3:25 p.m. CST: The Herbert-Askren "Supermatch" is being held live on Flowrestling right now.
3:20 p.m. CST: Heavyweights Ryan Tomei (Pitt) and Jarrod Trice (CMU) made it interesting in the first. The defending Midlands champion Trice was mobile in his defense and Tomei attacked with intent. Period ended 0-0. Trice earned 1:34 in ride-time before kicking out Tomei to end the period. Trice escaped with :3 to spare in ridetime, making the score 2-1 which is how it ended. Trice advances.
3:13 p.m. CST: Heavyweights Flores (American) and Rey (Lehigh) were scoreless in the first with Flores avoiding a Rey single with a rather acrobatic kick out. Flores locked up a merkle and looked to turn Rey but was reversed and gave up two quick back points. Flores moved from bottom but was caught in several stalemates from his scrambles. Rey cut Flores after earning a minute of ride time, making the score, 4-1 headed to the third. After a quick escape Flores looked for offense but came up short, losing 5-2.
3:10 p.m. CST: Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) and Wilps (UN-Pitt) didn't get much going in the first. The second started with Kennedy on bottom and earning the escape at 1:20 but got caught in a scramble at the end of the period and was planted to his back to give up a 5 point move. another takedown and an escape made it an 8-2 final in favor of the redshirt Wilps.
3:00 p.m. CST: 184 lbs. Hamlin (Lehigh) and Rutt (Wisconsin). Not a lot in the first; Rutt escaped in the second. Hamlin earned a single takedown midway through the period. Then it went bonkers with the duo getting takedowns within 10 seconds of each other and Rutt securing a 4-3 advantage. Great second period of action. The escape made it 4-4 at the start of the third. hamlin missed on an ill-advised inside trip with :45 remaining and loses 6-4 to the Wisconsin wrestler, Rutt.
3:00 p.m. CST: 197 lbs. D-III National Champ Byron Tate (Wartburg) and Nathan Patrick (Sunkist) started off exchanging takedowns and with Tate coming out of the period up 5-4. The Wartburg star tacked on another pair of takedowns in the second to make the score 9-5 into the third. Tate wins 9-6.
2:50 p.m. CST: 184 lbs. Grant Gambrall (Iowa) and Ihnen (Nebraska) kept it hand fighting-only in the first period with Gambrall escaping early in the second. More hand fighting and fakes. Ihnen escaped to start the third with more action as Ihnen's high crotch is met by Gambrall's hip and then a forehead to the mat. No change. Regulation ends tied, as does overtime. Gambrall escaped in the rideout but Ihnen takes a locked hands call on Gambrall to eek out a reverse and the 4-2 win.
2:50 p.m. CST: 174 lbs. Austin Meys (Lehigh) and Ben Bennett (CMU) got it going late int he first with a Meys takedown stuffed and Bennett finding space to throw a leg though he never got more than a one count. First period was 2-0 Bennett. Bennett is out to tstart the third but immediately put into danger against Meys who seems to have pinning combinations from ever conceivable position. Bennett got out of bounds and out of trouble. Meys stayed aggressive in the second, but the score remained 3-0. Neutral to start the third. Meys high crotch was stuffed and Bennett gets in it to win it 6-0.
2:50 p.m. CST: 174 lbs. Reader (Iowa State) earned a nice takedown from a single to start the match, tacked on a reversal in the second. Letts (Maryland) chose neutral to start the third and Reader earned an immediate go-behind takedown. Final score 7-0.
2:40 p.m. CST: 165 lbs. Howe (Wisconsin) looked dominate early. He then looked dominate later. He also scored many points. Howe wins 12-3.
2:40 p.m. CST: Burroughs (Nebraska) and Spangler (Iowa State) were active early. Then the doubles started... However the match was called at the end of the first with what looks like (complete speculation) a busted orbital. Will get back with more information as it comes available.
2:30 p.m. CST: 157 lbs. Nelson (Oklahoma) earned a quick two against side-headlock guru, James Fleming (Illinois) to start the match. Fleming escaped after some pretty awesome upper-body drama (Remember: Nelson was down 14-0 against Patacsil before the mixer-to-pin) and they ended the period. Apparently we learned that Nelson also has a filthy left-sided headlock which he threw and earned the fall. Nelson is my new favorite wrestler, sorry Anthony Jones (Michigan State).
