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    Top contestants announced for 53rd Midlands

    EVANSTON, Ill. -- With the 53rd Ken Kraft Midlands Championships just over a week away, the Midlands Championships Committee has released its annual top contestants list. The premiere collegiate wrestling event will feature many of the nation's top wrestlers at Welsh-Ryan Arena from Dec. 29-30.

    Tickets to the event are available now online at NUsports.com or by calling 888-GO-PURPLE. Fans are encouraged to join the conversation via social media by using the hashtag No. Midlands53.

    Please note that championship participants are subject to change. The following list is not reflective of seeding. That process will take place on Sunday, Dec. 28 - the night before the Midlands begin.

    Individual rankings are taken from InterMat as of Tuesday, Dec. 15.

    125 Sponsored by Tadaaki Hatta
    No. 2 Thomas Gilman (Iowa)
    No. 6 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State)
    No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa)
    No. 10 Tim Lambert (Nebraska)
    No. 9 David Terao (American)
    No. 15 Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma)
    No. 14 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State)
    No. 17 Sean McCabe (Rutgers)

    133 Sponsored by Frank Paris and Bob Dane
    No. 2 Cory Clark (Iowa)
    No. 3 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma)
    No. 9 Zane Richards (Illinois)
    No. 7 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin)
    No. 5 Earl Hall (Iowa State)
    No. 14 Eric Montoya (Nebraska)
    Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers - Unattached)
    No. 13 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland)
    Dominick Malone (Northwestern)
    No. 18 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa)
    No. 16 Dom Forys (Pittsburgh)
    No. 20 Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers)
    Brance Simms (South Dakota State)

    141 Sponsored by Mark Massery
    No. 2 Kevin Jack (North Carolina State)
    No. 5 Chris Mecate (Old Dominion)
    No. 3 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers)
    No. 8 Mike Racciato (Pittsburgh)
    No. 10 Todd Preston (Harvard)
    No. 17 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska)
    No. 19 Rick Durso (Franklin & Marshall)
    Jameson Oster (Northwestern)
    No. 20 Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois)

    149 Sponsored by Gary Sagui and Paul Scott
    No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
    No. 3 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern)
    No. 4 Alex Richardson (Old Dominion)
    No. 7 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska)
    No. 13 Michael DePalma (Kent State)
    Kenny Theobald (Rutgers - Unattached)
    No. 15 Matt Kraus (Arizona State)
    No. 14 B.J. Clagon (Rider)
    No. 20 Chris Perez (Princeton)
    No. 17 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma)
    No. 19 Alex Griffin (Purdue)

    157 Sponsored by Peter Karampelas and Don Duck
    No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois)
    No. 2 Ian Miller (Kent State)
    No. 7 Thomas Gantt (North Carolina State)
    No. 6 Cody Pack (South Dakota State)
    No. 11 John Boyle (American)
    No. 20 Chad Walsh (Rider)
    Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa)
    No. 15 Lou Mascola (Maryland)
    No. 16 Edwin Cooper (Iowa)
    No. 19 Doug Welch (Purdue)
    No. 17 Richie Lewis (Rutgers)
    No. 18 Tyler Berger (Nebraska)

    165 Sponsored by Dr. Russ Schneider
    No. 3 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin)
    No. 10 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers)
    No. 11 Austin Wilson (Nebraska)
    No. 6 Max Rohskopf (North Carolina State)
    No. 17 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois)
    No. 7 Chad Welch (Purdue)
    No. 14 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State)
    No. 9 Clark Glass (Oklahoma)
    No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa)
    No. 20 Devon Gobbo (Harvard)
    No. 15 Connor Brennan (Rider)
    Seth Thomas (Oregon State)

    174 Sponsored by Bob Conlon
    No. 6 Zac Brunson (Illinois)
    No. 3 Alex Meyer (Iowa)
    No. 9 Cody Walters (Ohio)
    No. 7 Bryce Hammond (Bakersfield)
    No. 12 Micah Barnes (Nebraska)
    No. 11 Nate Jackson (Indiana)
    No. 15 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State)
    No. 17 Matt Reed (Oklahoma)
    No. 13 Jonathan Schleifar (Princeton)
    TeShan Campbell (Pittsburgh)
    Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin)

    184 Sponsored by Robert Rowell
    No. 8 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska)
    No. 3 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion)
    No. 7 Sammy Brooks (Iowa)
    No. 9 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State)
    No. 12 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State)
    No. 16 Abram Ayala (Princeton)
    No. 17 Pete Renda (North Carolina State)
    Andrew Romanchik (Ohio)
    Jeff Koepke (Illinois)
    No. 20 Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers)

    197 Sponsored by Bob Schnarr
    No. 4 Nathan Burak (Iowa)
    No. 12 Phil Wellington (Ohio)
    No. 16 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska)
    No. 6 Reuben Franklin (Bakersfield)
    No. 11 Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan)
    No. 13 Nathan Rotert (South Dakota State)
    No. 17 Michael Boykin (North Carolina State)
    No. 14 Brett Harner (Princeton)
    Brad Johnson (Oklahoma)
    No. 19 Jeric Kasunic (American)
    Nick Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh)
    Cody Crawford (Oregon State)

    285 Sponsored by Robert Artoe
    No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State)
    No. 5 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State)
    No. 6 Ross Larson (Oklahoma)
    No. 11 Billy Smith (Rutgers)
    No. 14 Collin Jensen (Nebraska)
    No. 15 Brooks Black (Illinois)
    No. 16 Tanner Hall (Arizona State)
    No. 9 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa)
    No. 20 Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh)
    Ray O'Donnell (Princeton)
    Garrett Ryan (Columbia)
    No. 10 Sam Stoll (Iowa)

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