KEARNEY, Neb. - Colorado School of Mines went 2-1 at the 2019 Midwest Duals, beating #23 Newman and #18 Central Oklahoma at the one-day dual tournament.

The Orediggers (10-2) ended the tournament falling 32-6 to #6 Lindenwood. It capped a three-day span that saw Mines wrestling four NWCA Top-25 teams and going 3-1 in those duals.
 

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Colorado School of Mines 31, #23 Newman 8 [Full Scoring]
Mines began the day with an emphatic 31-8 win over #23 Newman, beating the Jets at eight out of 10 weight classes including four bonus-point victories.

The Orediggers won the first three bouts as Matt Lavengood took a 4-3 decision at 125, Jake Woods won 16-5 at 133, and Lukas Erickson earned a third-period pin at 141 to lead 13-0. Newman, however, would win at 149 and 157 to cut the Mines lead to 13-8.

Mines proceeded to sweep the second half of the dual starting with Keenan Willits at 165 pounds, who won a 9-8 thriller, and Robert Gambrell was a 6-2 victor at 174. More bonus points came Mines' way thanks to Connor Ventura's 15-0 shutout at 184, and Jake Feldman won a 12-1 major before Weston Hunt capped it with a 5-1 decision at heavyweight.

125: Matt Lavengood (MINES) over Jake Patch (NEW) (Dec 4-3) 
133: Jake Woods (MINES) over Tyler Lawley (NEW) (MD 16-5) 
141: Lukas Erickson (MINES) over Baylor Smith (NEW) (Fall 6:32) 
149: Kameron Frame (NEW) over Noah Ottum (MINES) (Dec 13-7) 
157: #2 Tyler Mies (NEW) over Skyler Lykins (MINES) (TF 16-0 4:33) 
165: Keenan Willits (MINES) over Noah Perkins (NEW) (Dec 9-8) 
174: Robert Gambrell (MINES) over Nate Panagakis (NEW) (Dec 6-2) 
184: Connor Ventura (MINES) over Ivan Balavage (NEW) (TF 15-0 6:57) 
197: Jake Feldman (MINES) over Jacob Stoneberger (NEW) (MD 12-1) 
285: Weston Hunt (MINES) over Thor Balavage (NEW) (Dec 5-1)
 

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Colorado School of Mines 22, #18 Central Oklahoma 21 [Full Scoring]
Tiebreak criteria handed Mines a 22-21 win over #18 Central Oklahoma in the day's middle match after the two teams contested an incredibly close dual.

Both teams won five bouts, and both had two falls with three decisions. The difference came on the second tiebreaking criteria, total combined match points, and Mines tipped UCO by a single point, 32-31, after the dual finished in a 21-21 draw.

Mines picked up a healthy early lead after Matt Lavengood used an overtime takedown to win 5-3 at 125, Jake Woods pinned Noah McQuigg early in the second period at 133, and Lukas Erickson squeaked past Nate Keim 4-3 at 141 for a 12-0 advantage.

UCO came back as #11 Brik Filippo caught Noah Ottum for an early pin at 149, and after Skyler Lykins returned the favor with a 1:34 pin of Dayton Garrett at 157, UCO's Wyatt Jordan pinned Keenan Willits at 165 to make it a 18-12 score. Mines' final win came at 174 as Robert Gambrell beat Devin Crawl 6-1, but the Bronchos reeled off three straight wins to end it despite Mines wrestling tough in each bout. At 184, Connor Ventura wrestled a tough match against #2 Heath Gray but lost 13-9, and Jake Feldman dropped a 7-5 heartbreaker in sudden victory to Colton Looper. That had Mines up 21-18 heading into the final bout, where UCO's Greg Wilson won 4-3 over Weston Hunt to tie the team score.

125: Matt Lavengood (MINES) over Tanner Cole (UCO) (SV-1 5-3) 
133: Jake Woods (MINES) over Noah McQuigg (UCO) (Fall 3:17) 
141: Lukas Erickson (MINES) over Nate Keim (UCO) (Dec 4-3) 
149: #11 Brik Filippo (UCO) over Noah Ottum (MINES) (Fall 0:11) 
157: Skyler Lykins (MINES) over Dayton Garrett (UCO) (Fall 1:34) 
165: Wyatt Jordan (UCO) over Keenan Willits (MINES) (Fall 1:09) 
174: Robert Gambrell (MINES) over Devin Crawl (UCO) (Dec 6-1) 
184: #2 Heath Gray (UCO) over Connor Ventura (MINES) (Dec 13-9) 
197: Colton Looper (UCO) over Jake Feldman (MINES) (SV-1 7-5) 
285: Greg Wilson (UCO) over Weston Hunt (MINES) (Dec 4-3) 
Mines wins on tiebreak criteria #2 (total match points, 32-31) 

 

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#6 Lindenwood 32, Colorado School of Mines 6 [Full Scoring]
Mines showed grit against a lineup with six nationally-ranked wrestlers, but #6 Lindenwood proved to be too much in a 32-6 dual to end the day.

Brandon Saunders scored the win of the day for Mines as he beat #12 Courvoisier Morrow at heavyweight, 11-5, to end the day, and Ben Krantz had Mines' other win with a 4-1 decision over Sam Pennington at 174 pounds.

Mines was competitive against some of the nation's top individuals, including at 165 where #7 Kyle Jolas was held to a 6-4 decision by Keenan Willits, and at 184 where Anderson Salisbury wrestled to an 8-6 decision against #9 Colton Clingenpeel.

125: #3 Carlos Jacquez (LIND) over Jake Stogdill (MINES) (Fall 1:30) 
133: Tanner Hitchcock (LIND) over Noah Au-Yeung (MINES) (Dec 6-4) 
141: #8 Danny Swan (LIND) over Lukas Erickson (MINES) (MD 13-3) 
149: #4 Gavin Londoff (LIND) over Noah Ottum (MINES) (Dec 10-5) 
157: Nate Trepanier (LIND) over Ryan Fidel (MINES) (Inj. 4:22) 
165: #7 Kyle Jolas (LIND) over Keenan Willits (MINES) (Dec 6-4) 
174: Ben Krantz (MINES) over Sam Pennington (LIND) (Dec 4-1) 
184: #9 Colton Clingenpeel (LIND) over Anderson Salisbury (MINES) (Dec 8-6) 
197: Jared McKindley (LIND) over Anthony Spallino (MINES) (MD 11-3) 
285: Brandon Saunders (MINES) over #12 Courvoisier Morrow (LIND) (Dec 11-5)