Takedown Report

Big Red Claim Third-Straight Navy Classic Title

Four Huskers claimed individual titles at the 2024 Navy Classic on Saturday, pushing Nebraska to win its third-straight Navy Classic team title with 150 points. Caleb Smith (125), Brock Hardy (141), Antrell Taylor (157) and Silas Allred (187) won their weight classes outright, while Bubba Wilson and Christopher Minto (165) went no contest in the final to share the championship.
Ten of the 14 competing Huskers placed, with Lenny Pinto (174) and Harley Andrews (HWT) finishing second, Alan Koehler (125) and freshman Camden McDanel (197) finishing in fourth. Freshman LJ Araujo (174) came in fifth in his first Navy Classic.
At 125, No. 3 Smith went 5-0, with two ranked wins to claim his back-to-back Navy Classic championship. The Husker used a first round fall, a major dec., and three decisions to defend his title. At 141, No. 4 Hardy faced a top-10 matchup in the final round, but defeated Navy’s Joshua Koderhandt with a 10-3 decision to finish 5-0. With the win, Hardy successfully defended his 141 title for the third season in a row.
Despite the weight class change, No. 3 Taylor still took the title, this time at 157. Taylor went 4-0, with two tech., falls, a pin, and a sudden-victory decision to claim the championship. At 165, the final came down to two Huskers, Minto and Wilson. The pair’s bout went no contest, both wrestlers sharing the title for first. Allred took his second Navy Classic title, after also winning at 197 in the 2022-23 season. No. 5 Allred led a dominant tournament campaign, finishing 5-0 with two pins, one tech., fall, and two major decisions.
Behind the Huskers, Oregon State (130.5 pts) and Navy (103), claimed second and third respectively. Up next, the Huskers take on the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. The tournament, Dec. 6-7, will feature 31 programs and is set to be streamed on FloWrestling. The Big Red look to improve on their second-place finish from the 2023-24 season.
125 – #3 Caleb Smith – 1st (5-0)
Round of 32: #3 Smith pinned Grayson Mclellan (Bucknell) (1:47)
Round of 16: #3 Smith dec. Gylon Sims (The Citadel) 8-4
Quarterfinal: #3 Smith major dec. Blaine Frazier (Indiana) 14-4 
Semifinal: #3 Smith dec. #22 Jacob Moran (Indiana) 2-1
Final: #3 Smith dec. #23 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) 4-3
125 – Alan Koehler – 4th (3-2) … more at … https://huskers.com/news/2024/11/24/big-red-claim-third-straight-navy-classic-title

November 28, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | ncaa, nebraska-cornhuskers, sports