Verner leads ranked WWCC wrestlers

Following a breakout year in which the Mustangs took five wrestlers to the NJCAA National Tournament and scored three top-five finishes, Head Coach Art Castillo's squad is ready for what may prove to be the most exciting and successful season in the program's history. Led by returning sophomore and 2016 national runner-up Cole Verner, of Green River, who is currently ranked #1 at 125 lbs., the Mustangs will open regular-season home competition on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. versus Northwest College. (Full NJCAA D-I rankings.)

Western opened regular-season play at the Cowboy Open in Laramie o...