Three Cadets Place at Midlands Championships

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Corey Shie wrestling at the 2018 Black Knight Invite

Three Cadets Place at Midlands Championships

December 30, 2018 | Wrestling

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Corey Shie, Ben Harvey and Rocco Caywood of the Army West Point wrestling team all finished in the top-eight of their respectful weight classes at the Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern at the Sears Centre Arena on Sunday.

Caywood, Army's only semifinalist, collected a team-best fourth place finish at 197 pounds. Shie capped his showing by placing sixth at 141 pounds, while Harvey was eighth at 174 pounds.

As a team, the Black Knights finished eighth out of 67 teams with 68.0 points. Iowa won the tournament for the sixth consecutive year with 184.0 points, while Northern Iowa earned runner-up honors with 119.5 points. Northwestern (110.0 points), Wisconsin (97.5 points) and Princeton (92.5 points) round out the top five.

HOW IT HAPPENED
141 POUNDS
Corey Shie (6th): 2-2, Fall (5-3, 2 Falls, TF)
Cons. Round of 8 #2: W, 9-5 vs. Peter Lipari (#14 Rutgers)
Cons. Round of 4: W, Fall at 1:31 vs. #14 Tristan Moran (#16 Wisconsin)
Cons. Semifinals: L, 6-3 vs. Michael Blockhus (#19 Northern Iowa)
Fifth Place: L, Major Decision, 13-5 vs. Joey Gould (Bucknell)
157 POUNDS
#16 Lucas Weiland: 0-1 (3-2)
Cons. Round of 8 #2: L, 5-2 vs. Jeren Glosser (#3 Iowa)
174 POUNDS
#12 Ben Harvey (8th): 1-1 (4-2, Fall, MD)
Cons. Round of 8 #2: W, 7-3 vs. Josh Ugalde (Maryland)
Cons. Round of 4: L, 8-5 vs. Andrew Morgan (Campbell)
Seventh Place: L, Med. Forfeit vs. Jairod James (Mount Union)
197 POUNDS
#6 Rocco Caywood (4th): 1-2 (4-2)
Semifinals: L, Major Decision, 9-1 vs. #3 Patrick Brucki (#13 Princeton)
Cons. Semifinals: W, 5-3 vs. #4 Jacob Warner (#3 Iowa)
Third Place: L, 6-4 vs. Lucas Davison (Northwestern)
Alex Hopkins: 0-1 (2-2, TF)
Cons. Round of 8 #2: L, SV-1, 4-2 vs. Josh Hokit (Fresno State)
285 POUNDS
Bobby Heald: 0-1 (3-2, Fall, 2 MDs)
Cons. Round of 8 #2: L, 8-4 vs. #8 Trent Hillger (#16 Wisconsin)

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Rocco Caywood saw his 13-match winning streak snapped in the semifinals by third-ranked Patrick Brucki of Princeton.
The Toledo, Ohio native took fourth place, tying a program-best finish at the Midlands Championships set by Jim Gressley (177 pounds) in 1991.
Caywood posted his first-career victory over a top-five opponent with a 5-3 decision over fourth-ranked Jacob Warner of Iowa in the consolation semifinals.
The Black Knights earned their first top-10 finish in program history at the Midlands Championships.
Ben Harvey documented his 60th-career victory.
Corey Shie notched his first-career victory over a ranked opponent by pinning No. 14 Tristan Moran of Wisconsin in the first period.

WARD'S WORDS

Head Coach Kevin Ward – "It's not the way we wanted to finish, but as a whole we had a decent tournament. Our performance shows that we can compete at a high level. We have individuals that are capable of being national champions and we have a group of guys that are working their way to that level. We have a really tough team, but we can get a lot better. We need to finish matches with a killer mentality. When our guys embrace that killer mindset, we can really jump levels.
"If we don't take that mindset into next week's duals, it could be a rough day for us. We have some really tough competition with two top-25 teams and a tough conference opponent. There will not be any easy matches for us, and we must be ready to fight for every point. It will be a good test and a tough challenge for our guys, and we are excited for that opportunity."

UP NEXT

The Black Knights remain on the road and will compete at the Wyoming Duals on Friday. Army will face Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) foe American, 13th-ranked North Carolina and host 24th-ranked Wyoming.