EVANSTON, Ill. – Four Maryland grapplers advanced to the quarterfinals in Session I, but were unable to nab places in the semifinal round during the night session at 52nd Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Monday in Evanston, Ill.
The Terps (4-7, 0-3 Big Ten) have five competitors still alive in consolation action, which will begin tomorrow at 1 p.m. from Welsh-Ryan Arena. No. 7 Geoffrey Alexander (133), No. 17 Shyheim Brown (141), Lou Mascola (157), Josh Snook (174) and Dawson Peck (285, unattached) are the Terps' remaining representatives.
Brown started off the day strong with two consecutive 16-0 technical falls over Old Dominion's Jacob Kingett and Samuel Gross of Northwestern. The sophomore virtually duplicated his performance in both bouts, using a quick first period takedown to gain control before flashing dominant tilts to gain multiple near falls.
Seeded seventh, Brown took on the 10th seed Lehigh's Joseph McKenna in the third round. After a three tight periods, Brown struck first with a takedown in SV-1 to gain a 3-1 win. He would subsequently drop his quarterfinal match to the No. 2 seed Devin Carter of Virginia Tech.
Alexander's day began with a bye before a hard fought 11-9 decision win over Brance Simms of South Dakota St. to make the third round. The redshirt junior, seeded No. 5, shutout Dominick Malone of Northwestern, 8-0, to advance to the quarterfinals. He fell 12-1 to Illinois' Zane Richards to end the day.
After dropping his opening bout to Doug Welch of Purdue, Mascola stayed alive in the 157-pound consolation bracket with four consecutive wins. The redshirt junior earned a major decision against Dustin Schultz of Purdue, a decision over Edinboro's Chase Delande, a tech fall over Devin Geoghegan of Old Dominion and a decision over Jake Danishek of Indiana.
Snook swept to the quarterfinals with two close wins. A 2-1 decision over Steven Schneider of Binghamton and a 3-1 win in sudden victory against Josh Thomson put Snook in the final eight. He fell to Johnny Sebastian of Northwestern in the quarters.
Peck, wrestling unattached, is the final Terrapin alive in Evanston. He defeated Chris Johnson of SIU-Edwardsville and UW-Whitewater's Anthony Edgren to make the quarters before losing to Connor Medbery of Wisconsin.
The Terps are back in action tomorrow at 1 p.m. Action can be seen live on BTN2GO with live stats available via Track Wrestling.
Full Maryland Results
Josh Polacek - 125
Champ. Round 1 - Josh Polacek (Maryland) won by decision over Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) (Dec 11-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Billy Watterson (Brown) won in tie breaker - 1 over Josh Polacek (Maryland) (TB-1 7-3)
Cons. Round 2 - J.R. Wert (Rider) won by decision over Josh Polacek (Maryland) (Dec 5-2)
Geoffrey Alexander - 133
Champ. Round 1 - Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) won by decision over Brance Simms (South Dakota State) (Dec 11-9)
Champ. Round 3 - Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) won by major decision over Dominick Malone (Northwestern) (Maj 8-0)
Quarterfinal - Zane Richards (Illinois) won by major decision over Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) (Maj 12-1)
Frank Goodwin - 141
Champ. Round 1 - Frank Goodwin (Maryland) won by decision over Mitchell Bengtson (North Dakota State) (Dec 9-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Shaw (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Frank Goodwin (Maryland) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Frank Goodwin (Maryland) won by major decision over Jacob Kingett (Old Dominion) (Maj 13-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) won by decision over Frank Goodwin (Maryland) (Dec 7-0)
Shyheim Brown - 141
Champ. Round 1 - Shyheim Brown (Maryland) won by tech fall over Jacob Kingett (Old Dominion) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Shyheim Brown (Maryland) won by tech fall over Samuel Gross (Northwestern - Unattached) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Shyheim Brown (Maryland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Joseph McKenna (Lehigh Valley Athletic Club) (SV-1 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) won by major decision over Shyheim Brown (Maryland) (Maj 17-9)
Ben Dorsay - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Joe Randazzo (Indiana) won by decision over Ben Dorsay (Maryland) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Ben Dorsay (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Laike Gardner (Lehigh) won by decision over Ben Dorsay (Maryland) (Dec 6-4)
Justin Alexander - 157
Champ. Round 1 - Justin Alexander (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Mike Kelly (Iowa) won by decision over Justin Alexander (Maryland) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Justin Alexander (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Francesco Fabozzi (Princeton) won by decision over Justin Alexander (Maryland) (Dec 9-3)
Lou Mascola - 157
Champ. Round 1 - Lou Mascola (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Doug Welch (Purdue) won by major decision over Louis Mascola (Maryland) (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Lou Mascola (Maryland) won by major decision over Dustin Schultz (Purdue) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Lou Mascola (Maryland) won by decision over Chase Delande (Edinboro) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Lou Mascola (Maryland) won by tech fall over Devin Geoghegan (Old Dominion) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Lou Mascola (Maryland) won by decision over Jake Danishek (Indiana) (Dec 7-3)
Tyler Manion - 165
Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Manion (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Taylor Walsh (Indiana) won by fall over Tyler Manion (Maryland) (Fall 1:01)
Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Manion (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) won by decision over Tyler Manion (Maryland) (Dec 4-2)
Josh Snook - 174
Champ. Round 1 - Josh Snook (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Josh Snook (Maryland) won by decision over Steven Schneider (Binghamton) (Dec 2-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Josh Snook (Maryland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Josh Thomson (Messiah College ) (SV-1 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern - Unattached) won by major decision over Josh Snook (Maryland) (Maj 11-2)
Rob Fitzgerald - 197
Champ. Round 1 - Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Burak (Iowa) won by fall over Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland) (Fall 6:40)
Cons. Round 2 - Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland) won by major decision over Troy Hembury (Columbia) (Maj 10-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland) won by decision over Jake Tindle (SIU-Edwardsville) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) won by major decision over Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland) (Maj 10-2)
Sean Twigg - 285
Champ. Round 1 - Sean Twigg (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Evan Knutson (North Dakota State) won by fall over Sean Twigg (Maryland) (Fall 5:25)
Cons. Round 2 - Sean Twigg (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Chris Lopez (Illinois) won by decision over Sean Twigg (Maryland) (Dec 6-1)
Dawson Peck - 285
Champ. Round 1 - Dawson Peck (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Dawson Peck (Maryland) won by major decision over Chris Johnson (SIU-Edwardsville) (Maj 14-2)
Champ. Round 3 - Dawson Peck (Maryland) won by decision over Anthony Edgren (UW-Whitewater) (Dec 7-0)
Quarterfinal - Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) won by fall over Dawson Peck (Maryland) (Fall 3:28)
