Two standouts in the lower weights, the son of a four-time Super Bowl winner, the brother of a Nebraska football player and a smart, successful in-state kid comprise NU wrestling’s recruiting class, announced Thursday by coach Mark Manning.



The sixth-ranked Cornhuskers plucked two top 100 recruits – Kyle Waldo and David Klingsheim - to compete at 125 pounds beginning in the 2009-10 season. Waldo, a three-time state champion from Rockford, Mich., was ranked as the 96th best prospect by InterMat. Klingsheim, out of Brentwood, Calif., wrestles in the single-class California system, and is ranked No. 62.



“He is very much a go-getter who wrestles at a high pace and tempo,” Manning said of Klingsheim. “People are going to really like to watch this young man compete because he gets after it.”



Caleb Kolb, of Grove City, Penn., is the son of Jon Kolb, who started 177 games on the offensive line for the Pittsburgh Steelers during their golden age. Kolb, ranked No. 78, should wrestle 174 at NU.



Cody Compton, meanwhile, is the younger brother of NU linebacker Will Compton, who is redshirting this season. Compton, Manning said, is a raw talent that could be molded into a top-notch competitor at 157 or 165 pounds.



“His attitude is very infectious,” Manning said of Compton. “He has a huge upside because he hasn’t had the benefits a lot of young men have had, as far as being exposed to a lot of things.”



Kearney Catholic product Michael Klinginsmith rounds out the class; he’s gone 83-0 in his last two seasons, has a 4.0 grade-point average and scored 35 on his ACT. He’ll wrestle at 149 or 157 pounds.



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