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Kolodzik Reached Midlands Final Via OT Thriller, But Falls 1-0 To All-America Kevin Jack In Finale
December 30, 2016 | Wrestling
Matthew Kolodzik has found late magic all year. He scored a takedown in the final seconds to defeat All-American Anthony Ashnault at Rutgers. He scored in the final minute and overtime to defeat All-American Randy Cruz at Lehigh. He scored a takedown in the final second — yes, the final second — earlier Saturday to force overtime and ultimately reach his first Midlands final.
But in the 17th match of his already impressive collegiate career, that late magic finally didn't come. Kolodzik, the top seed in the 141-pound weight class at the 54th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, dropped a 1-0 decision to 2015 All-American Kevin Jack of N.C. State. Kolodzik is the second Princeton wrestler to reach a Midlands final; ironically, the first was teammate Jonathan Schleifer, who also dropped a 1-0 match in the 2015 finals.
Kolodzik reached the finals in a thriller. He trailed 12th-seeded Chad Red of Nebraska 3-1 in the final seconds, but he got in deep on the legs in the final seconds and finally clinched the takedown with one second remaining in the period. He carried that momentum into overtime, when he immediately put Red down for the victory. That moved to Kolodzik to 16-0 and set up a match with Jack, who Kolodzik had defeated en route to winning University Nationals during the summer.
Kolodzik had the earliest shot of the match, but Jack defended it and the two scrambled and defended their way through a scoreless opening period. The crucial period would be the second, where Jack used his length and experience to ride Kolodzik for the full two minutes. The Princeton freshman got rid of the riding time in the third, but he cut Jack with 50 seconds remaining to try for the takedown and title. As he did for the majority of the first period, Jack answered every Kolodzik shot and stayed on his feet to earn the title.
Princeton will return to the mat during the first weekend after New Year's, starting with a Friday night home showdown against nationally ranked Virginia Tech. The Tigers will open their Ivy League season Sunday at the Palestra in a road match at Penn; both will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network.
Below are the full Princeton results from the 54th Midlands Championships.
Midlands 125 - Matteo DeVincenzo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Nguyen (Arizona State) won by decision over Matteo DeVincenzo (Princeton) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Matteo DeVincenzo (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - LJ Bentley (Pittsburgh) won by decision over Matteo DeVincenzo (Princeton) (Dec 3-0)
Midlands 133 - Pat D`Arcy's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Seth Gross (South Dakota State) won by major decision over Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) won by fall over Armando Torres (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 4:07)
Cons. Round 3 - Anthony Cefolo (Rider) won in sudden victory - 1 over Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) (SV-1 3-1)
Midlands 141 - Matthew Kolodzik's place is 2nd and has scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by fall over Noah Teaney (Oklahoma) (Fall 2:31)
Champ. Round 3 - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by major decision over Nicholas Villarreal (Arizona State) (Maj 13-1)
Quarterfinal - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by decision over Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) (Dec 9-3)
Semifinal - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won in sudden victory - 1 over Chad Red (Nebraska) (SV-1 5-3)
1st Place Match - Kevin Jack (NC State) won by decision over Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) (Dec 1-0)
Midlands 141 - Jordan Reich's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) won by fall over Jordan Reich (Princeton) (Fall 4:33)
Cons. Round 1 - Jordan Reich (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Colton McCrystal (Nebraska) won by major decision over Jordan Reich (Princeton) (Maj 16-7)
Midlands 149 - Max Rogers's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Perez (Indiana) won by decision over Max Rogers (Princeton) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Max Rogers (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Max Rogers (Princeton) (Maj 15-6)
Midlands 149 - Jordan Laster's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jordan Laster (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won in tie breaker - 1 over Jordan Laster (Princeton) (TB-1 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Jordan Laster (Princeton) won by fall over Christian Pagdilao (Arizona State) (Fall 3:45)
Cons. Round 3 - Jordan Laster (Princeton) won by decision over Michael Sprague (American) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won in tie breaker - 2 over Jordan Laster (Princeton) (TB-2 4-3)
