EVANSTON, Ill. – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team completed the 2024 Midlands Championships at NOW Arena on Monday night, with one grappler winning a title.
 
#11 CJ Composto led the charge for Penn at Midlands, claiming the 141 crown off a sudden victory win over Rutgers' Joesph Oliveri.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Nine grapplers placed at Midlands to account for the most placements the Quakers have earned in 20 years.
 
* Cross Wasilewski (149) and Nick Incontrera also made it to the finals, landing second place at their weights.
 
*Jude Swisher (157) and Maximus Hale (184) placed third to round out the Quakers in the top three.
 
*Ryan Miller (133) grabbed fourth place, Max Gallagher (125) landed sixth, Evan Mougalian placed seventh, and Brady Pruett (125) earned eighth to account for the Red and Blue's other place winners in the Windy City.
 
*As a team, Penn finished third in the field with 131 points.
 
How It Happened
Composto battled hard on the final day of the tournament, topping both of his opponents to win the Midlands title of his collegiate career. The senior started the third session with a semifinal win over SIUE's Danny Martinez, 7-4, to clinch his spot in the final. Compsoto battle with Rutgers' Oliveri was tied 1-1 after regulation. However, the New Jersey native prevailed in the extra period, getting a takedown to win the 141 title.
 
Freshman Wasilewski went 1-1 on the final day of Midlands, topping Andrew Clark (Rutgers) in the 149 semifinals, before dropping a close 10-9 bout to Stanford's Jason Abas in the final match.

Up Next
The Quakers ring in the New Year on Friday, Jan. 10, heading to Northern Iowa for the Elie Duals.

125
#17 Max Gallagher – SIXTH PLACE
CHAMP R1: Gallagher def. Jack Parker (Franklin & Marshall), 15-3 MD
CHAMP R2: Gallagher def. Drew Davis (SIU Edwardsville), 13-3 MD
CHAMP R3: Gallagher def. Isaiah Quintero (Purdue), 5:46 F
QF: Gallagher def. Koda Holeman (Cal Poly), 4-1 DEC, SV
SF: Blake West (Northern Illinois) def. Gallagher, 6-3 DEC
CONS SF: Diego Sotelo (Harvard) def. Gallagher, 5-4 DEC
5th: Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) def. Gallagher, 10-7
 
Brady Pruett – EIGHTH PLACE
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2: def. Mitchell Neiner (California Baptist), 1:29 F
CHAMP R3: Diego Sotelo (Harvard) def. Pruett, 2-0 DEC
CONS R4: Pruett def. Logan Brzozowski (Harvard), 4-2 DEC
CONS R5: Pruett def. Kaden Chinavare (Central Michigan), 8-5 DEC, SV
CONS R6: Pruett def. Ethan Rivera (Princeton), MFF
CONS R7: Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) def. Pruett, 10-3 DEC
7th: Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) def. Pruett, 23-6 TF
 
133
Alex Almeyda
CHAMP R1: Ben Davino (Ohio State) def. Almeyda, 5-1 DEC
CONS R1: Almeyda def. Drew Heethuis (Princeton), 5-2 DEC
CONS R2: Almeyda def. Tommy Maddox (West Virginia), 8-4 DEC
CONS R3: Almeyda def. Spencer Barnhart (Penn), 4-3 DEC
CONS R4: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) def. Almeyda, MFF
 
Spencer Barnhart
CHAMP R1: Barnhart def. Brian Beers (Illinois), 1:11 F
CHAMP R2: Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) def. Barnhart, 5-3 DEC
CONS R2: Barnhart def. Charlie Bunting (George Mason), MFF
CONS R3: Alex Almeyda (Penn) def. Barnhart, 4-3 DEC
 
#32 Ryan Miller – FOURTH PLACE
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2: Miller def. Markel Baker (Northern Illinois), 9-7 DEC
QF: Miller def. Sean Spidle (Central Michigan), 4-0 DEC
SF: Tyler Knox (Stanford) def. Miller, 9-6 DEC
CONS SF: Miller def. Colton Camacho (Edinboro), 6-2 DEC
3rd: Ben Davino (Ohio State) def. Miller (Penn), 17-2 TF
 
Nico Nardone
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) def. Nardone, 11-1 MD
CONS R2: Jacob Macatangay (Purdue) def. Nardone, 5-3 DEC
 
141
#11 CJ Composto – FIRST PLACE
CHAMP R1: Composto def. Cole Solomey (Purdue), 17-1 TF
CHAMP R2: Composto def. Jason Miranda (Stanford), 6-2 DEC
QF: Composto def. Briar Priest (Pittsburgh), 5-2 DEC
SF: Composto def. Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville), 7-4 DEC
FINAL: Composto def. Joesph Oliveri (Rutgers), 4-1 DEC, SV
 
Evan Mougalian – SEVENTH PLACE
CHAMP R1: Mougalian def. Joey Buttler (Indiana), 15-0 TF
CHAMP R2: Mougalian def. Jayden Colon (Illinois), 19-1 TF
QF: Joesph Oliveri (Rutgers) def. Mougalian, 0:41 F
CONS R4: Mougalian def. Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh), 8-4 DEC
CONS R5: Jason Miranda (Stanford) def. Mougalian, 12-3 MD
7th: Mougalian def. Ben Lunn (SIU Edwardsville), MFF
 
