PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 21: Meyer Shapiro of Cornell University (157 pounds) celebrates during the second day of the NCAA Men’s Division 1 wrestling championships on March 21st, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Opening a season at the Devaney Center for his 27th season, Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning looks to have one of his best teams ever after a 28-9 win over #10 Wyoming on Sunday afternoon. Top-20 W ☑️ pic.twitter.com/ENBxSJcc6c— Nebraska Wrestling (@HuskerWrestling) November 8, 2026Nebraska had four wrestlers make their Husker debuts against the Cowboys — transfers Vincent Robinson, Anthony Echemendia and Meyer Shapiro were fairly dominant while true freshman Lincoln Sledzianowski got the nod at 141 and delivered in a big way. Also making his debut in the starting lineup — outside of a couple duals last year while redshirting — was Cade Ziola at heavyweight, and he gave Husker fans a lot to be excited about as well.Debut dubs ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/1loOOLAyTg— Nebraska Wrestling (@HuskerWrestling) November 8, 2026Also getting wins for the Huskers were team leaders Antrell Taylor and Christopher Minto.The Huskers also had a couple tough losses by Jacob Van Dee and Camden McDanel against really good opponents, but it was a fairly promising season opener overall.Here’s how it all went down.Match-By-Match Breakdown125 poundsSporting a Husker singlet for the first time in competition, NC State transfer #4 Vincent Robinson took care of business against Wyoming’s Isaiah Harrison.After some good attacks by Robinson and some equally good defense from Harrison for the majority of the first period, Robinson broke through for the takedown on a throw-by late in the period, riding the period out for the 3-0 lead.Robinson scored an escape and a re-attack takedown to go up 7-0 before cutting his opponent, taking a 7-1 lead to the third. Robinson scored on a stalling call and gave up an escape in the third, giving him an 8-2 decision win in his Husker debut.Debut dub for Vino❗️125 | Vincent Robinson gets us started with an 8-2 decision over Harrison. pic.twitter.com/T1iDY2Jtaj— Nebraska Wrestling (@HuskerWrestling) November 8, 2026Next week, he’ll face Oklahoma State’s #6 Troy Spratley in the dual.133 poundsTaking on Wyoming’s #17 Luke Willochell, Nebraska’s #7 Jacob Van Dee led for almost the entire match before suffering a late takedown, dropping a 5-4 decision.With Willochell in on a single leg in the first period, Van Dee turned him on the edge with his patented jonesy tilt and held him long enough for the takedown. Originally, it was scored near-fall for Van Dee, but it was wiped away. Van Dee then scored an escape in the second period, taking his 4-1 lead to the third. In the final period, Van Dee again nearly scored on the jonesy, but the position was eventually stalemated as potentially dangerous. In the f
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