Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ Kate Hedlund and Colorado Mesa’s Josie Coffey are the Week Five Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, the league announced Wednesday.
 
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Kate Hedlund, UCCS | R-Jr. | Manchester, Conn.
Hedlund made her season debut for the Mountain Lions as UCCS traveled up to Golden, Colo., for the Mines Winter Classic. In her first action of the season, Hedlund was the opening leg of the distance medley relay team that went on to earn a first-place finish with a converted time of 11:31.40. That converted time currently holds the No. 1 mark in the RMAC and NCAA Division II this season. Hedlund then returned to the track on Saturday for the mile event, in which she crossed the finish line with a 4:55.11 for her second gold medal of the weekend. After adjusting for altitude, Hedlund’s mile performance dropped to 4:43.49 and now ranks third in the RMAC and fourth in the nation this season.
 
Honorable Mention: Adams State 4x400M Relay (V. Amiadamen, I. Apkup, J. Miller, J. Simon); Caydince Groth, Chadron State; Jordan Burnett, Colorado Mesa; Aryelle Wright, Colorado School of Mines; Crystal Armijo, CSU Pueblo; Katie Heck, Fort Lewis; Maya Ries, MSU Denver; Patrice Clarke, New Mexico Highlands; Leah Taylor, Western Colorado.
 
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Josie Coffey, Colorado Mesa – R-Jr. – Lakewood, Colo.
Coffey was dominant for the Mavericks as she broke her own school record at the Mines Winter Classic over the weekend. The redshirt junior broke her previous high jump record (1.72 meters) with an outstanding leap of 1.74 meters. Her record-setting jump now stands first in the conference this indoor season and is tied for sixth-best in NCAA DII on the year. Colorado Mesa will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Big Red Machine Open, hosted by Western Colorado in Gunnison, Colo.
 
Honorable Mention: Trinity Chrisawn, Chadron State; Avery Wright, Colorado School of Mines; Katherine Higgins, CSU Pueblo; Grace Solarin, MSU Denver; Chisom Obioha, New Mexico Highlands; Anna Holland, UCCS; Sammie Bretz, Western Colorado.