Western will host senior recognition events for football and volleyball on Saturday, while cross country, swimming, women's wrestling and men's wrestling all take to the road – cross country heading to South Dakota for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship races.

A 'two-fer' bonus on Saturday allows anyone with a football ticket to get in free to the evening's Senior Night volleyball match!

SWIMMING at NEBRASKA-KEARNEY
UNK Distance Meet
3 p.m. MT, Fri., Nov. 6 | Kearney HS Pool | Kearney, Neb.
UNK Sprint Meet
8 a.m. MT, Sat., Nov. 7 | Kearney HS Pool | Kearney, Neb.

• The Mountaineers return to UNK for the third consecutive season for the Lopers' Distance and Sprint meets, seeking to sweep both meets for the third consecutive time.
• Western comes out of a 183-88 dual meet victory at home over Colorado State Pueblo, winning 12 of 15 events in taming the ThunderWolves.
• Nine different swimmers won an individual event, with Maggie Hansel and Anna Jorstad winning two each. Hansel won the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events, and Jorstad swept the sprint events, taking both the 50 and 100 free races.
• The UNK Distance Meet will consist of the two, long freestyle events (1,000 and 1,650), the 400 individual medley, the 200s of the non-freestyle events, and the 400 medley and free relays.
• The Sprint Meet opens and closes with the 200 medley and free relays, runs the three sprint free events (50, 100, 200), the 50s and the 100s of the non-free events, and both a 100 and 200 IM race.

CROSS COUNTRY
RMAC Championship Meet
9:30 a.m. (M-8K)/10:15 a.m. (W-6K) | Hart Ranch Camping Resort | Rapid City, S.D.
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• The Mountaineer cross country teams are gearing up for the 2026 RMAC Cross Country Championships this Saturday in South Dakota, as both the men's and women's squads look to make their mark against the conference's top competition.
• The ninth-ranked men's team enters the championships with a wealth of experience, and several runners poised for big performances. Tyler Nord and Oliver Diaz will lead the charge after strong showings at last year's championships. Diaz finished 10th overall, while Nord placed 14th, and both will look to build on those performances this weekend. Gable Rial has also stepped into a significant role for Western this season, giving the Mountaineers another key contributor to watch. The trio will look to lead Western's efforts as the team competes for an RMAC title.
• On the women's side, the fifth-ranked Mountaineers will be led by Lauren Willson and Peyton Weiss. Weiss earned All-RMAC honors last season with an 11th-place finish and will look to improve upon that performance this Saturday. Willson also had a strong showing, earning Second Team All-RMAC honors with a 24th-place finish. Both runners will play an important role as Western looks to climb the standings and compete among the conference's best.
• With both teams nationally ranked and returning key contributors from last season, the Mountaineers are ready to make a statement at the 2026 RMAC Cross Country Championships.

VOLLEYBALL
CSU PUEBLO at WESTERN
6 p.m., Fri., Nov. 6 | Paul Wright Gym | Gunnison, Colo.
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COLORADO CHRISTIAN at WESTERN – SENIOR NIGHT
6 p.m., Sat., Nov. 7 | Paul Wright Gym | Gunnison, Colo.
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• The Western Colorado volleyball team is set to close out its regular season this weekend with a pair of home matchups, taking on CSU Pueblo on Friday before welcoming Colorado Christian on Saturday. Saturday's contest will also feature Senior Day celebrations, as the Mountaineers recognize the 2026-27 senior class, including Kyra Kidd, Breanna Nohava and Sierra Long.
• Western enters the final weekend with its sights set on securing a spot in the RMAC Tournament. The Mountaineers will look to sweep the weekend while also keeping an eye on results from around the conference, hoping to earn a postseason berth.
• Offensively, Maggie Legg leads the Mountaineers with 208 kills, while Olivia Moore has distributed 400 assists to help direct the attack. Defensively, Galatia Andrew leads the back row with 365 digs and will be a key presence as Western looks to close out the regular season on a high note. All three will be important contributors as the Mountaineers look to make a postseason push.
• At the net, Breanna Nohava has recorded 80.0 total blocks, while Kyra Kidd has added 58.0 blocks on the season. The two middle blockers will be key defensively as Western looks to slow down its opponents and finish the weekend strong.
• With the regular season coming to a close, the Mountaineers have everything to play for as they look to defend their home court, honor their seniors and keep their postseason hopes alive.

