EVANSTON, Ill. – In their first career Midlands, Northwestern freshmen Ryan Deakin and Sebastian Rivera placed third and fourth respectively to lead the way for the Wildcats.
Deakin, a freshman from Broomfield, Colorado, took home third with a 6-2 win over 16-seed Davion Jeffries of Oklahoma in the nightcap. Deakin beat five seeded wrestlers on his way to the bronze, including wins over No. 3 Alfred Bannister of Maryland and No. 6 Joey Delago of Oregon State to get to his final match. He is 14-4 in his unattached redshirt year.
Rivera earned his way to the semifinals before falling to Nebraska's Tim Lambert, the tournament's second seed and the nation's No. 8 ranked wrestler. He sealed his place in the third place match with a 15-3 major decision over Lucas Malmberg of Messiah, but suffered an injury while ahead 11-0 in that match. He was unable to compete in the third place match and finished fourth as a result.
Senior Jacob Berkowitz and redshirt-sophomore Conan Jennings finished the tournament in eighth place.
Northwestern finished the Midlands in 16th place with 37.5 points.
Results
Third Place Matches:
125: Josh Terao (American) Med. For. Sebastian Rivera (NU)
149: Ryan Deakin (NU) dec. Davion Jeffries (OKLA), 6-2
Semifinals:
125: No. 8 Tim Lambert (NEB) dec. Sebastian Rivera (NU) 8-2
Consolation Round 6:
149: Ryan Deakin (NU) Fall Andrew Crone (WIS), 1:22
184: Pete Renda (NCST – unatt.) Tech Fall Mitch Sliga (NU), 17-0
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) Fall Brett Harner (PRIN), 6:28
285: Conan Jennings (NU) maj. dec. Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 10-2
Consolation Round 7:
149: Ryan Deakin dec. Alfred Bannister (MD), 3-2
197: Ricky Robertson (WIS) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NU), 5-2
285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. Conan Jennings (NU), 5-0
Consolation Round 8:
125: Sebastian Rivera (NU) maj. dec. Lucas Malmberg (Messiah), 15-3
149: Ryan Deakin (NU) dec. Joey Delgado (Oregon State), 7-4
Seventh Place Match:
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Matt Williams (CSUB), 11-6
285: Cody Crawford (Oregon State) dec. Conan Jennings (NU), 1-0
Deakin, a freshman from Broomfield, Colorado, took home third with a 6-2 win over 16-seed Davion Jeffries of Oklahoma in the nightcap. Deakin beat five seeded wrestlers on his way to the bronze, including wins over No. 3 Alfred Bannister of Maryland and No. 6 Joey Delago of Oregon State to get to his final match. He is 14-4 in his unattached redshirt year.
Rivera earned his way to the semifinals before falling to Nebraska's Tim Lambert, the tournament's second seed and the nation's No. 8 ranked wrestler. He sealed his place in the third place match with a 15-3 major decision over Lucas Malmberg of Messiah, but suffered an injury while ahead 11-0 in that match. He was unable to compete in the third place match and finished fourth as a result.
Senior Jacob Berkowitz and redshirt-sophomore Conan Jennings finished the tournament in eighth place.
Northwestern finished the Midlands in 16th place with 37.5 points.
Results
Third Place Matches:
125: Josh Terao (American) Med. For. Sebastian Rivera (NU)
149: Ryan Deakin (NU) dec. Davion Jeffries (OKLA), 6-2
Semifinals:
125: No. 8 Tim Lambert (NEB) dec. Sebastian Rivera (NU) 8-2
Consolation Round 6:
149: Ryan Deakin (NU) Fall Andrew Crone (WIS), 1:22
184: Pete Renda (NCST – unatt.) Tech Fall Mitch Sliga (NU), 17-0
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) Fall Brett Harner (PRIN), 6:28
285: Conan Jennings (NU) maj. dec. Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 10-2
Consolation Round 7:
149: Ryan Deakin dec. Alfred Bannister (MD), 3-2
197: Ricky Robertson (WIS) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NU), 5-2
285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. Conan Jennings (NU), 5-0
Consolation Round 8:
125: Sebastian Rivera (NU) maj. dec. Lucas Malmberg (Messiah), 15-3
149: Ryan Deakin (NU) dec. Joey Delgado (Oregon State), 7-4
Seventh Place Match:
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Matt Williams (CSUB), 11-6
285: Cody Crawford (Oregon State) dec. Conan Jennings (NU), 1-0