Indiana University Athletics
Four Hoosiers Reach Semifinals at Midlands Championships
12/29/2024 10:39:00 PM | Wrestling
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. ––– Indiana concluded a jam-packed first day of wrestling at the 60th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Sunday at NOW Arena.
The Hoosiers entered 16 wrestlers in the tournament with nine still competing after day one. Four Hoosiers reached the semifinals of their respective weight classes. Indiana's semifinalists included No. 22 Jacob Moran (125), Tyler Lillard (165), No. 28 Gabe Sollars (197) and No. 23 Jacob Bullock (285).
Indiana scored 62.0 team points and currently sit in fifth place in the team race.
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana opened the tournament with three consecutive bonus-point victories as No. 20 DJ Washington (184) and No. 22 Jacob Moran (125) won their first matches by tech fall and Blaine Frazier (125) won by fall.
• Moran secured his bid to the semifinals with a close 6-3 decision win over No. 20 Diego Sotelo (Harvard).
• Tyler Lillard (165) edged No. 25 Anthony White (Rutgers) in Sudden Victory, winning 2-1, to make the semifinals.
• No. 28 Gabe Sollars (197) handled No. 22 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) to advance to the semifinals in a 16-0 win by tech fall.
• No. 23 Jacob Bullock (285) topped No. 33 Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) in the quarterfinal by tech fall, 19-3, to clinch his spot in the semis.
NOTABLES
• Indiana put Seven wrestlers in the quarterfinals.
• Bullock is in the Midlands semifinals for the second consecutive year.
• Sam Goin's (184) win over No. 33 Tye Montiero (Stanford) was his second ranked victory of his career.
• Both of Bullock's wins today were by tech fall.
• Lillard's upcoming match against No. 13 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) will be a rematch from last year at the 2024 Southern Scuffle when Lillard won by tech fall.
RESULTS
Blaine Frazier – 125 lbs.
No. 22 Jacob Moran – 125 lbs.
Logan Frazier – 133 lbs.
No. 25 Angelo Rini – 133 lbs.
Joey Buttler – 141 lbs.
Anthony Bahl – 149 lbs.
Matt Hart – 149 lbs.
Cole Rhemrev – 149 lbs.
Chris Crawford – 165 lbs.
Tyler Lillard – 165 lbs.
Sam Goin – 184 lbs.
No. 20 DJ Washington – 184 lbs.
No. 28 Gabe Sollars – 197 lbs.
No. 23 Jacob Bullock – 285 lbs.
Nick Pavlechko – 285 lbs.
TEAM STANDINGS
UP NEXT
• Indiana will return to the mat tomorrow for day two of the tournament with Session III starting at 11:30 a.m. (ET) and Session IV closing out the event at 4 p.m. (ET).
The Hoosiers entered 16 wrestlers in the tournament with nine still competing after day one. Four Hoosiers reached the semifinals of their respective weight classes. Indiana's semifinalists included No. 22 Jacob Moran (125), Tyler Lillard (165), No. 28 Gabe Sollars (197) and No. 23 Jacob Bullock (285).
Indiana scored 62.0 team points and currently sit in fifth place in the team race.
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana opened the tournament with three consecutive bonus-point victories as No. 20 DJ Washington (184) and No. 22 Jacob Moran (125) won their first matches by tech fall and Blaine Frazier (125) won by fall.
• Moran secured his bid to the semifinals with a close 6-3 decision win over No. 20 Diego Sotelo (Harvard).
• Tyler Lillard (165) edged No. 25 Anthony White (Rutgers) in Sudden Victory, winning 2-1, to make the semifinals.
• No. 28 Gabe Sollars (197) handled No. 22 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) to advance to the semifinals in a 16-0 win by tech fall.
• No. 23 Jacob Bullock (285) topped No. 33 Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) in the quarterfinal by tech fall, 19-3, to clinch his spot in the semis.
NOTABLES
• Indiana put Seven wrestlers in the quarterfinals.
• Bullock is in the Midlands semifinals for the second consecutive year.
• Sam Goin's (184) win over No. 33 Tye Montiero (Stanford) was his second ranked victory of his career.
• Both of Bullock's wins today were by tech fall.
• Lillard's upcoming match against No. 13 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) will be a rematch from last year at the 2024 Southern Scuffle when Lillard won by tech fall.
RESULTS
Blaine Frazier – 125 lbs.
- R64: Blaine Frazier (IU) advanced on bye.
- R32: Blaine Frazier (IU) def. Nick Corday (Michigan State): Fall (6:28)
- R16: No. 30 Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) def. Blaine Frazier (IU): Fall (6:22)
- Cons. R3: Blaine Frazier (IU) def. Davian Guanajauto (SIUE): TF, 23-7
- Cons. R4: Blaine Frazier (IU) def. Isaiah Quintero (Purdue): Dec. 14-7
No. 22 Jacob Moran – 125 lbs.
- R64: No. 22 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Ashton Jackson (Purdue): TF, 19-3
- R32: No. 22 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Wilfried Tanefeu (Michigan): Fall (2:12)
- R16: No. 22 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Grant Stahl (Central Michigan): Inj. (4:35)
- Quarterfinal: No. 22 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 20 Diego Sotelo (Harvard): Dec. 6-3
Logan Frazier – 133 lbs.
