EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore Logan Brzozowski finished in sixth place at 125 pounds, and first-year Robert Kucharczk placed eighth at 184 pounds to lead Harvard University wrestling on day two of the 61^st annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Tuesday at Ryan Fieldhouse.
 
Closing out the Crimson's final competition of the 2025 calendar year, Brzozowski notched a pair of wins on day two to finish in the top six at 125 pounds while Kucharczk posted four overall victories – including three straight in the wrestlebacks – to reach the podium.

Day 2 Harvard Highlights

• Sophomore Logan Brzozowski finished in sixth place at 125 pounds, posting three wins at the tournament, including two victories on day two. On day two, Brzozowski notched back-to-back wins to open the day, defeating SIU Edwardsville's Davian Guanajuato, 5-3, and Pittsburgh's Colyn Limbert, 5-2 in sudden victory, to clinch a spot in the top six. On day one, Brzozowski registered an 8-1 win over Michigan's Chris Kiser to reach the quarterfinals.
• First-year Robert Kucharczk placed eighth at 184 pounds, tallying four wins over the two-day event. On day one, he totaled three wins 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. On day two, Kucharczk topped Tye Monteiro of Stanford in the blood round with a fall in 6:47, earning a spot on the podium.

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Day 1 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Harvard Results

125 Pounds
Logan Brzozowski (Sixth Place | 3-3 Overall | 1-1 on Day 1 | 2-2 on Day 2)
Brzozowski def. Chris Kiser (Michigan) in Champ Round 2, Dec. 8-1
Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) def. Brzozowski in Quarterfinals, Dec. 4-3
Brzozowski def. Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) in Consolation, Dec. 5-3
Brzozowski def. Colyn Limbert (Pittsburgh) in Consolation, Dec. 5-2 SV
Christian Castillo (Iowa State) def. Brzozowski in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 14-8
Matt Marlow (Pittsburgh) def. Brzozowski in Fifth-Place Match, Dec. 4-1
 
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 (2-2)
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
Maddox Shaw (Ohio State) def. Crook in Consolation, Dec. 12-6
 
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 (1-2)
Cangro def. Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) in Champ Round 2, Dec. 3-0
Ryan Burton (Virginia Tech) def. Cangro in Quarterfinals, Dec. 10-5
Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) def. Cangro in Consolation, MD 12-4
 
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 (Eighth Place | 4-2 Overall | 3-1 on Day 1 | 1-1 on Day 2)
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
Kucharczk def. Tye Monteiro (Stanford) in Consolation, Fall 6:47
Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) def. Kucharczk in Consolation, MD 9-1
Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) def. Kucharczk in Seventh-Place Match, Medical Forfeit
 
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. Rutgers: 93
2. Pittsburgh: 92.5
3. Virginia Tech: 83.5
4. Bucknell: 83
5. Cal Poly: 82
6. Indiana: 72.5
7. Northern Illinois: 70.5
8. Northwestern: 62
9. Ohio State: 60
10. Spartan Combat RTC: 55
11. Oregon State: 47.5
12. Illinois: 45.5
13. Central Michigan: 38
14. Harvard: 28
15. SIU Edwardsville: 27.5
16. Stanford: 26.5
17. Michigan: 21
18. Unaffiliated: 20
19. Iowa State: 12.5
120. Maryland: 12
21. Lehigh: 11
22. Unattached – Ohio State: 8.5
23. Franklin & Marshall: 8
24. RIT: 6.5
25. Unattached – Lehigh: 4
26. Hofstra: 3
27. Virginia: 2
28. Chattanooga: 1.5
28. Michigan State: 1.5
30. Unattached – Oregon State: 0 

Next Up

Harvard competes at the NWCA Multi-Division National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa from January 9-10 (FloWrestling).