EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore Logan Brzozowski, junior Jack Crook, junior Joseph Cangro, and first-year Robert Kucharczk all advanced to day two following their performances on day one at the 61^st annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Monday at Ryan Fieldhouse.
 
Taking part in the Crimson's final competition for the 2025 calendar year, Brzozowski, Crook, Cangro, and Kucharczk will all compete in the wrestlebacks on Tuesday at 125, 149, 165, and 184 pounds respectively.
 
Brzozowski, Crook, and Cangro all earned spots in the quarterfinals before each dropped his final bout of the day to move to the consolation side of the bracket to start Tuesday's action. Kucharczk tallied three wins on the day, including two victories in the wrestlebacks, to remain in contention on Tuesday.
 

Harvard Highlights

• Junior Jack Crook won each of his first two bouts at 149 pounds to reach the quarterfinals. Crook topped Lehigh's Matt Repos with a 15-2 major decision in the first round before beating Cal Poly's Andre Gonzales with a 9-6 decision in the second round. Crook dropped a 4-1 decision to Virginia Tech's Collin Gaj in the quarterfinals and will face Ohio State's Maddox Shaw in his first bout on Tuesday.
• Sophomore Logan Brzozowski topped Michigan's Chris Kiser, 8-1, at 125 pounds to advance to the quarterfinals before falling in a 4-3 decision to Cal Poly's Koda Holeman. Brzozowski will meet SIU Edwardsville's Davian Guanajuato to start action on Tuesday.
• Junior Joseph Cangro picked up a 3-0 decision over Northern Illinois' Brett Smith at 165 pounds to gain a spot in the quarterfinals before dropping a 10-5 decision to Virginia Tech's Ryan Burton. Cangro will square off with SIU Edwardsville's Brock Woodcock to begin Tuesday's competition.
• First-year Robert Kucharczk totaled three wins at 184 pounds, beginning the day with an 8-5 win over Illinois' Joey Braunagel. He then notched back-to-back wins in the consolation rounds – a 19-3 technical fall over Northern Illinois' Ali Adel and a 9-2 decision over Michigan's Codei Khawaia – to move onto Tuesday. He will open action tomorrow against Stanford's Tye Monteiro.
• First-year Sidney Tildsley and sophomore Haden Bottiglieri each posted a win at 141 and 174 pounds respectively. Tildsley registered a fall in 4:06 over Indiana's Lucas Peters while Bottiglieri tallied a 10-1 major decision over Michigan's Connor Owens. 

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Harvard Results

125 Pounds
Logan Brzozowski (1-1 on Day 1)
Brzozowski def. Chris Kiser (Michigan) in Champ Round 2, Dec. 8-1
Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) def. Brzozowski in Quarterfinals, Dec. 4-3
Vs. Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) in Consolation on Tuesday
 
141 Pounds
Dante Frinzi (0-2)
Aiden Simmons (Cal Poly) def. Frinzi in Champ Round 1, Fall 3:58
Frinzi def. Sidney Tildsley (Harvard) in Consolation, MD 11-1
Drew Gorman (Virginia Tech) def. Frinzi in Consolation, Dec. 7-2
 
Sidney Tildsley (1-1)
Tildsley def. Lucas Peters (Indiana) in Champ Round 1, Fall 4:06
Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) def. Tildsley in Champ Round 2, TF 17-1 5:00
Dante Frinzi (Harvard) def. Tildsley in Consolation, MD 11-1
 
149 Pounds
Jack Crook (2-1 on Day 1)
Crook def. Matt Repos (Lehigh) in Champ Round 1, MD 15-2
Crook def. Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly) in Champ Round 2, Dec. 9-6
Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech) def. Crook in Quarterfinals, Dec. 4-1
Vs. Maddox Shaw (Ohio State) in Consolation on Tuesday
 
Jaden Pepe (0-2)
Ethen Miller (Virginia Tech) def. Pepe in Champ Round 1, Dec. 12-9
Maddox Shaw (Ohio State) def. Pepe in Consolation, MD 9-1
 
157 Pounds
Wyatt Hepner (0-2)
Kal Miller (Maryland) def. Hepner in Champ Round 1, Dec. 12-6
Ryan Garvick (Indiana) def. Hepner in Consolation, Dec. 6-0
 
165 Pounds
Joseph Cangro (1-1 on Day 1)
Cangro def. Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) in Champ Round 2, Dec. 3-0
Ryan Burton (Virginia Tech) def. Cangro in Quarterfinals, Dec. 10-5
Vs. Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) in Consolation on Tuesday
 
174 Pounds
Haden Bottiglieri (1-0)
Bottiglieri def. Connor Owens (Michigan) in Champ Round 1, MD 10-1
Richie Grungo (Lehigh) def. Bottiglieri in Champ Round 2, Medical Forfeit
Tommy bennett (Northern Illinois) def. Bottiglieri in Consolation, Medical Forfeit
 
Ben Smith (0-2)
Orlando Cruz (Indiana) def. Smith in Champ Round 1, Dec. 6-3
Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan) def. Smith in Consolation, Dec. 8-5
 
184 Pounds
Robert Kucharczk (3-1 on Day 1)
Kucharczk def. Joey Braunagel (Illinois) in Champ Round 1, Dec. 8-5
Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh) def. Kucharczk in Champ Round 2, MD 14-5
Kucharczk def. Ali Adel (Northern Illinois) in Consolation, TF 19-3 5:55
Kucharczk def. Codei Khawaja (Michigan) in Consolation, Dec. 9-2
Vs. Tye Monteiro (Stanford) in Consolation on Tuesday
 
197 Pounds
Dylan Greenstein (0-2)
Cole Jackson (Cal Poly) def. Greenstein in Champ Round 1, Dec. 10-3
Matt Kowalski (Indiana) def. Greenstein in Consolation, MD 11-0
 
Mason Pellegri (0-2)
Demond Harrison (Michigan State) def. Pellegri in Champ Round 1, Dec. 8-3
Levi Bussey (Cal Poly) def. Pellegri in Consolation, Fall 0:46
 
Hudson Skove (0-2)
Luke Duthie (Stanford) def. Skove in Champ Round 1, Dec. 2-0
Myron Mendez (SIU Edwardsville) def. Skove in Consolation, Dec. 9-8
 
285 Pounds
Logan Marissal (0-2)
Logan Bender (Northern Illinois) def. Marissal in Champ Round 1, Dec. 5-1
Jackson Mankowski (Stanford) def. Marissal in Consolation, Dec. 7-3 

Team Scores

1. Bucknell: 55
2. Pittsburgh: 53
3. Indiana: 49
4. Cal Poly: 45
5. Rutgers: 44.5
6. Northern Illinois: 42.5
7. Virginia Tech: 39
8. Oregon State: 36
9. Illinois: 31.5
9. Northwestern: 31.5
11. Ohio State: 28.5
12. Spartan Combat RTC: 28
13. SIU Edwardsville: 24
14. Michigan: 21
15. Central Michigan: 18
16. Harvard: 15.5
17. Stanford: 12
18. Unaffiliated: 11
19. Maryland: 10
20. Iowa State: 9
21. Franklin & Marshall: 8
22. Lehigh: 7.5
23. Unattached – Lehigh: 4
23. Unattached – Ohio State: 4
25. Hofstra: 3
26. RIT: 2
26. Virginia: 2
28. Chattanooga: 1.5
28. Michigan State: 1.5
30. Unattached – Oregon State: 0 

Next Up

Harvard concludes competition at the Midlands Championship tomorrow – Tuesday, Dec. 30 – with wrestling beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET (9:30 a.m. CT) on B1G+.