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Midlands releases “Top Contenders” for 50th championships


By Betsy Golomski
Northwestern Sports Information

EVANSTON, Ill. – The Midlands Tournament Committee has announced the top contenders for the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. The contenders list does not represent the final seeds and are subject to change.

Final brackets for the event will be released the morning of Saturday, Dec. 29.

Make your plans now to attend the historic 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at Welsh-Ryan Arena! Tickets for the Dec. 29-30 event are available by calling 888-GO-PURPLE.

A complete list of tournament contenders is as follows:

125:
1 Cory Clark, Iowa, Unattached
2. #5 Jesse Delgado, Illinois
3. Jarrod Patterson, Oklahoma, Unattached
4. #4 Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State
5. #7 Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech
6. Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh, Unattached
7. #9 Nathan Kraisser, North Carolina
8. #12 Christian Cullinan, Central Michigan
9. #17 Shane Gentry, Maryland
10. #14 Dominick Malone, Northwestern
11. #13 Mark Rappo, Penn
12. #18 Steve Bonnano, Hofstra

Other Contenders:
Sean Boyle, Michigan
Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan
Joe Roth, Central Michigan
Thomas Gilman, Iowa , Unattached
Joey Palmer, Oregon State
Patrick Rollins, Oregon State
Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa
Tyler Iwamura, Cal St. Bakersfield
Evan Silver, Stanford

133:
1. #3 Scott Sentes, Central Michigan
2. Dan Dennis, Hawkeye WC
3. #4 A.J. Schopp, Edinboro
4. Ryan Mango, Stanford, Unattached
5. Mason Beckman, Lehigh, Unattached
6. #8 Cody Brewer, Oklahoma
7. #12 Levi Wolfensperger, Northern Iowa
8. #11 Shelton Mack, Pittsburgh
9. #9 Levi Mele, Northwestern
10. #16 Daryl Thomas, Illinois
11. #10 Geoffrey Alexander, Maryland
12. #17 Cashe’ Quiroga, Purdue

Other Contenders:
Tom Kelliher, Wisconsin
#19 Val Rauser, Utah Valley
John Meeks, Iowa State
Joey Ward, North Carolina

141:
1. #1 Kendric Maple, Oklahoma
2. #3 BJ Futrell, Illinois
3. Devin Carter, Virginia Tech, Unattached
4. #8 Michael Mangrum, Oregon State
5. #4 Mitchell Port, Edinboro
6. #9 Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech
7. #5 Tyler Graff, Wisconsin
8. #6 Evan Henderson, North Carolina
9. Jason Tsirtsis, Northwestern, Unattached
10. #16 C.J. Cobb, Penn
11. Camryn Jackson, Michigan
12. Luke Goettl, Iowa State

Other Contenders:
#17 Tyler Small, Kent State, Unattached
#15 Luke Vaith, Hofstra

149:
1. Montell Marion, Unattached
2. #1 Donnie Vinson, Binghamton
3. #7 Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State
4. #11 Ivan Lopouchanski, Purdue
5. #10 Nick Lester, Oklahoma
6. #9 Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech
7. #8 Steve Santos, Columbia
8. #12 Eric Grajales, Michigan
9. #14 David Habat, Edinboro
10. Justin Accordino, Hofstra
11. Shane Welsh, Lehigh
12. Tanner Hiatt, Northern Iowa

Other Contenders:
Josh Wilson, Utah Valley
Cole Schmitt, Wisconsin
Donnie Corby, Central Michigan

157:
1. #2 Jason Welch, Northwestern
2. #3 James Fleming, Clarion
3. #4 Joey Napoli, Lehigh
4. Walter Peppelman, Harvard
5. #9 R.J. Pena, Oregon State
6. #7 Jesse Dong, Virginia Tech
7. #14 Matt Lester, Oklahoma
8. #17 Jake O’Hara, Columbia
9. #18 David Bonin, Northern Iowa
10. Taylor Walsh, Indiana
11. #20 Tommy Churchard, Purdue
12. Dillon Bera, Wisconsin Parkside

