The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team opens its 2016-17 campaign with multiple events this weekend.
Nebraska Coaches Clinic/Intrasquad
The Huskers will host their annual Fall Coaches Clinic, held in conjunction with the Nebraska Intrasquad, on Friday at the Devaney Center. The Coaches Clinic, featuring Brad Hildebrandt and Mike Schadwinkel, begins at 9 a.m. (CT). The Intrasquad workout is scheduled for 4 p.m., at the Devaney Center and the team will sign autographs afterwards.
NWCA All-Star Classic
Senior All-American Eric Montoya (133) has been selected to wrestle at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Saturday at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Montoya, the No. 4-ranked wrestler by InterMat, will face No. 2 Zane Richards (Illinois) in the event, which begins at 7 p.m. (CT).
Montoya, who finished fifth at 133 pounds at the NCAA Championships last season, is the 32nd Husker to wrestle in the NWCA All-Star Classic, and first since both James Green and Robert Kokesh competed in the 2014 event.
Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open
The Huskers will finish their weekend on Sunday at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, which begins at 9 a.m. (CT) at Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D. The event will be streamed live on Flowrestling.org (subscription required) and live results/brackets will be available on Trackwrestling.com.
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