Hoping to put a poor first semester behind them, the Cyclones are at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Northwestern’s campus this week for the 54th edition of the Midlands Championships. For decades Midlands was the tournament of the season, a place where the top D-1 wrestlers took on the best talent from other divisions as well as former NCAA champs who had graduated and moved on to the world stage. However, with the emergence of the Southern Scuffle and fewer alumni showing up, Midlands was looking pretty poor just a handful of years ago, with few elite teams and wrestlers making the trip.
Midlands Championships
