HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Day One of the 57th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships looked a lot like what 28 previous runnings of this tournament have looked like — with the Iowa wrestling team out in front by a large margin.
The top-ranked Hawkeyes sit atop the team standings entering Day Two of the Midlands here at Sears Centre Arena, with 115.5 points. Northern Iowa is in second, with 69.5, one point ahead of third-place Wisconsin (68.5). Illinois (57) and Princeton (53.5) round out the top five.
Iowa brought 22 to compete this weekend — the Midlands allows teams to bring more than the standard 10 — and 14 advanced to Monday afternoon’s second session.