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    Northwestern releases early weight-by-weight rankings for Midlands

    EVANSTON, Ill. -- With the 43rd-annual Midlands Wrestling Championships less than two weeks away, Northwestern has released the early 2005 weight by weight rankings.

    125 lbs.
    1. Nick Simmons, Michigan State
    2. Luke Eustice, Hawkeye Training Club
    3. John Velez, Northwestern
    4. Luke Magnani, Iowa
    5. Tanner Gardner, Stanford
    6. Luke Smith, Central Michigan
    7. Pat Castillo, Northern Illinois
    8. Rob McCabe, Adams State

    133 lbs.
    1. Jason Borrelli, Central Michigan
    2. Matt Valenti, Penn
    3. Robbie Preston, Harvard
    4. Scott Jorgenson, Boise State
    5. Sam Hiatt, Northern Illinois
    6. Seth Lisa, West Virginia
    7. Andrae Hernandez, Indiana
    8. Erkin Tadzhimeov, Utah Valley State

    141 lbs.
    1. Nate Gallick, Iowa State
    2. Andy Simmons, Michigan State
    3. Ryan Lang, Northwestern
    4. Max Meltzer, Harvard
    5. Alex Tsirtsis, Iowa
    6. Josh Wooton, Northern Illinois
    7. Casey Pero, Illinois
    8. Brandon Rader, West Virginia

    149 lbs.
    1. Ty Eustice, Iowa
    2. Cliff Moore, Hawkeye Training Club
    3. Mark DiSalvo, Central Michiga
    4. Mike Grimes, Northern Illinois
    5. Doug Withstandley, Purdue
    6. Ryan Hurley, Cleveland State
    7. Darren McKnight, Michigan State
    8. Anthony Baza, Cal State Bakersfield

    157 lbs.
    1. Alex Tirapelle, Illinois
    2. Trent Paulson, Iowa State
    3. Joe Johnston, Iowa
    4. Matt Lebe, West Virginia
    5. Jeremiah Jarvis, UNA
    6. Brandon Becker, Indiana
    7. Ben Cherrington, Boise State
    8. Eric Neil, Central Michigan

    165 lbs.
    1. Travis Paulson, Iowa State
    2. Jared Frayer, UNA
    3. Nick Baima, Northern Iowa
    4. Donny Reynolds, Illinois
    5. Zac Fryling, UNA
    6. Will Durkee, Northwestern
    7. Garrett South, Luther
    8. Evan Copeland, Adams State
    9. J.D. Naig, Nebraska-Omaha

    174 lbs.
    1. Jake Herbert, Northwestern
    2. Mark Perry, Iowa
    3. Matt Palmer, Columbia
    4. R.J. Boudro, Michigan State
    5. Ken Robertson, Eastern Illinois
    6. Brandon Sinnott, Central Michigan
    7. Christian Arellano, Cal State Bakersfield
    8. Danny Burk, Northern Illinois

    184 lbs.
    1. Paul Bradley, Iowa
    2. Kurt Backes, Iowa State
    3. Ben Wissel, Purdue
    4. Pete Freidl, Illinois
    5. Josh Glenn, American
    6. Mike Tamillow, Northwestern
    7. Ryan Halsey, Cal Poly
    8. Rudy Medini, Rutgers

    197 lbs.
    1. Wynn Michalak, Central Michigan
    2. Matt Delguyd, Northwestern
    3. Tyrone Byrd, Illinois
    4. Brady Richardson, Indiana
    5. Casey Phelps, Boise State
    6. Joe Dennis, Cleveland State
    7. Nathan Moore, Purdue
    8. Corey Jacoby, Shippensburg

    285 lbs.
    1. Bode Ogunwole, Harvard
    2. Dustin Fox, Northwestern
    3. Matt Fields, Iowa
    4. Les Sigman, Nebraska-Omaha
    5. Ryan Allen, Wisconsin-La Crosse
    6. Adam LoPiccolo, American
    7. Joe Sapp, Northern Illinois
    8. Payam Zarrinpour, Sacred Heart
    2005 Midlands Late Notes


    • Cliff Moore, of the Hawkeye Training Club, has entered at 149 lbs. and has the opportunity to join the "20 in 4" club. He would be the 18th member to win 20 matches in his first four Midlands Championships. Moore currently has 17 Midlands wins after three tournaments.

    • The 2005 Midlands book signing will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 30 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The three authors on hand to do the signing are Kyle Maynard, Dan Gable and Mike Chapman. Maynard will be on hand to sign his book, "No Excuses." Maynard is a nationally known personality who has overcome congenial amputation to accomplish many feats both on and off the mat. Maynard will also serve as Grand Marshall for the Parade of Champions prior to the final session. Gable, a legendary wrestler and coach, will sign his book "Coaching Wrestling Successfully." Gable was a gold medalist at the 1972 Olympics and went on to coach numerous NCAA team and individual champions at the University of Iowa. Chapman is a noted author in the wrestling world and will be signing his latest book, "Wrestling Tough."

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