Midlands Founder Ken Kraft Looks to 49th Edition, Talks to Takedown Wrestling

Posted on | December 10, 2011 | No Comments

2011 Midlands Championships

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EVANSTON, Ill. – More than 40 Division I, II and III teams will send wrestlers to Evanston for the 49th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships as Northwestern announced the tournament field today. This year’s event, running from Dec. 29-30 at Welsh-Ryan Arena, includes 17 teams that are ranked or receiving votes in the latest NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll.

Additionally, seven teams that placed in the top 10 at the 2010 Midlands Championships return for the 2011 edition.

A complete list of Division I teams participating at the 49th annual Midlands Championships can be found below:

Division I Teams: No. 1 Iowa, No. 7 Illinois, No. 10 Lehigh, No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 13 Maryland, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 16 Rutgers, No. 17 Northwestern, No. 19 Central Michigan, No. 22 Penn, No. 24 American, Cal Poly (RV), Edinboro (RV), Iowa State (RV), Purdue (RV), Stanford (RV), Wisconsin (RV), Bucknell, Cal State Bakersfield, Clarion, Eastern Michigan, Harvard, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Princeton, Rider, South Dakota State, Utah Valley

Fans can purchase tickets to Midlands by calling 1-888-GO-PURPLE or by filling out an order form, which is available at the Midlands Tournament info section on NUsports.com.

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