Iowa puts seven wrestlers into Midlands finals; UNI and Purdue get two finalists
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
No. 1 seed Austin DeSanto of Iowa has reached the finals at 133 pounds. Photo by Mark Lundy, LutteLens
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – No. 1 ranked Iowa placed seven wrestlers into the Midlands finals, going 7-3 in their semifinal matches on Monday afternoon.
Hawkeyes in the finals are Austin DeSanto (133), Max Murin (141), Pat Lugo (149), Kaleb Young (157), Alex Marinelli (165), Abe Assad (184) and Anthony Cassioppi (285).
No. 1 seed and two-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee of Iowa took a medical forfeit in the semifinals, which advanced No. 5 seed Michael Deaugustino of Northwestern into the finals against No. 2 seed Pat Glory of Princeton.
The top two seeds were beaten in the semifinals at 197 pounds. No. 5 seed Jay Aiello of Virginia beat No. 1 seed Jacob Warner of Iowa, 9-7 in sudden victory. No. 3 seed Christian Brunner of Purdue stopped No. 2 seed Pat Brucki of Princeton, 4-3.
An unseeded wrestler reached the Midlands finals, Markus Hartman of Army West Point at 157 pounds. Hartman has beaten the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 8 seeds so far this tournament. He has drawn No. 2 seed Kaleb Young of Iowa in the finals.
Along with Iowa, the only teams with more than one finalist are Northern Iowa and Purdue, which both have two finalists.
The consolation semifinals are currently still underway
The championship finals will be held at 7:00 p.m. CT, live on Flowrestling
A special day one wrap story by K.J. Pilcher will be posted tonight.
MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Finals pairings (with seeds)
125 - No. 2 Pat Glory (Princeton) vs. No. 5 Michael Deaugustino (Northwestern)
133 - No. 1 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Seth Gross (Wisconsin)
141 - No. 1 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Joshua Heil (Campbell)
149 - No. 1 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) vs. No. 2 Pat Lugo (Iowa)
157 - No. 2 Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. Markus Hartman (Army West Point)
165 - No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. No. 3 David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
174 - No. 1 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) vs. No. 2 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa)
184 - No. 1 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 11 Abe Assad (Iowa)
197 - No. 3 Christian Brunner (Purdue) vs. No. 5 Jay Aiello (Virginia)
285 - No. 1 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)
Semifinal results (with seeds)
125 pounds
No. 5 Michael Deaugustino (Northwestern) medical forfeit No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa)
No. 2 Pat Glory (Princeton) dec. No. 3 Brock Hudkins (Indiana), 6-6, 7:44
133 pounds
No. 1 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 10-4
No. 2 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) dec. No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern), 8-7
141 pounds
No. 1 Max Murin (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Shakur Laney (Ohio), 4-0
No. 3 Joshua Heil (Campbell) dec. No. 2 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin), 4-2
149 pounds
No. 1 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) dec. No. 12 Vincent Turk (Iowa), 3-1 Sv
No. 2 Pat Lugo (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 3-2
157 pounds
Markus Hartman (Army West Point) dec. No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Penn), 9-8
No. 2 Kaleb Young (Iowa) pin No. 3 Kendall Coleman (Purdue), 7:57
165 pounds
No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zachary Hartman (Bucknell), 8-3
No. 3 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 2 Evan Wick (Wisconsin), 6-5
174 pounds
No. 1 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) dec. No. 4 Ben Harvey (Army West Point), 3-1, SV
No. 2 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. No. 3 Joey Gunther (Illinois), 9-1
184 pounds
No. 1 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. No. 5 Andrew Morgan (Campbell), 11-3
No. 11 Abe Assad (Iowa) pin No. 7 Zachary Braunagel (Illinois), 2:05
197 pounds
No. 5 Jay Aiello (Virginia) dec. No. 1 Jacob Warner (Iowa), 9-7 SV
No. 3 Christian Brunner (Purdue) dec. No. 2 Pat Brucki (Princeton), 4-3
285 pounds
No. 1 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Carter Isley (Northern Iowa), 11-5
No. 3 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) dec. No. 2 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin), 6-1
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – No. 1 ranked Iowa placed seven wrestlers into the Midlands finals, going 7-3 in their semifinal matches on Monday afternoon.
