Friday, December 29
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
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Midlands Championships
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‘Cats Put Four On Podium At 59th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
12/30/2023 9:03:00 PM | Wrestling
Chumbley earns runner-up finish at 157 pounds to lead Northwestern
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (December 30, 2023) – Four Wildcats secured podium finishes as Northwestern wrestling played host to the 59th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships this weekend inside the NOW Arena in suburban Hoffman Estates, Ill.
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Trevor Chumbley led the way for the 'Cats, taking second at 157 pounds to secure his second Midlands podium finish in as many years. Chumbley scored bonus-point wins over James Harrington (Harvard) by technical fall, 20-5, and Jude Fisher (Penn) by major decision, 10-2, before besting Central Michigan's Johnny Lovett in tiebreakers, 2-1, in a razor-thin semifinal-round matchup.
Maxx Mayfield battled to a Midlands podium finish for the first time in his career, landing fourth overall at 165 pounds. Mayfield tallied a pair of wins by technical fall en route to a semifinal-round berth. After falling to eventual 165-pound champion Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) in the semifinals, the Lincoln, Neb. product notched an 8-1 win in consolation action against Chris Moore (Illinois).
Troy Fisher grinded out a seventh-place finish at 184 pounds, opening his tournament with back-to-back victories by fall. Fisher rattled off three straight wins in consolation action, highlighted by a thrilling 12-10 upset of top-seeded Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) to clinch a podium finish. He went on to defeat Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) by a 7-3 final in the seventh-place match to conclude his stay.
Competing unattached at 149 pounds, Sam Cartella enjoyed a breakout performance on his way to an eighth-place finish. Cartella opened action with three straight victories, knocking off fifth-seeded Quinn Kinner (Rider), 7-5, to punch his ticket to the quarterfinal round. After dropping into consolation action, the first-year locked up his spot on the podium with a dominant 16-0 technical fall win over Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois).
Northwestern returns to action on Sunday, January 14 when it opens Big Ten Conference action on the road at No. 25 Maryland.
Complete #Midlands59 Results
125 lbs: Dedrick Navarro
Champ. Round 1 - Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Miller (Penn) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) (Dec 9-4)
125 lbs: Massey Odiotti
Champ. Round 1 - Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Christian Guzman (North Central) won by decision over Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) (TF 17-2)
133 lbs: Patrick Adams
Champ. Round 1 - Patrick Adams (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Patrick Adams (Northwestern) won by injury default over Dom Malinder (UW-Whitewater) (Inj. 4:25)
Champ. Round 3 - Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) won by medical forfeit over Patrick Adams (Northwestern) (MFF)
Cons. Round 4 - Vincent Perez (Central Michigan) won by medical forfeit over Patrick Adams (Northwestern) (MFF)
141 lbs: Kolby McClain
Champ. Round 1 - Kolby McClain (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Shannon Hanna (Unattached ) won by major decision over Kolby McClain (Northwestern) (Maj 16-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Dante Frinzi (Harvard) won by decision over Kolby McClain (Northwestern) (Dec 9-6)
149 lbs: Kai Neumark
Champ. Round 1 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn RTC) won by tech fall over Kai Neumark (Northwestern) (TF 20-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Kai Neumark (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Julian George (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Kai Neumark (Northwestern) (TF 19-3)
149 lbs: Aiden Vandenbush
Champ. Round 1 - Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) won by fall over Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) (Fall 5:00)
Cons. Round 1 - Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Zach Sato (UW-Eau Claire) won by major decision over Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) (Maj 19-9)
149 lbs: Sam Cartella – 8th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by major decision over Kenny Herrmann (Harvard) (Maj 8-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by decision over Jake Harrier (Illinois) (Dec 9-4)
Champ. Round 3 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by decision over Quinn Kinner (Rider) (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Northwestern) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 6 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 7 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn RTC) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Northwestern) (Dec 10-9)
7th Place Match - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Northwestern) (Dec 4-1)
157 lbs: Trevor Chumbley – 2nd Place
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) (Dec 2-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over Zack Mattin (Michigan) (Dec 4-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by tech fall over James Harrington (Harvard) (TF 20-5)
Quarterfinal - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by major decision over Jude Swisher (Penn) (Maj 10-2)
Semifinal - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won in tie breaker - 1 over Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) (TB-1 2-1)
1st Place Match - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) (Dec 11-6)
