#21 Mines vs. San Francisco State, Thursday, 5 p.m. [RMAC Network] [Live Results]
#21 Mines vs. Fort Hays State, Thursday, 7 p.m. [RMAC Network] [Live Results]
#21 Mines at the Midwest Duals (hosted by UNK), Saturday, 9 a.m. CT [Live Results]

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OREDIGGERS HAVE BUSY WEEKEND AHEAD
#21 Colorado School of Mines will have a busy weekend, hosting a tri-meet Thursday at Volk Gym before heading to Kearney, Neb. for the Midwest Duals on Saturday. Thursday's meet will have San Francisco State wrestle Fort Hays State at 3 p.m. before Mines takes on SFSU in an RMAC dual at 5 and then FHSU at 7. The schedule for Saturday's Midwest Duals has still not been finalized but the Orediggers will wrestle either two or three duals with the meet starting at 9 a.m. Central. Thursday's action will stream live on the RMAC Network at minesathletics.com/tv, while Saturday's results will be live on TrackWrestling.

MASKS REQUIRED FOR FANS AT VOLK GYM
In accordance with regulations established by Jefferson County Public Health, all spectators for Mines indoor sporting events, including wrestling at Volk Gym, must wear masks regardless of vaccination status.

IN THE POLLS
Mines sits at #21 in the latest NWCA Division II poll, with both San Francisco State and Fort Hays State receiving votes. Individually, Mines has #9 Anderson Salisbury at 184 and #4 Weston Hunt at 285 pounds; a bout to watch will be the 184-pound match when Mines takes on Fort Hays State as Salisbury squares off with #5 Marty Verhaeghe. The Tigers also have All-American #12 AJ Cooper at 285 pounds listed as a possible starter to face two-time all-American Hunt, while San Francisco State has #5 Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo at 141 pounds.

LAST TIME OUT
#21 Mines reeled off three straight wins to end the meet to take down #13 Adams State last Friday and improve to 2-0 in RMAC duals. Tyler Krause, Grayston DiBlasi, Jack Damenti, Ryan Fidel, and Anderson Salisbury all picked up wins and Weston Hunt earned six points via forfeit as Mines battled back from a 15-13 deficit with victories by Damenti, Fidel, and Salisbury to end the meet.

MINES CONTINUES RMAC STREAK
The Orediggers enter the SFSU meet with an 11-match RMAC winning streak that dates back to the 2018-19 season. It ranks as the longest conference winning streak in program history. 

SALISBURY REACHES 50-WIN MARK
Anderson Salisbury's tech fall to finish off the Adams State dual marked the 50th win of his career as the redshirt senior is now 50-17 all-time. He is one of two active Orediggers - along with Weston Hunt (65-24) - to reach the plateau. 

THE MINES VS. SAN FRANCISCO STATE SERIES
The Orediggers and Gators are meeting for the 18th time, with SFSU holding a 13-4 all-time series lead dating back to their first dual meeting in 1978-79. In recent years, however, it's been all Mines as they've won three in a row including a 32-13 decision at home the last time they met in the 2019-20 season. San Francisco State is an affiliate member of the RMAC in wrestling.

THE MINES VS. FORT HAYS STATE SERIES
Mines and Fort Hays State have a long rivalry as the Tigers used to be a member of the RMAC, and they meet for the 36th time dating back to 1958. FHSU leads the series 22-13 but Mines has won three in a row and five of the last seven meetings. FHSU was one of two duals Mines wrestled last season, and they beat the Tigers handily 31-6 at Volk Gym including wins by current team members Wes Rayburn, Carter Noehre, Anderson Salisbury, and Weston Hunt.

LEADING THE WAY 
This year's team is led by KJ Kearns, Zach Krause, and Anderson Salisbury, who were voted captains in the preseason. Kearns is a returning captain as a junior, while Krause is a first-time captain in his second season as a graduate transfer after arriving from Brown before the 2019-20 season. Salisbury is also a first-time captain in his redshirt senior season.

LOOKING AHEAD
Mines will continue RMAC action Jan. 29 at Western Colorado and Jan. 30 at Colorado Mesa.
 

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#21 Mines Projected Lineup vs. SFSU/FHSU/Midwest Duals
125 - Christian Lopez (6-6)
133 - Tyler Krause (2-4) or Will Loecke (3-2)
141 - Wes Rayburn (1-0) or Grayston DiBlasi (7-3)
149 - Zach Krause (1-1) or Cody Thompson (4-2)    
157 - Carter Noehre (7-5)
165 - Jack Damenti (6-5) or KJ Kearns (2-2)
174 - Levi Farris (0-2)
184 - #9 Anderson Salisbury (10-2)
197 - Perry Rodenbeck (4-4)
285 - #4 Weston Hunt (10-3)