The Nebraska wrestling team secured third place at the 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, accumulating 116.5 points. The event took place at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania, from March 7-8.
Five Nebraska wrestlers—Brock Hardy (141), Antrell Taylor (157), Christopher Minto (174), Camden McDanel (197), and AJ Ferrari (285)—finished as runners-up in their respective weight classes and earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors. Freshman LJ Araujo placed fourth at 165 pounds.
Nine Huskers finished on the podium, which resulted in nine automatic bids to the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row. This marks the fourth consecutive season that Nebraska has finished among the top three teams at the Big Ten Championships.
All ten Nebraska wrestlers advanced to compete on the second day of the tournament, with five reaching championship finals.
In individual matchups, Brock Hardy faced Jesse Mendez of Ohio State at 141 pounds for their third meeting this season. Mendez won by decision, 7-2. At 157 pounds, Antrell Taylor lost to PJ Duke of Penn State by major decision, 12-4. Christopher Minto was narrowly defeated by Levi Haines of Penn State at 174 pounds with a score of 2-1. Camden McDanel fell to Josh Barr of Penn State at 197 pounds via technical fall, while AJ Ferrari was defeated by Taye Ghadiali of Michigan in a close heavyweight bout.
LJ Araujo reached the third-place match at 165 but medically forfeited after an injury against Joey Blaze of Purdue, placing fourth overall.
Other notable results included Silas Allred finishing sixth at 184 pounds and Jacob Van Dee placing eighth at 133 after both forfeited their placement matches on Sunday.
Chance Lamer competed for ninth place at 149 pounds but ultimately finished tenth after losing his final match to Ryder Block of Iowa in sudden victory. Kael Lauridsen secured seventh place at 125 with a win over Ayden Smith of Rutgers.
The team standings saw Penn State take first with 184 points and Ohio State second with 148.5 points. Nebraska’s third-place finish keeps them among the conference’s leading programs heading into nationals.
Nebraska will next compete at the NCAA Championships scheduled for March 19-21, 2026, at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.