Midlands 12/29 - 12/30/16

[Gladiator Dad]

Participating Teams
1)Adams State 2) American 3) Arizona State, 4) Boise State 5) Brown 6) Buffalo 7) Central Michigan 8) CSU-Bakersfield 9) Columbia 10) Eastern Michigan 11) Franklin & Marshall 12) Grand View 13) Harvard 14) Illinois 15) Indiana 16) Iowa 17) Iowa State 18) Kent State 19) Maryland 20) Messiah 21) Nebraska 22) North Carolina State 23) NDSU 24) Northern Illinois 25) Northwestern 26) Ohio 27) Oklahoma 28) Old Dominion 29) Oregon State 30) Pittsburgh 31) Princeton 32) Purdue 33) Rider 34) Rutgers 35) SIU-Edwardsville 36) SDSU 37) Sacred Heart 38) Wisconsin

I utilized Intermat Rankings from 12/13/16 for the ranked wrestlers listed below. I know that some other ranking outlets have some listed in different spots or other listed that are not listed here but I didn't want to go through each ranking outlet to make this list.

125
#1 Thomas Gilman – Iowa
#5 Joshua Rodriguez – NDSU
#8 Tim Lambert – Nebraska
#14 Freddy Rodriguez – SIUE
#15 Markus Simmons – Iowa State
#16 Josh Terao – American
#17 Noah Gonser – Eastern Michigan
#18 Shakur Laney – Ohio
#19 Elijah Oliver – Indiana
#20 Brandon Jeske - Old Dominion

133
#1 Cory Clark – Iowa
#2 Zane Richards – Illinois
#4 Eric Montoya – Nebraska
#6 Seth Gross – SDSU
#7 Dom Forys –Pitt
#10 Earl Hall – Iowa State
#11 Tyler Goodwin - Maryland
#20 Corey Keener - Central Michigan

141
#3 Matt Kolodzik – Princeton
#5 Kevin Jack - NC State
#6 Anthony Ashnault – Rutgers
#11 Colton McCrystal – Nebraska
#14 Cole Martin- Wisconsin
#16 Russell Rohlfing - CSU Bakersfield


149
#2 Brandon Sorensen - Iowa
#6 Justin Oliver - Central Michigan
#10 Steve Bleise - N. Illinois
#12 Alfred Bannister – Maryland
#13 Davion Jeffries - Oklahoma
#14 Sam Speno - NC State
# 17 Jordan Laster - Princeton
#19 Joey Delgado - Oregon State

157
#4 Michael Kemerer - Iowa
#5 Tyler Berger – Nebraska
#7 Clayton Ream - ND State
#8 DaWaylon Barnes – Oklahoma
#12 Collin Heffernan - Central Michigan
#17 BJ Clagon – Rider
#20 Joshua Shields - Arizona State

165
#1 Isaiah Martinez - Illinois
#3 Isaac Jordan – Wisconsin
#7 Clark Glass – Oklahoma
#10 Chad Walsh – Rider
#11 Te'Shan Campbell – Pittsburgh
#13 Anthony Valencia - Arizona State
#14 Bryce Steiert - Northern Iowa
#15 Seldon Wright - Old Dominion
#19 Andrew Fogarty - NDSU

174
#5 Zahid Valencia - Arizona State
#7 Alex Meyer – Iowa
#9 Lelund Weatherspoon -Iowa State
#10 Taylor Lujan - Northern Iowa
#12 Zac Brunson - Illinois
#18 David Kocer - SDSU
#19 Jonathan Schleifer – Princeton
#20 C.J. Brucki - Central Michigan

184
#3 Tim Dudley – Nebraska
#7 Pat Downey - Iowa State
#8 Sammy Brooks – Iowa
#10 Nate Jackson – Indiana
#11 Jack Dechow - Old Dominion
#12 Nick Gravina – Rutgers
#14 Jordan Ellingwood - Central Michigan
#15 Emery Parker – Illinois
#17 Michael Macchiavello - NC State
#20 Hunter Ritter - Wisconsin

197
#4 Nathan Rotert - SDSU
#8 Aaron Studebaker - Nebraska
#9 Brett Harner – Princeton
#10 Kevin Beazley - Old Dominion
#11 Shawn Scott - N. Illinois
#12 Ryan Wolfe – Rider
#14 Corey Griego - Oregon State
#15 Ricky Robertson - Wisconsin
#16 Malik McDonald - NC State
#19 Brad Johnson - Oklahoma
#20 Matt Williams - CSU Bakersfield

