GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University swimming and diving teams will contest their second straight double dual against Division I opposition when they will head to Provo, Utah for a 2-day contest with Air Force and host BYU on Friday and Saturday.
 
The triangular will include a 5 p.m. session on Friday and another at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Cougars' Richards Building Pool.
 
The meet will not be streamed, although live results will be accessible with a subscription to Meet Mobile.
 
A full recap will be posted on www.cmumavericks.com each evening.
 
Meet Schedule & Format
 
The 2-day meet will be scored in a double dual format as the Mavs will get a head-to-head result against both Air Force and BYU.  Swimmers will be limited to three individual and six total event entries throughout the weekend.
 
The Maverick swimmers will be in Lanes 3 and 6 of the first heat for each event.  Air Force swimmers will be in Lanes 2 and 5 while BYU will be in Lanes 4 and 7.  Lanes 1 and 8 of the first heat will be assigned based on seed times.  All of the lanes in second or third heats as necessary will also be seeded by seed time.
 
Teams are further limited to three entries for the 1650 Freestyle events on Saturday.
 
All four of the springboard diving disciplines will also be contested in a 6-dive format during the weekend, running concurrently with swimming.

Here is a look at the meet schedule, which will feature competition in 17 different swimming events for each gender.
 
Friday (5 p.m.)
Diving: Men's 1-Meter/Women's 3- Meter (held concurrently with swimming)
200 Medley Relay
5-Minute Break
400 IM
100 Free
100 Back
15-Minute Break
200 Breast
100 Fly
500 Free
5-Minute Break
400 Free Relay
 
Saturday (11 a.m.)
Diving: Men's 3-Meter/Women's 1-Meter (held concurrently with swimming)
400 Medley Relay
1650 Free-Men
200 IM
50 Free
200 Back
1650 Free-Women
100 Breast
200 Free
200 Fly
10-Minute Break
200 Free Relay
 
Last Time Out
 
The Mavericks took on Division I foes Denver and Wyoming in a double dual this past Saturday (Jan. 17) in their first competition in more than a month.
 
The Maverick men won seven events and were able to defeat the host Denver Pioneers, 152 ½-147 ½.  They fell to Wyoming, 159-141, as the Cowboys were also able to knock off the Pioneers, 177-123.
 
The Mavs won both relay events (200 Medley, 400 Free) and picked up two individual wins from Guillaume Guth (100 & 200 Free).  Marcos Otero (100 Breast) and freshman Micah Moore (200 Fly) also claimed individual swimming wins while David Roethlisberger won the 1-meter diving event.
 
The Maverick women dropped decisions to both opponents, falling 176-124 to Wyoming and 171 ½-128 ½ to Denver.  They received an event win from Antonia Leese in the 100 breaststroke as well as eight second place finishes, including three such individual finishes from Ada Qunell and another in the in the 400 Free Relay.
 
Additionally, the Mavericks set five new or improved NCAA Division II Championship "B" cut times.
 
The full recap can be seen here.

Classroom Success
 
The Mavericks were once again recognized for their academic success as both CMU squads were named to the CSCAA (College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of American) Scholar All-America Teams list, which was announced on Tuesday by the organization.
 
The Maverick women posted a 3.68 team GPA during the fall semester and have now been honored for 25 consecutive semesters dating back to the fall of 2013.  The Maverick men posted a 3.40 team GPA in the fall and have been honored in 17 of the last 18 semesters.
 
A total of 709 teams from 414 institutions earned the honor, which requires a team GPA of 3.00 or higher during each semester.

Top 10 & B Cut Debut
 
Maverick breaststroker Melina Giraudeau made her Maverick debut on Saturday in the double dual and set a pair of NCAA Division II Championship "B" cut times that also put her well inside the Mavs' top 10 all-time performers list.
 
The Frenchwomen, who joined the Maverick program for the 2025 spring semester had to sit out of competition due to NCAA Eligibility Center rules as a foreign student, but became eligible for the Mavs for this spring semester and made an immediate impact.
 
She took second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:18.36 (2:17.16-altitude adjusted) and place fifth in the 100-yard distance with a time of 1:04.01 (1:03.91-converted).
 
