GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines improved to 3-0 in dual competition to start the season as it beat Northeastern JC, 33-13, on Friday night at Volk Gym.

Mines had five bonus-point wins, including pins by Noah Ottum, TJ Shelton, and Weston Hunt, to easily handle the Plainsmen. 

Jake Woods earned Mines' first win at 133 in a wild 10-6 sudden-victory decision over Paul Cooksey. Woods went back-and-forth with Cooksey the entire match, and Cookey earned a late stalling point and a takedown at the buzzer to lead 6-5, but Woods' riding time advantage sent it to sudden victory. In the overtime period, Woods earned a quick takedown and got two back points out of it to win.

At 149, Ottum stuck Ernie Quintana at 4:13 to earn his first fall after leading 13-0 and getting a near-fall four before the pin. Ethan Ruby gutted out a 9-4 decision against Deron Solomon at 157 pounds, and Keenan Willits was thoroughly dominant at 165, earning a 16-0 technical fall early in the third period.

Shelton picked up his second pin of the season at 3:25 against Kevin overlin, ending the 174-pound bout after leading 4-1; Connor Ventura then took a 13-5 major decision over Jose Rodriquez at 184. Hunt finished it off at 285 with a fall in only 55 seconds, his fifth of the season, to improve to 11-1 this season.

Mines will break for finals and the holidays before returning to action Jan. 6 at the Hastings Open.
 

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Mines 33, Northeastern JC 13
125: Collin Metzgar (NEJC) over Zachary Gracia (MINES) (Dec 5-0) 
133: Jake Woods (MINES) over Paul Cooksey (NEJC) (SV-1 10-6) 
141: Sam Eckhart (NEJC) over Taylor Gambill (MINES) (MD 22-10) 
149: Noah Ottum (MINES) over Ernest Quintana (NEJC) (Fall 4:13) 
157: Ethan Ruby (MINES) over Deron Solomon (NEJC) (Dec 9-4) 
165: Keenan Willits (MINES) over Justin Anderson (NEJC) (TF 16-0 5:36) 
174: TJ Shelton (MINES) over Kevin Overlin (NEJC) (Fall 3:25) 
184: Connor Ventura (MINES) over Jose Rodriquez (NEJC) (MD 13-5) 
197: Dylan Buschow (NEJC) over Brandon Saunders (MINES) (Fall 5:42) 
285: Weston Hunt (MINES) over Zach Rowland (NEJC) (Fall 0:55)

Exhibition
149: Ryan Carpenter (MINES) over Mathew Macarus (NEJC) (Dec 7-3)
174: Drew Hinkle (MINES) over Kaelan Jones (NEJC) (Fall 1:33)