Other Contenders:
Ian Miller, Kent State, Unattached
Aaron Sulzer, Eastern Michigan
Lucas Smith, Central Michigan

165:
1. #3 Peter Yates, Virginia Tech
2. Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Golden Eagle WC
3. #5 Bubby Graham, Oklahoma
4. #6 Steve Monk, North Dakota State
5. #8 Conrad Polz, Illinois
6. #12 Pierce Harger, Northwestern
7. #11 Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo
8. #20 John Gresheimer, Edinboro
9. #10 Tyler Wilps, Pittsburgh
10. Ryan LeBlanc, Indiana
11. #13 Taylor Massa, Michigan
12. Jackson Morse, Illinois, Unattached

Other Contenders:
Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan
Mike Moreno, Iowa State
#16 Ramon Santiago, Rider

174:
1. #4 Jordan Blanton, Illinois
2. #5 Josh Asper, Maryland
3. #6 Robert Kokesh, Nebraska
4. #8 Lee Munster, Northwestern
5. #10 Dan Yates, Michigan
6. #12 Stephen West, Columbia
7. Nathaniel Brown, Lehigh
8. #17 John Martin-Cannon, Buffalo
9. #18 Bryce Hammond, CSU-Bakersfield
10. #19 Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa
11. Nick Bonaccorsi. Pittsburgh
12. James Brundage, Rider

Other Contenders:
Kyle Kwiat, Ohio Northern
Tanner Weatherman. Iowa State
Austin Gabel, Virginia Tech
Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State

184:
1. #3 Robert Hamlin, Lehigh
2. #5 Ben Bennett, Central Michigan
3. #6 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland
4. Travis Rutt, Oklahoma, Unattached
5. #9 Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa
6. #7 Josh Ihnen, Nebraska
7. #14 Max Thomuseitt, Pittsburgh
8. #11 Tony Dallago, Illinois
9. Joe Rau, Elmhurst College
10. #15 Boaz Beard, Iowa State
11. Lorenzo Thomas, Penn, Unattached
12. #19 Alex Utley, North Carolina

Other Contenders:
#18 Mac Stoll, North Dakota State
Ty Vinson, Oregon State

197:
1. #1 Dustin Kilgore, Kent State
2. #2 Matt Wilps, Pittsburgh
3. Hudson Taylor, Lions WC
4. #5 Mario Gonzalez, Illinois
5. #6 Nate Schiedel, Binghamton
6. #9 Taylor Meeks, Oregon State
7. #12 Braden Atwood, Purdue
8. #13 Christian Boley, Maryland
9. #15 Max Huntley, Michigan
10. #18 Kyven Gadsen, Iowa State
11. James Fox, Harvard
12. Alex Polizzi, Northwestern

Other Contenders:
Derrick Borlie, Virginia Tech
Jackson Hein, Wisconsin
Antonio Giorgio, North Carolina
Caleb Kolb, Nebraska
Angelo Malvestuto, Buffalo

285:
1. #2 Jarod Trice, Central Michigan
2. #10 Adam Chalfant, Indiana
3. #6 Mike McMullan, Northwestern
4. #9 Chad Hanke, Oregon State
5. #7 Zach Thomusseit, Pittsburgh
6. #13 Connor Medbery, Wisconsin
7. #19 Pat Walker, Illinois
8. #17 Ernest James, Edinboro
9. Matt Meuleners, Northern State
10. Matt Gibson, Iowa State
11. Eric Thompson, Grand View
12. Ben Apland, Michigan

Other Contenders:
Spencer Myers, Maryland, Unattached
Dan Scherer, Stanford
David Marone, Virginia Tech

There could be a couple of unattached wrestlers win their weight.

You can find the brackets at intermat link.

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/10996

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The semifinal matches are set at the 50th Midlands Championships (matchups below). Illinois leads the team race after the quarterfinal matches.

