GUNNISON, Colo. – Five duals in three days, in two states. That's the schedule for Western State Colorado University wrestling this weekend. The Mountaineers hit the road and face Northeastern Junior College on Thursday before traveling to Kearney, Nebraska for the sixth annual Midwest Duals on Saturday.
 
Thursday night's dual against Northeastern will begin at 7 p.m. in Sterling, Colorado. The Plainsmen are 0-3 in duals this season, most recently losing to the Colorado School of Mines 33-13. NJC wrestling is in its second season as an intercollegiate program.
 
On Saturday, Western will face four opponents at the Midwest Duals, including two ranked in the top-25. Duals begin at 9 a.m. (CT), 10:30 a.m. (CT), 12 p.m. (CT) and 1:30 p.m. (CT) for Western.
 
The 17^th ranked Mountaineers will begin the day against Fort Hays State University at 9 a.m. (CT). Western is 25-9 all-time against the Tigers, but lost last season's meeting 15-24. FHSU is currently receiving votes in the Division II Coaches' Poll, but are not ranked.
 
The lone wrestler to be ranked for the Tigers is Brandon Ball at 141 pounds. Ball is ranked third in the weight class.
 
The second dual of the day for Western will come against the host school, No. 12 University of Nebraska – Kearney at 10:30 a.m. (CT). The Lopers are 9-1 this season in duals, with their only loss coming against top-ranked St. Cloud State University at the National Wrestling Coaches Association Cliff Keen National Duals last weekend. UNK placed third at the National Duals.
 
UNK leads the all-time series against Western at 15-8. The Lopers have won the last two meetings over the last two seasons.
 
The Lopers have wrestlers ranked at 133 pounds, 149 pounds, 174 pounds, and 285 pounds.
 
The third dual of the day at noon (CT) comes against Northern State University. The Wolves are 1-4 this season in duals. It will be only the third time these two teams have met for a dual. The Mountaineers won the two previous meetings.
 
The final dual at the Midwest Duals for Western comes against No. 22 University of Mary at 1:30 p.m. (CT). The Marauders are 3-1 in duals this season but are coming off a 23-13 loss to No. 20 Minnesota State University – Mankato.
 
Western won the only other meeting between the two schools. The Mountaineers defeated Mary 34-9 last season.
 
The Marauders have wrestlers ranked at both 133 pounds and 149 pounds.
 
Western is coming off two wins over ranked opponents at the 28^th Tracy Borah Duals last weekend. The Mountaineers defeated No. 14 Newberry College 38-7 before defeating No. 11 Simon Fraser University 25-21. Western is 4-2 in duals this season.
 
The Mountaineers have four wrestlers ranked in their respective weight classes. Trenton Piatt is ranked 11^th at 125 pounds, Ryan Pellow is ranked ninth at 165 pounds, Brandon Supernaw is ranked sixth at 174 pounds and Konnor Schmidt is ranked sixth at 197 pounds.
 
Fans unable to make this week's duals can still follow all the Mountaineer wrestling action live online. Watch the Northeastern Junior College dual live online by clicking here. Live results from the Midwest Duals will be on TrackWrestling.com.
 
Western Probable Lineup for NJC & Midwest Duals
 

Wt.	Wrestler	Yr.	Hometown / Previous School	Overall (Falls)	RMAC (Falls)
125	#11 Trent Piatt	R-Jr.	Olathe, Colo. / Olathe HS	12-6 (9)	2-0 (2)
133	Colby Duncan	R-Fr.	Crook, Colo. / Sterling HS	8-7 (4)	0-0 (0)
141	Jody Sandoval	Fr.	Fort Lupton, Colo. / Fort Lupton HS	10-6 (8)	1-1 (1)
or	Tim Edmonson	R-Fr.	San Antonio, Texas / Winston Churchill HS	5-7 (0)	0-2 (0)
149	JD Chenoweth	R-So.	Walsh, Colo. / Walsh HS	3-5 (1)	1-1 (0)
or	Diego Calderon	R-Fr.	Wellington, Colo. / Poudre HS	4-5 (2)	0-0 (0)
157	Shawn Beiriger	Sr.	Del Norte, Colo. / Del Norte HS	7-5 (0)	2-0 (0)
or	Jason Slaughter	R-So.	Hastings, Mich. / Hastings HS	6-3 (3)	0-0 (0)
165	#9 Ryan Pellow	Sr.	Colorado Springs, Colo. / Palmer HS	12-5 (4)	1-0 (0)
or	Michael Thelen	R-Fr.	Strasburg, Colo. / Cherokee Trail HS	3-6 (1)	0-0 (0)
174	#6 Brandon Supernaw  Jr.		Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS	17-2 (2)	2-0 (0)
184	Brendan Gonzales        R-So.		Platteville, Colo. / Valley HS	3-3 (2)	1-0 (0)
or	Ladd Bunker                 Jr.		Erie, Colo. / Erie HS	4-3 (1)	1-0 (0)
197	#6 Konnor Schmidt      R-So.		Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain HS	8-3 (2)	0-0 (0)
or	Ben Price                     R-So.		Boise, Idaho / Borah HS	7-4 (4)	1-0 (0)
HWT	Sammy DeSeriere        Fr.		Westminster, Colo. / Mullen HS	3-6 (0)	0-1 (0)
or	Kris Davis                     R-Fr.		Camp Pendleton, Calif. / Widefield HS	4-7 (1)	0-0 (0)