ALAMOSA, Colo. - Adams State Men's and Women's Track & Field is back in action this weekend as the team will host the 2018-19 RMAC Indoor Championships. The Grizzlies will host the conference meet on Feb. 22-23.

WHERE
Alamosa, Colo. - High Altitude Training Center (ASU Indoor Bubble)

WHEN
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 22-23 - 8:30 a.m. (Both Days)

About the Meet
• The RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships will span over two days. Day one action will be Friday, Feb. 22 with the meet starting at 8:30 a.m. Day two action will be on Saturday, Feb. 23 with action starting up again at 8:30 a.m. as well.
• Fans can follow all the action of the RMAC Indoor Championships through live video and live results. There is also a Championship Homepage available through the RMAC website that has a full schedule of events, meet information, online program, and links to both live video and live results.
• Parking is available for the meet as well and will cost $5 each day.

What to Watch For
• The Grizzlies will look to put on a show on their home turf and will also look to seek redemption after stumbling in last year's RMAC Indoor Championships. The women finished third, while the men were fourth in what was a tough weekend for the team.
• With a No. 1 ranking on the backs of Adams State for both the men and women it is clear that this weekend visiting teams will look to dethrone the Grizzlies in their own arena.
• The RMAC Indoor Championships will feature a number of Top-25 nationally ranked teams. On the men's side there are six total teams ranked in Adams State (1), Colorado School of Mines (5), Western Colorado (11), CSU-Pueblo (17), Colorado Mesa (23), and Chadron State (25).
• The women's field will only feature two top-25 ranked teams but the level of competition will be h=elevated across the boards with a title on the line. The two ranked teams are Adams State at No. 1 and UCCS at No. 8.
• It is easy to say that the Grizzlies are the favorites entering the meet this weekend, but with the postseason underway these two days action will be the only thing that detrmines who comes out on top.

Grizzlies in the National Rankings
• In this week's United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Top-25 rankings, the Grizzlies were ranked in the top-five for the fifth straight week.
• Both the Adams State men and women sat atop the rankings for the second consecutive week. The men are ranked first for the third straight week, while the women are No.1 for the second straight week.
• The Grizzlies have been ranked in the top-five in every regular season ranking this season and have been no lower than No. 3 in the national rankings.

Grizzlies in Competition
Women
• A number of Adams State competitors have a chance win an RMAC title this weekend and help the team as whole score points for the overall team crown.
• In the sprints, Kandace Thomas, Dianna Johnson, and Malakah Martinez all will showcase their speed in both 60m dash and 200m dash.
• In the 400m dash, Martinez is ranked third and has the chance to secure a RMAC crown in the event.
• The 800m run will have freshman Megan Levine competing for the women.
• The mile will showcase a number of runners in Desire Montenegro, Malena Grover, Tiffany Christensen, Roisin Flanagan, and Stephanie Cotter.
• Both Roisin and Eilish Flanagan will also run in the 3,000m run. Kianna Bonnet, Kaylee Bogina, Piper Meuwissen, Sadie Baker, Haleigh Hunter-Galvan, Sadie Baker, and Monetnegro will all run in the event as well.
• Bonnet, Bogina, Basker, and Grover will also look to score points for the Grizzlies in the 5,000m run.
• Katherine Smith and Oweneika Watson will be the only competitors in the 60m hurdles. Both rank in the top-five in the RMAC in the event.
• The 4x400m relay team will consist of Watson, Martinez, Miranda Vigil, and Cotter.
• The Distance Medley Relay squad will have the quartet of Christensen, Martinez, Cotter, and Roisin Flanagan running this weekend.
• Both Watson and Thomas will also compete in the long jump this weekend for the Grizzlies.
• Jazmine Chosa is the lone representative in the throws for the women this weekend. She will compete in the shot put.
• Smith will also compete in the pentatahlon on Friday for Adams State.

Men
• Ian Kerr will be the lone speedster for Adams State in the 60. His seed time has him ranked fourth in the RMAC entering the weekend.
• Kerr leads the field in the 200 this weekend. Sitting two spots back in third is teammate Sunday Abarca. Both will look to make finals and score points.
• Augustine Larranga is the sprinter running in the 400 at the indoor championships. He is ranked fourth entering the event.
• Oscar Martinez will run in the 800 and will be the only distance harrier in the event for the Grizzly men.
• Five runners will compete in the mile for Adams State in Jackson Sayler, Paddy Robb, Grayson Freeman, Ro Paschal, and Austin Speer.
• The 3,000 will feature eight harriers that all can potentially score points for Adams State in Sydney Gidabuday, Elias Gedyon, Isaiah Rodarte, Danny Dominguez, Dalton Graham, Kale Adams, Dane Blomquist, and Miguel Villar.
• Gidabuday, Dominguez, Adams, Sayler, Blomquist, Joshua Joseph, and Dalton Graham will all run in the 5,000 as well.
• David Varner is the only runner for Adams State in the 60m hurdles.
• The 4x400 will feature Arbaca, Martinez, Evan Bell, and Kerr.
• The DMR will have the four runners Gedyon, Larranga, Alec Hall, and potentially Gidabuday in it.
• Sam Reid, John Hochanadel, and Brecht Van Waes will all compete in the shot put.
• Hochanadel will also compete in the weight throw as will Jordan Larson.

Up Next
• Following the RMAC Indoor Championships, the Grizzlies will await to see who has qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
• The National Championship meet will take place on March 8 and 9 in Pittsburg, Kan. Pittsburg State will host the national meet.