Top Contenders Announced For Midlands 2018
Top Contenders Announced For Midlands 2018
The top contenders at all 10 weights have been released for the 2018 Ken Kraft Midlands championships.
Before every Midlands, they announce the top contenders for all 10 weights, which serves as a proxy for pre-seeds.
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December 29-30 | 9:30 AM Eastern
The event kicks off on Saturday, December 29th at 9:30am. They'll run through the quarterfinals on day one and the the semis are at noon on Sunday, December 30th.
125 Pounds
Connor Brown, Wisconsin
#13 Patrick Glory, Princeton
#20 Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan
#1 Spencer Lee, Iowa
#19 Michael McGee, Old Dominion
#5 Ryan Millhof, Arizona State
#11 Travis Piotrowski, Illinois
#2 Sebastian Rivera, Northwestern
It's time to start our #TopContenders list for #Midlands56.
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 19, 2018
No matter what happens, we will have a first-time champion at 125 lbs. pic.twitter.com/yolqBgEj40
133 Pounds
#11 Austin DeSanto, Iowa
#15 Dylan Duncan, Illinois
#18 Noah Gonser, Campbell
#1 Seth Gross, South Dakota State
Josiah Kline, Arizona State
Derek Spann, Buffalo
Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State
Colin Valdiviez, Northwestern
Does @GodsWrestler133 go back-to-back?#Midlands56 | #TopContenders pic.twitter.com/bO0X5GM4Aa
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 20, 2018
Nathan Tomasello Making His Return
141 Pounds
#6 Mikey Carr, Illinois
Cory Crooks, Arizona State
Ryan Diehl, Maryland
#12 Bryan Lantry, Buffalo
#13 Tristan Moran, Wisconsin
#17 Max Murin, Iowa
Corey Shie, Army West Point
Yahya Thomas, Northwestern
Pretty open field at 141. Who ya got?#Midlands56 | #TopContenders pic.twitter.com/Z6QT1EY55Q
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 20, 2018
Tech Notes: Tomasello vs Gross
149 Pounds
#18 Anthony Artalona, Penn
#20 Alfred Bannister, Maryland
#10 Josh Heil, Campbell
#1 Matt Kolodzik, Princeton
#9 Pat Lugo, Iowa
Cole Martin, Wisconsin
#14 Josh Maruca, Arizona State
Henry Pohlmeyer, South Dakota State
It's been four years since someone not named Brandon Sorensen has won the Midlands crown at 149 lbs.
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 21, 2018
Matthew Kolodzik is the No. 1 wrestler in the nation at the weight class. Does he bring home the #Midlands56 title? pic.twitter.com/4DNTlXJfQ0
157 Pounds
#12 Eric Barone, Illinois
#10 Steve Bleise, Minnesota
#2 Ryan Deakin, Northwestern
#20 Zach Hartman, Bucknell
#18 Christian Pagdilao, Arizona State
#19 Luke Weiland, Army West Point
Zander Wick, Wisconsin
#7 Kaleb Young, Iowa
We're back at ranking our #TopContenders. @RyanDeakinn takes his undefeated record into #Midlands56. ? pic.twitter.com/1C5lwnpwZ3
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 26, 2018
Complete #Midlands56 Team List
165 Pounds
#16 Joey Gunther, Illinois
#4 Alex Marinelli, Iowa
Cael McCormick, Army West Point
Kenny Moore, Northern Illinois
Logan Peterson, South Dakota State
#12 Josh Shields, Arizona State
#18 Jon Viruet, Brown
#2 Evan Wick, Wisconsin
Wick? Marinelli? Shields?#Midlands56 | #TopContenders pic.twitter.com/XD07v5hTpe
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 26, 2018
174 Pounds
#10 Ryan Christensen, Wisconsin
#12 Ben Harvey, Army West Point
Andrew Morgan, Campbell
Bryce Rogers, Brown
#11 Johnny Sebastian, Northwestern
Travis Stefanik, Princeton
#2 Zahid Valencia, Arizona State
#19 Brit Wilson, Northern Illinois
Is Zahid going to go back-to-back?#Midlands56 | #TopContenders pic.twitter.com/PxF6A6wGcN
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 27, 2018
184 Pounds
Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan
#5 Drew Foster, Northern Iowa
Bryce Gorman, Northern Illinois
#2 Emery Parker, Illinois
#17 Kevin Parker, Princeton
Kordell Norfleet, Arizona State
#20 Noah Stewart, Army West Point
#16 Cash Wilcke, Iowa
We've got two former Midlands champs at 184 ?
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 27, 2018
Does Emery Parker go back-to-back? Or does Cash Wilcke follow up last year's 197-pound title with a dominant 184-pound performance?
Also: No. 7 Drew Foster of UNI.
Stacked weight class, imho.#Midlands56 | #TopContenders pic.twitter.com/inHu0qtCkR
197 Pounds
#3 Patrick Brucki, Princeton
#6 Rocco Caywood, Army West Point
Zack Chakonis, Northwestern
Thomas Lane, Cal Poly
Andre Lee, Illinois
Martin Mueller, South Dakota State
Drew Phipps, Bucknell
#4 Jacob Warner, Iowa
Not 1️⃣, not 2️⃣, but 3️⃣ wrestlers in the top-10 at 197. #Midlands56 | #TopContenders pic.twitter.com/xC1eYreRVP
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 28, 2018
285 Pounds
#13 Jake Gunning, Buffalo
Jere Heino, Campbell
#6 Youssif Hemida, Maryland
#9 Trent Hillger, Wisconsin
Conan Jennings, Northwestern
AJ Nevills, Fresno State
#18 Matt Stencel, Central Michigan
#2 Sam Stoll, Iowa
The final #TopContenders list, featuring the No. 1 heavyweight in the nation.
— The Midlands (@MidlandsChamps) December 28, 2018
Also do not @ us about certain unattached guys. We made this list before that. Sorry, @WillieAtFLO. #Midlands56 pic.twitter.com/fQ2Fe84ogn