Kearney, Neb. – The top-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team heads to Golden, Colo., on Saturday (Feb. 28) for the NCAA Super Region VI Championhips.
 
This one-day, 13-team event serves as a qualifier for the NCAA Division II Championships. The top three finishers in each of 10 weight classes advance to the NCAA's March 13-14 in Sioux Falls. Wrestling begins at 11 a.m. Central with finals starting around 6 p.m. Fans not in attendance can watch via FloWrestling or follow along via Trackwrestling. 

The other top-ranked teams are Adams State (15th), Chadron State (17th), San Francisco State (T-18th), Colorado Mesa (21st) and Western Colorado (24th); Vanguard (Calif.) officially moved up from the NAIA to become the region's 13th squad. UNK has won the team title in six of the last seven years, scoring 159.0 points last winter in Gunnison and qualifying all 10 individuals for nationals. 

Below is the Loper lineup along with nationally ranked wrestlers in each class. 

2026 Super Regional Site Hosts

• Region One | East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University
• Region Two | Lander (S.C.) University  
• Region Three | University of Findlay (Ohio)
• Region Four | University of Central Oklahoma
• Region Five | Southwest Minnesota State University
• Region Six | Colorado School of Mines

125 lbs.
2. Isaiah Gomez, Adams State
6. Devin Gomez, Western Colorado
8. Quade Smith, Chadron State
-- Caleb Coyle (12-10)

133 lbs.
6. Jacob Myers, Colorado State-Pueblo
11. Zachary Klarcyk, Vanguard
12. Zach Ourada (15-7)
 
 141 lbs.
1. Johnny Lopez, San Francisco State
2. Joseph Airola (18-3) 
 
149 lbs.
6. Cody Thompson, Colorado Mines
-- Daniel DeRosier (21-8)
 
157 lbs.
3. Aaden Valdez, Adams State
5. Cael Robb (16-6)
7. Owen Cline, Colorado Mesa
12. Vinny Cabral, Western Colorado

165 lbs.
6. Trenton Munoz (19-5)
8. Ivan Smith, New Mexico Highlands
 
174 lbs.
6. Otgonbayar Batsuuri (13-7)
 
184 lbs.
3. Keegan Gehlhausen, Chadron State
4. Kaden Hart (12-5)
 
197 lbs.
4. Jackson Kinsella (15-4)
8. Gabriel Carranza, Colorado Mesa
14. Mason Villwok, Chadron State
 
285 lbs.
1. Crew Howard (19-2)
14. Tyler Doyle, Colorado Mesa