2:30 p.m. CST: Quick takedown at 157 lbs. for Cocozzo (Rutgers) against Kyle John (Maryland) and holds on to an arm and head from behind for the majority of the period. John choose neutral in the second which proved to be smart as he earned the quick takedown and started into a tilt that ended with a three point nearfall. Cocozzo got into a bad position during a third period scramble and barely avoided a fall. John with a late takedown and backs to win 10-3
2:20 p.m. CST: What a start to the LeValley (Bucknell) and Ness (UN-Minnesota) match! LeValley earned a hard fought single and laced up a two-on-one tilt immediately where he leaned comfortable at 5-0. Rolling out of the tilt, Levalley was caught high on Ness' hips and was thrown in a seated cement-mixer. It looked over, but Levalley fought from his back and eventually earned an escape. The first period ended 6-5. Another LeValley escape in the second and the score was 7-5. LeValley earned a nice takedown at the end of the second to make it 9-5. Final score, 10-6 LeValley.
2:20 p.m. CST: Schmidtt (Wisconsin) earned two takedowns against Nadhir (Northwestern) in the first two periods. Nadhir cut Schmidtt in the third hoping for several takedowns but it never materialized. Schmidtt wins 9-4.
2:10 p.m. CST: Kennedy (Illinois) and Drouin (Iowa St.) kept it kind in the first at 0-0. Kennedy worked hard to keep legs in against the former Arizona State All-American securing two minutes of ride time in the second period. Kennedy took the lead early in the third with an escape. He followed that with a quick takedown and wins with the final score 4-0. A very Kennedy-like match.
2:10 p.m. CST: Novachkov (Cal Poly) and Nauman (Pitt) wrestled to a scoreless first period, though there was an interesting throw attempted by the Mustang wrestler. Novachkov rode a right side bar for the entire first minute of the second period, and kicked Nauman for an escape after accruing 1:23 in ride time. Novachkov chose neutral in the third and sent the match to OT. Then it went to OT rideout where Nauman escaped in his :30 but was reversed by Novachkov who wins 3-2.
1:57 p.m. CST: Graff (Wisconsin) finished a nice single early in the first to head into the second with a 2-1 lead, where he very intelligently chose neutral against the lanky Sentes (CMU). Graff was back on a single which he finished to an ankle-level double and threw a saddle on the very agile bottom wrestler, Sentes. He stayed on top in the third until Sentes escaped with a modified kimura lock - it's apparent that Sentes has been training some jiu-jitsu. Another takedown late and the final score 7-2.
1:57 p.m. CST: B.J. Futrell (Illinois) blasted Ramos (Iowa) to start the first period and tacked another on to make the score 4-1. Ramos escaped in the second and launched several attacks, hoping to wear down Futrell. The Iowa wrestler finally made a shot count and got into a crackdown but Futrell stayed locked in the crotch until time expired in the period. Futrell escaped to start the third but was immediately banged for stalling. Futell hit a nasty underhook reshot to a double and extended his lead to 7-3 with one minute remaining. The Iowa hustle was on but the flurry was too little, too late. Final score, 9-6 Futrell.
1:40 p.m. CST: Mango (Stanford) gave defending NCAA Champion Matt McDonough (Iowa) all he could handle in the first, fighting off the first takedown attempt with over-hook scramble into a stalemate. McDonough, however, managed to break through early in the second and get a set of back points. From there McDonough poured it on and proved to have a little too much for the rising Stanford star. McDonough wins 10-1.
1:40 p.m. CST: Precin (Northwestern) scored a quick takedown and rode out Zanetta (Pitt) for the majority of the first period. The match was never close, Precin wins 6-0.
12:30 p.m. CST: Welch misses on a Russian drag and was taken down within :15. After that, a quick cradle and the fall for Patacsil at 2:02.
12:25 p.m. CST: No. 1 Jake Patacsil and No. 2 Jason Welch (Northwestern) will be facing each other in this round of consolations. I'll let you know what happens. Also, Lehigh is in the lead, which marks the first time the Mountain Hawks have ever led Midlands.
12:16 p.m. CST: The semifinals will take place following a round of consolation matches.
8:46 p.m. CST: That concludes the running notebook coverage but we will be back online tomorrow for the semifinals at 12 p.m. CST. Team scores can be found in InterMat and NUSports.com following the conclusion of tonight's consolation round. You know it's coming, right? Howe vs. Burroughs...
