NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOR A FIFTH TIME
Kearney, Neb. – The top-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team scored 115.0 points to win the 2025 NCAA Division II National Championship Saturday night in Indianapolis.
The Lopers qualified all 10 starters for the two-day meet with eight ending up as All-Americans (top eight finish). UNK basically wrapped up the team trophy with a strong second session showing Friday night and then greatly padded its point total throughout Saturday’s third session.
UNK previously placed first in 2008 (108.50 points), 2012 (107.0), 2013 (108.0) and 2022 (127.0) with this being the program’s 23rd consecutive top eight finish. The 52-point margin of victory is the sixth best in the meet’s 53-year history with Augustana (63.0) second and St. Cloud State third (57.50).
Sixth-year team member Nick James (149 lbs.), redshirt senior Jacobi Deal (174 lbs.) and redshirt sophomore Zach Ourada (125 lbs.) each reached the finals and finished as National Runners Up. They are the 23rd, 24th and 25th Lopers to finish second at a D2 national meet with James now a two-time runner up. … more at … https://lopers.com/news/2025/3/15/wrestling-national-champions-for-a-fifth-time.aspx
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