Bears Place Third at Cougar Clash

Saturday, December 7

Edwardsville, Ill.

9 a.m.

University of Northern Colorado

SIUE

12/8/2024 12:20:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Michael High, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Dominick Serrano helped Northern Colorado to a third-place team finish at the Cougar Clash, hosted by SIUE, at First Community Arena Saturday.

Serrano went 3-0 and accrued 21.0 points for the Bears on his way to the title at 133 pounds.

UNC notched 12 Bears to place, including seven podium finishes. Steve Poulin, Benji Alainis, Clayton Ulrey and Andrew Donahue placed second in their respective weight classes. Vincent Zerban collected a bronze medal.

Final Team Scores
1. Minnesota 268.5
2. Missouri 183.0
3. Northern Colorado 157.0
4. Bellarmine 89.5
5. Northern Illinois 88.0
6. SIUE 81.0
7. Little Rock 74.0
8. Illinois 37.5

Cougar Clash Results for UNC
125 | Stevo Poulin (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Stevo Poulin (UNC) 2-1 received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Stevo Poulin (UNC) won by a major decision over Mack Mauger (Missouri) (MD 16-2).
Semifinal - Stevo Poulin (UNC) won by a decision over Blake West (Northern Illinois ) (Dec 4-0).
1st Place Match - Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) won by decision over Stevo Poulin (UNC) (Dec 7-1).

133 | Dominick Serrano (3-0) placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Dominick Serrano (UNC) 3-0 received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Dominick Serrano (UNC) won by medical forfeit over Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) (MFFL)
Semifinal - Dominick Serrano (UNC) won by decision over Kade Moore (Missouri) (Dec 11-6).
1st Place Match - Dominick Serrano (UNC) won by decision over Tyler Wells (Minnesota) (Dec 4-1).

133 | Mikai Alirez (2-2) placed 7th and scored 6.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Mikai Alirez (UNC) received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Tyler Wells (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Mikai Alirez (UNC) (TF-1.5 6:32 (18-3))
Cons. Round 2 - Mikai Alirez (UNC) won by decision over Brian Beers (Illinois) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) won by a major decision over Mikai Alirez (UNC) (MD 8-0)
7th Place Match - Mikai Alirez (UNC) won by forfeit over Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) (For.)

141 | Armando Garcia (1-3) placed 8th and scored 3.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Armando Garcia (UNC) received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Josh Edmond (Missouri) won by tech fall over Armando Garcia (UNC) (TF-1.5 4:28 (24-7))
Cons. Round 2 - Armando Garcia (UNC) won by decision over Jackson Herman (Illinois) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Rhett Koenig (Minnesota) won by decision over Armando Garcia (UNC) 1-3 (Dec 7-2)
7th Place Match - Owen Uhls (Missouri) 6-2 won by decision over Armando Garcia (UNC) 1-3 (Dec 11-4)

149 | Benji Alanis (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Benji Alanis (UNC) received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Benji Alanis (UNC) won by a major decision over Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) (MD 10-1)
Semifinal - Benji Alanis (UNC) won by decision over Hayden Whidden (SIUE) (Dec 5-2)
1st Place Match - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) won by a major decision over Benji Alanis (UNC) (MD 12-1)

149 | Rudy Lopez (2-2) placed 7th and scored 7.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jake Harrier (Illinois) won by decision over Rudy Lopez (UNC) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Rudy Lopez (UNC) received a bye.
Cons. Round 2 - Rudy Lopez (UNC) won by medical forfeit over Collin Arch (Northern Illinois) (M. For.)
Cons. Round 3 - Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) won by decision over Rudy Lopez (UNC) (Dec 7-6)
7th Place Match - Rudy Lopez (UNC) won by decision over Kyle Lew (Little Rock) (Dec 6-4)

157 | Vincent Zerban (4-1) placed 3rd and scored 18.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Vincent Zerban (UNC) won by a major decision over Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois ) (MD 17-3)
Quarterfinal - Vincent Zerban (UNC) won by tech fall over Bronson Baxter (Little Rock) (TF-1.5 3:35 (19-4))
Semifinal - James Conway (Missouri) won in sudden victory - 1 over Vincent Zerban (UNC) (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Semi - Vincent Zerban (UNC) won by fall over Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois ) (Fall 2:10)
3rd Place Match - Vincent Zerban (UNC) won by tech fall over Joel Mylin (Missouri) (TF-1.5 5:17 (19-4))

