This week 9 upsets article focuses primarily on the major upset stories from the 2019 Midlands Championships but includes a list of all the upsets we could find at the bottom. If you saw any upsets we missed, please send a note to david.bray@flosports.tv so we can make sure to include it.

Markus Hartman Makes His Mark

Army West Point’s Markus Hartman had the most impressive upset performance of the entire Midlands tournament. He made the finals with a number of upsets along the way.

In the round of 16, Hartman took out #6 Quincy Monday of Princeton in a sudden victory thriller, then followed up that performance by pinning #25 Logan Parks of Central Michigan in the quarterfinals.

In the semis, Hartman took out #9 Anthony Artalona of Penn in a wild 9-8 bout. Hartman was completely under the radar before Midlands, but he has clearly announced himself as a top flight 157-pounder this year.

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Jaron Jensen Upends #2 Brock Mauller

Wyoming's Jaron Jensen pulled off one of the top upsets of the week in his win over #2 Brock Mauller of Missouri. Mauller was an All-American last year and one of the top contenders for the 149-pound title this year.

Jensen is a second year starter for the Cowboys and was very close to qualifying for the NCAA Championships a season ago. A win like this one over Mauller is a great sign for the Cowboys as they head into the New Year.

Aiello Upsets Warner in Finals Run

Virginia’s Jay Aiello has been ranked as high as ??? this season but entered Midlands ranked 14^th after a somewhat disappointing CKLV. He made up for that with a Midlands finals appearance.

Aiello’s biggest win on the weekend came in the semifinals over #2 Jacob Warner of Iowa. That semifinal was action-packed, and Aiello controlled the action late. This was a big win for the Cavalier who is making a push for an All-American finish this year.

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DeAugustino Impresses Again at 125

Northwestern’s #11 Michael DeAugustino’s upset run started at CKLV where he beat UNI's Jacob Schwarm, Virginia Tech's Joey Prata, and Michigan's Jack Medley. His breakout season continued at Midlands where he beat #7 Drew Hildebrandt of Central Michigan in the quarterfinals before winning by medical forfeit over Spencer Lee in the semis.

At the beginning of the season, DeAugustino was believed to be Sebastian Rivera’s backup at 125, but now that Rivera has made the move to 133, he and DeAugustino have created a nice 1-2 punch for Northwestern at the top of the lineup. As DeAugustino continues to register upsets, the Rivera move to 133 looks better and better.

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Trio for Upsets for Illinois’ Braunagel

Illinos’ 165-pounder Danny Braunagel had a trio of upsets in his impressive Midlands performance. Braunagel, the 11^th seed, was not predicted to finish in the top 8 but outpaced his seed to finish 4^th.

Braunagel beat #15 Shayne Oster of Northestern in the round of 16, took out #20 Kennedy Monday in the consolation bracket, and had a convincing 10-4 win over #18 Zachary Hartman of Bucnell in the consolation semifinals.

Braunagel’s performance suggests that he may be ready to make a big impact for Illionois at 165 which is encouraging as they head into Big 10 dual season. 

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Assad Takes Out 3 Ranked Opponents

Iowa’s Abe Assad hasn’t had the chance to be ranked as he is redshirting in his true freshman season. Still, his three ranked wins are worth noting.

Assad entered the tournament as the #11 seed behind two of his teammates. Freshman Nelson Brands was the #2 seed while Senior Cash Wilcke was the #9 seed. But it was Assad who out-place them all, rolling to the finals before falling to #4 Taylor Lujan of UNI.

Assad’s wins came against #19 Travis Stefanik of Princeton, #11 Tanner Harvey of American, and #21 Zach Braunagel of Illinois. Assad is likely to remain in redshirt for the remainder of this season.

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Parks Pairs Two Nice Upsets at 157

Central Michigan’s Logan Parks entered Midlands as the 25^th ranked wrestler at 157, but he logged upset wins over Penn’s #9 Anthony Artalona and #13 Justin Ruffin of SIUE.

Those wins were good enough for a 5^th place performance for Parks who entered the tournament as the number 8 seed. Parks has had a solid season for the Chippewas and continues to improve as the year goes on.

