Husker Wrestling: The Undefeated, the bounce back & the UPSET!
By Kelli Anne
It’s a tale of 3 Huskers: 1 of them is still undefeated, 1 of them bounced back and 1 of them pulled off the upset! Huskers hit the mat Sunday at noon at the Devaney Center against Rutgers. The grapplers were just coming off a meet on Friday against Illinois having won 22-9. The Rutgers final score was leaving the Huskers at 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten.
The Upset: Husker Anthony Abidin, weighing in at 141 pounds upset No. 7 ranked Anthony Ashnault. It went down to the wire as it was tied up late in the 3rd period and as the clock ticked under 30 seconds Abidin scored a take down for 2 points to win the match 5-3.
And there's another @HuskerWrestling upset! No. 7 Anthony Abidin grinds out the upset of No. 7 Ashnault via a late takedown, exciting stuff.
— Around the Corn (@_AroundTheCorn) January 25, 2015
The Bounce Back: After suffering a loss at the Illinois meet, All-American James Green got back on track defeating Anthony Perrotti 11-4. The good sized crowd on hand cheered loudly as they raised his arm in victory. There was a great fan turnout as former Husker and medalist Jordan Burroughs was on hand for a training session with a group of kids prior to the dual.
Husker wrestling (photo by Kelli Anne)
The Undefeated: No. 1 ranked Husker at the 174 lb. class Robert Kokesh continued his winning streak on Sunday. It was a physical match with Kokesh taking the match 7-1. By winning that match he is now ranks 4th in school history with 129 wins taking the title from Jordan Burroghs who was on hand to see it happen.
#1 @kokesh174 is now 4th in school history with 129 wins as he passes Jordan Burroughs. Kokesh is 24-0 this season#Huskers
— Nebraska Wrestling (@HuskerWrestling) January 25, 2015
Coach Manning made it very clear that “This is definitely a grueling part of the season.” Only 7 more match ups until the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio on March 7th.
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In what was a team effort of winning 8 -2 by the match count (26-9 in points), Husker wrestlers are all peaking at a good time. All of the individual scores can be seen here.
Huskers are on the mat next in Evanston, Illinois taking on Northwestern Friday and then home again on Sunday to host Indiana at 1 pm. Catch the Wildcat matchup at 7 on BTN Plus. Keep up the good work and GO BIG RED!!!