COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2025-26 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s wrestling season is underway, and Colorado Mesa University’s Sophia Cornish earned the first RMAC Women’s Wrestler of the Week award after a 5-0 opening weekend.
 
Sophia Cornish, Colorado Mesa (Junior, 117, Trabuco, Calif.)
Cornish went a perfect 5-0 throughout the weekend, capturing the Maverick Open title on Sunday after helping the Mavericks secure a season-opening dual victory over Texas Woman’s on Saturday. She opened the weekend with a quick pin of TWU’s Ashlee Marron Rodriguez in just 1:25, helping the Mavericks jump out to a 19-0 lead en route to a 32-14 RMAC dual win. Cornish continued her dominant performance at the Maverick Open, going 4-0 with three technical fall victories before claiming the championship with a 16-9 decision over Adams State’s Flavia Nagatani, who is ranked fifth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Preseason Super VI Regional Rankings.

Others Nominated: Corrie Williams, Adams State; Katie Snyder, Chadron State; Rupi Johal, Simon Fraser; Kitana Leofatato, Texas Woman’s; London Woods, Western Colorado.
 
About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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