GOLDEN, Colo. - #16 Colorado School of Mines got its RMAC season off to a winning start, beating defending champion Chadron State 21-13 in a hard-fought dual at Volk Gym.

The Orediggers (7-1, 1-0 RMAC) won six of the 10 weight classes keyed by Christian Lopez's win over a ranked opponent at 125 pounds, #4 Grayston DiBlasi's pin at 141, and a dual-sealing overtime victory at 197 by #14 Ryan Cody. The Eagles (0-1, 0-1 RMAC) were in the dual until the penultimate bout, but only had bonus points in one of their four wins, which proved decisive.

Lopez set the tone immediately with a win over a top-10 opponent for the second straight weekend, beating #9 Hunter Jacobsen 10-7. Lopez trailed 6-2 midway through the bout, but had a second-period reversal, then a third-period takedown plus riding time to overcome Jacobsen. CSC leveled the dual after James Davis' 2-0 win against Trebor Moreno at 133, but DiBlasi's first-period pancake takedown to pin Cyrus Wells at 141 put the Orediggers ahead 9-3.

The Eagles got a win back at 149 pounds as Torry Early shut out Carson Dulitz 5-0, but Mines ran off three straight victories in the middle weights to take control of the meet. #9 Marcus Caro defended a first-period takedown to beat Brandon Parades 4-2 at 157, then Jakob Smith's counterattacking was on display in a 14-7 victory over Tayten Gillette at 165. #14 Wyatt Reisz extended the lead to 18-6 at 174 with his 5-0 blanking of Logan Berger. CSC stayed alive as #7 Keegan Gehlhausen scored late to make it an 11-2 major decision over Mason Diel, but the match of the night at 197 sealed the deal for Mines as Cody staved off Dominic Joyce in overtime with a takedown to win 8-5. The Eagles won at heavyweight 5-1 as Cody Pinkerton's reversal and nearfall topped Cade Whish.

NOTABLES
- DiBlasi's victory was the 89th of his career, tying him for third all-time at Mines with Mike Osterfoss. 
- Mines beat Chadron State for the sixth time in their last seven meetings.

NEXT UP
Mines will host Cal Poly Humboldt next Friday at 6 p.m.
 

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#16 Colorado School of Mines 21, Chadron State 13 [Scoring]
125: Christian Lopez (MINES) over #9 Hunter Jacobsen (CSC) (Dec 10-7) 
133: James Davis (CSC) over Trebor Moreno (MINES) (Dec 2-0) 
141: #4 Grayston DiBlasi (MINES) over Cyrus Wells (CSC) (Fall 2:28) 
149: Torry Early (CSC) over Carson Dulitz (MINES) (Dec 5-0) 
157: #9 Marcus Caro (MINES) over Brandon Parades (CSC) (Dec 4-2) 
165: Jakob Smith (MINES) over Tayten Gillette (CSC) (Dec 14-7) 
174: #14 Wyatt Reisz (MINES) over Logan Berger (CSC) (Dec 5-0) 
184: #7 Keegan Gehlhausen (CSC) over Mason Diel (MINES) (MD 11-2) 
197: #14 Ryan Cody (MINES) over Dominic Joyce (CSC) (SV-1 8-5) 
285: Cody Pinkerton (CSC) over Cade Whish (MINES) (Dec 5-1)
X125: Xander Sweeney (MINES) over Yusef Nelson (CSC) (MD 14-4)
X165: Hunter Gilmore (CSC) over Tristin David (MINES) (Dec 8-4)