Alamosa Co - Romain Legendre and Gracie Hyde continue their impressive seasons and garner both USTFCCCA Athletes of the Week and RMAC Athletes of the week. 

Romain Legendre USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week

Not five months after Romaine Legendre took down the NCAA DII 5000-meter record on the 200-meter circuit, he did it again on the 400-meter version.

In a field that featured notable NCAA DI talent and professional athletes, the Adams State product left his mark, busting out a 13:16.53 at the Bryan Clay Invitational to take down a 22-year-old record of 13:22.64 set by Michael Aish in 2002. The closest anybody had come in the previous 22 years was Christian Noble of Lee (Tenn.) in 2022, when he ran 13:24.78 at the Raleigh Relays.

This is the fifth time in program history that a male athlete from Adams State has been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during outdoor season. Legendre joins Clement Duigou, Sydney Gidabuday, and two-time winner Tabor Stevens. 

Romain Legendre RMAC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Legendre made NCAA Division II history for Adams State at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. The junior broke the NCAA DII record in the 5000-meter with a time of 13:16.53, beating out the previous record by nearly six seconds. This mark places him atop the NCAA DII list and third on the All-Collegiate list. Internationally, Legendre's 5000m time is the top mark by any senior-level French athlete. With his performance, the Frenchman qualifies for the European Athletics Championships on June 6-12 in Rome, Italy.
 
Following his record-setting performance, Legendre competed in the 1500m and recorded a time of 3:41.84, the best mark in NCAA DII on the weekend. Up next for the Grizzlies is a trip to Albuquerque, N.M., to compete in the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, hosted by University of New Mexico.

Gracie Hyde USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week

There isn't much more that Gracie Hyde could've done at the Bryan Clay Invitational. 

Hyde showed up ready to compete in two events and left with two NCAA DII records to her name. Thursday evening, the Adams State grad student started the meet with a bang, setting a new NCAA DII steeplechase record in 9:28.17. After a day of rest, Hyde returned to the track and established a new NCAA DII 1500-meter record in 4:08.95. Between both events, she managed to clip a combined 14 seconds from the previous records.

She is no stranger to records at this point either. During the 2024 indoor season she set a new NCAA DII 3000-meter record and ran the final leg of the record setting Adams State DMR squad. The question at this point is not will she continue this tear, it's how far will she go with it?

This is the first time that Hyde has been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season. Hyde previously earned national weekly honors on February 13, 2024.

Gracie Hyde RMAC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Hyde roared into the NCAA Division II record books at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Thursday. The Benton, Ark., native broke the NCAA DII record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:28.17, beating out the previous mark by nearly 12 seconds. This mark not only leads all NCAA Division II competitors, but also all NCAA Division I competitors this year, qualifying her for the 2024 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials. The very same day, Hyde returned to break the NCAA DII record in the 1500m with a time of 4:08.95. Her mark in the 1500m ranks fifth on this season's All-Collegiate list.