Her 200 time put her fifth on the Mavs' all-time charts and ranks her second in the RMAC and 12th nationally.  Giraudeau's 100 time puts her seventh in CMU lore and ranks her third in the RMAC behind teammate Antonia Leese, who won Saturday's race.
 
A native of Biarritz, France, Giraudeau won the 2020 French National Championship in the 100-meter breaststroke and won the both the 100 and 200-meter titles in 2021.
 
"Moore" Good Times
 
Freshman Micah Moore also set one of the Mavs' three other new or improved NCAA "B" Cut times during Saturday's double dual.  He won the 200 fly in 1:47.03 (1:45.83-converted), extending his RMAC lead and moving up to sixth on the national performers list.  He ranks third in Maverick history.
 
Ben Vester also set an improved NCAA "B" Cut and season-best time of 3:57.99 (3:52.99-converted) in the 400 IM and now ranks third on the team and in the RMAC as the Mavs have the six fastest swimmers in the conference.
 
On the women's side, Tori Bartusiak had a season-best and NCAA "B" Cut time of 2:03.71 (2:02.51-converted) and ranks third in the RMAC.
 
National Leaders
 
With their times from earlier in the season, four Maverick swimmers plus the women's 800 Free and 200 Medley relay team currently lead the NCAA Division II Top 10 times report.
 
The Mavs individual leaders are Guillaume Guth (Men's 100 Free), Luka Samsonov (Men's 400 IM), Ada Qunell (Women's 100 Free) and Olivia Hansson (Women's 1000 Free).  The women's 800 relay team of Qunell, Linnea Sjöberg, Kendyll Wilkinson and Hansson leads the country by more than four seconds while Taylar Hooton, Antonia Leese, Kiara Borchardt and Qunell combined for a national-leading time of 1:40.40 to win the 200 medley relay at the UNLV Invitational.
 
Top 10's
 
The Mavericks also have 44 (22 men's, 22 women's) times that rank amongst the nation's top ten.  A complete listing of those times can be found below.
 
Men
50 Free- T4. Guillaume Guth (19.59)
100 Free- 1. Guth (42.66)
200 Free- 2. Guth (1:34.31), 8. Ben Vester (1:35.57)
500 Free- 10. Vester (4:24.05)
1000 Free- 5. Gavyn Tatge (9:12.61)
1650 Free- 10. Tatge (15:24.87)
200 Back- 3. Luka Samsonov (1:44.34), 7. Richard Schmiedefeld (1:45.02)
100 Breast- 7. Aron Jonsson (53.89)
200 Breast- 3. Jonsson (1:55.56), 6. Marcos Otero (1:58.02)
100 Fly- 4. Guth (46.68), 5. Oskar Sawicki (46.76)
200 Fly- 6. Micah Moore (1:45.83)
400 IM- 1. Samsonov (3:49.59), 6. Moore (3:51.04)
200 Free Relay- 3. Guth, Sawicki, Schmiedefeld, Holden Convertino (1:18.81)
400 Free Relay- 4. Guth, Otero, Sawicki, Marcus Pineiro (2:54.31)
800 Free Relay- 3. Guth, Schmiedefeld, Veser, Jonas Friess (6:23.76)
200 Medley Relay- 5. Samsonov, Otero, Sawicki, Guth (1:26.22)
400 Medley Relay- 2. Samsonov, Jonsson, Sawicki, Guth (3:09.17)
 
Women
100 Free- 3. Ada Qunell (49.50)
200 Free- 1. Qunell (1:46.95), 7. Olivia Hansson (1:48.53)
500 Free- 2. Hansson (4:49.95), 7. Hanna Sasivarevic (4:56.06)
1000 Free- 1. Hansson (9:57.07), 5. Maya Clise (10:09.50), 6. Sasivarevic (10:11.41)
1650 Free- 2. Hansson (16:31.46), 7. Sasivarevic (16:59.26)
100 Back- 2. Taylar Hooton (54.27)
200 Back- 4. Abby Uhl (1:58.82)
100 Breast- T9. Antonia Leese (1:02.17)
100 Fly- 3. Qunell (54.33), 9. Kiara Borchardt (54.72)
200 Fly- 8. Borchardt (2:02.16)
200 IM- 8. Hooton (2:02.97)
200 Free Relay- 7. Qunell, Bartusiak, Borchardt, Reagan Horn (1:32.52)
400 Free Relay- 7. Qunell, Horn, Kendyll Wilkinson, Hansson (3:22.89)
800 Free Relay- 1. Qunell, Linnea Sjöberg, Wilkinson, Hansson (7:16.08)
200 Medley Relay- 1. Hooton, Leese, Borchardt, Qunell (1:40.40)
400 Medley Relay- 4. Hooton, Leese, Borchardt, Qunell (3:40.56)
 
