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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Six SIUE wrestlers finished in the top six Saturday for the Cougar Clash in First Community Center at the Vadalabene Center.

Tyshawn Williams was SIUE's top placewinner with second at 149 pounds. Despite two early takedowns in the championship match, Williams was bested by Missouri's Brock Mauller 8-4.

Justin Ruffin again continued his strong start to the season with a third-place finish. After dropping his semifinal to Michigan State's Jake Tucker in overtime, he fought back for a convincing third-place win over Wisconsin's Drew Scharenbrock 15-2.

Other top finishers for the Cougars were Saul Ervin (4th), Ryan Yarnell (4th), Tommy Helton (5th), Chase Diehl (6th) and Max Kristoff (7th).

"I thought the event overall went well. I want to thank all of the volunteers who helped out. Overall I think it was a good event," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates.

SIUE's next action is to open the Mid-American Conference schedule at home. The Cougars welcome Old Dominion to First Community Arena Dec. 18 followed by a nonconference match with Purdue Dec. 19.

"We saw some progress in some areas, but there were a lot of very frustrating things," added Spates. "There were a lot of good things but more that we need to work on."



Cougar Clash Results for SIUE
Edwardsville, Ill.
Dec. 7, 2019

Team Scores
1 Missouri 138.5
2 Wisconsin 121.5
3 Michigan State 114.5
4 Little Rock 57.5
5 Brown 48.5
6 SIUE 48.0

125
Gage Datlovsky
Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Carson (Little Rock) won by tech fall over Gage Datlovsky (SIUE) (TF-1.5 3:00 (16-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Cameron Valdiviez (Missouri) won by decision over Gage Datlovsky (SIUE) (Dec 12-7)

125
Matt Malavsky
Champ. Round 1 - Julian Saldaña (Michigan State) won by decision over Matt Malavsky (SIUE) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Logan Griffin (Michigan State) won by fall over Matt Malavsky (SIUE) (Fall 1:53)

133
Honor Nguyen
Champ. Round 1 - Honor Nguyen (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Seth Gross (Wisconsin) won by fall over Honor Nguyen (SIUE) (Fall 1:05)
Cons. Round 1 - Honor Nguyen (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Darby Diedrich (Brown) won by major decision over Honor Nguyen (SIUE) (MD 10-2)

141
Saul Ervin placed 4th
Quarterfinal - Saul Ervin (SIUE) won by decision over Conner Ward (Little Rock) (Dec 9-3)
Semifinal - Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) won by decision over Saul Ervin (SIUE) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Semi - Saul Ervin (SIUE) won by decision over Jake Spiess (Michigan State) (Dec 8-2)
3rd place - James Pawelski (Brown) won by deicision over Saul Ervin (SIUE) (Dec 4-0) 

149
Tyshawn Williams placed 2nd
Quarterfinal - Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) won by major decision over Thomas Lisher (Little Rock) (MD 12-4)
Semifinal - Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) won by decision over Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) (Dec 11-5)
Final - Brock Mauller (Missouri) won by decision over Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) (Dec 8-4)

149
Max Kristoff placed 7th
Champ. Round 1 - Daniel Stilling (Wisconsin) won by fall over Max Kristoff (SIUE) (Fall 5:34)
Cons. Round 1 - Max Kristoff (SIUE) won by fall over Thomas Lisher (Little Rock) (Fall 2:55)
Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Atienza (Michigan State) won by fall over Max Kristoff (SIUE) (Fall 0:53)
7th place - Max Kristoff (SIUE) won by decision over Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) (Dec 3-1)

157
Justin Ruffin placed 3rd
Quarterfinal - Justin Ruffin (SIUE) won by decision over devin Bahr (Wisconsin) (Dec 4-0)
Semifinal - Jake Tucker (Michigan State) won in sudden victory over Justin Ruffin (SIUE) (SV-2 5-3)
Cons. Semi - Justin Ruffin (SIUE) won by decision over Garrett Model (Wisconsin) (Dec 7-6)
3rd place - Justin Ruffin (SIUE) won by major decision over Drew Scharenbrock (Wisconsin) (MD 15-2)

165
Chase Diehl placed 6th
Champ. Round 1 - Chase Diehl (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Luke Fortuna (Missouri) won by decision over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Chase Diehl (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Chase Diehl (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Semi - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) won by major decision over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (MD 14-3)
5th place - Austin Hiles (Michigan State) won by decision over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (Dec 5-4)

174
Kevin Gschwendtner
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) won by decision over Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Cade Wilson (Brown) won by decision over Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) (Dec 7-2)

184
Ryan Yarnell placed 4th
Round 1 - Dylan Wisman (Missouri) won by major decision over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (MD 15-5)
Round 3 - Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) won by fall over matthew muller (Little Rock) (Fall 2:04)
Round 4 - Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) won by fall over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Fall 5:59)
Round 5 - Cordel Duhart (Missouri) won by decision over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Dec 6-5)

197
Jake McKiernan
Champ. Round 1 - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) won by decision over James Johnson (Little Rock) (Dec 9-5)
Quarterfinal - Nino Bastianelli (Brown) won by tech fall over Jake McKiernan (SIUE) (TF-1.5 4:32 (16-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Nick May (Michigan State) won by fall over Jake McKiernan (SIUE) (Fall 0:49)

197
Aric Bohn
Champ. Round 1 - Nick May (Michigan State) won by major decision over Aric Bohn (SIUE) (MD 12-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Taylor Watkins (Wisconsin) won by decision over Aric Bohn (SIUE) (Dec 8-1)

197
Austin Andres
Champ. Round 1 - Austin Andres (SIUE) 4-8 received a bye
Quarterfinal - Jack Flynn (Missouri) won by injury default over Austin Andres (SIUE) (Inj. 0:33)
Cons. Round 1 - James Johnson (Little Rock) won by medical forfeit over Austin Andres (SIUE) (M. For.)

285
Tommy Helton placed 5th
Champ. Round 1 - Tommy Helton (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Jose Diaz (Missouri) won by decision over Tommy Helton (SIUE) (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Tommy Helton (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Tommy Helton (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Semi - Jacob Bohlken (Missouri) won by decision over Tommy Helton (SIUE) (Dec 2-1)
5th place - Tommy Helton (SIUE) won by fall over Gunner Cash (Little Rock) (Fall 4:07)