GUNNISON, Colo. – Coming off a second place finish at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships on Sunday, Western State Colorado University resumes the dual season this weekend. The Mountaineers travel to Alamosa, Colorado for a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee showdown against rival Adams State University.
 
Western (6-3, 3-1 RMAC) is ranked 17^th in Division II as of the Jan. 28 rankings by D2Wrestle.com. The Mountaineers are coming off a tremendous all-around performance at the RMAC Championships. Western finished second, had two RMAC Champions and totaled 12 falls as a team in the tournament.
 
Western's two RMAC Champions were No. 6 Corbin Bennetts (Gr., Buena Vista, Colorado) at 141 pounds and Austin Harris (Sr., Windsor, Colorado) at 174 pounds. Harris was named the Co-Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament and earned NCAA Division II Super Region IV Wrestler of the Week honors for his performance at the tournament.
 
Saturday's opponent, ASU (1-6, 0-5 RMAC) finished tied for fourth at the conference championships, 53.5 points behind Western. The Grizzlies had one individual champion at the RMAC Championships, Martin Ramirez at 133 pounds. Ramirez is ranked third at 133 pounds in Division II.
 
Western will also travel a few other wrestlers to the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open at the Colorado School of Mines on Saturday. Live results for that tournament can be found by clicking here.
 
Probable lineup for the ASU Dual:

Wt.        Wrestler                           Yr.         Hometown / Previous School                            Overall (Falls)  RMAC Duals (Falls)
125         Ronald Wardleigh          Jr.          Plain City, Utah / Fremont HS                                 19-13 (12)                    4-0 (1)
 
133         Zane Rich                          So.         Syracuse, Utah / Syracuse HS                          13-12 (6)                     2-1 (0)
 
141         #6 Corbin Bennetts      Sr.         Buena Vista, Colo. / Buena Vista HS                       15-4 (1)                      3-1 (0)
 
149         Tyler Adams                     Jr.          Rancho Santa Margra, Calif. / Tesoro HS              14-16 (7)                     1-3 (0)
 
157         Ian Steen                          So.         Graham, Washington / Graham-Kapowsin HS   7-11 (6)                      1-3 (1)
 
165         Travis Bradford              So.         Houston, Texas / Saint Thomas HS                         16-14 (4)                     3-1 (1)
 
174         Austin Harris                    Sr.         Windsor, Colo. / Windsor HS                                     28-6 (7)                      3-1 (3)
 
184         Brandon Supernaw     RFr.        Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS                     19-8 (4)                      3-1 (1)
 
197         Mick Dougharity             Jr.          Damascus, Ore. / Oregon State                               13-13 (9)                     1-3 (0)
 
HWT      Lewis Arendall                Fr.         Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial HS                                      2-12 (1)                      1-3 (0)
Or           Andy Armstrong            So.         Gypsum, Colo. / Eagle Valley HS                                1-3 (0)                       0-0 (0)