Women's Track & Field Awards

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Major Awards alongside its all-conference rosters on Wednesday. Adams State's Gracie Hyde takes home Track Athlete of the Year honors, while University of Colorado Colorado Springs' Audrey Bloomquist is the Women's Field Athlete of the Year. New Mexico Highlands' Ashley Barrett claims the Freshman of the Year honors, while Colorado School of Mines' Matt Sparks is the RMAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year.

Hyde captures the 2024 RMAC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year honor after entering her name in the NCAA Division II record books. The graduate student broke the NCAA DII record in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Her time of 9:28.17 was nearly 12 seconds faster than the previous record, held by former Adams State great Eilish Flanagan. Hyde's mark was not only the fastest time in DII this season, but the second fastest in DI, and a USA Track & Field Olympic Trial qualifying time. Hyde also broke the NCAA DII record in the 1500m with a time of 4:08.95, finishing nearly two seconds faster than the previous record. Hyde is competing this weekend in Emporia Kansas at the Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.

The full list of recipients can be found below.

RMAC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year: Gracie Hyde, Adams State
RMAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year: Audrey Bloomquist, UCCS
RMAC Women's Freshman of the Year: Ashley Barrett, New Mexico Highlands
RMAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year: Matt Sparks, Colorado School of Mines
 
2024 RMAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference First Team

Event	Name	Name	Name
100m Dash	Ashley Barrett, NMHU	Audrey Bloomquist, UCCS	Victoria Farinas, UCCS
200m Dash	Ashley Barrett, NMHU	Gaby Horton, CMU	Keyanda Bolton, UCCS
400m Dash	Naleia Sowell, MSU Denver	Cemore Donald, NMHU	Alese Sartain, ASU
800m Run	Lieke Hoogsteen, ASU	Jessica Simon, ASU	Jadyn Herron, CSU Pueblo
1,500m Run	Elena Carey, ASU	Tristian Spence, ASU	Ava O'Connor, ASU
5,000m Run	Emily Schoellkopf, ASU	Allison Beasley, WCU	Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge, Mines
10,000m Run	Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge, Mines	Zoe Baker, Mines	Hannah Hartwell, FLC
3,000m Steeplechase	Allison Beasley, WCU	Emily Schoellkopf, ASU	Margot Thomas, CSU Pueblo
100m Hurdles	Patreece Clarke, NMHU	Missy Moreni, UCCS	Alena Chaney, ASU
400m Hurdles	Kaiya Firor, WCU	Victoria Amiadamen, ASU	Krissie Sanders, UCCS
4x100m Relay	O. Lowe, P. Clarke, K. Powell, A. Barrett, NMHU
4x400m Relay	J. Simon, J. Miller, L. Hoogsteen, V. Amiadamen, ASU
High Jump	Josie Coffey, CMU	Samantha Bretz, WCU	Hope Matteson, CMU
Pole Vault	Avery Herbold, Mines	Hannah Miller, Mines	Ava Kowalski, Mines
Long Jump	Audrey Bloomquist, UCCS	Lexye Wood, Mines	Venesa Handzhiyska, CMU
Triple Jump	Audrey Bloomquist, UCCS	Kylee Kielian, CMU	Venesa Handzhiyska, CMU
Discus	Victoria Malaki, UCCS	Kitt Rupar, Mines	Heather Yackey, CMU
Hammer Throw	Augustine Hancock, CMU	Kaitlyn Scott, NMHU	Kitt Rupar, Mines
Javelin Throw	Jaycie Stubbs, SDM	Sophia Prieto, WU	Febe Wessels, CSU Pueblo
Shot Put	Ali Aldrich, WCU	Katherine Higgins, CSU Pueblo	Febe Wessels, CSU Pueblo
Heptathlon	Avery Wright, Mines	Katie Thomson, CMU	Faith Novess, UCCS

