2018-19 RMAC Brechler Awards Announced
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the 2018-19 Brechler Award winners on Wednesday.
The Brechler Awards recognize the conference’s top team grade point average (GPA) in each of its 22 sports. Grades were used from the 2018-19 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. Paul was also the former athletic director of the University of Iowa and served as Commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
For the second-consecutive year, Westminster led the conference with the most Brechler Awards, garnering a total of eight in men’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. Regis had the second most awards with a total of four in women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, and softball.
Each team will be presented with a plaque at the 2019 RMAC Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet on Friday, July 12 at the Colorado Springs Marriott. To purchase tickets online and for more information on the event, visit
www.RMACSPORTS.org/HOF2019.
2018-19 Brechler Award Winners
Baseball – Colorado School of Mines, 3.332 GPA, Robby Bales
Men’s Basketball – Westminster, 3.491 GPA, Norm Parrish
Women’s Basketball – UCCS, 3.660 GPA, Lynn Plett
Men’s Cross Country – CSU-Pueblo, 3.517 GPA, Matt Morris
Women’s Cross Country – Westminster, 3.697 GPA, Dan Quinn
Football – Chadron State, 3.058 GPA, Jay Long
Men’s Golf – UCCS, 3.610 GPA, Phil Trujillo
Women’s Golf – Fort Lewis, 3.570 GPA, Jim Foltz
Men’s Lacrosse – Westminster, 3.269 GPA, Mason Goodhand
Women’s Lacrosse – Regis, 3.691 GPA, Sarah Kellner
Men’s Soccer – Regis, 3.493 GPA, Tony McCall
Women’s Soccer – Regis, 3.682 GPA, J.B. Belzer
Softball – Regis, 3.559 GPA, Kelley Reeves
Men’s Swimming and Diving – Colorado School of Mines, 3.422 GPA, Nate Rothman
Women’s Swimming and Diving – University of Nebraska at Kearney, 3.664 GPA, Becky O’Connell
Women’s Tennis – Dixie State, 3.653 GPA, Eric Pelton
Men’s Indoor Track and Field – Westminster, 3.348 GPA, Dan Quinn
Women’s Indoor Track and Field – Westminster, 3.697 GPA, Dan Quinn
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field – Westminster, 3.371 GPA, Dan Quinn
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field – Westminster, 3.697 GPA, Dan Quinn
Volleyball – Westminster, 3.630 GPA, Al Givens
Wrestling – Colorado School of Mines, 3.272 GPA, Austin DeVoe