Nebraska Omaha Brackets

The University of Nebraska at Omaha each November hosts the na­tion’s largest collegiate wrestling meet. The Ryan Kaufman-Glen Brand Open attracts 500-700 wrestlers from 35 teams in 12 states to the Sapp Fieldhouse. In 2007, 600 wres­tlers competed in over 1,400 match­es dur­ing the 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. non-scored meet.

The meet, originally named the UNO Open, was renamed af­ter the late Ryan Kaufman, a Maverick national champion and a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Kaufman, an Oma­ha fireman, was killed in a traffic accident in early 1991. However his legacy lives on, not just with this tour­na­ment, but also in the North Central Conference, which has named its award to the outstanding wrestler in the NCC meet after him.

Glen Brand, an Omaha resident and former Olympic cham­pi­on, has given the financial support to the tournament and also sponsors the Glen Brand Open, held at UNO each January.

Brackets:

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