 
2024 RMAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Second Team

Event	Name	Name	Name
100m Dash	Gaby Horton, CMU	Patreece Clarke, NMHU	Jordan Burnett, CMU
200m Dash	Jordan Burnett, CMU	Sakara Harrison, WCU	Isila Apkup, ASU
400m Dash	Isila Apkup, ASU	Allyssa Romero, MSU Denver	Aryelle Wright, Mines
800m Run	Brooke Miller, CMU	Ava O'Connor, ASU	Katie Heck, FLC
1,500m Run	Maggie McCleskey, ASU	Katie Heck, FLC	Leah Taylor, WCU
5,000m Run	Anna Fauske, UCCS	Hannah Hartwell, FLC	Molly Maksin, Mines
10,000m Run	Holly Moser, Mines	Molly Maksin, Mines	Grace Strongman, Mines
3,000m Steeplechase	Margaux Basart, Mines	Erin Stonebarger, ASU	Linda Weigang, FLC
100m Hurdles	Krissie Sanders, UCCS	Maya Ries, MSU Denver	Regan Thorne, WCU
400m Hurdles	Nadine Rose, NMHU	Allison Comer, Mines	Aani Hardesty, Mines
4x100m Relay	A. Bloomquist, K. Bolton, Z. Bullock, V. Farinas, UCCS
4x400m Relay	N. Rose, A. Barrett, C. Donald, L. Harrison, NMHU
High Jump	Eireann Donohoe, WCU	Preslee Moser, CMU	Lexye Wood, Mines
Pole Vault	Dale Thompson, Mines	Erin Weibel, BHSU	Phia Edwards, UCCS
Long Jump	Rojrika Campbell, NMHU	Madissyn Moore, UCCS	Christine Bailey, UCCS
Triple Jump	Claire Kintzley, Mines	Eireann Donohoe, WCU	Kathryn Carroll, UCCS
Discus Throw	Christina Palmer, CMU	Augustine Hancock, CMU	Katherine Higgins, CSU Pueblo
Hammer Throw	Katherine Higgins, CSU Pueblo	Anna Holland, UCCS	Grace Solarin, MSU Denver
Javelin Throw	Lauren O'Campo, ASU	Alivia Weathers, BHSU	Lucia Harrison, NMHU
Shot Put	Kitt Rupar, Mines	Jaycie Stubbs, SDM	Hanah Sullivan, BHSU
Heptathlon	Jordan Brockman, CMU	Hope Matteson, CMU	Lisa Sutherland, Mines

Link to the full release from the conference office can be found here.

Men's Track and Field Awards

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Major Award winners and all-conference rosters on Wednesday. Highlighting the latest RMAC postseason distinctions are Adams State's Romain Legendre as the league's Track Athlete of the Year and Colorado Mesa's Zace Buckhold as the Field Athlete of the Year. Colorado Mesa's Miller Jones was voted the league's Freshman of the Year, while Brad Gamble took home the RMAC Men's Coach of the Year honor.

Legendre is the 2024 RMAC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year after shattering records during his junior season. At the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 12), The Carpentras, France, native set a NCAA Division II record in the 5000-meter event with a time of 13:16.53, obliterating the previous record by nearly six seconds. His time placed him atop the NCAA DII performance list and third on the All-Collegiate list. Additionally, his performance qualified him for the 2024 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Emporia, Kan., as well as the European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. 

The full list of recipients can be found below.

RMAC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year: Romain Legendre, Adams State
RMAC Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year: Zace Buckhold, Colorado Mesa
RMAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year: Miller Jones, Colorado Mesa
RMAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year: Brad Gamble, Colorado Mesa
 
