Colorado School of Mines Men, Adams State Women Claim 2022 RMAC Cross Country Team Titles
DURANGO, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines men and Adams State’s women dominated the field to earn first-place team finishes Saturday at the 2022 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships at Hill Crest Golf Course in Durango, Colo. Mines’ Dillon Powell captured the league’s Men’s Runner of the Year award following his individual title, while ASU’s Stephanie Cotter secured the women’s individual championship to earn the RMAC Women’s Runner of the Year honor.
The Orediggers’ Paul Knight and the Grizzlies’ Maggie McCleskey were named the Men’s and Women’s Freshman of the Year, respectively, as the top freshmen in their races. Colorado School of Mines head coach Chris Siemers and Adams State head coach Damon Martin were named the Men’s and Women’s Coaches of the Year, respectively, after leading their teams to conference titles.
Powell opened the day with a blazing time in the men’s 8,000-meter event where he crossed the finish line at 24:05.6. He led a string of five Colorado School of Mines finishers among the top 10 and did so with an average mile time of 4:50.9. Chris Cathcart and Duncan Fuehne joined Powell as top-five finishers, while freshman Paul Knight locked up his Freshman of the Year accolade with an eighth-place finish (25:00.7).
The No. 1 ranked Orediggers closed Saturday’s men’s event with a score of 26, defeating the second-place team, Adams State, by a 20-point margin. The Grizzlies took second place in the men’s standings with 46 points, while Western Colorado locked up third place with 91 points. University of Colorado Colorado Springs claimed fourth place with a team score of 110 points, followed by Colorado Mesa’s 150 points to round out the top five.
Cotter and the No. 1 nationally ranked Grizzlies were nearly perfect on the day and claimed an incredible 17 points to nab the women’s conference title and finish just two points shy of a perfect score. Cotter claimed a first-place individual finish after crossing the finish line at 20:45.8 in the women’s 6,000-meter event. Adams State earned the top-four finishing positions as Brianna Robles, Precious Robinson and Emily Schoellkopf stamped second, third and fourth-place finishes, respectively. Layla Almasri earned five points for the UCCS women as the fifth-place finisher.
While Adams State earned the women’s conference championship, Colorado School of Mines took second in the team standings with 76 points. UCCS finished third overall with 88 points, followed by Western Colorado (109) and CSU Pueblo (113) to round out the top-five spots.
Up next is the 2022 NCAA South Central Men’s and Women’s Regional Championships, which will be in conjunction on Saturday, Nov. 19, at Washington Park in Denver, Colo. Start times have yet to be announced.
Men’s Runner of the Year: Dillon Powell, Colorado School of Mines
Women’s Runner of the Year: Stephanie Cotter, Adams State
Men’s Freshman of the Year: Paul Knight, Colorado School of Mines
Women’s Freshman of the Year: Maggie McCleskey, Adams State
Men’s Coach of the Year: Chris Siemers, Colorado School of Mines
Women’s Coach of the Year: Damon Martin Adams State
2022 Men’s 8k Team Standings
| Institution |
Score |
| 1. Colorado School of Mines |
26 |
| 2. Adams State |
46 |
| 3. Western Colorado |
91 |
| 4. UCCS |
110 |
| 5. Colorado Mesa |
150 |
| 6. CSU Pueblo |
176 |
| 7. MSU Denver |
216 |
| 8. Fort Lewis |
238 |
| 9. Colorado Christian |
246 |
| 10. New Mexico Highlands |
248 |
| 11. Black Hills State |
268 |
| 12. South Dakota Mines |
348 |
| 13. Chadron State |
379 |
| 14. Westminster |
436 |
| 15. Regis |
477 |
2022 Women’s 6k Team Standings
| Institution |
Score |
| 1. Adams State |
17 |
| 2. Colorado School of Mines |
76 |
| 3. UCCS |
88 |
| 4. Western Colorado |
109 |
| 5. CSU Pueblo |
113 |
| 6. Westminster |
221 |
| 7. Fort Lewis |
231 |
| 8. Colorado Mesa |
234 |
| 9. MSU Denver |
243 |
| 10. Black Hills State |
283 |
| 11. Colorado Christian |
289 |
| 12. South Dakota Mines |
355 |
| 13. New Mexico Highlands |
373 |
| 14. Chadron State |
385 |
| 15. Regis |
447 |
2022 RMAC Men’s First Team All-Conference
| Name |
Cl. |
School |
| Dillon Powell |
So. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Afewerki Zeru |
Sr. |
UCCS |
| Chris Cathcart |
Sr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Cameron Allan |
Jr. |
Adams State |
| Duncan Fuehne |
So. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Simon Kelati |
So. |
Western Colorado |
| Awet Beraki |
Jr. |
Adams State |
| Paul Knight |
Fr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Luke Julian |
Sr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Miguel Coca |
Sr. |
Adams State |
| Jacob Hernandez |
Sr. |
Western Colorado |
| Clement Duigou |
Sr. |
Adams State |
| Yonas Haile |
So. |
Adams State |
| Evan Graff |
Jr. |
UCCS |
2022 RMAC Men’s Second Team All-Conference
| Name |
Cl. |
School |
| Tony Torres |
Sr. |
Colorado Mesa |
| Noel Lopez |
So. |
MSU Denver |
| Marcus Graham |
Sr. |
UCCS |
| James Dunne |
So. |
Adams State |
| Hudson Majeski |
So. |
Colorado Christian |
| Davonte Jett-Reynolds |
Sr. |
Adams State |
| Juan Diaz |
Jr. |
Western Colorado |
| Andrew Amor |
Jr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
| Alex Shaw |
Fr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| John O’Malley |
Jr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Ethan Abbs |
So. |
Colorado Mesa |
| Mitchell Dervin |
Sr. |
Adams State |
| Sean McCauley |
So. |
Western Colorado |
| William Johnson |
So. |
Western Colorado |
2022 RMAC Women’s First Team All-Conference
| Name |
Class |
School |
| Stephanie Cotter |
Jr. |
Adams State |
| Brianna Robles |
Jr. |
Adams State |
| Precious Robinson |
Jr. |
Adams State |
| Emily Schoellkopf |
So. |
Adams State |
| Layla Almasri |
Sr. |
UCCS |
| Katie Doucette |
Jr. |
Western Colorado |
| Nicole Lawrence |
Jr. |
Adams State |
| Anna Fauske |
So. |
UCCS |
| Allison Beasley |
So. |
Western Colorado |
| Molly Maksin |
Jr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Maggie McCleskey |
Fr. |
Adams State |
| Holly Moser |
So. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Katie Fankhouser |
Jr. |
Fort Lewis |
| Zoe Baker |
Sr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
2022 RMAC Women’s Second Team All-Conference
| Name |
Cl. |
School |
| Clare Peters |
Jr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Yasmine Hernandez |
Sr. |
CSU Pueblo |
| Claire Pauley |
Sr. |
CSU Pueblo |
| Reina Paredes |
So. |
Adams State |
| Riley McGrath |
Jr. |
Colo. Springs |
| Xiomara Robinson |
Sr. |
Black Hills State |
| Margot Thomas-Gatel |
So. |
CSU Pueblo |
| Kira MacGill |
So. |
Colorado Mesa |
| Sylvia Brown |
So. |
Black Hills State |
| Leah Taylor |
So. |
Western Colorado |
| Amalia Dorion |
So. |
Adams State |
| Brin Strouse |
Jr. |
Colorado School of Mines |
| Franziska Althaus |
Sr. |
Adams State |
| Jessica Madrid |
Fr. |
UCCS |