(Above photo courtesy of Huskers.com)




Nebraska's wrestling team has never been better at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha than it was on Saturday, as eight Huskers won individual titles, and NU swept every weight in the elite division from 157 to heavyweight.



Junior Jordan Burroughs won Outstanding Wrestler honors for his title at 157. Burroughs socred 6-4 victory Saturday over sixth-ranked Dustin Schllater of Minnesota. It was Burroughs' second win over a ranked opponent this season. Burroughs won three other matches in the tournament, including a pin and a 24-10 major decision.




Junior Howells native Craig Brester was no less impressive, winning three of his four matches by pin en route to a title at 197. Brester pinned No. 14 Andrew Anderson of Northern Iowa in 1:49 in the title match, his fourth pin in five matches.




Not surprisingly, junior Steven Swyer (165) and senior Brandon Browne (174), went 4-0 to win their respective weight classes. At 184, senior Vince Jones, now No. 7 in the nation, won his division by beating teammate Romero Cotton 8-2 in the title match. Jones has emerged as an All-American contender in weight class, and would seem, right now, to be the best wrestler in the Big 12 at that weight.



At 133, Patrick Aleksanyan finished fifth, winning two match by pins, losing two tight matches to Big Ten wrestlers, and winning by medicial forfeit. At 141, Curtis Salazar was fourth. He lost again to Tennessee-Chattanooga's Cody Cleveland, this time 8-4, in the semifinals.



Nebraska did not place at 149 and had no elite division wrestlers at 125. In the amateur division, Ridge Kiley (125) and Tyler Koehn (157) won titles for NU.




Next up for the Huskers: Duals against Augustana and Oregon State on Nov. 28.

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