Gallery: Nebraska Wrestling Returns Home After NCAA Championships

The Huskers return from Philadelphia after a program-best performance.

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The Husker Wrestling squad returned to Lincoln with some hardware and greeted fans outside the Hendricks Training Complex. The Huskers come home as national runner-ups with two individual champions and eight All-Americans, making this the best finish in team history.

157-lbs national champion, Antrell Taylor, returns to Lincoln with his individual and the national runner-up trophy in hand. / Amarillo Mullen

Head Coach Mark Manning was named the 2025 NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year. / Amarillo Mullen

149-lbs champion, Ridge Lovett, greets fans lined up at the Hendricks Training Complex. / Amarillo Mullen

Christopher Minto takes a video of the crowd gathered to welcome the team home. The freshman placed 4th in his first tournament. / Amarillo Mullen

Champions Ridge Lovett (left) and Antrell Taylor pose for a photo together. / Amarillo Mullen

125-lbs 7th place finisher, Caleb Smith, signs a hat for a fan. / Amarillo Mullen

Ridge Lovett signs a poster for a couple of young fans. / Amarillo Mullen

Wrestling Assistant and former Husker wrestler Liam Cronin (left) hugs Caleb Smith. / Amarillo Mullen

Antrell Taylor poses with a group of fans. / Amarillo Mullen

This years' champions were the first for the program since 2011. / Amarillo Mullen

184-lbs 7th place finisher, Silas Allred (left), poses with Ridge Lovett. / Amarillo Mullen

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