LOUISVILLE, Ky. - #18 Colorado School of Mines' first appearance at the NWCA National Duals came to an early end on Friday as the Orediggers ended the tournament 1-2.

Mines fell to #6 Central Oklahoma, 28-7, to start before bouncing back with a 28-9 win over University of Mary before falling to #8 Upper Iowa 24-11. #12 Skyler Lykins was 3-0 on the day, including an upset of #6 Dayton Garrett (UCO) in the first match.
 

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#6 Central Oklahoma 28, #18 Colorado School of Mines 7
The Orediggers' opener was highlighted by #12 Skyler Lykins' upset of #6 Dayton Garrett at 165 as Lykins majored Garrett 12-1. Jake Woods also picked up a over Noah McQuigg at 133 in a 12-5 decision.

The Orediggers were close elsewhere as Matt Lavengood made his season debut in a 6-0 loss to #6 Tanner Cole at 125, Nate Keim won a 4-2 decision over Wes Rayburn at 141 and Brik Filippo beat Noah Ottum in a one-point heartbreak 3-2 at 149. Ryan Fidel wrestled tough against #4 Ty Lucas in an 8-2 loss, while TJ Shelton fell to Gage McBridge 8-3 and Nolan Funk suffered a tough 5-4 loss to Dalton Abney at 197. 

UCO's only bonus points came thanks to #2 Heath Gray at 184 with an 11-1 major against Anderson Salisbury, and with Christian Arriola's pin over Michael True at heavyweight. 

125 - #6 Tanner Cole (Central Oklahoma) over Matthew Lavengood (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 6-0
133 - Jake Woods (Colorado School of Mines) over Noah McQuigg (Central Oklahoma) Dec 12-5
141 - Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) over Wesley Rayburn (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 4-2
149 - Brik Filippo (Central Oklahoma) over Noah Ottum (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 3-2
157 - #4 Ty Lucas (Central Oklahoma) over Ryan Fidel (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 8-2
165 - #12 Skyler Lykins (Colorado School of Mines) over #6 Dayton Garrett (Central Oklahoma) Maj 12-1
174 - Gage McBride (Central Oklahoma) over TJ Shelton (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 8-3
184 - #2 Heath Gray (Central Oklahoma) over Anderson Salisbury (Colorado School of Mines) Maj 11-1
197 - Dalton Abney (Central Oklahoma) over Nolan Funk (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 5-4
285 - Christian Arriola (Central Oklahoma) over Michael True (Colorado School of Mines) Fall 2:40
 

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#18 Colorado School of Mines 28, UMary 9
Mines bounced back in their first consolation dual to beat the University of Mary handily, 28-9.

The Orediggers received bonus points from three of their first four bouts to take a big lead, led by pins from Jake Woods and Noah Nottum. Mines won seven weight classes overall.

Matt Lavengood got things going with a 10-0 major decision shutout of Karsen Mosbrucker at 125, and Woods pinned Laken Boese late in the third period at 133. Wes Rayburn reeled off a 9-3 win over Trevor Fauver at 141 before Ottum needed only 1:18 to pin Logan Mahoney to make it a 19-0 lead after 149 pounds.

Braydon Huber won 9-7 over Ryan Fidel at 157 to get UMary on the board, but #12 Skyler Lykins picked up his second win of the day with a 14-8 decision over Payton Hume. The two teams split their last four bouts as Anderson Salisbury shut out Grant Litke, 5-0, at 184 and Nolan Funk beat Gerardo Jaime 6-2 at 197 to add Mines' points.

125 - Matthew Lavengood (Colorado School of Mines) over Karsen Mosbrucker (Mary) Maj 10-0
133 - Jake Woods (Colorado School of Mines) over Laken Boese (Mary) Fall 6:59
141 - Wesley Rayburn (Colorado School of Mines) over Trevor Fauver (Mary) Dec 9-3
149 - Noah Ottum (Colorado School of Mines) over Logan Mahoney (Mary) Fall 1:18
157 - Braydon Huber (Mary) over Ryan Fidel (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 9-7
165 - #12 Skyler Lykins (Colorado School of Mines) over Payton Hume (Mary) Dec 14-8
174 - Phillip Springsteen (Mary) over Perry Rodenbeck (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 9-3
184 - Anderson Salisbury (Colorado School of Mines) over Grant Litke (Mary) Dec 5-0
197 - Nolan Funk (Colorado School of Mines) over Gerardo Jaime (Mary) Dec 6-2
285 - Dominic Tudor (Mary) over Michael True (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 5-0
 

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#8 Upper Iowa 24, #18 Colorado School of Mines 11
#8 Upper Iowa proved to be too tough as they moved on in the consolation bracket with a 24-11 win.

The Orediggers picked up four bout wins, highlighted by Anderson Salisbury's major decision upset of #10 Dalton Hahn, but UIU had two falls in their six wins to pull away.

Matt Lavengood got Mines off to a great start with his 6-4 win at 125, but #3 Justin Folley pinned Jake Woods at 133 to start a three-bout streak for the Peacocks. Mines got back into it with back-to-back decisions by Ryan Fidel (5-3 at 157) and Skyler Lykins (6-2 at 165) before Jamie Gehling edged Perry Rodenbeck 4-3 at 174.

Salisbury knocked off his second ranked opponent of the season with an emphatic 12-0 shut out of Hahn at 184, but UIU would win the final two weights as #1 Nick Baumler beat Nolan Funk 12-5 and #12 Triston Westerlund ended with a pin over Michael True.

The result ended Mines' tournament in the consolation quarterfinals. 

125 - Matthew Lavengood (Colorado School of Mines) over Philip Ihde (Upper Iowa) Dec 6-4
133 - #3 Justin Folley (Upper Iowa) over Jake Woods (Colorado School of Mines) Fall 1:57
141 - Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) over Wesley Rayburn (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 8-5
149 - Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) over Noah Ottum (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 13-9
157 - Ryan Fidel (Colorado School of Mines) over Mac Spotts (Upper Iowa) Dec 5-3
165 - #12 Skyler Lykins (Colorado School of Mines) over Chance Throndson (Upper Iowa) Dec 6-2
174 - Jamie Gehling (Upper Iowa) over Perry Rodenbeck (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 4-3
184 - Anderson Salisbury (Colorado School of Mines) over #10 Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) Maj 12-0
197 - #1 Nick Baumler (Upper Iowa) over Nolan Funk (Colorado School of Mines) Dec 12-5
285 - #12 Triston Westerlund (Upper Iowa) over Michael True (Colorado School of Mines) Fall 4:24
Colorado School of Mines's team score was adjusted by -2.0 for unsportsmenlike conduct