12 Hawkeyes Advance to the Quarterfinals at Midlands

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Two-time defending Midlands champion Alex Marinelli recorded three falls en route to the 165-pound quarterfinals Sunday at the 2019 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships inside Sears Centre Arena. 
 
Marinelli is one of 12 Hawkeyes to advance to the quarterfinals, and one of three to pin his way through his bracket in the opening session. Spencer Lee registered a pair of falls in under one minute at 125 pounds, and Tony Cassioppi recorded two falls at 285 pounds. All three wrestlers are the top seed at their respective weight class.
 
Three Hawkeyes — Jeren Glosser, Pat Lugo, and Vince Turk — are among the quarterfinalists at 149 pounds. Lugo, the No. 2 seed, won by technical fall, pin, and major decision. Turk is the No. 12 seed. Glosser is unseeded.
 
Abe Assad, an Illinois native competing unattached and seeded No. 11 at 184, advanced to the quarters with a 17-2 technical fall and a 5-3 win over No. 6 Travis Stefanik. Nelson Brands, the No. 2 seed at 184, moved on to the quarters with a pair of decisions.
 
Austin DeSanto, the defending champion and top seed at 133, won by major decision and technical fall. Max Murin advanced with a pin and decision as the top seed at 141. Kaleb Young is 2-0 with a pair of decisions as the No. 2 seed at 157.
 
Jacob Warner, the No. 1 seed at 197, recorded a pair of major decisions.
 
Eight more Hawkeyes are alive on the backside of the bracket. Two Hawkeyes have been eliminated from the tournament.  
 
Competition resumes with Session II tonight at 7 p.m. (CT). The Midlands Championships is streamed online at BTN2Go and at FloWrestling.com.  The tournament in broadcast on AM 800 KXIC and stream on hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access.
 
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
125 – B. Bayless (Harvard) dec. Aaron Cashman (Iowa), 3-1
125 – Spencer Lee (Iowa) pinned L. Cronin (Indiana), 0:54
125 – Spencer Lee (Iowa) pinned C. Moody (Oklahoma), 0:52
133 – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) tech. fall A. Rini (Indiana), 22-6
133 – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) major dec. J. Hernandez (UNC), 14-5
133 – Gavin Teasdale (Iowa) dec. C. Rooks (Indiana), 3-1
133 – L. Hayes (Virginia) dec. Gavin Teasdale (Iowa), 3-1
133 – Paul Glynn (Iowa) dec. D. Miller (Bucknell), 3-1
133 – E. Valdiviez (Northern Illinois) dec. Paul Glynn (Iowa), 1-0
141 – Max Murin (Iowa) pinned E. Harsted (Wheaton), 4:07
141 – Max Murin (Iowa) dec. D. Zapf (Penn), 7-1
141 – Carter Happel (Iowa) dec. A. White (Purdue), 2-0
141 – J. Heil (Campbell) dec. Carter Happel (Iowa), 3-1
141 – Justin Stickley (Iowa) dec. C. Shie (Army), 9-3
141 – Z. Sherman (UNC) major dec. Justin Stickley (Iowa), 15-3
149 – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) pinned Cole Martin (Wisconsin), 3:18
149 – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) tech. fall M. Kristoff (SIUE), 15-0
149 – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) dec. K. Clarke (American), 2-1
149 – Pat Lugo (Iowa) tech. fall N. Derain (Northern Illinois), 16-1
149 – Pat Lugo (Iowa) pinned L. Baughman (Indiana), 4:06
149 – Pat Lugo (Iowa) major dec. M. Smith (Campbell), 11-3
149 – Vince Turk (Iowa) pinned J. Breeding (Princeton), 0:38
149 – Vince Turk (Iowa) major dec. G. Fox (Northern Iowa), 12-3
149 – Vince Turk (Iowa) dec. K. Storr (Michigan), 3-1
157 – Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec. F. Silva (Indiana), 13-7
157 – Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec. M. Petite (Buffalo), 7-5
165 – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) pinned J. Conway (Penn), 2:00
165 – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) pinned J. Otto (Wisconsin), 1:17
165 – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) pinned J. Stiles (Oklahoma), 4:07
165 – S. Oster (Northwestern) dec. Jeremiah Moody (Iowa), 13-5
184 – Nelson Brands (Iowa) dec. D. Roberts (Oklahoma), 6-3
184 – Nelson Brands (Iowa) dec. C. Hopkins (Campbell), 15-9
184 – Cash Wilcke (Iowa) major dec. C. Berryhill (Oklahoma), 14-6
184 – Johnny Sebastian (Wisconsin) dec. Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 3-2
184 – Abe Assad (UN-Iowa) tech. fall J. Hinz (Indiana), 17-2
184 – Abe Assad (UN-Iowa) dec. Travis Stefanik (Princeton), 5-3
197 – Jacob Warner (Iowa) major dec. N. Bastianelli (Brown), 14-2
197 – Jacob Warner (Iowa) major dec. J. Boyd (Oklahoma), 9-1
197 – Pat Brucki (Princeton) dec. Zach Glazier (UN-Iowa), 8-5
197 – L. Davison (Northwestern) dec. Connor Corbin (Iowa), 8-0
285 – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) pinned N. Camacho (American), 3:43
285 – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) pinned T. Penola (Purdue), 1:31
285 – Aaron Costello (Iowa) major dec. A. Conner (Princeton), 15-4
285 – J. Heino (Campbell) dec. Aaron Costello (Iowa), 3-2
 
CONSOLATION PRELIMS
125 – L. Cronin (Indiana) dec. Aaron Cashman (Iowa), 3-0
165 – Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) dec. J. Allan (Minnesota), 10-8
165 – A. Yant (Northern Iowa) dec. Jeremiah Moody (Iowa), 2-1
 
QUARTERFINAL MATCHUPS
125 – Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. N. Hellickson (Harvard)
133 – Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. C. Ferrante (Penn)
141 – Max Murin (Iowa) vs. D. Duncan (llinois)
149 – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) vs. Austin O’Connor (North Carolina)
149 – Pat Lugo (Iowa) vs. T. Leon (Cumberland)
149 – Vince Turk (Iowa) vs. M. Murphy (Virginia)
157 – Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. Z. Carson (Ohio)
165 – Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. P. Conigliaro (Harvard)
184 – Nelson Brands (Iowa) vs. Z. Braunagel (Illinois)
184 – Abe Assad (UN-Iowa) vs. T. Harvey (American)
197 – Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. G. Braun (Northern Illinois)
285 – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. Z. Elam (Missouri)
 
CONSOLATION MATCHUPS
133 – Paul Glynn (Iowa) vs. D. Dentino (Wisconsin)
133 – Gavin Teasdale (Iowa) vs. J. Hernandez (North Carolina)
141 – Carter Happel (Iowa) vs. L. Stricker (Harvard)
141 – Justin Stickley (UN-Iowa) vs. M. Robinson (Buffalo)
184 – Cash Wilcke (Iowa) vs. I. Odell (Wheaton)
197 – Connor Corbin (Iowa) vs. J. Boy (Oklahoma)
197 – Zach Glazier (UN-Iowa) vs. J. Brown (Army)
285 – Aaron Costello (Iowa) vs. J. Delgarbino (Princeton)
 
 

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