Lovett Advances to Finals, Five Huskers Named All-Americans - University of Nebraska
Detroit - Ridge Lovett advanced to the finals and Peyton Robb, Mikey Labriola, Eric Schultz and Christian Lance joined Lovett with All-American honors. After two
Lovett Advances to Finals, Five Huskers Named All-Americans
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DETROIT - Ridge Lovett advanced to the finals and Peyton Robb, Mikey Labriola, Eric Schultz and Christian Lance joined Lovett with All-America honors. After two days of wrestling, Nebraska sits in fifth place with 54 points.
Nebraska's five NCAA All-Americans ties for the most since 2008 and marks the fifth time the program has had five or more claim the honor. Since 2012, Nebraska has had at least two wrestlers receive All-America honors and the program has earned a total of 127 combined awards from 71 wrestlers.
Lovett faced Virginia Tech's #11 Bryce Andonian Friday night in the semifinals. The Husker scored first in Period 1 with a takedown, but Andonian responded with a reversal. The two were tied 2-2 to start the second period and traded reversals to hold the tie, but Lovett grabbed the win as he secured the riding time point and will face top-seeded and undefeated Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell in the finals tomorrow night.
Robb (157) started the night with his third pin of the season over NC State's #4 Ed Scott (NCST). The junior scored a takedown and four near fall points before getting the fall at 4:36 to survive the Round of 12. In his next match, he met No. 17 Hunter Willits of Oregon State. Robb scored first with a takedown and recorded escapes in the first two periods to grab the 4-1 and a spot in the consolation semifinals.
Labriola (174), Schultz (197) and Lance (HWT) all earned victories in the blood rounds and will wrestle for a seventh-place finish. Up first, Labriola grabbed the win over No. 20 Hayden Hastings of Wyoming. The junior recorded two takedowns and an escape for the 5-3 decision. In the consolation quarters, Labriola forced sudden death, but Cockeye's No. 5 Michael Kemerer prevailed with a 3-1 decision. Schultz also got a victory by decision in the Round of 12 as he defeated Virginia's No. 17 Jay Aiello, 4-2. In the consolation quarters, Schultz (197) faced No. 7 Rockey Elam of Missouri. Elam got a takedown in Period 1 and Schultz responded with a pair of escapes to tie the match. In Period 3, Elam tallied an escape of his own and grabbed the 3-2 decision. Rounding out the group was Lance as he matched up with No. 18 Lewis Fernandes of Cornell in the Round of 12. The two were tied after Period 3 and Lance recorded a takedown in sudden victory to advance. The senior then faced No. 9 Lucas Davison of Northwestern where he fell by decision, 2-1.
Chad Red Jr. (141) and Taylor Venz (184) dropped their matches in the Round of 12 and wrapped up their run in the tournament. Red finishes the 2022 NCAA Championships 3-2 to make his career record at the championships 17-10. Venz' 3-2 finish improves his overall NCAA post-season record to 14-8.
Medal rounds begin Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and will be televised on ESPNU with individual mat camera streams available on ESPN3.
Detroit –2022 NCAA Championships
Detroit, Mich. | Little Caesar's Arena
Individual Results – Sessions III and IV
141 pounds: #19 Chad Red Jr. (3-2) DNP
First Round: #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #14 Dresden Simon (CMU), 6-5
Second Round: #3 Sebastian Rivera (RUT) dec. #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), SV-1 7-6
Cons. Second Round: #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #13 Ian Parker (ISU), 7-5
Cons. Third Round: #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #21 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU), 7-6
Round of 12: #8 Grant Willits (ORST) pinned #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) (3:45)
149 pounds: #10 Ridge Lovett (4-0)
First Round: #10 Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. #23 Jaden Abas (STAN), 4-2
Second Round: #10 Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. #7 Joshua Heil (CAMP), 8-1
Quarterfinals: #10 Ridge Lovett (NEB) pinned #2 Tariq Wilson (NCST) (4:16)
Semifinals: #10 Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. #11 Bryce Andonian (VT), 5-4
157 pounds: #10 Peyton Robb (5-1)
First Round: #10 Peyton Robb (NEB) pinned #23 Markus Hatman (ARMY) (1:51)
Second Round: #7 Josh Humphreys (LEH) dec. #10 Peyton Robb (NEB), 8-5
Cons. Second Round: #10 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #24 Doug Zapf (PENN), 3-2
Cons. Third Round: #10 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #16 Brady Berge (PSU), 8-3
Round of 12: #10 Peyton Robb (NEB) pinned #4 Ed Scott (NCST) (4:36)
Cons. Quarterfinals: #10 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #17 Hunter Willits (ORST), 4-1
165 pounds: #27 Bubba Wilson (1-2) DNP
First Round: #6 Cameron Amine (MICH) dec. #27 Bubba Wilson (NEB), 3-1
Cons. First Round: #27 Bubba Wilson (NEB) dec. #22 Rodrick Mosley (GW), 3-1
Cons. Second Round: #12 Zach Hartman (BUCK) maj. dec. #27 Bubba Wilson (NEB), 13-3
174 pounds: #9 Mikey Labriola (3-1)
First Round: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #24 Joel Devine (ISU). 5-2
Second Round: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #25 Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR), 3-2
Quarterfinals: #1 Carter Starocci (PSU) dec. #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB), 6-1
Round of 12: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #20 Hayden Hastings (WYO), 5-3
Cons. Quarterfinals: #5 Michael Kemerer (Cockeye) dec. #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB)
184 pounds: #10 Taylor Venz (3-2) DNP
First Round: #10 Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. #23 Travis Stefanik (PRIN), 9-2
Second Round: #7 Kaleb Romero (OHST) dec. #10 Taylor Venz (NEB), 5-1
Cons. Second Round: #10 Taylor Venz (NEB) maj. dec. #24 Caleb Hopkins (CAMP), 10-0
Cons. Third Round: #10 Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. #17 Jeremiah Kent (MIZZOU), 3-2
Round of 12: #4 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) dec. #10 Taylor Venz (NEB), 7-5
197 pounds: #3 Eric Schultz (3-2)
First Round: #3 Eric Schultz (NEB) maj. dec. #30 Cole Urbas (PENN), 15-6
Second Round: #3 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. #14 Greg Bulsak (RUT), 4-3
Quarterfinals: #6 Jacob Warner (Cockeye) dec. #3 Eric Schultz (NEB), 2-0
Round of 12: #3 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. #17 Jay Aiello (UVA), 4-2
Cons. Quarterfinals: #7 Rockey Elam (MIZZ) dec.#3 Eric Schultz (NEB), 3-2
285 pounds: #12 Christian Lance (3-2)
First Round: #12 Christian Lance (NEB) dec. #21 Tyrie Houghton (NCST), 3-2
Second Round: #12 Christian Lance (NEB) dec. #5 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF), 5-4
Quarterfinals: #4 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) dec. #12 Christian Lance (NEB), 7-1
Round of 12: #12 Christian Lance (NEB) dec. #18 Lewis Fernandes (COR), SV-1 4-2
Cons. Quarterfinals: #9 Lucas Davison (NU) dec. #12 Christian Lance (NEB), 2-1
TEAM STANDINGS - after Day #2 (Top 10)
1. Penn State - 108
2. Michigan - 84.5
3. Arizona State - 63.5
4. Cockeye - 62
5. Nebraska - 54
6. Northwestern - 49
7. Virginia Tech - 48
8. Cornell - 45
9. Missouri - 42
9. Ohio State - 42
