Burroughs, a junior, posted two decisions at 157 pounds on Saturday. He started with a 3-2 victory over All-American and fifth-ranked J.P. O'Conner of Harvard in the semifinals and earned a 10-8 win over defending NCAA champion and sixth-ranked Jordan Leen of Cornell in the final. Burroughs moved to a perfect 11-0 on the season.
Fellow junior Brester posted an equally impressive weekend. He racked up major decisions in the semifinals and final on Saturday, after earning a pin, technical fall and major decision on Friday. He advanced to the final with a 13-3 win over No. 11 Logan Brown of Purdue and took the title with a 10-2 victory against No. 13 Richard Starks. Brester is 12-0 on the season.
Brandon Browne took second at 174 with a loss in the final to top-ranked Steve Luke of Michigan. Browne advanced with a 5-1 decision over West Virginia's Kurt Brenner in the semifinals and battled Luke to overtime, but came up short. Browne has lost to Luke 3-1 in overtime in both of his two career meetings with the Wolverine.
Stephen Dwyer finished third at 165 after losing his quarterfinal match with Ohio State's Colt Sponseller, 2-0. Dwyer, a junior ranked fourth in the nation, rebounded with an 11-2 major decision over Wisconsin's Andrew Howe and notched a 4-0 decision against No. 6 Luke Manuel of Purdue in the consolation finals.
Redshirt freshman Tucker Lane lost in the consolation final to place fourth at heavyweight. He posted three straight decisions after losing in Friday's quarterfinals. He lost his final match Saturday 3-2 to No. 3 Kyle Massey of Wisconsin, but defeated two ranked foes in the consolation bracket.
Sophomore Matt Vacanti finished with a 6-3 record at the tournament to place eighth at 133 pounds. He opened the second day of competition with a 3-1 sudden victory over Wyoming's Cory VomBaur, but lost an 8-2 decision to No. 17 T.J. Dillashaw of Cal State Fullerton before ending with a 7-5 sudden loss to Cal State Bakersfield's Thomas Kimbrell.
The Huskers are next in action when they host No. 25 Kent State on Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. in the NU Coliseum.
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