HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Redshirt junior
Josh Ugalde upset two seeded wrestlers to punch his ticket to the quarterfinals at the 56th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Saturday.
Ugalde topped 14th-seeded Andrew Morgan (Campbell) and third-seeded Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) on his way to the quarterfinals. He will now meet sixth-seeded Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) in Saturday evening's quarterfinal round. There have now been two consecutive years where a Maryland wrestler advanced to the quarterfinals. Senior heavyweight
Youssif Hemida advanced to the round in the 2017 event.
Maryland saw six wrestlers advance to the Round of 16, with each earning at least one victory in the championship bracket.
Alfred Bannister,
Philip Spadafora and
Adam Whitesell each picked up a pair of victories, while Ugalde,
Ryan Diehl and
Kyle Jasenski each earned one win before advancing to the Round of 16.
Those six -- along with
Brandon Cray,
Danny Bertoni and
Jahi Jones -- will all wrestle in Saturday's second session. Ugalde is Maryland's lone representative in the championship bracket, while the others will now look to advance through the consolation flight and earn a spot in placing matches on Sunday.
Maryland impressed in the opening stages of the session, with Bannister, Cray and Whitesell each picking up a victory by way of fall in the first slate of matches. The day also featured the season debut of redshirt senior
Ryan Diehl, who won his season-opener against Luke Raczkowski (Central Michigan).
Freshmen
Orion Anderson and
King Sandoval each picked up a win in their Midlands debuts. Anderson beat Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) with a 12-7 decision, while Sandoval, who is wrestling unattached, topped Perez Perez (Iowa), 9-4.
Senior heavyweight
Youssif Hemida, who was the No. 2 seed in his flight, withdrew before the competition began with an illness.
The Terrapins are currently 13th in the team race with 24.5 points. They sit just a single point behind Campbell and two behind Arizona State.
Saturday's Session II is slated to begin at 8 p.m. (ET). Fans can stream the action via
BTN2GO.com ($) and on
FloWrestling ($). Live stats will also be provided by
TrackWrestling. For full results from Session I of the 56th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, please see below.
-TERPS-
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Brandon Cray
- Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Cray (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Carlos Fuentez (Wheaton) won by major decision over Brandon Cray (Maryland) (Maj 10-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Cray (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Brandon Cray (Maryland) won by fall over Jose Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) (Fall 3:12)
King Sandoval (Unattached)
- Champ. Round 1 - Pat Glory (Princeton) won by fall over King Sandoval (Maryland - UNAT) (Fall 1:44)
- Cons. Round 1 - King Sandoval (Maryland - UNAT) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - King Sandoval (Maryland - UNAT) won by decision over Perez Perez (Iowa) (Dec 9-4)
- Cons. Round 3 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern - UNAT) won by decision over King Sandoval (Maryland - UNAT) (Dec 4-1)
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Orion Anderson
- Champ. Round 1 - Colin Valdivez (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Orion Anderson (Maryland) (TF 19-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Orion Anderson (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Orion Anderson (Maryland) won by decision over Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) (Dec 12-7)
- Cons. Round 3 - Lane Peters (Army West Point) won by fall over Orion Anderson (Maryland) (Fall 2:54)
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Danny Bertoni
- Champ. Round 1 - Danny Bertoni (Maryland) won by decision over Pat D`Arcy (Unattached) (Dec 4-3)
- Champ. Round 2 - Vince Turk (Iowa) won by major decision over Danny Bertoni (Maryland) (Maj 16-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Danny Bertoni (Maryland) won by tech fall over Tucker Ribman (Harvard) (TF 18-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Danny Bertoni (Maryland) won by medical forfeit over Nicolas Lirette (North Carolina - UNAT) (MFF)
149
Alfred Bannister
- Champ. Round 1 - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won by fall over Chris Martorello (Franklin & Marshall) (Fall 1:48)
- Champ. Round 2 - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kevin Budock (Old Dominion) (SV-1 5-3)
- Champ. Round 3 - Henry Pohlmeyer (South Dakota State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Alfred Bannister (Maryland) (SV-1 2-1)
Ryan Diehl
- Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Diehl (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Ryan Diehl (Maryland) won by decision over Luke Raczkowski (Central Michigan) (Dec 5-3)
- Champ. Round 3 - Pat Lugo (Iowa) won by injury default over Ryan Diehl (Maryland) (Inj. 5:18)
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Jahi Jones
- Champ. Round 1 - Jahi Jones (Maryland) won by decision over Matthew Dallara (Campbell) (Dec 9-7)
- Champ. Round 2 - Luke Weiland (Army West Point) won by decision over Jahi Jones (Maryland) (Dec 5-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jahi Jones (Maryland) won by decision over Noah Chan (Franklin & Marshall) (Dec 8-6)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jahi Jones (Maryland) won by decision over Trey Brisker (Air Force) (Dec 3-1)
Adam Whitesell
- Champ. Round 1 - Adam Whitesell (Maryland) won by fall over Jon Murphy (Omega Training Center) (Fall 1:39)
- Champ. Round 2 - Adam Whitesell (Maryland) won by decision over Jacob Wright (Fresno State) (Dec 9-8)
- Champ. Round 3 - Eric Barone (Illinois) won by decision over Adam Whitesell (Maryland) (Dec 6-0)
165
Phil Spadafora
- Champ. Round 1 - Phil Spadafora (Maryland) won by decision over Jake Allar (Minnesota) (Dec 8-5)
- Champ. Round 2 - Phil Spadafora (Maryland) won by decision over Dale Tiongson (Princeton) (Dec 6-3)
- Champ. Round 3 - Joseph Gunther (Illinois) won by decision over Phil Spadafora (Maryland) (Dec 9-7)
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Josh Ugalde
- Champ. Round 1 - Josh Ugalde (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Josh Ugalde (Maryland) won by decision over Andrew Morgan (Campbell) (Dec 8-7)
- Champ. Round 3 - Josh Ugalde (Maryland) won by decision over Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) (Dec 7-6)
- Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) won by decision over Robert Ng (Penn) (Dec 7-3)
- Champ. Round 3 - Cash Wilcke (Iowa) won by decision over Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) (Dec 2-0)
