No. 18 Rutgers Wrestling competed at the 58th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships last week in Hoffman Estates, Illinois and came home with six individual placewinners and a seventh place finish as a team.
Sammy Alvarez (141lbs) led the way with a third place finish, while Dean Peterson (125lbs) and Brian Soldano (184lbs) both finished fourth. Overall, this was a disappointing outcome for Rutgers when so many factors looked to be in the Scarlet Knight’s favor coming in.
Perennial Midlands gold medalists Iowa were a no-show, while Rutgers would be entering their entire starting lineup (less 197lbs) with multiple backups at several weights that had their own good shot of placing last week.