Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Career Honors

• Rocky Mountain Division Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 14, 2025)
• RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll (2025)

2025 (As a Sophomore): Played in ten games, making two starts as the Mavs’ second most used faceoff man… Won 65 of his 104 faceoffs good for a .625 winning percentage… Finished with 28 ground balls… Won RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Apr. 14 after winning 26 of 29 faceoffs while claiming ten ground balls in a Apr. 9 win at Adams State… Also won 16 of 21 faceoffs on Apr. 3 against the Grizzlies… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2024 (As a Freshman): Played in eight games as a face-off specialist… Won 33 out of 43 draws, good for a .767 winning percentage that helped CMU rank ninth as a team in the national statistics at .624… Went 8-for-8 in a Mar. 30 win over Adams State… Scooped up 14 ground balls throughout the season, recording four against Adams State… Took two shots.

Prep: 2023 graduate of Mountain Range High School… Played for the Mustangs and Coach Ethan Lahoda… Earned second team all-conference honors… Was also a member of the National Technical Honor Society.

Personal: Is majoring in fire science and pursing an EMT certificate with aspirations of becoming a firefighter and EMT… Son of Leland and Shawna Casados… Has on older brother--- Teo Casados, who is a conference championship sprinter on the CMU Track & Field team… Enjoys snowboarding, fishing and lifting.

Why I Chose CMU: “For the firefighting and lacrosse programs.”