#Midlands55 Top Contenders Announced
12/24/2017 1:16:00 PM | Wrestling, Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern wrestling and the Midlands Championships committee have announced the list of top contenders for the 55th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.
The two-day event will be held Dec. 29-30 at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Tickets to the event are available online. Fans are encouraged to join the conversation via social media by using the hashtag #Midlands55.
The list of contenders is in alphabetical order and is not reflective of seeding. Official brackets will be released the week of the tournament.
125 lbs. Presented by Tadaaki Hatta
Connor Brown (South Dakota State)
Jake Gromacki (Clarion)
Brock Hudkins (Northern Illinois)
Spencer Lee (Iowa)
Ryan Millhof (Arizona State)
Travis Piotrowski (Illinois)
Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern)
Sean Russell (Edinboro)
Nick Suriano (Rutgers)
Luke Welch (Purdue)
133 lbs. Presented by Frank Parris and Don Duck
Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers)
Dylan Duncan (Illinois)
Paul Glynn (Iowa)
Seth Gross (South Dakota State)
Cameron Kelly (Ohio)
Bryan Lantry (Buffalo)
Korbin Myers (Edinboro)
Ali Naser (Arizona State)
Jason Renteria (Nebraska)
Ben Thornton (Purdue)
141 lbs. Presented by Dr. Robert Conlon
Ryan Diehl (Maryland)
Alec Hagan (Ohio)
Alexander Jaffe (Harvard)
Nate Limmex (Purdue)
Mason Smith (Central Michigan)
Kanen Storr (Iowa State)
Eli Stickley (Wisconsin)
Mike Van Brill (Rutgers)
Cole Weaver (Indiana)
Brock Zacherl (Clarion)
149 lbs. Presented by Gary Sagui & The Paul Scott Family
Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)
Eleazar DeLuca (Rutgers)
Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton)
Josh Maruca (Arizona State)
Justin Oliver (Central Michigan)
Peter Pappas (Edinboro)
Tanner Smith (Eastern Michigan)
Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State)
Zander Wick (Wisconsin)
157 lbs. Presented by Peter Karampelas
Andrew Crone (Wisconsin)
Mike D'Angelo (Princeton)
Larry Early (Old Dominion)
Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan)
Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois)
Zachary Moore (West Virginia)
Josh Shields (Arizona State)
Justin Staudenmayer (Brown)
Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State)
165 lbs. Presented by Dr. Russ Scheider
May Bethea (Penn)
Richie Lewis (Rutgers)
Alex Marinelli (Iowa)
Bryce Martin (Indiana)
Isaiah Martinez (Illinois)
Austin Matthews (Edinboro)
Austin Reese (Ohio)
Jon Schleifer (Princeton)
Anthony Valencia (Arizona State)
Evan Wick (Wisconsin)
174 lbs. Presented by Robert C. Rowell
C.J. Brucki (Central Michigan)
Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin)
Joey Gunther (Iowa)
Josef Johnson (Harvard)
David Kocer (South Dakota State)
Dylan Lydy (Purdue)
Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern)
Devin Skatzka (Indiana)
Zahid Valencia (Arizona State)
Seldon Wright (Old Dominion)
184 lbs. Presented by Robert Artoe
Mitch Bowman (Iowa)
Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan)
Nick Gravina (Rutgers)
Joe Heyob (Penn)
Christian LaFragola (Brown)
Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State)
Emery Parker (Illinois)
Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro)
Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin)
Mitch Sliga (Northwestern)
197 lbs. Presented by Dru Goodman
Patrick Brucki (Princeton)
Christian Brunner (Purdue)
Pat Downey (Iowa)
Corey Griego (Oregon State)
Frank Mattiace (Penn)
Kevin Mulligan (Rutgers)
Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin)
Nate Rotert (South Dakota State)
Chris Weiler (Lehigh)
Cash Wilcke (Iowa)
285 lbs. In memory of Bob & Liz Schnarr
Jake Gunning (Buffalo)
Tanner Hall (Arizona State)
Youssif Hemida (Maryland)
Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan)
Conan Jennings (Northwestern)
Billy Miller (Edinboro)
Deuce Rachal (Illinois)
Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)
Sam Stoll (Iowa)
Shawn Streck (Purdue)
The two-day event will be held Dec. 29-30 at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Tickets to the event are available online. Fans are encouraged to join the conversation via social media by using the hashtag #Midlands55.
