Gillis, a senior heavyweight, posted a 9-1 record with three technical falls, a major decision, a fall and five victories over Division I opponents. He posted a 3-0 record at the Desert Duals including a major decision over Menlo’s Jacob Hallmark (10-2), a pin of King’s Jim Bishop (1:08) and a technical fall over Ohio Northern’s Adam Kosch (2:22). Gillis placed third at the Midlands Championship hosted by Northwestern University, defeating two Division I ranked wrestlers among the six Division I competitors he faced in seven matches at the Tournament. He opened with back-to-back 15-0 technical falls over UW-LaCrosse’s Dan Laurent (4:11) and Northern Illinois’ Jeff Burdorf (2:57). After suffering his lone defeat, a 2-1 decision to Northwestern’s Dustin Fox, Gillis rebounded to defeat Indiana’s Josh Buuck (6-3), Michigan State’s Alan O’Donnell (3-0), Iowa’s Matt Fields (4-3) and Central Michigan’s Bubba Gritter (7-3). Fields and Gritter are ranked fourth and sixth, respectively in Division I. Laurent was Gillis lone non-Division I opponent at the Midlands. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)
