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The Voice of the Students at Colorado Mesa University

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The Voice of the Students at Colorado Mesa University

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The Women’s Cross Country team bolts from the starting line during the Gig Leadbetter Maverick Stampede on Saturday, Sept. 5. The Mavs went on to place second in their first meet of the fall semester.

BACK ON THE MAP

Justin Shaw, Sports Editor November 3, 2025

For the first time in more than a decade, CMU’s women’s cross country team isn’t chasing the pack—because they’re part of it. At the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championships in...

All-American MacGill

All-American MacGill

Matt Majewski December 23, 2022

Cross country season has come to an end, and redshirt sophomore Kira MacGill has further etched her name into the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) record books. With her fourteenth place finish at the NCAA...

Preparing for the championship

Preparing for the championship

Madelyn Schmidt October 24, 2020

It’s now or never. On October 24th, the Mavericks cross country team will take to the course at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) for their last race of the season with the men’s...

One Last Run

One Last Run

Madelyn Schmidt October 17, 2020

Senior Lindsay Parsons is a leader on and off the course. Parsons Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) runs for the cross country team along with the track and field team. She has shown that she works...

Making the transition look easy

Making the transition look easy

Lizzette Gonzalez October 15, 2020

Transitioning from high school sports to the collegiate level can be difficult. Kira MacGill is making it look easy. She is a freshman from Littleton, CO, who has been running for six years. Participating...

Competing with the best

Competing with the best

Kaydee Lucero October 11, 2020

The Maverick's men's and women's cross country teams ran well against the nation's best at the hosted the Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10. Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) women's cross country...

Three Mavericks finish in the top ten

Three Mavericks finish in the top ten

Madelyn Schmidt September 22, 2020

The Men’s team and Women’s team both placed in the top five in Saturday’s Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite. Freshman Kira MacGill made her collegiate debut and led the Mavericks placing 7th overall....

Chasing the Top Three

Chasing the Top Three

Josh Coleman September 18, 2020

With a balance of experience and youth, the Maverick’s expectation is to compete with the top teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).   The Colorado Mesa University (CMU)...

Cross country competes in RMAC championship

Bryce Reedy October 22, 2017

Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Chadron, Neb. on Saturday to compete in the 2017 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championships. When...

Cross country competes in Mountaineer Invite

Joe Azar September 18, 2017

On Saturday the Colorado Mesa University cross country team participated in the Mountaineer invite over in Gunnison, Colo. The Mavericks placed 2nd in the women's 5K, while the men placed 3rd in the 8K. For...

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