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FLASH: Illinois edges Virginia Tech for 50th Midlands title by two points

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by TheMat.com

EVANSTON, Ill. -- In the 50th edition of the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, Illinois won a hotly contested team title by two points over Virginia Tech at Northwestern University on Saturday.


Illinois had no individual champions, but had five placewinners. Leading the Illini were runners-up Jesse Delgado at 125 pounds and B.J. Futrell at 141 pounds.


Virginia Tech had a pair of individual champions, Jarrod Garnett at 125 pounds and Nick Brascetta at 149 pounds.


Garnett, seeded second, stopped Delgado in the finals, 5-1 in sudden victory. Brascetta, the No. 4 seed, stopped No 2 seed Donnie Vinson of Binghamton, 3-1 in the finals. Brascetta received the Art Kraft Champion of Champions Award.


Oklahoma placed third, led by individual champions Kendric Maple at 141 pounds and Bubby Graham at 165 pounds. Maple, the top seed, stopped Futrell in the finals, 5-1. Graham, the third seed, scored a forfeit win in the finals over Bekzod Abdurakhmanov of the Golden Eagle WC.


Oregon State placed fourth and Central Michigan was fifth, with both teams bringing home an individual champion.


Winning the heavyweight title was No. 4 seed Chad Hanke of Oregon State, beating No. 3 Zac Thomusseit of Pittsburgh, 3-2.


The Central Michigan champion was No. 2 seed Ben Bennett, who beat top seeded Robert Hamlin of Lehigh in the finals, 2-1 at 184 pounds. Bennett received the Dan Gable Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.


Host Northwestern had an individual champion with top seed Jason Welch at 157 pounds, who defeated No. 3 seed Joey Napoli of Lehigh, 4-0.


Other individual champions were unattached Stanford star Ryan Mango at 133 pounds, Robert Kokesh of Nebraska at 174 pounds and Dustin Kilgore of Kent State at 197 pounds.

50TH KEN KRAFT MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Evanston, Ill., Dec. 29-30


125 pounds

1st - Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) dec. Jesse Delgado (Illinois), 5-1, sv1

3rd - Christian Cullinan (Central Michigan) dec. Cory Clark (Unattached-Iowa), 8-4, TB1

5th - Trent Sprenkle (North Dakota St) pin Jarrod Patterson (Unattached - Oklahoma), 2:15

7th - Joe Roth (Central Michigan) dec. Anthony Zanetta (Unattached- Pitt), 3-2


133 pounds

1st - Ryan Mango (Unattached - Stanford) dec. Daniel Dennis (Unattached - Hawkeye), 8-7

3rd - Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) dec. Mason Beckman (Unattached - Lehigh), 10-5

5th - A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) pin Jesse Theilke (Unattached - Wisconsin), 4:19

7th - Randy Cruz (Unattached - Lehigh) maj. dec. Scotti Sentes (Central Michigan), 10-0


141 pounds

1st - Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. B.J. Futrell (Illinois), 5-1

3rd - Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) dec. Devin Carter (Unattached - Virginia Tech), 3-1, sv

5th - Mitchell Port (Edinboro) dec. Evan Henderson (North Carolina), 7-0

7th - Joey Lazor (Northern Iowa) dec. Jason Tsirtsis (Unattached - Northwestern), 7-1


149 pounds

1st - Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) dec. Donnie Vinson (Binghamton), 3-1

3rd - Montel Marion (Unattached - Hawkeye) dec. Steve Santos (Columbia), 5-4

5th - Nick Lester (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Eric Grajales (Michigan), 10-2

7th - Shane Welch (Lehigh) dec. Josh Wilson (Utah Valley), 3-0


157 pounds

1st - Jason Welch (Northwestern) dec. Joey Napoli (Lehigh), 4-0

3rd - Isaac Jordan (Unattached-Wisconsin) dec. Taylor Walsh (Indiana), 10-6

5th - Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech) dec. Ian Miller (Unattached - Kent State), medical forfeit

7th - Matt Lester (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State), 8-0


165 pounds

1st - Bubby Graham (Oklahoma) default Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (unattached Golden Eagle WC)

3rd - Pete Yates (Virginia Tech) dec. Steven Monk (North Dakota State), 4-0

5th - Conrad Polz (Illinois) dec. Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo), 3-1

7th - Taylor Massa (Michigan) pin Ramon Santiago (Rider), 0:31


174 pounds

1st - Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. Nate Brown (Lehigh), 5-2

3rd - Jordan Blanton (Illinois) dec. John-Martin Cannon (Buffalo), 5-3, sv

5th - Lee Munster (Northwestern) medical forfeit Dan Yates (Michigan)

7th - Bryce Hammond (CSU-Bakersfield) default over Craig Keliher (Central Michigan)


184 pounds

1st - Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) dec. Robert Hamlin (Lehigh), 2-1

3rd - Travis Rutt (Unattached - Oklahoma) dec. Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa), 7-5

5th - Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland) dec. Vic Avery (Unattached-Edinboro), 3-2, sv1

7th - Jake Waste (Unattached-Buffalo) dec. Sammy Brooks (Unattached - Iowa), 7-1


197 pounds

1st - Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) dec. Matt Wilps (Pittsburgh), 4-2

3rd - Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. Kyven Gadson (Iowa State), 9-5

5th - Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) dec. Kevin Beazley (Unattached - Old Dominion), 7-3

7th - Hudson Taylor (Lions WC) dec. Alex Polizzi (Northwestern), 7-2


285 pounds

1st - Chad Hanke (Oregon State) dec. Zac Thomusseit (Pittsburgh), 3-2

3rd - Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. Ben Apland (Michigan), 3-1

5th (tie) - Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) and Mike McMullan (Northwestern)

7th - Matt Meuleners (Northern State) dec. Eric Thompson (Grand View), 7-3

Awards

Dan Gable Most Outstanding Wrestler: Ben Bennett (Central Michigan, 184)

Art Kraft Champion of Champions: Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech, 149)

Gorriaran Memorial: Kevin Beasley (Old Dominion, three falls, 7:00)

Fastest Fall Award: Michael Mangrum (Oregon State, 0:24)

Individual High Point Trophy: Robert Kokesh (Nebraska, 28.5 points)

MIDLANDS TEAM STANDINGS

1 99.5 Illinois

2 97.5 Virginia Tech

3 85.0 Oklahoma

4 81.5 Oregon State

5 76.5 Central Michigan

6 74.0 Lehigh

7 67.0 Northwestern

8 65.5 Michigan

9 57.0 North Dakota State

10 56.5 Pittsburgh

11 52.5 Edinboro

12 50.5 Wisconsin

13 49.5 Northern Iowa

14 39.5 Binghamton

15 39.0 Columbia

15 39.0 Nebraska

17 32.5 Iowa State

17 32.5 North Carolina

19 29.0 Indiana

20 28.5 Maryland

21 27.5 Buffalo

22 26.0 CSU Bakersfield

22. 26.0 Kent State

24 24.0 Rider

25 20.0 Penn

26 19.5 Clarion

27 17.5 Harvard

28 16.5 Purdue

29 15.0 Utah Valley

30 14.5 Eastern Michigan

31 11.5 Lions WC

32 10.5 Grand View

33 9.0 Stanford

34 8.5 Hofstra

35 8.0 Northern Illinois

36 7.5 Northern State

37 5.0 Elmhurst

37. 5.0 UW Parkside

39 4.5 Princeton

40 3.5 Adams State

41 3.0 Ohio Northern

42 2.0 Luther

42, 2.0 Tamillow Twisters

44 0.5 Boston University

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