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Christian Saez

Men's Wrestling Garrett Finke - Sports Information Director

WREST | Western travels to New Mexico for final dual

GUNNISON, Colo. - Western State Colorado University wrestling will end the regular season where they will begin the postseason. The Mountaineers travel to Las Vegas, New Mexico to face New Mexico Highlands University on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. for the final dual of the season. Western returns to Las Vegas for the NCAA Region IV Championships Feb. 23-24.

Western (11-4, 4-1 RMAC), ranked 15th in Division II, has won the last three duals, including Thursday night's dual against Adams State University. The Mountaineers are 2-2 on the road this season.

Against NMHU, Western is 19-3 and have won the last 16 duals. The last time Western lost to the Cowboys came during the 1983-84 season.

NMHU enters the week following a win over No. 5 CSU-Pueblo on Monday night in Las Vegas. 

The Mountaineers have three wrestlers currently ranked in the top-12 of their respective weight classes. Trenton Piatt is ranked eighth at 125 pounds, while teammates Brandon Supernaw at 174 pounds and Konnor Schmidt at 197 pounds are each ranked fifth.

Fans unable to attend Tuesday night's dual can follow live online by clicking the links provided above.

Western Probable Lineup
Wt. Wrestler Yr. Hometown / Previous School Overall (Falls) RMAC (Falls)
125 #8 Trent Piatt R-Jr. Olathe, Colo. / Olathe HS 21-9 (14) 5-0 (2)
133 Colby Duncan R-Fr. Crook, Colo. / Sterling HS 11-15 (5) 1-2 (0)
141 Jody Sandoval Fr. Fort Lupton, Colo. / Fort Lupton HS 16-13 (10) 4-2 (2)
149 Diego Calderon R-Fr. Wellington, Colo. / Poudre HS 5-10 (2) 0-2 (0)
157 Shawn Beiriger Sr. Del Norte, Colo. / Del Norte HS 11-9 (0) 4-2 (0)
165 Ryan Pellow Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. / Palmer HS 14-9 (5) 1-2 (0)
174 #5 Brandon Supernaw  Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS 27-3 (4) 6-0 (1)
184 Brendan Gonzales        R-So. Platteville, Colo. / Valley HS 10-8 (5) 3-2 (2)
197 #5 Konnor Schmidt       R-So. Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain HS 18-4 (5) 4-0 (2)
HWT Sammy DeSeriere        Fr. Westminster, Colo. / Mullen HS 5-12 (1) 0-5 (0)

 
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Players Mentioned

Jody Sandoval

Jody Sandoval

5' 5"
Freshman
Shawn Beiriger

Shawn Beiriger

Senior
Diego Calderon

Diego Calderon

Redshirt Freshman
Colby Duncan

Colby Duncan

Redshirt Freshman
Brendan Gonzales

Brendan Gonzales

Redshirt Sophomore
Ryan Pellow

Ryan Pellow

Senior
Trenton Piatt

Trenton Piatt

Redshirt Junior
Konnor Schmidt

Konnor Schmidt

Redshirt Sophomore
Brandon Supernaw

Brandon Supernaw

Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Jody Sandoval

Jody Sandoval

5' 5"
Freshman
Shawn Beiriger

Shawn Beiriger

Senior
Diego Calderon

Diego Calderon

Redshirt Freshman
Colby Duncan

Colby Duncan

Redshirt Freshman
Brendan Gonzales

Brendan Gonzales

Redshirt Sophomore
Ryan Pellow

Ryan Pellow

Senior
Trenton Piatt

Trenton Piatt

Redshirt Junior
Konnor Schmidt

Konnor Schmidt

Redshirt Sophomore
Brandon Supernaw

Brandon Supernaw

Redshirt Junior