In the polls
 
Both Maverick teams moved up a spot in the December edition of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Dual Meet polls that were released on Dec. 19.
 
The Maverick women are now ranked fourth while the men are fifth.  They were fifth and sixth, respectively, in the November edition.
 
The January edition of the poll is slated to be released on Friday, prior to the Mavs' weekend meet.
 
The poll committees, consisting of Division II coaches, assesses, and ranks the nation's top 25 dual meet teams in monthly polls.  Their evaluation considers head-to-head dual meet outcomes, performances since the last rankings, season-long performances, dual meet records, roster changes (such as injuries), and data from the SwimCloud Simulator. It is important to note that the poll's objective is not to predict the top finishers in a championship meet format.
 
Swimcloud Rankings
 
The Maverick women are currently ranked second in Division II, according to the Swimcloud rankings.  With 715.20 points in the dual rankings, they trail only Nova Southeastern (720.25)  The Mavs have 675.90 points in the championship rankings, trailing only Tampa (682.42) and Nova Southeastern (676.72).
 
The Maverick men now sit third in the dual and fourth in the championship rankings.
 
All of the rankings are mathematically compiled based on times reported to the site.
 
New Diving Rankings
 
This season, the US Professional Diving Coaches Association (US PDCA) has unveiled a new PDCA "Top 25", a brand new ranking dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the best in NCAA diving. "For too long, diving has been an afterthought in swimming-centric rankings, where the success of a diving program is often lost in the overall team score.  The PDCA Top 25 changes that, providing a comprehensive and accurate measure of excellence for both individual divers and diving programs across the nation," the PDCA said the unveiling earlier this month.
 
The organization updated its rankings on Dec. 22 after the mid-season invite portion of the season.
The Maverick men are now ranked second with 30.7 points, up one spot from the inaugural November edition of the poll.  The CMU women are tied for second with 28.3 points while the Mavs also sit second in the composite poll with 29.5 points trailing only Clarion.
 
Power rankings, powered by data collected from DiveMeets.com were also produced for the teams and for individuals in each of the four total diving events.
 
Kenya Meyer is ranked second in the women's 3-meter individual power rankings and is third in the women's 1-meter rankings.  Jenna Hurley is ranked sixth in the 3-meter.
 
On the men's side, the Mavs have four of the top eight in the 3-meter discipline with Ryan Campbell sitting second, one spot ahead of Jax Juarros.  David Roethlisberger is ranked fifth while Ty Mitton sits eighth.  Juarros sits fifth in the 1-meter rankings as well.
 
To see the various polls, rankings and methodology, please click here.
 
A look back to 2024-25
 
The Mavericks swept the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles for the seventh straight year before going on to post more strong finishes at the NCAA Division II Championships.  The CMU women finished third as a team at the national meet and combined to win three national titles, including defense of their title in the 400 medley relay.
 
CMU's men took ninth place to lead all RMAC teams.
 
The Mavericks competed mainly against NCAA Division I opposition throughout the season seeing only the CSU Pueblo women and the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers in meets during the first half of the season prior to the conference and national meets.
 
At the RMAC Championships, the Mavericks combined to win 27 gold and 62 total medals in the 42 events.
 
The Mavs then claimed 82 total all-America honors at the NCAA meet.
 
Award-Winners
 
Fittingly, the Mavericks brough in quite a haul of post-season awards at both the national and conference level last year.
 
Five Maverick athletes received the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's major awards at the end of the 2024-25 season.
 
On the men's side, team captain Andrew Scoggin, who has since graduated, was named as the RMAC Simmer of the Year while Ryan Campbell was named as the Men's Diver of the Year.  Kenya Meyer was named as the RMAC Women's Diver of the Year.
 