2024 RMAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference First Team

Event	Name	Name	Name
100m Dash	Brian Mosley Jr., UCCS	Donovan Mini, UCCS	Mateo Casados, CMU
110m Hurdles	Everett Delate, Mines	Sam Burns, WCU	Rhett Cullers, Mines
200m Dash	Mateo Casados, CMU	Brian Mosley Jr., UCCS	Kymani Sterling, UCCS
400m Dash	Justin Blanton, CMU	Kymani Sterling, UCCS	Landon Gary, WCU
400m Hurdles	Kelsey Montague, CMU	Everett Delate, Mines	Dillon Andrews, UCCS
800m Run	Tim Thompson, Mines	Joey Hamilton, UCCS	Braden Anderson, BHSU
1,500m Run	Simon Kelati, WCU	Jagger Zlotoff, UCCS	Tyler Nord, WCU
5,000m Run	Logan Bocovich, Mines	Tyler Nord, WCU	Duncan Fuehne, Mines
10,000m Run	Duncan Fuehne, Mines	Dawson Gunn, Mines	John O'Malley, Mines
3,000m Steeplechase	Matisse Virey, CSU Pueblo	Edwin Siuda, WCU	Kaleb Beloy, CSU Pueblo
4x100m Relay	D. O'Kuragu, K. Sterling, D. Mini, B. Mosley Jr., UCCS
4x400m Relay	D. Andrews, J. Hamilton, S. Jean, A. Whisler, UCCS
High Jump	Eddie Kurjak, CMU	Zace Buckhold, CMU	Grant Redmond, Mines
Pole Vault	Hunter Potrykus, Mines	Noah Kelly, Mines	Aidan Bennett, Mines
Long Jump	Richard Safoh, UCCS	Zace Buckhold, CMU	Braxton Walk, WCU
Triple Jump	Miller Jones, CMU	Zace Buckhold, CMU	Eddie Kurjak, CMU
Discus	Sully Mack, BHSU	Michael Roberts, UCCS	John Hochanadel, ASU
Hammer Throw	Justin Jenks, CSU Pueblo	Luke Hard, UCCS	Leonardo Ramos, CSU Pueblo
Javelin Throw	Sawyer Christopher, UCCS	Izaak Seifken, CMU	Zakk Thomas, CSU Pueblo
Shot Put	Justin Jenks, CSU Pueblo	Brody Welch, Mines	Leonardo Ramos, CSU Pueblo
Decathlon	Thorben Hast, UCCS	Aidan Thompson, SDM	Levi Hoenninger, CMU

 
2024 RMAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Second Team

Event	Name	Name	Name
100m Dash	Daryn O'Kuragu, UCCS	Marik Cummings, CMU	Kade Christensen, CMU
110m Hurdles	Nigel James, UCCS	Coulton Chan, Mines	Sean Pecenka, MSU Denver
200m Dash	Justin Blanton, CMU	Mason Pastorello, UCCS	Ryan Clapper, CSC
400m Dash	Ashton Whisler, UCCS	Sebastian Jean, UCCS	Connor Prost, WCU
400m Hurdles	Neveh Jones, ASU	Nigel James, UCCS	Merek Ranstrom, SDM
800m Run	Thomas Greisen, SDM	Mason Gansz, CCU	Colton Stice, WCU
1,500m Run	Hudson Majeski, CCU	Brady Burrough, FLC	Alberto Campa, Mines
5,000m Run	Emil Bezecny, ASU	Esteban Deniz, WCU	Paul Knight, Mines
10,000m Run	JP Rutledge, Mines	Paul Knight, Mines	Logan Bocovich, Mines
3,000m Steeplechase	Zak Beckwith, ASU	Alex Shaw, Mines	Patrick Jirele, WCU
4x100m Relay	B. Thornton, M.Casados, M. Cummings, E.Williams, CMU
4x400m Relay	K. Montague, J. Reed, J. Blanton, M. Casados, CMU
High Jump	Skye Ciccarelli, UCCS	Alec Penfield, CSC	Isaiah Williams, MSU Denver Zac Grable, WCU
Pole Vault	Kai Miller, Mines	Brayden Jones, WCU	Shane Conley, Mines
Long Jump	Miller Jones, CMU	Jeff Franquemont, UCCS	Peyton Turnage, UCCS
Triple Jump	Peyton Turnage, UCCS	Salem Brunk, CMU	Jeff Franquemont, UCCS
Discus Throw	Aidan Thompson, SDM	Leonardo Ramos, CSU Pueblo	Anthony Rosenstrauch, BHSU
Hammer Throw	Sully Mack, BHSU	Logan Butterfield, WCU	Davin Kiesby, Mines
Javelin Throw	Dawson Heide, CMU	Moosah Alsaffar, CSU Pueblo	Seth Sherwood, CMU
Shot Put	Ian Cone, SDM	Franklin Rambo, Mines	Cooper Stevens, SDM
Decathlon	Evan Atkin, CMU	Kaden Dower, CSC	Jameson Moore, CMU

Link to the full release from the conference office can be found here.