ALAMOSA, Colo. – The No. 25 Colorado Mesa men's wrestling team pulled off the upset on Thursday evening, upending No. 13 (tied) Adams State, 27-17 in Plachy Hall in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference dual.
 
The Mavericks (9-4, 5-1 RMAC) won six of the ten bouts that included a forfeit win at 197 pounds en route to the win.
 
After surrendering major decision losses at 125 and 133 pounds, Daniel Van Hoose scored the upset of the night at 141 pounds. The sophomore defeated fourth-ranked Noah Hermosillo 6-5 to break the run of wins for the Grizzlies. Van Hoose scored two takedowns after escaping to fuel a five point third round.
 
Adams State (5-4, 3-3 RMAC) picked up a pin at 149 pounds followed by a decision victory at 157 pounds before Colorado Mesa won the next five straight bouts to close out the win.
 
No. 10 Fred Green (165), Nolan Krone (184) and Hunter Mooring (285) all recorded technical fall wins sandwiched by a decision victory by Seth Latham at 174 pounds.
 
A select group of Mavericks will compete at the Rocky Mountain Open at Colorado School of Mines on Sunday with the final dual coming on Wednesday February 19 against rival Western Colorado.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
125 – Isaiah DeLaCerda (ASU) maj dec Cian Apple, 11-0
133 – #5 Jon Andreatta (ASU) maj dec Dylan Keeney, 14-4
141 – Daniel Van Hoose (CMU) dec #4 Noah Hermosillo, 6-5
149 – #9 Josiah Rider (ASU) pins Dyllan Fuchs, 4:00
157 – Natrelle Demison (ASU) dec Dylan Ranieri, 13-7
165 – #10 Fred Green (CMU) tech falls Ryan Rochford, 18-3 (5:24)
174 – Seth Latham (CMU) dec Isaac Lopez, 5-2
184 – Nolan Krone (CMU) tech falls Will Tyler, 15-0 (6:46)
197 – #11 Donnie Negus (CMU) wins by forfeit
285 – Hunter Mooring (CMU) tech falls Sylvester Montgomery, 16-1 (5:48)