Wrestling: Huskers Finish 3rd at Big Tens

Jon Johnston / Corn Nation Senior Caleb Licking, seen here wrestling against Minnesota last season, finished in seventh place at the 2021 Big Ten Championships, outperforming his No. 10 seed.After a strong Session I and Session II on Saturday, the No. 8 Nebraska wrestling team had a rather disappointing Day 2 at the 2021 Big Ten Championships.

With three wrestlers into the finals in 7-seed Ridge Lovett (149 pounds), 6-seed Taylor Venz (184) and 1-seed Eric Schultz (197), the Huskers started off strong in the consolation bracket with multiple wins putting them in position for another run at second place.

But it was to no avail as the Huskers lost all three of their matchups in the finals. Two…