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How to Watch Nebraska Wrestling in the Cliff Keen Invite: Breakdown, Preview, Streaming
The No. 4 Nebraska wrestling team claimed its third-straight Navy Classic title last time out on the east coast in Maryland.
Four Huskers won individual titles including Caleb Smith (125), Brock Hardy (141), Antrell Taylor (157) and Silas Allred (197) while Lenny Pinto (174) and Harley Andrews (HWT) each earned runner-up honors.
With two weeks to rest, Nebraska this time flies west to the bright lights of Las Vegas where NU will look to improve from last year’s runner-up finish after winning the prestigious tournament in the previous two years.
Here’s all you need to know as Nebraska returns to the Cliff Keen Invite.
***All rankings are from TheOpenMat.com
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125: No. 1 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) | No. 2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) | No. 3 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) | No. 4 Troy Spratley (Ok. State) | No. 7 Vince Robinson (NC State) | No. 8 Eddie Ventresca (VT) | No. 10 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) | No. 11 Jore Volk (Wyoming) | No. 14 Greg Diakomilhalis (Cornell) | No. 15 Nico Provo (Stanford) | No. 16 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State).
133: No. 4 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) | No. 7 Evan Frost (Iowa State) | No. 8 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) | No. 11 Connor McGonagle (VT) | No. 12 Tyler Knox (Stanford) | No. 13 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) | No. 19 Brett Ungar (Cornell).
141: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) | No. 4 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) | No. 6 Cael Happel (N. Iowa) | No. 7 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) | No. 8 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) | No. 10 Kai Orine (NC State) | No. 11 Tagen Jamison (Ok. State) | No. 12 Jordan Titus (W. Virginia) | No. 13 Chris Cannon (NW) | No. 15 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) | No. 16 Sam Latona (VT) | No. 18 Vince Cornella (Cornell).
149: No. 1 Caleb Henson (VT) | No. 3 Ty Watters (W. Virginia) | No. 5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) | No. 6 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) | No. 9 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) | No. 10 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) | No. 12 Jaden Abas (Stanford) | No. 13 Colin Realbuto (N. Iowa) | No. 16 Jesse Vasquez (Az. State) | No. 18 Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) | No. 19 Carter Young (OK. State) | No. 20 Sammy Alvarez (Rider).
157: No. 2 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) | No. 4 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) | No. 5 Peyten Kellar (Ohio) | No. 6 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) | No. 7 Ryder Downey (N. Iowa) | No. 8 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) | No. 12 Ed Scott (NC State) | No. 14 Trevor Chumbley (NW) | No. 15 Chase Saldate (Michigan) | No. 16 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) | No. 18 Teague Travis (Ok. State) | No. 19 Joey Blaze (Purdue) | No. 20 Rafael Hipolito (VT).
165: No. 3 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) | No. 4 Peyton Hall (W. Virginia) | No. 5 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) | No. 6 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) | No. 7 Will Miller (App. State) | No. 9 Cameron Amine (Ok. State) | No. 11 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) | No. 12 Nicco Ruiz (AZ. State) | No. 13 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) | No. 18 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) | No. 19 Mac Church (VT) |
174: No. 3 Cade DeVos (SDSU) | No. 4 Dean Hamiti (Ok. State) | No. 5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) | No. 6 Lennox Wolak (VT) | No. 8 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) | No. 11 Danny Wask (Navy) | No. 12 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) | No. 14 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) | No. 15 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) | No. 17 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton).
184: No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (N. Iowa) | No. 3 Dustin Plott (Ok. State) | No. 5 Bennett Berge (SDSU) | No. 11 Dylan Fishback (NC State) | No. 12 T.J. Stewart (TV) | No. 13 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) | No. 15 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) | No. 16 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) | No. 19 Will Ebert (Binghamton).
197: No. 2 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) | No. 3 A.J. Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) | No. 8 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) | No. 9 Andy Smith (VT) | No. 10 Zach Glazier (SDSU) | No. 11 Luke Surber (Ok. State) | No. 13 Joey Novak (Wyoming) | No. 16 Wyatt Voelker (N. Iowa) | No. 18 Christian Carroll (Iowa State) | No. 19 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) | No. 20 Luke Geog (Ohio State).
HWT: No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson (Ok. State) | No. 4 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) | No. 5 Cohlton Schultz (Az. State) | No. 6 Isaac Trumble (NC State) | No. 9 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) | No. 12 Josh Heindselman (Michigan) | No. 14 Jimmy Mullen (VT) | No. 16 Cory Day (Binghamton) | No. 18 Lance Runyon (N. Iowa) | No. 19 Jordan Greer (Ohio).
Outlook: Nebraska is technically the favorite to win its third Cliff Keen Invite in four years, but it’s going to be a dog fight over two fierce days in Las Vegas, especially with the absence of No. 6 Silas Allred at 184 pounds.
