Nebraska Head Wrestling Coach Mark Manning has become the gold standard for Husker wrestling coaches since the program started in 1910. He’s the program’s all-time leader in dual wins and has helped his wrestlers accumulate four individual national titles and 60 All-American honors.
As a team, he’s had ten Top-10 finishes at the NCAA tournament, highlighted by back-to-back 4th-place finishes in 2008 and 2009. He’s also finished fifth twice, in 2004 and this past season (2022). In his 22 years as the head man at Nebraska, Manning has a career dual record of 270-102-3.
As for coaching awards, Manning is highly decorated.