Ken Kraft, the tournament director of the 2009 Midlands Championships, has announced the pre-tournament rankings for the event, which takes place at Northwestern University on Dec. 29-30. Although the final seeds for Midlands may extend beyond the top eight at each weight class, the tournament rankings reflect only the first eight wrestlers and are subject to change. Final seeding for the event will be determined on Monday, Dec. 28.
125:
1. Brandon Precin, Northwestern (UN)
2. Jarrod Garrett, Virginia Tech
3. Matt McDonough, Iowa
4. Andrew Long, Iowa State
5. Matt Steintrager, Central Michigan
6. Ben Kjar, Utah Valley State
7. Jason Lara, Oregon State
8. Jasen Borshoff, American
133:
1. Daniel Dennis, Iowa
2. Nick Fanthorpe, Iowa State
3. Scotti Sentes, Central Michigan
4. Steve Bell, Maryland
5. Tyler Graff, Wisconsin
6. Lou Ruggirello, Hofstra (UN)
7. Kyle Hutter, Old Dominion
8. Kelly Kubec, Oregon State
141:
1. Jimmy Kennedy, Illinois (UN)
2. Daniel LeClere, Iowa
3. Joey Slaton, Iowa (UN)
4. Alex Krom, Maryland
5. Tyler Nauman, Pittsburgh
6. Seth Ciasulli, Lehigh
7. Ryan Prater, Illinois
8. Montell Marion, Iowa
149:
1. Brent Metcalf, Iowa
2. Kyle Ruschell, Wisconsin
3. Kyle Borshoff, American
4. Kevin LeVally, Bucknell
5. Mario Mason, Minnesota
6. Anthony D'Alie, Central Michigan
7. Mitch Mueller, Iowa State
8. RJ Pena, Oregon State
157:
1. Steve Fittery, American
2. Jake Patacsil, Boiler Elite
3. Steve Brown, Central Michigan
4. Keegan Davis, Oregon State
5. Kyle John, Maryland
6. Conrad Polz, Illinois
7. Jake Deitchler, Minnesota
8. Colton Salazar, Purdue
165:
1. Andrew Howe, Wisconsin
2. Jon Reader, Iowa State
3. Ryan Morningstar, Iowa
4. Nick Marable, Missouri
5. Andy Rendos, Bucknell
6. Scott Winston, Rutgers (UN)
7. Nick Amuchasteui, Stanford
8. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov, Wash. WC
174:
1. Jay Borschel, Iowa
2. Ben Bennett, Central Michigan
3. Mike Letts, Maryland
4. Luke Manuel, Purdue
5. Jordan Blanton, Illinois
6. Duke Burke, Iowa State
7. Dorian Henderson, Missouri
8. Shane Riccio, Bucknell
184:
1. Max Askren, Missouri
2. Mike Cannon, American
3. Phillip Keddy, Iowa
4. John Dergo, Illinois
5. Mike Miller, Central Michigan
6. David Craig, Lehigh
7. Jerome Ward, Iowa State
8. Zach Giesen, Stanford
197:
1. Jake Varner, Iowa State
2. Hudson Taylor, Maryland
3. Travis Brandvold, Wisconsin
4. Wynn Michalak, Chippewa WC
5. Chad Beatty, Iowa
6. Brent Haynes, Missouri
7. Logan Brown, Purdue
8. Chad Hanke, Oregon State
285:
1. Aaron Anspach, Nittany Lion WC
2. Zak Rey, Lehigh
3. Dom Bradley, Missouri
4. David Zabriskie, Iowa State
5. Ryan Tomei, Pittsburgh
6. Mark Ellis, Missouri
7. DJ Russo, Rutgers
8. Ed Bordas, Rider