InterMat is providing a live blog throughout the Midlands. Sunday's action gets underway at 12 p.m. CT with semifinals, consolation matches, and seventh-place matches. The finals will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. CT.
Semifinal Matchups

125:
No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) vs. No. 11 Christian Cullinan (Central Michigan)
No. 6 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) vs. Cory Clark (Iowa, Redshirt)

133:
Ryan Mango (Stanford, Redshirt) vs. Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin, Redshirt)
No. 9 (at 141) Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) vs. Dan Dennis (Hawkeye WC, Postgrad)

141:
No. 1 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) vs. No. 4 Mitchell Port (Edinboro)
No. 3 B.J. Futrell (Illinois) vs. Devin Carter (Virginia Tech, Redshirt)

149:
No. 8 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) vs. Montell Marion (Unattached, Postgrad)
No. 3 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) vs. No. 15 Steve Santos (Columbia)

157:
No. 2 Jason Welch (Northwestern) vs. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin)
No. 4 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) vs. Taylor Walsh (Indiana)

165:
No. 6 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) vs. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Golden Eagle WC, Postgrad)
No. 3 Peter Yates (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 5 Bubby Graham (Oklahoma)

174:
No. 12 Dan Yates (Michigan) vs. No. 19 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh)
No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 9 Lee Munster (Northwestern)

184:
No. 3 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) vs. Travis Rutt (Oklahoma, Redshirt)
No. 5 Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) vs. No. 6 Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland)

197:
No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) vs. No. 5 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois)
No. 2 Matt Wilps (Pittsburgh) vs. No. 11 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State)

285:
No. 4 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) vs. No. 8 Chad Hanke (Oregon State)
No. 6 Zac Thomusseit (Pittsburgh) vs. No. 9 Mike McMullan (Northwestern)

Match Watch--
2 exceptionally outstanding accomplished Greco Style athletes Jesse Thielke from Germantown, WI & Ryan Mango (Spencer's lil brother) from St. Louis, MO @ 133 lb.
I believe in head to head Thielke is the Win/Win.

Another link to brackets

http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/122912aaa.html

Midlands Championships Semifinal Results

12/30/2012
InterMat Staff
contact@intermatwrestle.com

125:
No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) pinned No. 11 Christian Cullinan (Central Michigan), 3:28
No. 6 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) dec. Cory Clark (Iowa, Redshirt), 10-6

133:
Ryan Mango (Stanford, Redshirt) dec. Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin, Redshirt), 5-3
Dan Dennis (Hawkeye WC, Postgrad) dec. No. 9 (at 141) Tyler Graff (Wisconsin), 5-3

141:
No. 1 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. No. 4 Mitchell Port (Edinboro), 14-11
No. 3 B.J. Futrell (Illinois) dec. Devin Carter (Virginia Tech, Redshirt), 8-5

149:
No. 8 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) dec. Montell Marion (Unattached, Postgrad), 5-4
No. 3 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) dec. No. 15 Steve Santos (Columbia), 6-1

157:
No. 2 Jason Welch (Northwestern) dec. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 9-3
No. 4 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) dec. Taylor Walsh (Indiana), 4-3

165:
Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Golden Eagle WC, Postgrad) dec. No. 6 Steven Monk (North Dakota State), 5-3
No. 5 Bubby Graham (Oklahoma) dec. No. 3 Peter Yates (Virginia Tech), 7-2

174:
No. 19 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) pinned No. 12 Dan Yates (Michigan)
No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 9 Lee Munster (Northwestern), 10-2

184:
No. 3 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. Travis Rutt (Oklahoma, Redshirt), 3-2
No. 5 Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) dec. No. 6 Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland), 1-0

197:
No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) tech. fall No. 5 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois), 19-4 7:00
No. 2 Matt Wilps (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 11 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), 7-0

285:
No. 8 Chad Hanke (Oregon State) dec. No. 4 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan), 3-2 TB
No. 6 Zac Thomusseit (Pittsburgh) won by injury default over No. 9 Mike McMullan (Northwestern)

How tough did Kendric Maple look tonight , Congrats !

