Colorado Mesa University Women's Wrestling
Colorado Mesa University fields a women's wrestling team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, well above the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $557,801, well above the median of $285k — $13,604 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's wrestling programs. The school gave $1,809,149 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,603 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 33 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$557,801 for the year
- Operating expenses$212,359 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,604 division median $12,962
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,809,149 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,603 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,812 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Mercado head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grace Kristoff | Assistant Women's Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
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 players74,064 2024-25
- Division II roster spots762 33 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 97 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; the women's wrestling recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Women's Wrestling
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $557,801 $13,605 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,809,149
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,812
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,712 in-state · $24,312 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Colorado Mesa University
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.
Women's Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 95 | — | — | — | 97% |
Other women's wrestling programs in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mesa University | 41 | $558k | $13,604 | — | vs | |
| Chadron State College | 25 | $292k | $11,677 | — | vs | |
| Adams State University | 22 | $234k | $10,637 | — | vs | |
| Texas Woman's University | 31 | $182k | $5,886 | — | vs | |
| Simon Fraser University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Western Colorado University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women's wrestling program · Women's Wrestling budgets ranked