Lansing Sun

Michigan State University's wrestling team is preparing for the 60th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at NOW Arena in Hoffmann Estates, Illinois. The event, which takes place on December 29 and 30, will feature Michigan State as one of the 37 men's wrestling programs participating. Nine Big Ten institutions are also attending, including Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin.

The schedule for the event is set in Eastern Time. On Sunday, December 29, Session One begins at 10:30 a.m., covering Rounds 1 and 2 along with Wrestlebacks. Session Two starts at 8:00 p.m., featuring Quarterfinals and additional Wrestlebacks. Monday's events start with Session Three at 11:30 a.m., focusing on Semifinals. This is followed by Session Four at 4:00 p.m., which includes Finals and Podium Matches. The Awards Ceremony concludes the event at 7:00 p.m.

Other teams joining the competition include Air Force, Arizona State, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg), Bucknell University (Bucknell), University at Buffalo (Buffalo), California Baptist University (Cal Baptist), California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), Central Michigan University (Central Michigan), Cleveland State University (Cleveland State), Columbia University (Columbia), Cornell University (Cornell), Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro), Franklin & Marshall College (Franklin & Marshall), George Mason University (George Mason), Harvard University (Harvard), Lehigh University (Lehigh), Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy or Missouri S&T or Missouri Science & Technology or MS&T or MST or UMR or Rolla School of Mines; now known as Missouri Science & Technology after rebranding efforts over time since its founding back in late nineteenth century by some visionaries who saw potential beyond just mining engineering alone! It was originally called “Missouri School Of Mines And Metallurgy” before being renamed several times throughout history until finally settling upon current name which reflects broader scope today encompassing not only traditional fields like geology but also newer ones such computer science nanotechnology among others.), Northern Illinois University(Northern Illinois) , Ohio Wesleyan university(Ohio) , Oregon state university(Oregon state) , Pennsylvania state university(Penn) , Pittsburgh university(Pitt) , Princeton university(Princeton) Rider college(Rider) Southern illinois edwardsville(SIUE ) Stanford university(Stanford ) Virginia tech(Virginia tech ) West virginia(West virginia ).

Michigan State has registered 18 competitors for this tournament. These include Nick Corday, Caleb Weiand, Andy Hampton, Tristan Lujan, Jaden Crumpler, Evan Herriman, Clayton Jones, Jack Conley, Braden Stauffenberg Jay Nivison Ceasar Garza Marty Larkin Luke Daly Luke Vanadia #24 Remy Cotton Kael Wisler Josh Terrill Max Vanadia .

The Spartans' last competition was on December 15 when they faced a road loss against Cal State Bakersfield with a score of 21-14. The Midlands Championships serve as their final preparation before entering Big Ten competition starting January 10 against No.1-ranked Penn State on the road followed by hosting No .3-ranked Maryland on January12 marking first home dual season.