Wrestling Travels to Nebraska for First Dual; Also Competing in Journeyman Sunday

LINCOLN, Neb. – Army West Point wrestling will be on display twice this weekend, including for its opening dual of the 2025-26 season.

The Black Knights take on Nebraska Friday night at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. The dual will be streamed on B1G+, with a subscription required to access the match. First bout is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. CT.

The squad will then regroup Sunday and compete at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa.

Army finished 8-3 in duals a season ago, including a 5-2 mark vs. EIWA opponents. The Black Knights also notched a 20-19 dual win (by criteria) over Big Ten foe Purdue in Buffalo, N.Y., which was Army's first dual win over a power conference opponent since the 2019-20 season.

Friday night will serve as Troy Nickerson's first dual in his tenure as Class of 1972 Head Men's Wrestling Coach, of which he was tapped for in June.

Army opened its campaign November 2 at the Princeton Open, claiming four individual titles and sending 16 wrestlers to the podium. For the first time in the program's 104-year history, a female wrestler won an individual tournament title, with Clare Booe taking the women's 117 lb championship.

After Army's dual at Nebraska, select Black Knight wrestlers will compete at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic. The action from Bethlehem opens at 9:00 a.m. and will be streamed on FloWrestling.

The event will not act like a traditional dual or tournament, but rather see each wrestler divided into pools. Each pool will act as a round robin, with all entrants guaranteed at least three matches. Select pool winners will wrestle other pool winners.

Ranking Report

Army moved up half a spot in the first in-season NWCA Coach's Poll team rankings, into a tie for No. 23. The most up-to-date individual rankings are as follows.

InterMat
125 | No. 25 Charlie Farmer
133 | No. 23 Ethan Berginc
141 | No. 25 Braden Basile
157 | No. 27 Trae McDaniel
165 | No. 16 Gunner Filipowicz
197 | No. 27 Wolfgang Frable
285 | No. 13 Brady Colbert
Team Dual | No. 23

FloWrestling
125 | No. 30 Charlie Farmer
133 | No. 25 Ethan Berginc
141 | No. 20 Braden Basile
157 | No. 29 Trae McDaniel
165 | No. 15 Gunner Filipowicz
197 | No. 18 Wolfgang Frable
285 | No. 14 Brady Colbert
Team Tournament | No. 32

Next Up

Army will return home from the Journeyman for two consecutive home events. The inaugural Black Knight open is set for November 16, with the annual Black Knight Invite to follow November 23. Both events will commence at 10:00 a.m. from Christl Arena.

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Wrestling Travels to Nebraska for First Dual; Also Competing in Journeyman Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Braden Basile

Ethan Berginc

Clare Booe

Brady Colbert

Charlie Farmer

Gunner Filipowicz

Wolfgang Frable

Trae McDaniel

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