Midlands 157 - Lenny Merkin's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lenny Merkin (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Colston DiBlasi (Iowa State) won by fall over Lenny Merkin (Princeton) (Fall 6:19)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) won by tech fall over Lenny Merkin (Princeton) (TF 16-1)
Midlands 165 - Joe Tavoso's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) won by tech fall over Joe Tavoso (Princeton) (TF 24-9)
Cons. Round 1 - Joe Tavoso (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Abner Romero (Old Dominion) won by major decision over Joe Tavoso (Princeton) (Maj 13-5)
Midlands 165 - Riley Demoss's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lorenzo De La Riva (CSU Bakersfield) won by major decision over Riley Demoss (Princeton) (Maj 14-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Riley Demoss (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Kyle Bierdumpfel (Harvard) won by major decision over Riley Demoss (Princeton) (Maj 8-0)
Midlands 184 - Kevin Parker's place is unknown and has scored 0.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Parker (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Emory Parker (Illinois) won by major decision over Kevin Parker (Princeton) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Kevin Parker (Princeton) won by decision over Jordan Newman (UW-Whitewater) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Mike Fagg-Daves (Rider) won by fall over Kevin Parker (Princeton) (Fall 3:51)
Midlands 184 - Ian Baker's place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ian Baker (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ian Baker (Princeton) won by decision over Andrew Price (Lehigh) (Dec 5-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) won by major decision over Ian Baker (Princeton) (Maj 12-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Kadyn Del Toro (Boise State) won by decision over Ian Baker (Princeton) (Dec 5-1)
Midlands 197 - Brett Harner's place is unknown and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brett Harner (Princeton) won by fall over Zach Bruce (Pittsburgh) (Fall 2:29)
Champ. Round 2 - Brett Harner (Princeton) won by decision over David-Brian Whisler (Maryland) (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Brett Harner (Princeton) won by fall over Blake Rypel (Indiana) (Fall 0:48)
Quarterfinal - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) won by decision over Brett Harner (Princeton) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 6 - Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern) won by fall over Brett Harner (Princeton) (Fall 6:28)
Midlands 285 - Christian Araneo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Collin Jensen (Nebraska) won by tech fall over Christian Araneo (Princeton) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Christian Araneo (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Mauro Correnti (Rider) won by decision over Christian Araneo (Princeton) (Dec 4-1)
Midlands 285 - Ray O`Donnell's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Conan Jennings (Northwestern) won by fall over Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) (Fall 6:09)
Cons. Round 2 - Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) won by fall over Tommy Helton (SIU Edwardsville) (Fall 3:57)
Cons. Round 3 - Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) won by tech fall over Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) (TF 16-1)
But in the 17th match of his already impressive collegiate career, that late magic finally didn't come. Kolodzik, the top seed in the 141-pound weight class at the 54th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, dropped a 1-0 decision to 2015 All-American Kevin Jack of N.C. State. Kolodzik is the second Princeton wrestler to reach a Midlands final; ironically, the first was teammate Jonathan Schleifer, who also dropped a 1-0 match in the 2015 finals.
Kolodzik reached the finals in a thriller. He trailed 12th-seeded Chad Red of Nebraska 3-1 in the final seconds, but he got in deep on the legs in the final seconds and finally clinched the takedown with one second remaining in the period. He carried that momentum into overtime, when he immediately put Red down for the victory. That moved to Kolodzik to 16-0 and set up a match with Jack, who Kolodzik had defeated en route to winning University Nationals during the summer.
Kolodzik had the earliest shot of the match, but Jack defended it and the two scrambled and defended their way through a scoreless opening period. The crucial period would be the second, where Jack used his length and experience to ride Kolodzik for the full two minutes. The Princeton freshman got rid of the riding time in the third, but he cut Jack with 50 seconds remaining to try for the takedown and title. As he did for the majority of the first period, Jack answered every Kolodzik shot and stayed on his feet to earn the title.
Princeton will return to the mat during the first weekend after New Year's, starting with a Friday night home showdown against nationally ranked Virginia Tech. The Tigers will open their Ivy League season Sunday at the Palestra in a road match at Penn; both will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network.
Below are the full Princeton results from the 54th Midlands Championships.
