Draft:Mark Manning

Mark Manning
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	150 lb (68 kg)
Event(s)	Folkstyle and Freestyle
College team	Nebraska–Omaha
Coached by	Mike Denney
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Omaha Mavericks
NCAA Division II Championships
North Central Championships

Mark Manning is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is currently serving as the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling team. He attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for one year before transferring to the University of Nebraska Omaha, where he would win two NCAA Division II Championships and two North Central Conference Championships.

Amateur wrestling career

NCAA record

NCAA Record
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
1985 NCAA Division I Championships DNP at 150 lbs
Loss		Luke Skove	3–8	March 14–16, 1985	1985 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win		Tony Mills	4–4, 1–1 Cr 6
Loss		Jim Heffernan	3–3, 2–2 Cr
Win		Jeff Cardwell	5–3
1985 NCAA Division II Championships at 150 lbs
Win		Jim Martinson	11–6	March 1–2, 1985	1985 NCAA Division II National Championships
Win		Brian MeTague	5–2
Win		Gerry Bell	14–4
Win		Jack Thomas	5–1
1984 NCAA Division II Championships 5th at 150 lbs
Win		Troy Osborne	13–3	February 24–25, 1984	1984 NCAA Division II National Championships
Loss		Rob Yahner	2–7
Loss		Mark Kristoff	5–6
Win		Troy Osborne	7–4
Win		Brian Smith	13–5
1983 NCAA Division I Championships DNP at 150 lbs
Loss		Frank Patacsil	11–16	March 10–12, 1983	1983 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win		Kevin McCarthy	11–2	March 10–12, 1983	1983 NCAA Division I National Championships
1983 NCAA Division II Championships at 150 lbs
Win		Mark-Ashland Black	9–4	February 27–28, 1983	1983 NCAA Division II National Championships
Win		Mike Muckerheide	Fall
Win		Mark Kristoff	9–3
Win		Anthony Brown	10–9

Coaching career

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Northern Iowa

On June 11, 1997, Manning was hired to be the head coach for the Northern Iowa Panthers.^[1] On December 13, Manning won his first dual meet with an 18–16 win over Indiana. In his first season, Manning's squad finished with a 5–9 dual record and 30th at the 1998 NCAA Division I Championships.

Nebraska

Coaching results

Coaching record
Season	Dual record	Conf.	NCAA
Northern Iowa Panthers
1997–98	5–9	--	30th
1998–99	8–10	--	17th
1999–2000	10–5–2	--	11th
Northern Iowa:	23–24–2
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2000–01	11–6	4th	8th
2001–02	8–9	4th	8th
2002–03	16–7	4th	13th
2003–04	19–3		5th
2004–05	19–2–1		19th
2005–06	12–5		16th
2006–07	10–7–1	4th	16th
2007–08	14–3		4th
2008–09	17–3		4th
2009–10	9–11	5th	12th
2010–11	14–5	4th	12th
2011–12	15–4	8th	21st
2012–13	11–6	7th	13th
2013–14	12–2	5th	11th
2014–15	14–1	7th	9th
2015–16	11–6	4th	8th
2016–17	12–4	4th	9th
2017–18	10–4	5th	9th
2018–19	12–5	5th	10th
2019–20	11–3		--
2020–21	7–1		12th
2021–22	6–5	7th	5th
2022–23	12–3		8th
2023–24	12–2		9th
Nebraska:	294–107–3
Career:	317–131–5

References

^ "Northern Iowa to Hire OU Aide". The Oklahoman. 12 June 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2025.

[1] "Northern Iowa to Hire OU Aide". The Oklahoman. 12 June 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2025.

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