Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, December 29
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
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57TH ANNUAL KEN KRAFT MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
DeAugustino Takes Second, Six Wildcats Place at Midlands
12/30/2019 3:41:00 PM | Wrestling
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Hosting the 57th iteration of the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, Northwestern had six wrestlers earn a spot on the podium, headlined by redshirt first-year Michael DeAugustino placing second in the 125 lb division.
DeAugustino went 4-1 on the weekend and now sits at 11-3 on the season following a third place finish at the CKLV and his second place finish at the Midlands. The Palm Coast, Fla. native recorded back-to-back decision victories in his opening two bouts before taking a dramatic, 5-1 decision over the No. 4 seed Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) in sudden victory to punch his ticket into the semifinals.
This marks the second season in a row a Wildcat earned a spot in the championships of the 125 lb division at the Midlands, with Sebastian Rivera winning the class in 2018 on his way to claiming the Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler and Ken Kraft Champion of Champion awards. Rivera earned a spot in the podium in the 133 lb weight class, placing fourth this season. Rivera earned a major decision in his first three matches of the tournament before dropping a narrow 8-7 decision in the semifinals to No. 1 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) in the semifinals.
Also earning a spot on the podium for Northwestern was redshirt first-year Jack Jessen (184 lb.), who finished seventh, while Tyler Morland earned an eighth place finish of his own after going 4-3 on the tournament.
A pair of unattached Wildcat wrestlers also turned in impressive performances in their respective divisions, with first-year Chris Cannon taking seventh in the 125 lb division in his Midlands debut, while Colin Valdiviez (133 lb) also earned a seventh place finish. Both Valdiviez and Cannon were in the quarterfinals of their respective weight classes, making Northwestern the only school to send multiple wrestlers to quarterfinals in the 125 lb and 133 lb divisions.
As a team, Northwestern earned a ninth place finish with 70.5 combined team points. Iowa took home first for the eighth-consecutive season with a tournament record 196.5 points. For session-by-session notes and additional information on the tournament, check out the Championship Central page.
RESULTS:
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) Dec. Anthony Molton (Old Dominion), 6-1
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) Dec. Bryce West (Northern Illinois), 8-2
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) Dec. (SV) Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan), 5-1
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) over #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa), Med For.
125: Pat Glory (Princeton) Dec. Michael DeAugustino (NU), 4-0
125: Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) Dec. Matt Vinci (NU), 10-8
125: Matt Vinci (NU) Maj. Dec. Anthony Molton (Old Dominion), 14-3
125: Sean Pierson (Princeton) Maj. Dec. Matt Vinci (NU), 12-3
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Maj. Dec. Drew Marten (Central Michigan), 13-2
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Maj. Dec. Ty Agaisse (Princeton), 13-3
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Maj. Dec. Louie Hayes (Virginia), 14-5
133: Seth Gross (Wisconsin) Dec. Sebastian Rivera (NU), 8-7
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Dec. Noah Gonser (Campbell),6-3
133: Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) Over Sebastian Rivera (NU), Med For. (Rivera led 5-3)
133: Lane Peters (Army West Point) Fall Dylan Utterback (NU), 6:05
133: Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) Dec. Dylan Utterback (NU), 9-3
141: Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa) Maj. Dec. Micah Krueger (NU), 11-3
141: Marshall Keller (Princeton) Dec. Micah Krueger (NU), 9-2
141: Salvatore Profaci (American) Dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 4-1
141: Alec McKenna (NU) Maj. Dec. Nicholas Termini (Wisconsin), 10-1
141: Alec McKenna (NU) Dec. Saul Ervin (SIUE), 3-2
141: Doug Zapf (Penn) Dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 4-2
149: Graham Rooks (Indiana) Dec. Yahya Thomas (NU), 5-4
149: Yahya Thomas (NU), Dec. Corbin Munson (Central Michigan), 11-7
149: Trevor Chumbley (NU) Dec. Yahya Thomas (NU), 3-2
149: Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) Dec. Eric Yang (NU), 6-2
149: Cole Martin (Wisconsin) Maj. Dec. Eric Yang (NU), 9-1
165: Shayne Oster (NU) Maj. Dec. Jeremiah Moody (Iowa), 13-5
165: Shayne Oster (NU) Maj. Dec. Brian Krasowski (Penn), 10-0
165: Danny Braunagel (Illinois) Dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 10-6
165: Shayne Oster (NU) Maj. Dec. Emmett Licastri (Franklin & Marshall), 13-3
165: Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) Dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 6-1
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Maj. Dec. Allen Swanson (Northern Illinois), 14-0
174: Jared Krattiger (Wisconsin) Dec. Tyler Morland (NU), 3-2
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Tech. Fall Neil Antrassian (Penn), 18-3
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Maj. Dec. Kenny Moore (Northern Illinois), 8-0
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Dec. Clay Lautt (North Carolina), 8-4
174: Jacob Covaciu (Indiana) over Tyler Morland (NU), Med For.
