ALAMOSA, Colo. (August 30, 2016) – It is with great sadness that Adams State University reports the death of former student-athlete, Dan Maas.

Dan, 47, and his wife Loan, 46, died from injuries they sustained in a car crash on the night of August 26^th in Thornton. Details on a service are pending.

"Dan has always represented Adams State with a high degree of class and professionalism. We are proud to call him an alum and our hearts go out to all his family. He will be missed." Said Athletic Director Larry Mortensen

Maas was a record-setting cross country and track & field athlete for Adams State from 1989-92. To this day, the 12-time All-American is the school record holder in the 1500 meter run (3:39.64) and is a member of the school record Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team that clocked a time of 9:42.70. His exceptional skillset propelled Adams State to a pair of NAIA Indoor Track & Field titles in 1990 and 1992. At the 1990 national meet, Maas stood atop the podium in the mile (4:07.99) and as a member of the winning DMR team with a time of 10:08.00. In 1992, he won another national title in the two-mile run (9:00.10). In 2013, Dan and his teammates from the 1990 and 1992 national championship teams were inducted into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Hall of Fame.
 

During his collegiate career, he won six individual NAIA titles and helped Adams State to back-to-back cross country titles in 1988 and 1989. He was inducted into the Adams State Hall of Fame in 2004. Following his Adams State career, he went on to become a trials finalist for the 1992 Olympic Games.

Dan was a 1992 Adams State graduate with a degree in Biology-Allied Health. Loan graduated in 1993 with a degree in Biology-Allied Health.

Prior to his death, Maas served as the Chief Operations Officer for the Thompson School District. His wife was an educator with Denver Public Schools. The couple have one son, Calvin, who is enrolled at Colorado State University.