EVANSTON, Ill. – Fifteen Sun Devils were in action at the 59th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, a prestigious two-day tournament where the country's premier programs convene at NOW Arena hosted by Northwestern.
The No. 10 ranked Sun Devils were headlined by top-seeded Jacori Teemer in the 157 bracket, who steamrolled his way through his four matches to reach the semifinals. After a quarterfinals win against George Mason's DJ McGee, the redshirt senior is set to meet (12) Colton Washleski (Rider University) on Saturday at 10 a.m. AZT.
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157 | Moving on! Jacori Teemer tops (9) Dj Mcgee (George Mason) by sudden victory, 4-1 ??
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He's on to the semis against the winner of (12) Colton Washleski (Rider)/(4) Andy Clark (Rutgers) ?? pic.twitter.com/8nzjvRCmHk
FRIDAY, DEC. 29 (CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET UPDATES)
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- Ashton Jackson (Purdue) won by injury default over Richard Figueroa.
- Diego Sotelo (Harvard) won by fall over against Tristan Mascarenas (fall 5:31).
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- Julian Chlebove won by major decision over Coleman Nogle (Harvard), 15-3.
- In his second competition, Chlebove advanced following a 5-1 decision against Nathaniel Genobana (Northern Ill).
- Chlebove clinched a spot in the evening quarterfinal session after Patrick Adams (Northwestern) medically forfeited.
- Chlebove was knocked out of the championship bracket by fallen in sudden victory to Dylan Shawver (Rutgers), 8-1.
- Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall) won by fall over against Carter Dibert (fall 4:12).
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- Shannon Hanna (Campbell) won in sudden victory over Cody Foote, SV-1 4-1.
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- Mykey Ramos defeated Jackson Polo (Penn), 4-2.
- Kyle Parco beat Dayne Morton (California Baptist) in a 4-1 decision.
- Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) tops Ramos in a 5-3 decision.
- Ty Whalen (unattached) beats Parco in a 4-1 decision, knocking him out of the championship bracket.
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- Jacori Teemer won by fall over against Shane Heil (Cleveland State).
- Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) won by major decision, 10-0, over Ricky Roberto.
- Colton Washleski (Rider University) topped Michael Kilic in a 7-4 decision.
- In his second competition, Teemer outdid Brock Woodcock (SIU Evansville) in a 17-12 decision.
- Teemer clinched a spot in the evening quarterfinals after an 8-4 decision against Isaac Ruble (Purdue), capping off a perfect 3-0 first session.
- Teemer's hot streak continued into the evening, where he outdid (9) DJ McGee (George Mason) by sudden victory, 4-1.
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- Cael Valencia advanced past Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) with a 16-2 major decision.
- Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) beat Shay Addison in a 6-0 decision.
- Valencia fell to Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) by sudden victory, 6-3.
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- Tony Negron made quick work of Misha Lomboy (Michigan State) in an 11-1 major decision.
- Negron was eliminated from the championship bracket after dropping to Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) by a 5-1 decision.
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- 4) Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) beat Jacob Meissner in a 5-1 decision.
- JT Davis (Lehigh) won by fall over against Damion Schunke (fall 4:54).
SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, DEC. 30
11:00 a.m. – Third Session (8 Mats) – (Semis, consolation, 7th place match, women's division begins)
6:05 p.m. – Fourth Session (4 Mats) – (1st, 3rd, 5th place matches–men's and women's divisions)
Awards ceremony to conclude at 9:00 p.m. | Midlands Hall of Fame Inductions will be prior to the final session
Keep up with the action all day Saturday via @ASUWrestling.