Midlands 125 - Matteo DeVincenzo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Nguyen (Arizona State) won by decision over Matteo DeVincenzo (Princeton) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Matteo DeVincenzo (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - LJ Bentley (Pittsburgh) won by decision over Matteo DeVincenzo (Princeton) (Dec 3-0)
Midlands 133 - Pat D`Arcy's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Seth Gross (South Dakota State) won by major decision over Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) won by fall over Armando Torres (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 4:07)
Cons. Round 3 - Anthony Cefolo (Rider) won in sudden victory - 1 over Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) (SV-1 3-1)
Midlands 141 - Matthew Kolodzik's place is 2nd and has scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by fall over Noah Teaney (Oklahoma) (Fall 2:31)
Champ. Round 3 - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by major decision over Nicholas Villarreal (Arizona State) (Maj 13-1)
Quarterfinal - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by decision over Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) (Dec 9-3)
Semifinal - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won in sudden victory - 1 over Chad Red (Nebraska) (SV-1 5-3)
1st Place Match - Kevin Jack (NC State) won by decision over Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) (Dec 1-0)
Midlands 141 - Jordan Reich's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) won by fall over Jordan Reich (Princeton) (Fall 4:33)
Cons. Round 1 - Jordan Reich (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Colton McCrystal (Nebraska) won by major decision over Jordan Reich (Princeton) (Maj 16-7)
Midlands 149 - Max Rogers's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Perez (Indiana) won by decision over Max Rogers (Princeton) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Max Rogers (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Max Rogers (Princeton) (Maj 15-6)
Midlands 149 - Jordan Laster's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jordan Laster (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won in tie breaker - 1 over Jordan Laster (Princeton) (TB-1 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Jordan Laster (Princeton) won by fall over Christian Pagdilao (Arizona State) (Fall 3:45)
Cons. Round 3 - Jordan Laster (Princeton) won by decision over Michael Sprague (American) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won in tie breaker - 2 over Jordan Laster (Princeton) (TB-2 4-3)
Midlands 157 - Lenny Merkin's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lenny Merkin (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Colston DiBlasi (Iowa State) won by fall over Lenny Merkin (Princeton) (Fall 6:19)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) won by tech fall over Lenny Merkin (Princeton) (TF 16-1)
Midlands 165 - Joe Tavoso's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) won by tech fall over Joe Tavoso (Princeton) (TF 24-9)
Cons. Round 1 - Joe Tavoso (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Abner Romero (Old Dominion) won by major decision over Joe Tavoso (Princeton) (Maj 13-5)
Midlands 165 - Riley Demoss's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lorenzo De La Riva (CSU Bakersfield) won by major decision over Riley Demoss (Princeton) (Maj 14-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Riley Demoss (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Kyle Bierdumpfel (Harvard) won by major decision over Riley Demoss (Princeton) (Maj 8-0)
Midlands 184 - Kevin Parker's place is unknown and has scored 0.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Parker (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Emory Parker (Illinois) won by major decision over Kevin Parker (Princeton) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Kevin Parker (Princeton) won by decision over Jordan Newman (UW-Whitewater) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Mike Fagg-Daves (Rider) won by fall over Kevin Parker (Princeton) (Fall 3:51)
Midlands 184 - Ian Baker's place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ian Baker (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ian Baker (Princeton) won by decision over Andrew Price (Lehigh) (Dec 5-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) won by major decision over Ian Baker (Princeton) (Maj 12-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Kadyn Del Toro (Boise State) won by decision over Ian Baker (Princeton) (Dec 5-1)
Midlands 197 - Brett Harner's place is unknown and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brett Harner (Princeton) won by fall over Zach Bruce (Pittsburgh) (Fall 2:29)
Champ. Round 2 - Brett Harner (Princeton) won by decision over David-Brian Whisler (Maryland) (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Brett Harner (Princeton) won by fall over Blake Rypel (Indiana) (Fall 0:48)
Quarterfinal - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) won by decision over Brett Harner (Princeton) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 6 - Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern) won by fall over Brett Harner (Princeton) (Fall 6:28)
Midlands 285 - Christian Araneo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Collin Jensen (Nebraska) won by tech fall over Christian Araneo (Princeton) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Christian Araneo (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Mauro Correnti (Rider) won by decision over Christian Araneo (Princeton) (Dec 4-1)
Midlands 285 - Ray O`Donnell's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Conan Jennings (Northwestern) won by fall over Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) (Fall 6:09)
Cons. Round 2 - Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) won by fall over Tommy Helton (SIU Edwardsville) (Fall 3:57)
Cons. Round 3 - Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) won by tech fall over Ray O`Donnell (Princeton) (TF 16-1)
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