COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Adams State University's Ryley Martinez is the 2025-26 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Award winner, the conference announced Friday in conjunction with its academic recognition as part of the RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships at El Pomar Natatorium.

Martinez, a sophomore from Fort Worth, Texas, entered the championship with a 4.00 GPA as a kinesiology major at Adams State. She is the president of the Grizzly Sport Career Network club and has attended the Rocky Mountain American College of Sports Medicine regional conference. Martinez has competed in all freestyle distances this season for the Grizzlies and was scheduled to compete in the 100 and 1,000 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relays at the championships.

The RMAC's Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at the finals site of their respective sport's championship. Summit Award winners must compete in 20 percent of available competitions throughout the current season. All GPAs are based on a straight-grading scale to ensure consistency among nominees. All ties are broken by the total number of credit hours completed through the most recently concluded semester.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be sophomores or above and have participated in their sport at their institution for at least two years. They must also be active members of their teams and travel to and compete at the RMAC championship event.