Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ Audrey Bloomquist and Colorado Mesa’s Harrison Rodgers are the 2022-23 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Woman of the Year and Man of the Year, respectively, the league announced Monday.
 
Bloomquist earns her Woman of the Year honor after shutting the book on an incredible 2022-23 academic year with the Mountain Lions’ indoor and outdoor track and field teams. While competing in her redshirt junior seasons, Bloomquist maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average as a double major student-athlete in her sports management and marketing programs. She has pulled down numerous accolades throughout her storied career at UCCS but added to that collection through her latest indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. She swept the RMAC Women’s Athlete of the Meet honors at the league’s indoor and outdoor championships this year. Additionally, she qualified for the national championships each season and ultimately earned All-America distinctions as a triple jumper at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.
 
She was then crowned the NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Elite 90 Award winner, an honor presented to the student-athlete competing at the national championship with the highest GPA. The Helena, Mont., native was also named to the RMAC First Team All-Academic rosters for both indoor and outdoor track and field this year and also claims College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors. Further, Bloomquist bolsters her time in the classroom and on the track with her various volunteering efforts. She is a peer leader and mentor for UCCS’ Mountain Lion Strong (MLS) program, which serves the institution’s student-athletes in supporting mental health initiatives on campus, and devotes her time to many other on and off-campus avenues.
 
Rodgers is the RMAC Man of the Year after leading the Colorado Mesa baseball program to a season sweep of the RMAC regular-season and tournament championships. Rodgers tied a bow on the 2023 campaign with some of the RMAC’s top honors, including Co-Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, Academic Player of the Year and All-Academic First Team. He was a leader for the Mavs’ program, which earned No. 1 national rankings during the 2023 campaign, and garnered all-region accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after pushing his team to a NCAA DII Super Regional Championship appearance.
 
In his time at Colorado Mesa, Rodgers has been a consistent figure on campus, leading by action through the Mavericks’ Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization. He also served as a representative on the Mavs’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Furthermore, Rodgers spent time with many sports around the CMU campus where he helped the athletic department host an array of athletic events. To close out the 2022-23 academic year, Rodgers earned his bachelors degree in sports management with a 3.92 GPA
 
The RMAC Man and Woman of the Year awards honor graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their college career in areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, community service and leadership.
 
RMAC Woman of the Year Honorable Mention:
Stephanie Cotter, Adams State; Danica Kocer, Black Hills State; Madyson Schliep, Chadron State; Lily Borgenheimer, Colorado Mesa; Kaylee Corsentino, MSU Denver; Lucy Johnson, Regis; Jacey Koethe, South Dakota Mines; Katie Doucette, Western Colorado.
 
RMAC Man of the Year Honorable Mention:
Noah Hermosillo, Adams State; Ryder Blair, Black Hills State; Harley Rhoades, Chadron State; Nate Miller, CSU Pueblo; Max Hyson, Fort Lewis; Eric Cox, MSU Denver; Kristian Hooker, Regis; Dakota Abbott, UCCS.