Silas Allred Season 2024-25

Honors & Awards

• Big Ten Champion (197; 2023)
• Nebraska's Most Dedicated Wrestler (2022-23)
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 7, 2023)
• NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• NWCA Scholar All-American (2023)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2023)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020; Spring 2021, 2022)

2023-24 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships – DNP (2-2) – 197 pounds

• First Round: No. 10 Allred dec. No. 23 Luke Geog (OHST) 10-3
• Second Round: No. 10 Allred dec. No. 26 Andy Smith (VT) 4-2
• Quarterfinals: No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NCST) major dec. No. 10 Allred 11-3
• Round of 12: No. 5 Jacob Cardenas (COR) dec. No. 10 Allred 5-2

Big Ten Championships – 3rd (4-1) – 197 pounds

• First Round: No. 4 Allred (NEB) tech. fall No. 13 Bobby Striggow (MICH) 19-4
• Quarterfinals: No. 4 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 5 Garrett Joles (MINN) 5-4
• Semifinals: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) major dec. No. 4 Allred (NEB) 14-2
• Cons. Semifinals: No. 4 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 6 Luke Geog (OSU) Inj. 4:08
• Third-Place Match: No. 4 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 2 Jaxon Smith (MD) 10-3

Regular Season - 197 pounds

• 26-8 record (11-2 dual record)
• Bonus points: Six pins, eight technical falls, three major decisions 
• Placed second at the Navy Classic

2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman)
NCAA Championships – DNP (2-2) – 197 pounds

• First Round: No. 8 Allred dec. No. 25 Michael Battista (UVU) 13-7
• Second Round: No. 8 Allred dec. No. 9 Max Dean (PSU) 7-2
• Quarterfinals: No. 1 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) dec. No. 8 Allred 5-3
• Round of 12: No. 14 Jacob Warner (IOWA) dec. No. 8 Allred 1-0

Big Ten Championships – 1st (3-0) – 197 pounds

• First Round: Bye
• Quarterfinals: No. 2 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 7 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) 6-2
• Semifinals: No. 2 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 3 Zac Braunagel (ILL) 4-3
• Finals: No. 2 Allred (NEB) dec. No. 1 Max Dean (PSU) 6-3

Regular Season - 197 pounds

• 28-7 record (12-3 dual record)
• Bonus points: Seven pins, one technical fall, five major decisions 
• Placed first at the Navy Classic in November 

2021-22 (Redshirt)
Regular Season - 197 pounds

• 7-0 record overall
• Bonus points: Five pins, one technical fall
• Placed first at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 21) and the Hastings Open (Jan. 8)

2020-21 (Freshman)
Regular Season - 197 pounds

• Earned first collegiate win in extra matches against Iowa's Connor Corbin by 9-2 major decision (Jan. 15)

Before Nebraska 

• Wrestled at Shenadoah High School for Head Coach Jason Barbosa
• 146-2 career record in high school with 138 victories by fall
• Two-time Indiana state champion
• FloNationals champion
• Won 74 consecutive matches at one point during his prep career
• 2020 Wrestling USA Academic All-American with 4.317 GPA
• Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award recipient
• 2020 Amateur Wrestling News Third-Team All-American
• 2020 Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine Wrestler of the Year in Indiana
• 2020 USA Today Indiana Wrestler of the Year 

Personal

• Born May 28, 2002
• Wife: Jhade
• Parents: Eric Allred and Dana Ellis
• Sisters: Justus Ellis, Grace Lee, Rachel Allred, Addison Burton and Magdalene Allred; Brothers: Malachi Allred, Zecharyah Allred and Tyler Allred
• Major: Nutrition and Health Sciences

Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2020-21	1-1	1-1			1
2021-22*	7-0	0-0	5/0	1	0
2022-23	28-7	12-3	7/0	1	5	DNP (2-2)	1st (3-0)
2023-24	26-8	11-2	6/0	8	3	DNP (2-2)	3rd (4-1)
Career	55-16	23-5	13	9	9	4-4	7-1

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals