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Husker Wrestling Team recognized by governor, legislature for performance in NCAA Championship

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Governor Jim Pillen proclaimed Thursday, April 17 as Husker Wrestling Day in Nebraska in honor of the Husker Wrestling Team’s historic performance in the NCAA Championships. During a press conference at the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday, Sen. Dan Lonowski also presented the team with a resolution from the 109th Legislative Session.
Sen. Lonowski commented on the competition saying the team scored more points than several teams who had won a Division I title. “A lot of people don’t want to agree with me but we’re a wrestling state,” Sen. Lonowski said.
Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha and Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst presented wrestlers Ridge Lovett and Antrell Taylor with individual resolutions. Lovett and Taylor are the first NCAA Individual Wrestling National Champions for Nebraska since Jordan Burroughs in 2011. At 149 pounds, Lovett defeated Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech in a 1-0 decision. At 157 pounds, Taylor defeated Joey Blaze from Purdue in a 4-2 decision.
This is the first time Nebraska has had multiple individual NCAA champions in the same season since 1984. Lovett was the 2-seed in the 149 pound bracket while Taylor was the 3-seed at 157 pounds. Wrestling Coach Mark Manning said Nebraska is the fourth school in 34 years to have eight All-Americans. Lovett is a native of Post Falls, Idaho and was an All-American in 2022 and 2024. Taylor is a product of Millard South and finished in 8th place at the 2024 National Championships. … more at … https://www.1011now.com/2025/04/17/husker-wrestling-team-recognized-by-governor-legislature-performance-ncaa-championship/

May 11, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized