Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling

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]

Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head CoachMark Manning (24th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLincoln, NE
ArenaBob Devaney Sports Center
(Capacity: 7,907)
NicknameCornhuskers
ColorsScarlet and cream[1]
   
NCAA individual champions
11
All-Americans
131
Conference Tournament championships
WIAA: 1911, 1915
MVIAA: 1924
Big Seven: 1949
Big Eight: 1993, 1995
Big 12: 2009

Coaches

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Coaching history

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No.CoachTenureOverallAccomplishments
1R. G. Clapp1910–2617–17–1 (.500)WIAA champion (1911,1915,1924)
2John Kellogg1927–3113–15–1 (.466)
3R. G. Lehman1931–322–3 (.400)
4Harold Ecklund
C. E. Thomas
1932–330–2 (.000)
5Jerry Adam1933–4716–72–4 (.196)
6B. R. Patterson1947–5013–18–1 (.422)Big Seven champion (1949)
7Al Partin1950–5415–24–4 (.395)
8Don Strasheim1954–573–25–0 (.107)
9Bill Smith1957–602–31–1 (.074)
10Mickey Sparano1960–615–3–1 (.611)
11Robert Mancuso1961–6415–23–1 (.397)
12Orval Borgialli1964–7872–106–6 (.408)
13Bob Fehrs1978–8595–51–2 (.649)
14Tim Neumann1985–2000199–77–6 (.716)Big Eight champion (1993,1995)
15Mark Manning2000–283–104–3 (.725)Big 12 champion (2009)

Coaching staff

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NamePositionFirst yearAlma mater
Mark ManningHead coach2000Omaha
Bryan SnyderAssociate head coach2011Nebraska
Terval DlagnevAssistant coach2021UNK
James GreenAssistant coach2023Nebraska

All-Americans

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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 Purler1993 (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 Thompson1995 (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 Donahoe2007 (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)

Seasons

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Conference tournament champion
YearCoachRecordConferencePostseason[a]Final
rank[b]
WIUFA (1910–1915)
1910–11R. G. Clapp0–01st
1911–12Did not compete[c]
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15R. G. Clapp1–01st
MVIAA (1915–1928)
1915–16R. G. Clapp0–1–1
1916–17Did not compete
1917–18
1918–19R. G. Clapp0–1
1919–20Did not compete
1920–21
1921–22R. G. Clapp2–1
1922–234–1
1923–242–31st
1924–251–45th
1925–264–23rd
1926–273–44th
1927–28John Kellogg3–45thNCAA 5th
Big Six Conference (1928–1947)
1928–29John Kellogg3–3–13rd
1929–305–33rd
1930–312–54th
1931–32R. G. Lehman2–34th
1932–33Harold Ecklund
C. E. Thomas
0–25th
1933–34Jerry Adam1–4–1T–5th
1934–351–75th
1935–362–66th
1936–374–4–15th
1937–381–7–14th
1938–393–6–14th
1939–401–74th
1940–410–94th
1941–420–8Canceled[d]NCAA T–12th
1942–43Did not compete[e]
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46Jerry Adam0–8Canceled[f]NCAA T–9th
1946–473–73rd
Big Seven Conference (1947–1957)
1947–48B. R. Patterson2–82nd
1948–496–4–11stNCAA T–7th
1949–505–62nd
1950–51Al Partin4–6–1T–4th
1951–520–9–14th
1952–539–1T–4th
1953–542–85thNCAA University Division T–14th
1954–55Don Strasheim0–125th
1955–562–65th
1956–571–75th
Big Eight Conference (1957–1996)
1957–58Bill Smith1–96thNCAA University Division T–17th
1958–591–9–16thNCAA University Division T–39th
1959–600–136th
1960–61Mickey Sparano5–3–16thNCAA University Division T–21st
1961–62Robert Mancuso9–2–14thNCAA University Division 9th
1962–632–146thNCAA University Division 13th
1963–644–77th
1964–65Orval Borgialli5–11–16th
1965–662–135th
1966–673–106th
1967–684–12–17th
1968–694–97th
1969–706–5–25th
1970–718–54th
1971–729–5–14th
1972–734–104thNCAA University Division 21st
1973–747–66th
1974–758–34thNCAA Division I T–45th
1975–766–65th
1976–772–66th
1977–784–6–16thNCAA Division I T–55th
1978–79Bob Fehrs9–106th
1979–8016–9–26thNCAA Division I 39th
1980–8116–44thNCAA Division I 32nd
1981–8214–54thNCAA Division I 6th16
1982–8317–43rdNCAA Division I 6th6
1983–8415–54thNCAA Division I 4th14
1984–858–144thNCAA Division I 41st
1985–86Tim Neumann16–54thNCAA Division I 12th13
1986–8712–64thNCAA Division I 14th
1987–888–9–14thNCAA Division I 39th
1988–8912–6–24thNCAA Division I 17th9
1989–9021–2–12ndNCAA Division I 5th4
1990–9111–63rdNCAA Division I 10th9
1991–9213–43rdNCAA Division I 11th8
1992–9310–21stNCAA Division I 3rd2
1993–9412–63rdNCAA Division I 29th7
1994–9517–31stNCAA Division I 6th3
1995–9615–3–12ndNCAA Division I 5th3
Big 12 Conference (1996–2011)
1996–97Tim Neumann15–64thNCAA Division I 12th10
1997–9810–63rdNCAA Division I 21st10
1998–9917–64thNCAA Division I 15th4
1999–0010–7–14thNCAA Division I 8th11
2000–01Mark Manning11–64thNCAA Division I 8th9
2001–028–94thNCAA Division I 8th9
2002–0316–74thNCAA Division I 13th17
2003–0419–32ndNCAA Division I 5th2
2004–0519–2–13rdNCAA Division I 19th3
2005–0612–53rdNCAA Division I 16th5
2006–0710–7–14thNCAA Division I 16th18
2007–0814–32ndNCAA Division I 4th4
2008–0917–3–11stNCAA Division I 4th4
2009–109–115thNCAA Division I T–12th
2010–1114–54thNCAA Division I 12th13
Big Ten Conference (2011–present)
2011–12Mark Manning15–48thNCAA Division I T–21st8
2012–1311–67thNCAA Division I 13th12
2013–1412–25thNCAA Division I 11th8
2014–1514–17thNCAA Division I 9th11
2015–1611–64thNCAA Division I 8th12
2016–1712–44thNCAA Division I 9th5
2017–1810–45thNCAA Division I 9th13
2018–1912–55thNCAA Division I 10th8
2019–2011–32ndCanceled[g]4
2020–217–13rdNCAA Division I 12th3
2021–226–57thNCAA Division I 5th11
2022–2312–33rdNCAA Division I 8th4
2023–2412–23rdNCAA Division I 9th3

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Notable wrestlers

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Notes

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  1. ^ The first NCAA Wrestling Championship was held in 1928
  2. ^ The NWCA began weekly polling of collegiate wrestling coaches in 1981
  3. ^ Nebraska's wrestling program competed sporadically in its early years, often playing only a single meet per season and sometimes none at all
  4. ^ Canceled due to World War II
  5. ^ Nebraska did not field a team from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II
  6. ^ Canceled due to World War II
  7. ^ Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

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  1. ^ The Power of Color (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Mark Manning - Head Coach". Huskers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "NEBRASKA'S 131 ALL-AMERICAN HONORS". Huskers.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 Media Guide". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.