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NORTHWESTERN WRESTLING: TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
DATE	Tournament	TIME	LOCATION	Live Stats	Live Stream
Thursday, Dec. 29 – Friday, Dec. 30	Midlands Championships	All Day	NOW Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill.	TrackWrestling	B1G+
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Following a two-year hiatus, the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships will return to the NOW Arena in suburban Hoffman Estates, Ill. The 58^th edition of the most prestigious non-conference wrestling tournament in the nation will take place December 29-30.

For the first time in the renowned event's history, this year's edition of the Midlands Championships will feature a women's division, with participants from nine schools competing during the tournament's Day Two sessions on December 30.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29

9:30 a.m. – First Session (10 Mats) – (Championship Rounds 1 & 2, Wrestlebacks)
7:00 p.m. – Second Session (10 Mats) – (Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30

11:00 a.m. – Third Session (5 Mats) – (Semis, consolation, 7th place match, women's division begins)
6:05 p.m. – Fourth Session (4 Mats) – (1st, 3rd, 5th place matches-men's and women's divisions)
- Awards ceremony to conclude at 9:00 p.m.
- Midlands Hall of Fame Inductions will be prior to the final session

HALL OF FAME
Three inductees will be added to the Midlands Championships Hall of Fame on December 30 before the final session. Honorees include Marjo Kraft, Leo Kocher (University of Chicago wrestling head coach), and longtime tournament administrator Lee Wahlgren.

UP NEXT
Following the Midlands Championships, Northwestern returns to action on Saturday, January 7 when it hosts Minnesota in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.

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