2025-26 Mesa Thunderbird General News

Landscape graphic displaying Mesa Community College Men’s Golf Round 3 results from the NJCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championships. The red, white, and blue graphic shows Mesa in 16th place overall with a team score of +58. Individual round three results listed are Tanner Thompson tied for 20th with an even-par 72, Nathan Giles tied for 73rd with a +2 round of 74, Kush Shah tied for 88th with a +6 round of 78, and Karter Samprone tied for 84th with a +10 round of 82.
MEN’S GOLF MOVES INTO 16TH PLACE AFTER ROUND THREE AT NJCAA DIVISION II MEN’S GOLF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 22, 2026

Graphic displaying Mesa Community College Men’s Golf Day 1 results from the NJCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championships. The red, white, and blue graphic lists Mesa tied for 16th place as a team at +18. Individual scores shown are Tanner Thompson tied for 12th at +1 (73), Nathan Giles tied for 66th at +5 (77), Kush Shah tied for 66th at +5 (77), Karter Samprone tied for 94th at +7 (79), and Madden Hall tied for 94th at +7 (79).
MEN'S GOLF SITS TIED FOR 16TH PLACE AFTER ROUND ONE AT NJCAA DIVISION II MEN’S GOLF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 20, 2026

Instagram-style graphic displaying Mesa Community College Men’s Golf Day 2 results from the NJCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championships. The red, white, and blue graphic shows Mesa’s team score at +40 and team placement in 19th place. Individual round two scores listed are Karter Samprone tied for 68th with a 74 (+2), Tanner Thompson tied for 45th with a 77 (+5), Madden Hall tied for 93rd with a 78 (+6), Nathan Giles tied for 97th with an 81 (+9), and Kush Shah tied for 102nd with an 82 (+10).
MEN'S GOLF COMPLETES SECOND ROUND AT NJCAA DIVISION II MEN’S GOLF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 20, 2026

Two Mesa Community College beach volleyball players celebrate on the sand during a match, smiling and raising their hands for a high five. Both athletes wear blue Thunderbird jerseys, black shorts and sunglasses while competing in front of a crowd of spectators seated behind the court barriers on a sunny day.
BRIANNA ANDERSON & MARLEY AVECHUCO SET SINGLE SEASON PROGRAM WINS RECORD

May 18, 2026

A golfer follows through on a tee shot during sunset, silhouetted against the evening sky. A golf bag with “Mesa” visible on the side stands nearby as trees line the background of the course.
THUNDERBIRD MEN’S GOLF SET TO OPEN PLAY AT NJCAA DII NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 18, 2026

Members of the Mesa Community College cross country and track & field programs pose together outdoors on campus under a bright blue sky. Student-athletes and coaches wear a mix of Mesa Thunderbirds apparel in red, white, and blue while standing in front of a campus building during a team gathering.
TRACK & FIELD TOTALS 16 ALL-AMERICANS AT OUTDOOR NATIONALS

May 18, 2026

Five members of the Mesa Community College women’s golf team stand together for a posed team photo against a blue backdrop. The athletes wear Mesa polos in red and light blue with black skirts and white golf shoes. Three athletes wear red polos while two wear light blue polos. The group smiles toward the camera with hands behind their backs during media day portraits.
WOMEN’S GOLF FINISHES 8TH AT NJCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 18, 2026

Members of the Mesa Community College cross country and track & field programs pose together outdoors on campus under a bright blue sky. Student-athletes and coaches wear a mix of Mesa Thunderbirds apparel in red, white, and blue while standing in front of a campus building during a team gathering.
TRACK & FIELD TOTALS 16 ALL-AMERICANS AT OUTDOOR NATIONALS

May 18, 2026

A group of five Mesa Community College men’s track and field members pose together at night following the NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Four student-athletes wearing blue Thunderbird uniforms and medals stand alongside a coach in a red polo shirt. Text on the graphic reads “School Record Alert!” and “Men’s 4x800 Relay 7:32.28.” The relay team of Deng Majak, Michael Valenzuela, Josef Iker and Corbin Pyle set a new school record and earned NJCAA All-American honors with a sixth-place finish.
MEN’S 4X800 RELAY TEAM SETS SCHOOL RECORD, EARNS ALL-AMERICAN HONORS