No. 5 FOOTBALL
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES at WESTERN – SENIOR DAY
1 p.m., Sat., Nov. 7 | Mountaineer Bowl | Gunnison, Colo.
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• It's the 101st meeting between the Orediggers and the Mountaineers, the longest running football rivalry in the state of Colorado. Western won the 100th meeting last season, defeating visiting Mines 40-17 to improve its series record to 54-44-2.
• The Orediggers bring a 6-2-1 overall record into Saturday's game, all six victories coming in their last six outings.
• Mines' offense is averaging 29 PPG but will be met by a Mountaineer defense that ranks first in the league allowing just 14 PPG. The Orediggers' defense has proven be nearly as stout, ranking just behind Western at 17 PPG, but it will be tested by the Mountaineers' 44 PPG offense.
• CSM's Max Barnes is second in the conference in rushing, averaging 77 YPG on the ground to lead the team, but Western has a stable of running backs in Lamonte James (47 YPG), Damien Nevil (45 YPG), and Isaiah Jones (37 YPG) who keep each other fresh and pound away behind a veteran offensive line.
• Mountaineer quarterback Josiah Roy ranks second in the league in passing with 228 YPG through the air, but he'll find a formidable opponent in his counterpart, Joseph Capra, who is right behind in the rankings at 219 YPG.
• The latest NPI rankings have Western at No. 5 in Super Region 4, while Mines is at No. 14 in the region. In the national NPI, the Mountaineers are No. 11 with CSM ranked 35th.

WOMEN'S WRESTLING at MAVERICK OPEN
9 a.m., Sun., Nov. 8 | Brownson Arena | Grand Junction, Colo.
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• It will be another first for the inaugural women's wrestling program as it participates in the longstanding Maverick Open at Colorado Mesa University. The Mountaineers have their own Crimson & Slate Intrasquad dual and an exhibition dual against Otero College under their belts, but the Open will be the wrestlers' first individual brackets competition representing Western.
• At least 19 of the program's individuals will be competing across the three mats in Brownson Arena, spanning all 10 weight classes with several brackets including more than one Mountaineer competitor.
• Included in the group from Western are several who registered powerful performances against Otero, starting in the lighter weights with Ariana Martinez at 103 pounds and Tessa Fortenbaugh at 110, and at the top weight with Mary Snider, each of whom registered pins to open the dual against Otero.
• Four others – Alora Martinez (124), Hailey Chapman (131), Timberly Martinez (145), and Sarah Toribau (160) – all recorded first period tech falls in the dual with the Rattlers.
• London Woods and Chapman may both battle their way to a rematch of the Crimson & Slate dual at 131, with Chapman making a return appearance to the Arena in which she began her career as a member of the Mavericks squad.

MEN'S WRESTLING at MINES ROOKIE OPEN
10 a.m., Sun., Nov. 8 | Steinhauer Fieldhouse | Golden, Colo.
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• The Mountaineer men's program will send individuals to compete in the 2026 Mines Rookie Open, an annual event that is limited to wrestlers with 1-2 years of college experience.
• Western has been a regular participant at the event through the years, with last year's results advancing Miles Harris into the championship match of the 149-pound bracket and Erik Anderson wrestling into the quarterfinal round in the 174 bracket.
• The Mountaineers will include several of the wrestlers who earned wins in the Nov. 1 exhibition dual against visiting Northeastern Junior College, a 55-0 win by the Mountaineers.
• Zachary Bates (133), Hunter Bogner (141), Harris (149), Jacob Blandford (165), Sam Johnson (184) and Gabriel Cox (197) each earned victories in the dual against the Plainsmen.
• Bates won by a tech fall midway through the second period, and Bogner, Harris, Blandford, Johnson and Cox each won by falls.