Midlands Results

I feel like I could watch a Terao and a Walsh wrestle anytime and anywhere. Chad Walsh (Rider) is just like his brother (Taylor, NCAA Finalist for Indiana) and brought the kitchen sink to try to take out Imar, similarly to what Josh Terao (American) did with his semifinal opportunity against Gilman. It's beyond entertaining to see guys do whatever they can to knock off #1's. 

Michael Kemerer (Iowa) and Tyler Berger (Nebraska) had a 157 lb final that stole the show themselves. They attacked and attacked almost immediately upon every restart. Their scrambles made it a tough match to officiate and it eventually ended up with a controversial tiebreaker win for Kemerer. Berger almost made it four champs for Nebraska as they continue to impress this season. 

The Midlands are a great tradition and one I hope continues long after I'm gone. We had a lot of people participate in the "pick'em/beat the idiots" contest. Somehow, myself (Tommy) came away with a 27 point victory. Ben Law and SDMeyers tied for 2nd with 24 points. I must have blacked out because my Midlands picks never do well! 

125:
1st: Thomas Gilman (Iowa) maj. dec. Tim Lambert (Nebraska), 13-4
3rd: Josh Terao (American) by medical forfeit over Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) 
5th: Shakur Laney (Ohio) dec. Lucas Malmberg (Messiah), 9-3
7th: Johnny Jimenez (Wisconsin) dec. Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 12-9

133:
1st: Eric Montoya (Nebraska) dec. Zane Richards (Illinois), 6-4
3rd: Seth Gross (South Dakota State) maj. dec. Earl Hall (Iowa State), 13-1
5th: Jamal Morris (NC State) dec. Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers), 7-5
7th: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) dec. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 5-3

141:
1st: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), 1-0
3rd: Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) tech. fall Chad Red (Nebraska), 17-0
5th: Kanen Storr (Iowa State) dec. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield), 7-5
7th: Christopher Carton (Iowa) dec. Nick Zanetta (Pittsburgh), 4-1

149:
1st: Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. Justin Oliver (Central Michigan), 7-1
3rd: Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) dec. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma), 6-2
5th: Sam Speno (NC State) by injury default over Joey Delgado (Oregon State) 
7th: Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers) dec. Alfred Bannister (Maryland), 4-3

157:
1st: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec. Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 6-5 TB2
3rd: Joshua Shields (Arizona State) maj. dec. Evan Wick (Wisconsin), 8-0
5th: Jason Tsirtis (Arizona State) dec. Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan), 3-2
7th: Alex Griffin (Purdue) dec. John Van Brill (Rutgers), 5-1

165:
1st: Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. Chad Walsh (Rider), 10-6
3rd: Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) pinned Alex Marinelli (Iowa), 2:41
5th: Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec. Lorenzo De La Riva (CSU Bakersfield), 9-4
7th: Clark Glass (Oklahoma) dec. Andrew Fogarty (North Dakota State), 6-4

174:
1st: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 11-2
3rd: Zac Brunson (Illinois) dec. Alex Meyer (Iowa), 9-5
5th: Devin Skatzka (Indiana) dec. Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 9-2
7th: Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) maj. dec. Josef Johnson (Harvard), 15-2

184:
1st: Timothy Dudley (Nebraska) dec. Jack Dechow (Old Dominion), 4-2
3rd: Samuel Brooks (Iowa) dec. Nathan Jackson (Indiana), 10-5
5th: Pete Renda (NC State) by medical forfeit over Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) 
7th: Michael Macchiavello (NC State) by medical forfeit over Myles Martin (Ohio State) 

197:
1st: Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) dec. Nate Rotert (South Dakota State), 4-1
3rd: Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois) dec. Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 2-1 TB
5th: Ryan Wolfe (Rider) by medical forfeit over Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion)
7th: Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern), 11-6

285:
1st: Tanner Hall (Arizona State) dec. Jordan Wood (Lehigh), 4-1
3rd: Samuel Stoll (Iowa) pinned Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan), 4:45
5th: Collin Jensen (Nebraska) won by medical forfeit over Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) 
7th: Cody Crawford (Oregon State) dec. Conan Jennings (Northwestern), 1-0