165 lbs: Maxx Mayfield – 4th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) (TF 19-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jake Stiles (Northern Illinois) (SV-1 4-1)
Quarterfinal - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) (TF 17-1)
Semifinal - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (Maj 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won by decision over Chris Moore (Illinois) (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Beau Mantanona (Michigan) won in sudden victory - 1 over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (SV-1 4-1)
174 lbs: David Ferrante
Champ. Round 1 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Mason Reiniche (Oregon State) won by decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) (Dec 13-7)
Cons. Round 2 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) won by decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) (Dec 12-7)
174 lbs: Andre Rocker
Champ. Round 1 - Scott Joll (UNC-Pembroke) won by fall over Andre Rocker (Northwestern) (Fall 1:06)
Cons. Round 1 - Andre Rocker (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Orlando Cruz (Purdue) won by medical forfeit over Andre Rocker (Northwestern) (MFF)
174 lbs: Joseph Martin
Champ. Round 1 - Joseph Martin (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Joseph Martin (Northwestern) won by decision over Sean Coughlin (George Mason) (Dec 10-5)
Champ. Round 3 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) won by fall over Joseph Martin (Northwestern) (Fall 3:45)
Cons. Round 4 - Scott Joll (UNC-Pembroke) won by decision over Joseph Martin (Northwestern) (Dec 10-4)
184 lbs: Troy Fisher – 7th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by fall over Jacob Lee (Michigan State) (Fall 2:46)
Champ. Round 2 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by fall over Owen Heiser (Air Force) (Fall 4:30)
Champ. Round 3 - Maximus Hale (Penn) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 10-9)
Cons. Round 4 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Brian Soldano (Rutgers) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 6 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) (Dec 12-10)
Cons. Round 7 - Niel Antrassian (Penn RTC) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 11-8)
7th Place Match - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) (Dec 7-3)
184 lbs: Jon Halvorsen
Champ. Round 1 - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) won by decision over Nathan Haas (California Baptist) (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) (SV-1 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) won by fall over Cole Cervantes (North Central) (Fall 6:03)
Cons. Round 4 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) (Dec 5-4)
197 lbs: Evan Bates
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) won by decision over Eli Sheeren (California Baptist) (Dec 9-2)
Champ. Round 3 - Cole Urbas (Penn) won by tech fall over Evan Bates (Northwestern) (TF 19-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) (TF 19-3)
Cons. Round 5 - JT Davis (Lehigh) won by decision over Evan Bates (Northwestern) (Dec 4-1)
285 lbs: Dirk Morley
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Cover (Princeton) won by tech fall over Dirk Morley (Northwestern) (TF 18-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Charles Hastriter (Oregon State) won by decision over Dirk Morley (Northwestern) (Dec 8-1)
Trevor Chumbley led the way for the 'Cats, taking second at 157 pounds to secure his second Midlands podium finish in as many years. Chumbley scored bonus-point wins over James Harrington (Harvard) by technical fall, 20-5, and Jude Fisher (Penn) by major decision, 10-2, before besting Central Michigan's Johnny Lovett in tiebreakers, 2-1, in a razor-thin semifinal-round matchup.
Trevor Chumbley is on a mission. ??
— Big Ten Wrestling (@B1GWrestling) December 30, 2023
A 10-2 MD over Jude Swisher of Penn sends him to the 157 Semifinals.@MidlandsChamps x @NUWrestle
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Maxx Mayfield battled to a Midlands podium finish for the first time in his career, landing fourth overall at 165 pounds. Mayfield tallied a pair of wins by technical fall en route to a semifinal-round berth. After falling to eventual 165-pound champion Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) in the semifinals, the Lincoln, Neb. product notched an 8-1 win in consolation action against Chris Moore (Illinois).
Mad Maxx!#GoCats | @maxxmayfield5 https://t.co/E4zzw4ck5P pic.twitter.com/dQkk6pBAyJ
— Northwestern Wrestling (@NUWrestle) December 30, 2023
Troy Fisher grinded out a seventh-place finish at 184 pounds, opening his tournament with back-to-back victories by fall. Fisher rattled off three straight wins in consolation action, highlighted by a thrilling 12-10 upset of top-seeded Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) to clinch a podium finish. He went on to defeat Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) by a 7-3 final in the seventh-place match to conclude his stay.
Fisher ???????????????? the job.#GoCats | #Midlands59 https://t.co/fBEmME0sIs pic.twitter.com/WajioUCgcZ
— Northwestern Wrestling (@NUWrestle) December 30, 2023
Competing unattached at 149 pounds, Sam Cartella enjoyed a breakout performance on his way to an eighth-place finish. Cartella opened action with three straight victories, knocking off fifth-seeded Quinn Kinner (Rider), 7-5, to punch his ticket to the quarterfinal round. After dropping into consolation action, the first-year locked up his spot on the podium with a dominant 16-0 technical fall win over Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois).
The ???????? to end it! #GoCats | #Midlands59 https://t.co/IMOAwvbLmx pic.twitter.com/eQa6hEAtzo
— Northwestern Wrestling (@NUWrestle) December 30, 2023
Northwestern returns to action on Sunday, January 14 when it opens Big Ten Conference action on the road at No. 25 Maryland.
