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As a cross country and track distance runner, Denise Summers concluded her Adams State career as a 5-time All-American, 9-time All-RMAC selection, and the 1996 NCAA Division II Cross Country individual champion. Her cross country title came with a time of 17:46.8 at the national meet hosted by Humboldt State in California. Her win led Adams State to its fifth consecutive NCAA DII team crown. She also became the third Adams State female student-athlete to win a cross country individual title. However, she became the first to do so at the NCAA DII level (Adams State was a NAIA institution until 1992). As a result of NCAA DII cross country championships for Adams State in the 1990's, Summers and her teammates amassed several team awards including the Sports Women of Colorado Superior Achievement Award (1995, 1996, & 1997), Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Citation (1996), and The Honda Award Program Outstanding Achievement in Women's Collegiate Athletics (1996).
On the indoor track & field circuit Summers was a 3-time All-RMAC selection in the 5000m (1995, 1996, 1997). Her outdoor track & field career resulted in two All-American nods and three All-RMAC honors. Her All-American awards came in the 10,000m run in 1995 and 1996. She was also named to the All-Academic team in 1996 for the outdoor season. Summer was inducted into the RMAC Hall of Fame as a member of the 1991-99 Adams State women's cross country teams in 2015. Each team inducted won a national championship.
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