NORTHWESTERN WRESTLING: TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
DATE	Tournament	TIME	LOCATION	Live Stats	Live Stream
Sunday, Dec. 29 – Monday, Dec. 30	Midlands Championships	All Day	Sears Centre Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill.	FloArena	FloWrestling
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The best tournament of the collegiate season has returned, the Midlands Championships presented by the United States Marine Corps is set for its 57th iteration this December 29-30. Once again, the showcase will be held at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. As always, wrestlers among the nation's best programs look to etch their name in the Midlands record books.

SESSION FOUR
Iowa won its 29th team title and their seventh in a row, tallying a new tournament record 196.5 team points. Eight of the champions were first-time winners. Find notes from the session here.

SESSION THREE
After sending 10 to the semifinals, Iowa will send a tournament-best seven wrestlers to the finals tonight. Seven number one seeds will be wrestling in the finals tonight. Find notes from the session here.

SESSION TWO
Iowa leads the way with 10 wrestlers in the semifinals. All No. 1 seeds remain alive heading to the semis, with the exception of 157 lbs. Find notes from the session here.

SESSION ONE
Iowa leads with 52 points after sending 12 grapplers to the quarterfinals. Austin O'Connor was the individual high scorer of the session with 65 points, while Alex Marinelli (Iowa) led all wrestlers with three falls in his first three matches. Find notes from the session here.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29

9:30 AM – First Session (10 Mats) – (Championship Rounds 1 & 2, Wrestlebacks)
7:00 PM – Second Session (10 Mats) – (Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30

12:00 PM – Third Session (5 Mats) – (Semis, consolation, 7th place match)
7:00 PM – Fourth Session (3 Mats) – (1st, 3rd, 5th place matches)
- Opening ceremonies at 6:30 p.m., Awards ceremony to conclude at 9:15 p.m.
- Midlands Hall of Fame Inductions will be prior to the final session

HALL OF FAME
Three will be added to the Midlands Championships Hall of Fame on Sunday before the final session, including four-time Midlands champion and, current Wisconsin head coach Chris Bono, along with tournament administrators Jim Cartwright and Mike Manahan.

TOP CONTENDERS
Names are listed in alphabetical order. Entries are subject to change and do not reflect seeding.

125 lbs.
Spencer Lee (Iowa)
Jack Mueller (Virginia)
Pat Glory (Princeton)
Brock Hudkins (Indiana)
Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan)
Devin Schroder (Purdue)
Mike DeAugustino (Northwestern)
Michael Colaiocco (Penn)
Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa)
Alex Thomsen Nebraska

133 lbs.
Austin DeSanto (Iowa)
Noah Gonser (Campbell)
Seth Gross (Wisconsin)
Louie Hayes (Virginia)
Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma)
Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern)
Travis Piotrowski (Illinois)
Derek Spann (Buffalo)

141 lbs.
Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa)
Dom Demas (Oklahoma)
Josh Heil (Campbell)
Matthew Kazimir (Columbia)
Shakur Laney (Ohio)
Tristan Moran (Wisconsin)
Max Murin (Iowa)
Corey Shie (Army)
Troy Stanich (Stevens Tech)

149 lbs.
Kizhan Clark (American)
Mike D'Angelo (Princeton)
Brett Kaliner (Stevens Tech)
Pat Lugo (Iowa)
Cole Martin (Wisconsin)
Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)
Griffin Parriott (Purdue)
Henry Pohlmeyer (South Dakota St.)
Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)
Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa)

157 lbs.
Anthony Artalona (Penn)
Eric Barone (Illinois)
Kendall Coleman (Purdue)
Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)
A.C. Headlee (North Carolina)
Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois)
Quincy Monday (Princeton)
Justin Ruffin (SIU-Edwardsville)
Justin Thomas (Oklahoma)
Kaleb Young (Iowa)

165 lbs.
Philip Conigliaro (Harvard)
Troy Keller (Buffalo)
Alex Marinelli (Iowa)
Cael McCormick (Army)
David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
Kennedy Monday (North Carolina)
Shayne Oster (Northwestern)
Quentin Perez (Campbell)
Emil Soehnlen (Purdue)
Evan Wick (Wisconsin)

174 lbs.
Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley)
Jacob Covaciu (Indiana)
Joey Gunther (Illinois)
Ben Harvey (Army)
Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
Dylan Lydy (Purdue)
Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma)
Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa)

184 lbs.
Nelson Brands (Iowa)
Zac Braunagel (Illinois)
Zach Carlson (South Dakota St.)
Tanner Harvey (American)
Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa)
Andrew Morgan (Campbell)
Cash Wilcke (Iowa)
Noah Stewart (Army)
Travis Stefanik (Princeton)

197 lbs.
Jay Aiello (Virginia)
Patrick Brucki (Princeton)
Christian Brunner (Purdue)
Lucas Davison (Northwestern)
Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa)
Alex Hopkins (Army)
Thomas Lane (Cal Poly)
Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley)
Sam Schuyler (Buffalo)
Tanner Sloan (South Dakota St.)
Jacob Warner (Iowa)
Jake Woodley (Oklahoma)

285 lbs.
Tony Cassioppi (Iowa)
Jordan Earnest (Ohio)
Jere Heino (Campbell)
Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)
Carter Isley (Northern Iowa)
Christian Lance (Nebraska)
Colton McKiernan (SIU-Edwardsville)
Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley)
Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)
Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard)

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Yahya Thomas

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Players Mentioned

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Ryan Deakin

Shayne Oster

Sebastian Rivera

Yahya Thomas

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