EVANSTON, Ill. - SIUE wrestling sported three top eight finishes Tuesday at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.
Marcel Lopez placed fifth at the 133 pounds.
Eric Almarinez collected eighth place at 157 pounds, and
Brock Woodcock took seventh place at 165 pounds.
Lopez led the way with 11 team points, culminating in his fifth-place victory over Oregon State's Gabe Whisenhunt 3-1.
As a team, SIUE scored 27.5 points and placed 15th overall. Rutgers won the team title over Pittsburgh 93-92.5.
SIUE wrestling next opens Mid-American Conference action at First Community Arena with a Jan. 10 match against Edinboro. The first whistle is set for 10 a.m. SIUE also faces Little Rock at 2 p.m. on Jan. 10.
Below are the complete match-by-match results for the Cougars.
Midlands Championships Results for SIUE
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Drew Davis
Champ. Round 1 -
Drew Davis (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - James Garcia (Franklin & Marshall) won by fall over
Drew Davis (SIUE) (Fall 2:35)
Cons. Round 2 -
Drew Davis (SIUE) won by decision over Josh Vazquez (Northern Illinois) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 3 -
Drew Davis (SIUE) won by major decision over Ayden Bollinger (Indiana) (Maj 11-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State) won by fall over
Drew Davis (SIUE) (Fall 3:42)
Davian Guanajuato
Champ. Round 1 -
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh) won by decision over
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 -
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 -
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) won by decision over Cj Campbell (Illinois) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) won by decision over
Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) (Dec 5-3)
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Marcel Lopez's place is 5th
Champ. Round 1 -
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 -
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by major decision over Wyatt Richter (Stanford) (Maj 9-0)
Quarterfinal -
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Sean Spidle (Northwestern) (Dec 3-1)
Semifinal - Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech) won by tech fall over
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Semi - Isaiah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC) won by decision over
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match -
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) (Dec 3-1)
Porter Matecki
Champ. Round 1 -
Porter Matecki (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Matty Lopes (Unattached - Lehigh) won by tech fall over
Porter Matecki (SIUE) (TF 18-3)
Cons. Round 2 -
Porter Matecki (SIUE) won by decision over Blaine Frazier (Indiana) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Evan Tallmadge (Pittsburgh) won by tech fall over
Porter Matecki (SIUE) (TF 18-2)
141
Danny Martinez
Champ. Round 1 -
Danny Martinez (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Aiden Simmons (Cal Poly) won by major decision over
Danny Martinez (SIUE) (Maj 13-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Lucas Peters (Indiana) won by medical forfeit over
Danny Martinez (SIUE) (MFFL)
Alec Peralta
Champ. Round 1 - Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois) won by major decision over
Alec Peralta (SIUE) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Round 1 -
Alec Peralta (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 -
Alec Peralta (SIUE) won by decision over Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Kole Brower (Illinois) won by decision over
Alec Peralta (SIUE) (Dec 8-1)
149
Ben Lunn
Champ. Round 1 -
Ben Lunn (SIUE) won by major decision over Hunter Sturgill (Indiana) (Maj 12-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Noah Nininger (Virginia Tech) won by fall over
Ben Lunn (SIUE) (Fall 6:04)
Cons. Round 2 - Aidan Torres (Indiana) won by decision over
Ben Lunn (SIUE) (Dec 8-6)
157
Eric Almarinez's place is 8th
Champ. Round 1 -
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Anthony Berg (Cal Poly) won by fall over
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) (Fall 4:16)
Cons. Round 2 -
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 -
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) won by decision over Keller Rock (Oregon State) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 4 -
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) won by decision over Collin Arch (Northern Illinois) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Anthony Berg (Cal Poly) won by decision over
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) (Dec 8-3)
7th Place Match -
Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) won by fall over
Eric Almarinez (SIUE) (Fall 2:38)
PJ Murphy
Champ. Round 1 - Pj Murphy (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) won by tech fall over Pj Murphy (SIUE) (TF 18-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) won by decision over Pj Murphy (SIUE) (Dec 9-4)
Hayden Whidden
Champ. Round 1 -
Hayden Whidden (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Kal Miller (Maryland) won by decision over
Hayden Whidden (SIUE) (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Round 2 -
Hayden Whidden (SIUE) won by decision over Seth Larson (Central Michigan) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Josh Hillard (Franklin & Marshall) won by decision over
Hayden Whidden (SIUE) (Dec 6-2)
165
Tavius Hosley
Champ. Round 1 -
Tavius Hosley (SIUE) won in sudden victory - 1 over Macon Ayers (Virginia) (SV-1 2-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers) won by decision over
Tavius Hosley (SIUE) (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Zach Hanson (Stanford) won by decision over
