Falcons Head to Borah Duals

30th Annual Borah Duals
Saturday, Jan. 11 | 9-10:30 a.m.
Paul Wright Gym | Gunnison, Colo.

THIS WEEK: The Air Force Academy wrestling team heads west for the Western Colorado Open, Friday, Jan. 10, as well as the 30th Annual Tracy Borah Duals, Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Paul Wright Gym on the campus of Western Colorado University. The Falcons will take on the host Mountaineers at 9 a.m, as well as CSU-Pueblo at 10:30 a.m. in dual action.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION: The Borah Duals can be followed via live results on TrackWrestling, while the match versus host Western Colorado will be streamed on gomountaineers.com. Fans can also follow along on Twitter, @AF_Wrestle.

LAST TIME OUT: The Falcons competed at the 2020 Southern Scuffle Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 1-2, inside McKenzie Arena on the campus of Tennessee-Chattanooga. The Falcons had three grapplers who were eliminated one win shy of a placement.

Junior Lenny Petersen, senior Randy Meneweather, and junior Cody Surratt all competed in day two in the vaunted "bloodround" with a chance to win and finish in the top eight of their respective weight classes. However, all three were felled in the round, and finished just outside the podium.

As a team over the two-day event, Air Force totaled 36.5 points, to finish 17th in the 25-team field.

NATIONALLY RANKED FALCONS: Coming into the weekend, Air Force has a pair of its wrestlers gaining recognition in the TrackWrestling national poll. At 125 lbs., sophomore Sidney Flores is tabbed at 17th overall, while at 141 lbs., junior Lenny Petersen is ranked 22nd overall.

LAST SEASON AT THE BORAH DUALS: Air Force swept the 29th Annual Borah Duals for the seventh-straight season in 2019. The Falcons went a perfect 3-0, knocking off the host Mountaineers, 46-6 and 29-9, while also defeating Simon Fraser University, 39-9.

Air Force was dominate from start to finish, as they won 21 of 25 matches contested on the day. 15 of the 21 wins were via bonus points as well.

BORAH HISTORY: The Falcons have participated in every Borah event since its inception in 1991. Air Force holds a 28-15 all-time record in the Borah Duals, which began back in 2007. Prior to that, the event was known as the Borah Invitational, which the Academy won team titles at in 1994 and 1997.

PINS ON PINS ON PINS: After the first half NCAA Division I wrestling action, Air Force has been one of the most dominant teams on the mats when it comes to pinning opponents. AF has 35 pins against D1 competition, which is the eighth-most of any other D1 team thus far.

In addition, junior Cody Surratt has 10 total pins this season, eight of which are against D1 competition, which is good for a tie for fourth-most in the country. Randy Meneweather has seven D1 pins, which is good for a tie for ninth. In addition, Surratt has four D1 tech falls, which is good for a tie for seventh overall.

NEXT UP: The Falcons dip back into conference dual action with another dual meet inside Clune Arena against Northern Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 19. Action against the Panthers is set for a noon MT start.

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Players Mentioned

Sidney Flores

Randy Meneweather

Lenny Petersen

Cody Surratt

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