2013-14 RMAC Brechler Awards

2013-14 RMAC Brechler Awards

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- June 17, 2014 -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) is recognizing 22 teams with the top grade point averages in each of the conference’s sports with the second annual “Brechler Awards”. 

The award is named after Paul W. Brechler, the first Commissioner of the RMAC (1976-1990), who along with his wife Wanda, were the first inductees into the RMAC Hall of Fame. Brechler is also the former athletic director at the University of Iowa and was Commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Grades were used from the 2013-2014 academic year. All student-athletes that were on the institution’s NCAA eligibility list were included in the team GPA calculation. The formula used to calculate the team GPA was total quality points for each semester divided by the total number of credits for each semester. Team GPAs were submitted to the RMAC Office by each institution’s Compliance Administrator by June 11, 2014.

Colorado Mines led the way with five Brechler awards. Colorado Mesa and Regis tied for the second most honors, each capturing four.  

Plaques for each team will be presented at the 2014 RMAC Hall of Fame and Awards banquet on Friday, July 11, at the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel.

Sport                                                   Winner                                                      GPA         Head Coach
Baseball                                            Regis University                                      3.37         Chris Terry
Men’s Basketball                             Colorado Mesa University                     3.34         Andy Shantz
Women’s Basketball                      Colorado Mesa University                      3.70        Taylor Wagner
Men’s Cross Country                      Regis University                                      3.35         John Esquibel
Women’s Cross Country               Colorado Christian University               3.56         Joshua Coon
Football                                              Colorado School of Mines                     2.97         Bob Stitt
Men’s Golf                                         Colorado School of Mines                     3.53         Tyler Kimble
Women’s Golf                                   Regis University                                      3.64         Paula Bauer
Men’s Indoor Track & Field            Colorado School of Mines                     3.27         Matt Sparks
Women’s Indoor Track & Field      Black Hills State University                   3.52         Seth Mischke
Women’s Lacrosse                         Rockhurst University                              3.56         Bri Duvall
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field          Colorado School of Mines                    3.27         Matt Sparks
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field    Black Hills State University                  3.49         Seth Mischke
Men’s Soccer                                      Regis University                                    3.39         Tony McCall
Women’s Soccer                               Colorado Mesa University                   3.52         Jason Clare
Softball                                                 Black Hills State University                 3.29
Men’s Swimming & Diving               Colorado School of Mines                   3.26        Nate Rothman
Women’s Swimming & Diving         California Baptist University               3.25        Rick Rowland
Men’s Tennis                                       Western New Mexico University        3.45        Yair Banuelos
Women’s Tennis                                Western New Mexico University        3.57        Yair Banuelos
Volleyball                                              Colorado Mesa University                  3.49        Dave Fleming
Wrestling                                              Western State Colorado University  2.95        Miles Van Hee