GUNNISON, Colo. – The 2018-19 wrestling season continues Thursday night for Western Colorado University. The ninth-ranked Mountaineers travel to Golden, Colorado to face Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opponent Colorado School of Mines at 7 p.m. in Russel Volk Gymnasium.
 
Western (6-1, 1-0 RMAC) enters Thursday's dual having won six of their first seven duals, with half of those wins coming against top-25 ranked opponents. The Mountaineers' only loss of the dual season came against top-ranked St. Cloud State University.
 
Brandon Supernaw, Western's 174-pound wrestler, was just named the RMAC Wrestler of the Week for his performances in five duals last week. Supernaw went 5-0 with two falls and three decisions, including a 9-4 decision against St. Cloud State's Kolton Eischens, who is ranked third in the nation.
 

Brandon Supernaw of @WCUMountaineers went 5-0 last week to be named the RMAC Wrestler of the Week! Supernaw earned two fall's and three decisions, including a 9-4 decision against St. Cloud State's Kolton Eischens, who is ranked third in the nation at 174-pounds. #RMACwrestle pic.twitter.com/ib5Neuav4q

— RMAC Sports (@RMAC_SPORTS) December 4, 2018

 
Supernaw is currently the top-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds. And has a 7-0 record this season with three wins coming by fall.
 
Also ranked in the top-12 of their weight class is Konnor Schmidt at 197 pounds. Schmidt is ranked second and has a 6-1 record with five falls. The only loss this season for Schmidt came against SCSU's Vince Dietz, who is ranked first at 197 pounds.
 
The Orediggers have yet to lose a dual this season with a perfect 4-0 record. CSM is 2-0 against RMAC opponents, having defeated 13^th-ranked Chadron State College 24-11 and San Francisco State University 32-6.
 
The lone ranked Oredigger is Noah Au-Yeung at 133 pounds. Au-Yeung is ranked seventh and has a 6-4 record this season.
 
Thursday night's dual will take place in Volk Gymnasium on Mines' campus.
 
Those unable to attend the dual can follow live online (live stats, live video) and by following Western Wrestling on social media (@WCUWrestling).
 

WESTERN'S PROBABLE LINEUP
Wt.	Wrestler	Yr.	Hometown / Previous School	Overall (Falls)	RMAC (Falls)
125	Trenton Piatt	R-Sr.	Olathe, Colo. / Olathe HS	4-3 (1)	1-0 (1)
133	Cody Fatzinger	R-Fr.	Arvada, Colo. / Arvada West HS	4-4 (3)	0-0 (0)
141	Jason Hanenberg	Fr.	Colorado Springs, Colo. / Air Academy HS	9-5 (2)	0-0 (0)
149	Justin Chenoweth	R-Jr.	Walsh, Colo. / Walsh HS	4-1 (0)	1-0 (0)
157	Jason Slaughter	R-Jr.	Hastings, Mich. / Hastings HS	2-5 (1)	0-1 (0)
165	Hunter Mullin	R-Fr.	Clay Center, Kan. / Clay Center Community HS	7-6 (2)	0-1 (0)
174	#1 Brandon Supernaw Sr.		Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS	7-0 (3)	1-0 (1)
184	Ruger Wyneken           R-Fr.		Clovis, Calif. / Clovis HS	7-4 (1)	1-0 (0)
197	#2 Konnor Schmidt      R-Jr.		Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain HS	6-1 (5)	1-0 (1)
HWT	Sammy deSeriere        So.		Westminster, Colo. / Mullen HS	5-4 (2)	1-0 (1)