KENT, Ohio - Six wrestlers will move on to day two of the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships on the campus of Kent State.
SIUE is in 10th place as a team after day one with 39.5 points.
Davian Guanajuato (125),
Marcel Lopez (133),
Eric Almarinez (141),
Caleb Tyus (149),
Dominic Lopez (174) and
Deron Pulliam (184) will compete in the consolation bracket Saturday. All will be working for third-place honors.
"I felt we were a better team where we were seeded," said SIUE Head Coach
Jeremy Spates. "We left some winnable matches out on the board."
Day One Team Scores
1 Central Michigan 97.5
2 Rider 91.0
3 George Mason 84.5
4 Lock Haven 67.5
5 Buffalo 62.0
5 Northern Illinois 62.0
7 Ohio 61.0
8 Clarion 54.5
9 Cleveland State 49.5
10 SIUE 39.5
11 Kent State 31.0
12 Edinboro 16.0
13 Bloomsburg 13.0
SIUE Results
125
Davian Guanajuato
Champ. Round 1 -
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) won by major decision over Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) (MD 16-4)
Quarterfinal - Blake West (Northern Illinois) won by decision over
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 2 -
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) won by decision over Max Elton (Buffalo) (Dec 7-5
133
Marcel Lopez
Champ. Round 1 -
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by major decision over Brandon Wittenberg (George Mason) (MD 8-0)
Quarterfinal - Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) won by fall over
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) (Fall 6:54)
Cons. Round 2 -
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) 2-1 won by major decision over TJ England (Clarion) (MD 8-0)
141
Eric Almarinez
Champ. Round 1 -
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) won by decision over Will Betancourt (Rider) (Dec 4-2)
Quarterfinal -
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) won by major decision over Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) (MD 16-5)
Semifinal - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) won by fall over
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) (Fall 6:23)
149
Caleb Tyus
Champ. Round 1 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) won by decision over
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 1 -
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 -
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) won by injury default over Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) (Inj. 2:44)
157
Brock Woodcock
Champ. Round 1 -
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Peyten Kellar (Ohio) won by fall over
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (Fall 4:17)
Cons. Round 2 - Munktulga Zuunbayan (Northern Illinois) won by major decision over
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (MD 20-8)
165
Bradley Gillum
Champ. Round 1 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) won by tech fall over
Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (TF-1.5 3:00 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 -
Bradley Gillum (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) won by major decision over
Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (MD 16-7)
174
Dominic Lopez
Champ. Round 1 -
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over AJ Burkhart (Kent State) (Dec 6-3)
Quarterfinal - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) won by tech fall over
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) (TF-1.5 5:37 (15-0))
Cons. Round 2 -
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Ricardo Salinas (Northern Illinois) (Dec 4-3)
184
Deron Pulliam
Champ. Round 1 -
Deron Pulliam (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal -
Deron Pulliam (SIUE) won in sudden victory - 1 over Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) (SV-1 4-1)
Semifinal - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) won by fall over
Deron Pulliam (SIUE) (Fall 4:15)
197
Ryan Yarnell
Champ. Round 1 - Sean Carroll (Northern Illinois) won by decision over
Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Cael Black (Lock Haven) won by decision over
Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Dec 10-8)
285
Dan McKiernan
Champ. Round 1 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) won by major decision over
Dan McKiernan (SIUE) (MD 11-2)
Cons. Round 1 - John Meyers (Clarion) won by decision over
Dan McKiernan (SIUE) (Dec 6-3)
