Bresser Takes Home Silver at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships

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Bresser Takes Home Silver at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships

December 30, 2017 | Wrestling

Final Brackets Midlands 2017 Midlands Tournament Notables

By: Athletic Communications

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Redshirt junior Ronnie Bresser made it to the finals of the Midlands Championships for the second time in his career. The Klamath Falls native dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 2-ranked Nick Suriano of Rutgers in the championship bout at the Sears Centre on Saturday evening.

Bresser punched his ticket to the finals by beating two-time Junior World Champion Spencer Lee of Iowa in a thrilling 3-1 decision. He finished the tournament with a 4-1 record, tying his highest ever finish at the Midlands.

Redshirt senior Amar Dhesi won his first consolation match on day two against Buffalo's J. Gunning, using a 5-2 decision to secure a spot in a placement match. He lost to Y. Hemida of Maryland by fall in the subsequent consolation round, and took a medical forfeit in the 5th place bout earning his sixth place finish.

Redshirt senior Jack Hathaway made it to the second day of competition but lost a 2-1 decision to Y. Thomas of Northwestern. Freshman Hunter Willits also made it to the second day, but dropped his first match, losing a decision to A. Crone of Wisconsin.

Oregon State finished in 12th place with 47 points, a nine-place improvement from a season ago. Iowa was the team winner.

Up Next

The Beavers continue their Midwest road trip with duals at South Dakota State (Jan. 5) and Iowa State (Jan. 7).

Oregon State begins Pacific-12 Conference action on the road against Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Sun Devils were the 2017 Pac-12 Wrestling Champions.

This year's Pac-12 Championships are hosted by the Beavers on Feb. 25 in Gill Coliseum. The NCAA Championships are March 15-17 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Full Results
Ronnie Bresser (125, 4-1): Champ. Round 2 - Ronnie Bresser (OSU) pinned E. Rotando (Wisconsin), 0:31
Champ. Round 3 - Ronnie Bresser (OSU) pinned N. Hellickson (Harvard), 4:14
Quarterfinals - Ronnie Bresser (OSU) decision L. Welch (Purdue), 12-7
Semifinals – Ronnie Bresser (OSU) decision S. Lee (Iowa-UN), 3-1
Finals - Nick Suriano (Rutgers) decision Ronnie Bresser (OSU), 2-1

Devan Turner (133, 0-2): Champ. Round 2 - D. Simon (Central Michigan) dec. Devan Turner (OSU), 9-2
Cons. Round 3 - B. Thornton (Purdue) decision Devan Turner (OSU), 5-2

Grant Willits (141, 0-2) Unattached: M. Marin (Iowa Unattached) major decision Grant Willits (OSU), 17-7
Jack Hathaway (OSU) decision Grant Willits (OSU), 2-0

Jack Hathaway (141, 4-2): Champ. Round 2 - N. Limmey (Purdue) dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 4-2
Cons. Round 2 - Jack Hathaway (OSU) decision Grant Willits (OSU), 2-0
Cons. Round 3 - Jack Hathaway (OSU) decision D. Thurston (Illinois), 8-4
Cons. Round 4 - Jack Hathaway (OSU) pinned H. Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 1:44
Cons. Round 5 - Jack Hathaway (OSU) decision C. Monserrat (West Virginia), 9-2
Cons. Round 6 - Y. Thomas (Northwestern-UN) dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 2-1

Kurt Mode (149, 0-2): Champ. Round 1 - M. Amine (Michigan) dec. Kurt Mode (OSU), 3-0
Cons. Round 1 - J. Bergeland (Minnesota-UN), pinned Kurt Mode, 4:45

Conner Noonan (149, 0-2): Champ. Round 1 - J. Lorea (Edinboro) dec. Conner Noonan (OSU), 5-3
Cons. Round 2 - Josh Reyes (OSU) decision Conner Noonan (OSU), 3-1

Josh Reyes (149, 1-2): Champ. Round 2 - J. Cortez (Cal Poly) dec. Josh Reyes (OSU), 2-1 SV
Cons. Round 2 - Josh Reyes (OSU) decision Conner Noonan (OSU), 3-1
Cons. Round 3 - D. Rodriguez (Iowa State) pinned Josh Reyes (OSU), 2:32

Hunter Willits (157, 3-2): Champ. Round 2 - Hunter Willits (OSU) dec. K. Langenderf (Illinois), 5-4
Champ. Round 3 - J. Danishek (Indiana) pinned Hunter Willits (OSU), 4:27
Cons. Round 4 - Hunter Willits (OSU) decision C. Wysocki (Purdue), 7-2
Cons. Round 5 - Hunter Willits (OSU) pinned S. Oster (Northwestern), 3:32
A. Crone (Wisconsin) dec. Hunter Willits (OSU), 7-2

Billy Bigelow (165, 0-2): Champ. Round 1 - L. Parks (Central Michigan) pinned Billy Bigelow (OSU), 1:18
Cons. Round 2 - L. Peterson (SDSU) pinned Billy Bigelow (OSU), 4:51

Myles Terry (174, 1-2): Champ. Round 2 - Myles Terry (OSU) dec. D. Riojas (Illinois), 11-5
Champ. Round 3 - D. Kocer (SDSU) tech. fall Myles Terry (OSU), 16-1 5:09
Cons. Round 4 - A. McNally (Eastern Michigan) decision Myles Terry (OSU), 10-4

Corey Griego (197, 0-2): Champ. Round 1 - M. Reinhardt (Wisconsin) pinned Corey Griego (OSU), 6:09
Cons. Round 1 – L. Pelham (Central Michigan) pinned Corey Griego, 1:54

Cody Crawford (HWT, 3-2): Champ. Round 2 - C. Gossett (Northern Ill.) dec. Cody Crawford (OSU), 6-3
Cons. Round 2 - Cody Crawford (OSU) decision T. Hilger (Wisconsin), 3-2
Cons. Round 3 – Cody Crawford (OSU) decision Luke Ready (Michigan-UN), 10-6
Cons. Round 4 – Cody Crawford (OSU) decision M. Markulec (Princeton), 2-0
Cons. Round 5 - J. Gunning (Buffalo) decision Cody Crawford (OSU), 5-2

Amar Dhesi (HWT, 4-3): Champ. Round 2 - Amar Dhesi (OSU) tech. fall J. Spaulding (Edinboro), 21-6 5:16
Champ. Round 3 - Amar Dhesi (OSU) major decision B. Stone (Wisconsin), 20-8
Quarterfinals - C. Jennings (Northwestern) decision Amar Dhesi (OSU), 9-2
Cons. Round 6 - Amar Dhesi (OSU) pinned M. Correntti (Rutgers-UN), 0:59
Cons. Round 7 - Amar Dhesi (OSU) dec. J. Gunning (Buffalo), 5-2
Cons. Round 8 - Y. Hemida (Maryland) pinned Amar Dhesi (OSU), 4:06
5th Place Match – C. Jennings (Northwestern) wins by medical forfeit over Amar Dhesi (OSU), MFF