UNI Wrestling: 6 Advance to Midlands Semifinals

UNI wrestling at the 56^th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
Sears Centre Arena | Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Final day: Dec. 30, 2018

noon CT session 1 – 4 mats (semis, consolations, seventh-place matches)
7 p.m. CT session 2 – 3 mats (first-, third- and fifth-place matches)

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – With six Panthers in the semifinals, UNI wrestling is guaranteed to have the most medalists in the history of UNI wrestling at the Midlands Championships.

All six Panthers who advanced to the quarterfinals of the 56^th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships advanced for a shot at the title in tomorrow's semifinals.

Josh Alber is the only Panther on the current roster to have medaled at the event. His second-place finish at 133 pounds in 2015 led the team to a 13^th-place finish.

UNI has never placed more than five wrestlers in the top eight of the Midlands Championships. Last time the Panthers accomplished that feat was in 2006.

One Panther remains alive on the backside for a shot at the bronze at 125 pounds.

Those still competing after a full day of competition:

125 | Kyle Biscoglia (unattached) – in consolations
141 | Josh Alber
141 | Michael Blockhus (unattached)
149 | Max Thomsen
165 | Bryce Steiert
174 | Taylor Lujan
184 | Drew Foster

UNI surged ahead in team scoring, moving into second place behind Iowa.

The Panthers are looking to improve on their fifth-place finishes from 2013 and 1974. The Panthers were sitting in third place behind Princeton and Iowa in the team standings after the first round

Team scores after the first day:

Iowa 114.5
UNI 76
Wisconsin 69
Northwestern 68.5
Army 62
Arizona State 50
Illinois 47.5
Northern Illinois 38.5
Campbell 38
Maryland 28.5
Penn 28
Bucknell 24.5

The Panthers' highest finish at the Midlands was fifth in 1974 and 2013. Here's a look at top-10 finishes prior to the Schwab era and how the Panthers have placed since Schwab took over at the 2010 Midlands:

1974 – 47 points / fifth
1992 – 53 points / seventh
2003 – 75 points / seventh
2004 – 76.5 points / sixth
2005 – 79 points / seventh
2006 – 67 points / seventh
2008 – 49 points / 12th
2010 – 45 points / 15th
2011 – 41.5 points / T16th
2012 – 49.5 points / 13th
2013 – 70.5 points / fifth
2014 – DNC
2015 – 45 points / 13th
2016 – DNC
2017 – DNC

Wrestling gets underway at noon CT Sunday.

COMPLETE RESULTS (SEED)

125 | (12) Jay Schwarm - DNP

W - Ethan Rotondo (Wisconsin) 2:56 F
L - (5) Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) 5-1
L - Brandon Cray (Maryland) 3:33 F

125 | Kyle Biscoglia (unattached)

W - (7) Michael McGee (Old Dominion) 7-5 SV1
L - (10) Carmen Ferrante (Penn) 12-2 MD
W - Trey Keeley (Brown) 6-0
W - Trey Chalifoux (Army) 5-4
NEXT - (9) Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan)

133 | Jack Skudlarczyk - DNP

L - (4) Noah Gonser (Campbell) 4-2
L - Deven Perez (Central Michigan) 7-6

133 | Drew Bennett (unattached)

W - Savion Haywood (Old Dominion) 18-5 MD
L - Devan Turner (Oregon State) 5-2
W - Killian Cardinale (Old Dominion) 7-5
W - Honor Nguyen (SIU-E) 16-1 TF
L - (12) Joey Silva (Michigan) 10-2 MD

141 | (1) Josh Alber

W - Conner Noonan (Oregon State) 4:52 F
W - Patrick Quinlan (Franklin and Marshall) 8-0 MD
W - AJ Vindici (Penn) 7-3
W - Peter Lipari (Rutgers) 6-3
NEXT – (5) Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)

141 | Michael Blockhus

W - (6) Mike Vanbrill (Rutgers) 15-3 MD
W - Marshall Keller (Princeton) 6-4 SV1
W - Joey Gould (Bucknell) 8-3
NEXT - (2) Max Murin (Iowa)

149 | (3) Max Thomsen

W - Cole Riemer (University of Chicago) 7-3
W - Garrett Model (Wisconsin) 14-4 MD
W - (11) Khristian Olivas (Fresno State) 13-2 MD
NEXT - (2) Alec Pantaleo (Michigan)

157 | Patrick Schoenfelder - DNP

L - Davey Tunon (Indiana) 3:19 F
L - Joe Oliva (Penn) 8-2

157 | Cayd Lara (unattached) - DNP

L - (4) Mike D'Angelo (unattached) 17-2 TF
W - Cole Smith (Old Dominion) 4:49 F
L - Logan Parks (Central Michigan) 8-1

165 | (4) Bryce Steiert

W – Anthony Petrone (Northwestern) 2:08 F
W - Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) 16-0 TF
W - Kellen Ekern (Old Dominion) 1:16 F
W - (5) Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 10-1 MD
NEXT - (1) Evan Wick (Wisconsin)

174 | (2) Taylor Lujan

W - Nick Stephani (Bucknell) 1:36 F
W - Ryan Karoly (North Carolina) 5-2
W - (7) Carver James (Illinois) 5:37 F
NEXT - (6) Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois)

184 | (1) Drew Foster

W - Jonathan Morales (Purdue) 20-4 TF
W - Jacob Gray (Central Michigan) 3:59 F
W - (8) Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 12-2 MD
NEXT - Jackson Hemauer (Fresno State)

197 | (13) Tyrell Gordon - DNP

W - Aric Bohn (SIU-E) 8-2
L - (4) Rocco Caywood (Army) 4-2
L - (10) Josh Hokit (Fresno State) 7-3

285 | Izaak Shedenhelm - DNP

L - (1) Sam Stoll (Iowa) 1:58 F
L - Robert Heald (Army) 6:38 F

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