2025 Midlands Championships

Monday, Dec 29, 2025 · Walter Athletics Center · Evanston, IL

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Blake West NIU	Tyler Chappell PITT	Koda Holeman POLY
133 lbs	Aaron Seidel VT	Reineri Ortega Unattached	Sean Spidle NW
141 lbs	Elijah Cortez Spartan Combat RTC	Anthony Santaniello PITT	Drew Gorman VT
149 lbs	Collin Gaj VT	Michael Gioffre ILL	Sergio Lemley MICH
157 lbs	Dylan Evans PITT	Bryce Lowery IND	CJ Hamblin ORST
165 lbs	e'Than Birden OSU	Andrew Barbosa RU	Ryan Burton VT
174 lbs	Myles Takats BUCK	Daschle Lamer ORST	Sergio Desiante VT
184 lbs	Shane Cartagena-Walsh RU	Chris Moore ILL	Joseph Walker MICH
197 lbs	Seth Shumate OSU	Remy Cotton RU	Gabe Sollars IND
285 lbs	Hunter Catka RU	Devon Dawson NIU	Lucas Lawler BUCK

Weight:

125 lbs 133 lbs 141 lbs 149 lbs 157 lbs 165 lbs 174 lbs 184 lbs 197 lbs 285 lbs

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Consi 16 #1 Round of 32

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Hunter Catka RU1st	MAJ DEC 12-2	Devon Dawson NIU2nd
Medal Round
Lucas Lawler BUCK3rd	DEC 2-1	Parker Ferrell VT4th
Bryan Caves CMU5th	FORFEIT	Trevor Tinker POLY6th
Josh Harkless Rochester Institute of Technology7th	DEC 4-2	Rocco Dellagata Spartan Combat RTC8th
Consi Semi
Parker Ferrell VT	FORFEIT	Trevor Tinker POLY
Lucas Lawler BUCK	DEC 9-3	Bryan Caves CMU
Semifinal
Hunter Catka RU	DEFAULT	Trevor Tinker POLY
Devon Dawson NIU	DEC 6-3	Lucas Lawler BUCK
Consi 4
Parker Ferrell VT	DEC 6-4	Rocco Dellagata Spartan Combat RTC
Bryan Caves CMU	DEC 4-1	Josh Harkless Rochester Institute of Technology
Consi 8 #2
Bryan Caves CMU	DEC 5-1	Bryson Buhk SIUE
Josh Harkless Rochester Institute of Technology	DEC 8-2	Aidan Fockler CMU
Parker Ferrell VT	MAJ DEC 11-1	Sean Carroll NIU
Rocco Dellagata Spartan Combat RTC	DEC 4-1	Gabe Christenson NW
Quarterfinal
Lucas Lawler BUCK	MAJ DEC 14-5	Sean Carroll NIU
Trevor Tinker POLY	TF 17-2	Bryan Caves CMU
Devon Dawson NIU	PIN	Rocco Dellagata Spartan Combat RTC
Hunter Catka RU	DEC 7-3	Josh Harkless Rochester Institute of Technology
Consi 8 #1
Bryson Buhk SIUE	DEC 2-0	Simon Lato CMU
Gabe Christenson NW	DEC 5-0	Jackson Mankowski STAN
Parker Ferrell VT	DEC 4-1	Jake Fernandez SIUE
Aidan Fockler CMU	PIN	Lance Trost MICH
Consi 16 #2
Jackson Mankowski STAN	DEC 7-3	Logan Marissal HARV
Lance Trost MICH	DEC 4-2	Logan Bender NIU
Gabe Christenson NW	DEC 8-5	James Campbell MSU
Bryson Buhk SIUE	DEC 10-7	Ryan Boersma ILL
Parker Ferrell VT	DEC 11-4	Logan Shephard BUCK
Simon Lato CMU	DEC 7-1	Caleb Marzolino IND
Jake Fernandez SIUE	DEC 4-1	Juliano Marion PITT
Aidan Fockler CMU	DEC 4-1	Dirk Morley NW
Round of 16
Sean Carroll NIU	DEC 4-1	Gabe Christenson NW
Rocco Dellagata Spartan Combat RTC	DEC 4-0	Parker Ferrell VT
Josh Harkless Rochester Institute of Technology	DEC 5-2	Simon Lato CMU
Devon Dawson NIU	MAJ DEC 13-3	Jake Fernandez SIUE
Hunter Catka RU	MAJ DEC 20-6	Bryson Buhk SIUE
Trevor Tinker POLY	TF 21-2	Logan Bender NIU
Bryan Caves CMU	DEC 5-1	Dirk Morley NW
Lucas Lawler BUCK	TF 17-2	Jackson Mankowski STAN
Consi 16 #1
Logan Shephard BUCK	DEFAULT	Peter Marinopoulos ILL
Round of 32
Josh Harkless Rochester Institute of Technology	DEC 11-4	Peter Marinopoulos ILL
Parker Ferrell VT	MAJ DEC 10-2	Caleb Marzolino IND
Lucas Lawler BUCK	PIN	Lance Trost MICH
Logan Bender NIU	DEC 5-1	Logan Marissal HARV
Simon Lato CMU	DEC 7-5	Logan Shephard BUCK
Sean Carroll NIU	DEC 4-2	Aidan Fockler CMU
Dirk Morley NW	DEC 4-1	James Campbell MSU
Hunter Catka RU	TF 19-3	Juliano Marion PITT
Devon Dawson NIU	DEC 2-1	Ryan Boersma ILL