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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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University | Colorado Mesa University |
Conference | RMAC |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Joan McDermott |
Location | Grand Junction, Colorado |
Varsity teams | (10 men's, 11 women's, 4 co-ed) |
Football stadium | Ralph Stocker Stadium |
Basketball arena | Brownson Arena |
Baseball stadium | Sam Suplizio Field |
Soccer stadium | Walker Field |
Mascot | Rowdy |
Nickname | Mavericks |
Colors | Maroon, white, and gold[1] |
Website | cmumavericks |
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In addition to varsity sports, CMU has a large number of emerging sports, men's hockey, cheer-leading, cycling, rodeo, Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and rugby, Club sports include, men's and women's soccer, men's rugby, men's volleyball, and water polo as well as active outdoors and intramural programs. The intramural sports include flag football, ultimate frisbee, indoor soccer, dodgeball, tennis, volleyball, and basketball, among many others.
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.