Antrell Taylor

Antrell Taylor
Personal information
Born	March 5, 2004 (age 20); Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	157 lb (71 kg)
Event(s)	Folkstyle and Freestyle
College team	Nebraska
Coached by	Mark Manning
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
U20 Pan American Championships
	Updated on January 24, 2025

Antrell "Trelly" Taylor (born March 5, 2004) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler that competes at 157 pounds for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Amateur wrestling career

High school

Taylor attended Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He finished his high school career with a 177–8 record, becoming a three-time NSAA Class A state champion in the process.^[1]

College

On National Signing Day in November 2020, Taylor committed to Mark Manning and the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the No. 6 ranked 160-pounder and the No. 18 overall ranked recruit in the 2022 class.^[2]

2022–2023

Taylor began his career redshirting behind Peyton Robb and Nic Stoltenberg at 157 pounds.^[3] On November 13, 2022, he made his collegiate debut at the 2022 Journeymen Collegiate Classic, finishing the tournament in fifth place. At the 2022 Navy Classic, Taylor claimed a fourth-place finish. Taylor would then win the 2022 Doane Open in December and the 2023 Worthington Open in January before making his dual meet debut against Purdue on February 4, 2023. He would lose to Kendall Coleman by a 3–6 decision. Taylor finished his redshirt season with a 4–5 (8–5) record. Taylor and Jacob Van Dee shared the honor of the Nebraska Wrestling Redshirt of the Year after the season.

2023–2024

Taylor beat Bubba Wilson, a two-time NCAA qualifier, in Nebraska's wrestle-offs to become the 165-pound starter after gaining weight in the offseason.^[4] Taylor started the season with a seven-match win streak and an individual championship at the 2023 Navy Classic before losing to Giano Petrucelli during the 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational. On January 19, 2024, he won his first Big Ten dual match against Blaine Brenner of Minnesota. On February 9, Taylor upset Cameron Amine of Michigan in the first tiebreaker period.

2024–2025

Before the 2024–25 season, Taylor moved back down to 157 pounds.^[5] Taylor began the season with individual championships at the 2024 Navy Classic and 2024 Cliff Keen Invitational.^[6] On January 26, 2025, Taylor was rested in Nebraska's dual meet against Michigan State due to a lower-body injury.^[7]

NCAA record

NCAA Division I Record
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
End of 2025–2026 season (junior year)
End of 2024–2025 season (sophomore year)
2025 NCAA Championships TBD at 157 lbs
				March 20–22, 2025	2025 NCAA Division I National Championships
2025 Big Ten Championships TBD at 157 lbs
				March 8–9, 2025	2025 Big Ten Conference Championships
				February 23, 2025	Nebraska - Purdue Dual
				February 16, 2025	Indiana - Nebraska Dual
				February 7, 2025	Nebraska - Iowa Dual
				January 31, 2025	Wisconsin - Nebraska Dual
Win	41–17	Chase Saldate	Fall	January 24, 2025	Nebraska - Michigan Dual
Loss	40–17	Tyler Kasak	3–9	January 17, 2025	Penn State - Nebraska Dual
Win	40–16	Tommy Askey	SV–1 4–1	January 11, 2025	Minnesota - Nebraska Dual
Loss	39–16	Ryder Downey	SV–1 2–5	January 5, 2025	Nebraska - Northern Iowa Dual
Win		Cael Robb	TF 21–6	December 20, 2024	Nebraska-Kearney - Nebraska Dual
2024 Cliff Keen Invitational at 157 lbs
Win	39–15	Ryder Downey	4–3	December 6–7, 2024	2024 Cliff Keen Las Vagas Invitational
Win	38–15	Paddy Gallagher	SV–1 4–1
Win	37–15	Chase Saldate	15–11
Win	36–15	Colton Washleski	Fall
Win	35–15	Michael Kilic	MD 14–4
2024 Navy Classic at 157 lbs
Win	34–15	Ethan Stiles	SV–1 10–5	November 23, 2024	2024 Navy Classic
Win	33–15	Cade Wirnsberger	TF 20–5
Win	32–15	Tyler Badgett	TF 19–3
Win	31–15	Doug Terry	Fall
Win	30–15	Sonny Santiago	4–2	November 15, 2024	Nebraska - North Carolina Dual
Win	29–15	Seth Larson	Fall	November 15, 2024	Nebraska - Campbell Dual
Win	28–15	Ryker Fullmer	TF 20–4	November 8, 2024	Utah Valley - Nebraska Dual
Start of 2024–2025 season (sophomore year)
End of 2023–2024 season (freshman year)
2024 NCAA Championships 8th at 165 lbs
Loss	27–15	Peyton Hall	1–2	March 21–23, 2024	2024 NCAA Division I National Championships
Loss	27–14	Izzak Olejnik	0–2
Win	27–13	Giano Petrucelli	11–6
Loss	26–13	Keegan O'Toole	Fall
Win	26–12	Peyton Hall	11–9
Win	25–12	Holden Heller	MD 11–0
2024 Big Ten Championships 5th at 165 lbs
Win	24–12	Chris Moore	4–1	March 9–10, 2024	2024 Big Ten Conference Championships
Loss	23–12	Cameron Amine	TB–1 2–3
Loss	23–11	Dean Hamiti	Fall
Win	23–10	Caleb Fish	SV–1 8–5
Win	22–10	Maxx Mayfield	7–2
Win	21–10	Chance McLane	11–5	February 25, 2024	Nebraska - Arizona State Dual
Loss	20–10	Mitchell Mesenbrink	5–9	February 18, 2024	Nebraska - Penn State Dual
Win	20–9	Cameron Amine	TB–1 3–2	February 9, 2024	Michigan - Nebraska Dual
Win	19–9	Chris Moore	SV–1 4–1	February 4, 2024	Illinois - Nebraska Dual
Loss	18–9	Dean Hamiti	2–7	January 28, 2024	Nebraska - Wisconsin Dual
Win	18–8	Maxx Mayfield	SV–1 4–1	January 26, 2024	Nebraska - Northwestern Dual
Win	17–8	Stoney Buell	MD 14–6	January 21, 2024	Purdue - Nebraska Dual
Win	16–8	Blaine Brenner	8–2	January 19, 2024	Nebraska - Minnesota Dual
Loss	15–8	Michael Caliendo	3–8	January 12, 2024	Iowa - Nebraska Dual
Win	15–7	Robert Weston	6–3	January 6, 2024	Northern Iowa - Nebraska Dual
Win	14–7	Brett McIntosh	TF 22–5	January 6, 2024	Wyoming - Nebraska Dual
Win	13–7	Tanner Cook	7–1	December 16, 2023	South Dakota State - Nebraska Dual
2023 Cliff Keen Invitational DNP at 165 lbs
Loss	12–7	Stoney Buell	MD 1–12	December 1–2, 2023	2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Win	12–6	Evan Yant	MD 11–3
Loss	11–6	Giano Petrucelli	9–12
Win	11–5	Connor Gaynor	8–5
2023 Navy Classic at 165 lbs
Win	10–5	Giano Petrucelli	10–3	November 18, 2023	2023 Navy Classic
Win	9–5	Garrett Thompson	10–3
Win	8–5	Aaron Ferguson	MD 11–1
Win	7–5	Daniel Patten	TF 17–2
Win	6–5	Domonic Baker	MD 22–10	November 10, 2023	Campbell - Nebraska Dual
Win	5–5	Brendan Howes	Fall	November 4, 2023	Nebraska - North Dakota State Dual
Start of 2023–2024 season (freshman year)
End of 2022–2023 season (redshirt year)
Loss	4–5	Kendall Coleman	3–6	February 4, 2023	Nebraska - Purdue Dual
2023 Worthington Open at 157 lbs
Win	4–4	Blaine Brenner	10–6	January 21, 2023	2023 Worthington Open
Win		Payton Handevidt	6–2
Win		Abraham Dirkx	MD 17–7
Win		Jett Thoreson	MD 14–6
2022 Doane Open at 157 lbs
Win		Peyten Kellar	MFOR	December 3, 2022	2022 Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open
Win		Tyson Johnson	TF 21–5
Win		Jovon Mitchell	MFOR
2022 Navy Classic 4th at 157 lbs
Loss	3–4	Peyten Kellar	Fall	November 19, 2022	2022 Navy Classic
Loss	3–3	Chase Saldate	Fall
Win	3–2	Nick Delp	6–5
Win	2–2	Andrew Cerniglia	10–7
2022 Journeymen Classic 5th at 157 lbs
Win	1–2	Cael Berg	5–3	November 13, 2022	2022 Journeymen Collegiate Classic
Loss	0–2	Anthony Artalona	Fall
Loss	0–1	Alejandro Herrera-Rondon	0–6
Start of 2022–2023 season (redshirt year)

