No.2 Burroughs won the 165-pound title of the Midlands Championships, improving his season record to 18-0. The senior defeated his first four opponents of the tournament by bonus points, including two technical fall victories over Luke Miller (Ohio Northern) and Robert Nash (Michigan State) to open the tournament. In the finals, Burroughs broke returning national champion and No. 1 Andrew Howe's (Wisconsin) 48-match winning streak to capture the title with a 10-7 decision. Burroughs was awarded the Dan Gable Most Outstanding Wrestler award for his efforts on the mat and was also the highest individual point scorer of the tournament. For the season, Burroughs has collected seven technical fall victories and six victories by pin.
Burroughs and the Huskers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 15, when they travel to Grand Prairie, Texas to wrestle in the Lone Star Duals. Nebraska is set to dual Stanford, Brown and Utah Valley.
2010-11 BIG 12 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK/MONTH
November: Jordan Oliver, OSU, So., 133
December 6: Jon Morrison, OSU, Fr., 125
December 13: Jordan Burroughs, NU, Sr., 165
December 20: Todd Schavrien, MU, Sr., 141
January 3: Jordan Burroughs, NU, Sr., 165
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