Hawkeyes in the finals are Austin DeSanto (133), Max Murin (141), Pat Lugo (149), Kaleb Young (157), Alex Marinelli (165), Abe Assad (184) and Anthony Cassioppi (285).
No. 1 seed and two-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee of Iowa took a medical forfeit in the semifinals, which advanced No. 5 seed Michael Deaugustino of Northwestern into the finals against No. 2 seed Pat Glory of Princeton.
The top two seeds were beaten in the semifinals at 197 pounds. No. 5 seed Jay Aiello of Virginia beat No. 1 seed Jacob Warner of Iowa, 9-7 in sudden victory. No. 3 seed Christian Brunner of Purdue stopped No. 2 seed Pat Brucki of Princeton, 4-3.
An unseeded wrestler reached the Midlands finals, Markus Hartman of Army West Point at 157 pounds. Hartman has beaten the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 8 seeds so far this tournament. He has drawn No. 2 seed Kaleb Young of Iowa in the finals.
Along with Iowa, the only teams with more than one finalist are Northern Iowa and Purdue, which both have two finalists.
The consolation semifinals are currently still underway
The championship finals will be held at 7:00 p.m. CT, live on Flowrestling
A special day one wrap story by K.J. Pilcher will be posted tonight.
MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Finals pairings (with seeds)
125 - No. 2 Pat Glory (Princeton) vs. No. 5 Michael Deaugustino (Northwestern)
133 - No. 1 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Seth Gross (Wisconsin)
141 - No. 1 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Joshua Heil (Campbell)
149 - No. 1 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) vs. No. 2 Pat Lugo (Iowa)
157 - No. 2 Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. Markus Hartman (Army West Point)
165 - No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. No. 3 David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
174 - No. 1 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) vs. No. 2 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa)
184 - No. 1 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 11 Abe Assad (Iowa)
197 - No. 3 Christian Brunner (Purdue) vs. No. 5 Jay Aiello (Virginia)
285 - No. 1 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)
Semifinal results (with seeds)
125 pounds
No. 5 Michael Deaugustino (Northwestern) medical forfeit No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa)
No. 2 Pat Glory (Princeton) dec. No. 3 Brock Hudkins (Indiana), 6-6, 7:44
133 pounds
No. 1 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 10-4
No. 2 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) dec. No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern), 8-7
141 pounds
No. 1 Max Murin (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Shakur Laney (Ohio), 4-0
No. 3 Joshua Heil (Campbell) dec. No. 2 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin), 4-2
149 pounds
No. 1 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) dec. No. 12 Vincent Turk (Iowa), 3-1 Sv
No. 2 Pat Lugo (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 3-2
157 pounds
Markus Hartman (Army West Point) dec. No. 4 Anthony Artalona (Penn), 9-8
No. 2 Kaleb Young (Iowa) pin No. 3 Kendall Coleman (Purdue), 7:57
165 pounds
No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zachary Hartman (Bucknell), 8-3
No. 3 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 2 Evan Wick (Wisconsin), 6-5
174 pounds
No. 1 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) dec. No. 4 Ben Harvey (Army West Point), 3-1, SV
No. 2 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. No. 3 Joey Gunther (Illinois), 9-1
184 pounds
No. 1 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. No. 5 Andrew Morgan (Campbell), 11-3
No. 11 Abe Assad (Iowa) pin No. 7 Zachary Braunagel (Illinois), 2:05
197 pounds
No. 5 Jay Aiello (Virginia) dec. No. 1 Jacob Warner (Iowa), 9-7 SV
No. 3 Christian Brunner (Purdue) dec. No. 2 Pat Brucki (Princeton), 4-3
285 pounds
No. 1 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Carter Isley (Northern Iowa), 11-5
No. 3 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) dec. No. 2 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin), 6-1
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