CSM wrestling prevails 24-16 at Chadron State

CHADRON, Neb. - Colorado School of Mines defeated Chadron State College by the score of 24-16 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) wrestling dual on Saturday evening, January 16th, at the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

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After Chadron State took a 5-0 lead with a victory in the opening bout, Mines reeled off four straight victories to build an 18-5 advantage.  Chadron won the next two matches to pull to within five points at 18-13, but the Orediggers won two of the final three bouts to come away with their first dual victory of the season.

Brandon Sheldon, Bradley Price, Bryan Stansbury, Chad Lousberg, Austin Cordova and Jordan Larsen all came away victorious for the Orediggers (1-4-0 overall, 1-2-0 RMAC).

Chadron State (1-3-0 overall, 0-3-0 RMAC) got wins from Cody Vasconcellos, Ryan Fillingame, Lance Jeffries and Brian Easterling.

CSM will have three duals on Saturday, January 23rd, at Antelope Gymnasium on the campus of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz.  The Orediggers will compete against RMAC associate members San Francisco State University and Grand Canyon University at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., respectively, before squaring off against Embry Riddle (Ariz.) University in a non-conference dual at 1:00 p.m.

The Orediggers will then return home to host the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open on Saturday, January 30th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Lockridge Arena.

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