The No. 5 Nebraska wrestling closed its regular season in dominant fashion, throttling Utah Valley 32-6 in the Cornhuskers’ final dual of the regular season. Nebraska (13-6) won eight of 10 matches, including four bonus-point victories.
The Huskers took control early, as No. 3 Antrell Taylor won by technical fall over Ian Fritz at 157 pounds, 19-3, just 14 seconds into the second period. No. 7 LJ Araujo followed at 165 pounds with a pin of Zyon Trujillo with 15 seconds to go at in the second period. At 174 pounds, No. 4 Christopher Minto won by major decision over Hudson Rogers, 15-7. That gave Nebraska 15-0 lead in the dual.
After a loss at 184 pounds, No. 10 Camden McDanel won by decision over Kael Bennie at 197 pounds, 10-5 No. 3 AJ Ferrari followed at heavyweight with a 19-4 technical fall win, pushing the Huskers’ lead in the dual to 23-3. After Kael Lauridsen won by decision at 125 pounds, No. 10 Jacob Van Dee (133 pounds) and No. 4 Brock Hardy (141 pounds) followed with decision wins to clinch the dual.
Nebraska now prepares for the Big Ten Championships, to be staged in University Park, Pa., March 7-8.
No. 5 Nebraska 32, Utah Valley 6
157: #3 Antrell Taylor tech. fall Ian Fritz 19-3 (3:14) (NEB 5, UVU 0)
165: #7 LJ Araujo pinned Zyon Trujillo 4:45 (NEB 11, UVU 0)
174: #4 Christopher Minto major dec. Hudson Rogers 15-7 (NEB 15, UVU 0)
184: Caleb Uhlenhopp dec. Tyler Eise 4-1 (NEB 15, UVU 3)
197: #10 Camden McDanel dec. Kael Bennie 10-5 (NEB 18, UVU 3)
HWT: #3 AJ Ferrari tech. fall #30 Jack Forbes 19-4 (7:00) (NEB 23, UVU 3)
125: Kael Lauridsen dec. Bridger Ricks 8-2 (NEB 26, UVU 3)
133: #10 Jacob Van Dee dec. Geronimo Rivera 4-1 (NEB 29, UVU 3)
141: #4 Brock Hardy dec. #19 Haiden Drury 5-2 (NEB 32, UVU 3)
149: #11 David Evans dec. #19 Chance Lamer 8-5 (NEB 32, UVU 6)