Indiana Wrestling takes 15th Place with Two Individual Placers at Midlands

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Indiana Wrestling takes 15th Place with Two Individual Placers at Midlands

12/30/2022 8:22:00 PM | Wrestling

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. ––––– Indiana Wrestling competed its way to 15th place with 34 points at the 58^th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Thursday and Friday at NOW Arena.

Indiana juniors Derek Gilcher (157) and Jacob Moran (125) made the deepest runs of the 15 Hoosiers who competed at Midlands, with both placing for top-eight finishes. Gilcher finished in 3^rd/4^th place via a 7-4 decision victory over Anthony Artalona (Penn). Moran lost his first match and then proceeded to win four straight to put himself in position for a podium placement.

Indiana senior Nick Willham (197) also had a good showing on the mat, wrestling his way to Session III on Friday afternoon before falling to Cole Urbas of Penn in Consolation Round 4, one round short of earning a spot on the podium.

In addition to Gilcher and Willham, Indiana's Cole Rhemrev (141), Graham Rooks (149) and Tyler Lillard (165) reached the Championship Round of 16.

The Hoosiers competed against grapplers from 42 other schools, including seven other Big Ten programs.

This was Indiana's last tournament of the regular season, only duals remain on the schedule until Big Tens and NCAAs.

KEY MOMENTS
• Gilcher defeated Artalona (Penn) by decision, 7-4, to earn third place. After being tied 2-2, Gilcher controlled the rest of the bout, earning two takedowns and an escape.
• In the consolation semi-final, Gilcher handled Andrew Clark (Rutgers) in a 6-2 decision to clinch his spot in the third place match.
• In Moran's four consecutive wins, he won the last two matches over Spencer Moore (North Carolina) and Blake West (Northern Illinois), each in Sudden Victory to earn his spot to wrestle for a podium spot.
• In Consolation Round 4, No. 28 Graham Rooks blanked Caine Tyus (SIUE) in a 13-0 major decision victory.
• In Nick Willham's three wins over Joseph Braunagel (Illinois), Jonathan List (George Mason), Mike Doggett (Harvard) came in dominant fashion. He owned a +26 point differential in his wins.

NOTABLES
• Gilcher's season win total of 18 already surpasses his total from last year of nine.
• This was Indiana's first time competing at the Midlands Championships since 2019, also the last time the event was held.
• No. 28 Graham Rooks has improved his season record to 19-3.
• This was the first time competing at Midlands for 14 of Indiana's 15 participants. Graham Rooks was the only wrestler who had previously been in the event.
• Willham reached the 10-win mark on the season with his season record now standing 12-6.

UP NEXT
• Indiana Wrestling will open the Big Ten slate of their schedule next week against a top-ten ranked Ohio State squad on Friday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. in Wilkinson Hall.

Full Results

Jacob Moran – 125 lbs.

R32: Markel Baker (George Mason) def. Jacob Moran (IU): Dec. 3-0
Cons. 1: Jacob Moran (IU) def. Patrick McCormick (Virginia): Dec. 6-2
Cons. 2: Jacob Moran (IU) def. Colton Drousias (West Virginia): MD, 13-5
Cons. 3: Jacob Moran (IU) def. Spencer Moore (North Carolina): SV-1, 4-2
Cons. 4: Jacob Moran (IU) def. Blake West (Northern Illinois): SV-1, 3-1
Cons. 5: Jack Medley (Michigan) def. Jacob Moran (IU): MD, 12-3
7^th Place: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) def. Jacob Moran (IU): MD, 15-5

Jacob Moran finishes in 8^th place in the 125 Bracket

Michael Spangler – 125 lbs.

R32: Dean Peterson (Rutgers) def. Michael Spangler (IU): MD, 9-0
Cons. 1: Michael Spangler (IU) advanced on bye
Cons. 2: Nick Kayal (Princeton) def. Michael Spangler (IU): Dec. 7-6

Blaine Frazier – 133 lbs.

R64: Blaine Frazier (IU) advanced on bye
R32: Marcel Lopez (Unattached-SIUE) def. Blaine Frazier (IU): Dec. 7-1
Cons. 1: Blaine Frazier (IU) advanced on bye
Cons. 2: Patrick Phillips (Franklin & Marshall) def. Blaine Frazier (IU): TF, 19-0

Isaac Thornton – 133 lbs.

R64: Isaac Thornton (IU) advanced on bye
R32: Taylor Lamont (Wisconsin) def. Isaac Thornton (IU): MD, 12-4
Cons. 1: Isaac Thornton (IU) advanced on bye
Cons. 2: Nathaniel Genobana (Northern Illinois) def. Isaac Thornton (IU): Dec. 7-6

Cayden Rooks – 141 lbs.

