GOLDEN, Colo. - Weston Hunt's pin at 285 pounds broke a tie score and helped #18 Colorado School of Mines get past #21 Colorado Mesa, 24-18, in their RMAC opener on Saturday.

The Orediggers (2-0) and Mavericks (4-4) wrestled a back-and-forth thriller, with the lead changing hands four times over the final six bouts. Although Hunt's pin sealed the victory, it was set up #6 Anderson Salisbury's 12-4 major decision against #7 Nolan Krone at 184 after earlier bonus-point wins by Noah Ottum and Zach Krause got Mines rolling.

CMU reeled off three straight wins to start the day as Cian Apple beat Jake Stogdill, 6-3, at 125, Collin Metzgar blanked Gabe Martinez 5-0 at 133, and Danial Magana won a defensive battle with Wes Rayburn 5-1 at 141.

Things turned for Mines starting at 149 as Ottum dominated Erik Contreras in a third-period tech fall, 23-7, producing four takedowns and three near-falls in the win. Mines then took the lead when Krause used a reversal into a 1:39 pin against Dyllan Fuchs at 157.

The 165-pound bout featured two ranked grapplers as #5 Fred Green turned in a major decision, 14-4, over #11 Skyler Lykins, but Ryan Fidel picked up his second big win in as many weeks, shutting out 2020 NCAA qualifier Seth Latham 4-0 at 174. Salisbury then came up huge in another top-10 battle as he majored Krone 12-4 to give Mines an 18-13 lead.

CMU ensured it would come down the final bout as two men who qualified for nationals last year, Donnie Negus and Nolan Funk, battled at 197 with Negus earning a 20-4 tech fall; that left it up to Hunt, who dominated from the start against Kash Anderson with a 10-0 first-period lead before selecting top and turning Anderson for the pin at 3:31.

NOTABLES
- It was Mines' third straight win over the Mavericks.
- The Orediggers ran their RMAC dual winning streak to nine in a row dating back to 2018-19. 
- Hunt improved to 49-19 in his career as he eyes the 50-win milestone. He is also took sole possession of 10th on the Mines career falls list at 17.
- Both of Zach Krause's wins this season have been by fall.
- Ottum leads the team with 11 duals points in two outings.

NEXT UP
Mines will host Western Colorado Thursday at 5 p.m.
 

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#18 Colorado School of Mines 24, #21 Colorado Mesa 18 [Full Scoring]
125: Cian Apple (CMU) over Jake Stogdill (CSM) (Dec 6-3) 
133: Collin Metzgar (CMU) over Gabe Martinez (CSM) (Dec 5-0) 
141: Danial Magana (CMU) over Wesley Rayburn (CSM) (Dec 5-1) 
149: Noah Ottum (CSM) over Erik Contreras (CMU) (TF 23-7 6:38) 
157: Zach Krause (CSM) over Dyllan Fuch (CMU) (Fall 1:39) 
165: #5 Fred Green (CMU) over #11 Skyler Lykins (CSM) (MD 14-4) 
174: Ryan Fidel (CSM) over Seth Latham (CMU) (Dec 4-0) 
184: #6 Anderson Salisbury (CSM) over #7 Nolan Krone (CMU) (MD 12-4) 
197: Donnie Negus (CMU) over Nolan Funk (CSM) (TF 20-4 5:48) 
285: #5 Weston Hunt (CSM) over Kash Anderson (CMU) (Fall 3:31)

125  Extra: Christian Lopez (MINES) over Luke Grisafi (CMU) (MD 11-3)
133  Extra: Pedro Billups (CMU) over Malachi Contreras (MINES) (TF 18-3 5:15)
133  Extra: Troy Ramirez (CMU) over Tyler Krause (MINES) (Fall 6:35)
141  Extra: Teague Dilbeck (MINES) over John Masopust (CMU) (Fall 2:19)
141  Extra: Kaden Hine (CMU) over Dylan Yancey (MINES) (Fall 5:36)
149  Extra: Taylor Gambill (MINES) over Andrew Silva (CMU) (Dec 4-2)
157  Extra: Tristian David (MINES) over Ariel Rodriguez (CMU) (Fall 2:59)
157  Extra: Zander Condit (CMU) over Tristian David (MINES) (Dec 7-6)
157  Extra: Ryan Wheeler (CMU) over Daniel Caddy (MINES) (Fall 1:14)
165  Extra: Nick Gallegos (CMU) over Garrett Bakarich (MINES) (Fall 4:29)
165  Extra: Grady Funk (CMU) over Garrett Bakarich (MINES) (MD 9-1)
174  Extra: Kevin Kearns (MINES) over Jason Bynarowicz (CMU) (TF 18-3 5:46)
174  Extra: Jason Bynarowicz (CMU) over Aidan Funk (MINES) (Dec 4-2)
184  Extra: Wyatt Hoeppner (CMU) over David Leck (MINES) (Dec 8-5)
184  Extra: Levi Farris (MINES) over Ben Robuck (CMU) (Dec 11-7)
285  Extra: Michael True (MINES) over Isley Busch-Matuu (CMU) (Fall 6:07)