GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— Ranked seventh in the country and coming off an impressive weekend, the Colorado Mesa University women's wrestling team will resume Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action when the Mavericks head to Alamosa to face Adams State University in a Sunday matinee dual.
 
Action in the Grizzlies' Plachy Hall is slated to begin at 2 p.m.
 
Live results and a link to the live stream on the RMAC Network are listed above.  More information about the RMAC Network can be found later in this preview.
 
Last Weekend (Saturday)
 
The Mavericks had a successful Saturday at the York University Open in York, Nebraska.  Two Mavericks in 145-pound sophomore Gretchen Donally and 160-pound junior Valerie Glenn won their respective brackets while 18 different Mavericks placed.
 
The tournament was split into two divisions with more experienced or starting lineup wrestlers in the Open Division and freshman and less experienced college wrestlers in the Amateur Division.
 
Donally went 3-0 while Glenn was 4-0, including a forfeit win over teammate Celina Preston, who placed second in the bracket.
 
Adrianna Gomez (110, Sophia Cornish (117) and Brooke McCurley (131) also took second.
 
Last Time Out (Sunday)
 
The Mavericks continued their success on Sunday, winning both of their duals during a tri-dual in Hays, Kansas.
 
The Mavs defeated Sioux Falls, 37-10 and then defeated the host and nation's 11^th-ranked Fort Hays State Tigers, 24-21.
 
Against Sioux Falls, the Mavs won nine of the ten bouts recording three pins, three technical falls and three forfeits. The only loss came by injury default.
 
The Mavs then jumped out to a 19-1 lead by winning the first four matches against Fort Hays State before hanging on for the win despite having to forfeit at 285.
 
Sophia Cornish recorded a pin over eighth-ranked Leiannah Landreth at 117 in part of that beginning stretch as all four of the nationally-ranked Mavs in action provided victories.
 
Back-to-Back Winners
 
Maverick sophomore Sophia Cornish was named as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's Women's Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday.  The Mavs have now had back-to-back winners after Lorianna Piestewa had won the Jan. 13 award following her 5-0 performance at the NWCA National Duals.
 
The Mavs have now had four different winners this season, twice as many as any other team in the RMAC (Chadron State).  Jayleen Sekona (Nov. 4) and Mia Zuniga (Dec. 22) had claimed the honors before the break.
 
First Time Winner
 
Maverick junior Valerie Glenn recorded her first collegiate tournament win on Saturday, winning the 160-pound bracket at the York Open.  Glenn went 4-0 to win the tournament and 5-1 throughout the weekend, which included her season dual-debuts in Sunday's tri-dual with Sioux Falls and Fort Hays State.
 
Glenn is now 10-2 in limited mat time this season.
 
Record & Century Watch
 
CMU redshirt senior 207-pounder Jayleen Sekona, who did not wrestle last week, has matched former Maverick great Marissa Gallegos for the program's all-time wins record at 94.
 
Sekona, a 3-time all-American out of Anchorage, Alaska, will set a new record with her next win, which could come on Sunday.
 
She is also just six career wins shy of 100.
 
Sekona now has a 94-33 career record.

Gallegos went 94-8 in her Maverick career, highlighted by a 2023 national championship and undefeated 28-0 season.  Gallegos is the only Maverick women's wrestler to have won a national title.
 
Standings Check
 
The Mavs will enter Sunday's dual in third place in the RMAC's dual meet standings with a 1-1 conference record but can move into a tie for second with a win over Adams State, which is in fifth at 0-3.
 
Simon Fraser has clinched the RMAC regular season title and has finished 4-0 in conference duals while Chadron State is currently in second place at 2-1.
Texas Woman's is in fourth place at 1-3 and has also completed its RMAC dual slate.
 
The Mavs will take on Chadron State in the final RMAC dual of the season on Feb. 7.
 
Double Digit Chase
 
The Mavs can record a tenth dual meet win of the season on Sunday, which would allow them to reach double figures for the fourth straight year.
 
They went 13-3 in duals last season after going 11-5 in 2023-24 and 14-2 in 2022-23. 
 
The Mavs' dual meet schedule this season has been particularly challenging as has seen the Mavs contest nine duals against fellow nationally-ranked squads including No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 McKendree and current No. 4 Grand Valley State, who was ranked third at the time.
 
The Mavs also defeated NAIA No. 4 Providence earlier this season.
 
20-Win Club
 
The Mavs welcomed another member into this season's 20-win club as Sophia Cornish went 4-1 last week to raise her record to 20-9.  The sophomore now has back-to-back 20-win seasons after going 22-7 as a freshman.
 
Gretchen Donally now leads the Mavs in wins with 25 after going 5-0 last week.  She is now 25-9 on the season.
 
Adriana Gomez is now 23-11 on the year after going 3-1 over the weekend.  Jayleen Sekona is 22-7 and did not wrestle last week.
 
National Rankings
 
A new edition of the NWCA NCAA Women's Coaches' Poll was released last Friday (Jan. 16).  The Mavs remained in the No. 7 spot as a team and continue to have five nationally-ranked individuals, who combine to give
 
The Mavericks still have five individually ranked wrestlers, who combined to earn 28tournament power index ranking points, five more than the 23 they had in the previous (Dec. 19 rankings).
 
Mia Zuniga leads the group and continues to sit third at 103 pounds.
 
