HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - SIUE wrestling finished ninth as a team Friday at the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands, placing five individuals in the top eight of their respective weight classes.

"It was a little disappointing today after having such a good end of the day yesterday," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "Still, we put ourselves in good position to have that many placewinners and be in the top 10."

As a team, SIUE placed ninth with 64.5 points. Northwestern won the tournament with 122 points followed by Penn (115), Pittsburgh (115), Wisconsin (114.5), Illinois (104.5), Arizona State (86.0), Rutgers (85.0), Princeton (65.0) and SIUE.

Caleb Tyus was SIUE's top individual with a fourth-place finish at 141 pounds. Saul Ervin (141) and Colton McKiernan (285) both took fifth. Cardi Wilson (165) and Ryan Yarnell (197) placed eighth.

"All of them did a good job," said Spates. "Obvioously, there were three in the semis and it didn't turn out the way they wanted. But have three guys in there and scoring bonus points was a plus. Overall it was a good tournament," added Spates.

Next up for the Cougars is the return to dual meets. SIUE plays host to Mid-American Conference rival Buffalo Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. Tickets for the match are available at SIUECougars.com.

Team/Score
1. Northwestern 122.0
2. Penn 115.0
3. Pittsburgh 115.0
4. Wisconsin 114.5
5. Illinois 104.5
6. Arizona State 86.0
7. Rutgers 85.0
8. Princeton 65.0
9. SIUE 64.5
10. Harvard 55.5
11. Virginia 53.0
12. West Virginia 49.0
13. Northern Illinois 40.0
14. Lehigh 36.5
15. Indiana 34.0
16. Missouri 28.0
17. Unattached 27.5
18. Central Michigan 24.5
19. UW-Whitewater 22.0
20. NC State 20.0
21. Bloomsburg 19.5
22. George Mason 19.0
23. Michigan 18.5
24. Cleveland State 17.5
25. Franklin & Marshall 16.5
26. Navy Prep 16.5
27. Brown 14.0
28. Rhode Island College 11.0
29. Oklahoma 8.0
30. Thomas More 6.5
31. Buffalo 6.0
32. Pennsylvania RTC 3.5
33. North Carolina 3.0
34. Purdue 3.0
35. Illinois RTC 2.5
36. U. of Chicago 2.5
37. Omega Training Center 2.0
38. Air Force 1.0
39. California Baptist 0.0
40. Cornell 0.0
41. Harper College 0.0
42. Iowa 0.0
43. Michigan State 0.0
44. Nebraska-UN 0.0
45. North Central College 0.0
46. Triton Junior College 0.0

Midlands Results for SIUE
Men`s 125
Davian Guanajuato
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) won by fall over Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) (Fall 3:46)
Cons. Round 1 - Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) won by tech fall over Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) (TF 16-0)

Men`s 133
Marcel Lopez
Champ. Round 1 - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Blaine Frazier (Indiana) (Dec 7-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Hunter Adrian (Brown) won by decision over Marcel Lopez (SIUE) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Ian Oswalt (Brown) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Josh Jones (George Mason) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 6 - Taylor Lamont (Wisconsin) won by decision over Marcel Lopez (SIUE) (Dec 8-5)

Men`s 141
Saul Ervin
Champ. Round 1 - Saul Ervin (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Saul Ervin (SIUE) won by decision over Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown) (Dec 7-4)
Champ. Round 3 - Saul Ervin (SIUE) won by fall over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) (Fall 1:54)
Quarterfinal - Saul Ervin (SIUE) won by decision over Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) (Dec 6-3)
Semifinal - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) won by decision over Saul Ervin (SIUE) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Semi - Brian Courtney (Unattached ) won by decision over Saul Ervin (SIUE) (Dec 7-4)
5th Place Match - Saul Ervin (SIUE) won by decision over Ryan Michaels (Pittsburgh) (Dec 9-4)

Men`s 149
Caleb Tyus
Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) won by fall over Ryan Fleck (U. of Chicago) (Fall 1:43)
Champ. Round 3 - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) won by decision over Graham Rooks (Indiana) (Dec 6-5)
Quarterfinal - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) won by decision over Sam Hillegas (West Virginia) (Dec 4-2)
Semifinal - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) won by decision over Caleb Tyus (SIUE) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) won by decision over Tyler Badgett (Pittsburgh) (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match - Doug Zapf (Penn) won by decision over Caleb Tyus (SIUE) (Dec 6-2)

