CHADRON, Neb. -- January 14, 2016 -- The Chadron State College wrestling team (5-1, 1-0 RMAC) got six-point falls from Chadron freshman Cooper Cogdill (285 pounds), Beatrice sophomore Chance Helmick (165), and junior Caleb Copeland (174) as the Eagles closed out Colorado School of Mines (3-1, 0-1 RMAC) Thursday night by a score of 32-12, in their first team contest since before the holiday break.

Cogdill earned his first career varsity victory by fall when he pinned Mines' Nick DeBruyn (1-5) in 4:31. 

Helmick's second-period fall over John Crowley (4-2) came following a aggressive show of takedown skills which built an early 6-2 lead. Crowley, ranked among the top-six in the West Super Region earlier this season and voted Second Team All-RMAC in 2014-15, was an NCAA All-American in 2012-13 before redshirting in 2013-14.

Copeland (Bennett, Colorado), ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division II by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, dispatched Rocky Michaelson (12-4) at 174 pounds at 2:41 into the first period, earning him the Eagles' quickest pin on the night. His win clinched the dual meet victory for the Eagles.

Sophomore Terrance McKinney (Spokane, Washington), ranked No. 2 nationally at 149, earned a quality win over the region's fifth-ranked wrestler, Jacob Gerken (4-6), gaining an early edge and then nailing down a major decision with four near-fall points in the third period followed by a riding point to make it 10-2. Gerken claimed fourth place at the 2013-14 NCAA West Super Regional tournament.

Junior Taylor Summers of Plymouth, Nebraska, nearly had a technical fall with 15 seconds remaining in the match, but settled for a 15-1 major decision over CSM's Caleb Micho (5-8) after a near-fall came up two counts short, and he received a riding bonus at the end of regulation.

Other CSC wins included a 7-3 decision by Brandon Kile (Hastings, Nebraska) over Matthew Lavengood (7-3) at 125 pounds, and Shane Rodenburg of Kent City, Michigan (184 pounds) blanking Karl Breidenbach (5-7) by a score of 6-0.

Colorado Mines picked up a pin at 197 as their sixth-ranked wrestler in the nation, Paul Wilson, pulled off a first-period pin. Other Oredigger winners were Lukas Erickson at 141 and Ethan Ruby at 157.

Chadron State hands Colorado Mines their first dual defeat of the season. The win was the largest margin of victory for the Eagles in nearly a year, when they defeated Newman University 34-9 on January 17, 2015.

The Eagles have a quick turnaround before they wrestle again Saturday, Jan. 16. CSC faces a slate of four duals this weekend, taking on Minot State, Newman, University of Mary, and Southwest Minnesota State at the Nebraska-Kearney Midwest Duals, all on Saturday.  

Chadron State 32, Colorado Mines 12
125 Brandon Kile (Chadron State) over Matthew Lavengood (Colorado School Of Mines) (Dec 7-3)
133 Taylor Summers (Chadron State) over Caleb Micho (Colorado School Of Mines) (MD 15-1)
141 Lukas Erickson (Colorado School Of Mines) over Brock Thumm (Chadron State) (SV-1 9-3)
149 Terrance McKinney (Chadron State) over Jacob Gerken (Colorado School Of Mines) (MD 10-2)
157 Ethan Ruby (Colorado School Of Mines) over Johnny Porter (Chadron State) (Dec 6-4)
165 Chance Helmick (Chadron State) over John Crowley (Colorado School Of Mines) (Fall 4:49)
174 Caleb Copeland (Chadron State) over Rocky Michaelson (Colorado School Of Mines) (Fall 2:41)
184 Shane Rodenburg (Chadron State) over Karl Breidenbach (Colorado School Of Mines) (Dec 6-0)
197 Paul Wilson (Colorado School Of Mines) over Stuart Hircock (Chadron State) (Fall 2:22)
285 Cooper Cogdill (Chadron State) over Nick DeBruyn (Colorado School Of Mines) (Fall 4:31)