- R32: No. 29 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) def. Logan Frazier (IU): Dec. 2-1
- Cons. R1: Logan Frazier (IU) advanced on bye.
- Cons. R2: Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) def. Logan Frazier (IU): Dec. 7-0
No. 25 Angelo Rini – 133 lbs.
- R32: No. 25 Angelo Rini (IU) advanced on bye.
- R16: Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) def. No. 25 Angelo Rini (IU): Dec. 1-0
- Cons. R2: No. 25 Angelo Rini (IU) def. Andrew Hampton (MSU): TF, 16-0
- Cons. R3: No. 25 Angelo Rini (IU) def. Markel Baker (Northern Illinois): Dec. 9-7
Joey Buttler – 141 lbs.
- R32: Evan Mougalian (Penn) def. Joey Buttler (IU): TF, 15-0
- Cons. R1: Joey Buttler (IU) def. Giosue Hickman (Northwestern): Dec. 5-3
- Cons. R2: Dante Frizi (Harvard) def. Joey Buttler (IU): MD, 17-7
Anthony Bahl – 149 lbs.
- R64: Anthony Bahl (IU) advanced on bye.
- R32: Kade Brown (Pittsburgh) def. Anthony Bahl (IU): TF, 18-2
- Cons. R1: Alex Nini (Rutgers) def. Anthony Bahl (IU): Dec. 8-2
Matt Hart – 149 lbs.
- R64: Matt Hart (IU) advanced on bye.
- R32: Andrew Clark (Rutgers) def. Matt Hart (IU): Dec. 12-5
- Cons. R1: Matt Hart (IU) def. Donald Pigoni (Harvard): Dec. 8-1
- Cons. R2: Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) def. Matt Hart (IU): Dec. 5-3
Cole Rhemrev – 149 lbs.
- R64: Cole Rhemrev (IU) advanced on bye.
- R32: Cole Rhemrev (IU) def. Jaden Reynolds (Purdue): MD, 17-5
- R16: No. 8 Jaden Abas (Stanford) def. Cole Rhemrev (IU): TF, 18-3
- Cons. R3: Tommy Curran (Northern Illinois) def. Cole Rhemrev (IU): Dec. 4-2
Chris Crawford – 165 lbs.
- R32: No. 23 Evan Maag (George Mason) def. Chris Crawford (IU): Dec. 7-3
- Cons. R1: Ethan Birden (Ohio State) def. Chris Crawford (IU): Dec. 7-3
Tyler Lillard – 165 lbs.
- R32: Tyler Lillard (IU) def. Tyler Schofield (Northern Illinois): Fall (2:28)
- R16: Tyler Lillard (IU) def. Dominic Federici (Lehigh): SV-1, 7-1
- Quarterfinal: Tyler Lillard (IU) def. No. 25 Anthony White (Rutgers): SV-1, 2-1
Sam Goin – 184 lbs.
- R64: Sam Goin (IU) advanced on bye.
- R32: Sam Goin (IU) def. Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern): Dec. 5-1
- R16: Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 32 Tye Monteiro (Stanford): Inj. (4:00)
- Quarterfinal: No. 19 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) def. Sam Goin (IU): MD, 15-2
No. 20 DJ Washington – 184 lbs.
- R64: No. 20 DJ Washington (IU) def. Dominic Heim (Northern Illinois): TF, 20-4
- R32: No. 20 DJ Washington (IU) def. Ian Bush (West Virginia): Dec. 21-18
- R16: No. 20 DJ Washington (IU) def. Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh): Dec. 8-3
- Quarterfinal: No. 33 Nathan Haas (Cal Baptist) def. No. 20 DJ Washington (IU): Dec. 8-7
No. 28 Gabe Sollars – 197 lbs.
- R32: No. 28 Gabe Sollars (IU) advanced on bye.
- R16: No. 28 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Kael Wisler (Michigan State): Inj. (1:22)
- Quarterfinal: No. 28 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 22 Nick Stemmet (Stanford): TF, 16-0
No. 23 Jacob Bullock – 285 lbs.
- R32: No. 23 Jacob Bullock (IU) advanced on bye.
- R16: No. 23 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. John Pardo (Penn): TF, 17-1
- Quarterfinal: No. 23 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. No. 33 Sebastian Garibaldi: TF, 19-3
Nick Pavlechko – 285 lbs.
- R32: Nick Pavlechko (IU) advanced on bye.
- R16: Nick Pavlechko (IU) def. Kade Sottolano (Edinboro): Dec. 2-0
- Quarterfinal: No. 5 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) def. Nick Pavlechko (IU): TF, 15-0
TEAM STANDINGS
- Rutgers (87.5)
- Stanford (76.5)
- Penn (71.5)
- Pittsburgh (65.0)
- Indiana (62.0)
UP NEXT
• Indiana will return to the mat tomorrow for day two of the tournament with Session III starting at 11:30 a.m. (ET) and Session IV closing out the event at 4 p.m. (ET).
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