LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Colorado Mesa started the dual season off right with a 30-12 win over New Mexico Highlands on Wednesday (Jan. 6) evening in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference dual.
 
Senior Jonathon Stelling started the dual out with a 10-2 major decision victory over the Cowboys' Jacob Espana at 125 pounds giving Colorado Mesa the early 4-0 lead. The win was Stellings 11^th of the season.
 
After a New Mexico Highlands victory by pin at 133 pounds, the Mavericks won the next six bouts with one coming by technical fall and another by pin.
 
Nick Swanson earned a technical fall victory at 157 pounds and Bruno Nicoletti earned a pin at 165 pounds for the two bonus point wins in the six match win streak.
 
Drew Schumann earned the win at 149 pounds defeating Reis Humphrey 8-3 in the battle of NCAA qualifiers from a year ago.
 
Colter Bentley earned the Mavericks final win of the evening at 285 pounds. Bentley picked up a pin over Corbin Grenowich for his first win of the season.
 
The Mavericks will have another dual tomorrow night in Alamosa against the Adams State Grizzlies at 6pm.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
125 – Jonathon Stelling (CMU) maj dec Jacob Espana, 10-2
133 – Tre Humphrey (NMHU) pins Michael McDaniel
141 – Daniel Salazar (CMU) dec Dan Gaylor, 8-2
149 – Drew Schumann (CMU) dec Reis Humphrey, 8-3
157 – Nick Swanson (CMU) tech falls Kellen Pelzel, 16-0
165 – Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) pins Juan Alvarado
174 – Randy Boerner (CMU) dec JB Bechtloff, 5-2
184 – Luis Terrazas (NMHU) dec Adam Visconti, 4-3
197 – Cody Marquez (NMHU) dec Marcus Haughian, 5-2
285 – Colter Bentley (CMU) pins Corbin Grenowich