R64: Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) def. No. 29 Cayden Rooks (IU): Fall (7:32)
Cons. 1: Matt Ryan (Buffalo) advances on Medical Forfeit from Rooks

Cole Rhemrev – 141 lbs.

R64: Cole Rhemrev advanced on bye
R32: Cole Rhemrev (IU) def. Shawn Nonaka (George Mason): Dec. 9-4
R16: No. 1 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) def. Cole Rhemrev (IU): MD, 11-3
Cons. 4: Javion Jones (Northern Illinois) def. Cole Rhemrev (IU): Dec. 6-4

Graham Rooks – 149 lbs.

R64: No. 28 Graham Rooks (IU) def. Vince Mannella (Penn): Dec. 5-2
R32: No. 28 Graham Rooks (IU) def. Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois): SV-1, 4-2
R16: Caleb Tyus (SIUE) def. No. 28 Graham Rooks (IU): Dec. 6-5
Cons. 4: No. 28 Graham Rooks (IU) def. Caine Tyus (SIUE): MD, 13-0
Cons. 5: Nate Higley (GMU) def. No. 28 Graham Rooks (IU): Fall (4:58)

Derek Gilcher – 157 lbs.

R64: Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Caleb Dowling (West Virginia): SV-1, 3-1
R32: Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Alejandro Herrerra-Rondon (Oklahoma): Dec. 3-0
R16: Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois): Dec. 5-3
Quarterfinal: No. 16 Garrett Model (Wisconsin) def. Derek Gilcher (IU): Dec. 4-2
Cons. Round 5: Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Jerrdon Fisher (Missouri): Dec. 7-2
Cons Round 6: Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Alejandro Herrerra-Rondon (Oklahoma): Medical Forfeit
Cons. Round 7: Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Andrew Clark (Rutgers): Dec. 6-2
3^rd Place: Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Anthony Artalona (Penn): Dec. 7-4

Derek Gilcher finishes in 3^rd place in the 157 Bracket.

Zack Rotkvich – 157 lbs.

R64: Zack Rotkvich (IU) advanced on bye
R32: Loranzo Rajaonarivel (George Mason) def. Zack Rotkvich (IU): Dec. 10-3
Cons. 1: Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) def. Zack Rotvkich (IU): MD, 11-1

Tyler Lillard – 165 lbs.

R64: Tyler Lillard (IU) advanced on bye
R32: Tyler Lillard (IU) def. Lucas Revano (Penn): Dec. 5-2
R16: Peyton Hall (West Virginia) def. Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 6-3
Cons. 4: Chandler Ammaker (Central Michigan) def. Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 6-3

Robert Major – 165 lbs.

R64: Mason Spears (Brown) def. Robert Major (IU): SV-1, 2-0
Cons. 1: Robert Major (IU) def. Tate Geiser (Cleveland State): Dec. 7-4
Cons. 2: Harrison Trahan (Brown) def. Robert Major (IU): Dec. 5-2

Clayton Fielden – 165 lbs.

R64: Clayton Fielden (IU) advanced on bye
R32: Josh Kim (Harvard) def. Clayton Fielden (IU): MD, 14-6
Cons. 1: Jake Evans (Northern Illinois) def. Clayton Fielden (IU): Dec. 3-2

Isiah Levitz – 174 lbs.

R32: Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) def. Isiah Levitz (IU): TF, 17-2
Cons. 1: Michael Kestler (Penn) def. Isiah Levitz (IU): Fall (3:27)

Nick Willham – 197 lbs.

R32: Nick Willham (IU) def. Joseph Braunagel (Illinois): MD, 13-4
R16: John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) def. Nick Willham (IU): Dec. 3-2
Cons. 2: Nick Willham (IU) def. Jonathan List (George Mason): Dec. 8-2
Cons. 3: Nick Willham (IU) def. Mike Doggett (Harvard): MD, 12-1
Cons. 4: Cole Urbas (Penn) def. Nick Willham (IU): SV-1, 4-2

Gabe Sollars (Unattached) – 197 lbs.

R32: Andrew Davison (Northwestern) def. Gabe Sollars (Unattached – IU): Dec. 5-2
Cons. 1: Gabe Sollars (Unattached – IU) advanced on bye
Cons. 2: Gabe Sollars (Unattached – IU) def. Anthony Perrine (Cleveland State): Dec. 4-3
Cons. 3: Eli Shereen (Buffalo) def. Gabe Sollars (Unattached – IU): Dec. 5-2