Friday, March 6, 2026 – 12:00 PM | Saturday, March 7, 2026 – 11:30 AM
Rider Broncs (12-5, 6-0 MAC) at MAC Championships
LOCATION- Buffalo, NY – Alumni Arena
WATCH- ESPN+ (Day 1 - Mat 3) (Day 2- Mat 3) | YouTube (Day 1 - Mat 1) (Day 1 - Mat 2) (Day 1 - Mat 4) (Day 2 - Mat 1) (Day 2 - Mat 2) (Day 2 - Mat 4)
Live Stats: FloArena
Live Updates: X - @RiderWrestling

What You Need to Know
- Ten Broncs will look to punch their tickets to the NCAA Championships this weekend as the Rider wrestling team competes at the MAC Championships, hosted by the University at Buffalo on Friday and Saturday.
- Three Broncs earned No. 1 seeds in their respective weight classes: Tyler Klinsky (125), Elijah Griffin (141), and Brock Zurawski (197).
- Nine additional Broncs earned top-eight seeds in the tournament field.
- Rider finished the regular season 12-6 overall and a perfect 6-0 in conference duals to claim the MAC East title.
- The Broncs closed the regular season ranked No. 9 in the final NWCA Mid-Major Coaches Poll.

MAC Championships History
- Rider is seeking its first MAC team championship this weekend.
- The Broncs have finished fourth (2020), third (2021), eighth (2022), fifth (2023), second (2024), and fifth (2025) at the MAC Championships.
- Rider crowned four individual MAC champions last season, the most in the tournament field, and returns two in Enrique Munguia and Brock Zurawski.
- The Broncs last captured a conference team title in 2017 while competing in the EWL.

Broncs in the Rankings – Intermat/NCAA Coaches' Poll
125: #14/15 Tyler Klinsky
141: #15/16 Elijah Griffin
149: #32/32 Dylan Layton
174: NR/33 Enrique Munguia
197: #14/17 Brock Zurawski

Allocations 
125 (2)
133 (4)
141 (2)
149 (4)
157 (4)
165 (2)
174 (2)
184 (3)
197 (2)
285 (2)


2026 MAC WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Friday, March 6 (Coverage on ESPN+/YouTube)

Time	Session	Broadcast/Stream
12 p.m.	(First Round)	ESPN+/YouTube
2 p.m.	Quarterfinals, Consi R1)	ESPN+/YouTube
5 p.m.	Semifinals, Consi R2)	ESPN+/YouTube

Saturday, March 7 (Coverage on ESPN+/YouTube)

Time	Session	Broadcast/Stream
11:30 AM	Consi- Quarterfinals	ESPN+/YouTube
1:00 PM	Consi- Semifinals	ESPN+/YouTube
3:00 PM	Finals, 3rd, 5th, 7th	ESPN+/YouTube

Experience
- Four Broncs have previously competed at the NCAA Championships: Tyler Klinsky, Elijah Griffin, Enrique Munguia, and Brock Zurawski.
- Six additional Broncs will look to earn their first trip to the national tournament this weekend.

Undefeated in MAC Duals
- Five Broncs finished the regular season undefeated in MAC competition: Klinsky, Betancourt, Layton, Griffin, and Zurawski.

MAC Championship Lineup 
*() seed*
125: (1) Tyler Klinsky (22-3)
133: (3) Will Betancourt (21-7)
141: (1) Elijah Griffin (22-6)
149: (4) Dylan Layton (22-8)
157: (6) James Farina (5-3)
165: (8) Brendon Abdon (12-15)
174: (4) Enrique Munguia (13-12)
184: Giovanni Alejandro (7-15)
197: (1) Brock Zurawski (18-4)
285: (6) Hogan Swenski (10-8)