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The Colorado Mesa Womens basketball team breaks their post-game huddle after defeating South Dakota Mines, 73-44. The Mavericks won their thirteenth straight game in their annual Blizzard at Brownson game..
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RED-HOT MAVERICKS

Justin Shaw, Co-Sports Editor February 26, 2025

CMU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are on fire, combining for 18 straight wins as they solidify their standings in the conference. The men’s team, winners of four straight, have surged into...

Sophomore Amber Siverts after a race in the RMAC Championship. Siverts’s women’s team won their seventh straight RMAC tournament last Saturday.
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SWIMMERS GET SEVENTH STRAIGHT

Alicia Vuittonet, Staff Writer February 26, 2025

Both the men’s and women’s swim teams dominated yet again, as they grabbed their seventh straight RMAC championship. Both the men’s and women’s teams from Colorado Mesa University (CMU) dominated...

Senior right handed pitcher Evan Bunevich during last year’s RMAC tournament, in which the Mavericks won. This season, Bunevich has only pitched one inning, in which he allowed no runs or walks.
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REDEMPTION RUN

Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor February 26, 2025

Maverick baseball has been able to avoid the series sweep since 2011. That was until a trip to Chico, California saw Colorado Mesa University (CMU) drop all three games to the Chico State (CSU-C) Wildcats....

Then junior Paul Schoenfeld sliding into home in a contest against the New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys last year. Schoenfeld hit .412 last year, chipping in six home runs, 15 extra base hits, and 40 runs batted in.
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BACK IN BUSINESS

Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor February 12, 2025

Since 2012, the Maverick baseball team has been the standard in the RMAC, having never finished anywhere below the top. Despite the long standing conference dominance, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) hasn’t...

Freshman guard Harvey White looks on as redshirt senior Christopher Speller shoots a free throw. In a Thursday night double overtime win over MSU-Denver, Speller scored 17 points and had six rebounds.
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RUMBLING ROLLERCOASTER

Justin Shaw, Co-Sports Editor February 12, 2025

The Mavs finished their four-game stretch with a 2-2 record, taking a game both on the road and at home. In Pueblo, the Mavericks rallied late, recording a season-high 17 offensive rebounds and 13 steals...

Hunter Hughes' headshot at the University of Idaho.
// Courtesy of the University of Idaho Athletics website

BREAKING: FOOTBALL HIRES FORMER DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR

Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor February 5, 2025

Earlier today Colorado Mesa University (CMU) head football coach Miles Kochevar announced the hiring of Hunter Hughes to take the reins of the Maverick defense. Hughes, former coordinator of the year at...

Senior 145 pounder Erica Smith in the Fall Brawl against Snow College. Smith is 15-6 in the 24-25 campaign, going 5-1 in duals She's also forced six pins, with her fastest one coming in a blazing 14 seconds. 
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WRESTLERS REIGN SUPREME

Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor February 3, 2025

Two teams. Two red hot starts. One goal. A national championship. Both men’s and women’s wrestling have had great seasons to this point. The men’s squad is currently undefeated in RMAC play, with...

Redshirt  junior Ty Allred hitting a contested jump shot over a Colorado Christian University defender in a home contest. Allred is  averaging a team leading 14.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.6 rebounds per game. 
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HEART ATTACK HOOPS

Justin Shaw, Co-Sports Editor February 3, 2025

From a pair of dramatic 64-63 wins, to a 79-77 overtime win, to absolute dominance of conference opponents, the Mavs have extended their win streak to an impressive seven games following an 0-4 start to...

Diego Chavez awaiting a free kick against Colorado Christian.
Chavez leads the RMAC in save percentage, saving over 80% of the shots he faces.
\\ Jordan Messler for The Criterion

UNEXPECTED SEASON

Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor October 30, 2024

Win out. That's the only hope for the Maverick men, as they dropped two games to nationally ranked opponents last weekend. The heartbreaking losses came just six short days after grabbing their first win...

Erica Smith competing in the Maroon versus Black scrimmage. Smith earned her first all-american accolade last season, and is looking to grab another for this storied Maverick program.
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ATOP THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

Dean Allen, Co-Sports Editor October 30, 2024

So close. Yet so far away. Last year’s team grabbed fifth at nationals. The year before saw a fourth place finish. Now, however, the Mavericks are ready to make the jump. “I’m a four-time all-american,...

Dejan Urbanek during the first heat of 400 yard medley relay. 
The Mavericks won that event, along with an overall win over RMAC foe CSU-Pueblo.
// Westin Winter for The Criterion

MAKING WAVES

Alicia Vuittonet, Staff Writer October 17, 2024

National titles in NCAA competition have eluded the Mavericks across all NCAA sports since joining the Division II in 1992. Swim and dive, however, might just be the best chance the Mavericks have. They...

Harry Stacy mid dive- The crite

Maverick competes in the Paris Olympic Games

Quinn Harrer and Dean Allen September 16, 2024

Author: Maya Liotta Staff Writer Harry Stacey, a 24-year-old computer and electrical engineering major, is an incoming student who was recruited to swim for Colorado Mesa University (CMU). Before entering...

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