Thursday, December 29
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (NOW Arena)
Princeton University
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Midlands Championships
Quincy Monday became Princeton's fourth Midlands champion in program history, all in the last three tournaments.
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Monday Wins Midlands Title, Most Outstanding Honors in 165 Debut
December 30, 2022 | Wrestling
Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler, Quincy Monday defeated Wisconsin's No. 4-ranked Dean Hamiti 4-3 for the 165-pound title at the 58th Midlands Championships on Friday night in what was the Tiger senior's non-exhibition debut at the weight.
Monday wrestled Iowa State's David Carr earlier this season at the NWCA All-Star Classic at 165, but aside from that event, the Midlands tournament was the first time Monday wrestled at 165 as a Tiger, a move that comes after Monday made the NCAA finals at 157 last season.
Monday became Princeton's fourth Midlands winner in program history, all in the last three tournaments. Patrick Brucki '21 (197) and Matthew Kolodzik '21 (149) won in 2018, fellow current senior Patrick Glory (125) won in 2019, and the tournament was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic.
After a scoreless first period in the final, top-seeded Hamiti opened the scoring with an escape off the second-period start, but second-seeded Monday pulled in front with a late-period takedown and added to the lead with an escape off the third-period start. Just 20 seconds later, Hamiti cut the deficit to one point with a takedown with 1:17 to go, but Monday closed out the win.
In the semifinal, Monday outdueled Illinois' No. 15-ranked Dan Braunagel 6-4, getting a takedown off the first-period start as one of two in that period to lead 5-3 after one. Monday added an escape off the second-period start that Braunagel answered off the third-period start for the rest of the scoring. Monday won six matches to take the title, getting his first two wins Thursday with first-period pins. before a 10-3 decision over Pittsburgh's No. 16-ranked Holden Heller in the quarters.
Monday was one of two Tigers who entered Friday with a shot at a Midlands title. Luke Stout, ranked No. 14 nationally at 197, came up just short against No. 13-ranked Zac Braunagel of Illinois in the semifinal, 4-3. Stout took the lead with a takedown midway through the first period, but Braunagel scored the next four points with an escape in the opening period, another off the second-period start and a takedown midway through the second period to lead 4-2. Stout had an escape in the first minute of the third period, but Braunagel held on for the win.
In a bout to determine which wrestler would head to the third-place match and which would go to the fifth-place match, Northwestern's Andrew Davison got past Stout 7-4, using an early takedown as one of two in the first period fo build a 4-2 lead after one and stay in front of Stout the rest of the way. Stout finished fifth after a 12-3 win over Virginia's Michael Battista, opening the scoring with a takedown late in the first period as the first of five takedowns on the match.
Along with Monday and Stout, Princeton secured a third placewinning finish with Kole Mulhauser winning his first bout of the day 12-5 over Franklin & Marshall's Noah Fox. Though Mulhauser lost 8-0 to Pittsburgh's Luca Augustine for a chance to continue on to the third- or fifth-place bout, the Tiger rookie defeated Illinois' Trey Sizemore 12-2 in the seventh-place bout to wrap his Midlands debut.
With 65 points, Princeton finished eighth of 46 point-scoring teams. Host Northwestern won the event at 122 points, in front of Penn (115), Pittsburgh (115), Wisconsin (114.5), Illinois (104.5), Arizona State (86) and Rutgers (85) as the top seven.
Full results are available here. Princeton's Friday results are below. The Thursday recap is available here.
133
Cons: Hunter Adrian (Brown) wins by decision over Sean Pierson (Princeton), 4-2
149
Cons: Tyler Badgett (Pittsburgh) wins by decision over Rocco Camillaci (Princeton), 5-1
165
SF: Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by decision over #15 Danny Braunagel (Illinois), 6-4
Final: Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by decision over #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin), 4-3
174
Cons: Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) wins by decision over Noah Fox (Franklin & Marshall), 12-5
Cons: Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) wins by major decision over Kole Mulhauser (Princeton), 8-0
7th: Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) wins by major decision over Trey Sizemore (Illinois), 12-2
184
Cons: #18 Neil Antrassian (Virginia) wins by major decision over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 8-0
197
SF: #13 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) wins by decision over #14 Luke Stout (Princeton), 4-3
Cons: Andrew Davison (Northwestern) wins by decision over #14 Luke Stout (Princeton), 7-4
5th: #14 Luke Stout (Princeton) wins by major decision over Michael Battista (Virginia), 12-3
Monday wrestled Iowa State's David Carr earlier this season at the NWCA All-Star Classic at 165, but aside from that event, the Midlands tournament was the first time Monday wrestled at 165 as a Tiger, a move that comes after Monday made the NCAA finals at 157 last season.
