Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Anthony Martinez and University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ Dawson Hopkinson are the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, the league announced Wednesday.
 
Martinez earns his first Track Athlete of the Week honor this season following a pair of podium finishes in the 110-meter hurdle and 4x100m relay events for the Roadrunners last week at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic in Golden, Colo. A freshman, Martinez clocked in at 14.90 in his hurdles event, placing second overall and beating a trio of NCAA Division I opponents in the process. He then ran the opening leg for the Roadrunners’ 4x100m relay team, setting the tone for his squad to capture a first-place finish with a time of 42.90.
 
Hopkinson claims Men’s Field Athlete of the Week after setting a UCCS program record in the pole vault last week at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic. He cleared the bar at 5.15m (16’10.75”) to capture second place among a field of seven competitors. The mark also stands as a personal-best effort for the Greeley, Colo., native and ranks 11th in that nation this season.
 
MSU Denver and UCCS have each completed their regular-season slate and look ahead to this weekend’s 2022 RMAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be hosted by Colorado State University Pueblo at the CSU ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colo.
 
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Anthony Martinez, MSU Denver – Fr. – Leadville, Colo.
Martinez nabbed MSU Denver's second-fastest time in program history in the 100m hurdles last week at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic, tying a personal-best mark along the way with a 14.90 finish. His performance was enough for a silver medal and ranks eighth in the RMAC this season. Martinez also ran as the opening leg of the Roadrunners' 4x100m relay team, which became the eighth-fastest team in program history with their finish of 42.90, a mark that currently stands fifth in the RMAC this season.
 
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Dawson Hopkinson, UCCS – Gr. – Greeley, Colo.
Hopkinson bested the UCCS program record, which he previously set, in the pole vault last week at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic, clearing the bar at 5.15m to finish in second place. Hopkinson's mark ranked as the best pole vault effort in the RMAC last week and stands second overall on the 2022 RMAC performance list. Additionally, his mark ranks 11th in all of NCAA Division II for the 2022 season.