Colorado Mesa University Men's Wrestling

ActiveRecruiting form ✓Women's wrestling tooverified 2026-08-16

Coaching & contact verified 2026-08-18

Mike Mendoza head coach

Official email: mmendoza@coloradomesa.edu from official staff page
Office phone: 248-1460
Other staff: Mike Mendoza (Head Wrestling Coach); Kyle Greenwald (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Bo Pipher (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Donnie Negus (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Tim Romero (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Joe Ritzen (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Collin Metzgar (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Jacob Seely (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Jared Johnshoy (Assistant Wrestling Coach); Konnor Schmidt (Assistant Wrestling Coach)

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Questionnaire: Wrestling-specific recruiting questionnaire — open form ↗
Official links: Athletics site ↗Wrestling page ↗Roster ↗
Suggested first step: Submit the ARMS questionnaire, then email head coach Mike Mendoza at mmendoza@coloradomesa.edu; with ten coaches on staff and every phone number listed as a 970-248 extension, ask which assistant handles your weight group.
Women's wrestling: Yes

5 crowded weights · 0 lighter weights on the 2026-27 roster (41 listed) · Wrestling competitiveness: Strong

With a roster that size, how many wrestlers redshirt, and what does the developmental competition schedule look like for someone not in the starting lineup?
Colorado Mesa went 9-2 with three All-Americans in 2024-25 and 5-5 in 2025-26 — what changed, and what is the plan for the coming season?

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Type: Public
Conference (all sports): Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Undergraduates: 8,143 federal (College Scorecard)
Admission rate: 82% federal (College Scorecard)
Average net price: $15,103 federal · after aid, all costs
Cost of attendance: $24,046 federal · Scorecard 2026-06 release
Completion rate: 41% federal
Student : faculty: 18 to 1
Notable programs: Business, Management and Marketing (265 bachelor's degrees in 2024-25); Health Professions incl. Registered Nursing (171 bachelor's, 151 in nursing); Kinesiology, Exercise Science and Sport Management (150); Psychology (85); Biological Sciences (79); Criminal Justice (75). Colorado Mesa also awards a large volume of certificates and associate degrees in trades and health fields (1,400 certificates in 2024-25).

Conference finishes: 2025: 2
Recent dual record: 2025-26: 5-5 overall, 2-4 RMAC; 2024-25: 9-2 overall, 5-2 RMAC
Notable: Owen Cline placed 5th at 157 pounds at the 2026 NCAA Division II Championships, his second straight All-America honor. In 2024-25 the Mavericks went 9-2, finished 2nd at the RMAC Championships with 115.5 points, sent five wrestlers to nationals and produced three All-Americans, placing T-17th as a team. The 2025-26 duals included a 34-9 win over CSU Pueblo and a 24-13 win over New Mexico Highlands, with losses to ranked RMAC opponents Adams State (#16), Colorado School of Mines (#22), Chadron State (#17) and Western Colorado.

Last verified 2026-08-16. Official beats secondary; nothing here is inferred. How we work.

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