The 1991 Adams State women’s cross country team started a run of nine straight national championships for ASC, that morphed into 19 straight titles for RMAC schools (Western State 2000-2002, Adams State 2003-2009) perhaps the longest dynasty for any conference in any division in any sport in NCAA history.
1991 - Adams State gets their second national team title in three years with 66 team points at the NAIA championships in Kenosha, Wisc. RMAC Hall of Famer Amy Giblin is the national champion and Damon Martin is named national coach of the year for the second time. ASC is the RMAC champion for the fifth year in a row with 29 points led by Giblin (1st), Kristen Shern (2nd) Ronda Leyba (3rd) and Audrey Romer (9th). Martin is the RMAC Coach of the Year in the meet at Colorado Mines.
1993 - It’s three national titles in a row for the ASC women with 75 team points. Schwartz takes second to future Olympian and RMAC Hall of Famer Elva Dryer. Karen Talamantes is fifth, Leyba 14th, Heather Gilbert 30th and Norma Gonzales 33rd at the meet in Riverside, Calif. ASC wins the RMAC championship for the seventh year in a row with 29 points. Leyba (2), Schwartz (3), Talamantes (7), Gilbert (8), White (9) finish in the top 10. Martin is RMAC Coach of the Year. Adams State is also NCAA DII South Central Regional champions.
1994 - The Grizzlies four-peat at the NCAA DII nationals with 47 team points in Kearney, Nebraska. The RMAC championship streak is snapped, as ASC takes second. Top 10 performances by Nikole Sterling (3), Pamela White (5), Talamantes (6), Gonzales (8), Janelle Olson (9), Nara Hawker (10).
1995 - We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of this NCAA DII championship at South Carolina Upstate. ASC wins with 62 points, a 79-point margin over Abilene Christian. Sterling is 5th, Denise Summers 12th, Olson 15th, Kim Bugg 16th, and Hawker 23rd. ASC regains the RMAC championship with a 20 point team performance at Colorado Mines. Sterling (2), Summers (3), Bugg (4), Olson (5), Esther Tillman (6), Kris Veltri (7) and Hawker (8) all place in the top 10. Martin is RMAC Coach of the Year and the Grizzlies are the South Central Regional Champs.
1996 - For the first time in NCAA DII, Adams State has the individual national champion as Denise Summers crosses the tape at 17:46.8, leading the way for a sixth straight national team title at Humboldt State in California. A 35-point team performance that included Bugg in seventh, Sterling 12th, Hawker 14th, and Ruby Failing 16th. ASC is RMAC champion for ninth time in 10 years as they host the meet in Alamosa. An impressive 16-point performance led by Summers (1), Bugg (2), Sterling (3), Olson (4), Failing (6) and Stephanie Milam (8). Martin is RMAC Coach of the Year. ASC wins the NCAA DII South Central Regional championship at West Texas A&M.
1997 - It’s lucky number seven in a row as Adams State wins the NCAA DII national title at Wisconsin-Parkside. A very balanced effort lands four runners in the top 10: Olson (4), Bugg (6) Summers (7). Freshman and future RMAC Hall of Famer Sarah Parkey (8). Milam is 13th with Hawker 17th and Failing 27th. They are RMAC champions for the 10th time in 11 years with 18 points. Olson (1), Bugg (2), Summers (4), Parkey (5), Milam (6) and Hawker (7) lead the way at Fort Hays State. Martin is named RMAC Coach of the Year. ASC is once again NCAA DII South Central Regional champs.
1998 - The race is now a 6K (was a 5K previously) and Bugg is national champion with a time of 21:43.0 in the meet at the University of Kansas. Parkey takes third with Milam 11th and Melissa Bouren 23rd. Freshman Kimberly Bosen (who is being inducted this year as an individual) makes her national debut in 34th. The Grizzlies are the RMAC champs for the fourth year in a row in the meet at Fort Lewis. Bosen (1), Parkey (2), Bugg (3), Stephanie Milam (4), Melissa Bouren (6), Jinny Mortensen (7) and Jenny McQuitty (10) are all-conference.
1999 - The final national title in this run might be the best team as Adams State scores an NCAA DII record 23 team points en route to winning their ninth straight championship. In the meet at Missouri Southern, Bosen leads the way with a second place finish. Parkey is fourth, Cory Chastain is seventh, Bouren is ninth, Esther Hartsky 13th and Mortensen 16th. Adams State captures their fifth straight RMAC championship with 29 points in the meet at Mesa. Bosen is the individual champion with Bouren (2), Chastain (5) and Mortensen (10) getting all-conference. Adams State is also the NCAA DII South Central regional champion.
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