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Kizhan Clarke Continues to Climb

American University’s Kizhan Clarke entered Midlands ranked 16^th with a ???? record. He had losses to two Hawkeye backups in Jeren Glosser and Vince Turk, but he may have improved his ranking after beating Michigan’s Kanen Storr on the back side of the bracket.

Teague Moore’s American squad has been looking for a leader to emerge, and Clarke just might be that leader. He has set himself up nicely to have a solid season.

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Yaraslau Slavikouski Makes Moves at 285

Harvard’s Yaraslau Slavikouski was seeded 11^th at Midlands but finished 4^th. He out-placed his seed by racking up a couple of upsets over #12 Josh Hokit of Fresno State and #15 Carter Isley of UNI.

Slavikouski represents a Harvard team that seemed to generally wrestle above its seeds at Midlands and has a bright future moving forward.

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And Now, All the Upsets We Could Find

125

125: #13 Michael Colaiocco, Penn D;5-4 #7 Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan

125: #11 Michael DeAugustino, Northwestern D;5-1 #7 Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan

125: Chris Cannon, Northwestern F;5:51 #16 Jacob Schwarm, Northern Iowa

125: Nolan Hellickson, Harvard D;8-1 #16 Jacob Schwarm, Northern Iowa

125: Kyle Biscoglia, Northern Iowa M;11-2 #22 Gage Curry, American

125: Nolan Hellickson, Harvard D;5-3 #24 Joe Manchio, Columbia

133

133: #2 Seth Gross, Wisconsin D;6-5 #1 Austin DeSanto, Iowa

133: Zach Price, South Dakota State F;6:25 #24 Allan Hart, Missouri

141

141: #10 Joshua Heil, Campbell D;4-2 #8 Tristan Moran, Wisconsin

141: #14 Sa'Derian Perry, Old Dominion D;7-3 #9 Grant Leeth, Missouri

141: #19 Shakur Laney, Ohio D;3-1 #12 Michael Blockhus, Northern Iowa

141: #17 Dresden Simon, Central Michigan M;14-3 #12 Michael Blockhus, Northern Iowa

141: Salvatore Profaci, American D;6-5 #17 Dresden Simon, Central Michigan

141: Dylan Duncan, Illinois D;7-4 #17 Dresden Simon, Central Michigan

141: Zachary Sherman, North Carolina D;6-4 #19 Shakur Laney, Ohio

141: Doug Zapf, Penn D;3-1 #23 Matthew Kazimir, Columbia

141: Lawrence Saenz, Fresno State M;17-8 #24 Corey Shie, Army West Point

141: Justin Stickley, Iowa D;9-3 #24 Corey Shie, Army West Point

149

149: #3 Pat Lugo, Iowa D;8-4 #1 Austin O'Connor, North Carolina

149: Jaron Jensen, Wyoming D;6-5 #2 Brock Mauller, Missouri

149: Graham Rooks, Indiana D;5-4 #8 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern

149: Trevor Chumbley, Northwestern D;3-2 #8 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern

149: Tyshawn Williams, Southern Illinois Edwardsville D;3-1 #9 Griffin Parriott, Purdue

149: #22 Alec Hagan, Ohio F;2:59 #9 Griffin Parriott, Purdue

149: Jeren Glosser, Iowa F;3:18 #14 Cole Martin, Wisconsin

149: Kanen Storr, Michigan D;6-3 #14 Cole Martin, Wisconsin

149: Jeren Glosser, Iowa D;2-1 #16 Kizhan Clarke, American

149: Vince Turk, Iowa D;4-2 #16 Kizhan Clarke, American

149: Jacob Butler, Oklahoma D;3-0 #22 Alec Hagan, Ohio

149: Jeren Glosser, Iowa D;7-3 #22 Alec Hagan, Ohio

149: Kanen Storr, Michigan D;6-4 #22 Alec Hagan, Ohio

157

157: #8 Kaleb Young, Iowa F;7:57 #5 Kendall Coleman, Purdue

157: #6 Quincy Monday, Princeton D;5-3 #5 Kendall Coleman, Purdue

157: Markus Hartman, Army West Point D;4-2 #6 Quincy Monday, Princeton

157: Markus Hartman, Army West Point D;9-8 #9 Anthony Artalona, Penn

157: #25 Logan Parks, Central Michigan D;3-1 #9 Anthony Artalona, Penn

157: Ryan Thomas, Minnesota D;5-4 #12 Jarrett Jacques, Missouri

157: #25 Logan Parks, Central Michigan F;2:42 #13 Justin Ruffin, Southern Illinois Edwardsville