Complete #Midlands59 Results
125 lbs: Dedrick Navarro
Champ. Round 1 - Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Miller (Penn) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) (Dec 9-4)
125 lbs: Massey Odiotti
Champ. Round 1 - Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Christian Guzman (North Central) won by decision over Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) (TF 17-2)
133 lbs: Patrick Adams
Champ. Round 1 - Patrick Adams (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Patrick Adams (Northwestern) won by injury default over Dom Malinder (UW-Whitewater) (Inj. 4:25)
Champ. Round 3 - Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) won by medical forfeit over Patrick Adams (Northwestern) (MFF)
Cons. Round 4 - Vincent Perez (Central Michigan) won by medical forfeit over Patrick Adams (Northwestern) (MFF)
141 lbs: Kolby McClain
Champ. Round 1 - Kolby McClain (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Shannon Hanna (Unattached ) won by major decision over Kolby McClain (Northwestern) (Maj 16-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Dante Frinzi (Harvard) won by decision over Kolby McClain (Northwestern) (Dec 9-6)
149 lbs: Kai Neumark
Champ. Round 1 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn RTC) won by tech fall over Kai Neumark (Northwestern) (TF 20-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Kai Neumark (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Julian George (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Kai Neumark (Northwestern) (TF 19-3)
149 lbs: Aiden Vandenbush
Champ. Round 1 - Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) won by fall over Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) (Fall 5:00)
Cons. Round 1 - Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Zach Sato (UW-Eau Claire) won by major decision over Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) (Maj 19-9)
149 lbs: Sam Cartella – 8th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by major decision over Kenny Herrmann (Harvard) (Maj 8-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by decision over Jake Harrier (Illinois) (Dec 9-4)
Champ. Round 3 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by decision over Quinn Kinner (Rider) (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Northwestern) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 6 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 7 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn RTC) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Northwestern) (Dec 10-9)
7th Place Match - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Northwestern) (Dec 4-1)
157 lbs: Trevor Chumbley – 2nd Place
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) (Dec 2-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over Zack Mattin (Michigan) (Dec 4-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by tech fall over James Harrington (Harvard) (TF 20-5)
Quarterfinal - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by major decision over Jude Swisher (Penn) (Maj 10-2)
Semifinal - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won in tie breaker - 1 over Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) (TB-1 2-1)
1st Place Match - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) (Dec 11-6)
165 lbs: Maxx Mayfield – 4th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) (TF 19-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jake Stiles (Northern Illinois) (SV-1 4-1)
Quarterfinal - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) (TF 17-1)
Semifinal - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (Maj 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won by decision over Chris Moore (Illinois) (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Beau Mantanona (Michigan) won in sudden victory - 1 over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (SV-1 4-1)
174 lbs: David Ferrante
Champ. Round 1 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Mason Reiniche (Oregon State) won by decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) (Dec 13-7)
Cons. Round 2 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) won by decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) (Dec 12-7)
174 lbs: Andre Rocker
Champ. Round 1 - Scott Joll (UNC-Pembroke) won by fall over Andre Rocker (Northwestern) (Fall 1:06)
Cons. Round 1 - Andre Rocker (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Orlando Cruz (Purdue) won by medical forfeit over Andre Rocker (Northwestern) (MFF)
174 lbs: Joseph Martin
Champ. Round 1 - Joseph Martin (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Joseph Martin (Northwestern) won by decision over Sean Coughlin (George Mason) (Dec 10-5)
Champ. Round 3 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) won by fall over Joseph Martin (Northwestern) (Fall 3:45)
Cons. Round 4 - Scott Joll (UNC-Pembroke) won by decision over Joseph Martin (Northwestern) (Dec 10-4)
184 lbs: Troy Fisher – 7th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by fall over Jacob Lee (Michigan State) (Fall 2:46)
Champ. Round 2 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by fall over Owen Heiser (Air Force) (Fall 4:30)
Champ. Round 3 - Maximus Hale (Penn) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 10-9)
Cons. Round 4 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Brian Soldano (Rutgers) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 6 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) (Dec 12-10)
Cons. Round 7 - Niel Antrassian (Penn RTC) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 11-8)
7th Place Match - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) (Dec 7-3)
184 lbs: Jon Halvorsen
Champ. Round 1 - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) won by decision over Nathan Haas (California Baptist) (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) (SV-1 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) won by fall over Cole Cervantes (North Central) (Fall 6:03)
Cons. Round 4 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) (Dec 5-4)
197 lbs: Evan Bates
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) won by decision over Eli Sheeren (California Baptist) (Dec 9-2)
Champ. Round 3 - Cole Urbas (Penn) won by tech fall over Evan Bates (Northwestern) (TF 19-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) (TF 19-3)
Cons. Round 5 - JT Davis (Lehigh) won by decision over Evan Bates (Northwestern) (Dec 4-1)
285 lbs: Dirk Morley
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Cover (Princeton) won by tech fall over Dirk Morley (Northwestern) (TF 18-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Charles Hastriter (Oregon State) won by decision over Dirk Morley (Northwestern) (Dec 8-1)
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