Northwestern University Athletics
Top-100 Ranked for Upcoming Midlands Championships
12/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Earling Rankings in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader
Dec. 2, 2004
EVANSTON, Ill. - With the 42nd edition of the Midlands Championships less than one month away, a seeding committee has compiled a preliminary rankings list of the draw's top-100 wrestlers -- broken down into a top-10 for the 10 separate weight classes.
The championships run Wednesday, Dec. 29 through Thursday, Dec. 30 and are shaping up to be one of the most diverse in its storied history. Wrestlers from 28 different states will compete. Most prominently represented is Ohio, which brings 15 wrestlers to the mats, while Pennsylvania ranks second with 11 and Illinois ranks third with nine. Iowa ranks fourth with seven set to compete.
The draw extends to the west coast as well, with six wrestlers hailing from both California and Washington. The wide-variety of states represented is a testament to the still-growing, national appeal of the legendary Midlands Championships.
Redshirt junior John Velez (Kings Mill, Ohio/Kings) and true junior Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) are the highest-ranked Northwestern wrestlers, both claiming the sixth slot in his respective weight class, 125 lbs. and 197 lbs. Redshirt sophomore Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) is the only other Wildcat ranked, claiming the ninth spot at 174 lbs.
The following is a complete listing of rankings for each weight class as of Dec. 2. They are subject to change. Each wrestler's name is followed by his affiliation and hometown.
125 lbs.
1. Kyle Ott/Illinois/Huber Heights, Ohio
2. Nick Simmons/Michigan State/Williamstown, Mich.
3. Joe Dubuque/Indiana/Bloomfield, N.J.
4. Efren Ceballos/Cal-Bak/Manteca, Calif.
5. Matt Pitts/Tennessee-Chattanooga/Calhoun, Ga.
6. John Velez/Northwestern/Kings Mill, Ohio
7. Adam Smith/Penn State/Newport, Pa.
8. Grant Nakamura/Iowa State/Wailuku, Hawaii
9. Christian Staylor/Old Dominion/Chesapeake. Va.
10. Mason Lenhard/Pennsylvania/Parma, Ohio
133 lbs.
1. Mark Jayne/Illinois/Elyria, Ohio
2. Matt Sanchez/Cal-Bakersfield/Gilroy, Calif.
3. Donald Lockett/San Francisco/Daly City, Calif.
4. Sam Hiatt/Northern Illinois/DeKalb, Ill.
5. Scott Jorgenson/Boise State/Eagle, Idaho
6. David Hoffman/Virginia Tech/Spring City, Pa.
7. TJ Enright/Ohio State/Galloway, Ohio
8. Josh Keefe/Tennessee-Chattanooga/Ringgold, Ga.
9. Martin Mitchell/Oregon/Tonaset, Wash.
10. Kortney Lake/Adams State/St. Craig, Colo.
141 lbs.
1. Nate Gallick/Iowa State/Tucson, Ariz.
2. Andy Simmons/Michigan State/Wlmstwn, Mich.
3. Brandon Lauer/West Virginia/Highland, Md.
4. Max Meltzer/Harvard/Bethesda, Md.
5. Brad Metzler/Stanford/Omaha, Neb.
6. Alex Tsirtsis/Iowa/Griffith, Ind.
7. Doug McGraw/Pennsylvania/Emporium, Pa.
8. Mike Simpson/Indiana/Huntington Beach, Calif.
9. Mike Martin/Illinois/Norfolk, Va.
10. Mike Keefe/Tennessee-Chattanooga/Ringgold, Ga.
149 lbs.
1. Ty Eustice/Iowa/Blue Earth, Minn.
2. Jeff Harrison/Northern Iowa/Sloan, Iowa
3. Mike French/Tennessee-Chattanooga/Malta, Mont.
4. Mark DiSalvo/Central Michigan/Dayton, Ohio
5. Josh Wooten/Northern Illinois/Urbana, Ohio
6. Anton Dietzen/Illinois/Elmhurst, Ill.
7. James Woodall/Penn State/St. DuPont, Pa.
8. Ben Cherrington/Boise State/Granby, Colo.
9. Darren McKnight/Michigan State/Hixson, Tenn.
10. Tony Hook/Oregon State/Sand Point, Idaho
157 lbs.
