Huskers Gear Up for Season with Wrestle-Offs

Lincoln--- The Nebraska wrestling team kicked off its 2011-12 campaign with their annual wrestle-offs on Friday night at the Devaney Center. The Huskers welcomed over 200 coaches to the Devaney, as they held their annual coaches clinic in conjunction with the wrestle-offs.

All three of Nebraska's returning NCAA qualifiers recorded victories on the night in bonus-point fashion. Junior Ridge Kiley led off the duals with a pin over redshirt freshman Brandon Rubino in 2:22, while Josh Ihnen was dominant in his 16-1 technical fall victory over freshman Cory Brester at 184 pounds. Senior Tucker Lane took down freshman Donny Longendyke at heavyweight by pin in 1:57.

Redshirt freshman Robert Kokesh, who won 34 matches as a true freshman, won two matches in impressive fashion. Kokesh defeated Michael Klinginsmith by technical fall, 17-1, at 165 pounds, before beating Tyler Koehn by pin.

Several true freshman recorded wins on the night, including James Green, Austin Wilson and Jake Sueflohn. Green, a Willingboro, N.J., native defeated fellow freshman Ian Ousley by technical fall at 157 pounds, while Sueflohn beat Luis DeAnda at 141 pounds by major decision. Wilson, the Nebraska high school state record holder for career wins, defeated Iver Sandoval by technical fall, 16-1, and closed the night off with a tight 2-0 victory over Michael Klinginsmith.

Shawn Nagel, the projected starter at 125 pounds, was another wrestler to record two victories. Nagel defeated Ryne Harris by decision, 4-0, and Christian Gallardo by pin in 2:51.

The Huskers open their season on Nov. 10 when they travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to take on the Bucknell Bison. Nebraska will then travel to Harrisburg, Pa., for a trio of matches against Kent State, North Carolina and Navy at the Wrestle for a Cure Duals on Nov. 12. NU opens the home portion of its schedule on Dec. 10 against Wyoming. A complete list of results is below.

Complete Results
133- Ridge Kiley by pin over Brandon Rubino, 2:22
125- Ryne Harris by pin over Michael Dauterive,4:20
165- Robert Kokesh by tech. fall over Michael Klinginsmith, 17-1
149-John Svoboda by dec. over Skylar Galloway, 3-2
165-Tyler Koehn by pin over Iver Sandoval, 0:35
184-Josh Ihnen by tech. fall over Cory Brester, 16-1
197-James Nakashima by dec. over Spencer Johnson, 2-1
Hwt-Tucker Lane by pin over Donny Longendyke, 1:57
125-Shawn Nagel by dec. over Ryne Harris, 4-0
125-Michael Duaterive by pin  over Christian Gallardo, 3:30
149-Brandon Wilbourn by dec. over Skylar Galloway, 8-1
157-James Green by tech. fall over Ian Ousley, 17-2
165- Robert Kokesh by pin over Tyler Koehn, 2:20
165-Austin Wilson by tech. fall over Iver Sandoval, 16-1
125-Shawn Nagel by pin over Christian Gallardo, 2:51
149- John Svoboda by dec. over Brandon Wilbourn, 3-2
141-Jake Sueflohn by major dec. over Luis DeAnda, 15-5
165-Austin Wilson by dec. over Michal Klinginsmith, 2-0