UNI Wrestling: 6 Qualify for Midlands Quarterfinals

UNI wrestling at the 56^th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
Sears Centre Arena | Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Dec. 29 | 7 p.m. CT session 2 – 10 mats
Dec. 30 | 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. – Six Panthers for UNI wrestling advanced to the quarterfinals of the 56^th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships set for tonight at 7 p.m.

Qualified for quarterfinals:

141 | Josh Alber
141 | Michael Blockhus (unattached)
149 | Max Thomsen
165 | Bryce Steiert
174 | Taylor Lujan
184 | Drew Foster

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.

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.

TOP 10 TEAM STANDINGS:

Iowa 59.5
Princeton 36.5
UNI 36
Wisconsin 35
Northwestern 34.5
Army 34
Illinois 32.5
Central Michigan 28
Penn 27.5
Northern Illinois 27

UNI AT MIDLANDS

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

COMPLETE RESULTS (SEED)

125 | (12) Jay Schwarm

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

125 | Kyle Biscoglia (unattached)

W - (7) Michael McGee (Old Dominion) 7-5 SV1
L - (10) Carmen Ferrante (Penn) 12-2 MD
NEXT - Trey Keeley (Brown)

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
NEXT - (12) Joey Silva (Michigan)

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
NEXT - Peter Lipari (Rutgers)

141 | Michael Blockhus

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

149 | (3) Max Thomsen

W - Cole Riemer (University of Chicago) 7-3
W - Garrett Model (Wisconsin) 14-4 MD
NEXT - (11) Khristia Olivas (Fresno State)

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
NEXT - (5) Anthony Valencia (Arizona State)

174 | (2) Taylor Lujan

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

184 | (1) Drew Foster

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

197 | (13) Tyrell Gordon

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

285 | Izaak Shedenhelm - DNP

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

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