The list of contenders is in alphabetical order and is not reflective of seeding. Official brackets will be released the week of the tournament.
125 lbs. Presented by Tadaaki Hatta
Connor Brown (South Dakota State)
Jake Gromacki (Clarion)
Brock Hudkins (Northern Illinois)
Spencer Lee (Iowa)
Ryan Millhof (Arizona State)
Travis Piotrowski (Illinois)
Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern)
Sean Russell (Edinboro)
Nick Suriano (Rutgers)
Luke Welch (Purdue)
133 lbs. Presented by Frank Parris and Don Duck
Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers)
Dylan Duncan (Illinois)
Paul Glynn (Iowa)
Seth Gross (South Dakota State)
Cameron Kelly (Ohio)
Bryan Lantry (Buffalo)
Korbin Myers (Edinboro)
Ali Naser (Arizona State)
Jason Renteria (Nebraska)
Ben Thornton (Purdue)
141 lbs. Presented by Dr. Robert Conlon
Ryan Diehl (Maryland)
Alec Hagan (Ohio)
Alexander Jaffe (Harvard)
Nate Limmex (Purdue)
Mason Smith (Central Michigan)
Kanen Storr (Iowa State)
Eli Stickley (Wisconsin)
Mike Van Brill (Rutgers)
Cole Weaver (Indiana)
Brock Zacherl (Clarion)
149 lbs. Presented by Gary Sagui & The Paul Scott Family
Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)
Eleazar DeLuca (Rutgers)
Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton)
Josh Maruca (Arizona State)
Justin Oliver (Central Michigan)
Peter Pappas (Edinboro)
Tanner Smith (Eastern Michigan)
Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State)
Zander Wick (Wisconsin)
157 lbs. Presented by Peter Karampelas
Andrew Crone (Wisconsin)
Mike D'Angelo (Princeton)
Larry Early (Old Dominion)
Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan)
Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois)
Zachary Moore (West Virginia)
Josh Shields (Arizona State)
Justin Staudenmayer (Brown)
Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State)
165 lbs. Presented by Dr. Russ Scheider
May Bethea (Penn)
Richie Lewis (Rutgers)
Alex Marinelli (Iowa)
Bryce Martin (Indiana)
Isaiah Martinez (Illinois)
Austin Matthews (Edinboro)
Austin Reese (Ohio)
Jon Schleifer (Princeton)
Anthony Valencia (Arizona State)
Evan Wick (Wisconsin)
174 lbs. Presented by Robert C. Rowell
C.J. Brucki (Central Michigan)
Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin)
Joey Gunther (Iowa)
Josef Johnson (Harvard)
David Kocer (South Dakota State)
Dylan Lydy (Purdue)
Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern)
Devin Skatzka (Indiana)
Zahid Valencia (Arizona State)
Seldon Wright (Old Dominion)
184 lbs. Presented by Robert Artoe
Mitch Bowman (Iowa)
Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan)
Nick Gravina (Rutgers)
Joe Heyob (Penn)
Christian LaFragola (Brown)
Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State)
Emery Parker (Illinois)
Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro)
Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin)
Mitch Sliga (Northwestern)
197 lbs. Presented by Dru Goodman
Patrick Brucki (Princeton)
Christian Brunner (Purdue)
Pat Downey (Iowa)
Corey Griego (Oregon State)
Frank Mattiace (Penn)
Kevin Mulligan (Rutgers)
Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin)
Nate Rotert (South Dakota State)
Chris Weiler (Lehigh)
Cash Wilcke (Iowa)
285 lbs. In memory of Bob & Liz Schnarr
Jake Gunning (Buffalo)
Tanner Hall (Arizona State)
Youssif Hemida (Maryland)
Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan)
Conan Jennings (Northwestern)
Billy Miller (Edinboro)
Deuce Rachal (Illinois)
Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)
Sam Stoll (Iowa)
Shawn Streck (Purdue)
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