Kearney, Neb. – The 10th-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team won the final six weight classes to down 13th-ranked Chadron State, 26-10, Friday night in Chadron.
 
The Lopers improve to 3-2 while the Eagles fall to 2-1. At this early point of the season, both squads were without some of their expected starters. 
 
UNK was down 10-3 when redshirt sophomore Nic Stoltenberg (Omaha Skutt) managed an escape in overtime to win 2-1 at 157 pounds. That started the win streak and turned the tide towards the Lopers. Redshirt sophomore Kaden Hart (St. Louis) followed with a 13-2 major with redshirt sophomore Dylan Vodicka (Garrison) erasing an early 5-0 deficit to win 14-8 at 184 pounds. Finally, redshirt sophomore Crew Howard (Clarinda, Ia.) was up 9-2 before a fall at 3:32 and redshirt freshman Zach Ourada (Omaha Skutt) had 2:53 of riding time to upset 10th-ranked Quade Smith, 4-3, at 125 pounds.
 
Some young Lopers head to Barton County (Kan.) on Sunday to take part in the Cougar Classic while the varsity heads to South Dakota next weekend to dual Augustana and Sioux Falls.
 

125	Zachary Ourada over #10 Quade Smith (Chadron State) (Dec 4-3)	0		3
133	#2 Quentrevion Campbell (Chadron State) over Drew Arnold (Dec 8-6)	3		0
141	Ethan Leake (Chadron State) over Daniel DeRosier (MD 13-5)	4		0
149	Torry Early (Chadron State) over #4 Nick James (Dec 8-6)	3		0
157	Nicholas Stoltenberg over Brandon Paredes (Chadron State) (SV-1; 2-1)	0		3
165	Kaden Hart over Colton Gehlhausen (Chadron State) (MD 12-2)	0		4
174	Trenton Munoz over Logan Berger (Chadron State) (Dec 8-3)	0		3
184	Dylan Vodicka over Rowdy Pfeil (Chadron State) (Dec 14-8)	0		3
197	#10 Jackson Kinsella over Eli Hinojosa (Chadron State) (MD 11-2)	0		4
285	#5 Crew Howard over Bryan Zutavern (Chadron State) (Fall 3:32)	0		6
157	Extra: Clayton Robinson (Chadron State) over Tyler Collins (SV-1; 10-5)	0		0
			10		26