The No. 4 Huskers are joined by six other top-ten rated teams which include No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Virginia Tech, No. 8 Michigan, No. 9 Iowa State and No. 10 Northern Iowa.
125 pounds is the star weight of the tournament with the top-four ranked wrestlers in attendance and seven of the top ten. The Huskers’ Caleb Smith will have a chance to put his name in the national title conversation with a good weekend.
149 and 157 each bring six of the top ten in each weight class respectively. Ridge Lovett (149) represents NU at No. 5 while No. 4 Antrell Taylor is favored to face Cornell’s No. 2 Meyer Shapiro in the final of 157 pounds. Bubba Wilson is an outside shot of the title at No. 18 in 165 pounds as that weight class also features six of the top ten.
Lenny Pinto is one of five of the top ranked wrestlers at 174 that is in Vegas. Pinto is the ranked lowest among that crew at No. 8, but don’t underestimate the junior for an upset or two. Silas Allred is No. 6 overall in 184 pounds, but he has No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 competing with him. Nebraska doesn’t bring a ranked grappler at 197 pounds and heavyweight, so it’s a weekend for youngsters Camden McDanel and Harley Andrews to prove themselves against high-caliber opponents.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — After a hamstring injury during Nebraska’s baseball season, Will Jesske was advised to take it easy this summer. He is, but Jesske has found a new way to stay involved in the game.
Jesske is coaching a local legion baseball team. He is a volunteer assistant for Lincoln Hotel Group, the senior legion team for Standing Bear High School.
Jesske, a Lincoln Southeast graduate, describes himself as the “hype man” in the LHG dugout. He brings energy and enthusiasm, which players enjoy. Jesske said coaching is a way he can give back to local players while helping LHG’s coaching staff. Jesske played under Tanner Lewis and Kyle Beacom in high school. They now lead the LHG legion program.
Jesske is entering his senior season at Nebraska. He has appeared in 95 games over his career, including 33 during the Huskers’ 43-win season this spring. Jesske was injured early in the season but played through it as Nebraska hosted an NCAA regional. He hit .318 in his junior season. Jesske said he is fully healthy and credited extended rest with his recovery.
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Former Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari wanted in Lincoln, accused of assaulting pregnant woman
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Former Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari is wanted in Lancaster County on suspicion of assaulting a pregnant woman in May.
An arrest warrant was filed for Ferrari on Thursday. He faces three felony charges which include first-degree false imprisonment and assault by strangling a pregnant woman.
According to an arrest affidavit, a woman from California contacted police in Lincoln on May 8 just after midnight. She told officers her daughter called for help and pointed them to Ferrari’s apartment.
Police arrived at the apartment and knocked on the door. A pregnant woman came out after several minutes of knocking with no answer. Officers said the woman was visibly upset.
She told officers that Ferrari tried taking her phone away after an argument, but she wouldn’t let him take it. The arrest affidavit shows Ferrari then dragged her off a bed by her feet.
Police think Ferrari then got on top of her and strangled her, likely until she was unconscious. The woman told police that she felt as though her throat “collapsed” and that she was “breathing through a straw.”
Once regaining consciousness, police said the woman tried hiding in a closet and contacting her mother on another device. But Ferrari followed her, pushed her onto a bed and sat on her until she apologized, according to the affidavit.
She apologized in order to be released, police said. The woman then tried to leave the apartment, but police said Ferrari dragged her by the arm back inside. She found her phone and contacted her mother, yelling “help!”, prosecutors wrote.
Ferrari grabbed the phone and hung up, according to the affidavit. The woman’s mother tried calling several more times before calling police.
Authorities transported the woman to Bryan West for treatment. Officers said she sustained injuries consistent with strangulation, including bruising around her neck and other abrasions.
Last weekend, Ferrari was arrested in Lincoln County on suspicion of flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving and obstructing the police. He was cited after a trooper chased a Corvette in the North Platte area.
Lincoln County authorities told KOLN that Ferrari is out on bond. His current whereabouts are unclear.
Court records show that the woman has filed for a protection order against Ferrari. A hearing has been set for July 7 to give him an opportunity to show the court why one should not be issued.
Previously, Ferrari was booked in Lancaster County, Nebraska for an outstanding warrant in January of this year, but those charges were dismissed later that week.
Ferrari parted ways with the Huskers in April of this year.
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The Nebraska State Fair is celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with a special 72-hour flash sale on Season Passes.
From July 3 through July 5, fans can purchase a 2026 Season Pass for just $50—a significant discount from its regular value of $132.
The pass includes one admission per day for all 11 days of the 2026 Nebraska State Fair, making it ideal for visitors who plan to attend multiple days.
Fair officials say the promotion is one of the biggest Season Pass discounts offered in years and will not be extended.
After July 5, Season Passes will remain available at a higher discounted price.
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