RMAC announces third annual Brechler Awards
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced its third annual Brechler Awards on Wednesday, recognizing the conference’s top team GPAs in each of its 22 sports.
The award is named after Paul W. Brechler, a former 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). Brechler followed the RMAC’s first Commissioner, Harry B. (Doc) Kniseley.
Grades were used from the 2014-15 academic year. All student-athletes that were on the institution’s NCAA eligibility list were included in the team GPA calculation. The team GPA was calculated by dividing total quality points for each semester by the total number of credits for each semester. Team GPAs were submitted to the RMAC Office by each institution’s Compliance Administrator.
Regis led the way with six Brechler awards. Colorado Mines finished right behind the Rangers with five awards.
The Regis women’s golf squad notched the highest team GPA of any sport, recording a 3.639 grade-point average.
Plaques for each team will be presented at the 2015 RMAC Hall of Fame and Awards banquet on Friday, July 24, at the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel.
|
Sports |
Winner |
GPA |
Head Coach |
|
Baseball |
Regis University |
3.239 |
Chris Terry |
|
Men's Basketball |
Regis University |
3.429 |
Lonnie Porter |
|
Women's Basketball |
Regis University |
3.476 |
Linda Raunig |
|
Men's Cross Country |
Colorado Christian University |
3.320 |
Jon Poag |
|
Women's Cross Country |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.625 |
Chris Siemers |
|
Football |
Western State Colorado University |
2.960 |
Jas Bains |
|
Men's Golf |
Western New Mexico University |
3.512 |
Kent Beatty |
|
Women's Golf |
Regis University |
3.639 |
Paula Bauer |
|
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.211 |
Matt Sparks |
|
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
South Dakota School of Mines |
3.592 |
Jerald Schafer |
|
Women's Lacrosse |
Colorado Mesa University |
3.590 |
Abigail Simpson |
|
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.211 |
Matt Sparks |
|
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
South Dakota School of Mines |
3.592 |
Jerald Schafer |
|
Men's Soccer |
Metro State University of Denver |
3.310 |
Ken Parsons |
|
Women's Soccer |
Regis University |
3.523 |
J.B. Belzer |
|
Softball |
Regis University |
3.597 |
Nicole Trimboli |
|
Men's Swimming & Diving |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.318 |
Nate Rothman |
|
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Western State Colorado University |
3.560 |
Geoff Hanson |
|
Men's Tennis |
Western New Mexico University |
3.515 |
Yair Banuelos |
|
Women's Tennis |
Colorado State University-Pueblo |
3.617 |
Mark Schleif |
|
Volleyball |
Colorado Mesa University |
3.560 |
Dave Fleming |
|
Wrestling |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.008 |
Austin DeVoe |