NUsports.com has released the Midlands top contenders for the 2016 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.

As always, the field is full of elite talent from many of the nation's top teams.  Check out all the ranked athletes for what is shaping up to be another highly competitive Midlands Championships. 

Top Contenders (Updated ASICS FloRankings)

125
#1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa)
#6 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State)
#8 Tim Lambert (Nebraska)
#17 Josh Terao (American)
#19 Freddie Rodriguez (SIU-Edwardsville)
Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State)
Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan)
Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion)
Elijah Oliver (Indiana)
Anthony Rubinetti (Northwestern

133
#1 Cory Clark (Iowa)
#2 Zane Richards (Illinois)
#4 Eric Montoya (Nebraska)
#5 Seth Gross (South Dakota State)
#7 Dom Forys (Pitt)
#11 Earl Hall (Iowa State)
#17 Tyson Dippery (Rutgers)
#18 Tyler Goodwin (Maryland)
#19 Sean Fausz (North Carolina State)
Cameron Kelly (Ohio)

141
#3 Matt Kolodzik (Princeton)
#5 Kevin Jack (North Carolina State)
#6 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers)
#10 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska)
#16 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State)
#20 Joey Palmer (Oregon State)
Gabe Moreno (Iowa State)
Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan)
Michael Longo (Oklahoma)

149
#2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
#6 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan)
#10 Alfred Bannister (Maryland)
#13 Christian Pagdilao (Arizona State)
#14 Ken Theobold (Rutgers)
#18 Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois)
#19 Joey Delgado (Oregon State)
Andrew Crone (Wisconsin)
Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma)
Jordan Laster (Princeton)

157
#4 Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
#5 Tyler Berger (Nebraska)
#9 Clay Ream (North Dakota State)
#10 Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan)
#11 B.J. Clagon (Rider)
#14 DaWaylon Barnes (Oklahoma)
#16 Josh Shields (Arizona State)
Colin Holler (South Dakota State)

165
#1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois)
#3 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin)
#8 Clark Glass (Oklahoma)
#12 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State)
#15 Tyler Marinelli (Gardner-Webb)
#16 Chad Walsh (Rider)
#17 Seldon Wright (Old Dominion)
#19 TeShan Campbell (Pitt)
Austin Reese (Ohio)
Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern)
Tyrel White (Columbia)
Alex Marinelli (Iowa)

174
#4 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State)
#7 Alex Meyer (Iowa)
#13 Zac Brunson (Illinois)
#16 David Kocer (South Dakota State)
#12 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State)
#20 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton)
Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin)
Matt Reed (Oklahoma)

184
#6 Nate Jackson (Indiana)
#3 TJ Dudley (Nebraska)
#4 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
#8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa)
#9 Patrick Downey (Iowa State)
#10 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan)
#11 Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers)
#12 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion)
#15 Michael Macchiavello (North Carolina State)
#18 Ian Baker (Princeton)
#19 Hunter Gamble (Gardner-Webb)
Mitch Sliga (Northwestern)

197
#5 Nate Rotert (South Dakota State)
#9 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska)
#10 Brett Harner (Princeton)
#11 Ryan Wolfe (Rider)
#12 Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion)
#14 Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois)
#15 Brad Johnson (Oklahoma)
#17 James Benjamin (Buffalo)
Jeric Kasunic (American)
Riley Lefever (Wabash College)

285
#2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin)
#5 Tanner Hall (Arizona State)
#7 Sam Stoll (Iowa)
#11 Brooks Black (Illinois)
#15 Collin Jensen (Nebraska)
#17 Ross Larson (Oklahoma)
#18 Ryan Solomon (Pitt)
#20 Ray O'Donnell (Princeton)
Garrett Ryan (Columbia)

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