Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - Twelve members of the Virginia Tech wrestling squad will compete in the 52nd Ken Craft Midland Championships, hosted by Northwestern University, Monday and Tuesday in Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evenston, Illinois.
Eight Hokies are ranked in the preseeds, although the final seeds and brackets won’t be released until right before the competition. Devin Carter is preseeded No. 2 at 141 pounds to lead the way. Carter won this event in 2011 at 133 pounds.
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The event will be streamed on BTN2GO, the Big Ten Network’s online platform, for free. Live stats and updated brackets will be available on TrackWrestling.
Below are the expected entries for the Hokies for the Midlands Championships:
125: Joey Dance
133: Kevin Norstrem
141: Devin Carter
149: Sal Mastriani
157: David Wesley
165: Chad Strube
165: David Bergida
184: Austin Gabel
197: Jared Haught
285: Ty Walz
285: Dan Garwood
Additionally, six Tech wrestlers are scheduled to compete in the Wilkes Open on Sunday in Pennsylvania. They are:
141: Jerry Ronnau
149: Chad Saunders (unattached)
149: Cameron Bowen
157: Carter Page (unattached)
157: Justus Weaver (unattached)
174: Brooks Morrison
184: Zack Zavatsky (unattached)