2009-10 Outlook
Tucker Lane looks to have a bright future with the Huskers after qualifying for the NCAA Championships in his first year of competition. The sophomore finished third at the 2009 Big 12 Championships and has quickly become one of the best heavyweight wrestlers in the country.

2008-09
NCAA Championships
Lane posted a 2-2 mark in his first career appearance at the NCAA Championships. He took No. 19 Kyle Massey of Wisconsin into the second tiebreaker in the first round, but lost a 4-3 decision. Lane rebounded with a 6-0 win over Ricardo Alcala from UC-Davis and a 4-2 sudden victory against North Carolina's Justin Dobies. Lane was eliminated by East Stroudsburg's Christopher Birchler, 4-3.

Big 12 Championships
The fourth seed at the Big 12 Championships, Lane posted a 2-1 record, including a 3-2 upset of third-ranked Jared Rosholt of Oklahoma State to finish third. Lane also defeated OU's Nathan Fernandez is the pigtail round before losing to top-ranked David Zabriskie of Iowa State in overtime.

Regular Season
In his first year as a starter at heavyweight, Lane posted a 28-14 record, including 13-8 in duals. He had three pins, one technical fall and one major decison to tie for the seventh best record by an NU freshman ever.

Lane opened with a second-place finish at the Daktronics Open on Nov. 8 behind a 3-1 record, and quickly picked up his first career dual victory on Nov. 20 against Cody Sliger of Chattanooga. Lane went 3-0 to place first at the Kaufman- Brand Open on Nov. 22, including an upset of No. 18 Ben Berhow of Minnesota. Lane climbed into the rankings for the first time after a fourth-place showing at the Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6. Lane was 5-2 at the tournament, including two wins over ranked foes.

Lane posted back-to-back dual wins on Jan. 4 before going 3-1 at National Duals. His decisions over Northwestern's Ben Kuhar and Penn State's Cameron Wade gave Nebraska wins over the Wildcats and Nittany Lions in the first and second rounds, respectively. He lost to No. 12 Dan Erekson of Iowa in the semifinals, but defeated third-ranked Dave Zabriskie of Iowa State in the consolation final. His efforts earned him Big 12 Wrestler-of-the-Week honors.

Lane went 5-6 to finish the regular season, but battled some tough opponents. Two of those losses came to opponents ranked in the top three in the nation at the time. Lane was able to secure a key decision against Central Michigan on Jan. 25. Wrestling in the last match of the day, his 5-4 win over Jarod Trice gave NU a 17-17 tie in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

2007-08
Regular Season
Lane capped a standout redshirt season at heavyweight with 2008 NU Redshirt-of-the-Year honors after his 27-3 campaign.

Competing in seven open tournaments, Lane laid claim to four titles, one second place and two third-place finishes. His seven pins placed him second on the team and paced him to first at the Cowboy Open, Kaufman-Brand Open, Bob Smith Open and Dana Open.

Despite finishing first at more than half of his competitions, the highlight of Lane's season came during his third-place finish at the Brand Open on Jan. 19. Lane suffered a 4-2 overtime loss to open the tournament, but rebounded with five straight dominating victories. Lane pinned two of those opponents, notched a 13-0 major decision, won a 6-0 decision and came out on top of a 6-3 contest. Lane allowed just three combined points in the five matches.

Before Nebraska
Lane was a three-time state champion at Nucla High School under the direction of Coach Larry Lane. He also was a four-time Junior All-American, and was recognized by Intermat as a four-star recruit. Lane was also accomplished in the classroom. He earned a 31 on his ACT and graduated as the valedictorian of his class with a 4.25 grade-point average.

Personal
The son of Larry and Gwen Lane, Tucker was born on June 4, 1988. He has one sister, Mollie, and one brother, Stryker. Tucker is a communication studies major at Nebraska. Larry Lane wrestled collegiately at the University of Northern Colorado and was on the All-Army wrestling team. Larry went on to wrestle professionally from 1973 to 1983 as 'Red Dog Lane' and 'Cowboy Larry Lane'.