285
#2 Connor Medbery – Wisconsin
#4 Tanner Hall - Arizona State
#5 Sam Stoll – Iowa
#10 Brooks Black – Illinois
#12 Ross Larson - Oklahoma
#15 Ryan Solomon – Pittsburgh
#16 Collin Jensen - Nebraska
#20 Ray O'Donnell - Princeton

[jackrabbit1979]

Participating Teams
1)Adams State 2) American 3) Arizona State, 4) Boise State 5) Brown 6) Buffalo 7) Central Michigan 8) CSU-Bakersfield 9) Columbia 10) Eastern Michigan 11) Franklin & Marshall 12) Grand View 13) Harvard 14) Illinois 15) Indiana 16) Iowa 17) Iowa State 18) Kent State 19) Maryland 20) Messiah 21) Nebraska 22) North Carolina State 23) NDSU 24) Northern Illinois 25) Northwestern 26) Ohio 27) Oklahoma 28) Old Dominion 29) Oregon State 30) Pittsburgh 31) Princeton 32) Purdue 33) Rider 34) Rutgers 35) SIU-Edwardsville 36) SDSU 37) Sacred Heart 38) Wisconsin

I utilized Intermat Rankings from 12/13/16 for the ranked wrestlers listed below. I know that some other ranking outlets have some listed in different spots or other listed that are not listed here but I didn't want to go through each ranking outlet to make this list.

125
#1 Thomas Gilman – Iowa
#5 Joshua Rodriguez – NDSU
#8 Tim Lambert – Nebraska
#14 Freddy Rodriguez – SIUE
#15 Markus Simmons – Iowa State
#16 Josh Terao – American
#17 Noah Gonser – Eastern Michigan
#18 Shakur Laney – Ohio
#19 Elijah Oliver – Indiana
#20 Brandon Jeske - Old Dominion

133
#1 Cory Clark – Iowa
#2 Zane Richards – Illinois
#4 Eric Montoya – Nebraska
#6 Seth Gross – SDSU
#7 Dom Forys –Pitt
#10 Earl Hall – Iowa State
#11 Tyler Goodwin - Maryland
#20 Corey Keener - Central Michigan

141
#3 Matt Kolodzik – Princeton
#5 Kevin Jack - NC State
#6 Anthony Ashnault – Rutgers
#11 Colton McCrystal – Nebraska
#14 Cole Martin- Wisconsin
#16 Russell Rohlfing - CSU Bakersfield


149
#2 Brandon Sorensen - Iowa
#6 Justin Oliver - Central Michigan
#10 Steve Bleise - N. Illinois
#12 Alfred Bannister – Maryland
#13 Davion Jeffries - Oklahoma
#14 Sam Speno - NC State
# 17 Jordan Laster - Princeton
#19 Joey Delgado - Oregon State

157
#4 Michael Kemerer - Iowa
#5 Tyler Berger – Nebraska
#7 Clayton Ream - ND State
#8 DaWaylon Barnes – Oklahoma
#12 Collin Heffernan - Central Michigan
#17 BJ Clagon – Rider
#20 Joshua Shields - Arizona State

165
#1 Isaiah Martinez - Illinois
#3 Isaac Jordan – Wisconsin
#7 Clark Glass – Oklahoma
#10 Chad Walsh – Rider
#11 Te'Shan Campbell – Pittsburgh
#13 Anthony Valencia - Arizona State
#14 Bryce Steiert - Northern Iowa
#15 Seldon Wright - Old Dominion
#19 Andrew Fogarty - NDSU

174
#5 Zahid Valencia - Arizona State
#7 Alex Meyer – Iowa
#9 Lelund Weatherspoon -Iowa State
#10 Taylor Lujan - Northern Iowa
#12 Zac Brunson - Illinois
#18 David Kocer - SDSU
#19 Jonathan Schleifer – Princeton
#20 C.J. Brucki - Central Michigan

184
#3 Tim Dudley – Nebraska
#7 Pat Downey - Iowa State
#8 Sammy Brooks – Iowa
#10 Nate Jackson – Indiana
#11 Jack Dechow - Old Dominion
#12 Nick Gravina – Rutgers
#14 Jordan Ellingwood - Central Michigan
#15 Emery Parker – Illinois
#17 Michael Macchiavello - NC State
#20 Hunter Ritter - Wisconsin

