Huskers Ready Big Ten Championships

The Nebraska wrestling team begins postseason competition after finishing the regular season with a 13-6 dual record. The Huskers travel to State College, Pa., for the 2026 Big Ten Championships, bringing seven top-five pre-seeds to the two-day event, set to begin on Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m. (CT). 

The Big Ten Network will offer live linear and streaming coverage of the championships. Session I begins Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m. (CT), with Session II semifinals starting at 6 p.m. (CT). The championship coverage continues Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT) with consolation matches on B1G+ and returns to BTN at 3:30 p.m. (CT) for the final bouts. Additional mat coverage can be streamed on B1G+ for every session (subscription required). 

NU has never finished lower than eighth in its 14 years competing in the Big Ten, including 11 top-five finishes and the last three consecutive seasons placing in the top three. The 112th Big Ten Wrestling Championships will be held at the Bryce Jordan Center, hosted by Penn State. 

Last season, the Huskers finished second with 137 team points, the most points recorded by Nebraska in a conference tournament. Ridge Lovett and Brock Hardy highlighted the tournament, winning the Big Ten title in their respective weight classes, marking Lovett’s second straight title and the first duo to bring home multiple Big Ten titles in 11 years. NU had six top-five finishers and clinched nine automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. 

After wrapping up the regular season ranked No. 5 in dual competition, Antrell Taylor (157) and Christopher Minto (174) grabbed the top spot at their weight classes. Three Huskers are seeded at No. 2, including Brock Hardy (141), Camden McDanel (197) and AJ Ferrari (285), followed by Silas Allred (184) seeded in third and Jacob Van Dee (133) in sixth. Four Huskers are making Big Ten Tournament debuts in the Husker singlet, including Ferrari, LJ Araujo (165) at No. 5, Chance Lamer (149) at No. 6 and Kael Lauridsen (125) seeded at No. 11. 

The results of the Big Ten Championships help decide the field for the NCAA tournament, which is set for March 19-21 in Cleveland, Ohio. Wrestlers can earn automatic qualification to the championships based on place finish in their respective qualifying tournaments. Each conference qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations and the amount per weight class for the Big Ten is as follows: 125 (nine), 133 (eight), 141 (seven), 149 (nine), 157 (eight), 165 (nine), 174 (ten), 184 (eight), 197 (ten), 285 (nine). 

Live stats and brackets will be available on Trackwrestling.com. Updates will also be posted to the Nebraska wrestling twitter page throughout the weekend. 

Last Time Out
Nebraska closed the regular season with a 32-6 win over Utah Valley, claiming eight bouts and four bonus-point victories. 

Up Next
The 2025-26 NCAA Championships will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Rocket Arena, March 19-21. 

2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Schedule (all times Central and subject to change) 

Saturday, March 7 (Coverage on Big Ten Network/FOX Sports app and B1G+)
Time	Session	Broadcast
9 a.m.	Session I (First Round, Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks)	Big Ten Network
4 p.m.	Session II (Consolation Matches, Wrestlebacks)	B1G+
6 p.m.	Session II (Semifinals)	Big Ten Network

Sunday, March 8 (Coverage on Big Ten Network/FOX Sports app and B1G+)
Time	Session	Broadcast
11 a.m.	Session III (Consolation Semifinals, 7th-Place Matches)	B1G+
3:30 p.m.	Session IV (1st-, 3rd- and 5th- Place Matches)	Big Ten Network

2026 Big Ten Championships Lineup 

Weight	Wrestler	Seed	Record	Year	Hometown
125	Kael Lauridsen	No. 11	10-13 overall	Redshirt Fr.	Bennington, Neb.
133	Jacob Van Dee	No. 6	15-4 overall	Junior	Union City, Pa.
141	Brock Hardy	No. 2	18-4 overall	Senior	Brigham City, Utah
149	Chance Lamer	No. 6	15-5 overall	Senior	Corvallis, Ore.
157	Antrell Taylor	No. 1	20-2 overall	Junior	Omaha, Neb.
165	LJ Araujo	No. 5	14-6 overall	Redshirt Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.
174	Christopher Minto	No. 1	18-4 overall	Sophomore	Cape Coral, Fla.
184	Silas Allred	No. 3	15-6 overall	Senior	Anderson, Ind.
197	Camden McDanel	No. 2	18-5 overall	Sophomore	Circleville, Ohio
285	AJ Ferrari	No. 2	13-2 overall	Senior	Allen, Texas