PHILADELPHIA – With many students at home for the holidays during winter break and the 2019 calendar year ending, the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team prepares to travel to the Chicago suburbs to compete in the prestigious, 57th Midlands Championships. The tournament will take place at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill. from December 29-30.
 
The tournament will feature a stout field, including a bevy of EIWA teams (American, Army, Brown, Bucknell, Columbia, Harvard, Franklin & Marshall, and Princeton), nationally ranked teams (no. 1 Iowa, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 7 UNI, No. 8 Northwestern, No. 11 Purdue, No. 18 North Carolina, No. 22 Oklahoma, and No. 23 Virginia), and other top programs.
 
The 57th Midlands Championships
Sunday, December 29
Session I: 10:30 a.m.
Session II: 8 p.m.
 
Monday, December 30
Session III: 1 p.m.
Session IV: 8 p.m.
*All times are in eastern standard time.
 
How to Follow
This year's Midlands Championships can be streamed on FloWrestling. You can additionally follow along with updated brackets and team scores on FloArena. If you plan to attend, you can purchase single-session tickets or day passes through the Sears Centre website.
 
Penn's Traveling Roster
125: No. 14 Michael Colaiocco, Fr. (7-3) and Blair Orr, So. (4-6)
133: Carmen Ferrante, So. (3-4)
141: A.J. Vindici, Sr. (7-4), Doug Zapf, So. (6-3), and Lucas Revano, Fr. (2-5)
149: Jon Errico, Sr. (1-1) and Gabe Miller, Fr. (2-2)
157: No. 9 Anthony Artalona, So. (10-2), Carl Antrassian, Sr. (6-6) and Cam Connor, Fr. (7-5)
165: Jake Lizak, Sr. (4-5)
174: Jake Hendricks, So. (4-7), Neil Antrassian, So. (4-6)
184: Jesse Quatse, Fr. (5-4)
197: Greg Bensley, So. (2-6) and Cole Urbas, Fr. (5-4)
285: Ben Goldin, So. (8-5), Joey Slackman, Fr. (3-3)
 
Notes to Know

• Penn's best finish at Midlands as a team was fourth in 1999. That group was coached by current Penn head coach Roger Reina.
• The Quakers have placed 33 wrestlers all-time at Midlands.
• Two Quakers have won Midlands championships – Andrei Rodzianko (1998; 197 pounds) and Yoshi Nakamura (2001; 157 pounds).
• The Quakers will travel 19 wrestlers, including two wrestlers ranked in FloWrestling's latest rankings release: Anthony Artalona (9) and Michael Colaiocco (13).
• Also joining the pair are three wrestlers who reached the round of 12 in last year's Midlands Championships. Carmen Ferrante, Jake Hendricks, and Doug Zapf will each look to reach the podium after coming one match short in their freshman seasons.
• Seven of Penn's 19 wrestlers traveling are freshmen: Michael Colaiocco, Cam Connor, Gabe Miller, Blair Orr, Jesse Quatse, Lucas Revano, and Joey Slackman.