By: Nash Loibl, Advanced Graduate Assistant / Strategic Communications
BOULDER CITY, Nev. – For the first time in program history, Colorado Mesa University sits atop the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference after winning the 2026 RMAC Men’s Golf Championship at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
Conditions began calmly, but winds intensified as the day progressed, reaching sustained speeds of around 25 mph with gusts approaching 40 mph. Play was ultimately suspended after officials received reports of balls unable to remain stationary on the greens.
The tournament was shortened to 45 holes, as the conference utilized the United States Golf Association’s two stipulated nine-hole round policy, which was announced prior to the start of Round 3.
The Mavericks lifted their first men’s golf conference championship trophy thanks to rounds of 19-under-par 269, 7-over-par 295, and their final round of even-par 144. Throughout the three-day tournament, the Mavericks were led by sophomore Leo Lavalle, who finished in a tie for second place with Liam Allan of Colorado School of Mines. Lavalle and Allan earned second place with scores of 173.
Colorado Christian University’s Bradley Mulder was the individual champion of the 2026 RMAC Men’s Golf Tournament, carding rounds of 4-under-par 68, 2-under-par 70, and a nine-hole total of 2-under-par 34. In the final round of the tournament, Mulder birdied four holes, giving him 13 over 45 holes.
The Mavericks now earn the conference’s automatic qualifier bid into the 2026 NCAA Division II Championship. They will once again return to Boulder Creek Golf Club, the same course where they made history.
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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