Monday became Princeton's fourth Midlands winner in program history, all in the last three tournaments. Patrick Brucki '21 (197) and Matthew Kolodzik '21 (149) won in 2018, fellow current senior Patrick Glory (125) won in 2019, and the tournament was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic.
After a scoreless first period in the final, top-seeded Hamiti opened the scoring with an escape off the second-period start, but second-seeded Monday pulled in front with a late-period takedown and added to the lead with an escape off the third-period start. Just 20 seconds later, Hamiti cut the deficit to one point with a takedown with 1:17 to go, but Monday closed out the win.
In the semifinal, Monday outdueled Illinois' No. 15-ranked Dan Braunagel 6-4, getting a takedown off the first-period start as one of two in that period to lead 5-3 after one. Monday added an escape off the second-period start that Braunagel answered off the third-period start for the rest of the scoring. Monday won six matches to take the title, getting his first two wins Thursday with first-period pins. before a 10-3 decision over Pittsburgh's No. 16-ranked Holden Heller in the quarters.
Monday was one of two Tigers who entered Friday with a shot at a Midlands title. Luke Stout, ranked No. 14 nationally at 197, came up just short against No. 13-ranked Zac Braunagel of Illinois in the semifinal, 4-3. Stout took the lead with a takedown midway through the first period, but Braunagel scored the next four points with an escape in the opening period, another off the second-period start and a takedown midway through the second period to lead 4-2. Stout had an escape in the first minute of the third period, but Braunagel held on for the win.
In a bout to determine which wrestler would head to the third-place match and which would go to the fifth-place match, Northwestern's Andrew Davison got past Stout 7-4, using an early takedown as one of two in the first period fo build a 4-2 lead after one and stay in front of Stout the rest of the way. Stout finished fifth after a 12-3 win over Virginia's Michael Battista, opening the scoring with a takedown late in the first period as the first of five takedowns on the match.
Along with Monday and Stout, Princeton secured a third placewinning finish with Kole Mulhauser winning his first bout of the day 12-5 over Franklin & Marshall's Noah Fox. Though Mulhauser lost 8-0 to Pittsburgh's Luca Augustine for a chance to continue on to the third- or fifth-place bout, the Tiger rookie defeated Illinois' Trey Sizemore 12-2 in the seventh-place bout to wrap his Midlands debut.
With 65 points, Princeton finished eighth of 46 point-scoring teams. Host Northwestern won the event at 122 points, in front of Penn (115), Pittsburgh (115), Wisconsin (114.5), Illinois (104.5), Arizona State (86) and Rutgers (85) as the top seven.
Full results are available here. Princeton's Friday results are below. The Thursday recap is available here.
133
Cons: Hunter Adrian (Brown) wins by decision over Sean Pierson (Princeton), 4-2
149
Cons: Tyler Badgett (Pittsburgh) wins by decision over Rocco Camillaci (Princeton), 5-1
165
SF: Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by decision over #15 Danny Braunagel (Illinois), 6-4
Final: Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by decision over #4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin), 4-3
174
Cons: Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) wins by decision over Noah Fox (Franklin & Marshall), 12-5
Cons: Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) wins by major decision over Kole Mulhauser (Princeton), 8-0
7th: Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) wins by major decision over Trey Sizemore (Illinois), 12-2
184
Cons: #18 Neil Antrassian (Virginia) wins by major decision over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 8-0
197
SF: #13 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) wins by decision over #14 Luke Stout (Princeton), 4-3
Cons: Andrew Davison (Northwestern) wins by decision over #14 Luke Stout (Princeton), 7-4
5th: #14 Luke Stout (Princeton) wins by major decision over Michael Battista (Virginia), 12-3
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