8:44 p.m. CST: The heavyweight winners: Trice (CMU) 8-3; Flores (American) 6-2; Rey (Lehigh) 10-2; Tomei (Pitt) 7-2.
8:39 p.m. CST: File this under "Musings:" Referees get a lot of garbage thrown their way, but they deserve some recognition for a job well done in Evanston. This Midlands has been the best officiated large college tournament I've witnessed in a while. The Zebras have allowed wrestlers to use every inch of the mat - even one hand has been enough to continue action. Referees haven't flinched in allowing the wrestlers to continue their moves on nearby mats, allowing there's been a safe buffer. Of course, some fans and coaches would tell you these same referees have also hosed a couple of their wrestlers, but bias is always present and no one, not even the coaches are without fault. Good on you, Stripes.
8:35 p.m. CST: The 197 lbs. winners: Tate (Wartburg) 6-4; Patrick (Sunkist) 9-4; Kennedy (Lehigh) 6-2; Whilps (UN-Pitt) 3-2.
8:25 p.m. CST: The 184 lbs. winners: Gambrall (Iowa) 9-0; Inhen (Nebraska) 3-2; Rutt (Wisconsin) 3-0; Hamlin (Lehigh) 6-3.
8:10 p.m. CST: The 174 lbs. winners: Meys (Lehigh) Fall 4:31; Letts (Maryland) 9-1; Reader (Iowa State) 12-2; Bennett (CMU) 1-0.
8;05 p.m. CST: Imagine this scenario. Amestugachi has Austin Meys in a single. Meys pushes down Mooch's head and rolls beneath Mooch's far leg, like a modified spladle without the nearside leg. Well, whatever it was, it worked. Meys by fall in the second. I hope there is a video available.
8:00 p.m. CST: 165 lbs. results: Toal (Mizzou) 3-1; Spangler (Iowa State) 4-2; Howe (Wisconsin) 9-5; Burroughs (Nebraska) by bunches.
7:56 p.m. CST: Plenty of chatter re: Fleming's move from top. All looks good from the press box...
7:54 p.m. CST: John (Maryland) Fall 4:47; Fleming (Clarion) 20-4; Cocozzo 6-2; Nelson (Oklahoma) Fall 4:05.
7:44 p.m. CST: By far the most impressive performance of the tournament! No. 1 Jake Patacsil is winning 14-0 to start the second and got taken down with a cement job to his back and stuck by Chase Nelson (Oklahoma). Never give up, kids.
7:39 p.m. CST: Nadhir (Northwestern) 5-1; Ness (UN-Minnesota) 4-2; Schmitt (Wisconsin) 12-5; LeValley (Bucknell) 13-1. All will advance to tomorrow's semifinals.
7:33 p.m. CST: Drouin(Iowa State) 3-0; Nauman (Pitt) 9-5; Kennedy (Illinois) 11-2; Novachkov (Cal Poly) 3-1. All will be wrestling in tomorrow's semifinals.
7:31 p.m. CST: OT in the battle for Iowa at 141 lbs. Drouin with the late takedown in regulation. Pushes the pace to start the period and hits a sweet wrist-led duck for the come-from-behind win, 5-3
7:26 p.m. CST: Kevin LeValley might not be the prettiest man in the room, but he's getting really handy on top. The No. 1 seed at 149 lbs. opened up a 4-0 lead in the first period and didn't look back, finishing Cibula (Rider) 13-1.
7:15 p.m. CST: Graff (Wisconsin), TF 23-6; Futrell (Illinois), 5-2; Ramos (Iowa) 3-1; Sentes (Central Michigan) by Fall 7:54. All advance to tomorrow's semifinals at 133 lbs.
7:13 p.m. CST: Ryan Mango (7-3); Brandon Precin (6-2); Matt McDonough (Fall in 4:54); and Anthony Zanetta (4-1) all advance to tomorrow's semifinals at 125lbs.
7:10 p.m. CST: Not a lot of action in the first five minute of Waters (Mizzou) v. Mango Stanford. The pace was also slowed by several minutes of blood time for both wrestlers. Mango found space for a double early in the second to move the score to 3-2 after a quick escape. Quick re-attack by Mango was stuffed and sent to the mat for an extended scramble which Mango eventually won on a double finish. The score was 5-3 after the escape but with :10 remaining Waters was unable to score and gave up a later attempt. Final 7-3.
