Punxsutawney’ Graduate Young Wins 157-Pound Title at Midlands Championships

CHICAGO – Kaleb Young of Iowa, a Punxsutawney graduate, won the 157-pound title at the prestigious Midlands Championships Monday.

(Photo courtesy of Iowa Athletics)

Young got a takedown with 13 seconds left in sudden victory to secure a 5-3 win over Army’s Markus Hartman in the finals.

Watch Young get his winning takedown.

Kaleb Young is quick – he finishes the job in no time.

The 157-pounder takes the title home at #Midlands57@Hawks_Wrestling | @FloWrestling pic.twitter.com/f4nl3AANSM

— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) December 31, 2019

After a scoreless first period, Young took a 2-0 with a reversal after starting in the bottom position before Hartman got a late escape to make it 2-1 heading to the third.

Starting on the bottom in the third, Hartman got a reversal to go up 3-2 before Young escaped to tie the bout at three and force overtime.

Young advanced to the finals with a pun of Purdue’s Kendall Coleman at 7:57 of their semifinal match.

Watch Young get the win over Coleman.

#8 Kaleb Young wins this wild scramble and pins #5 Kendall Coleman to punch his spot into the Midlands Finals. pic.twitter.com/qyfnayVQ8m

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) December 30, 2019

Iowa won the team championship with a tournament-record 196.5 points.

See complete results from Midlands here.

Watch Young talk about winning the title.

Kaleb Young won his Midlands semifinals and finals matches with late scores in dramatic fashion. It was a little…bananas. pic.twitter.com/QlBgx6cU5Q

— Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling (@Hawks_Wrestling) December 31, 2019