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Sixteen Wrestlers to Compete at Midlands Championships
December 26, 2023 | Wrestling
59th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
December 29-30 | NOW Arena
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PRINCETON, NJ - The Princeton wrestling team is set to compete at the 2023 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships from December 29th to 30th at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Among Princeton's nationally ranked wrestlers in this year's Midlands Championships are No. 10 Luke Stout and No. 28 Nate Dugan, both have Midlands experience.
The first session of the men's wrestling competition on Thursday, December 29th is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. local time on 10 mats for Championship Rounds 1 & 2 and wrestlebacks. The second session will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. local time on 10 mats for quarterfinals and wrestlebacks.
On Saturday, December 30th, the third session of the competition is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. local time on 8 mats for the semifinals, consolation, and 7th place match with the fourth and final session of the championships starting at 7:05 p.m. ET/6:05 p.m. local time on 4 mats for the 1st, 3rd, and 5th place matches.
An awards ceremony will conclude the Midlands Championships on Saturday night at 10:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. local time.
| Wrestler | Weight |
| Drew Heethuis | 125 |
| Sean Pierson | 133 |
| Nick Kayal | 133 |
| Tyler Vazquez | 141 |
| Christopher Martino | 141 |
| Jacob Mann | 141 |
| Eligh Rivera | 149 |
| Rocco Camillaci | 157 |
| Blaine Bergey | 165 |
| Holden Garcia | 165 |
| Mikey Squires | 174 |
| Nate Dugan - 8th Seed | 184 |
| Luke Stout - 2nd Seed | 197 |
| Aidan Conner - 5th Seed | 197 |
| Matt Cover - 4th Seed | 285 |
| Sebastian Garibaldi | 285 |
Next Up
The Princeton wrestlers will compete at the Franklin and Marshall on January 5th in Lancaster, Pa.
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