May 16, 2026

Four Mesa Community College women’s track and field student-athletes stand together with their coach at night following the NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The athletes wear white Thunderbird uniforms, medals around their necks and hold up their All-American medals while posing beside the awards podium. Text on the graphic reads “School Record Alert!” and “Women’s 4x800 Relay 9:19.05.” The relay team of Lucy Melzer, Kinley Jackson, Marley Peay and Katie Munoz placed fifth nationally, earned NJCAA All-American honors and set a new Mesa Community College school record.
WOMEN’S 4X800 RELAY TEAM BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, EARNS ALL-AMERICAN HONORS

May 16, 2026

Graphic highlighting Mesa Community College women’s golf results from round three of the NJCAA Women’s Golf National Championships. The graphic features a white and light pink swirl background with red and blue side borders. Listed on the left are player standings: Abree Germaine at +26 tied for 9th, Elina Beyer at +39 tied for 27th, Sara Sawyer at +44 tied for 37th and Annalise Kooner at +55 tied for 48th. The Mesa Thunderbird logo and NJCAA logo appear on the right above bold text reading “Thunderbird Women’s Golf.” Smaller text below reads “NJCAA Women’s Golf National Championships - Round 3 Update.”
THUNDERBIRD WOMEN’S GOLF HOLDS 6TH AFTER ROUND THREE OF NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 15, 2026

Graphic highlighting Mesa Community College Women’s Golf results after round one of the NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf National Championships. The graphic features a red, white and blue design with the Thunderbird logo and NJCAA logo. Listed player standings include Abree Germaine at +5 tied for 5th, Sara Sawyer at +13 tied for 25th, Annalise Kooner at +15 tied for 35th, Elina Beyer at +18 tied for 46th and Addison Miller at +18 tied for 46th. Text on the graphic reads “Thunderbird Women’s Golf” and “NJCAA Women’s Golf National Championships – Round 1 Update.”
THUNDERBIRD WOMEN'S GOLF SITS T-5TH AFTER ROUND 1 OF NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 13, 2026

Graphic highlighting Mesa Community College Women’s Golf results after round two of the NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf National Championships. The graphic features a red, white and blue design with the Thunderbird logo and NJCAA logo. Listed player standings include Abree Germaine at +14 in 8th place, Sara Sawyer at +25 tied for 23rd, Elina Beyer at +33 tied for 43rd and Annalise Kooner at +34 tied for 46th. Text on the graphic reads “Thunderbird Women’s Golf” and “NJCAA Women’s Golf National Championships – Round 2 Update.”
THUNDERBIRD WOMEN'S GOLF COMPLETES ROUND 2 AT NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 13, 2026

Graphic reading “Thunderbird Track & Field Meet Day” promoting the NJCAA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships. The graphic features a red textured background with the Mesa Community College Thunderbird logo centered at the top. Large white text reads “Meet Day” with a blue banner underneath displaying “NJCAA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships.” Additional white text at the bottom reads “May 14-16 | Hobbs, NM” with the NJCAA logo centered below.
THUNDERBIRD TRACK & FIELD SET FOR NJCAA OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 13, 2026

Graphic displaying Mesa Community College Women’s Golf tee times for the 2026 NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf National Championships at Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Featured athletes and Round One tee times include Elina Beyer at 7:30 AM MST, Abree Germaine at 7:39 AM MST, Sara Sawyer at 7:48 AM MST, Annalise Kooner at 7:57 AM MST and Addison Miller at 8:06 AM MST. The graphic includes individual player photos, the Thunderbird logo and a grayscale background image of a golfer swinging.
WOMEN'S GOLF BEGINS PLAY AT NJCAA NATIONALS ON TUESDAY

May 11, 2026

A group of Mesa Community College beach volleyball student-athletes and coaches celebrate on the sand court following their third-place finish at the NJCAA Beach Volleyball National Championships. Players wearing blue “Thunderbirds” uniforms pose together with raised arms and smiles in front of a beach volleyball net in Huntsville, Alabama. Text at the bottom of the graphic reads “Mesa Community College Beach Volleyball – NJCAA Beach Volleyball 3rd Place Finish.”
BEACH VOLLEYBALL EARNS THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 08, 2026