Dec. 20, 2011

Ken Kraft Chats Midlands With Takedown Radio • 2011 Midlands Championships Website

EVANSTON, Ill. – We're nine days away from the 49th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships and the time is now to purchase tickets for the prestigious tournament that runs from Dec. 29-30 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tickets are available at the door, but the best way to secure your seats is by calling 1-888-GOPURPLE. All-session reserved, as well as general admission seats are still available and the pricing is as follows:

All-Session Tickets

All-Session Reserved: $50

All-Session General Admission: $38 Adult / $32 Student

Single-Session Tickets

Session I (9:30 a.m., Dec. 29): $9 Adult / $7 Student

Session II (7 p.m., Dec. 29): $10 Adult / $8 Student

Session III (Noon, Dec. 30): $11 Adult / $9 Student

Session IV (7 p.m., Dec. 30): $13 Adult/$10 Student

This year's tournament once again features some of the top competition in the country with 18 Division I teams ranked in the top 30 of InterMat's latest poll, including three top-10 teams. Additionally, seven teams that placed in the top 10 at the 2010 Midlands Championships return to Welsh-Ryan Arena next week. In total, more than 40 Division I, II and III teams from throughout the country are scheduled to compete at Midlands.

A list of tournament contenders will be released in the coming days, so be sure to visit NUsports.com for the complete list.

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