PUEBLO, Colo. – No. 19 Colorado Mesa dropped two of the first three bouts but rebounded by winning the final seven bouts of the night in a 34-9 win over the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference wrestling dual in Massari Arena.
 
The dual began at 165 pounds and Maverick Jesie Hoffschneider picked up an 11-1 major decision over Phil Young. Hoffschneider picked up a pair of takedowns and picked up a pair of near falls in the victory.
 
The ThunderWolves earned a pair of wins at 174 and 184 pounds to give CSU-Pueblo a 9-4 advantage in the match. The 184 pound bout would be the last CSU-Pueblo would win on the night.
 
Paco Retana stopped the mini run by CSU-Pueblo by earning a technical fall at 197 pounds. Retana earned his 15-0 win in the first round over ThunderWolf Anthony Ball.
 
In the heavyweight bout, Jordan Passehl scored a last second takedown on Niko Bogojevic to earn a 3-1 decision. The win gave the Mavericks a 12-9 advantage at the midway point of the dual.
 
After a decision by Colby Christensen at 125 pounds, Jonathon Stelling won by major decision, Daniel Salazar picked up a pin and Nick Swanson won by technical fall to stretch the Maverick lead to 30-9.
 
Third ranked James Martinez earned an 11-1 major decision over Steven Kelly to close out the dual.
 
Colorado Mesa will be off until the Battle in Brownson on Feb. 5 against Western State Colorado. The dual could have major implications in the RMAC Dual Championship.
 
Dual started at 165 pounds
125: Colby Christensen (CMU) dec Alex Baca, 7-3
133: Jonathon Stelling (CMU) maj dec Aaron Carerra, 10-2
141: Daniel Salazar (CMU) pins Kyle Fantin, 5:34
149: Nick Swanson (CMU) tech falls Jose Chavez, 15-0
157: #3 James Martinez (CMU) maj dec Steven Kelly, 11-1
165: Jessie Hoffscneider (CMU) maj dec Phil Young, 11-1
174: Steven Ullman (CSUP) dec Bruno Nicoletti, 8-7
184: Riley Argyle (CSUP) pins Mitch Wyatt, 2:55
197: Paco Retana (CMU) tech falls Anthony Ball, 15-0
285: Jordan Passehl (CMU) dec Niko Bogojevic, 3-1