Nebraska Finishes Third at Big Ten Championships

The third-ranked Nebraska wrestling team finished third at the 2021 Big Ten Championships with 105.5 points for the program's seventh top-five finish at the event and sixth in as many years.

Nebraska was led by second-place finishes from Ridge Lovett (149), Taylor Venz (184) and Eric Schultz (197) and eight Huskers clinched automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.

In the Huskers' first title match of the day, Lovett met Ohio State's top-seed Sammy Sasso. Lovett scored first with a takedown a minute into the bout. Sasso added an escape and a takedown in the final minute to take a one-point edge into the second period. Starting on top, Lovett held on to add to his riding time but Sasso managed…