7:00 p.m. CST: We are back and everyone is probably wondering how I missed the opportunity to talk about the athlete that stood out most in the first two rounds: Tristen DeShazar (Northern Illinois). It would have been much easier to notice his upsets of No. 8 Jon Kohler (Maryland) and Trevor Melde (Rutgers) had he not pinned them in :33 and :15, respectively. Now he meets up with No. 1 Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois). Good luck to Mr. Upset Special.
4:33 p.m. CST: Round is over. Team scores will be updated on the Midlands home page. As for me, time for pho - it's freezing in Chicago. Back at 7 p.m. CST.
4:27 p.m. CST: Big boys are scoring points. No. 4 Ryan Flores (American) wins 8-0 and No. 10 McMullen (Northwestern) pins Tyler Perry (Mizzou)in the first.
4:25 p.m. CST: Fun match between No. 8 Blake Rasing (Iowa) and No. 9 Christian Brantley (N. Iowa). We saw Brantley spin out and score from what looked like a sure single leg finish on the mat for Rasing. They scrapped hard in what could be the toughest weight class of the tournament. Brantley wins.
4:10 p.m. CST: No. 1 seed Zac Thommuseit (Pitt) loses to former Illinois wrestler Nathan Patrick (Sunkist Kids) 2-1. Thommuseit is the first top seed to lose.
4:10 p.m. CST: Let's make it a trifecta of Bison. No. 9 Jay Hahn (Bucknell) takes down No. 8 Alex Thomas (Clarion) in overtime to get the 6-4 victory. He faces Nathan Patrick (Sunkist Kids) in this evening's quarterfinals.
4:05 p.m. CST: Another Bucknell wrestler, this time 184 lbs. Joe McMullan in an close match against No. 6 Eric Schmidtke (Oklahoma), falls 3-2.
4:00 p.m. CST: Cameron Croy (Harvard) ends his overtime match with Rob Waltko (Bucknell) in the wrestlebacks with a cradle and fall.
3:45 p.m. CST: No big surprises recently.
3:25 p.m. CST: 174 lbs. No. 7 Austin Meys (Lehigh) is looking tough. Won his match agaisnt Evans (Iowa) though I missed the score. Bunches of back points.
3:20 p.m. CST: Air Burroughs 21-7. I don't know how you can stop that double...
3:12 p.m. CST: Bubby Graham (American) keeps his upset-seed (No. 4) alive by beating Boudro (Michigan State) 8-0. Tonight is a matchup with No. 5 Zach Toal (Mizzou).
3:01 p.m. CST: After an intense third period on top 165 lbs. Chris Spangler (Iowa State) beats No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma)2-1.
2:50 p.m. CST: No. 2 Jason Welch trailed the majority of his match against Donnie Tasser (Pitt). The 3-3 3rd period was interrupted by a Tasser injury time. Tasser got out with :50 to wrestle but Welch kept up the pace with several attacks. This backfired and Tasser was able to hit the best duck-under of the tournament taking the score to 6-3. Late escape and takedown, 8-4 in favor of Tasser. Biggest upset of Midlands goes against host school, Northwestern.
2:40 p.m. CST: Fleming (Clarion) went up 8-0 in the first against Brian Tanen (Lehigh)(Yes, it's what you're thinking). He finished the match with a technical fall 15-0.
2:35 p.m. CST: Patascil by tech fall in 2:03...
2:34 p.m. CST:157 lbs. No. 1 Jake Patacsil is wearing knee high socks. Legality?
2:25 p.m. CST: No. 7 Bradley (Missouri) rode No. 10 Lester (Oklahoma) for the final two minutes to earn the riding time point and the 5-4 victory. Michael Lightner = Less-than-happy.
2:23 p.m. CST: Early contender for match of Midlands was No. 5 Nate Carr Jr. and Ben Dorsay (Maryland). 4-4 Carr Jr. after the second, with every 15 seconds punctuated by flips and scrambles. Dorsay started on bottom in the third and worked immediately for a reversal, but ended with an escape. Tied ballgame, 4-4. Carr Jr with an underhook to opposite side ankle pick to end the match 6-4.
2:07 p.m. CST: No. 4 Mark Ballweg and Steve Dutton (Lehigh)go down to the wire with several of Dutton's doubles missing before landing a right side high crotch to tie it up. Overtime was a Ballweg double converted to a single on the mat and the win 9-7.
