HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Frank Mattiace became Penn's 11th Midlands finalist all-time with his run at 197 pounds, but was one win short of the top spot in the podium following a 3-1 loss in overtime to Iowa's Cash Wilcke in the final on Saturday night.
 
Each wrestler managed an escape in regulation – Wilcke in the second period and Mattiace in the third – before Wilcke connected on a low ankle shot 0:14 into sudden victory to secure the win.
 
Mattiace, seeded No. 5 entering the tournament, finished his Midlands 4-1 overall with his lone loss to the No. 3 seed who is ranked No. 8 in the country. On his way to the final, Mattiace picked up a signature win for his resume, dominating South Dakota State's Nate Rotert, 8-1, in the semifinals. Rotert was the No. 1 seed in the tournament and ranked No. 6 in the country entering the tournament. 

• The Red and Blue finished 9th as a team (54.0 points), giving the Quakers their eighth Top-10 finish in 16 team trips to Midlands and first since finishing fifth in 2001.
• Penn placed three wrestlers at Midlands – the 10th time Penn has had multiple wrestlers on the podium at Midlands and most since placing four in 2003 

Mattiace dominated the No. 1 seed in the semifinals, downing South Dakota State's Nate Rotert, 8-1. Mattiace scored the first takedown of the match for a 2-0 lead after one period. In the third, Mattiace connected on two takedowns to widen his gap – the second coming in the final 10 seconds to add a riding time point for a big win over the nation's No. 6 ranked wrestler and a returning Midlands finalist.
 
May Bethea had two bonus-point victories to open Session III, defeating Maryland's Brendan Burnham, 14-3, in the Round of 12 to ensure a podium finish before picking up a tech fall over Purdue's Jacob Morrissey, 22-8. In the consolation semifinals, Bethea ran into Richie Lewis of Rutgers. The 2017 U23 World Champion broke open a 2-2 match with a pair of takedowns in the second period before adding two more in the third en route to a 12-4 win.
 
Bethea would finish sixth after dropping a 2-0 decision to Iowa's Kaleb Young. After a scoreless first period, Young escaped in the second and he would ride out in the third for the win.
 
Joe Heyob continued his path back after a first round loss with two wins in Session III. He rallied past Lehigh's Dylan Ammerman, 10-4, in the Round of 12 with a pair of four-point nearfalls in the third period. In the consolation quarterfinals, he defeated Eastern Michigan's Kayne MacCallum, 5-1, on the strength of takedown in the first period. In the consolation semifinals, Heyob found himself behind to Central Michigan's No. 4 seed Jordan Ellingwood, 6-2, after a six-point throw from Ellingwood in the first period. That deficit was too much and Heyob's comeback attempts led to points against in a 14-5 loss.
 
133: Gianni Ghione
First Round: lost to #6 Bryan Lantry (Buffalo), 6-3
Consolation First Round: lost to #5 Ben Thornton (Purdue), 7-2
 
133: Tristin DeVincenzo
First Round: lost to #7 Micky Philippi (Pittsburgh), 24-8
Consolation Second Round: def. Michael De La Pena (Indiana), 8-4
Consolation Third Round: lost to #13 Caleb Richardson (Old Dominion), 22-7
 
141: Jake Lizak
Pigtail Round: def. Alexander McKenna (Northwestern), 8-6
First Round: def. #5 Ryan Diehl (Maryland), 4-2
Second Round: lost to. #12 Carter Happel (Iowa), 10-2
Consolation Third Round: lost to Christian Monserrat (West Virginia), 7-0
 
149: Carl Antrassian
First Round: lost to #7 Josh Maruca (Arizona State). 11-3
Consolation Second Round: lost to Tyler Meisinger (Michigan), FALL 1:31
 
149: Evan DeLuise
Pigtail Round: lost to #3 Matt Kolodzik (Princeton), 18-3
Consolation First Round: lost to #4 Brandon Wright (Unattached), 11-7
 
149: Joe Oliva
Pigtail Round: lost to #4 Brandon Wright (Unattached), 11-5
Consolation Pigtail Round: lost to Jordan Shearer (Nebraska), 19-4
 
157: Jon Errico
Pigtail Round: lost to #14 Justin Alexander (Maryland), 6-4
Consolation First Round: def. Dillon Hoey (Indiana), 11-0
Consolation Second Round: lost to #4 Andrew Shomers (Edinboro), 14-1
 
157: #13 Joe Velliquette
First Round: def. Dillon Hoey (Indiana), 9-3
Second Round: def. Griffin Parriott (Purdue), 3-1
Quarterfinals: lost to #5 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 6-1
 
165: #4 May Bethea (Sixth Place)
First Round: def. Bryce Rogers (Brown), 16-3
Second Round: def. Peter Bearse (Harvard), 18-4
Quarterfinals: lost to #5 Jon Schleifer (Princeton), 10-3
Round of 12: def. Brendan Burnham (Maryland), 14-3
Consi Quarters: def. Jacob Morrissey (Purdue), 22-8 (5:58)
Consi Semis: lost to #3 Richie Lewis (Rutgers), 12-4
Fifth Place Match: lost to #8 Kaleb Young (Iowa), 2-0
 
174: Brian Krasowski
First Round: lost to Tyler Morland (Northwestern), 11-2
Consolation Second Round: lost to Andrew McNally (Eastern Michigan), FALL 1:58
 
174: Khamari Whimper
First Round: lost to Devin Skatzka (Indiana), 15-0
Consolation First Round: lost to #9 Ryan Christenson (Wisconsin), 3-0
 
184: #6 Joe Heyob (Fifth Place)
First Round: lost to Kevin Parker (Princeton), 6-3
Consolation First Round: def. #11 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State), 9-2
Consolation Second Round: advanced via medical forfeit
Consolation Third Round: def. Anthony Mancini (F&M), 4-1
Round of 12: def. Dylan Ammerman (Lehigh), 10-4
Consi Quarters: def. Kayne MacCallum (Eastern Michigan), 5-1
Consi Semis: lost to #4 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 14-5
Fifth Place Match: Wins Via Medical Forfeit
 
197: #5 Frank Mattiace (Second Place)
First Round: def. Dustin Conti (Clarion), 3-2
Second Round: def. Sam Schuyler (Buffalo), 6-3
Quarterfinals: def. Kevin Mulligan (Rutgers), FALL 1:46
Semifinals: def. #1 Nate Rotert (South Dakota St.), 8-1
Finals: lost to #3 Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 3-1 SV
 
197: Robert Ng
First Round: lost to Jackson Striggow (Michigan), 3-2
Consolation First Round: lost to Tyler Johnson (N.C. State), 8-2
 
285: Patrik Garren
First Round: def. Jacob Aven (Purdue), 6-1
Second Round: lost to #2 Sam Stoll (Iowa), DQ
Consolation Second Round: def. Tyler Hall (Penn), 9-4
Consolation Third Round: def. Ian Butterbrodt (Brown), 9-4
Round of 12: lost to #9 Shawn Streck (Purdue), 10-5
 
285: Tyler Hall
First Round: lost to #12 Matt Correnti (Rutgers), 9-3
Consolation First Round: def. Nicholas Jenkins (Central Michigan), 7-3
Consolation Second Round: lost to Patrik Garren (Penn), 9-4

Penn completes its cross-country trek as it head to California for duals against Cal Poly and Stanford in Palo Alto on January 6.