The Mavs also swept the RMAC Freshman of the Year awards with Richard Schmiedefeld and Kendyll Wilkinson receiving the men's & women's awards.
 
The Mavs also brought in a boatload of academic awards as Meyer and Dejan Urbanek swept the RMAC Academic Athlete of the Year honors while leading a group of 19 Maverick First Team Academic All-RMAC selections.
 
The Mavericks also led the country with the maximum eight possible (four men, four women) College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® selections.  Meyer, Kiara Borchardt and Ada Qunell return in 2025-26 from that list.
 
The Mavs also led the country with 39 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans while the Maverick men won the RMAC's Brechler Award for having the highest team GPA in the conference.
 
Returning National Champs
 
Antonia Leese, Kiara Borchardt and Ada Qunell all return as members of the Mavs' women's 400-yard medley relay team that won the NCAA title for the second straight time in 2025.  Borchardt and Qunell were also members of the 2024 winning team
 
Qunell, a 4-time national champion, also helped the Mavs win the 200 and 400 Freestyle relay teams in 2024.  Elli Williams also returns for her senior season after teaming with Qunell and others on those winning teams.
 
National Championship Run
 
Excluding, 2020 when the national championship meet was canceled 1 ½ days in due to the initial stages of the COVID pandemic, the Mavericks have won at least one national championship event every year since 2018, a streak they will hope to continue into 2026.
 
All-American List
 
The Mavericks roster or returning all-Americans is quite lengthy and impressive.
 
The Mavericks had a program-record 30 different individuals combine for 82 CSCAA All-America honors at last year's championships.  The Mavericks return 20 of those people to this year's roster and have 21 total returning all-Americans on this year's roster, including one who earned honors in 2023.
 
The returning group from 2025 earned a combined total of 44 all-America honors last year, which go to the top 16 finishers in each event at the national championships, last season.  The top eight finishers earn first team honors while the ninth through 16^th place finishers are Second Team/Honorable Mention selections.
 
Here's a list of CMU's returning all-Americans along with the number of honors each received in 2025 and the total number in their career.
 
Women
Kiara Borchardt (3/9)
Talia Datilio (1/1)
Olivia Hansson (5/10)
Taylar Hooton (1/1)
Reagan Horn (1/1)
Antonia Leese (3/3)
Mimi Licht (1/1)
Kenya Meyer (1/1)
Sydnee O'Neil (2/2)
Ada Qunell (4/13)
Hanna Sasivarevic (1/1)
Kendyll Wilkinson (3/3)
Elli Williams (3/7)
 
Men
Ryan Campbell (2/2)
Wyatt Hermanson (0/2)
Marcos Otero (1/2)
David Roethlisberger (2/2)
Luka Samsonov (3/3)
Richard Schmiedefeld (5/5)
Gavyn Tatge (1/1)
Ben Vester (1/1)
 
Preseason Polls
 
Both Maverick teams were unanimous selections to win their eighth straight RMAC crowns according to last week's Preseason Coaches' Polls.  The Maverick women received all eight of the possible first place votes they could receive to top the poll with 64 points ahead of Simon Fraser, which had 56 points and the first place vote from CMU Coach Mickey Wender.
 
Eight points were awarded for first place votes as each of the conference's nine coaches were asked to rank their opposition 1-8 without voting for their own squad.
 
The Maverick men picked up all five of their possible first place votes to top the poll with 25 points ahead of Mines, which took second in the poll with 20 points while receiving Wender's first place vote.  There are six men's teams in the conference and coaches were asked to rank their opposition 1-5.
 
Preseason All-RMAC
 
The RMAC also announced a Preseason All-RMAC team, made up of the top returning finisher in each individual event from last year's RMAC Championships.
 
Nine Maverick women combined for 14 of the 16 possible spots on the team while the Maverick men had four selections.
 
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
 
This weekend's meet will be the final tune-up of the season for the Maverick swimmers before the Feb. 10-14 RMAC Championships that the Mavs will host.
 
However, the CMU divers will have one more tune-up next week, competing at Northern Arizona's Lumberjack Diving Invitational (Jan. 29-31) in Flagstaff.