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Rutgers Dylan Shawver finished second in the Ken Kraft Midlands Championship

Rutgers No. 26 Dylan Shawver earned second place at the 2023 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships while wrestling in the 133-pound weight class.

On Saturday, Rutgers wrestler Dylan Shawver earned second place at the 2023 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships while wrestling in the 133-pound weight class. Shawver defeated back-to-back ranked foes, No. 44 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) and No. 11 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly), to advance to the championship match, receiving his first Midlands’ silver medal.

Shawver entered the tournament ranked No. 26 nationally.

As the No. 4 seed in the tournament, Shawver captured four wins, including ranked wins over No. 19 Julian Chlebove (Arizona State), No. 11 Zeth Romney, and No. 44 Zan Fugitt. Shawver would lose to Michigan’s three-time NCAA qualifier Dylan Ragusin, 4-1, to earn a runner-up finish.

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The Lorain, Ohio native was a 2022 NCAA qualifier and a 2022 Big Ten Championships place winner. Shawver has registered a 47-22 record with a 68.12 win percentage in four years with the Scarlet Knights.

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So far this season, Shawver has an 8-2 record as a junior. During the 2022-23 season, Shawver wrestled to a 12-5 record within the 125-pound weight class before missing the rest of the season due to injury. According to the InterMat rankings, Shawver is ranked No. 26 in the country within the 133-pound weight class this season.

The No. 12 Scarlet Knights return to action on January 6 when they travel to Philadelphia to take on No. 19 Penn.

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No. 12 Rutgers wrestling will participate in two opens during the Holiday Season

No. 12 Rutgers wrestling will participate in the 59th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships and the 2023 Sheridan Tournament.

No. 12 Rutgers wrestling will participate in the 59th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships from December 29th to 30th.

But first, things start on Friday with the 2023 Sheridan Tournament on Friday.

Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Coverage

As the wrestling season gets underway, a season-long wrestling pass is available for $69.99 on B1G+, with the ability to access both the Midlands Championships and the second annual Soldier Salute, 80 additional non-televised Big Ten wrestling events, 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships coverage and on-demand replays of televised duals. Also, On BIG+, you can watch four live streams simultaneously on one screen at bigtenplus.com or with Apple TV.

As for coverage of the Midlands Championships, Big Ten Network wrestling broadcasters Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons will follow the tournament throughout the two-day event.

Wrestlers from ten Big Ten programs will participate in both events, including several schools ranking in Intermat’s top 30. The list includes No. 2 Iowa, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 10 Michigan, No. 12 Minnesota, No. 14 Rutgers, No. 23 Illinois, No. 30 Wisconsin, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Purdue.

The 2023 Sheridan Tournament

As for the Scarlet Knights, the Midlands Championships is not the only event Rutgers wrestling will participate in over the Holiday Season. The Sheridan Tournament is one of two opens Rutgers will participate in during the Holiday break.

Six Scarlet Knights will compete at the Midlands Championships, while another six will wrestle in the 2023 Sheridan Tournament, hosted by Lehigh on Friday.

  1. Brandan Chletsos (125)
  2. Devon Britton (133)
  3. Joe Fongaro (141)
  4. Mitch Moore (141)
  5. Al DeSantis (157)
  6. Luke Gayer (165)

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