CLARION, Penn. – SIUE wrestling started the 2025-26 season a high note, placing third overall as a team at Sunday's Clarion Open.
The Cougars finished the day with 117.5 points. Ohio State won the tournament with 236 points followed by Cornell with 151. Air Force was SIUE's nearest competitor with 106.5 points.
Nine SIUE wrestlers walked away with podium finishes. Caleb Tyus, ranked No. 1 among Mid-American Conference wrestlers at 149 pounds, was SIUE's top place winner in third place. He defeated Ohio State's Ethan Stiles in the third-place match 10-4.
Alec Peralta (141) and Dominic Lopez (174) took fourth place in their respective weight classes.
SIUE's other top finishers included Marcel Lopez (5th/133), Danny Martinez (141/5th), Caleb Neal (174/5th), Deron Pulliam (184/6th), Myron Mendez (197/6th), and Bryson Buhk (285/6th).
The Cougars now move on to the Cyclone Invitational next Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Complete SIUE Results
125
Grey Burnett (Unattached) over Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) (Dec 13-8)
Anthony Kx (Unattached) over Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) (Fall 1:52)
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) over Brycen Arbogast (Edinboro) (Dec 5-0)
Grey Burnett (Unattached) over Porter Matecki (SIUE) (MD 14-0)
Porter Matecki (SIUE) over Joe Calvin (Bellarmine) (Dec 4-3)
Porter Matecki (SIUE) over Easton Mull (Clarion) (MD 9-0)
Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) over Porter Matecki (SIUE) (TF 15-0 2:49)
Grey Burnett (Unattached) over Drew Davis (SIUE) (Dec 5-1)
Shay Korhorn (Bellarmine) over Drew Davis (SIUE) (Dec 4-1)
133
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Bubba Wright (Air Force) (Dec 5-0)
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) (Dec 2-1)
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Paul Kenny (Unattached) (SV-3 8-6)
Isaiah Cortez (Unattached) over Marcel Lopez (SIUE) (Dec 4-1)
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Jeremiah Waldschmidt (Unattached) (MD 13-0)
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Dylan Kadish (Clarion) (MD 11-1)
141
Carter Nogle (Air Force) over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (TF 17-2 6:41)
AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (TF 19-2 5:23)
Alec Peralta (SIUE) over Scott Johnson (Clarion) (Dec 4-2)
Alec Peralta (SIUE) over Joseph Knackstedt (Cornell) (Fall 3:49)
Danny Martinez (SIUE) over Brogan Fielding (Ohio State) (NC)
Danny Martinez (SIUE) over Sam Herring (Unattached) (Dec 12-5)
Danny Martinez (SIUE) over Gianni Silvestri (Buffalo) (Dec 7-0)
Elijah Cortez (Unattached) over Danny Martinez (SIUE) (Fall 4:41)
Danny Martinez (SIUE) over Jack Martinec (Clarion) (TF 15-0 4:02)
Danny Martinez (SIUE) over Parker Sentipal (Edinboro) (Dec 11-6)
149
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) (Dec 10-4)
Bo Bassett (Unattached) over Caleb Tyus (SIUE) (TF 21-6 4:33)
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Zac Cowan (Bellarmine) (Dec 10-3)
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Jackson Butler (Unattached) (TF 15-0 3:27)
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Jeffrey Huyvaert (Unattached) (Fall 1:42)
157
Wesley Barnes (Clarion) over Hayden Whidden (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
Hayden Whidden (SIUE) over Joe Clark (Edinboro) (Dec 9-6)
Melvin Miller (Unattached) over Hayden Whidden (SIUE) (Dec 10-4)
Cody Hamilton (Clarion) over PJ Murphy (SIUE) (Dec 7-6)
PJ Murphy (SIUE) over Cole Householder (Unattached) (Dec 4-3)
PJ Murphy (SIUE) over Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine) (Dec 5-3)
