Central Oklahoma captured the team title, followed by the host school, Nebraska-Kearney.
Naig finished his season at 42-7 and his career at 140-26, fourth-best all-time at UNO, with a dominating 13-1 win over Michael Jackson of Indianapolis in the 174-pound title bout. It was the second straight year that Naig defeated Jackson in the championship match. Naig, who was third as a freshman, also won the 165-pound title as a sophomore.
Naig is just the third three-time national champion in school history, following Roy Washington in 1968-70 and Les Sigman, 2003-06.
Meneely scored a first-period takedown and then grinded out a 3-2 victory at 149 pounds over Carson Newman sophomore Mike Rogers. Meneely finished the year 35-3.
The Mavericks, fourth entering the Saturday night finals, moved past Minnesota State, Mankato in the team standings with Naig's win.
UNO 184-pounder Austin Boehm, the first true freshman to wrestle for the school in a championship match, lost his final bout to Jared Deaguero of Adams State, 9-1.
Earlier in the day, redshirt freshman Siim Bribieseca, UNO's fourth All-American in the tournament, suffered a knee injury and defaulted, finishing eighth.
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