2016-17 Brechler Award Winners
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the winners of the fifth annual Brechler Awards on Wednesday.
The Brechler Awards recognize the conference’s top team grade point average (GPA) in each of its 23 sports. Grades were used from the 2016-17 academic year. All student-athletes that were on the institution’s NCAA eligibility list were included in the teams’ GPA calculation. The team GPA is calculated by dividing the 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.
The award is named after Paul W. Brechler, a former RMAC Commissioner (1976-1990), who along with wife Wanda, were the first inductees into the RMAC Hall of Fame. Brechler is also the former athletic director of the University of Iowa and served as Commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This year, nine member institutions received at least one Brechler Award. Westminster, Colorado Mesa, and CSU-Pueblo tied earning the most awards with four awards apiece. Regis and Colorado School of Mines each claimed three awards.
Each team will be presented with a plaque at the 2017 RMAC Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet on Friday, July 14 at the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel. For more information,
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| Sport |
Winner |
GPA |
Head Coach |
| Baseball |
Regis |
3.276 |
Mike Sirianni |
| Men's Basketball |
Westminster |
3.528 |
Norm Parrish |
| Women's Basketball |
Black Hills State |
3.550 |
Mark Nore |
| Men's Cross Country |
Colorado Mesa |
3.465 |
Matt Canterbury |
| Women's Cross Country |
Colorado Mesa |
3.740 |
Matt Canterbury |
| Football |
Chadron State |
3.010 |
Jay Long |
| Men's Golf |
Colorado Mesa |
3.630 |
Matt Ward |
| Women's Golf |
Westminster |
3.554 |
Jenteal Jackson |
| Men's Lacrosse |
Westminster |
3.544 |
Mason Goodhand |
| Women's Lacrosse |
Colorado Mesa |
3.670 |
Abigail Wiley |
| Men's Soccer |
Westminster |
3.474 |
Josh Pittman |
| Women's Soccer |
Regis |
3.725 |
J.B. Belzer |
| Softball |
Regis |
3.470 |
Daven Bond |
| Men's Swimming & Diving |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.376 |
Nate Rothman |
| Women's Swimming & Diving |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.299 |
Nate Rothman |
| Men's Tennis |
CSU-Pueblo |
3.357 |
Mark Schleif |
| Women's Tennis |
Colorado Christian |
3.694 |
John Goodrich |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field |
CSU-Pueblo |
3.265 |
Matt Morris |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Chadron State |
3.540 |
Brad Gamble |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
CSU-Pueblo |
3.265 |
Matt Morris |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
CSU-Pueblo |
3.514 |
Matt Morris |
| Volleyball |
UCCS |
3.660 |
Chrissy Elder |
| Wrestling |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.251 |
Austin DeVoe |