149
Kelly Dunnigan
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2: Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) def. Dunnigan, 2-1 DEC, TB
CONS R2: Bye
CONS R3: Dunnigan def. Lucan O`Brien (Northern Illinois), 9-0 MD
CONS R4: Dunnigan def. Jaden Pepe (Harvard), 4-1 DEC
CONS R5:  Dunnigan def. Alex Nini (Rutgers), 9-3 DEC
CONS R6: Sam Cartella (Northwestern) def. Dunnigan (Penn), 4-0 DEC
 
#19 Cross Wasilewski – SECOND PLACE
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2: Wasilewski def. Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville), 18-1 TF
CHAMP R3: Wasilewski def. EJ Parco (Stanford), 8-3 DEC
QF: Wasilewski def. Mason Shrader (Central Michigan), 4-1 DEC, SV
SF: Wasilewski def. Andrew Clark (Rutgers), 4-3 DEC
FINAL: Jaden Abas (Stanford) def. Wasilewski, 10-9 DEC
 
157
#15 Jude Swisher – THIRD PLACE
CHAMP R1: Swisher def. Ryan Bennett (Illinois), 12-1 MD
CHAMP R2:  Swisher def. Jack Pletcher (Pittsburgh), 11-0 MD
QF: Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) def. Swisher, 4-1 DEC
CONS R4: Swisher def. Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois), 1:19 F
CONS R5: Swisher def. Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell), 11-2 MD
CONS SF: Swisher def. Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh), 8-2 DEC
3rd: Swisher def. Logan Rozynski (Lehigh), 4-1 DEC, SV
 
 
165
Reed Fullmer
CHAMP R1: Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) def. Fullmer (Penn), 12-5 DEC
CONS R1: Zach Hanson (Stanford) def. Fullmer, 10-3 DEC
 
Paul Ognissanti
CHAMP R1: Ognissanti def. Edmund Enright (Northwestern), 4-2 DEC
CHAMP R2: Hunter Garvin (Stanford) def. Ognissanti (Penn), 17-3 MD
COS R2: Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) def. Ognissanti, 4-1 DEC
 
Andy Troczynski
CHAMP R1: Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) def. Troczynski, 9-5 DEC
CONS R1: Troczynski def. Hudson Hightower (Princeton), 11-1 MD
CONS R2: Troczynski def. Dominic Federici (Lehigh), 9-4 DEC
CONS R3: Ethan Birden (Ohio State) def. Troczynski, 9-1 MD
 
Adam Thomson
CHAMP R1: Gunnar Myers (Northwestern) def. Thomson, 1:35 F
CONS R1:  Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) def. Thomson, 8-0 MD
 
174
#5 Nick Incontrera – SECOND PLACE
CHAMP R1: Incontrera def. Xavier Giles (Princeton), 17-2 TF
CHAMP R2: Incontrera def. Luke Odom (SIU Edwardsville), 8-0 MD
QF: Incontrera def. Collin Guffey (Stanford), 4-0 DEC
SF: Incontrera def. Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh), MFF
FINAL: Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) def. Incontrera,11-5 DEC
 
 
184
#22 Maximus Hale – THIRD PLACE
CHAMP R1: Hale def. Matt Kubas (Northwestern), 1:51 F
CHAMP R2: Hale def. Codei Khawaja (Michigan), 8-1 DEC
CHAMP R3: Abraham Wojcikiewicz (Stanford) def. Hale, 5-4 DEC
CONS R4: Hale def. Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern), 11-5 DEC
CONS R5: Hale def.  Nate Taylor (Penn), 5-0 DEC
CONS R6: Hale def. Michael Squires (Princeton), 8-5 DEC
CONS R7: Hale def. Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan), 12-3 MD
CONS SF: Hale def. Nathan Haas (California Baptist), 4-1 DEC
3rd: Hale def. Brian Soldano (Rutgers), MFF
 
Nate Taylor
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2: Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) def. Taylor, 22-5 TF
CONS R2: Taylor def. Dominic Heim (Northern Illinois), 12-7 DEC
CONS R3: Taylor def. Rada (Harvard), 8-3 DEC
CONS R4: Taylor def. Anthony Moscatello (Princeton), IDF
CONS R5: Maximus Hale (Penn) def. Taylor, 5-0 DEC
 
197
Josh Labarbera
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2:  Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) def. LaBarbera, 18-6 MD
CONS R2: Bye
CONS R3: PJ Casale (Rutgers) def. LaBarbera, MFF
 
Jackson Zimmerman
CHAMP R1: Bye
CHAMP R2: Nick Stemmet (Stanford) def. Zimmerman, 18-2 TF
CONS R2: Bye
CONS R3: Brook Byers (Stanford) def.  Zimmerman, 20-5 TF
 
285
Zach Delsanter
CHAMP R1: Delsanter def. Will Sather (Princeton), 6-2 DEC
CHAMP R2: Josh Heindselman (Michigan) def. Delsanter, 19-4 TF
CONS R2: Nolan Springer (Bucknell) def. Delsanter, MFF
 
John Pardo
CHAMP R1: Pardo def. Jackson Mankowski (Stanford), 28-12 TF
CHAMP R2: Jacob Bullock (Indiana) def. Pardo, 17-1) TF
CONS R2: Pardo def. (SIU Edwardsville), 20-6 MD
CONS R3: John O`Donnell (Rutgers) def. Pardo, 4:19 F