Stats

Season	Year	School	Rank	Weigh Class	Record	Win	Bonus
2025	Sophomore	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	#7	157	14–2	87.50%	52.94%
2024	Freshman		#10 (8th)	165	23–10	69.70%	24.24%
2023	Redshirt		#19	157	4–5	44.44%	23.08%
Career					41–17	70.69%	31.98%

References

^ Rubek, Nick (February 22, 2022). "Antrell Taylor and Tyler Antoniak cap high school wrestling careers as state champions". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
^ Guenther, Dylan (November 8, 2020). "Husker Wrestling Adds Two to Class of 2022". Corn Nation. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ Guenther, Dylan (June 21, 2022). "Wrestling: Way-too-Early Lineup Look for 2022-23 Season". Corn Nation. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^ Guenther, Dylan (November 2, 2023). "Wrestling: One Last Look at the 2023-24 Husker Lineup". Corn Nation. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ Guenther, Dylan (October 18, 2024). "Wrestling: Husker Coach Manning Confirms Weight-Class Changes in Upper Weights". Corn Nation. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ Smith, Earl (December 8, 2024). "2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational: Final Results". InterMat Wrestling. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ Guenther, Dylan (January 26, 2025). "Wrestling: #5 Nebraska Dominates State of Michigan, Downing Spartans This Afternoon". Corn Nation. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[1] Rubek, Nick (February 22, 2022). "Antrell Taylor and Tyler Antoniak cap high school wrestling careers as state champions". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[2] Guenther, Dylan (November 8, 2020). "Husker Wrestling Adds Two to Class of 2022". Corn Nation. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[3] Guenther, Dylan (June 21, 2022). "Wrestling: Way-too-Early Lineup Look for 2022-23 Season". Corn Nation. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[4] Guenther, Dylan (November 2, 2023). "Wrestling: One Last Look at the 2023-24 Husker Lineup". Corn Nation. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[5] Guenther, Dylan (October 18, 2024). "Wrestling: Husker Coach Manning Confirms Weight-Class Changes in Upper Weights". Corn Nation. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[6] Smith, Earl (December 8, 2024). "2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational: Final Results". InterMat Wrestling. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[7] Guenther, Dylan (January 26, 2025). "Wrestling: #5 Nebraska Dominates State of Michigan, Downing Spartans This Afternoon". Corn Nation. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

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