GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Colorado Mesa wrestling team travelled to Gunnison for a dual with RMAC rival No. 15 Western State prior to this weekend's RMAC Championships. The Mountaineers came away with a 26-12 victory after winning six of the ten bouts.
 
Western State won the first three bouts with two coming by major decision, taking a 11- lead.
 
At 149 pounds, John Daniel earned an overtime win over Diego Calderon, 6-4. The sophomore gave up a reversal late in the third period sending the match to overtime at 4-4. Daniel earned a takedown roughly 30 seconds into the overtime period.
 
In the next bout, fourth-ranked Payton Tawater picked up an 11-8 win over Shawn Beiriger. Tawater led 10-2 after the first period but after no scoring in the third period Beiriger cut it close with two takedowns and a penalty point.
 
The Mavericks made it three bouts in a row with a win at 165 pounds. Junior Jason Buhr, wrestling for the first time since November, secured a 8-2 win over Ryan Pellow. After a scoreless first period, Buhr earned a pair of takedowns in the second period and a takedown in the third.
 
The final win of the night for the Mavericks came at heavyweight where Clayton Voytilla scored an 8-3 win over Sam DeSeiere.
 
Colorado Mesa will compete at the RMAC Championships at the Olympic Training Center on Saturday.
 
Bout-by-Bout
125- #8 Trenton Piatt (WSCU) maj dec Cole Bernstein, 11-0
133- Colby Duncan (WSCU) dec Tim Romero, 6-1
141- Jody Sandoval (WSCU) maj dec Will Moss, 12-3
149- John Daniel (CMU) dec Diego Calderon, 6-4 OT
157- #4 Payton Tawater (CMU) dec Shawn Beiriger, 11-8
165- Jason Buhr (CMU) dec Ryan Pellow, 8-2
174- #5 Brandon Supernaw (WSCU) dec Bruno Nicoletti, 6-1
184- Brendan Gonzales (WSCU) pins Adam Visconti, 1:31
197- #5 Konnor Schmidt (WSCU) pins TJ Lodermeier, 6:00
285- Clayton Voytilla (CMU) dec Sam DeSeriere, 8-3