GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— After impressive second (women's) and third (men's) place finishes at last weekend's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, the Colorado Mesa University Maverick track & field teams will turn their attention to NCAA Championship qualifying as the Mavs will host the Conversion Classic at the CMU Track & Field Complex this weekend.
 
The last chance-type meet will included a limited schedule on Friday with distance running events in the morning and the hammer throw in the morning.   A bulk of the meet will be contested on Saturday.
 
The full and final meet schedule can be seen here.
 
Live results can be accessed at the link above.
 
The Mavericks have entered nearly 60 athletes, who will represent the team.  Smaller squads from Adams State, Colorado Christian, Colorado Northwestern, Regis and Western Colorado will also compete as well several unattached and track club athletes.
 
Last Time Out
 
The Mavericks had a very strong performance at the RMAC Championships in Pueblo.  The Maverick women matched their best ever finish, taking second place team in the 15-team standings with 107 1/3 team points.  The Maverick men finished third with 116 ½. 
 
The Maverick men won three event titles as Teo Casados successfully defended his titles in both the 100 and 200 meters, while setting a new RMAC Championship record time of 20.79 seconds in the latter.  He was also named as the Dr. Randy Rhine Track Performer of the Meet after leading all athletes with 22 team points.
 
Izaak Siefken also defended his title in the men's javelin throw, breaking a 25-year old RMAC Championship record with a throw of 68.75 meters (228 feet, 7 inches).
 
The Maverick women also had an individual champion in sophomore Hannah Schissler, who won the 200 meters in 23.96 seconds.

Recaps from each of the three days and the final results can be found at the links below.

Friday (Men & Women)
Saturday Men | Saturday Women
Sunday Men | Sunday Women
Final Results
 
School Records
 
Maverick athletes set three new school records during the RMAC Championships.
 
Teo Casados broke the men's 200-meter mark with his wind-legal time of 20.79 seconds in Sunday's final. That broke the official CMU record of 20.88 that Elijah Williams had posted in 2022. 

Casados ran to a wind-aided time of 20.35 seconds at the 2025 RMAC Championships, which qualified him for last year's national championship meet but was not eligible for records.
 
Meanwhile, Izaak Siefken broke his own javelin record from earlier this season by seven inches, throwing 68.75 meters (225-7) in his RMAC Championship defense.
 
On the women's side, Kammi Merrritt posted an impressive time of 58.89 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles, nearly a second quicker than McKenna Molder's 5-year old record of 59.84, set in 2021.  Merritt won the RMAC Championship silver medal and is almost sure to qualify for the NCAA Championships as she ranks eighth nationally.
 
NCAA Lists
 
At the RMAC Championships, the Mavericks posted 13 new or improvement NCAA Championship provisional qualifying marks.  They now have 22 total marks this season, including three that put the Mavs in the top ten of country and nine that put the Mavs inside the current NCAA selection window.
 
Here's a look at all of the Mavs' current national rankings.  The top 22 declared athletes in each individual event will earn NCAA selection for the May 21-23 meet in Emporia, Kansas.  The top 16 relay teams in each event will also be selected as will the top 16 declared men's decathletes and women's heptathletes.
 
Men
100m- 22. Teo Casados (10.32)
200m- 16. Casados (20.86*), 24. Joseph Randolph (20.95*)
800m- 20. Vasileios Salpas (1:48.92*)
5K- 26. Clayton Wilson (14:08.75)
400m Hurdles- 28. Aidan Brownell (52.30*)
4x100m Relay- 3. Colorado Mesa (39.74*)
High Jump- 29. Devin Shea (2.05m/6-8.75)
Long Jump- 34. Shea (7.36m/24-1.75)
Triple Jump- 18. Antone Higgs (15.08m/49-5.75)
Javelin Throw- 10. Izaak Siefken (68.75m/225-7)
Decathlon- 35. Asa Keim (6360)

Women
200m- 42. Hannah Schissler (24.03*)
5K- 20. Megan Hodges (16:37.29)
400m Hurdles- 8. Kammi Merritt (59.00*), 54. Olivia Langner (1:01.66*)
3K Steeplechase- 39. Shirley Weaver (10:52.42)
4x100m Relay- 28. Colorado Mesa (46.11*) – 38th overall list including schools with multiple performances
High Jump- 20. Kaelea Gibson (1.70/5-7)
Discus Throw- 26. Kaiya Graves (47.30m/155-2)
Javelin Throw- 32. Graves (43.56m/142-11)
Heptathlon- 36. Kaitlyn Pearson (4727)
 
*-Altitude Adjusted Time

Maverick Entries
 
The Mavericks have qualified a total of 59 athletes (34 men, 25 women) for the meet.  They have made 94 total entries (51 men, 43 women).
 
