GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Colorado Mesa wrestling team hosted their annual Maroon and White dual on Halloween night (Oct. 31) in Brownson Arena. The White team won more matches than Maroon (6-5) but all of Maroon's wins came for bonus points in a 24-22 win.
 
White picked up the first two wins of the dual after Tyler Johnson and Tim Romero each earned decision victories at 125 and 133.
 
Maroon went on a three-match streak to take a 13-6 lead after five matches. Eduardo Penha and Kyle Kintz each won by major decision while Payton Tawater earned a technical fall win at 157 pounds.
 
Marc Farina stopped the streak with a 7-4 win over Luke Au-Yeung edging the White team closer at 13-9.
 
Jason Buhr earned the lone pin of the night at 165 pounds. Buhr pinned Aaron Trygstad just as the buzzer sounded to end the second period of action. The pin gave the Maroon team a 19-9 advantage.
 
White would win three of the final four duals including decision victories for Seth Latham and TJ Lodermeier. The lone bonus point victory for White came in Tyler Johnson's second match of the evening.
 
Nolan Krone earned a major decision win over Pat Romero, 18-2 for the Maroon team's final points.
 
Colorado Mesa will open the season up on Saturday at the Cowboy Open. The Mavericks will return home next week for a pair of duals. They will host Cloud County CC on Thursday at 6pm before a showdown with No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney on Friday at 6pm in Brownson Arena.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
125 – Tyler Johnson (W) dec Cole Bernstein, 7-3
133 – Tim Romero (W) dec Bracken Lovell, 6-2
141 – Eduardo Penha (M) maj dec Benny Pachello, 23-11
149 – Kyle Kintz (M) maj dec Dylan Keeney, 11-4
157 – Payton Tawater (M) tech fall Hayden Harris, 17-0
157/165 – Marc Farina (W) dec Luke Au-Yeung, 7-4
165 – Jason Buhr (M) pins Aaron Trygstad, 4:59
174 – Seth Latham (W) dec Donnie Negus, 3-2
184 – Nolan Krone (M) tech fall Pat Romero, 18-2
197 – TJ Lodermeier (W) dec Hunter Mooring, 6-2
125 – Tyler Johnson (W) maj dec Christian Elmore, 18-5