Lorianna Piestewa moved up three spots to fourth at 124 pounds  while Jayleen Sekona dropped one spot to sixth in the 207-pound rankings.
 
Gretchen Donally was able to move up one spot to ninth in the 145-pound rankings while Sophia Cornish maintained her No. 10 ranking at 117 pounds but could move up in the next set after defeating Leiannah Landreth on Sunday.
 
Iowa continues to sit atop the rankings and is followed by McKendree, North Central and Grand Valley Sate and King.
 
The full rankings can be seen here.
 
Probable Lineup
 
Here is a look at the Mavs' probable lineup for Sunday's dual, as announced by Head Coach Travis Mercado.  Each wrestler's record is in parenthesis.
 
103: #3 Mia Zuniga (18-5) or Kinlee Brandlee (7-11)
110: Adriana Gomez (23-11)
117: #10 Sophia Cornish (29-9) or Jojo McDaniel (17-12)
124: #4 Lorianna Piestewa (17-4) or Brooke McCurley (15-8)
131: Hania Halverson (16-11) or Thalia Vogelsang (13-7)
138: Keyla Ajoleza (9-6) or Delarie Juarez (9-9)
145: #9 Gretchen Donally (25-9)
160: Taylor Colangelo (12-8) or Valerie Glenn (10-2)
180: Maggie Smith (8-10) or Kimberly Carlin (13-10)
207: #6 Jayleen Sekona (22-7)
 
About the Grizzlies
 
The Grizzlies are currently 0-4 in dual meets and are 0-2 against RMAC foes.
 
Senior 145-pounder Angel Van Valkenburg leads the team with six wins while McKenna Hendrickson, a possible starter at 131 pounds, and Mia Siqueiros, the Grizzlies' likely 103-pounder, have five wins each.  Hendrickson is 5-1.
 
The Grizzlies were last in action at the Eagle Women's Open on Jan. 10 and crowned three champions.  Those were Siqueiros, 117-pound freshman Flavia Nagatani and freshman Dakota Hull.  Hull won the 145-pound crown in Chadron and is listed as the Grizzlies' probable 138 pounder for Sunday's dual.
 
Hull was also tabbed as the Dec. 16 RMAC Wrestler of the Week after winning the 145-pound "B Division" title at the North Central Invite.
 
The Grizzlies are in their third year of the program history and placed 32^nd at last year's NCWWC National Championships  with 12 ½ points from national qualifiers Austria Holland and Corrie Williams, who also won titles at last year's RMAC Championships.
 
Williams is on this year's roster as well but is not in the Grizzlies' probable lineup for Sunday's dual.
 
Series History
 
The Mavs are a perfect 3-0 in duals against the Grizzlies, who started their program in 2023-24.
 
The Mavs have won those duals, 45-4, 44-4 and 38-8.  The 45-4 win on Dec. 7, 2023 was the only previous dual in Alamosa.
 
Home Mat Dominance
 
In official action, the Mavericks are now 16-1 all-time in home duals in this their eighth season with a program and have won 16 consecutive times inside Brownson Arena.  The Mavs' only home dual loss came on Oct. 27, 2018, the very first day of the program's history to then NAIA No. 1 Wayland Baptist.
 
The Mavs have just one remaining home dual this season, which will come on Feb. 7 against Chadron State.
 
An historic year
 
The NCAA will sponsor a championship in the sport of women's wrestling for the first time in 2025-26.  The collegiate championship, featuring teams from all three divisions of the NCAA, will be held on Mar. 7-8, 2026 in Coralville, Iowa.
 
A total of 18 wrestlers in each of the ten weight classes will qualify through one of six NCAA regional tournaments on the weekend of Feb. 21-22.  The Mavericks will wrestle out the Region VI tournament, which will be hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.
 
Only three wrestlers from each weight class at each regional will advance to the national tournament.
 
Another notable change is that teams will only be allowed to send one wrestler in each weight class to the regional.
 
The Region VI field includes 18 teams from around the Western half of the United States plus the lone Canadian team in the NCAA— Simon Fraser.
 
All five RMAC teams are part of the region along with Fort Hays State (Kan.), Lindenwood (Mo.), Linfield (Ore.), Lyon (Ark.) McKendree (Ill.), McMurray (Texas), Minot State (N.D.), Pacific (Ore.), Schreiner (Texas), Sioux Falls (S.D.), Vanguard (Calif.), Westminster (Mo.) and William Jewell (Mo.).
 
RMAC Network News
 
The RMAC Network has moved to a pay-per-view model for the 2025-26 season.  This season, all RMAC athletic events broadcast by its 15 full-member institutions and associate members will only be available for purchase via a single-game pass or a monthly or annual subscription. Revenue generated by the network will be redistributed to the league's membership to enhance their programs.
 
RMAC fans can purchase monthly and annual subscriptions that will provide them with access to all regular-season, championship, and archived broadcasts on the RMAC Network. A monthly subscription costs $25, and an annual subscription costs $130. Single-game passes are available for $10, which grants access to a single game for 24 hours.
 
Additionally, a discounted annual subscription price will be available to students, faculty, and staff of each member institution throughout the year. Purchasing options and pricing for individual RMAC Championships will be announced closer to each event.
 
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 head to Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy for next Saturday's RMAC Championships.

Action will begin a 10 a.m.
 
More information can be seen on the tournament information page.