EVANSTON, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team completed competition on day one of the 54th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Invitational today, Dec. 29. The Eagles went up against some of the best wrestlers in the country, and redshirt junior Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) was the lone Eagle to advance to day two.
Eastern sent 10 grapplers onto the mats on day one, and came away with 12 wins total. As a team, EMU sits in 22nd out of 42 teams with 20 points.
A defending eighth place finisher at The Midlands, Hutchison got his day at heavyweight started on a low note, dropping his first round match to No.