Colorado Mesa Mavericks

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Colorado Mesa Mavericks
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University Colorado Mesa University
Conference RMAC
NCAA Division II
Athletic directorJoan McDermott
Location Grand Junction, Colorado
Varsity teams(10 men's, 11 women's, 4 co-ed)
Football stadium Ralph Stocker Stadium
Basketball arenaBrownson Arena
Baseball stadium Sam Suplizio Field
Soccer stadiumCommunity Hospital Unity Field
MascotRowdy
NicknameMavericks
ColorsMaroon, white, and gold [1]
     
Website cmumavericks.com
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The Colorado Mesa Mavericks (formerly Mesa State Mavericks) are the athletic teams that represent Colorado Mesa University, located in Grand Junction, Colorado, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Mavericks compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for all 28 varsity sports.

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Varsity sports

Colorado Mesa football team in 2008 MesaState-2008-football-opener.jpg
Colorado Mesa football team in 2008

Teams

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Baseball Basketball
BasketballBeach volleyball
Cross countryCross country
FootballGolf
GolfLacrosse
LacrosseSoccer
SoccerSoftball
Swimming and divingSwimming and diving
TennisTennis
Track and field1Track and field1
TriathlonTriathlon
WrestlingVolleyball
Wrestling
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

Beach volleyball is a fully sanctioned NCAA sport which had its first national championship in the spring of 2016. [2] The Colorado Mesa team competes as an independent.

Club sports

In addition to varsity sports, CMU has a large number of club sports which include alpine skiing, nordic skiing, cycling, ice hockey, e-sports, rodeo, and women's rugby.

Facilities

Program notes

Since 1958, Grand Junction has co-hosted the NJCAA Junior College World Series at Suplizio Field, unassociated to the CMU Athletic Department

CMU plays host to several summer sports camps and clinics including baseball, football, cross country, cheerleading, lacrosse, swimming, soccer, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling, as well as the largest summer basketball camp west of the Mississippi River.

References

  1. ↑ Colorado Mesa University Athletics Vidual Identity Quick Guide (PDF). August 7, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NCAA DII, DIII membership approves Sand Volleyball as 90th championship". NCAA. January 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.


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