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Mavericks Compete at Tracy Borah Duals

GUNNISON, Colo. - The Colorado Mesa wrestling team went 3-0 at the Tracy Borah Duals in Gunnison today. Check out a short recap of each dual below:

Colorado Mesa 30, Southwest Minnesota State 6
125 - Taylor Curtis (SMSU) dec Tommy Tawata, 8-7
133 - Michael McDaniel (CMU) dec Jordan Biehn, 5-2
141 - Daniel Salazar (CMU) dec Zach Beaumaster, 7-1
149 - Nick Swanson (CMU) tech falls Cortez Arredondo, 17-0
157 - Payton Tawater (CMU) tech falls Alec Engler, 16-0
165 - Jason Buhr (CMU) maj dec Kegen Fingalsen, 16-7
174 - Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) dec Griffin Osing, 6-2 (TB-1)
184 - Austin Gaun (CMU) maj dec Cole Hennen, 9-0
197 - Jackson Ryan (SMSU) dec Adam Visconti, 8-5
285 - Clayton Voytilla (CMU) dec Andrew Petersen, 4-1

Colorado Mesa won eight of the ten bouts on their way to their first victory of the day. Nick Swanson and Payton Tawater put the dual out of reach in the middle weights with back-to-back tech falls coupled with a major decision win for Jason Buhr at 165 pounds. Clayton Voytilla earned his second victory of the season with a 4-1 decision victory at heavyweight.

Colorado Mesa 31, #23 Minnesota State 15
125 - Tommy Tawata (CMU) tech falls Trevor Schultz, 19-1
133 - Paul Selman (MSU) dec Michael McDaniel, 6-4 OT
141 - Daniel Salazar (CMU) maj dec Louie Sanders, 11-3
149 - Nick Swanson (CMU) tech falls Daniel Close, 20-3
157 - Payton Tawater (CMU) pins Dylan Herman, 0:51
165 - Jason Buhr (CMU) tech falls Zach Johnston, 17-0
174 - Adam Cooling (MSU) dec Bruno Nicoletti, 4-2 (OT)
184 - Corey Abernathy (MSU) dec Austin Gaun, 11-8
197 - Adam Visconti (CMU) pins Matt Blome, 3:41
285 - Chris Zimmer (MSU) pins Clayton Voytilla, 2:52

The Mavericks earned their second victory of the week over a ranked opponent with a 31-15 win over 23rd ranked Minnesota State. They won six of the ten bouts with all of them coming for bonus points including three tech falls and two pins. Tommy Tawata started the dual out with a tech fall at 125 pounds before Minnesota State took the 133 pound bout. Colorado Mesa then rattled off four straight wins.

Colorado Mesa 32, Simon Fraser 12
125 - Tommy Tawata (CMU) dec Oscar Bulaqui, 13-7
133 - Cruz Velasquez (SFU) dec Michael McDaniel, 8-1
141 - Daniel Salazar (CMU) wins by forfeit
149 - Nick Swanson (CMU) wins by forfeit
157 - Payton Tawater (CMU) pins Tanner Spray, 0:50
165 - Jason Buhr (CMU) tech falls Graham Fader, 19-3
174 - Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) dec Reid Watkins, 10-8
184 - Austin Gaun (CMU) dec Josh Kim, 7-1
197 - Morgan Smith (SFU) dec Adam Visconti, 8-2
285 - Sean Molle (SFU) pins Clayton Voytilla, 4:03

Colorado Mesa closed out the Borah duals with a win over Super Region Four foe Simon Fraser, 32-12. The Mavericks had four bonus point victories that included two forfeits. Jason Buhr and Payton Tawater each had their third bonus point win of the day. Burno Nicoletti earned his second win of the season over nationally ranked Reid Watkins, 10-8. 
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Players Mentioned

Jason Buhr

Jason Buhr

165
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Michael McDaniel

Michael McDaniel

133
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Bruno Nicoletti

Bruno Nicoletti

174
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Daniel Salazar

Daniel Salazar

141
5' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Nick Swanson

Nick Swanson

149
5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Payton Tawater

Payton Tawater

157
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Adam Visconti

Adam Visconti

184
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Austin Gaun

Austin Gaun

184
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Clayton Voytilla

Clayton Voytilla

285
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jason Buhr

Jason Buhr

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
165
Michael McDaniel

Michael McDaniel

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
133
Bruno Nicoletti

Bruno Nicoletti

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
174
Daniel Salazar

Daniel Salazar

5' 6"
Redshirt Senior
141
Nick Swanson

Nick Swanson

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
149
Payton Tawater

Payton Tawater

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
157
Adam Visconti

Adam Visconti

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
184
Austin Gaun

Austin Gaun

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
184
Clayton Voytilla

Clayton Voytilla

6' 4"
Freshman
285