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1st – #2 Brandon Precin (Northwestern) dec. #4 Tyler Clark (Iowa State), 3-2
3rd – #3 James Nicholson (Old Dominion) dec. Scott Sentes (Central Michigan), 3-2
5th – Ben Ashmore (Unat.) dec. #8 Jay Ivanco (Clarion), 2-1
7th – #5 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) fall Ben Kjar (Utah Valley University), 5:11

Notes: Precin scores takedown in the third period for the win.

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1st – #4 Daniel Dennis (Iowa) dec. #2 Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State), 4-3
3rd – #1 Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois) dec. #3 Steve Bell (Maryland), 6-1
5th – Montell Marion (Iowa) default Tristen DeShazer (Northern Illinois)
7th – Todd Schavrien (Missouri) dec. C
Conor Beebe (Central Michigan), 7-5

Note: Second period takedown for Dennis is the difference in the match.

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1st – #8 Zach Tanelli (Wisconsin) dec. #2 Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa), 9-3
3rd – #3 Nick Gallick (Iowa State) med. forfeit Tony Dalie (Central Michigan)
5th – #7 Ryan Williams (Old Dominion) fall Dalton Jensen (ISU-Unat.), 1:32
7th – Marcus Hohen (Missouri) dec. Scott Kelly (Indiana), 5-2

Note: Tanelli down 3-2 in the third period but scores a takedown followed by a two-point nearfall and a three-point nearfall for the win.  Read more... (636 words, estimated 2:33 mins reading time)

By Philip Hersh | Tribune reporter

Jake Herbert continues to take nothing for granted in his prolonged career as a Northwestern student-athlete.

Herbert may not have lost a college wrestling match since 2006 — and just one of 81 matches since his freshman season — but he refuses to consider himself the favorite for what would be his second straight NCAA title at 184 pounds.

And he may need just one more class to graduate in March, but that does not mean Herbert will refuse the opportunity for more.

“I will be fully enrolled,” Herbert said. “I have been lucky enough to get a free Northwestern degree, so why would I miss out on some classes?”

As he prepares for his final appearance as a collegian at the annual Midlands Wrestling Championships on Monday and Tuesday at Northwestern, it is clear Herbert, 23, has availed himself of every opportunity during a six-year stay in Evanston.

After taking a redshirt first year to adapt to college, Herbert’s first major tournament was the Midlands in 2004, when he became the first NU wrestler to win an individual Midlands title in 30 years.  Read more... (743 words, estimated 2:58 mins reading time)