GUNNISON, Colo. - Western State Colorado University wrestling begins the dual season this Thursday. The 17th ranked Mountaineer grapplers will travel to Pueblo, Colorado for a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) dual against Colorado State University - Pueblo at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Western will return home for the 26th Annual Tracy Borah Duals on Saturday.

The Mountaineers will face the ThunderWolves in Massari Arena to open the RMAC dual season. Western is coming off a 10th place finish at the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana on Dec. 19. Three Mountaineer wrestlers placed at the tournament.

Two Mountaineers are ranked in the top eight of Division II in their weight classes. RMAC Preseason Wrestler of the Year Corbin Bennetts (Sr., Buena Vista, Colorado) is ranked seventh at 141 pounds. At 174 pounds, Austin Harris (Sr., Windsor, Colorado) is also ranked seventh.

The ThunderWolves are receiving votes in the national poll as a team and have three wrestlers ranked in the top eight of their weight classes. JaCobi Jones at 157 pounds and Jacob Mitchell at 285 pounds are both ranked fourth. 165-pound Kyle Bateman is ranked seventh for CSU-Pueblo.

Probable lineup for the CSU-Pueblo dual

Wt.        Wrestler                           Yr.         Hometown / Previous School                                  Overall (Falls)   RMAC (Falls)
125         Ronald Wardleigh          Fr.         Plain City, Utah / Fremont HS                                           2-2 (1)                 0-0 (0)
 
133         Zach Shank                       Jr.          Olathe, Colo. / Olathe HS                                                   2-2 (1)                 0-0 (0)
 
141         #7 Corbin Bennetts      Sr.         Buena Vista, Colo. / Buena Vista HS                               0-0 (0)                 0-0 (0)
 
149         Tyler Adams                     Jr.          Rancho Santa Margra, Calif. / Tesoro HS                      6-6 (2)                 0-0 (0)
 
157         Ian Steen                          So.         Graham, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS                    2-4 (2)                 0-0 (0)
 
165         Travis Bradford              So.         Houston, Texas / Saint Thomas HS                                11-7 (1)                0-0 (0)
 
174         #7 Austin Harris              Sr.         Windsor, Colo. / Windsor HS                                           17-5 (3)                0-0 (0)
 
184         Brandon Supernaw     RFr.        Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS                            10-3 (2)                 0-0 (0)
 
197         Mick Dougharity             Jr.          Damascus, Ore. / Oregon State                                       8-6 (5)                 0-0 (0)
 
HWT      Lewis Arendall                Fr.         Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial HS                                             0-2 (0)                 0-0 (0)

Following the RMAC opening dual, Western will return home to host the 26th Annual Tracy Borah Duals on Saturday. For the first time the Borah Duals will be held in the Mountaineer Field House, site of the NCAA Division II Super Region IV Championships on Feb. 26.

The 2016 Borah Duals will feature three mats and six teams. Air Force, Colorado Mesa University, CSU-Pueblo, Simon Fraser University, University of Central Oklahoma and Western will all be competing in the duals.

Western will begin the day with a dual against UCO at 10 a.m., followed by a dual at 11:30 a.m. against Air Force and a 2:30 p.m. dual against Simon Fraser.

Results will be posted live on TrackWrestling and at the Tracy Borah Duals Headquarters. To view, please click the links above.

Probable lineup for the Tracy Borah Duals

Wt.        Wrestler                           Yr.         Hometown / Previous School                                  Overall (Falls)   RMAC (Falls)
125         Ronald Wardleigh          Fr.         Plain City, Utah / Fremont HS                                           2-2 (1)                 0-0 (0)
 
133         Zach Shank                       Jr.          Olathe, Colo. / Olathe HS                                                   2-2 (1)                 0-0 (0)
Or           Zane Rich                          So.         Syracuse, Utah / Syracuse HS                                           7-8 (2)                 0-0 (0)
 
141         #7 Corbin Bennetts      Sr.         Buena Vista, Colo. / Buena Vista HS                               0-0 (0)                 0-0 (0)
 
149         Tyler Adams                     Jr.          Rancho Santa Margra, Calif. / Tesoro HS                      6-6 (2)                 0-0 (0)
 
157         Ian Steen                          So.         Graham, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin HS                      2-4 (2)                 0-0 (0)
Or           Shawn Beiriger               So.         Del Norte, Colo. / Del Norte HS                                       3-6 (1)                 0-0 (0)
Or           Ryan Pellow                    So.         Colorado Springs, Colo. / Palmer HS                              4-8 (0)                 0-0 (0)
Or           DeSean Horton             RFr.        Fort Carson, Colo. / Patch American HS                        1-4 (1)                 0-0 (0)
 
165         Travis Bradford              So.         Houston, Texas / Saint Thomas HS                                11-7 (1)                0-0 (0)
 
174         #7 Austin Harris              Sr.         Windsor, Colo. / Windsor HS                                           17-5 (3)                0-0 (0)
Or           Ladd Bunker                    Fr.         Erie, Colo. / Erie HS                                                               4-3 (1)                 0-0 (0)
 
184         Brandon Supernaw     RFr.        Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS                           10-3 (2)                0-0 (0)
Or           Jaden Olearnick              Jr.          Eaton, Colo. / Eaton HS                                                      11-7 (2)                0-0 (0)
 
197         Mick Dougharity             Jr.          Damascus, Ore. / Oregon State                                       8-6 (5)                 0-0 (0)
Or           Cameron McCrimmon RFr.      Loveland, Colo. / Thompson Valley HS                         0-0 (0)                 0-0 (0)
 
HWT      Lewis Arendall                Fr.         Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial HS                                             0-2 (0)                 0-0 (0)
Or           Andy Armstrong            So.         Gypsum, Colo. / Eagle Valley HS                                      1-2 (0)                 0-0 (0)