Mines at #18 Fort Hays State, Thursday, 7 p.m. [Live Results]

Midwest Duals (at Nebraska-Kearney)
Mines vs. Central Missouri, Saturday, 9 a.m. CST [Live Results]
Mines vs. Drury, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. CST [Live Results]
Mines vs. #23 Newman, Saturday, 12 p.m. CST [Live Results]
Mines vs. Mary, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. CST [Live Results]
 

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THE WEEKEND
Mines will visit #18 Fort Hays State on Thursday night for a dual, then head to Kearney, Neb. for Saturday's Midwest Duals, where the Orediggers will have four matches against Central Missouri, Drury, #23 Newman, and Mary.

OREDIGGERS UPSET #23 SIMON FRASER
Mines scored a win over nationally-ranked Simon Fraser last Thursday, winning four bouts and receiving two forfeits in the 28-20 victory. Robert Gambrell upset #12 Reid Watkins, 4-2, at 174 pounds to lead the way, while Matt Lavengood won 12-2 over Oscar Bulaqui at 125, Ethan Ruby worked a 9-3 decision against Tanner Spray at 157, and Keenan Willits pinned Graham Fader in 59 seconds at 165.

IN THE RANKINGS
Mines is receiving votes in the most recent D2Wrestle.com national poll. Jacob Gerken appears at #9 at 149 pounds in the national rankings, while regionally, Mines is 12th with individuals ranked at 141 (Lukas Erickson, #7), 149 (Gerken, #2), 157 (Ethan Ruby, #8), and 165 (Keenan Willits, #7). Among this weekend's opponents, Fort Hays State is #18 in the nation and Newman is #23.

WHO'S HOT
Robert Gambrell leads Mines this season with a 13-2 record, and he's coming off his biggest win of the season. Ethan Ruby is 8-1 and both Jacob Gerken and Lukas Erickson are both 8-4; Mines has five wrestlers who are unbeaten in duals so far in John Crowley (1-0), Erickson (2-0), Gerken (3-0), Ruby (3-0), and Keenan Willits (2-0).

LAST YEAR
Last year, Mines beat Fort Hays State at home, 26-19. Among the projected line-ups for this weekend, there will be no rematches from last year. At the 2016 Midwest Duals, Mines went a perfect 3-0 with wins over Mary, Minot, and Northern State. Mines' win over Mary was a 21-18 affair that came down to Paul Wilson's win at 197 to secure the match.
 

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Mines at Fort Hays State Projected Line-Ups
125- Matt Lavengood vs. Conrad Cole
133- Noah Au-Yeung vs. Matt Mejia
141- Lukas Erickson vs. #7 Brandon Ball
149- #9 Jacob Gerken vs. Jacob Kay
157- Ethan Ruby vs. Greg Tooley
165- Keenan Willits vs. Kyler Mick
174- Robert Gambrell vs. Micquille Robinson
184- Ben Krantz or Anthony Spallino vs. Rakim Dean
197- Brandon Saunders vs. Austin Brandt
285- Jake Feldman vs. #9 Christian Lance
 
Mines Projected at Midwest Duals Line-Up
125- Matt Lavengood or Zachary Gracia
133- Noah Au-Yeung
141- Lukas Erickson or Justin Ray
149- #9 Jacob Gerken
157- Ethan Ruby
165- Keenan Willits or John Crowley
174- Robert Gambrell
184- Ben Krantz or Anthony Spallino
197- Brandon Saunders
285- Jake Feldman