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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2024-25 UNK Wrestling Roster

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Nick James

  • Hometown Kearney, NE
  • Highschool Kearney
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Construction Management

Biography

CAREER NOTES
70-24 with 18 tech falls, 15 majors and nine falls ... 3-time All-American ... 1-time NCAA finalist ... 3-time region champ ... 4-time NWCA All-Academic ... 5-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll 

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR/GRADUATE (2023-24)
NCAA Championships runner up at 141 pounds ... graduated from UNK in December 2023 ... went 22-5 with six tech falls, five majors and a fall ... 3-1 at nationals, winning quarters 2-1 in tie breaker-1 ... Super Region VI Champ ... first-team All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... NWCA All-Academic ... served as a Loper volunteer assistant coach in fall 2024


AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022-23)

NCAA Championships qualifier at 141 pounds ... third place at NCAA Regionals ... battled some injuries ... 20-6 overall ... four majors, three tech falls and two falls ... 2-2 at nationals and 5-1 at regionals ... also 5-1 at National Duals ... picked up a win at Cliff Keen in Las Vegas ... first place at Younes Hospitality ... NWCA All-Academic ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021-22)

All-American at 141 pounds for a fifth place finish ... NWCA All-Academic ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... 23-10 overall with seven tech falls, four falls and three majors ... four four times at NCAA's ... Super Region VI champ by going 4-0 ... second-team All-MIAA ... third at the Younes Hospitality Open ... ranked 10th in D2 in tech falls; 5 in 19:48 (vs. D2 competition only)


AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020-21)

All-American at 141 pounds for a seventh place finish ... NWCA All-Academic ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... went 2-2 at nationals ... region champion with a 3-0 mark ... had a fall and two decisions ... finished the year 15-3 with three falls ... tied for second most wins on the team ... 3-0 at the Colorado and Midwest Duals ... won 10 in a row at one point


AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)

MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... took a redshirt season ... went 25-6 competing unattached in several open tournaments ... wrestled at 141 pounds ... five falls, four majors and two tech falls ... went 6-0 to place first in the Amateur Division at November's UNK Younes Open ... five decisions and a fall ... third in four other tourneys ... that included a 5-1 effort at the Bethany Swede Open 

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time state medalist wrestling for former Loper Ty Swarm at KHS ... two-time Class A state champion (138 and 14 lbs.) ... went 181-12 in his career ... win total tied Bearcats record ... set school marks for takedowns in a season (196) and career (507) ... two-time USA Pre-Season Nationals All-American

PERSONAL
Son of Bob & Kayla

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    141
  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    141
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    141
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    141
  • 2023-24Redshirt Senior

    141
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    149