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1 week ago | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
The Western Colorado University track and field teams put the finishing touches on a split-squad weekend on April 12. The Mountaineers finished off two-day meets at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden and West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas. The majority of the Mountaineer men’s and women’s team participated in Mines’ annual Kit Mayer Classic, while a group of sprinters competed at the Jo Meaker Classic in Texas.
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2 weeks ago | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
Western Colorado University’s outdoor track and field teams finished off opening day of the Maverick Invite on April 3 with a number of career-best marks. Logan Butterfield and Anthony Avila placed second and third in the men’s hammer throw, and each recorded personal records in the event. Butterfield’s fourth toss soared 56.36 meters, and Avila’s fifth attempt traveled 49 meters to earn top-three finishes.
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1 month ago | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
Western Colorado University’s Dean Noble earned an All-American honor at the 2025 NCAA Division II Men’s Wrestling Championships on March 15. The fifth-year grappler also placed fourth in the 149-lbs bracket to earn national honors his second year in a row. Noble squared off against Cael Larson from Augustana University in the semifinals on Saturday. Larson registered the only takedown of the match in the second period to earn a 4-3 decision. Noble shifted to the consolation bracket.
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1 month ago | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
Western Colorado University track and field, and swim and dive athletes brought back school records and All-American awards from the 2025 NCAA Division II Winter Championships Festival that ran from March 11-15 in Indianapolis. Morgan Nielsen made a successful appearance at the Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Indiana University Natatorium. The sophomore set personal bests in all four of her events while also breaking three Western records.
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1 month ago | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
The No. 13 Western Colorado University wrestling team will host the NCAA Division II Super Region VI Championships on Saturday, March 1, with national tournament qualification on the line. Western will take on 11 other programs at the Mountaineer Field House, including five who sit within the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) top-25 rankings.
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2 months ago | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
The No. 13 Mountaineer wrestling team gave its seniors a proper send off on Feb. 7, earning a 30-14 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference win over visiting Adams State University. Prior to the start of the dual, the team recognized five wrestlers who will be graduating from the program at the end of the season. One by one, Pratt Williams, Lawson Hayman, Dean Noble, Cole Hernandez and Cole Gray joined their coaches on the mat.
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2 months ago | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
The No. 13 Western Colorado University wrestling team defeated the visiting Colorado State Pueblo Thunderwolves, 40-6, on Feb. 1 at the Paul Wright Gym. If ever momentum was evident in a contest, Saturday’s dual was the perfect example. The Mountaineers only allowed the Thunderwolves a pair of decisions, while the Mountaineers racked up four pins and a major decision to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) duel.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Gregg Petcoff
The Western Colorado University women’s basketball team accelerated past Northern New Mexico College at home on Jan. 4. The Mountaineers sank 72% of its 3-pointers in the second half to turn a 2-point halftime lead into a 64-51 non-conference victory. Jayde Tschritter led all scorers in the game with 15 points, all from behind the arc. The lead changed hands 11 times, with the visiting Eagles leading 29-28 late in the third quarter.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
gunnisontimes.com | Gregg Petcoff
Western football achieves redemption in rematch
Western Colorado University held off No. 19 Central Washington University in the opening round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs on Nov. 23. The Mountaineers won 28-21 to advance to the second round, a matchup that will take place at home against Bemidji State this weekend.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
montrosepress.com | Gregg Petcoff
The Western Colorado University football team took care of business on the final day of the regular season. The Mountaineers won 37-7 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matchup over host Colorado Mesa University (CMU). The victory moved Western to a No. 10 national ranking, and No. 5 in Super Region Four. kAm%96 }rpp @? $F?52J C6G62=65 E96 ag\E62> }rpp s:G:D:@? xx E@FC?2>6?E 3C24<6ED[ =236=:?8 E96 `_E9\C2?<65 |@F?E2:?66CD E96 }@] a D665 7C@> $FA6C #68:@? u@FC] %96 A=246>6?E 8:G6D (6DE6C?
