PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team wraps up 2024 competition this weekend, heading to Northwestern for the Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30.
 
2024 Midlands Championships
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 10:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 30 | 11:30 a.m.
Evanston, Ill. | NOW Arena
Live Results
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers dominated the last time they hit the mats at Morgan State earlier in December, topping the Bears 34-6.
 
*Brady Pruett (125), Ryan Miller (133), Evan Mougalian (141), Cross Wasilewski (149), Jackson Dean (157), Reed Fullmer (165), Nick Incontrera (174), and Josh Labarbera (197) edged out their opponents to tally Penn's 34 points in the first dual victory of the 2024-25 campaign.
 
*Seven Quakers are ranked in the FloWrestling and Intermat top 32 of their weight classes, with senior Incontrera leading the charge as the #5 wrestler at 174. #11 CJ Composto (141), #15 Jude Swisher (157), #17 Gallagher, #19 Wasilewski, #22 Maximus Hale (184), and #32 Miller even out Penn's presence in the rankings.
 
*Head coach Roger Reina is one win away from 250. He will be the sole coach in program history to hit the milestone.
 
*The last time the Red and Blue competed at the Midlands Championships, Penn won the 2023 Midlands Championships team title for the first time in program history. Composto and Hale highlighted the Quakers, battling to the 141 and 184 finals.
 
The Field
Air Force, Arizona State, Bloomsburg, Bucknell, Buffalo, Cal Baptist, Cal Poly, Central Michigan, Clevland State, Columbia, #12 Cornell, Edinboro, Franklin and Marshall, George Mason, Harvard, #11 Illinois, #25 Indiana, #20 Lehigh, #9 Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Northern Illinois, Ohio, #5 Ohio State, Oregon State, #18 Pitt, Princeton, Purdue, Rider, #16 Rutgers, SIUE, #15 Stanford, #8 Virginia Tech, #22 West Virginia, and Wisconsin round out the field in Evanston.  
 
Penn's Lineup at Midlands
125: #17 Max Gallagher
125: Brady Pruett
133: Alex Almeyda
133: Spencer Barnhart
133: #32 Ryan Miller
133: Nico Nardone
141: #11 CJ Composto
141: Evan Mougalian
149: Kelly Dunnigan
149: #19 Cross Wasilewski
157: #15 Jude Swisher
165: Reed Fullmer
165: Paul Ognissanti
165: Andy Troczynski
165: Adam Thomson
174: #5 Nick Incontrera
184: #22 Maximus Hale
184: Nate Taylor
197: Josh Labarbera
197: Jackson Zimmerman
285: Zach Delsanter
285: John Pardo