Evanston, IL

By Andrew Chesbro
American University Sports Information

Senior wrestler Josh Glenn won the 197 lbs. Midlands Championship on Sunday with a 14-9 decision over Northwestern's Mike Tamillow, becoming the first Eagles wrestler to capture a championship at the Midlands Tournament, one of the nation's premier wrestling events, held on the campus of Northwestern University.

First-seeded Glenn advanced into Sunday's competition with a first-round bye and a second round tech-fall over Pittsburgh's A.J. Hunt at 4:37. On Sunday, Glenn first defeated Northern Iowa's Andrew Anderson without much resistance, 8-1. In the semi-final round, Glenn faced fourth-seeded T.J. Morrison from Rider and won a tight 2-0 decision.

Second-seeded Tamillow was Glenn's opponent in the championship round. Tamillow had won three matches earlier in the tournament including an 11-2 major decision in his first match and an 8-6 decision against third-seeded Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan in the semis. Glenn would not allow Tamillow many of the scoring opportunities he had earlier in the tournament though and completed his championship run with a 14-9 decision.

Glenn's victory marks the first time that an Eagles wrestler has won a championship at the Midlands. In its 45th year of existence, the Midlands Tournament routinely draws the best competition from around the country and is regarded as one of the most prestigious wrestling events of the year. AU had previously sent five wrestlers to the podium at the Midlands, including two third-place finishes by Glenn in 2005 and 2006, an eighth-place finish by Mike Cannon in '06, a fourth-place showing by Daniel Waters in '04 and an eighth-place finish by Marc Hoffer in '00.

As a team, the Eagles finished in 13th place at the Midlands with 44 points. Iowa won the team championship with 185 points and Iowa State took second with 135 points.