1. Matt Gentry/Stanford/Grants Pass, Oreg.
2. Jake Percival/Ohio University/Elyria, Ohio
3. Alex Tirapelle/Illinois/Clovis, Calif.
4. Trent Paulson/Iowa State/Council Bluffs, Iowa
5. Brian Cobb/Shultz WC/San Jose, Calif.
6. Joe Johnson/Iowa/Prairie Village, Kan.
7. Matt Lebe/West Virginia/Jeannette, Pa.
8. Nate Galloway/Penn State/State College, Pa.
9. Joey Bracamonte/Oregon/Albuquerque, N.M.
10. Travis Koppenhafer/Schultz WC/Alamosa, Colo.
165 lbs.
1. Troy Letters/Lehigh/Shaler, Pa.
2. David Bolyard/Central Michigan/Akron, Ohio
3. Travis Paulson/Iowa.State/ Council Bluffs, Iowa
4. Matt Ellis/Oregon State/Prosser, Wash.
5. Jon Sioredas/Tennessee-Chattanooga/Chesapeake, Va.
6. Mark Perry/Iowa/Stillwater, Okla
7. Matt Palmer/Columbia/Germantown, Md.
8. Chris Stith/Virginia Tech/Virginia Beach, Va.
9. Johnny Galloway/Northern Illinois/Waterloo, Iowa
10. Donny Reynolds/Illinois/New Lenox, Ill.
174 lbs.
1. Eric Hauan/Northern Iowa/Sturgis, S.D.
2. Pete Friedl/Illinois/Orland Park, Ill.
3. Andrew Roy/Rutgers/Wall, N.J.
4. Shane Webster/Oregon/Sams Valley, Oreg.
5. Mitch Hancock/Central Michigan/Royal Oak, Mich.
6. J.J Holmes/Eastern Michigan/Arlington, Texas
7. Imad Kharbush/Stanford/Livonia, Mich.
8. Brady Richardson/Indiana/Vincennes, Ind.
9. Jake Herbert/Northwestern/Wexford, Pa.
10. Kenny Robertson/Eastern Illinois/Metamora, Ill.
184 lbs.
1. Greg Jones/West Virginia/Slickville, Pa.
2. Paul Bradley/Iowa/Tama, Iowa
3. Brian Glynn/Illinois/Orland Park, Ill.
4. Kurt Backes/Iowa St./Neshanic, N.J.
5. Eric Bradley/Penn State/Plaistow, N.H.
6. Dan Pitsch/Oregon State/Tacoma, Wash.
7. Adam Wright/Old Dominion/Dayton, Va.
8. Ed Magrys/Eastern Michigan/Cincinnati, Ohio
9. R. Vanderheyden/Central Michigan/Rockton, Ill.
10. Andy Rios/Indiana/Strongsville, Ohio
197 lbs.
1. Jon Trenge/Lehigh/Orefield, Pa.
2. J.D. Bergman/Ohio State/Oak Harbor, Ohio
3. Sean Stender/Northern Iowa/Donahue, Iowa
4. Scott Barker/Oregon/St. Louis, Mo.
5. Marcus Schontube/Pennsylvania/Lowell, Ind.
6. Matt Delguyd/Northwestern/Mayfield Heights, Ohio
7. Trevor Smith/Iowa State/Longview, Wash.
8. K.C. Walsh/Boise State/Tacoma, Wash.
9. Tyrone Byrd/Illinois/Clinton, Ill.
10. Joel Weimer/Ohio University/Waynesville, Ohio
285 lbs.
1. Chad Lamer/Hawkeye WC/Iowa City, Iowa
2. Matt Feast/Pennsylvania/Cressona, Pa.
3. Scott Coleman/Iowa State/Manhattan, Kan.
4. Brent Miller/West Virginia/Wapakoneta, Ohio
5. Bode Ogunwole/Harvard/Millersville, Md.
6. Bill Stouffer/Central Michigan/Lowell, Ind.
7. Mike Faust/Virginia Tech/Baltimore, Md.
8. Mike Benke/Illinois/Villa Park, Ill.
9. Jamie Rakevich/Oregon State/Elma, Wash.
10. Jeremiah Beltran/Ohio University/Olathe, Kan.