174: Victor Marcelli (Virginia) over Tyler Morland (NU), Med For.
184: Jack Jessen (NU) Dec. Kendall Elfstrum (Princeton),10-4
184: Andrew Morgan (Campbell) Maj. Dec. Jack Jessen (NU), 11-3
184: Jack Jessen (NU) Maj. Dec Peter Acciardi (Buffalo),15-3
184: Jack Jessen (NU) Maj. Dec. Hunter Yeargan (Ohio), 17-3
184: Jack Jessen (NU) over Tanner Harvey (American), Med For.
184: Cash Wilcke (Iowa) Dec. Jack Jessen (NU), 3-2
184: Jack Jessen (NU) over Johnny Sebastian (Wisconsin), Med For.
197: Lucas Davison (NU) Maj. Dec. Connor Corbin (Iowa), 8-0
197: Lucas Davison (NU) Dec. Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan), 9-4
197: Christian Brunner (Purdue) Dec. Lucas Davison (NU), 8-5
197: J.T. Brown (Army West Point) Dec. Lucas Davison (NU), 5-4
197: Alexander Hopkins (Army West Point) Fall Brendan Devine (NU), 4:33
197: Dylan Anderson (Minnesota) Maj. Dec. Brendan Devine (NU), 13-5
UNATTACHED RESULTS:
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Fall Tommy Hoskins (Oklahoma), 1:06
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Fall Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa), 5:51
125: Pat Glory (Princeton) Tech. Fall Chris Cannon (NU), 17-0
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Dec. Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), 4-3
125: Michael Colaiocco (Penn) Dec. Chris Cannon (NU), 4-0
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Maj. Dec. Nolan Hellickson (Harvard) 12-2
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Dec. Travis Ford-Melton (Purdue), 4-3
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Dec. Paul Glynn (Iowa), 1-0
133: Seth Gross (Wisconsin) Maj. Dec. Colin Valdiviez (NU), 13-2
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Tech. Fall Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina), 16-0
133: Louie Hayes (Virginia) Dec. Colin Valdiviez (NU), 6-4
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Maj. Dec. Joe Heilmann (North Carolina), 13-0
141: Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) Fall Justin Benjamin (NU), 6:01
141: Justin Benjamin (NU) Dec. Brian Courtney (Virginia), 7-2
141: Wilfredo Gil (Franklin & Marshall) Dec. Justin Benjamin (NU), 9-3
149: Brett Kaliner (Stevens Institute) Fall Trevor Chumbley (NU), 2:43
149: Trevor Chumbley (NU) Dec. Donny Fongaro (NYCRTC), 8-2
149: Trevor Chumbley (NU) Dec. Yahya Thomas (NU), 3-2
149: Kizhan Clarke (American) Maj. Dec. Trevor Chumbley (NU), 10-2
165: Cael McCormick (Army West Point) Fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU), 2:30
165: Tanner Webster (Purdue) Dec. Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU), 6-5
174: Donnell Washington (Indiana) Fall Troy Fisher (NU), 5:53
174: Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) Dec. Troy Fisher (NU) 6-4
184: Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) Dec. Jon Halvorsen (NU), 6-3
184: Brian Bonino (NYCRTC) Dec. Jon Halvorsen (NU), 5-3
DeAugustino went 4-1 on the weekend and now sits at 11-3 on the season following a third place finish at the CKLV and his second place finish at the Midlands. The Palm Coast, Fla. native recorded back-to-back decision victories in his opening two bouts before taking a dramatic, 5-1 decision over the No. 4 seed Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) in sudden victory to punch his ticket into the semifinals.
