Mines at #15 CSU-Pueblo, Wednesday, 7 p.m. [Live Video] [Live Results]
Mines hosting the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open, Sunday, 10 a.m. [Live Results]
 

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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGIATE OPEN
Mines will once again host the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open on Sunday, with teams from around the region visiting Steinhauer Fieldhouse for the four-mat bracketed tournament. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. and will run straight through to finals. Limited bleacher seating will be available; fans are welcome to bring their own camp chairs to the fieldhouse. In last year's RMCO, Zach Gracia and Noah Au-Yeung were runners-up at 125 and 133, respectively, and Matt Lavengood was third at 125 to lead the Orediggers' day.

RMAC CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP
Jacob Gerken was the 149-pound runner-up and Colorado School of Mines finished eighth at the 2017 RMAC Wrestling Championships at the Olympic Training Center. Mines had six place-winners to compile 55 team points. In addition to Gerken's silver, Matt Lavengood and Justin Ray each earned fourth-place finishes, and the trio of Ethan Ruby, Keenan Willits, and Robert Gambrell all took sixth at their respective weight classes of 157, 165, and 174. CSU-Pueblo won the RMAC title led by 165-pound champ JaCobi Jones and 157-pound runnerup Kyle Fantin.

IN THE RANKINGS
Mines 149-pounder Jacob Gerken jumped up three spots to #5 in last week's d2wrestle.com national rankings. Gerken is 15-6 this season. In the newest Super Region 4 rankings, Noah Au-Yeung debuted at #8 at 133, Lukas Erickson is #7 at 141, Gerken stayed at #2 at 149, Keenan Willits is #8 at 165, and Robert Gambrell moved up to #5 at 174.

LAST YEAR
Mines upset then-#19 CSU-Pueblo 37-13 in Golden in an inspired effort that included four falls. Jacob Gerken's pin of Dixon Richins at 149 and Paul Wilson's fall over Keith Karnes keyed the victory; John Crowley also decisioned Kyle Bateman.
 

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Mines at #15 CSU-Pueblo Projected Lineup
125- Zach Gracia (4-5) vs. Josiah Seaton (18-13)
133- Noah Au-Yeung (13-13) vs. PT Garcia (10-4)
141- Lukas Erickson (9-7) vs. Jared Mestas (7-7)
149- Jake Woods (8-8) vs. Clay Archer (11-14)
157- Ethan Ruby (12-9) vs. Kyle Fantin (18-11)
165- John Crowley (1-2) vs. #4 JaCobi Jones (11-4)
174- Austin Saunders (4-6) vs. #10 Kyle Bateman (22-10)
184- Ben Krantz (8-13) vs. #4 JaVaughn Perkins (10-4)
197- Brandon Saunders (6-12) vs. Cody Johnson (12-10)
285- Open vs. Augie DeSantis (16-12)