BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bryson Buhk and Caleb Tyus both have advance to the Saturday's finals at the Mid-Continent Conference Championships at Alumni Arena.

Buhk, the No. 3 seed at 285 pounds, won both of his matches in overtime, defeating Brentan Simmerman of Kent State 2-1 and John Meyers of Clarion 2-1. He'll face top-seeded Devon Dawson of Northern Illinois in the championship match.

Tyus, the No. 1 seed at 149 pounds, advanced to the finals with three victories. He defeated Silas Stilts of Kent State 1-0 in the opening round, Oliver Fairchild of Clarion 8-1 in the quarterfinals and Dylan Layton of Rider 2-1 in the semifinals.

SIUE holds third place in the team standings after day one of the Championships.

In all, SIUE has seven more wrestlers still competing in the consolation bracket with Drew Davis (125), Marcel Lopez (133), Ben Lunn (141), Hayden Whidden (157), Brock Woodcock (165), Dominic Lopez (174) and Nick Nosler (197).

Team Scores
1. Rider 85.5
2. Lock Haven 64.0
3. SIUE 53.5
4. Northern Illinois 52.5
5. Ohio 51.0
6. Edinboro 47.0
7. George Mason 45.5
8. Kent State 34.5
9. Central Michigan 29.5
10. Clarion18.5
11. Bloomsburg 15.5
12. Buffalo 12.5

2026 MAC Wrestling Championships Results for SIUE
125
Drew Davis
Champ. Round 1 - Drew Davis (SIUE) 8-11 won by major decision over Zach Belverio (Buffalo) 6-15 (MD 12-2)
Quarterfinal - Drew Davis (SIUE) 8-11 won in sudden victory - 1 over Blake West (Northern Illinois) 18-6 (SV-1 4-1)
Semifinal - Chris Vargo (Edinboro) 11-8 won in sudden victory - 1 over Drew Davis (SIUE) 8-11 (SV-1 4-1)

133
Marcel Lopez
Champ. Round 1 - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) 20-5 won by major decision over Ryan Meek (Ohio) 9-20 (MD 11-0)
Quarterfinal - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) 20-5 won by decision over Anthony Lucchiani (George Mason) 7-9 (Dec 9-7)
Semifinal - Will Betancourt (Rider) 22-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Marcel Lopez (SIUE) 20-5 (SV-1 4-1)

141
Ben Lunn
Champ. Round 1 - Ben Lunn (SIUE) 4-2 received a bye
Quarterfinal - Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois) 14-13 won by major decision over Ben Lunn (SIUE) 4-2 (MD 14-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Ben Lunn (SIUE) 4-2 won by major decision over Scott Johnson (Clarion) 13-11 (MD 15-6)

149
Caleb Tyus
Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) 22-1 won by decision over Silas Stits (Kent St) 20-13 (Dec 1-0)
Quarterfinal - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) 22-1 won by decision over Oliver Fairchild (Clarion) 13-16 (Dec 8-1)
Semifinal - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) 22-1 won in tie breaker - 1 over Dylan Layton (Rider) 23-8 (TB-1 2-1)

157
Hayden Whidden
Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Whidden (SIUE) 10-12 received a bye
Quarterfinal - Derek Raike (Ohio) 20-5 won by major decision over Hayden Whidden (SIUE) 10-12 (MD 12-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Hayden Whidden (SIUE) 10-12 won in sudden victory - 1 over William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 7-16 (SV-1 4-1)

165
Brock Woodcock
Champ. Round 1 - Brock Woodcock (SIUE) 19-6 won by major decision over Nick Kunstek (Lock Haven) 20-15 (MD 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Brock Woodcock (SIUE) 19-6 won by tech fall over Brendon Abdon (Rider) 13-15 (TF-1.5 4:49 (21-3))
Semifinal - Chris Earnest (Kent St) 18-6 won by decision over Brock Woodcock (SIUE) 19-6 (Dec 5-3)

174
Dominic Lopez
Champ. Round 1 - Dominic Lopez (SIUE) 14-10 received a bye
Quarterfinal - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 24-6 won by decision over Dominic Lopez (SIUE) 14-10 (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Dominic Lopez (SIUE) 14-10 won by major decision over Gabe Lilly (Clarion) 12-17 (MD 17-5)

184
Deron Pulliam
Champ. Round 1 - Deron Pulliam (SIUE) 12-4 received a bye
Quarterfinal - Sam Gautreau (Lock Haven) 24-9 won by decision over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) 12-4 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Adrian Gacek (Clarion) 15-13 won by decision over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) 12-4 (Dec 9-8)

197
Nick Nosler
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Nosler (SIUE) 13-10 won by decision over Brody Evans (Edinboro) 10-7 (Dec 11-10)
Quarterfinal - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) 20-12 won by tech fall over Nick Nosler (SIUE) 13-10 (TF-1.5 5:30 (15-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Nick Nosler (SIUE) 13-10 won by decision over Spencer Mooberry (Northern Illinois) 7-10 (Dec 5-1)

285
Bryson Buhk
Champ. Round 1 - Bryson Buhk (SIUE) 14-9 received a bye
Quarterfinal - Bryson Buhk (SIUE) 14-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Brentan Simmerman (Kent St) 14-10 (SV-1 2-1)
Semifinal - Bryson Buhk (SIUE) 14-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over John Meyers (Clarion) 8-7 (SV-1 2-1)