197
#4 Nathan Rotert - SDSU
#8 Aaron Studebaker - Nebraska
#9 Brett Harner – Princeton
#10 Kevin Beazley - Old Dominion
#11 Shawn Scott - N. Illinois
#12 Ryan Wolfe – Rider
#14 Corey Griego - Oregon State
#15 Ricky Robertson - Wisconsin
#16 Malik McDonald - NC State
#19 Brad Johnson - Oklahoma
#20 Matt Williams - CSU Bakersfield

285
#2 Connor Medbery – Wisconsin
#4 Tanner Hall - Arizona State
#5 Sam Stoll – Iowa
#10 Brooks Black – Illinois
#12 Ross Larson - Oklahoma
#15 Ryan Solomon – Pittsburgh
#16 Collin Jensen - Nebraska
#20 Ray O'Donnell - Princeton

133 is absolutely stacked at this tourney. Other classes tough as well. Should be fun.

[Gladiator Dad]

133 is absolutely stacked at this tourney. Other classes tough as well. Should be fun.

We will have to see if Clark is back in the lineup by Midlands but even without him 133 is pretty deep. I will say that 125, 165 and 197 are pretty deep as well.

[Big Bird]

In theopenmat's preview, they said Rodriguez isn't registered which is verrrrrrrrrrrry disappointing. With how weak the schedule is in the second semester, he's not going to be challenged until the big 12 tournament (maybe he gets a tough matchup at VA duals). The article did say we have 15 entries and Sykora better be one. He needs all the matches he can get after pretty much not wrestling the first semester.

Throwing Tsirtsis into the 157 pound mix throws a huge wrench into that field. I liked Clay's chance to get by Berger to get to the finals, but now I imagine he'll be seeded behind Tsirtsis and have to go through Heffernan (and then probably Kemerer) who is a very tough matchup.

They also said Clark is out at 133.

http://www.theopenmat.com/college-wr...ws/60820/60820

Anybody know how we can watch the tournament?

[Big Bird]

Looks like th first few sessions are on BTN2go and the finals are on BTN

[Big Bird]

Sorry for the excessive posts, but the list of NDSU wrestlers is: Bianchi, Sykora, Nein, Nathan Smith, Friedman, Gliva, Ream, Clingenpeel, Fogarty, Nielson, Urbach (@ 174), McNutt, Paxton, Eaton, and Stibral.

Very disappointed to not see Tynan, as this is a perfect opportunity to match up against many borderline top 20 guys and secure an AQ spot at HWT. With how well he's been wrestling, it could've improved his chances at getting a Wildcard at the end of the year if he needs it.

[jackrabbit1979]

How come Rodriguez and Tynan sat this one out?

[Big Bird]

How come Rodriguez and Tynan sat this one out?

I have no idea. Rodriguez and Lambert have had some really good battles and Josh also gave Gilman all he could handle in their last meeting. Hopefully Coach Garnett will mention it in the following days. Any idea where Holler is for the Jacks?

I'm guessing Nielson got banged up warming up, since he was still in the brackets and NDSU didn't replace him with Urbach among their scoring wrestlers.

[jackrabbit1979]

I have no idea. Rodriguez and Lambert have had some really good battles and Josh also gave Gilman all he could handle in their last meeting. Hopefully Coach Garnett will mention it in the following days. Any idea where Holler is for the Jacks?

I'm guessing Nielson got banged up warming up, since he was still in the brackets and NDSU didn't replace him with Urbach among their scoring wrestlers.

I've been told Holler is out with a concussion. Strange that two of NDSU's best just aren't in the lineup during the best tourney of the year.

[CoachGarnett]

I have no idea. Rodriguez and Lambert have had some really good battles and Josh also gave Gilman all he could handle in their last meeting. Hopefully Coach Garnett will mention it in the following days. Any idea where Holler is for the Jacks?

I'm guessing Nielson got banged up warming up, since he was still in the brackets and NDSU didn't replace him with Urbach among their scoring wrestlers.

That's correct on Nielsen. Was a last minute decision to hold him out especially with our duals coming up this weekend. As for Tynan and Rodriguez those were coaches decisions to hold them back from the tournament. Biggest event of the year thus far, sure. However those tournaments in March are even bigger and we have to be smart with our guys and do whats best for them and the program. That means not forcing them into competition when we need to make sure their health is preserved. I'm sure we would have some unhappy fans/supporters had we forced them in when they are not 100% ready and things went wrong at Midlands correct? Health of the student athlete comes first. I would not worry about those guys missing midlands. I would however be concerned with making sure they are primed and ready to go come Big XII tournament time. Go Bison and Happy New Year to all.