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Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (1st). 11/4 Brandon Silbaugh ...
James Green
JUNIOR • 157 •
W ILLINGBORO, N.J. (WILLINGBORO)
Career Highlights Two-Time NCAA All-American (7th, 157, 2012; 7th, 157, 2013) Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2012, 2013) Nebraska Most Improved Award (2011-12) 2013-14 Outlook Two-time All-American James Green remains at 157 pounds for his junior season. After a pair of seventh-place NCAA finishes in each of his first two seasons, Green looks to improve in his pursuit of a national title. He has shown the ability to step up against the best competition during his time as a Husker, winning 59 matches, including 22 by major decision. 2012-13 (Sophomore) NCAA Championships Green garnered All-America accolades at 157 pounds for the second consecutive season, finishing seventh in 2013. His NCAA Championships appearance got off to a rocky start after he lost a 6-5 tiebreaker to Missouri’s Kyle Bradley in the first round. Green responded in the wrestleback bracket, reeling off four consecutive dominating victories. He won a 21-6 technical fall over Navy’s Bobby Barnhisel before a major decision over Indiana’s Taylor Walsh, a pin over Purdue’s Tommy Churchard and a 14-4 major decision over Dylan Alton of Penn State. Having already clinched All-America honors, Green was pinned by Virginia’s Jedd Moore in 6:15. He bounced back in the seventh-place match to win a 14-4 major decision over Clarion’s James Fleming. Big Ten Championships Green opened with a 15-5 major decision over Indiana’s Taylor Walsh before upsetting No. 2 Derek St. John of Iowa by a 5-4 decision in the semifinals. Green battled No. 1 Jason Welch in a back and forth championship match before Welch pinned him in the third period. Green finished second at the conference tournament with a 2-1 record. Regular Season Green completed his sophomore season at 157 pounds with a 25-6 record, which included an 11-2 dual mark. He achieved one pin, four technical falls and nine major decisions in 2012-13. He tore through his first 11 matches of the season, picking up the 157-pound title at the Warren Williamson/ Daktronics Open but an injury at the Cliff Keen Invitational led to an eighth-place finish. Green returned six weeks later to help the Huskers defeat ranked conference foes Michigan and Northwestern on the road. He handed No. 2 Jason Welch of Northwestern his first loss of the season in a 9-8 decision in Evanston, Ill. Green stepped up to wrestle at 165 pounds in Nebraska’s win over No. 11 Virginia. He won a 5-2 decision over No. 7 Nick Sulzer.
Big Ten Championships Green took fifth at the Big Ten Championships, going 3-2 in his first appearance. After opening with a 15-2 major decision over Wisconsin’s Shawn Perry, Green lost a 6-4 sudden victory to Iowa’s Derek St. John, the No. 6 seed. Green responded in the wrestleback bracket with a 9-6 decision over Purdue’s Tommy Churchard, advancing to wrestle No. 4 seed Anthony Jones of Michigan State. Green was pinned by Jones in 4:44, but ended his Big Ten Championships with an 8-3 decision over Ohio State’s Josh Demas in the fifth-place match. Regular Season Green won a team-high 34 matches as a freshman, going 14-4 in duals. He earned one pin and won 13 matches by major decision, also a team high. Green started his Husker career on a high note, winning the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open at 157 pounds. He outscored his opponents 76-26, winning three matches by major decision and the other one by technical fall. Green suffered a pair of dual losses before achieving another open tournament title at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open. At the Cliff Keen Invitational, Green went 5-1 and earned a third-place finish. He reeled off a 13-match winning streak that included four victories over ranked opponents and five major decisions. Green went 8-1 in Big Ten duals. Before Nebraska As a senior at Willingboro High School, Green became the first wrestler in school history to win a state championship after a perfect 29-0 season. Green capped his title run with a 16-4 major decision win over Nicholas Alpher of Paramus in the 145-pound finals. Green closed his career with a 148-8 overall record. During his senior year, Green recorded 13 pins and three technical falls to go along with five major decisions. He was the state runner-up at 140 pounds his junior season, and took fourth place at 130 pounds as a sophomore. Green finished his high school career
Match-by-Match
Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (1st) 11/4 Brandon Silbaugh (Iowa Central) W; MD, 17-6 11/4 Jaykob Miller (Jamestown) W; TF, 21-6 11/4 Steven Keogh (Minnesota) W; MD, 15-7 11/4 Matt Gray (North Dakota State) W; TF, 15-0 11/4 Cody Pack (South Dakota State) W; D, 7-4 11/10 Nick Alspaugh (Northern Colorado) W; TF, 18-2 11/11 Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) W; MD, 14-1 11/16 Brad Dolezal (Minnesota) W; D, 14-9 11/18 Chris Mears (North Carolina) W; D, 10-3 11/18 Cody Pack (South Dakota State) W; MD, 17-6 Cliff Keen Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (8th) 11/30 Christopher Dowdy (Cornell) W; MD, 11-2 11/30 Jedd Moore (Virginia) L; D, 6-7 12/1 Kyle Chene (Cal Poly) W; D, 9-4 1/11 Collin Zeerip (Michigan) W; D, 8-3 1/12 2 Jason Welch (Northwestern) W; D, 9-8 1/18 Matt Nora (Illinois) W; D, 9-4 1/27 6 Dylan Alton (Penn State) L; D, 1-3 2/1 Ryan Watts (Michigan State) W; D, 5-2 2/10 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) L; D, 4-6 2/17 7 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) W; D, 5-2 2/17 Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) W; D, 5-2 Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (2nd) 3/9 13 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) W; MD, 15-5 3/9 2 Derek St. John (Iowa) W; D, 5-4 3/10 1 Jason Welch (Northwestern) L; F, 6:38 NCAA Championships; Des Moines, Iowa (7th) 3/21 16 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) L; TB, 5-6 3/21 17 Bobby Barnhisel (Navy) W; TF, 21-6 3/22 20 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) W; MD, 19-8 3/22 Tommy Churchard (Purdue) W; F, 3:31 3/22 8 Dylan Alton (Penn State) W; MD, 14-4 3/22 13 Jedd Moore (Virginia) L; F, 6:15 3/23 5 James Fleming (Clarion) W; MD, 14-4
Year 11-12 12-13 Career
Overall 34-9 25-6 59-15
Dual Pins TF MD 14-4 1 1 13 11-2 1 4 9 25-6 2 5 22
by winning the 145-pound national title at the NHSCA Senior National Wrestling Championships. Green was a four-time District 26 champion in New Jersey and a two-time regional champion. Personal The son of James and Joyce H. Green, James was born on Dec. 19, 1992, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He has two sisters, Autumn and Heaven. James is a sociology major at Nebraska.
2011-12 (Freshman) NCAA Championships Green earned All-America honors in his first season as a Husker, taking seventh place at the NCAA Championships at 157 pounds. He opened with a major decision victory over Lehigh’s Brian Tanen before defeating No. 6 seed James Fleming of Clarion by an 8-3 decision in overtime. In the following round, Green lost by a 2-1 decision to No. 3 seed Jason Welch of Northwestern. In the wrestleback bracket, Green won a 3-1 decision over North Dakota State’s Steven Monk before losing a 4-3 decision to No. 7 seed Dylan Alton of Penn State. In the seventh-place match, Green won by major decision over Harvard’s Walter Peppelman, 9-1.
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