Get ready for a thrilling, action-packed Halloween week on the CSU Pueblo campus! The Athletics Department has lined up an unforgettable celebration filled with hoops, gridiron battles, and crucial conference volleyball matchups.

►Tip-Off with Massari Madness - The excitement gets underway at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Packed with energy, entertainment, and competitive spirit, this fan-favorite event officially tips off the season for both the CSU Pueblo men’s and women’s basketball teams. Come to Massari Arena for your first look at this year's squads as they light up the hardwood and set the tone for an exciting winter. The two teams open their season on November 13 and 14, with the men at home for two games and the women in Lubbock for two contests.

Saturday Spectacle - Momentum carries into the weekend with a massive Saturday doubleheader as the Pack takes on Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rivals in football and volleyball. "TAKE ME THERE"

►Football vs. Black Hills State, 1 p.m. Thunderbowl - After the "Mud Brawl" in Durango against Fort Lewis, the fourth-ranked Pack returns home to the Thunderbowl to entertain Black Hills State. Under Coach Phil Vigil's leadership, the squad will look to extend an incredible milestone, seeking their 32nd straight RMAC win. Pack the stands in your Halloween spirit and help create a deafening home-field advantage! CSU Pueblo ranks ninth in NCAA II attendance, and the Pack faces the second-toughest schedule in the final three Saturdays of the regular season, with the three opponents posting a combined 18-6 record. It's time to "pack the 'bowl."

►Volleyball vs. New Mexico Highlands, 6 p.m., Massari Arena - After the gridiron action, head back indoors to Massari Arena as Coach Jordan Bruere’s spikers close out their regular-season home schedule against New Mexico Highlands. It’s Senior Night and a vital conference showdown; come cheer on our volleyball team as they fight for a crucial RMAC win to cap off their home slate. Honorees include seniors Kacee Garcia, Grace Helzer, Andi Nothdurft, Chinaru Pao, and Kendall Schmitz.

As cooler air rolls into Pueblo and the collegiate sports calendar turns to the mat, the CSU Pueblo men’s wrestling program gears up for an exciting 2026-2027 season. With a rich heritage of past greatness fueling the room and a hungry roster eager to make noise nationally, the ThunderWolves are locked in and ready to battle. This season, head coach Dax Charles leads the Pack, a figure deeply woven into CSU Pueblo wrestling history. In his 19th season at the helm of the ThunderWolves, he cemented his legacy as an elite competitor for the school in the 1990s. READ MORE

CROSS COUNTRY - MEN'S & WOMEN'S / FOOTBALL

GOLF - MEN'S & WOMEN'S / SOCCER - MEN'S & WOMEN'S / VOLLEYBALL

Thank you to the CSU Pueblo Foundation and James Muller for providing the video of the speeches at the 17th Athletics Hall of Fame banquet on October 16 at the OSC.

Kenna Snyder coordinated and hosted a series of interviews with the 2026 CSU Pueblo Athletics Hall of Fame inductees.

• Click here with Lauren Fairchild
• Click here with Scott Gallas
• Click here with Mike Guenther
• Click here with Lauren Leomiti and John Wristen
• Click here with Brad Ranson
• Click here with Tim Simmons
• Click here with John Trahan
• Click here with Katie Cunningham and the 2017-2018 women's basketball team