Some of the entries are for those on the bubble for NCAA Championship selection while others are more on the light-hearted side with athletes trying new events.  Numerous others are for athletes in the middle, who will compete for the final time this season at home.
 
Here is a complete list of all the Maverick entries as of Thursday afternoon.
 
Men (33 Athletes, 52 Entries)
100m (3): Mason Anderson, AJ Iarusso, Alonzo Leiba
200m (6): Blake Anderson, Mason Anderson, Jackson Berninger, Leiba, Amaris Mora, Joseph Randolph
400m (4): Blake Anderson, Berninger, Justin Blanton, Jordan Fraser
800m (5): Jackson Baker, Edgar Hernandez, Peter Leary, James Talbot, Jayden Thulson
1500m (7): Quinton Collins, Kael Jex, Evan Morrison, Ryan O'Loughlin, Jack Singleton, Alex Spink, Thulson
110m Hurdles (2): Iarusso, Trevor Kendall
400m Hurdles (2): Blake Ames, Aidan Brownell
3K Steeplechase (1): O'Loughlin
4x100m Relay: 1 Team (Throwers)
High Jump (1): Benson White, Morrison
Pole Vault (1): Cooper Van Maurer
Long Jump (2): Mason Anderson, White
Triple Jump (1): Jalen Hale
Discus (4): Jackson Bevan, Van Chambers, Kaiden Major, Cain Trimble
Hammer Throw (5): Bevan, Van Chambers, Dillon Davis, Austin Schultz, Trimble
Shot Put (4): Davis, Major, Schultz, Trimble
Javelin Throw (1): Schultz
 
Women (25 Athletes, 43 Entries)
100m (1): Sierra Buzick
200m (7): Elaina Arcand, Emily Fowler, Waycee Harvey, Emily Hruby, Atahlia Mills, Jessie Schaffer, Hannah Schissler
400m (2): Arcand, Fowler
1500m (5): Caitlyn Boyle, Lauren Hodges, Megan Hodges, Brooke Miller, Jordan Staniszewski
5K (4): Lauren Hodges, Megan Hodges, Autumn McQuitty, Shirley Weaver
100m Hurdles (2): Mills, Schaffer
Long Jump (3): Buzick, Harvey, Hruby
Triple Jump (1): Kendra Ritzmann
Discus Throw (5): Aaliyah Bos, Kaiya Graves, Augustine Hancock, Kylie Mayer, Elly Thiem
Shot Put (2): Bos, Brilee Jensen
Hammer Throw (4): Bos, Hancock, Jensen, Elly Thiem
Javelin Throw (7): Bos, Jensen, Wehazit Kelati, Mayer, Olivia Langner, Schaffer, Natalie Smythe
 
#EventSquad
 
The Mavericks are ranked amongst the nation's top ten teams in five different disciplines in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's #EventSquad rankings, which are calculated by adding the marks from a team's top four performers in each individual events.
 
The Maverick men are ranked fourth in the long jump with a total of 28.77 meters and an average of 7.19 meters.  They are ranked fifth for the triple jump with a combined total of 58.63 meters and an average of 14.66 meters. 
 
On the women's side, the Mavs sit sixth in the 400-meter hurdles, eighth in the 10,000 meters and tenth in the 5,000 meters.
 
Up Next
 
Selected Mavericks will have one final chance to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships as they compete at the Franson Last Chance meet, hosted by Azusa Pacific University next week (Thursday, May 7-Saturday, May 9).
 
Selections for the May 28-30 national meet in Emporia, Kansas are slated be announced on Tuesday, May 12.