2022 Big 12 champion Andrew Alirez (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...Northern Colorado!
NCAA Qualifiers (27)
2022
#30 Jace Koelzer (125 lbs); #5 Andrew Alirez (141 lbs); #27 Alan Clothier (197 lbs)
2021
#15 Mosha Schwartz (133 lbs); Andrew Alirez (149 lbs); #13 Jackson Hemauer (174 lbs); #18 Alan Clothier (184 lbs)
2020
#15 Mosha Schwartz (133 lbs); #14 Andrew Alirez (149 lbs); #27 Alan Clothier (184 lbs); #25 Jacob Seely (197 lbs); #16 Dalton Robertson (285 lbs)
2019
#24 Rico Montoya (125 lbs); #32 Chris Sandoval (141 lbs); #30 Jacob Seely (197 lbs)
2018
Rico Montoya (133 lbs); Keilan Torres (165 lbs); Dylan Gabel (184 lbs); Jacob Seely (197 lbs)
2017
Rico Montoya (133 lbs); Timmy Box (141 lbs); Keilan Torres (165 lbs); Dylan Gabel (184 lbs)
2016
Trent Noon (197 lbs)
2015
Trey Andrews (125 lbs); Mitchell Polkowske (165 lbs); Trent Noon (197 lbs)
NCAA Champions
None
NCAA All-Americans
None
NWCA All-Americans
Mosha Schwartz (133 - Honorable Mention)
Andrew Alirez (149 - Honorable Mention)
Dalton Robertson (285 - Honorable Mention)
NCAA Round of 12 Finishers
Andrew Alirez (2022 - 141)
Conference Champions
Big 12
2022: Andrew Alirez (141 lbs)
West Region/WWC
2015: Mitch Polkowske (165 lbs)
Dual Record
2021-22: 6-6
2021: 4-2
2019-20: 3-8
2018-19: 4-10
2017-18: 3-10
2016-17: 2-10
2015-16: 4-7
2014-15: 5-6
2013-14: 4-10-1
2012-13: 1-10
Conference Tournament Placement
2021-22: 11th
2021: 7th
2019-20: 8th
2018-19: 12th
2017-18: 10th
2016-17: 8th
2015-16: 10th
West Region/WWC
2014-15: 5th
2013-14: 6th
NCAA Tournament Team Placement
2021-22: 44th-tie
2021: 48th-tie
2019-20: No Tournament
2018-19: 49th-tie
2017-18: 38th-tie
2016-17: 47th-tie
2015-16: 72nd
2014-15: 46th-tie
2013-14: No Qualifiers
Head Coaching History
Troy Nickerson (2014-Present)
Ben Cherrington (2009-14)
Best Lineup (comprised of wrestlers from 2013-22)
125 - Rico Montoya: 3x NCAA Qualifier
133 - Mosha Schwartz: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#15 seed x2), 2020 Big 12 runner-up, 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American
141 - Timmy Box: 2017 NCAA Qualifier
149 - Andrew Alirez: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#5 and #14 seeds), 2022 Big 12 champion, 2022 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American
157 - Eleazar Deluca: 2016 Big 12 fourth place (17-6 record)
165 - Mitchell Polkowske: 2015 NCAA Qualifier, 2015 West Regional Champion
174 - Jackson Hemauer: 2021 NCAA Qualifier, 2021 Big 12 runner-up
184 - Dylan Gabel: 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2x Big 12 runner-up
197 - Alan Clothier: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#18 seed)
285 - Dalton Robertson: 2020 NCAA Qualifier (#16 seed), 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American
Recruiting
Number of Big Boarder's Per Year
2022: #83 Derek Matthews (ID); #97 Quentin Saunders (KS); #135 Andrew Blackburn-Forst (IL); #141 Brady Hankin (CO)
2021: #25 Ben Alanis (AZ); #89 Xavier Doolin (MO); #107 Branson Britten (TX); #202 Rudy Lopez (CO); #236 Franklin Cruz (CO); #290 Kenny Sailas (CO)
2020: #166 Daemyen Middlebrooks (IL)
2019: #2 Andrew Alirez (CO); #45 Mosha Schwartz (CO); #51 Theorius Robison (CO)
2017: #93 Chris Sandoval (CO)
2016: #144 Robert Winters (VA)
2015: #82 Rico Montoya (NM); #94 Jacob Seely (CO); #138 Sean Cannon (NV)
For past teams:
Air Force
American
Appalachian State
Arizona State
Army West Point
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
Brown
Bucknell
Buffalo
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Michigan
Chattanooga
Clarion
Cleveland State
Columbia
Cornell
CSU Bakersfield
Davidson
Drexel
Duke
Edinboro
Franklin & Marshall
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Harvard
Hofstra
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kent State
Lehigh
Lock Haven
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Navy
NC State
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota State