165 | Kilian Schultz (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Caden Ernd (Illinois) won by decision over Kilian Schultz (UNC) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Kilian Schultz (UNC) received a bye.
Cons. Round 2 - Bradley Gillum (SIUE) won by decision over Kilian Schultz (UNC) (Dec 8-1)

165 | Clayton Ulrey (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 16.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Clayton Ulrey (UNC) 2-1 received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Clayton Ulrey (UNC) won by tech fall over Bradley Gillum (SIUE) (TF-1.5 7:00 (20-4))
Semifinal - Clayton Ulrey (UNC) 2-1 won by decision over Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) (Dec 8-5)
1st Place Match - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) won by decision over Clayton Ulrey (UNC) (Dec 5-0)

174 | Kameron Phillips (1-3) placed 8th and scored 6.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) won by fall over Kameron Phillips (UNC) (Fall 2:38)
Cons. Round 1 - Kameron Phillips (UNC) received a bye.
Cons. Round 2 - Kameron Phillips (UNC) won by fall over Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois ) (Fall 4:30)
Cons. Round 3 - Jake Stoffel (Missouri) won by tech fall over Kameron Phillips (UNC) (TF-1.5 2:54 (20-3))
7th Place Match - Jake Evans (Northern Illinois ) won by fall over Kameron Phillips (UNC) (Fall 3:53)

184 | AJ Heeg (4-1) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - AJ Heeg (UNC) received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) won by tech fall over AJ Heeg (UNC) (TF-1.5 5:04 (21-4))
Cons. Round 2 - AJ Heeg (UNC) won by tech fall over Austin Stewart (Northern Illinois ) (TF-1.5 3:29 (17-0))
Cons. Round 3 - AJ Heeg (UNC) won by a major decision over Jack Ring (Bellarmine) (MD 13-1)
Cons. Semi - AJ Heeg (UNC) won in sudden victory - 1 over Branson Britten (Little Rock) (SV-1 4-1)
3rd Place Match - AJ Heeg (UNC) won by decision over Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) (Dec 4-1)

197 | Andrew Donahue (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Donahue (UNC) received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Andrew Donahue (UNC) won by a major decision over Spencer Mooberry (Northern Illinois ) (MD 13-5)
Semifinal - Andrew Donahue (UNC) won by fall over Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) (Fall 2:39)
1st Place Match - Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) won by fall over Andrew Donahue (UNC) (Fall 5:55)

197 | Franklin Cruz (0-1) scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) won by fall over Franklin Cruz (UNC) (Fall 6:38)
Cons. Round 1 - Franklin Cruz (UNC) 0-1 received a bye.
Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Perry (UNC) won by medical forfeit over Franklin Cruz (UNC) 0-1 (M. For.)

197 | Tyler Perry (3-3) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Perry (UNC) won by a major decision over Sean Carroll (Northern Illinois ) (MD 9-0)
Quarterfinal - Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) won by a major decision over Tyler Perry (UNC) (MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Perry (UNC) won by medical forfeit over Franklin Cruz (UNC) 0-1 (M. For.)
Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Perry (UNC) won by decision over Spencer Mooberry (Northern Illinois ) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Semi - Nick Nosler (SIUE) won by decision over Tyler Perry (UNC) (Dec 6-4)
5th Place Match - Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) won by decision over Tyler Perry (UNC) (Dec 6-3)

285 | Remington Peterson (0-3) placed 8th and scored 3.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Remington Peterson (UNC) received a bye.
Quarterfinal - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) won by a major decision over Remington Peterson (UNC) (MD 15-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Remington Peterson (UNC) received a bye.
Cons. Round 3 - Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) won by fall over Remington Peterson (UNC) (Fall 0:28)
7th Place Match - Kaden Darwin (Little Rock) won by decision over Remington Peterson (UNC) (Dec 10-4)

For complete coverage of UNC Athletics, check out the official homepage at uncbears.com.

Up Next
The Bears return to Bank of Colorado Arena Saturday, Dec. 21 for the UNC Quad Duals.

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