157: Ethan Karsten, American F;2:01 #21 Mason Kauffman, Northern Illinois

157: Cade DeVos, South Dakota State D;3-2 #22 Eric Barone, Illinois

157: Markus Hartman, Army West Point F;4:07 #25 Logan Parks, Central Michigan

165

165: #6 David McFadden, Virginia Tech D;6-5 #3 Evan Wick, Wisconsin

165: Cameron Amine, Michigan D;2-0 #8 Cael McCormick, Army West Point

165: Jake Keating, Virginia D;8-6 #8 Cael McCormick, Army West Point

165: Dan Braunagel, Illinois D;10-6 #15 Shayne Oster, Northwestern

165: Izzak Olejnik, Northern Illinois D;6-1 #15 Shayne Oster, Northwestern

165: Dan Braunagel, Illinois D;10-4 #18 Zach Hartman, Bucknell

165: #20 Kennedy Monday, North Carolina D;9-6 #19 Quentin Perez, Campbell

165: Dan Braunagel, Illinois D;3-1 #20 Kennedy Monday, North Carolina

165: Tanner Cook, South Dakota State F;5:33 #25 Drew Hughes, Michigan State

174

174: Victor Marcelli, Virginia D;4-0 #17 Kevin Parker, Princeton

174: Tyler Dow, Wisconsin M;12-3 #17 Kevin Parker, Princeton

174: #22 Joseph Gunther, Illinois D;3-1 #20 Jacob Covaciu, Indiana

174: #21 Ben Harvey, Army West Point D;3-1 #20 Jacob Covaciu, Indiana

174: #22 Joseph Gunther, Illinois D;4-2 #21 Ben Harvey, Army West Point

184

184: Cash Wilcke, Iowa D;4-2 #9 Nelson Brands, Iowa

184: #21 Zach Braunagel, Illinois D;3-2 #9 Nelson Brands, Iowa

184: Abe Assad, Iowa D;8-6 #11 Tanner Harvey, American

184: Cash Wilcke, Iowa D;7-4 #12 Andrew Morgan, Campbell

184: #21 Zach Braunagel, Illinois D;3-1 #13 Noah Stewart, Army West Point

184: Chris Weiler, Lehigh D;9-3 #18 Owen Webster, Minnesota

184: Hunter Cruz, Fresno State D;6-4 #19 Travis Stefanik, Princeton

184: Abe Assad, Iowa D;5-3 #19 Travis Stefanik, Princeton

184: Abe Assad, Iowa F;2:05 #21 Zach Braunagel, Illinois

184: Cash Wilcke, Iowa D;5-3 #21 Zach Braunagel, Illinois

184: Jonathan Loew, Cornell D;16-10 #22 Dylan Wisman, Missouri

184: Chris Weiler, Lehigh D;13-6 #22 Dylan Wisman, Missouri

197

197: #14 Jay Aiello, Virginia D;9-7 #2 Jacob Warner, Iowa

197: #3 Patrick Brucki, Princeton D;10-5 #2 Jacob Warner, Iowa

197: #8 Christian Brunner, Purdue D;4-3 #3 Patrick Brucki, Princeton

197: Alex Hopkins, Army West Point D;6-5 #7 Thomas Lane, Cal Poly

197: JT Brown, Army West Point D;4-3 #7 Thomas Lane, Cal Poly

285

285: #8 Matt Stencel, Central Michigan D;6-1 #5 Trent Hillger, Wisconsin

285: Yaraslau Slavikouski, Harvard D;8-7 #12 Josh Hokit, Fresno State

285: #15 Carter Isley, Northern Iowa D;8-3 #13 Jere Heino, Campbell

285: Yaraslau Slavikouski, Harvard D;7-3 #15 Carter Isley, Northern Iowa

285: Joey Slackman, Penn D;4-2 #25 Jordan Earnest, Ohio

285: Thomas Penola, Purdue D;8-2 #25 Jordan Earnest, Ohio