Husker Wrestling: Lovett and Green Win US Open Titles, Punch Tickets to Final X in June
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 22: Ridge Lovett of the University of Nebraska celebrates after defeating Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech University in the 149-pound class championship match during the Division I Men's Wrestling Championship held at the Wells Fargo Center on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images The Nebraska Wrestling Training Center put on quite the display this weekend at the Senior level in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. The Huskers had five wrestlers entered at the Senior US Open, and all five found the podium against a field filled with the best in the country.
Not only did they all place, Nebraska saw two guys get crowned as US Open Champions — Ridge Lovett at 70 kg and James Green at 74 kg. 2️⃣ US Open titles. 70kg | Ridge Lovett🥇 74kg | James Green 🥇 Both wrestlers have earned a spot at Final X in June with a chance to make the U.
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twitter. com/khaTQX0J5W — Nebraska Wrestling (@HuskerWrestling) April 26, 2026 Lovett blizted through a tough field before scoring a wild finals win that will go down as an all-timer. As for current assistant coach Green, he showed that he hasn’t lost a step in moving up from 70 to 74 kg.
On the way to his title, he beat half of the eventual podium. In Greco-Roman — the upper-body only style — former Husker Peyton Robb made it to the final series but fell short and finished as the runner-up. Liam Cronin and Brock Hardy also placed on the podium at 57 and 65 kg, respectively.
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