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New law makes CMU ‘selective’ in admissions

Hours after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Monday in Grand Junction that moves Colorado Mesa University from a “moderately selective” to a “selective” institution, the university’s board of trustees set new parameters for CMU admissions standards. Beginning in summer 2013, Colorado Mesa will admit students with an admissions index score of 92 or higher, up from the current standard of 85. An admissions index score is a number based on an ...

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Trustees weigh gym expansion, tuition increase

More construction may be on the way for Colorado Mesa University. The university’s board of trustees discussed the possibility at a board meeting Monday of expanding the Hamilton Recreation Center, the gym facility inside the university’s Maverick Center. The center opened in January 2010 and features two stories of workout equipment, exercise rooms and a running track. The potential $5 million expansion plan proposes adding rooms for aerobics, yoga and spinning classes, ...

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Colo. Mesa women’s golf team finishes 11th at national tourney

It wasn’t the best tournament, but it was memorable. Colorado Mesa University finished 11th in the NCAA Division II women’s golf national championship at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville, Ky. “It was a tough golf course,” CMU coach Scott Hansen said. “It was one you couldn’t miss shots. Usually you play a course, and you can get away with a missed shot. This had a tough rough. If you missed fairways, you missed greens, and it was tough putting. ...

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Mesa falls to Mankato on walk-off home run

The Colorado Mesa University baseball team got its offense going early, but it wasn’t enough. The Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks rallied from an early three-run deficit Friday with a 7-5 walk-off victory over Colorado Mesa in the NCAA Central Regional at Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato, Minn. “We played great; we executed the short game and had some timely hits,” CMU coach Chris Hanks said. “If we would’ve played that sharp (Thursday), we might have won. ...

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Top-seed Mankato eliminates Colorado Mesa

Minnesota State-Mankato scored two runs in its final at-bat in the ninth inning to defeat the Colorado Mesa baseball team 7-5 in the NCAA Central Region tournament in Mankato, Minn. The loss knocked Mesa (39-16) out of the tournament and ended its season. Jeremy Ortiz (1-1) took the loss in relief. Garrett Carpenter allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings.  ...

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Admission standards, tuition increases on trustee docket

The standards for getting into Colorado Mesa University and the cost of enrollment are both expected to increase soon. Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign House Bill 1324 on Monday morning at the Mesa County Courthouse, officially moving Colorado Mesa’s admissions standards from “moderately selective” to “selective.” Hours later at the university, CMU’s Board of Trustees will meet at the university and likely approve specific admission standards for the ...

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Bats go silent

Colorado Mesa University got the pitching performance it needed, but not the offense. New Mexico Highlands defeated the Mavericks 2-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Central Region baseball tournament Thursday at Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato, Minn. Highlands’ pitcher Jason Sirak (7-1) limited Colorado Mesa to six hits, all singles, and one walk in a complete game. “Their kid pitched it well,” CMU coach Chris Hanks said. “They beat us ...

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Adding reinforcements

Colorado Mesa University wrestling coach Chuck Pipher has most of his team returning, but that didn’t stop him from adding a baker’s dozen of wrestlers in this year’s recruiting class. Pipher officially announced the addition of 13 wrestlers, including four four-time state place-winners and three others who were state finalists in high school. “There’s such an attrition rate with wrestling,” Pipher said. “We try to have 40 to 45 guys to start with ...

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Mesa women’s track team places six on RMAC All-Academic team

Six Colorado Mesa University women’s track and field student-athletes made the RMAC All-Academic honor roll. They are: ■ Senior thrower Sierra Wiggins with a 3.5 GPA in kinesiology. ■ Junior mid-distance runner Tara Ebarb with a 3.97 GPA in business. ■ Sophomore hurdler Jordanne Steege with a 3.85 GPA in sports management. ■ Sophomore mid-distance runner Ariel Ambler with a 3.56 GPA in nursing. ■ Sophomore sprinter Cathryn Ambler with 3.94 GPA in ...

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CMU-Montrose campus set for makeover

Colorado Mesa University’s Montrose campus broke ground Thursday on a $1.4 million remodeling project. A combination of three federal grants secured by the city of Montrose will pay for $470,000 of the project. CMU is collecting additional funds through the Montrose Campus Capital Campaign. The renovation project will turn the CMU extension building, which began as an elementary school in 1935, into a more university-appropriate facility, according to CMU-Montrose Director Joey ...

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