TEMPE, Ariz.— The 2017 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships will take place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman State, Ill. Dec 29-30, 2017 due to ongoing renovation of Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena, where the tournament is generally held.
No. 1 Zahid Valencia (10-0) brings a still undefeated record into the weekend at 174 lbs.
In 2016, the Sun Devils earned their best finish at Midlands since 1989, a third-place finish as a team. The impressive showing marked ASU's first top-10 finish since 2001, first top-5 since 1997, and best finish since winning the tournament in 1989.