1:53 p.m. CST: No. 10 McCormick (Missouri) and No. 7 Keller (Oklahoma) into Overtime and Keller turned him from a crab ride turned power-half. McCormick was desperate for retribution but to no avail. 6-2 Keller ... and Sammie Henson goes nutty.
1:52 p.m. CST: Tucker Lane (Nebraska) is withdrawing from the tournament with a minor injury.
1:24 p.m. CST: Greg Cannon (Oklahoma) was all over No. 5 Ryan Mango in their second round match at 125 lbs. Then Mango got some sweet offense going from his feet and strung together a series of turns and wins by major decision, 14-3.
1:21 p.m. CST: Brantley Hooks emerges from the quicksand and pins Kyle Dooley (Illinois) in a stack which he landed from a roll which came from Dooley draping over the top during defending the double.
1:15 p.m. CST: Brackets for Round 1, including pigtails and wrestlebacks can be found at http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/nw-2009-midlands-championships.html
1:00 p.m. CST: Spencer Myers (Maryland) gives No. 3 DJ Russo a battle at heavyweight, losing 3-2.
12:54 p.m. CST: There has been a Robin Ficker sighting.
12:53 p.m. CST: End of round upset at heavyweight. Helgerson (Wartburg) beats No. 5 Tucker Lane (Nebraska) 4-2.
12:02 p.m. CST: Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) is a talented kid. Two enormous doubles in the first against No. 4 Josh Ihnen. Gave up an equalizer at the end of the first making the score 4-4 headed into the second. Ihner made a showcase of solid top work and extended his lead through the second.
11:45 a.m. CST: No. 6 Jake Kerr (Iowa) took a beating from Kevin Bialka (Northwestern) 7-2. Kerr looked sluggish (sick?) and Bialka kept Kerr's offense in check with an over-hook - where he also able to score some short offense. Big win for the Illinois native.
11:41 a.m. CST: Bubby Graham (American) claws back against No. 3 Josh Asper (Maryland) to get the takedown (sick duck to a double) at the buzzer. Final score 7-6.
11:37 a.m. CST: Miller (Ohio N.) did not stop the double. Burroughs wins by technical fall 21-6.
11:31 a.m. CST: We have our first Jordan Burroughs and Andrew Howe sightings of the day. Burroughs is wrestling D-3 National Champion Luke Miller (Ohio Northern) and Howe bested Mike Moreno (UN-Iow St) 17-5.
11:30 a.m. CST: Illinois fans hoping to see Jordan Blanton wrestle today will have to wait. The 2010 NCAA All-American was scratched this morning from competition.
11:28 a.m. CST: David Bonin (N. Iowa) fought back from 6-2 by putting together a string of takedowns to eventually outscore and then hastily pin No. 3 Derek St. John (Iowa)with :02 seconds left in regulation. Welsh-Ryan went nutty.
11:20 a.m. CST: You have one guess on how No. 4 James Fleming (Clarion) pinned Adam Miller (C. Michigan).
11:15 a.m. CST: Action Jackson Morse (UN -Illinois) just threw a nasty little headlock against Brantley Hooks (Bucknell). Score is 7-1 and Hooks is swimming in quicksand from bottom.
10:55 a.m. CST: Dane Johnson (Pitt) and Dylan Ness (RS-MN) battled to the round's most exciting match. Ness is legit on top and controlled the majority of the second period. A defiant Johnson choose bottom in the third, got the reversal early in the period but gave away the quick escape. After several failed attempts Johnson gets the double with 15 seconds left. Two is called, control is established. Time is running out. Exciting, right? Until Ness rolls a lateral drop from his back and pins Johnson with :01 second remaining.
10:33 a.m. CST: Tristan DeShazer (N. Illinois) pins No. 8 Jon Kohler (Maryland) in the first period.
10:28 a.m. CST: Another upset at 149 lbs: Eric Terrazas (Illinois) falls to Dylan Ness, a redshirting freshman at Minnesota.
10:14 a.m. CST: 149 lbs. update: Isaac Duke (Case) upsets No. 3 seeded Corey Jantzen (Harvard) 4-3 in the pigtail round. Alan Waters is still undefeated...
12:06 a.m. CST: Updates will be posted when action gets underway at 9:30 a.m.
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