GUNNISON, Colo. – Wednesday night is Pink Night as Western Colorado University Wrestling hosts Colorado Mesa University at 7 p.m. in Paul Wright Gym. All fans are encouraged to wear pink to support the Mountaineers and raise awareness of breast cancer.
 
The Mountaineers will have a silent auction for official Pink Night warmups. All proceeds will go the local Gunnison chapter of Tough Enough to Wear Pink.
 
The ninth-ranked Mountaineers enter the mid-week dual with a 2-0 dual record. Western defeated Cloud County Community College and the second-ranked Nebraska – Kearney Lopers in Paul Wright Gym earlier this month.
 
Wednesday will be the first of two head-to-head duals between Western and CMU this season. The Mountaineers hold a 29-25-1 lead in the all-time series and won last season's two duals.
 
The Mavericks are also 2-0, having defeated both Cloud County and Nebraska-Kearney earlier in the month.
 
CMU has two wrestlers ranked in the top-12 of their respective weight classes. Payton Tawater is ranked 11th at 157 pounds and Jason Buhr is 12^th at 165 pounds.
 
Western currently has three ranked wrestlers. Brandon Supernaw is top of the 174-pound weight class, while Konnor Schmidt is second at 197 pounds and Brendan Gonzales is 11^th at 184 pounds.
 
Those unable to attend the dual can follow online (live results, live video) or by following Western Wrestling and Mountaineer Athletics on social media (@WCUWrestling, @WCUMountaineers).
 
Following Wednesday's dual, the Mountaineers will venture to Newberry, South Carolina for the Newberry Duals on Sunday. Wrestling on the east coast gets started at 6 a.m. (MST) against Coker College. The Mountaineers will then face 10^th-ranked Newberry College at 7:30 a.m. (MST) and Limestone College at 9 a.m. (MST).
 
Western's final dual of the day will come against top-ranked St. Cloud State University at 10:30 a.m. (MST).
 

WESTERN'S PROBABLE WRESTLERS
Wt.	Wrestler	Yr.	Hometown / Previous School	Overall (Falls)	RMAC (Falls)
125	Trent Piatt	R-Sr.	Olathe, Colo. / Olathe HS	1-1 (0)	0-0 (0)
133	Colby Duncan	R-So.	Crook, Colo. / Sterling HS	1-2 (0)	0-0 (0)
141	Forfeit
149	JD Chenoweth	R-Jr.	Walsh, Colo. / Walsh HS	0-0 (0)	0-0 (0)
157	Jason Slaughter	R-Jr.	Hastings, Mich. / Hastings HS	1-1 (1)	0-0 (0)
165	Hunter Mullin	R-Fr.	Clay Center, Kan. / Clay Center Community HS	6-2 (1)	0-0 (0)
174	#1 Brandon Supernaw Sr.		Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS	2-0 (1)	0-0 (0)
184	Ruger Wyneken           R-Fr.		Clovis, Calif. / Clovis HS	4-2 (1)	0-0 (0)
197	#2 Konnor Schmidt      R-Jr.		Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain HS	2-0 (2)	0-0 (0)
HWT	Sammy deSeriere         So.		Westminster, Colo. / Mullen HS	1-3 (1)	0-0 (0)

 

COLORADO MESA'S PROBABLE WRESTLERS
Wt.	Name	Yr.	Hometown	Overall	Dual	Pins
125	Cole Bernstein	So.	Tempe, Ariz.	3-3	0-0	1
133	Tim Romero	Jr.	Thornton, Colo.	1-5	1-1	0
or	Bracken Lovell	Fr.	Delta, Utah	5-2	0-0	1
141	Eduardo Penha	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	4-0	2-0	2
or	Benny Pachello	So.	Arvada, Colo.	0-4	0-0	0
149	John Daniel	Jr.	Centennial, Colo.	0-0	0-0	0
or	Daniel Van Hoose	RFr.	Grand Junction, Colo.	1-3	0-1	0
157	#11 Payton Tawater	Jr.	Arvada, Colo.	5-2	2-0	2
165	#12 Jason Buhr	Sr.	La Jara, Colo.	2-0	0-0	0
174	Donnie Negus	RFr.	Elizabeth, Colo.	3-4	1-0	1
or	Seth Latham	Fr.	Grand Junction, Colo.	4-2	1-0	3
184	Nolan Krone	RFr.	Henderson, Colo.	9-3	1-0	4
197	TJ Lodermeier	Sr.	Hinton, Okla	2-4	1-0	1
or	Hunter Mooring	RFr.	Pueblo, Colo.	7-3	1-0	1
285	Clayton Voytilla	Jr.	Grand Junction, Colo.	0-2	0-2	0