Senior 174-pounder Robert Kokesh will face Pittsburgh’s Tyler Wilps in the NWCA All-Star Classic at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Kokesh, a two-time All-American, will begin his senior season at the event, as he joins teammate James Green (157) at the NWCA All-Star Classic. Kokesh finished fourth at the 2014 NCAA Championships after capturing the 174-pound Big Ten title. The Wagner, S.D., native took third place in 2013, and holds a career record of 105-14 heading into his final season in a Husker singlet.

Kokesh squared off against Wilps in the consolation quarterfinals of last year’s national tournament, with Kokesh emerging victorious by a 2-1 decision in the first tiebreaker. Wilps notched a seventh-place finish, and holds a career record of 70-28, as he starts the 2014-15 season. Wilps, a two-time NCAA qualifier, captured the 174-pound ACC title in 2014, and will be a senior this season.

Kokesh compiled a 37-3 record last season, which included a perfect 14-0 dual record. He led the team in dual points (67) and pins (9), while adding five technical falls and 10 major decisions.

Kokesh and Green become the 30th and 31st Husker wrestlers to compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic and the first since 2009 when Jordan Burroughs, Stephen Dwyer and Craig Brester all competed.

The NWCA has already announced six other matches for this year’s event and will reveal three others over the coming weeks leading up to the competition.

The Huskers open the season by hosting their annual Intrasquad on Friday, Oct. 31 at the Devaney Center at 5 p.m. Nebraska’s first dual is set for Friday, Nov. 7 at Wyoming, starting at 4 p.m. (CT).