EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Golden Eagle wrestling team battled through what proved to be a difficult day on the road on Saturday, with Clarion falling in three team matches at the SIUE Duals hosted by SIU-Edwardsville. They dropped a 34-3 decision to Northern Illinois, a 28-12 decision to SIU-Edwardsville, and a 29-7 bout to Buffalo.
 
Redshirt senior Greg Bulsak improved to 7-0 on the season, bolstering his position in the national rankings and in MAC Championships seeding with a win over Northern Illinois's Gage Braun in the first match of the day. Bulsak defeated Braun for the second consecutive meeting between the two nationally-ranked 197-pounders, holding on for a 5-2 decision.
 
Seth Koleno and Kolby Ho were each victorious in the second team match of the day, claiming decisions against Cougar wrestlers for the second straight week. Koleno followed up his one-point decision win over Cardeionte Wilson from last week with another victory on Saturday, this time defeating him by 6-4 decision. Ho beat Chase Diehl at 165 pounds for the second straight week, working him for numerous takedowns to claim the 8-3 decision.
 
Ho went on to post a major decision against Buffalo in the final match of the day, beating Hunter Shaut by a score of 14-5. Caleb Hetrick followed that up with a close win over Jake Lanning at 174 pounds, beating him by 5-4 decision.
 
Northern Illinois 34 Clarion 3
125: Lucian Brink (NU) def. Cam Butler (Clarion), 8-6
133: Bryce West (NIU) def. Hunter Verge (Clarion), 18-3
141: Caleb Brooks (NIU) def. Kyle Schickel (Clarion), SV-1 10-8
149: Jaivon Jones (NIU) def. Seth Koleno (Clarion), 10-4
157: Anthony Gibson (NIU) def. Tate Ortz (Clarion), 8-2
165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) pinned Kolby Ho (Clarion), 5:02
174: Mason Kauffman (NIU) def. Caleb Hetrick (Clarion), 3-2
184: Brit Wilson (NIU) def. Luke Funck (Clarion), 14-1
197: Greg Bulsak (Clarion) def. Gage Braun (NIU), 5-2
285: Max Ihry (NIU) def. Jackson Talbott (Clarion), 11-2
141: Exhibition: Dillon Nichols (NIU) pinned Alex Blake (Clarion), 2:15
149: Exhibition: Anthony Cheloni (NIU) def. Lavinsky Collins (Clarion), 4-2
157: Exhibition: Tristin Guaman (NIU) def. Trevor Elfvin (Clarion), 7-4
Exhibition: Will Feldkamp (NIU) pinned Brett Wittmann (Clarion), 3:27
 
SIUE 28 Clarion 12
125: Austin Macias (SIUE) def. TJ England (Clarion), 3-2
133: Hunter Verge (Clarion) won by forfeit
141: Saul Ervin (SIUE) def. Kyle Schickel (Clarion), 13-5
149: Seth Koleno (Clarion) def. Cardeionte Wilson (SIUE), 6-4
157: Justin Ruffin (SIUE) pinned Taylor Ortz (Clarion), 0:37
165: Kolby Ho (Clarion) def. Chase Diehl (SIUE), 8-3
174: Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) def. John Worthing (Clarion), 13-9
184: Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) def. Luke Funck (Clarion), 8-1
197: Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) def. Brett Wittmann (Clarion), 16-0 4:06
285: Aric Bohn (SIUE) def. Jackson Talbott (Clarion), 14-4
157: Exhibition: Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) def. Coleman Brainard (SIUE) 22-5 6:31
 
Buffalo 29 Clarion 7
125: Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) def. Cam Butler (Clarion), 6-2
133: Thomas Maddox (Buffalo) def. Luke Mazzeo (Clarion), 8-6
141: Derek Spann (Buffalo) def. Kyle Schickel (Clarion), 8-3
149: Ben Freeman (Buffalo) def. Seth Koleno (Clarion), 6-2
157: Michael Petite (Buffalo) def. Tate Ortz (Clarion), 14-4
165: Kolby Ho (Clarion) def. Hunter Shaut (Buffalo), 14-5
174: Caleb Hetrick (Clarion) def. Jake Lanning (Buffalo), 5-4
184: Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo) def. Luke Funck (Clarion), 8-4
197: Samuael Mitchell (Buffalo) pinned Brett Wittmann (Clarion), 5:31
285: Toby Cahill (Buffalo) def. Jackson Talbott (Clarion), 10-1
125: Exhibition: T.J. England (Clarion) def. Jordan Reyes (Buffalo), 4-3
149: Exhibition: Ty Raines (Buffalo) def. Lavinsky Collins (Clarion), 8-7
165: Exhibition: Eli Brinsky (Clarion) def. Noah Grover (Buffalo), 11-7
174: Exhibition: John Worthing (Clarion) def. Jay Nivison (Buffalo), 3-2
174: Exhibition: Ryan Warren (Buffalo) Jake Lanning (Clarion), 8-7