MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Six grapplers of the West Virginia University wrestling team set to compete in the 55th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The two-day event, hosted by Northwestern University, will be held on Dec. 29-30 inside the Sears Centre Arena.
 
There will be a total of four sessions, with the first session starting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Semifinals and consolation matches will commence at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, with the first-, third- and fifth-place matches beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
 
All four sessions will be broadcast live via FloWrestling and the Big Ten Network Plus. Each mat is a different stream on BTN2Go. FloWrestling's stream can be found HERE. Of note, the Big Ten Network will not broadcast the final sessions. Live stats also can be found on TrackWrestling. Brackets will be released later on WVUsports.com.
 
Redshirt seniors Jacob A. Smith and Parker VonEgidy, redshirt junior Zeke Moisey, junior Christian Monserrat and redshirt sophomores Keegan Moore and Zachary Moore will put on a WVU singlet for the Mountaineers.
 
Smith is ranked nationally in the top 10 by a trio of media outlets at 197 pounds. The Charleston, West Virginia, native is ranked No. 5 by Intermat and FloWrestling and appears at No. 10 according to The Open Mat.
 
Moisey remains at No. 19 in Intermat's latest top-20 poll at 125 pounds. The Northampton, Pennsylvania, native also appears at No. 20 via FloWrestling. Zachary Moore, a native of Oklahoma City, also checks in at No. 20 via The Open Mat at 157 pounds.
 
In addition to WVU's six grapplers, 37 other schools have entered its wrestlers in the two-day event: Air Force, Arizona State, Brown, Buffalo, Cal Poly, Central Michigan, Clarion, Columbia, Eastern Michigan, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Lehigh, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, Old Dominion, Oregon State, Penn, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Purdue, Rider, Rutgers, South Dakota State and Wisconsin.
 
Following the Midland Championships, West Virginia will take on back-to-back Big 12 foes in Oklahoma and North Dakota State on Jan. 4 and Jan. 7, respectively. The Sooners currently rank at No. 19 nationally, while North Dakota State received two votes during the week of Dec. 19.
 
Family Day is scheduled for the 7 p.m. Oklahoma match on Thursday, Jan. 4. Families can purchase four tickets and a $15 concession voucher for $25. The Mountaineers last Dollar Day of the season will follow three days later, as the team takes on Big 12 foe North Dakota State in a 7 p.m. match on Sunday, Jan. 7.
 
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
 
125: Zeke Moisey
141: Christian Monserrat
141: Keegan Moore
157: Zachary Moore
174: Parker VonEgidy
197: Jacob A. Smith