This marks the second season in a row a Wildcat earned a spot in the championships of the 125 lb division at the Midlands, with Sebastian Rivera winning the class in 2018 on his way to claiming the Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler and Ken Kraft Champion of Champion awards. Rivera earned a spot in the podium in the 133 lb weight class, placing fourth this season. Rivera earned a major decision in his first three matches of the tournament before dropping a narrow 8-7 decision in the semifinals to No. 1 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) in the semifinals.
Also earning a spot on the podium for Northwestern was redshirt first-year Jack Jessen (184 lb.), who finished seventh, while Tyler Morland earned an eighth place finish of his own after going 4-3 on the tournament.
A pair of unattached Wildcat wrestlers also turned in impressive performances in their respective divisions, with first-year Chris Cannon taking seventh in the 125 lb division in his Midlands debut, while Colin Valdiviez (133 lb) also earned a seventh place finish. Both Valdiviez and Cannon were in the quarterfinals of their respective weight classes, making Northwestern the only school to send multiple wrestlers to quarterfinals in the 125 lb and 133 lb divisions.
As a team, Northwestern earned a ninth place finish with 70.5 combined team points. Iowa took home first for the eighth-consecutive season with a tournament record 196.5 points. For session-by-session notes and additional information on the tournament, check out the Championship Central page.
RESULTS:
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) Dec. Anthony Molton (Old Dominion), 6-1
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) Dec. Bryce West (Northern Illinois), 8-2
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) Dec. (SV) Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan), 5-1
125: Michael DeAugustino (NU) over #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa), Med For.
125: Pat Glory (Princeton) Dec. Michael DeAugustino (NU), 4-0
125: Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) Dec. Matt Vinci (NU), 10-8
125: Matt Vinci (NU) Maj. Dec. Anthony Molton (Old Dominion), 14-3
125: Sean Pierson (Princeton) Maj. Dec. Matt Vinci (NU), 12-3
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Maj. Dec. Drew Marten (Central Michigan), 13-2
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Maj. Dec. Ty Agaisse (Princeton), 13-3
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Maj. Dec. Louie Hayes (Virginia), 14-5
133: Seth Gross (Wisconsin) Dec. Sebastian Rivera (NU), 8-7
133: Sebastian Rivera (NU) Dec. Noah Gonser (Campbell),6-3
133: Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) Over Sebastian Rivera (NU), Med For. (Rivera led 5-3)
133: Lane Peters (Army West Point) Fall Dylan Utterback (NU), 6:05
133: Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) Dec. Dylan Utterback (NU), 9-3
141: Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa) Maj. Dec. Micah Krueger (NU), 11-3
141: Marshall Keller (Princeton) Dec. Micah Krueger (NU), 9-2
141: Salvatore Profaci (American) Dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 4-1
141: Alec McKenna (NU) Maj. Dec. Nicholas Termini (Wisconsin), 10-1
141: Alec McKenna (NU) Dec. Saul Ervin (SIUE), 3-2
141: Doug Zapf (Penn) Dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 4-2
149: Graham Rooks (Indiana) Dec. Yahya Thomas (NU), 5-4
149: Yahya Thomas (NU), Dec. Corbin Munson (Central Michigan), 11-7
149: Trevor Chumbley (NU) Dec. Yahya Thomas (NU), 3-2
149: Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) Dec. Eric Yang (NU), 6-2
149: Cole Martin (Wisconsin) Maj. Dec. Eric Yang (NU), 9-1
165: Shayne Oster (NU) Maj. Dec. Jeremiah Moody (Iowa), 13-5
165: Shayne Oster (NU) Maj. Dec. Brian Krasowski (Penn), 10-0
165: Danny Braunagel (Illinois) Dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 10-6
165: Shayne Oster (NU) Maj. Dec. Emmett Licastri (Franklin & Marshall), 13-3
165: Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) Dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 6-1
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Maj. Dec. Allen Swanson (Northern Illinois), 14-0
174: Jared Krattiger (Wisconsin) Dec. Tyler Morland (NU), 3-2
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Tech. Fall Neil Antrassian (Penn), 18-3
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Maj. Dec. Kenny Moore (Northern Illinois), 8-0
174: Tyler Morland (NU) Dec. Clay Lautt (North Carolina), 8-4
174: Jacob Covaciu (Indiana) over Tyler Morland (NU), Med For.
