HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Old Dominion’s Larry Early earned an eighth place finish in the 157 pound weight class at the 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championship on Saturday afternoon, hosted by Northwestern. The redshirt sophomore fell in the seventh place match to Andrew Crone of Wisconsin. Early won five matches at the prestigious tournament.
At the Lock Haven Classic, Steven Simpson, Kenan Carter, George Walton (unat), and Will Hilliard (unat) won in their respective weight class. Eight other Monarchs placed at Lock Haven, including Mason Wohltman (4th), Jake DiBenedetto (Unat-3rd), Luke Drugac (2nd), Ben Schram (3rd), Jaquan Loney (3rd), Shane Jones (4th), Antonio Agee (2nd), Noah Bushman (2nd), and Ali Wahab (2nd).