KEARNEY, Neb. – Colorado Mesa went 3-1 against four ranked opponents in the Midwest Duals, hosted by Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. Below is a quick recap of each dual.
 
Colorado Mesa 33, #18 Fort Hays State 11
125 – Tommy Tawata (CMU) dec Conrad Cole, 5-3
133 – Josh Martinez (FHSU) tech falls Michael McDaniel, 18-0
141 – #12 Daniel Salazar (CMU) dec #4 Brandon Ball, 6-4 OT
149 – Nick Swanson (CMU) maj dec Jacob Kay, 15-5
157 – #9 Payton Tawater (CMU) pins Greg Tooley, 1:07
165 – #12 Jason Buhr (CMU) pins Kyler Mick, 26-7
174 – Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) pins Micquille Robinson, 2:08
184 – Rakim Dean (FHSU) dec Austin Gaun, 5-2
197 – Adam Visconti (CMU) dec Austin Brandt, 13-10
285 – #11 Christian Lance (FHSU) dec Clayton Voytilla, 10-3
 
Colorado Mesa won seven of the ten bouts en route to a 33-11 victory of Super Region 4 foe Fort Hays State in the opening dual of the day. 141 pounder Daniel Salazar had a huge win over Super Region Four's top ranked wrestler at the weight in Tiger Brandon Ball 6-4 in overtime. The three-man combo of Payton Tawater, Jason Buhr and Bruno Nicoletti all picked up pins in the dual.
 
Colorado Mesa 28, #18 Augustana 13
125 – Tommy Tawata (CMU) dec Javier Vieyra, 5-2
133 – Brandon Charbonneau (AU) maj dec Michael McDaniel, 10-2
141 – #12 Daniel Salazar (CMU) dec Oscar Ramirez, 4-2
149 – Nick Swanson (CMU) dec Colin Ayers, 7-6
157 – #9 Payton Tawater (CMU) pins Bailey Neises, 2:50
165 – #12 Jason Buhr (CMU) dec Regan Bye, 14-7
174 – Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) pins Brent Havlik, 1:18
184 – Austin Gaun (CMU) maj dec #3 Aero Amo, 11-1
197 – Clayton Wahlstrom (AU) dec Adam Visconti, 3-0
285 – #7 Michael Lowman (AU) pins Clayton Voytilla, 1:26
 
The Mavericks once again won seven of the ten bouts in a 28-13 win over Augustana. Austin Gaun had the big win of the dual with an 11-1 win over third-ranked Aero Amo. Tawater and Nicoletti provided the team with bonus point pins.
 
Colorado Mesa 34, #7 Northern State 12
125 – Tommy Tawata (CMU) wins by forfeit
133 – Michael McDaniel (CMU) wins by forfeit
141 – #12 Daniel Salazar (CMU) maj dec CJ Voegeli, 11-3
149 – #2 Tyler Stenberg (NSU) dec Nick Swanson, 11-5
157 – #9 Payton Tawater (CMU) dec #6 Blake Perryman, 7-4
165 – #12 Jason Buhr (CMU) pins Ben Fichter, 1:04
174 – Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) maj dec Tanner Olson, 11-0
184 – Austin Gaun (CMU) tech falls David Murphy, 17-2
197 – #11 Joe Gomez (NSU) wins by forfeit
285 – Harrison Townsend (NSU) dec Clayton Voytilla, 5-2
 
Colorado Mesa dominated the seventh-ranked Wolves with a 34-12 win. Northern State forfeited the first two weights but bonus point wins by Salazar, Buhr, Nicoletti and Gaun helped the spread in the dual match score. Tawater defeated sixth-ranked Blake Perryman 7-4 in the win.
 
#4 Nebraska-Kearney 27, Colorado Mesa 9
125 – Tommy Tawata (CMU) dec #11 Vlad Kazakov, 11-5
133 – #2 Bryce Shoemaker (UNK) pins Michael McDaniel, 6:01
141 – Jacob Wasser (UNK) dec #12 Daniel Salazar, 4-1
149 – #6 Keith Surber (UNK) dec Nick Swanson, 2-1
157 – #9 Payton Tawater (CMU) dec Seth Harrington, 4-3
165 – #12 Jason Buhr (CMU) dec Nick Babcock, 5-2
174 – #6 Calvin Ochs (UNK) dec Bruno Nicoletti, 2-0
184 – #11 Zach Stodden (UNK) dec Austin Gaun, 3-2
197 – Trey Schlender (UNK) dec Adam Visconti, 3-0
285 – #8 Kevin Barrett (UNK) pins Clayton Voytilla, 2:02
 
The fourth-ranked Lopers won seven bouts in a 27-9 win over Colorado Mesa. Eight of the ten bouts were decided by decision with four of those coming by less than two points. Tommy Tawata came away with an upset win over 11^th ranked Vlad Kazakov 11-5 in the dual's opening match.
 
Colorado Mesa will be back on the road next week when they wrestle against CSU-Pueblo and Colorado Mines.