Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Colorado Mesa University Men's Wrestling
Grand Junction, CO · the Mavericks · Colorado Mesa University overview
49
Roster
2024–25 season
$596k
Team budget
86th percentile in Division II
$12,156
Per roster spot
median $11,948
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
81%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Colorado Mesa University fields a men's wrestling team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 49 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $595,683, well above the median of $381k — $12,156 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's wrestling programs. The school gave $2,348,805 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,974 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 72 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#11Team budgetof 72 · Division II#36Spend per playerof 72 · Division II#4Roster sizeof 72 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's wrestling program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster49 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$595,683 for the year
- Operating expenses$153,758 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,156 division median $11,948
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,348,805 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,974 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$121,903 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Mendoza head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Greenwald | Assistant Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bo Pipher | Assistant Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Donnie Negus | Assistant Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tim Romero | Assistant Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Joe Ritzen | Assistant Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Collin Metzgar | Assistant Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Jacob Seely | Assistant Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school wrestling players300,214 2024-25
- Division II roster spots2,441 72 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 120 0.81% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,711undergraduates · 8,995 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 10,631 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1180
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →49on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $595,683 $12,157 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,348,805
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $121,903
Cost
Full picture →$15,076net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,712 in-state · $24,312 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Wrestling program49 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,076 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,711Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 95 | 49 | $1.2M | — | 97% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado University | 49 | $1.2M | $23,546 | — | vs | |
| Colorado Mesa University | 49 | $596k | $12,156 | — | vs | |
| Colorado School of Mines | 35 | $567k | $16,208 | — | vs | |
| Chadron State College | 30 | $473k | $15,777 | — | vs | |
| Adams State University | 44 | $398k | $9,047 | — | vs | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | 23 | $380k | $16,529 | — | vs | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 34 | $239k | $7,023 | — | vs |
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