Wednesday, December 22, 2021

2021 Midlands Preview 174 lbs


 If Iowa's Mike Kemerer is back in action, does anyone pose a threat to the Hawkeye securing his third Midlands title?  Yes and that person is Logan Massa of Michigan.  The two have met once, with Kemerer winning a tight 4-2 decision. Odds favor the Hawkeye but the Wolverine is capable of winning this matchup.  

#11 Adam Kemp
Cal Poly 

I do think that Cal Poly's Adam Kemp will be a place winner but places 4th through 8th as far as I'm concerned is very wide open.  

Tons of ranked wrestlers as well as some unranked guys that could place....

#17 Jackson Turley Rutgers 
#18 Andrew McNally Wisconsin
#19 Austin Murphy Campbell
#20 Troy Fisher Northwestern
#21 Gerrit Nijenhuis Purdue
#22 Jacob Oliver Edinboro
#23 Nick Icontrera Pennsylvania 
#24 Sal Perrine Ohio 
#26 Ben Pasiuk Army
#29 Joshua Kim Harvard
#30 Mason Kauffman Northern Illinois 
D.J. Shannon of Illinois
Brennan Swafford & Nelson Brands of Iowa
Victor Marcelli of Virginia who placed 7th in 2020
Robert Patrick of Virginia 


Any of the smaller divisions going to have a good showing?  Gee, I don't know.  With 14 ranked DI wrestlers, plus 5 others including one that was a place-winner at the last Midlands, I wouldn't bet on it.  It'd be fun to see DIII #3 Ben Sarasin of Chicago do well. The University of Chicago has participated in I want to say every Midlands there has ever been and to my knowledge, I don't think they've ever had a place-winner.  Be cool to see it happen.  Casey Randles of Grand View, currently #3 in the NAIA would be your other small school wrestler to do well if any one does. 



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