"How tough did Kendric Maple look tonight , Congrats !"

Solid in all positions - he is flat out a stud and a pleasure to watch.

Illinois wins Midlands title

12/31/2012
University of Illinois Sports Information


EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Fighting Illini wrestling team won the 2012 Midlands Championships after totaling 99.5 points and placing five wrestlers during the two day tournament. This is the first time Illinois has won the Midlands championships since the 2005-06 season. Five wrestlers placed in the top seven, including Jesse Delgado (125) and B.J. Futrell (141) finishing second, Jordan Blanton (174) third, and Conrad Polz (165) and Mario Gonzalez (197) placing fifth.

"It's always nice to win," head coach Jim Heffernan said. "More importantly, these guys had to fight to win every match we could. It was great experience for everyone. Jordan, Conrad and Mario faced adversity and the pressure to win. The fact that all of them won is a good thing."

Delgado started the day against Central Michigan's Christian Cullinan and pinned him in 3:28 to advance to the finals. During his first Midlands championship bout, Delgado wrestled against No. 2 Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech. In the first, Delgado had multiple shots into Garnett's leg but were eventually called as stalemates, making the score 0-0 heading into the second. Delgado chose down and escaped to making the score 1-0 after the second period. Garnett started down in the third and escaped to tie the score 1-1. Delgado had the Hokie in a cradle but Garnett scrambled out into a stalemate to push the bout into overtime. The Illini grappler had Garnett in a single leg on the edge of the mat, but was put onto his back and fell 5-1 to place second.

Futrell moved into the finals of the Midlands by moving past No. 2 Devin Carter (Unt. Virginia Tech) by an 8-5 decision earlier this afternoon. In the finals, the senior took on the defending tournament champion and No. 1 seed Kendric Maple of Oklahoma. Futrell warded off a single leg before Maple got in on a double leg shot. Both were pushed off the mat for a scoreless first period. Maple chose down in the second and immediately scored a reversal on Futrell for the only points of the period. In the third, Maple scored a takedown to push the score to 4-0 and collected the riding time point. Futrell escaped, but time ran out as Maple defeated the Illini wrestler 5-1.

The top-seeded Blanton finished third for the second consecutive year. The 174-pounder dropped his only match of the tournament in the championship quarterfinals against Lehigh's Nate Brown. The Richmond, Ill., native fought back to take third place by moving past John-Martin Cannon (Buffalo) by a 5-3 SV1 decision.

The fifth-place finishes for both Polz and Gonzalez are career-bests for the duo. Polz came into the championships as the fifth seed as Gonzalez grabbed the fourth seed. The 165-pounder Polz defeated No. 8 Mark Lewandowski of Buffalo, 3-1 in the final match while Gonzalez moved past Kevin Beazley (Unt. - Old Dominion), 7-3 to take fifth place.

"It's good to have that kind of depth to win championships," Heffernan said. "The guys who placed, really did some good things. It was a total team effort."

The Illini will begin the 2013 year when they compete against the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga on Sunday, Jan. 6.

Final Brackets and Team Scores

http://intermatwrestle.com/Files/pdf/12-13/midlandschampionships.pdf

The Big Ten Network left out the 141 final?????

No all matches were shown.

I DVR'd it last night at 11pm and it left out 141. Also, the first 5 minutes or so had football news. I couldn't believe the only missing match was Maple's!

We watched it live. It is also on DVR - I will check to see if it recorded that portion.

I've got it on mine

How 'bout the kid who had been in the finals the last 3 years & finally WON it!!!! How sweet was that?

Kendric looked very solid. I believe his mental toughness showed as he competed the entire tournament with the flu. I have been preaching a saying to kids these days that I don't believe they understand. "Sometimes in life, you have to go to work sick". You can't always just take a day off. His work ethic and humble character have taken him a long way and sky is the limit for that young man! My favorite part... He gives credit to the only person deserving credit via his twitter account: Jesus his rock!

Good job buddy!