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OLYMPIC DREAMS

OLYMPIC DREAMS

Alicia Vuittonet, Staff Writer September 19, 2024

I decided that once I got to college I would try out for rugby after watching the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. I was motivated by the US women’s rugby sevens team, specifically Kristi Kirshe. Watching...

Two rodeo athletes work on their roping technique during a team practice.
After rising into the top-10 last season for the first time in program history, the women's rodeo team 
ascended to a #1 national ranking at the end of March.

Riding high

Dane Campbell April 9, 2024

The Maverick women’s rodeo team achieved a mark in March that only a handful of Colorado Mesa University (CMU) teams can lay claim to: a #1 ranking in the country. With the ranking, they join some...

Nordic spirit in the desert 

Nordic spirit in the desert 

Dane Campbell November 14, 2023

The Cross Country/Nordic Skiing and Biathlon Team is one of the most interesting and fast-growing sports at Colorado Mesa University (CMU).  During the winter when most students are bundled up...

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