CSM's Baker and CMU's Cropp named 2020 #RMACxc Summit Award Winners

10/22/2020 12:52:56 PM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines, Zoe Baker and Colorado Mesa’s, Ian Cropp have been named the 2020 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Cross Country Summit Award winners.

The award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average (GPA) 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.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above, who 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. Graduate students are not eligible.

Zoe Baker, a native of Longmont, Colo. has been a staple for the Orediggers program both on and off the course. Baker, a junior, carries a 4.00 GPA while majoring in Computer Science. She has been named to the All-RMAC First Team and USTFCCCA All-Region twice. Last year she was named All-American after finishing 19^th at the NCAA DII National Championship. She capped her year off by being named to the CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America.

Colorado Mesa’s, Ian Cropp is a redshirt sophomore who holds a 4.00 while majoring in secondary education with a focus on mathematics. A Topeka, Kan. Native, Cropp is a two-time RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll recipient while earning a spot on the Mavericks squad that competed at the RMAC and Regional Championships last season.

Baker and Cropp will be recognized during the awards ceremony at the 2020 RMAC Cross Country Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Saturday, October 24^th.

For more information on the RMAC Championships, click here.