (190 – 8th); 1996 (190 – 3rd); 1998 (190 – 4th)

Tolly Thompson – 1995 (HWT – 1st); 1996 (HWT – 3rd); 1997 (HWT – 3rd)

Chad Nelson – 1996 (167 – 8th)

Jose DeAnda – 1999 (141 – 8th)

Bryan Snyder – 1999 (157 – 4th); 2000 (157 – 5th); 2001 (157 – 2nd); 2002 (157 – 2nd)

Brad Vering – 1999 (184 – 4th); 2000 (197 – 1st); 2001 (197 – 7th)

Paul Gomez – 2000 (125 – 8th)

Todd Beckerman – 2000 (133 – 5th); 2001 (133 – 4th)

Ati Conner – 2001 (174 – 8th)

Jason Powell – 2002 (118 – 6th); 2003 (125 – 3rd); 2004 (125 – 1st)

Justin Ruiz – 2002 (197 – 5th); 2003 (197 – 5th)

Matt Murray – 2004 (141 – 2nd)

Travis Shufelt – 2004 (149 – 7th)

Jacob Klein – 2004 (165 – 7th); 2006 (174 – 5th)

Travis Pascoe – 2005 (184 – 6th)

B. J. Padden – 2005 (197 – 5th); 2006 (197 – 3rd)

Paul Donahoe – 2007 (125 – 1st); 2008 (125 – 3rd)

Jordan Burroughs – 2008 (149 – 3rd); 2009 (157 – 1st); 2011 (165 – 1st)

Stephen Dwyer – 2008 (165 – 8th); 2010 (174 – 4th)

Brandon Browne – 2008 (174 – 4th); 2009 (174 – 4th)

Craig Brester – 2008 (197 – 4th); 2009 (197 – 2nd); 2010 (197 – 2nd)

Vince Jones – 2009 (184 – 6th)

James Green – 2012 (157 – 7th); 2013 (157 – 7th); 2014 (157 – 3rd); 2015 (157 – 3rd)

Josh Ihnen – 2012 (184 – 8th)

Robert Kokesh – 2013 (174 – 3rd); 2014 (174 – 4th); 2015 (174 – 3rd)

T. J. Dudley – 2015 (184 – 8th); 2016 (184 – 2nd); 2017 (184 – 3rd)

Eric Montoya – 2016 (133 – 5th); 2017 (133 – 6th)

Austin Wilson – 2016 (165 – 7th)

Tyler Berger – 2017 (157 – 5th); 2018 (157 – 3rd); 2019 (157 – 2nd)

Aaron Studebaker – 2017 (197 – 5th)

Chad Red Jr. – 2018 (141 – 7th); 2019 (141 – 8th); 2020 (141); 2021 (141 – 6th)

Taylor Venz – 2018 (184 – 4th); 2020 (184)

Isaiah White – 2019 (165 – 5th); 2020 (165)

Mikey Labriola – 2019 (174 – 6th); 2020 (174); 2021 (174 – 3rd); 2022 (174 – 7th); 2023 (174 – 2nd)

Ridge Lovett – 2020 (133); 2022 (149 – 2nd); 2024 (149 - 6th)

Collin Purinton – 2020 (149)

Peyton Robb – 2020 (157); 2022 (157 – 4th); 2023 (157 – 6th); 2024 (157 - 7th)

Eric Schultz – 2020 (197); 2022 (197 – 7th)

Christian Lance – 2022 (HWT – 8th)

Liam Cronin – 2023 (125 – 5th)

Brock Hardy – 2023 (141 – 6th); 2024 (141 – 3rd)

Caleb Smtih – 2024 (125 – 6th)

Antrell Taylor – 2024 (165 – 8th)

Olympians

Nebraska wrestlers in the Olympics
Year	Name	Country	Style	Weight Class	Place
1920 Antwerp	Adrian Brian	United States	Greco-Roman	60 kg	DNP
1960 Rome	Daniel Brand	United States	Freestyle	87 kg	5th
1964 Tokyo	Daniel Brand	United States	Freestyle	79 kg	Bronze
1964 Tokyo	Bob Pickens	United States	Greco-Roman	+97 kg	6th
1988 Seoul	Bill Scherr	United States	Freestyle	100 kg	Bronze
1988 Seoul	Jim Scherr	United States	Freestyle	90 kg	5th
2000 Sydney	Rulon Gardner	United States	Greco-Roman	130 kg	Gold
2000 Sydney	Matt Lindland	United States	Greco-Roman	76 kg	Silver
2004 Athens	Rulon Gardner	United States	Greco-Roman	120 kg	Bronze
2004 Athens	Brad Vering	United States	Greco-Roman	84 kg	11th
2008 Beijing	Brad Vering	United States	Greco-Roman	84 kg	12th
2012 London	Jordan Burroughs	United States	Freestyle	74 kg	Gold
2016 Rio de Janeiro	Jordan Burroughs	United States	Freestyle	74 kg	9th

Notable wrestlers

Gary Albright – professional wrestler, three-time NCAA All-American
Daniel Brand – Olympic bronze medalist at 1964 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling, World bronze medalist in 1962, NCAA All-American
Jordan Burroughs – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at 2012 Summer Olympics, seven-time World and Olympic level champion, two-time NCAA champion and three-time All-American
Iron Mike DiBiase – professional wrestler
Rulon Gardner – Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at 2000 Summer Olympics and bronze medalist in 2004, World Champion in 2001, NCAA All-American
James Green – two-time World medalist in freestyle wrestling, four-time NCAA All-American
Ed Husmann – former NFL defensive tackle and Nebraska wrestler
Matt Lindland – former UFC fighter, Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at 2000 Summer Olympics, World silver medalist in 2001
Hugo Otopalik – collegiate wrestling head coach at Iowa State from 1924 to 1953
Bob Pickens – Olympian at 1964 Summer Olympics
Baron von Raschke – former professional wrestler, World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
Bill Scherr – five World and Olympic level medals, Olympic bronze medallist at 1988 Summer Olympics and World champion in freestyle wrestling, NCAA champion and two-time All-American
Jim Scherr – three-time World medallist in freestyle wrestling, NCAA champion and two-time All-American
Brad Vering – Olympian and World silver medalist in 2007 in Greco-Roman wrestling, NCAA champion and three-time All-American

Notes

References

^ "The Power of Color" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "Mark Manning - Head Coach". Huskers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
^ "NEBRASKA'S 131 ALL-AMERICAN HONORS". Huskers.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

[1] "The Power of Color" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[2] "Mark Manning - Head Coach". Huskers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

[3] "NEBRASKA'S 131 ALL-AMERICAN HONORS". Huskers.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

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