Brookings, S.D. - The Nebraska wrestling team
opened its regular season on Sunday as eight wrestlers won their weight classes
at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open.
The Huskers
took home the top three places at 165 pounds as Brandon Wilbourn won, Austin
Wilson was runner up and Shaun'qae McMurtry earned a third-place finish. Wilbourn
won a 4-2 decision over Wilson in the championship match. McMurtry pinned
Augustana College's Parker Swanson in the third-place match. Ross Grande went
4-3 to earn a sixth-place finish, while Michael Klinginsmith finished with a
1-2 mark.
At 174
pounds, the Huskers earned the top four spots with no contest in the
championship and third place matches. Robert Kokesh and Tyler Koehn went 3-0,
while Aaron Studebaker and Micah Barnes went 3-1. Freshman McCoy Newberg went
3-2.
Sophomores
Jake Sueflohn (149) and James Green (157) as well as senior Josh Ihnen (184)
won their respective weight classes at the Daktronics Open. Sueflohn won an
11-6 decision over Augustana's Nate Herda, while Green won a 7-4 decision over
SDSU's Cody Pack. Ihnen won by decision over Minnesota's Brett Pfarr, 8-3.
Newcomer
Tim Lambert went 4-0 as the lone Husker competing at 125 pounds. Following a
first-round bye, the freshman pinned South Dakota State's Chet Utesch in 1:34
before a 7-0 decision over NSU's Anthony Bruno. In the semifinals, Lambert won
a 5-0 decision over SDSU's Aaron Pickrel to advance to the finals where he
pinned Augustana's TJ North in 3:28.
At 133
pounds, junior Shawn Nagel took home the title with Adam Joseph taking sixth
place. Nagel went 4-0, capping the tournament with a 7-6 decision over North
Dakota State's Justin Scherkenbach.
Sophomore
Skylar Galloway went 4-0 en route to the title at 141 pounds. Following a
first-round bye, Galloway won a major decision over Midland's Jacob
Luning-Hoshino, 12-3. Then Galloway won a 3-2 decision over Angel Vega before a
5-3 decision over Iowa Central's Stephen Mincey. In the championship match,
Galloway won a 4-0 decision over SDSU's Will James.
The Huskers
return to action on Saturday when they travel to Greeley, Colo., to face
Northern Colorado at 7 p.m. On Sunday Nebraska will wrestle Wyoming in Laramie,
Wyo., at 2 p.m. The Huskers' home opener is Nov. 16 against Minnesota at 7 p.m.
Individual Husker records are shown below.
Individual
Husker Records
125 - Tim
Lambert 4-0 (1st Place)
133 - Shawn Nagel 4-0 (1st Place)
133 - Adam Joseph 3-2 (6th
Place)
141 - Skylar Galloway 4-0 (1st
Place)
149 - Jake Sueflohn 4-0 (1st
Place)
149 - Gage Anderson 1-2
149 - Nick Babcock 4-2
157 - James Green 5-0 (1st
Place)
157 - Ian Ousley 3-2
157 - John Svoboda 4-3 (6th
Place)
157 - Zeke Nistrian 2-2
165 - Brandon Wilbourn 4-0 (1st
Place)
165 - Ross Grande 4-3 (6th
Place)
165 - Michael Klinginsmith 1-2
165 - Shaun'qae McMurtry 6-1 (3rd Place)
165 - Austin Wilson 4-1 (2nd Place)
174 - Robert Kokesh 3-0 (No contest for 1st against
Koehn)
174 - Tyler Koehn 3-0 (No contest for 1st against
Kokesh)
174 - Aaron Studebaker 3-1 (No contest for 3rd against
Barnes)
174 - McCoy Newberg 3-2
174 - Micah Barnes 3-1 (No contest for 3rd against
Studebaker)
184 - Josh Ihnen 4-0 (1st
Place)
184 - Joe Zimmer 3-2 (4th Place)
197 - Caleb Kolb 0-2
197 - Nyle Bartling 0-2
HWT - Donny Longendyke 3-2 (4th Place)
HWT - Collin Jensen 3-1 (2nd Place)
