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Nash Hutmacher enjoying his return to the mat for Nebraska wrestling

The Cornhuskers’ star football player is tackling Big Ten wrestling this winter.
LINCOLN, Neb. — A surge of joy overtook Nash Hutmacher as he secured his first wrestling victory in nearly four years. It was Saturday, Jan. 6, and the South Dakota prep wrestling legend, and the newest addition to the Nebraska wrestling program, had just recorded a fall over Wyoming’s Mason Ding in 2 minutes and 7 seconds.
The man Nebraska fans nicknamed “The Polar Bear” leapt up, shook hands with his opponent, then cheekily ran around the mat as he pumped his fist towards the crowd at the Devaney Center. “I just had the biggest smile on my face because it was just like all the wrestling memories and everything started coming back,” Hutmacher said. “You remember how much you love the sport that you quit playing for three or four years.”
Hutmacher, a decorated wrestler who won four consecutive state championships and set a state-record 73 consecutive pins for Chamberlain High School, went away from the sport after graduating from high school in 2020 to pursue college football. But now, the Nebraska football blackshirt and starting nose tackle has returned to his dual-sport ways, beginning with his exhilarating start. Wrestling at 285 pounds for the No. 6-ranked Huskers, the Oacoma product has posted a 4-2 record, including three wins in Big Ten competition. … story at … Mitchellrepublic.com/Hutmacher-enjoying-his-return-to-the-mat-for-nebraska-wrestling

February 22, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized