Mines vs. Chadron State, Sunday, 12 p.m. [Live Video] [Live Results]

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MEET COVERAGE
Sunday's RMAC opener against Chadron State will stream live on the RMAC Network. Live results are available via TrackWrestling. Mines is 1-0 in duals this season while Chadron will be making its head-to-head debut.

LAST TIME OUT
Led by tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler Robert Gambrell and seven placewinners overall, Colorado School of Mines had a fantastic day at the UNK Holiday Inn Open last Saturday. In addition to Gambrell's win, Brandon Saunders was the 197-pound Amateur runner-up, and Jacob Gerken took third in the 149-pound Elite bracket, as did Ethan Ruby in the 157-pound Amateur flight. Lukas Erickson was fourth at 141, Ben Krantz was fifth at 184, and Ian Cheatum - who had the tournament's most falls with four - was fourth at 285.

LEADING THE WAY
Robert Gambrell leads the Orediggers this season with a 12-1 record; Rocky Michaelson is behind him at 10-4 and Noah Au-Yeung is 9-4. Matthew Lavengood and Brandon Saunders co-lead the team with five falls apiece – both have five of their six wins coming via pin.

LAST YEAR
Mines fell 32-12 at Chadron State last season. The Orediggers were buoyed by Lukas Erickson's 9-3 sudden-victory win against Brock Thumm (with a potential rematch on Sunday), and Ethan Ruby won against John Porter 6-4 (also a potential rematch), while Paul Wilson pinned Stuart Hircock. Chadron earned bonus points in five of its seven wins.

IN THE RANKINGS
Mines was well-represented in the first D2wrestle.com Super Region 4 rankings, checking in at #5 in the team standings with nine ranked individuals. At 125 pounds, Zach Gracia (17-11 in 2015-16) is sixth in SR4, and Noah Au-Yeung (13-12) is fifth at 133 pounds. Lukas Erickson (13-10) appears at fifth in the 141-pound rankings with Jacob Gerken (10-13) in the same spot at 149 and Ethan Ruby (14-13) also fifth at 157. At the upper weights, Keenan Willits (14-12) is sixth in the 165-pound poll, and Robert Gambrell is eighth at 174. Rocky Michaelson (16-12) had Mines' best showing at third in the 184-pound rankings as he looks to move up from 174, and Ian Cheatum (11-10) is sixth in the heavyweight ranking.
 
For Chadron, 133-pounder Taylor Summers is ranked #10 in the nation preseason. Regionally, the Eagles are ranked #9 with six individuals - Summers (#2), Luke Zeiger (#4, 141), Jake Anderson (#4, 157), Chance Helmick (#5, 174), Shan Rodenburg (#5, 184), and Cooper Cogdill (#5, 285) in the regional individual rankings.

PROBABLE LINE-UP – Mines vs. Chadron State
125- Matt Lavengood (6-5) or Zach Gracia (4-4) vs. Brandon Kile (6-2)
133- Noah Au-Yeung (9-4) vs. #10 Taylor Summers (7-3)
141- Lukas Erickson (7-4) vs. Brock Thumm (3-3) or Josh Miller (0-0) or Luke Zeiger (0-0)
149- Jacob Gerken (6-3) vs. Sean Glasgow (7-0)
157- Ethan Ruby (6-1) vs. John Porter (2-3)
165- John Crowley (1-0) or Keenan Willits (0-0) or Austin Saunders (4-4)
174- Robert Gambrell (12-1) vs. Ethan Haddock (0-4)
184- Rocky Michaelson (10-4) or Ben Krantz (7-4) vs. Shan Rodenburg (0-2) or Willy Cogdill (4-2)
197- Brandon Saunders (6-4) or Anthony Spallino (3-2) vs. Matthew Kindler (7-2)
285- Ian Cheatum (5-2) vs. Cooper Cogdill (6-3)