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Colorado Mesa Mavericks

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Colorado Mesa Mavericks
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UniversityColorado Mesa University
NicknameMavericks
NCAADivision II
ConferenceRMAC
Athletic directorRob Courtney
LocationGrand Junction, Colorado
Varsity teams28 (10 men's, 11 women's, 4 co-ed)
Football stadiumRalph Stocker Stadium
Basketball arenaBrownson Arena
Baseball stadiumThe Diamond at Hamilton Ballpark
Soccer stadiumCommunity Hospital Unity Field
ColorsMaroon, white, and gold[1]
     
MascotRowdy
Websitecmumavericks.com

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.

Varsity sports

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Colorado Mesa football team in 2008

Teams

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Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
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

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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

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  • Bus Bergman Sports Complex[3]
    • CMU Football Practice Field
    • CMU Softball Field – Softball
    • The Diamond at Hamilton Ballpark – Baseball (primary)[a]
    • O'Brien Track & Field Complex – Track & Field
  • Brownson Arena – Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling
  • CMU Beach Courts – Beach Volleyball
  • CMU Rugby Pitch – Rugby[b]
  • Community Hospital Unity Field – Soccer, Lacrosse
  • Elliott Tennis Complex – Tennis
  • El Pomar Natatorium – Swimming & Diving
  • Lincoln Park Golf Course – Golf
  • Ralph Stocker Stadium – Football
  • River City Sportsplex – Hockey [c]
  • Sam Suplizio Field – Baseball (secondary)

Program notes

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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

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  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.
  3. ↑ Arnold, Patti (May 6, 2022). "CMU dedicates Bergman Sports Complex". gjsentinel.com. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Colorado Mesa Baseball has played the majority of their home games at Hamilton Ballpark on the CMU campus since its construction in 2022. Prior to this, the team played its home games at the city-owned Suplizio Field.
  2. ↑ Colorado Mesa's men's and women's rugby teams compete in National Collegiate Rugby.
  3. ↑ Colorado Mesa's men's hockey team competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.
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