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Nebraska-Kearney wins NCAA Div. II team title; four wrestlers repeat as individual champions

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Led by eight All-Americans, including three runners-up, Nebraska-Kearney handily claimed the team title at the 2025 NCAA Div. II National Championships.
The Lopers finished with 115 points, a full 52 points ahead of runner-up Augustana (S.D.) with 63 points. St. Cloud State was third with 57.5 points, Lander in fourth with 56 points and Central Oklahoma, which had won the last two NCAA Div. II titles were firth with 55.5 points.
UNK led 26.5 points on Friday, and after pushing three into the finals on Saturday morning, it was basically a battle for second place. It was Nebraska-Kearney’s fifth NCAA Div. II national title in history. The finals were highlighted by the achievements of four athletes who repeated as Div. II national champions, Gabe Johnson of Central Oklahoma (157), David Hunsberger of Lander (165), Ty McGeary of West Liberty (184) and Derek Blubaugh of Indianapolis (197).
McGeary became a three-time national champion, with a dominant technical fall in the finals over Keegan Gehlhausen of Chadron St., 20-4.
Blubaugh became a four-time finalist with his victory in the semifinals, then finished off his second straight national title with a 5-1 victory over Tereus Henry of Fort Hays State. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/15/nebraska-kearney-wins-ncaa-div-ii-team-title-four-wrestlers-repeat-as-individual-champions

March 16, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized