PUEBLO, Colo. - #7 CSU-Pueblo went up early and Colorado School of Mines never caught up as the Thunderwolves won 23-11 in an RMAC dual on Saturday.

Weston Hunt upset #4 Gavin Nye at 285 pounds, Robert Gambrell earned a technical fall at 174, and Noah Ottum worked a decision at 149 to provide Mines with its points; CSU-Pueblo won everywhere else, but Mines hung tough with five of CSUP's seven wins coming by a single score. 

The Thunderwolves got off to a big start as Josiah Seaton won 12-2 over Matt Lavengood at 125 thanks to a big third period, and #2 D'Andre Brumfield won 14-3 over Jake Woods at 133 to lead 8-0. Lukas Erickson sent his bout with Paul Garcia to sudden victory at 141 but Garcia came away with a 4-2 win before Ottum stopped the bleeding with a 3-2 decision over Oscar Diaz at 149, cutting the deficit to 11-3.

CSU-Pueblo won the next two weights in close battles as Isaiah Diggs used a third-period takedown to top Skyler Lykins 6-4, and Gavin Melendez won 4-2 over Keenan Willits on another third-period takedown. Gambrell put five poitns on the board at 174 with a dominating 18-2 tech fall against Aaron Benton, working three consecutive nearfall-four tilts in the second period to halt the bout.

Facing three nationally-ranked individuals at the upper three weights, Mines didn't shy away as Connor Ventura wrestled #7 Tarrence Williams within a point, 7-6, and Jake Feldman showed heart in a 3-2 setback to #7 Haszell West. That left the heavyweights, where Hunt scored a takedown in the closing seconds to break a 1-1 tie and beat #4 Gavin Nye, 3-2.

NOTABLES
- Mines had a chance to capture a share of the RMAC title with a win; the Orediggers can still do so with a win in their final dual of the season against Colorado Mesa on Feb. 6, regardless of any other results. Mines has never won the RMAC championship.
- Mines is now 10-3 overall and 5-1 in RMAC duals; CSU-Pueblo improved to the same records. 
- Ottum improved to 8-5 in duals and 9-7 overall this season.
- Gambrell extended his record to a team-best 14-2 with his second tech fall of the year. He has a Mines-best 49 dual points.
- Hunt improved to 8-4. It was the second straight dual that a Mines heavyweight beat a ranked opponent as Brandon Saunders had defeated #12 Courvoisier Morrow of Lindenwood last weekend.
- Both Willits and Hunt were wrestling in their home town of Pueblo. 
- CSU-Pueblo was the eighth top-25 team Mines has wrestled this year; the Orediggers are 5-3 in those duals.
 

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#7 CSU-Pueblo 23, Colorado School of Mines 11 [Full Scoring]
125: Josiah Seaton (CSUP) over Matthew Lavengood (CSM) (MD 12-2) 
133: #2 D'andre Brumfield (CSUP) over Jake Woods (CSM) (MD 14-3) 
141: Paul Garcia (CSUP) over Lukas Erickson (CSM) (SV-1 4-2) 
149: Noah Ottum (CSM) over Oscar Diaz (CSUP) (Dec 3-2) 
157: Isaiah Diggs (CSUP) over Skyler Lykins (CSM) (Dec 6-5) 
165: Gavin Melendez (CSUP) over Keenan Willits (CSM) (Dec 4-2) 
174: Robert Gambrell (CSM) over Aaron Benton (CSUP) (TF 18-2 4:30) 
184: #7 Tarrence Williams (CSUP) over Connor Ventura (CSM) (Dec 7-6) 
197: #7 Haszell West (CSUP) over Jacob Feldman (CSM) (Dec 3-2) 
285: Weston Hunt (CSM) over #4 Gavin Nye (CSUP) (Dec 3-2)