2015 Midlands Championships

December 29-30, 2015 · Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Thomas Gilman IOWA	Ronnie Rios ORST	—
133 lbs	Emilio Saavedra ODU	Josh Alber	—
141 lbs	Andrew Long Grand View University	Steve Bleise	—
149 lbs	Brandon Sorensen IOWA	Jason Tsirtsis	—
157 lbs	Tommy Gantt NCST	Cody Pack	—
165 lbs	Chad Welch PUR	Tanner Weatherman	—
174 lbs	Cody Walters OHIO	Jonathan Schleifer PRIN	—
184 lbs	David Taylor Nittany Lion Wrestling Club	Timothy Dudley	—
197 lbs	Nathan Burak IOWA	Derek White NEB	—
285 lbs	Nick Gwiazdowski NCST	Tanner Hall	—

Weight:

125 lbs 133 lbs 141 lbs 149 lbs 157 lbs 165 lbs 174 lbs 184 lbs 197 lbs 285 lbs

Round:

All Rounds Finals Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Consi 16 #1 Consi Pigtail Round of 32 Round of 64

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
David Taylor Nittany Lion Wrestling Club1st	DEC 5-3	Timothy Dudley2nd
Consi Semi
Sammy Brooks IOWA	DEC 8-7	Pete Renda NCST
Hayden Zillmer NDSU	PIN	Abram Ayala PRIN
Semifinal
David Taylor Nittany Lion Wrestling Club	DEC 7-2	Sammy Brooks IOWA
Timothy Dudley NEB	PIN	Abram Ayala PRIN
Consi 4
Pete Renda NCST	DEC 2-1	Nicholas Gravina RU
Hayden Zillmer NDSU	DEC 4-3	Zahid Valencia Unattached
Consi 8 #2
Pete Renda NCST	DEC 3-2	Abram Ayala PRIN
Zahid Valencia Unattached	PIN	Nicholas Gravina RU
Pete Renda NCST	PIN	Corey Griego ORST
Nicholas Gravina RU	INJURY DEFAULT	Jack Dechow ODU
Zahid Valencia Unattached	PIN	Dane Pestano ISU
Hayden Zillmer NDSU	DEC 6-0	Andrew Romanchik OHIO
Quarterfinal
David Taylor Nittany Lion Wrestling Club	TF 15-0	Zahid Valencia Unattached
Sammy Brooks IOWA	DEC 5-2	Hayden Zillmer NDSU
Timothy Dudley NEB	DEC 6-5	Pete Renda NCST
Abram Ayala PRIN	DEC 8-7	Jack Dechow ODU
Consi 8 #1
Corey Griego ORST	DEC 6-1	Ben Schwery SDSU
Nicholas Gravina RU	PIN	Michale Fagg-Daves RIDER
Dane Pestano ISU	DEC 11-6	Ryan Christensen WIS
Andrew Romanchik OHIO	DEC 3-1	Jake Waste California Baptist University
Consi 16 #2
Corey Griego ORST	DEC 7-2	Joe Ariola BUFF
Ben Schwery SDSU	DEC 3-0	Cash Wilcke Unattached
Michale Fagg-Daves RIDER	DEC 4-3	Brady Ayers SDSU
Nicholas Gravina RU	MAJ DEC 10-2	Josh Snook MD
Dane Pestano ISU	DEC 6-4	Cody Caldwell UNI
Ryan Christensen WIS	MAJ DEC 13-2	Regis Durbin NW
Andrew Romanchik OHIO	PIN	Derek Nagel SIUE
Jake Waste California Baptist University	DEC 7-4	Mike Fetchet COLU
Round of 16
David Taylor Nittany Lion Wrestling Club	TF 15-0	Brady Ayers SDSU
Zahid Valencia Unattached	DEC 11-4	Nicholas Gravina RU
Hayden Zillmer NDSU	DEC 6-2	Joe Ariola BUFF
Sammy Brooks IOWA	DEC 9-4	Ben Schwery SDSU
Timothy Dudley NEB	PIN	Derek Nagel SIUE
Pete Renda NCST	MAJ DEC 8-0	Jake Waste California Baptist University
Abram Ayala PRIN	MAJ DEC 14-5	Cody Caldwell UNI
Jack Dechow ODU	DEC 3-1	Ryan Christensen WIS
Consi 16 #1
Corey Griego ORST	MAJ DEC 12-2	Lance Dixon OKLA
Cash Wilcke Unattached	DEC 2-1	Joshua Casperson SDSU
Michale Fagg-Daves RIDER	MAJ DEC 18-8	Quinton Rosser NIU
Josh Snook MD	DEC 3-2	Norman Conley IND
Dane Pestano ISU	DEC 10-4	Danny Hicks ILL
Regis Durbin NW	DEC 6-4	Corey Hazel Unattached
Andrew Romanchik OHIO	MAJ DEC 10-1	Jaron Smith MD
Mike Fetchet COLU	DEC 9-4	Zach Benkovich NIU
Consi Pigtail
Lance Dixon OKLA	DEC 6-4	Kayne MacCallum Unattached
Josh Snook MD	DEC 4-3	Derek Hillman EMU
Regis Durbin NW	INJURY DEFAULT	Tanner Lynde PUR
Round of 32
David Taylor Nittany Lion Wrestling Club	PIN	Zach Benkovich NIU
Brady Ayers SDSU	DEC 3-1	Mike Fetchet COLU
Zahid Valencia Unattached	DEC 12-5	Andrew Romanchik OHIO
Nicholas Gravina RU	DEC 7-2	Jaron Smith MD
Hayden Zillmer NDSU	TF 20-5	Tanner Lynde PUR
Joe Ariola BUFF	MAJ DEC 19-7	Corey Hazel Unattached
Ben Schwery SDSU	DEC 3-1	Danny Hicks ILL
Sammy Brooks IOWA	MAJ DEC 17-5	Dane Pestano ISU
Timothy Dudley NEB	DEC 6-0	Josh Snook MD
Derek Nagel
Round of 64
Brady Ayers SDSU	DEC 3-2	Lance Dixon OKLA
Sammy Brooks IOWA	TF 20-4	Derek Hillman EMU
Michale Fagg-Daves RIDER	DEC 10-6	Regis Durbin NW