Men`s 149
Caine Tyus
Champ. Round 1 - Caine Tyus (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Badgett (Pittsburgh) won by decision over Caine Tyus (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Caine Tyus (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Caine Tyus (SIUE) won by decision over Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) won by major decision over Caine Tyus (SIUE) (Maj 13-0)

Men`s 157
Alec Peralta
Champ. Round 1 - Alec Peralta (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Anthony Artalona (Penn) won by decision over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Alec Peralta (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) won by decision over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (Dec 5-2)

Men`s 165
Bradley Gillum
Champ. Round 1 - Bradley Gillum (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Max Mayfield (Northwestern) won by decision over Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Bradley Gillum (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Bradley Gillum (SIUE) won by decision over Blaine Bergey (Princeton) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Luke Gayer (Rutgers) won by major decision over Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (Maj 8-0)

Men`s 165
Cardi Wilson
Champ. Round 1 - Cardi Wilson (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Cardi Wilson (SIUE) won by major decision over Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) (Maj 12-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Cardi Wilson (SIUE) won by major decision over Daniel Patten (Cleveland State) (Maj 10-2)
Quarterfinal - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Cardi Wilson (SIUE) (Maj 9-0)
Cons. Round 6 - Cardi Wilson (SIUE) won by decision over Nick Hamilton (Virginia) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 7 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) won by major decision over Cardi Wilson (SIUE) (Maj 9-1)
7th Place Match - Lucas Revano (Penn) won by injury default over Cardi Wilson (SIUE) (Inj. 2:15)

Men`s 174
Chase Diehl
Champ. Round 1 - Drew Clearie (Brown) won by major decision over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (Maj 11-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Caden Ernd (Illinois) won by decision over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (Dec 6-1)

Men`s 184
Sergio Villalobos
Champ. Round 1 - Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Ike Squires (Unattached ) won by tech fall over Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 2 - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) won by decision over Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) (Dec 8-1)

Men`s 184
Deron Pulliam
Champ. Round 1 - Deron Pulliam (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) won by decision over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Deron Pulliam (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Deron Pulliam (SIUE) won by medical forfeit over Ermak Kardonov (Illinois RTC) (MFF)
Cons. Round 4 - Deron Pulliam (SIUE) won by decision over Shane Moran (Omega Training Center) (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Leo Tarantino (Harvard) won in sudden victory - 1 over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) (SV-1 6-4)

Men`s 197
Ryan Yarnell
Champ. Round 1 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) won by fall over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Fall 2:56)
Cons. Round 1 - Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) won by injury default over Jonathon Fagen (Arizona State) (Inj. 0:00)
Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) won by decision over Joseph Braunagel (Illinois) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) won by medical forfeit over Austin Cooley (West Virginia) (MFF)
Cons. Round 5 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by major decision over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Maj 17-6)
7th Place Match - Cole Urbas (Penn) won by fall over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Fall 1:00)

Men`s 197
Bryson Buhk
Champ. Round 1 - Jonathon Fagen (Arizona State) won by decision over Bryson Buhk (SIUE) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Bryson Buhk (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Michael Doggett (Harvard) won by decision over Bryson Buhk (SIUE) (Dec 3-2)

Men`s 285
Dan McKiernan
Champ. Round 1 - Colton Schultz (Arizona State) won by fall over Dan McKiernan (SIUE) (Fall 2:10)
Cons. Round 1 - Dan McKiernan (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) won by decision over Dan McKiernan (SIUE) (Dec 3-1)

Men`s 285
Colton McKiernan
Champ. Round 1 - Colton McKiernan (SIUE) won by decision over Greg Hodulick (Buffalo) (Dec 3-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Colton McKiernan (SIUE) won by decision over Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) (Dec 4-0)
Quarterfinal - Colton McKiernan (SIUE) won by decision over Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) (Dec 9-2)
Semifinal - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by major decision over Colton McKiernan (SIUE) (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Semi - Colton Schultz (Arizona State) won by decision over Colton McKiernan (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
5th Place Match - Colton McKiernan (SIUE) won by medical forfeit over Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) (MFF)