The first day of the Midlands Wrestling Tournament recently concluded in Illinois. The annual wrestling tournament will be held over two days: December 29 and 30.
Among the participating institutions, Virginia Tech and Oregon State dominated most categories. Wrestlers like Remy Cottton, CJ Hamblin, and Ryan Burton made it to the semifinals of their respective categories.
Details of the Midlands Wrestling Tournament in Illinois
The current Ken Kraft Midlands Wrestling Tournament is the 61st annual wrestling tournament. The tournament is streaming on the B1G+ Network.
The annual wrestling tournament is being held at the Walter Athletics Center, situated in Evanston, Illinois.
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The preliminaries have been conducted on December 29, while the knockouts [semifinals, final, and bronze medal playoffs] will be conducted by tonight, i.e., December 30.
Results for Day 1 – Midlands Wrestling Tournament – Illinois
Day 1 saw the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Oregon State Beavers dominate in the male freestyle wrestling. Ryan Burton, Remy Cotton, and CJ Hamblin won all their bouts to qualify for the semifinals, which shall be held tonight.
The following are the complete results for Day 1 of the Midlands Wrestling Tournament held in Illinois:
Men’s 125 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Koda Holeman [Cal Poly Mustangs] defeats Logan Brzozowski [Harvard] [Victory By Decision]
- Tyler Chappell [Pittsburgh Panthers] defeats Dedrick Navarro [Northwestern Wildcats] [Sudden Victory]
- Christian Castillo [Iowa State Cyclones] defeats Vinny Kilkeary [Ohio State Buckeyes] [Victory By Decision]
- Blake West [Northern Illinois ] defeats James Garcia [Franklin & Marshall] [Victory By Decision]
Men’s 133 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Reineri Ortega [Independent] defeats Matty Lopes [Unattached] [Victory By Major Decision]
- Gabe Whisenhunt [Oregon State Beavers] defeats Dedrick Navarro [Spartan Combat RTC] [Victory By Decision]
- Aaron Seidel [Virginia Tech Hokies ] defeats Dylan Shawver [Rutgers ] [Victory By Technical Fall]
- Marcel Lopez [SIUE] defeats Sean Spidle [Northwestern Wildcats] [Victory By Decision]
Men’s 141 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Anthony Santaniello [Pittsburgh Panthers] defeats Zeth Romney [Cal Poly Mustangs] [Victory By Decision]
- Dylan Chappell [Bucknell] defeats Charles Curtis[Northern Illinois] [Sudden Victory]
- Elijah Cortez [Spartan Combat RTC] defeats Billy Dekraker [Northwestern Wildcats] [Victory By Decision]
- Henry Porter [Indiana Hoosiers] defeats Aiden Simmons [Cal Poly Mustangs] [Victory By Fall]
Men’s 149 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Sergio Lemley [Michigan Wolverines] defeats Joey Butler [Indiana Hoosiers] [Victory By Decision]
- Collin Gaj [Virginia Tech Hokies] defeats Jack Crook [Harvard] [Victory By Decision]
- Michael Gioffre [Illinois] defeats Noah Nininger [Virginia Tech Hokies] [Victory By Decision]
- Ethen Miller [Virginia Tech Hokies] defeats Owen Reinsel [Lehigh] [Victory By Decision]
Men’s 157 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Bryce Lowery [Indiana Hoosiers] defeats Anthony Berg [Cal Poly Mustangs] [Victory By Major Decision]
- Kal Miller [Pittsburgh Panthers] defeats Collin Arch [Northwestern Wildcats] [Victory By Decision]
- CJ Hamblin [Iowa State Cyclones] defeats Conner Harer [Ohio State Buckeyes] [Victory By Fall]
- Dylan Evans [Northern Illinois ] defeats Landen Johnson [Franklin & Marshall] [Victory By Fall]
Men’s 165 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Noah Mulvaney [Bucknell] defeats Jacob Bostelman [Northwestern Wildcats] [Victory By Injury Default]
- Andrew Barbosa [Rutgers Scarlet Knights] defeats Jared Keslar [Pittsburgh Panthers] [Victory by Decision]
- E’Than Birden [Ohio State Buckeyes] defeats Chandler Amaker [Central Michigan] [Victory By Technical Fall]
- Ryan Burton [Virginia Tech Hokies] defeats Joseph Cangro [Harvard] [Victory By Decision]
Men’s 174 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Daschle Lamer [Oregon State Beavers] defeats Jordan Chapman [Lehigh] [Victory By Fall]
- Derek Gilcher [Indiana Hoosiers] defeats Richie Grungo [Lehigh] [Victory by Major Decision]
- Myles Takats [Bucknell] defeats Dominic Lopez [SIUE] [Victory By Major Decision]
- Sergio Desiante [Virginia Tech Hokies] defeats Dom Federici[Lehigh] [Victory By Decision]
Men’s 184 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Shane Cartegna-Walsh [Rutgers Scarlet Knights] defeats [Stanford Cardinals] [Victory By Technical Fall]
- Chase Kranitz [Pittsburgh Panthers] defeats Tyler Bienus [Bucknell] [Victory by Decision]
- Joseph Walker [Michigan Wolverines] defeats Abraham Wojcikiewicz [Stanford Cardinals] [Victory By Decision]
- Chris Moore [Illinois] defeats Cody Brenner [Central Michigan] [Victory By Decision]
Men’s 197 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Gabe Sollars [Indiana Hoosiers] defeats Brokton Borelli [Stanford Cardinals] [Victory By Major Decision]
- Seth Shumate [Ohio State Buckeyes] defeats PJ Casale [Rutgers Scarlet Knights] [Victory by Fall]
- Jude Corrrea [Spartan Combat RTC] defeats Luke Cochran [Central Michigan] [Victory By Decision]
- Remy Cotton [Rutgers Scarlet Knights] defeats Cade Lautt [Illinois] [Victory By Fall]
Men’s 285 Pounds Quarterfinals:
- Devon Dawson [Northern Illinois] defeats Rocco Dellagatta [Spartan Combat RTC] [Victory By Fall]
- Lucas Lawler [Bucknell] defeats Sean Carroll [Northern Illinois] [Victory by Major Decision]
- Trevor Tinker [Cal Poly Mustangs] defeats Bryan Caves [Central Michigan] [Victory By Technical Fall]
- Hunter Catka [Rutgers Scarlet Knights] defeats Josh Harkless [RIT] [Victory By Decision]
