Dec. 4, 2013
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern head coach Drew Pariano and Director of the Ken Kraft Midlands Tim Cysewski announced the list of contenders for the 51st Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.
The list of more than 150 contenders features some of the nation's top wrestlers, as ranked by InterMat. (InterMat rankings as of Dec. 3, 2013).Â
The list is subject to change. Pre-seeds will be released on Dec. 22.Â
125:
No. 18 Joey Dance, Virginia Tech
Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan                                                 Â
No. 12 Conor Youtsey, Michigan
Sean Boyle, Michigan UNATT
No. 15 Jade Rauser, Utah Valley
No. 17 Kory Mines, Edinboro
No. 19 Ryan Taylor, Wisconsin
Rob Deutsch, Rider
No. 7 Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa
No. 4 Cory Clark, Iowa
No. 1 Jesse Delgado, Illinois                               Â
Jarrod Garnett, Bison Wrestling Club                Â
Nate Tomasello, Ohio State UNATT
Camden Eppert, Purdue
Garrett Frey, Princeton   Â
Mike Fuenffinger , Augsburg College
Jeremy Huff, Adams State
Thomas Gilman, Iowa
133:
Alan Waters, Missouri UNATT
No. 5 Tyler Graff, Wisconsin
No. 8 AJ Schopp, Edinboro                                                   Â
No. 7 Mason Beckman, Lehigh             Â
No. 4 Joe Colon, Northern Iowa
No. 13 Zane Richards, Illinois
No. 20 Dom Malone, Northwestern   Â
Ian Nickell, CSU Bakersfield
Geoffrey Alexander, Maryland UNATT
Kyle Ayersman, Purdue                                                       Â
Val Rauser, Utah Valley
No. 18 Rossi Bruno, Michigan
No. 1 Tony Ramos, Iowa                                                      Â
141:
No. 3 Devin Carter, Virginia Tech
No. 5 Richard Durso, Franklin & Marshall
No. 2 Mitchell Port, Edinboro                       Â
Pat Greco, Northwestern      Â
Ethan Raley, Indiana
Todd Preston, Harvard
Jesse Thielke, Wisconsin
No. 8 Joey Lazor, Northern Iowa
Steve Dutton, Michigan
No. 19 Matt Bystol, Columbia
No. 17 Shyheim Brown, Maryland
Danny Sabatello, Purdue
No. 13 Josh Dziewa, Iowa
No. 18 Adam Krop, Princeton
Brian Owen, Boise State
Laike Gardner, Lehigh
Gustavo Martinez, Grand View
Ryan Fillingame, Adams StateÂ
149:
No. 15 Caleb Ervin, Illinois
No. 19 Mitch Minotti, Lehigh
No. 3 Jason Tsirtsis, Northwestern Â
No. 12 Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech  Â
Hunter Stieber, Ohio State UNATT
No. 7 Eric Grajales, Michigan
No. 10 David Habat, Edinboro
No. 14 Chris Castillo, Boise State
Jake Short, Minnesota UNATT
Destin McCauley, Nebraska UNATT
Mike Kelly, Iowa
Joe Bonaldi, Binghamton
Gabe Morse, Northern Illinois
Alex Griffin, Purdue
Blake Roulo, George Mason UNATT
Isaiah Tatum, Grand ViewÂ
157:
No. 19 Max Schneider, Cal Poly
No. 11 Joey Napoli, Lehigh                                                   Â
No. 8 Taylor Walsh, Indiana
Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa
Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois
Markus Scheidel, Columbia
Darrion Caldwell, UNATT
No. 1 Derek St. John, Iowa
No. 10 Isaac Jordan, Wisconsin
No. 15 Zac Brunson, Illinois
Matt Gray, North Dakota State
165:
Bo Jordan, Ohio State UNATT
No. 6 Steven Monk, North Dakota State
No. 17 Chris Moon, Virginia Tech
No. 14 Pierce Harger, Northwestern
No. 16 Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa
Josh Houldsworth, Columbia
Adam Fierro, CSU Bakersfield
Chad Welch, Purdue
Ryan LeBlanc, Indiana
Taylor Massa, Michigan UNATT
No. 11 Jackson Morse, Illinois
No. 13 Ramon Santiago, Rider
No. 8 Dan Yates, Michigan
No. 4 Nick Moore, Iowa
Nazar Kulchytsky , UW Oshkosh
Brock Gutches, Southern Oregon Â
174:
No. 6 Mike Evans, Iowa
No. 10 Lee Munster, Northwestern                    Â
No. 14 Bryce Hammond, Cal St. Bakersfield
No. 17 Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa
Austin Gabel, Virginia Tech
No. 18 Hayden Zillmer, North Dakota State
No. 16 Tony Dallago, Illinois
Jim Resnick, Rider
No. 19 Elliot Riddick, Lehigh
Scott Liegel, Wisconsin
Landon Williams, Wartburg College Â
Dan Schiferl, UW OshkoshÂ
184:
No. 7 Jake Swartz, Boise State
No. 3 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland    Â
No. 4 Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa
No. 2 Ethen Lofthouse, Iowa
No. 8 Vic Avery, Edinboro
No. 14 Ophir Bernstein, Brown
No. 15 Jackson Hein, Wisconsin
Pat Downy, Nebraska UNATT
Joe Rau, Minnesota Storm
Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State
No. 10 Max Huntley, Michigan
Cameron Croy, Harvard
Nick Vetterlein, Virginia Tech
Nikko Reyes, Illinois
Lucas Sheridan, Indiana
Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan
197:
No. 7 Mario Gonzalez, Illinois
No. 17 Braden Atwood, Purdue
No. 11 Christian Boley, Maryland                                           Â
No. 19 Alex Polizzi, Northwestern            Â
No. 9 Nathan Burak, Iowa
Donald McNeil, Rider
Nick Whitenburg, Eastern Michigan
John Bolich, Lehigh
Chris Penny, Virginia Tech
James Fox, Harvard       Â
Shane Siefert, UW Whitewater        Â
285:
No. 8 Adam Chalfant, Indiana
No. 2 Mike McMullan, Northwestern
No. 4 Bobby Telford, Iowa
No. 6 Connor Medbery, Wisconsin                      Â
Ernest James, Edinboro                          Â
Eric Thompson, Grandview
No. 7 Spencer Myers, Maryland
No. 5 J.T. Felix, Boise State
No. 12 Ty Walz, Virginia Tech
No. 19 Adam Coon, Michigan
Adam Fager, Utah Valley
Evan Knutson, North Dakota State
Chad Johnson, Augsburg College
Anthony Edgren, UW Whitewater
Ryan Fank ,Wartburg College
Conner Herman , Luther CollegeÂ
The 51st Ken Kraft Championships will take place Sunday, Dec. 29-Monday, Dec. 30 at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena, with the championship finals being televised live on Big Ten Network Monday at 8:00 p.m. CT.
This year's championships feature more than 40 schools, with an assortment of national champions and national powers from Division I, II, III and NAIA programs participating in this historic event. Â
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