Takedown Wrestling Media to Cover 47th Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30

Posted on | December 27, 2009 | No Comments

Continuing one of the great traditions in collegiate wrestling, Northwestern is set to host the 47th edition of the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 in Welsh-Ryan Arena. Among the former All-Americans included in this year’s field is Northwestern’s own Brandon Precin, who is aiming to defend his 125-pound Midlands title from a year ago.

Takedown Wrestling Media will again provide whistle to whistle coverage of the 2009 Midlands Championships. Our broadcast schedule will mirror that of the competition. Join Scott Casber and Steve Foster for the call. Should be a lot of fun and great wrestling action in this Holiday Classic. Our family at TDR will be dedicating this broadcast to the memory of our friend Adam Frey.

Visit NUsports.com for complete session-by-session scheduling, a weight-by-weight preview and for up-to-date tournament brackets throughout the two-day affair. Final seeding will be determined by the tournament committee and posted on NUsports.com on Monday evening and the tournament gets underway at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/nw-2009-midlands-championships.html
Tune in to Takedownradio.com. We look forward to this tournament each year and hope you do as well.

Ken Kraft, the tournament director of the 2009 Midlands Championships, has announced the pre-tournament rankings for the event, which takes place at Northwestern University on Dec. 29-30. Although the final seeds for Midlands may extend beyond the top eight at each weight class, the tournament rankings reflect only the first eight wrestlers and are subject to change. Final seeding for the event will be determined on Monday, Dec. 28.

125:
1. Brandon Precin, Northwestern (UN)
2. Jarrod Garrett, Virginia Tech
3. Matt McDonough, Iowa
4. Andrew Long, Iowa State
5. Matt Steintrager, Central Michigan
6. Ben Kjar, Utah Valley State
7. Jason Lara, Oregon State
8. Jasen Borshoff, American

133:
1. Daniel Dennis, Iowa
2. Nick Fanthorpe, Iowa State
3. Scotti Sentes, Central Michigan
4. Steve Bell, Maryland
5. Tyler Graff, Wisconsin
6. Lou Ruggirello, Hofstra (UN)
7. Kyle Hutter, Old Dominion
8. Kelly Kubec, Oregon State

141:
1. Jimmy Kennedy, Illinois (UN)
2. Daniel LeClere, Iowa
3. Joey Slaton, Iowa (UN)
4. Alex Krom, Maryland
5. Tyler Nauman, Pittsburgh
6. Seth Ciasulli, Lehigh
7. Ryan Prater, Illinois
8. Montell Marion, Iowa

149:
1. Brent Metcalf, Iowa
2. Kyle Ruschell, Wisconsin
3. Kyle Borshoff, American
4. Kevin LeVally, Bucknell
5. Mario Mason, Minnesota
6. Anthony D’Alie, Central Michigan
7. Mitch Mueller, Iowa State
8. RJ Pena, Oregon State

157:
1. Steve Fittery, American
2. Jake Patacsil, Boiler Elite
3. Steve Brown, Central Michigan
4. Keegan Davis, Oregon State
5. Kyle John, Maryland
6. Conrad Polz, Illinois
7. Jake Deitchler, Minnesota
8. Colton Salazar, Purdue

165:
1. Andrew Howe, Wisconsin
2. Jon Reader, Iowa State
3. Ryan Morningstar, Iowa
4. Nick Marable, Missouri
5. Andy Rendos, Bucknell
6. Scott Winston, Rutgers (UN)
7. Nick Amuchasteui, Stanford
8. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov, Wash. WC

174:
1. Jay Borschel, Iowa
2. Ben Bennett, Central Michigan
3. Mike Letts, Maryland
4. Luke Manuel, Purdue
5. Jordan Blanton, Illinois
6. Duke Burke, Iowa State
7. Dorian Henderson, Missouri
8. Shane Riccio, Bucknell

184:
1. Max Askren, Missouri
2. Mike Cannon, American
3. Phillip Keddy, Iowa
4. John Dergo, Illinois
5. Mike Miller, Central Michigan
6. David Craig, Lehigh
7. Jerome Ward, Iowa State
8. Zach Giesen, Stanford

197:
1. Jake Varner, Iowa State
2. Hudson Taylor, Maryland
3. Travis Brandvold, Wisconsin
4. Wynn Michalak, Chippewa WC
5. Chad Beatty, Iowa
6. Brent Haynes, Missouri
7. Logan Brown, Purdue
8. Chad Hanke, Oregon State

285:
1. Aaron Anspach, Nittany Lion WC
2. Zak Rey, Lehigh
3. Dom Bradley, Missouri
4. David Zabriskie, Iowa State
5. Ryan Tomei, Pittsburgh
6. Mark Ellis, Missouri
7. DJ Russo, Rutgers
8. Ed Bordas, Rider