Buy Your 2015-16 Northwestern Wrestling Tickets Now!
EVANSTON, Ill. – Single-match and Midlands tickets are on sale now for the 100th season of Northwestern wrestling.
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The Wildcats welcome Big Ten opponents Ohio State (Dec. 18), Iowa (Jan. 10), Penn State (Jan. 17) and Minnesota (Feb. 5) to Welsh-Ryan Arena this season. Duke will also pay a visit to Evanston in February. For the complete 2015-16 Northwestern wrestling schedule click HERE.
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Group promotions will run all season long and specific match-by-match promotions are available at each home event. For a full list of promotions during the 2015-16 season click HERE.
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Northwestern will also host the 53rd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, a two-day competition held at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30.
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The Wildcats finished third at Midlands last year. The only two programs to place higher than Northwestern – Iowa and Illinois – will again be participating in 2015.
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Junior Jason Tsirtsis, ranked No. 1 at 149 lbs. in several preseason polls, will look to defend his Midlands title from last year.
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42 teams will compete in Evanston this December, including nine from the Big Ten. Those schools are: No. 3 Iowa, No. 10 Nebraska, No. 13 Illinois, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 19 Northwestern, Indiana, Maryland, Purdue and Rutgers.
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Iowa has won six of the last eight Midlands titles, including each of the last two.
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Five other ranked teams will also travel to Evanston: No. 12 Lehigh, No. 15 Old Dominion, No. 17 Northern Iowa, No. 18 Oklahoma and No. 20 Iowa State.
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Other teams competing at the Ken Kraft Midlands are: Adams State, American, Arizona State, Bloomsburg, Brown, Buffalo, Cal Baptist, Columbia, CSU-Bakersfield, Eastern Michigan, Franklin & Marshall, George Mason, Grand Canyon, Grand View, Harvard, Kent State, Lock Haven, Messiah College, North Carolina State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rider, SIU-Edwardsville and South Dakota State.
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The 42 teams and over 400 competitors in 2015 will make up the largest Midlands field in tournament history.
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EVANSTON, Ill. – Single-match and Midlands tickets are on sale now for the 100th season of Northwestern wrestling.
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The Wildcats welcome Big Ten opponents Ohio State (Dec. 18), Iowa (Jan. 10), Penn State (Jan. 17) and Minnesota (Feb. 5) to Welsh-Ryan Arena this season. Duke will also pay a visit to Evanston in February. For the complete 2015-16 Northwestern wrestling schedule click HERE.
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Group promotions will run all season long and specific match-by-match promotions are available at each home event. For a full list of promotions during the 2015-16 season click HERE.
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Northwestern will also host the 53rd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, a two-day competition held at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30.
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The Wildcats finished third at Midlands last year. The only two programs to place higher than Northwestern – Iowa and Illinois – will again be participating in 2015.
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Junior Jason Tsirtsis, ranked No. 1 at 149 lbs. in several preseason polls, will look to defend his Midlands title from last year.
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42 teams will compete in Evanston this December, including nine from the Big Ten. Those schools are: No. 3 Iowa, No. 10 Nebraska, No. 13 Illinois, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 19 Northwestern, Indiana, Maryland, Purdue and Rutgers.
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Iowa has won six of the last eight Midlands titles, including each of the last two.
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Five other ranked teams will also travel to Evanston: No. 12 Lehigh, No. 15 Old Dominion, No. 17 Northern Iowa, No. 18 Oklahoma and No. 20 Iowa State.
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Other teams competing at the Ken Kraft Midlands are: Adams State, American, Arizona State, Bloomsburg, Brown, Buffalo, Cal Baptist, Columbia, CSU-Bakersfield, Eastern Michigan, Franklin & Marshall, George Mason, Grand Canyon, Grand View, Harvard, Kent State, Lock Haven, Messiah College, North Carolina State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rider, SIU-Edwardsville and South Dakota State.
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The 42 teams and over 400 competitors in 2015 will make up the largest Midlands field in tournament history.
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