Minnesota matmen grab share of Big Ten title with 26-7 win over Nebraska

University of Minnesota wrestling defeated Big Ten opponent University of Nebraska, 26-7, before a crowd of 3,663 at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon.

With the win, the Golden Gophers share the unofficial Big Ten dual-meet title with Penn State, as both programs finish with 7-1 records in conference competition.

Minnesota won eight of ten bouts, getting consecutive major-decision wins from Zach Sanders and Chris Dardanes at 125 and 133 pounds. Arguably the most exciting match for the home crowd was at 184, when Kevin Steinhaus scored a takedown in the last seconds to score a come-from-behind win against Josh Ihnen.

Nebraska's two wins bracketed the dual meet, coming in the first and last match of the afternoon, with James Green getting a major decision at 157.

Minnesota is now 10-3 for the season overall, while Nebraska is 14-3, and 5-3 in its first year in the Big Ten.

Match Results:

• 165:No. 6 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 6-3
• 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Tyler Koehn (Nebraska), 5-2
• 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska), 3-2
• 197: No. 6 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Spencer Johnson (Nebraska), 6-1
• Hwt: No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Tucker Lane (Nebraska), 3-1 SV
• 125: No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) maj. dec. Shawn Nagel (Nebraska), 24-13
• 133: No. 7 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 18 Ridge Kiley (Nebraska), 15-6
• 141: No. 11 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 5 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska), 3-2
• 149: No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. Brandon Wilbourn (Nebraska), 9-4
• 157: No. 7 James Green (Nebraska) maj. dec. Bart Reiter (Minnesota), 11-3

Want to know more? For details on the Gophers-Cornhuskers dual -- along with a link to action photos -- visit Minnesota wrestling.