Wesley Barnes (Clarion) over PJ Murphy (SIUE) (Dec 5-1)
PJ Murphy (SIUE) received a bye
165
Jayden James (Unattached) over Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (MD 15-7)
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) over Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) (TF 15-0 3:00)
Alessio Perentin (Unattached) over Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (Dec 5-3)
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) over Kelin Laffey (Buffalo) (MD 13-3)
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) over Sawyer Ayotte (Clarion) (TF 15-0 4:33)
Jayden James (Unattached) over Gage Murphy (SIUE) (TF 23-8 3:37)
Louie Cerchio (Cornell) over Gage Murphy (SIUE) (TF 17-2 7:00)
Gage Murphy (SIUE) over Cael Miller (Bellarmine) (Fall 1:45)
e`Than Birden (Ohio State) over Tavius Hosley (SIUE) (Dec 12-5)
Tavius Hosley (SIUE) over Brady Unger (Buffalo) (TB-2 (RT) 2-1)
Tavius Hosley (SIUE) over Josh Palacio (Air Force) (Inj. 4:34)
Tavius Hosley (SIUE) over TJ Schierl (Ohio State) (Dec 2-1)
McKaden Speece (Unattached) over Tavius Hosley (SIUE) (Dec 10-8)
Tavius Hosley (SIUE) over Alaa Aly (Edinboro) (Dec 4-3)
174
Caleb Neal (SIUE) over Hayden Trezek (SIUE) (Dec 8-2)
Hayden Trezek (SIUE) over Eric Tigue (Buffalo) (Dec 3-0)
Carter Chase (Ohio State) over Hayden Trezek (SIUE) (MD 16-7)
Bode Marlow (Pittsburgh) over Dominic Lopez (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
Grant O`Dell (Bellarmine) over Dominic Lopez (SIUE) (Dec 2-1)
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) over Gunner Cramblett (Air Force) (Dec 4-3)
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) over Mateo de la Pena (Pittsburgh) (Dec 8-3)
Caleb Neal (SIUE) over Benjamin Smith (Unattached) (MD 9-1)
Caleb Neal (SIUE) over Carter Chase (Ohio State) (Inj. 0:00)
Caleb Neal (SIUE) over Tyler Martinez (Bellarmine) (MD 9-1)
Caleb Neal (SIUE) over Hayden Trezek (SIUE) (Dec 8-2)
Benjamin Smith (Unattached) over Caleb Neal (SIUE) (Dec 3-2)
184
Adrian Gacek (Clarion) over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over Jacob Kallenborn (Unattached) (MD 14-5)
Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over Matt Furman (Cornell) (MFFL)
Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over Mario Hutcherson (Unattached) (SV-3 8-5)
Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over Carson Mize (Ohio State) (Dec 7-3)
Gavin Ricketts (Bellarmine) over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) (Dec 6-4)
197
Zahir McLean-Felix (Cornell) over Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Dec 4-1)
Jude Correa (Unattached) over Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Fall 4:25)
Jude Correa (Unattached) over Myron Mendez (SIUE) (Fall 1:19)
Myron Mendez (SIUE) over Nick Lodato (Edinboro) (TF 17-2 6:37)
Myron Mendez (SIUE) over Connor Scuilla (Buffalo) (Dec 5-2)
Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) over Myron Mendez (SIUE) (Fall 1:56)
Myron Mendez (SIUE) over Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) (Dec 4-2)
285
Rocco Dellagata (Unattached) over Bryson Buhk (SIUE) (MD 17-5)
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) over Cy Kruse (Cornell) (Dec 4-0)
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) over Evan Grazzini (Bellarmine) (Dec 14-10)
Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) over Bryson Buhk (SIUE) (Fall 1:10)
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) over Dean Bechtold (Unattached) (Dec 7-1)
Cy Kruse (Cornell) over Jake Fernandez (SIUE) (TF 17-1 3:42)
Cash Henderson (Cornell) over Jake Fernandez (SIUE) (MD 15-7)
