GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— Hot off team and individual victories in the season-opening tournament, the now nation's 19^th-ranked Colorado Mesa University Maverick men's golf team will look to continue to their winning ways when the Mavericks play host to the San Juan Intercollegiate presented by Timberline Bank.

The Mavs will welcome in eight other South Central Regional schools for the 54-hole tournament to be played on Monday and Tuesday at the Bridges Golf & Country Club in Montrose.
 
Tournament Details

Both days of the tournament will begin with shotgun starts at 8:30 a.m.  The first two rounds will be played during a lengthy Monday session while the third and final round will be played on Tuesday.
 
Live scoring can be found throughout the tournament through the SCOREBOARD powered by clippd website here.
 
Recaps will be posted each evening on www.cmumavericks.com.
 
A  Look at the Field

The Mavericks are one of five Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schools in the field, which will also include Colorado Christian, Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis and Westminster.  Four Lone Star Conference squads who are also part of the NCAA Division II South Central Region will also compete.  That list includes Cameron, Lubbock Christian, West Texas A&M and Western New Mexico. 
 
The Mavs, Fort Lewis and Mines will also be fielding "B" teams as over 60 players are entered.
 
In total, five different stats will be represented with Colorado contributing four teams to the field.
 
Rare Hosts
 
Monday and Tuesday's tournament will mark the first time in nearly nine years that the Mavericks have hosted a tournament.  CMU's last hosted a tournament on Oct. 10-11, 2016, when they held the Maverick Invitational/RMAC #2 at Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction.  CMU finished third out of ten teams in that event.
 
In the Polls
 
The Mavericks were ranked 19^th in the first regular season edition of the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Polll, released on Friday.  They had been receiving votes in the preseason edition.
 
The Mavs picked up 129 points in the top 25 polling of 22 member coaches.
 
Three-time defending RMAC Champions Colorado Christian are also still in in the rankings in the co-No. 14 spot.  The Cougars received one first place vote after sitting eighth in the preseason edition of the poll.
 
RMAC rival CSU Pueblo is also in the poll in the No. 24 spot while Mines is still receiving votes as is West Texas A&M.
 
The Mavs defeated CSU Pueblo, Colorado Christian, Mines as well as No. 17 St. Mary's during last week's victory.
 
North Georgia moved in to the No. 1 spot of the Sept. 19 poll, flip-flopping spots with preseason No. 1 West Florida.  Georgia Southwestern, Central Oklahoma and Lee round out the top five.
 
Eight different schools received at least one first place vote.
 
Last Time Out

The Mavericks pulled out a 3-shot team victory at the Travis Roy Memorial Invitational played this past Monday and Tuesday in Sheridan, Wyoming.  The Mavs posted team scores of 290 and 273 to finish at 563, 15 shots under par to take the win over CSU Pueblo and the rest of the 12-team field.  The Mavs and ThunderWolves were tied after the first round and went back-and-forth in the second.
 
The Mavs' also had the individual winner in Dylan Everett, who posted a 8-under par score of 136 to win by five shots over teammate Leo Lavalle and CSU Pueblo players Marius Sosiere and Archie Wyatt.  Everett posted scores of 69 and 67.
 
Lavalle had the best Tuesday round score of 65 and moved up 24 spots after his opening-day 76 to finish in the 3-way tie for second at 141 (-3).  Timmy Cavarno and Luke Wagstaff also both finished under par with 36-hole scores of 143 (-1) to tie for sixth place in the individual standings.
 
Recaps of both days of the tournament can be seen here: Monday | Tuesday
 
Going Low
 
The Mavs' Tuesday team score of 273 at the Travis Roy Memorial Invitational was the third best single round score in program history, trailing only marks of 268 and 272 set last season at the Ryan Palmer Foundation and the Stack Cougar-Burro Classic, respectively.
 
In relation to par, the 15-under score of 273 was the second best in program history, shy only of the aforementioned 16-under score at the Stack Cougar-Burro Classic.
 
CMU's 2-day total of 563 was tied for the sixth best 36-hole score in program history.
 
Career Efforts
 
Dylan Everett and Leo Lavalle both posted career-best efforts during the Travis Roy Memorial Invitational.  Everett's second round score of 67 (-5) matched his single round career-best and helped him post a career-best 36-hole total of 136. 
 
Meanwhile, Lavalle posted a career-best round of 65, three shots better than his former best, in the second round.  He also set a 36-hole best of 141, one shot better than his 2024-25 freshman season best.  Lavalle's second round score of 65- is equal to the fourth best round in program history and is tied for second in relation to par.
 
Golfer of the Week
 
For his efforts at the season-opener, Dylan Everett was named as the RMAC Golfer of the Week on Thursday.  The honor is the first of the junior's career and came after his first collegiate victory.
 
Team Win
 
This week's team victory was the Mav's first fall tournament outright victory since 2023, when they won the Centennial Cup. 
 
The Mavs did post a tournament co-leading score of 858 at last fall's Bishop Invitational but settled for a second place official finish on a tiebreaker with Cal State East Bay.

Lineup Look
 
Head Coach Scott Sullivan has selected the same 5-man as he used in the Mavs' Travis Roy Memorial Invite for the San Juan Intercollegiate as Timmy Cavarno, Leo Lavalle, Dylan Everett, Luke Wagstaff and Henry Starr will play on the Mavs' "A" team.  

Baptise Laborde, Jacob Gonzalez, Inigo Badial, Noah Richardson and Ky Korte will play on the Mavs' "B" squad while Zack Moreau will play as an individual.  Gonzalez, Richardson and Korte will be making their collegiate debuts.

Colorado Mesa turns 100
 
The CMU Century Celebration stands as the cornerstone of Colorado Mesa University's year-long centennial celebration. This ambitious initiative unites our community in honoring a rich heritage while boldly envisioning the next hundred years of academic excellence.

Led by the Steering Committee and six specialized sub-committees, we're orchestrating a transformative experience that will resonate through generations. Each committee brings unique expertise to create an unforgettable commemoration of our past, present and future.
 
To learn more about Colorado Mesa's 100-year celebration, visit cmucentury.com.
 
Up Next
 
The Mavs will have a short turn-around before flying off to Mexico for the Shootout at PGA Riviera Maya.  That 54-hole, 3-day tournament will be played at the Tulum Country Club at in Akumal, Mexico, beginning next Sunday (Sept. 28).  Western New Mexico is hosing that event.