Tuesday, December 19
DeKalb, Ill.
1 p.m. CT
Northwestern
17
at
18
Northern Illinois
Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera
‘Cats Pile Up Four Bonus Point Wins At Northern Illinois
12/19/2023 6:24:00 PM | Wrestling
Northwestern returns to action at Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, December 29-30
DeKALB, Ill. (December 19, 2023) – Four Wildcats notched bonus point victories as Northwestern wrestling dropped a narrow 18-17 decision to host Northern Illinois this afternoon in its 2023-24 dual meet opener inside the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill.
Gallery: (12-19-2023) Wrestling vs. Northern Illinois
Coming off an eighth-place finish earlier this month at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Trevor Chumbley turned in a dominant effort at 157 pounds against Alec Rees, putting up a 20-4 victory by technical fall. The St. Charles, Ill. native started fast, surging to a pair of first-period takedowns en route to the fifth technical fall victory of his career.
Maxx Mayfield provided late fireworks in a clash with Tommy Bennett at 165 pounds. Staked to an 8-3 edge in the final minute of the third period, Mayfield scored a key takedown with 30 seconds remaining before riding out Bennett for the remainder of the frame to ultimately secure an 11-3 win by major decision.
Wrestling at 174 pounds, David Ferrante looked to follow a similar script to his 165-pound counterpart against Ricardo Salinas. Locked in a 6-6 stalemate at the end of the first period, Ferrante edged in front, 7-6, with an escape to open the frame ahead of a takedown that gave the Huntley, Ill. product a 10-6 advantage heading to the third period. With his lead sitting at 14-8 in the closing seconds, Ferrante muscled his way to a vital takedown of his own to wrap up a win by major decision, prevailing by an 18-8 final.
Evan Bates hit the accelerator from the opening whistle against Sean Carroll at 197 pounds, scoring a takedown in the opening minute before adding a four-point near fall that gave the redshirt sophomore a commanding 7-0 edge. Bates went on to stretch that gap to double digits, 13-3, in the second period on his way to a 15-6 major decision.
Northwestern returns to action December 29-30 when it hosts the 59th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. More information, including a link to purchase tickets, can be found here.
Northern Illinois 18, Northwestern 17
125: Blake West (NIU) over Massey Odiotti (NU) (Dec 9-3)
133: Nathaniel Genobana NIU) over Patrick Adams (NU) (Dec 6-3)
141: Jacob Brya (NIU) over Kolby McClain (NU) (Dec 6-0)
149: Jaivon Jones (NIU) over Aiden Vandenbush (NU) (Dec 5-1)
157: Trevor Chumbley (NU) over Alec Rees (NIU) (Tech Fall 20-4, 5:13)
165: Maxx Mayfield (NU) over Tommy Bennett (NIU) (MD 12-3)
174: David Ferrante (NU) over Ricardo Salinas (NIU) (MD 18-8)
184: Matt Zuber (NIU) over Troy Fisher (NU) (SV-1, 4-1)
197: Evan Bates (NU) over Sean Carroll (NIU) (MD 15-6)
285: Jacobi Jackson (NIU) over Jon Halvorsen (NU) (Dec 13-6)
Coming off an eighth-place finish earlier this month at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Trevor Chumbley turned in a dominant effort at 157 pounds against Alec Rees, putting up a 20-4 victory by technical fall. The St. Charles, Ill. native started fast, surging to a pair of first-period takedowns en route to the fifth technical fall victory of his career.
Maxx Mayfield provided late fireworks in a clash with Tommy Bennett at 165 pounds. Staked to an 8-3 edge in the final minute of the third period, Mayfield scored a key takedown with 30 seconds remaining before riding out Bennett for the remainder of the frame to ultimately secure an 11-3 win by major decision.
Wrestling at 174 pounds, David Ferrante looked to follow a similar script to his 165-pound counterpart against Ricardo Salinas. Locked in a 6-6 stalemate at the end of the first period, Ferrante edged in front, 7-6, with an escape to open the frame ahead of a takedown that gave the Huntley, Ill. product a 10-6 advantage heading to the third period. With his lead sitting at 14-8 in the closing seconds, Ferrante muscled his way to a vital takedown of his own to wrap up a win by major decision, prevailing by an 18-8 final.
Evan Bates hit the accelerator from the opening whistle against Sean Carroll at 197 pounds, scoring a takedown in the opening minute before adding a four-point near fall that gave the redshirt sophomore a commanding 7-0 edge. Bates went on to stretch that gap to double digits, 13-3, in the second period on his way to a 15-6 major decision.
Northwestern returns to action December 29-30 when it hosts the 59th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. More information, including a link to purchase tickets, can be found here.
Northern Illinois 18, Northwestern 17
125: Blake West (NIU) over Massey Odiotti (NU) (Dec 9-3)
133: Nathaniel Genobana NIU) over Patrick Adams (NU) (Dec 6-3)
141: Jacob Brya (NIU) over Kolby McClain (NU) (Dec 6-0)
149: Jaivon Jones (NIU) over Aiden Vandenbush (NU) (Dec 5-1)
157: Trevor Chumbley (NU) over Alec Rees (NIU) (Tech Fall 20-4, 5:13)
165: Maxx Mayfield (NU) over Tommy Bennett (NIU) (MD 12-3)
174: David Ferrante (NU) over Ricardo Salinas (NIU) (MD 18-8)
184: Matt Zuber (NIU) over Troy Fisher (NU) (SV-1, 4-1)
197: Evan Bates (NU) over Sean Carroll (NIU) (MD 15-6)
285: Jacobi Jackson (NIU) over Jon Halvorsen (NU) (Dec 13-6)
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