WICHITA, Kan. — Getting back to action inside Fugate Gymnasium for the first time since mid-December, the No. 23 Newman wrestling team hosts No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney in an MIAA dual Thursday at 7 p.m.

SCOUTING NEWMAN

The Jets (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) suffered a 32-13 loss to Central Missouri on Jan. 3 to start their dual season. That was the last competition they were in after weather forced them to withdraw from Saturday's Midwest Duals.

                Projected Lineup

125: No. 4 Dustin Reed (6-2)
133: Cole Sutterfield (1-9)
141: Garrett Whitson (7-9)
149: No. 11 Tyler Mies (19-10)
157: Forlanda Parker (2-9)
165: Colton Duhr (11-8)
174: Kyle Ryan (7-6)
184: Sage Eckman (3-8) or Noah Ornelas (2-11)
197: Dalton Weidl (3-4)
285: Thor Balavage (10-8)

SCOUTING THE LOPERS

Nebraska-Kearney (12-4, 1-0 MIAA) went 4-0 at the Midwest Duals Saturday, outscoring opponents by a combined 135-34. Included in that was a 31-13 victory over California Baptist. The Lopers' four losses have come to a pair of Division I squads, as well as ranked DII sides Wisconsin-Parkside and McKendree.

                Projected Lineup

125: No. 11 Vlad Kazakov (23-10)
133: No. 2 Bryce Shoemaker (18-3) or JD Rader (13-13)
141: Jacob Wasser (22-3) or Jeff Bizzle (21-11)
149: No. 9 Keith Surber (4-1)
157: No. 1 Destin McCauley (20-4) or Seth Harrington (16-11)
165: Nick Babcock (5-5) or Bubba Jaramillo (2-0)
174: No. 4 Calvin Ochs (13-3)
184: No. 11 Zach Stodden (16-8)
197: Trey Schlender (5-4) or Corey Van Dorn (10-14)
285: No. 6 Kevin Barrett (21-4)

IN THE RANKINGS

Newman is No. 23 nationally, with Dustin Reed and Tyler Mies ranked individually. The Jets are ninth in Super Region 4, with Reed second, Mies third and Dalton Weidl fourth at 197.

UNK is fourth in the nation and the top-ranked team in Super Region 4. Seven individual grapplers are ranked nationally, while eight find their way into the regional ranks.

COVERAGE

Thursday's match will feature live video and statistics, available at www.newmanjets.com.