174: Victor Marcelli (Virginia) over Tyler Morland (NU), Med For.
184: Jack Jessen (NU) Dec. Kendall Elfstrum (Princeton),10-4
184: Andrew Morgan (Campbell) Maj. Dec. Jack Jessen (NU), 11-3
184: Jack Jessen (NU) Maj. Dec Peter Acciardi (Buffalo),15-3
184: Jack Jessen (NU) Maj. Dec. Hunter Yeargan (Ohio), 17-3
184: Jack Jessen (NU) over Tanner Harvey (American), Med For.
184: Cash Wilcke (Iowa) Dec. Jack Jessen (NU), 3-2
184: Jack Jessen (NU) over Johnny Sebastian (Wisconsin), Med For.
197: Lucas Davison (NU) Maj. Dec. Connor Corbin (Iowa), 8-0
197: Lucas Davison (NU) Dec. Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan), 9-4
197: Christian Brunner (Purdue) Dec. Lucas Davison (NU), 8-5
197: J.T. Brown (Army West Point) Dec. Lucas Davison (NU), 5-4
197: Alexander Hopkins (Army West Point) Fall Brendan Devine (NU), 4:33
197: Dylan Anderson (Minnesota) Maj. Dec. Brendan Devine (NU), 13-5
UNATTACHED RESULTS:
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Fall Tommy Hoskins (Oklahoma), 1:06
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Fall Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa), 5:51
125: Pat Glory (Princeton) Tech. Fall Chris Cannon (NU), 17-0
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Dec. Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), 4-3
125: Michael Colaiocco (Penn) Dec. Chris Cannon (NU), 4-0
125: Chris Cannon (NU) Maj. Dec. Nolan Hellickson (Harvard) 12-2
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Dec. Travis Ford-Melton (Purdue), 4-3
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Dec. Paul Glynn (Iowa), 1-0
133: Seth Gross (Wisconsin) Maj. Dec. Colin Valdiviez (NU), 13-2
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Tech. Fall Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina), 16-0
133: Louie Hayes (Virginia) Dec. Colin Valdiviez (NU), 6-4
133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) Maj. Dec. Joe Heilmann (North Carolina), 13-0
141: Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) Fall Justin Benjamin (NU), 6:01
141: Justin Benjamin (NU) Dec. Brian Courtney (Virginia), 7-2
141: Wilfredo Gil (Franklin & Marshall) Dec. Justin Benjamin (NU), 9-3
149: Brett Kaliner (Stevens Institute) Fall Trevor Chumbley (NU), 2:43
149: Trevor Chumbley (NU) Dec. Donny Fongaro (NYCRTC), 8-2
149: Trevor Chumbley (NU) Dec. Yahya Thomas (NU), 3-2
149: Kizhan Clarke (American) Maj. Dec. Trevor Chumbley (NU), 10-2
165: Cael McCormick (Army West Point) Fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU), 2:30
165: Tanner Webster (Purdue) Dec. Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU), 6-5
174: Donnell Washington (Indiana) Fall Troy Fisher (NU), 5:53
174: Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) Dec. Troy Fisher (NU) 6-4
184: Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) Dec. Jon Halvorsen (NU), 6-3
184: Brian Bonino (NYCRTC) Dec. Jon Halvorsen (NU), 5-3
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