2014-15 RMAC Basketball Summit Awards
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- The RMAC is recognizing Mitch McCarron of Metro State University and Laurel Kasel of Colorado Mesa University as the 2015 Summit Award winners in basketball.
The RMAC Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals sites for each of the RMAC’s championships.
All GPAs are based on a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. Any tie is broken by the number of credits completed.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and competing at the championship.
McCarron is the RMAC Player of the Year and Academic Player of the Year this season. The senior from Brisbane, Australia carries a 3.85 grade point average while majoring in Human Performance. He is averaging 20.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists this season. He recorded the third triple-double in school history on Tuesday in MSU Denver’s win over Colorado Christian with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. He and teammate Nicholas Kay were both named Capital One first team Academic All-America this season.
Kasel has played in and started all 27 games this season for the RMAC Champion Mavericks. She has a 3.95 GPA while majroing in Business. The junior from Park City, Utah had a career-high seven assists in the RMAC Shootout quarterfinal on Tuesday night against Western New Mexico. She scored a career-high 19 points earlier this season against Regis and has three double-doubles this season.
McCarron will receive his award prior to the Roadrunners semi-final game against CSU-Pueblo on Friday, March 6 in Denver. Likewise, Kasel will get her plaque before the Mavericks final four game against the ThunderWolves on Friday in Grand Junction.