Kenny Jordan, competing at 133 pounds, went a perfect 6-0 at Las Vegas to improve to 8-0 on the season. He racked up three bonus-point victories to start the tournament and ended with three straight decisions, including a 7-0 win over T.J. Dillashaw of Cal State-Fullerton in the finals.
Meanwhile, Burroughs went 6-1 to earn third place at 149 pounds and run his season record to 15-2. Burroughs lost a 6-5 decision to Lance Palmer of Ohio State in the quarterfinals on the first day, but rebounded in the consolation bracket to earn a rematch with Palmer. It was another tight match, but Burroughs prevailed 2-1 in double overtime to earn third.
Fellow sophomore Stephen Dwyer finished fifth with a 5-2 record. Dwyer finished the second day with a 3-1 decision over Jarrod King of Edinboro.
Junior Brandon Browne earned a third-place finish after notching a 7-1 record. Browne opened competition with three-straight major decision wins, but lost 5-2 in the quarterfinals to John Dergo of Illinois. Browne wrestled his way through the consolation bracket and ended the second day with a 6-4 decision over Edinboro's Phil Moricone to finish third.
Junior Vince Jones was impressive in his first action of the season. He opened the tournament with three straight pins, all in under a minute. Jones finished sixth with a 5-3 record, but two of those losses where to Louis Caputo of Harvard and all three were by two points.
This is the second consecutive year that Nebraska has finished fourth as a team, while Michigan won the team title this year. Nebraska racked up 112.5 points this year, compared to just 94 last year.
The non-varsity wrestlers competed at the Bob Smith Open in Hays, Kan., hosted by Fort Hays State. Freshman Tucker Lane continued an impressive start to his career winning all four of his matches and finishing first in the heavyweight division. Sophomore Levi Wofford claimed fourth at 184 pounds.
The Huskers return to the mat on Thursday to face the defending NCAA champion Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis at 7 p.m.
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