Northwestern University Athletics
Midlands Tickets On Sale Now!
12/15/2025 2:37:00 PM | Wrestling, Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
EVANSTON, Ill. - Tickets for the 61st Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships are on sale now! Fans can purchase a daily pass for Monday or Tuesday, or an all-session pass that covers both days of action.
GET YOUR MIDLANDS TICKETS TODAY!
After nearly a decade off campus, the Midlands Championships will return to Northwestern on December 29-30, 2025. The two-day tournament will be held in Ryan Fieldhouse and feature four sessions of action.
A full schedule for both days of the 61st Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships can be found below:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29
9:30 a.m. – First Session – Championship Rounds 1 & 2, Wrestlebacks
7:00 p.m. – Second Session – Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30
9:30 a.m. – Third Session – Semis, consolation, women's division begins
4:00 p.m. – Fourth Session – Men's 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th place matches, women's division finals
Awards ceremony to follow
The Midlands Championships have been hosted by Northwestern since 1963, when then-head coach Ken Kraft organized the inaugural tournament in La Grange, Ill. Beginning in 1972, the tournament was held annually in Welsh-Ryan Arena until 2017, when it moved off campus. This year's tournament will be the first held in Evanston since then.
READ MORE ON THE LEGENDARY KEN KRAFT
GET YOUR MIDLANDS TICKETS TODAY!
After nearly a decade off campus, the Midlands Championships will return to Northwestern on December 29-30, 2025. The two-day tournament will be held in Ryan Fieldhouse and feature four sessions of action.
A full schedule for both days of the 61st Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships can be found below:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29
9:30 a.m. – First Session – Championship Rounds 1 & 2, Wrestlebacks
7:00 p.m. – Second Session – Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30
9:30 a.m. – Third Session – Semis, consolation, women's division begins
4:00 p.m. – Fourth Session – Men's 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th place matches, women's division finals
Awards ceremony to follow
The Midlands Championships have been hosted by Northwestern since 1963, when then-head coach Ken Kraft organized the inaugural tournament in La Grange, Ill. Beginning in 1972, the tournament was held annually in Welsh-Ryan Arena until 2017, when it moved off campus. This year's tournament will be the first held in Evanston since then.
READ MORE ON THE LEGENDARY KEN KRAFT
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