PHILADELPHIA – The #20 University of Pennsylvania wrestling team closes out the 2023 portion of its campaign this weekend, heading to the Windy City for Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern on Friday and Saturday.
 
Midlands Championships
Friday, Dec. 29 | 10:30 a.m. (EST)
Saturday, Dec. 30 | 12:00 p.m. (EST)
NOW Arena | Hoffman Estates, Ill.
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Last Time Out
The Red and Blue have had the last few weeks off, hitting the mat this weekend for the first time since December 3, when Penn competed in the Patriot Open. Five Quakers placed in the top five of their weight classes at Patriot, with Ryan Miller (125) grabbing second place to lead the Quakers. Nico Nardone (141), Jackson Polo (149), and Kaya Sement (165) all placed fourth in their brackets, while freshman Zach Delsanter (285) earned fifth place to round out the Red and Blue's top five finishes.
 
Windy City Warriors
The last time Penn battled it out at Midlands in 2022, the Quakers dominated the Windy City, taking second place as a team, while Michael Colaiocco won the 133 bracket. Five other grapplers placed in the top ten, with Nick Incontrera placing second in the 174, Doug Zapf grabbing third in the 149 bracket, and Anthony Artalona taking fourth at 157 while earning the fastest fall (13 seconds) at the tournament. Lucas Revano (165), Cole Urbas (197), and Ben Goldin (285) all placed seventh to wrap up the Quakers' reign at Midlands.
 
Quakers in the Rankings
Eight Quakers close out the year ranked in the top 30 of their weights, with #8 Colaiocco (133) leading the pack. #11 Incontrera (174), #13 CJ Composto (141), #21 Max Gallagher (125), #27 Martin Cosgrove (197), #29 Kelly Dunnigan (149), #29 Jude Swisher (157), and #29 Maximus Hale (184) even out Penn's hold on the rankings.
 
Midlands Field
The field at Midlands is stacked this year, with 14 teams ranked in the top 30 of the polls. #2 Missouri, #7 Michigan, #8 Virginia Tech, #10 Arizona State, #12 Ohio State, #14 Rutgers, #16 Lehigh, #17 Air Force, #22 Illinois, #24 Wisconsin, #25 Pittsburgh, #27 Cal Poly, #29 Virginia, Bloomsburg, Buffalo, Cal Baptist, Campbell, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Franklin & Marshall, George Mason, Harper College, Harvard, Johnson & Wales, Michigan State, Morten College, North Central College, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Omega Training Center, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, Rider, Sage Hecox, SIUE, Thomas Moore, Triton College, Chicago, West Virginia, and Wisconsin-Whitewater join the #20 Quakers at host Northwestern at NOW Arena.
 
Probable Lineup at Midlands
125 – Max Gallagher (4)
125 – Ryan Miller
133 – Alex Almeyda
133 – Michael Colaiocco (2)
141 – CJ Composto (1)
141 – Nico Nardone
149 – Kelly Dunnigan
149 – Jackson Polo
149 – Andy Troczynski
157 – Lucas Revano
157 – Jude Swisher
165 – Kaya Sement
174 – Nick Incontrera (4)
184 – Maximus Hale
197 – Martin Cosgrove (5)
197 – Cole Urbas
285 – Zach Delsanter
285 – John Stout