Tavius Hosley (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
165
Landen Johnson
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Bostelman (Northwestern) won by decision over
Landen Johnson (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 -
Landen Johnson (SIUE) won by fall over Logan Swaw (Illinois) (Fall 6:30)
Cons. Round 2 -
Landen Johnson (SIUE) won by decision over Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Ford (Rutgers) won by major decision over
Landen Johnson (SIUE) (Maj 10-2)
Gage Murphy
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Ford (Rutgers) won by tech fall over
Gage Murphy (SIUE) (TF 20-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Justin Gates (Michigan) won by decision over
Gage Murphy (SIUE) (Dec 5-4)
Brock Woodcock's place is 7th
Champ. Round 1 -
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) won by decision over Zach Hanson (Stanford) (Dec 7-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) won by decision over
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 2 -
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) won by decision over Dylan Pile (Stanford) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 3 -
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) won by decision over Cody Chittum (Chattanooga) (Dec 13-6)
Cons. Round 4 -
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) won by major decision over Joseph Cangro (Harvard) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Ryan Ford (Rutgers) won by decision over
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (Dec 10-4)
7th Place Match -
Brock Woodcock (SIUE) won by decision over Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) (Dec 11-6)
174
Bradley Gillum
Champ. Round 1 - Daschle Lamer (Oregon State) won by tech fall over
Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 1 -
Bradley Gillum (SIUE) won by medical forfeit over Tyler Schofield (Northern Illinois) (MFFL)
Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Carr (Franklin & Marshall) won by decision over
Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (Dec 6-5)
Dominic Lopez
Champ. Round 1 -
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) (Dec 4-3)
Champ. Round 2 -
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) won by decision over Bekhruz Sadriddinov (Lehigh) (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal - Myles Takats (Bucknell) won by major decision over
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) (Maj 11-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Eddie Enright (Northwestern) won by decision over
Dominic Lopez (SIUE) (Dec 6-4)
Caleb Neal
Champ. Round 1 -
Caleb Neal (SIUE) won by fall over Nick Marienfeld (Central Michigan) (Fall 4:12)
Champ. Round 2 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) won by decision over
Caleb Neal (SIUE) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 -
Caleb Neal (SIUE) won by decision over Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 3 -
Caleb Neal (SIUE) won by major decision over Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) (Maj 15-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Jordan Chapman (Rutgers) won by fall over
Caleb Neal (SIUE) (Fall 2:28)
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Amare Overton
Champ. Round 1 -
Amare Overton (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Chris Moore (Illinois) won by major decision over
Amare Overton (SIUE) (Maj 11-2)
Cons. Round 2 -
Amare Overton (SIUE) won by decision over Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan) (Dec 19-12)
Cons. Round 3 - Luke Daly (Pittsburgh) won by decision over
Amare Overton (SIUE) (Dec 12-5)
Nico Ronchetti
Champ. Round 1 - Cayaen Smith (Ohio State) won by major decision over
Nico Ronchetti (SIUE) (Maj 11-3)
Cons. Round 1 - J.d. Perez (Northwestern) won by major decision over
Nico Ronchetti (SIUE) (Maj 10-2)
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Myron Mendez
Champ. Round 1 - Cade Lautt (Illinois) won by major decision over
Myron Mendez (SIUE) (Maj 11-1)
Cons. Round 1 -
Myron Mendez (SIUE) won by decision over Hudson Skove (Harvard) (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Round 2 -
Myron Mendez (SIUE) won by decision over Charlie Heydorn (Illinois) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 -
Myron Mendez (SIUE) won by decision over Xander Myers (Ohio State) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Pj Casale (Rutgers) won by decision over
Myron Mendez (SIUE) (Dec 10-3)
Nick Nosler
Champ. Round 1 - Brokton Borelli (Stanford) won by major decision over
Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Maj 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 -
Nick Nosler (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Luke Duthie (Stanford) won by decision over
Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Dec 8-6)
285
Bryson Buhk
Champ. Round 1 -
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Hunter Catka (Rutgers) won by major decision over
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) (Maj 20-6)
Cons. Round 2 -
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryan Boersma (Illinois) (SV-1 10-7)
Cons. Round 3 -
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) won by decision over Simon Lato (Central Michigan) (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) won by decision over
Bryson Buhk (SIUE) (Dec 5-1)
Jake Fernandez
Champ. Round 1 -
Jake Fernandez (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) won by major decision over
Jake Fernandez (SIUE) (Maj 13-3)
Cons. Round 2 -
Jake Fernandez (SIUE) won in sudden victory - 1 over Juliano Marion (Pittsburgh) (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Parker Ferrell (Virginia Tech) won in sudden victory - 1 over
Jake Fernandez (SIUE) (SV-1 4-1)
