By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Ava O’Connor won the individual crown, leading Adams State to its 35th Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship at Gene Torres Golf Course on Saturday.
O’Connor finished the 5.8K course in 19:28.25, becoming the 32nd Grizzlies women’s runner to win the RMAC title and RMAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors. Tristan Spence (4th, 19:45.14), Elena Carey (6th, 19:58.12), Precious Robinson (8th, 20:15.50), and Emily Schoellkopf (11th, 20:33.14) rounded out Adams State’s scoring effort. All eight ASU runners finished in the Top 25. Head coach Damon Martin claimed the league’s Coach of the Year honor.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Women’s Cross Country Championship
Team Results
|
| PL |
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Adams State |
30 |
| 2. |
CSU Pueblo |
88 |
| 3. |
UCCS |
95 |
| 4. |
Western Colorado |
100 |
| 5. |
Fort Lewis |
129 |
| 6. |
Colorado School of Mines |
151 |
| 7. |
Colorado Mesa |
158 |
| 8. |
MSU Denver |
204 |
| 9. |
South Dakota Mines |
281 |
| 10. |
Black Hills State |
315 |
| 11. |
Colorado Christian |
327 |
| 12. |
Chadron State |
334 |
| 13. |
Regis |
417 |
| 14. |
New Mexico Highlands |
445 |
| 15. |
Westminster |
448 |
CSU Pueblo, the nation’s No. 3 team, finished second in the women’s team race with 88 points, led by Helen Braybrooks’ ninth-place finish (20:27.35).
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, entering the race ranked fifth among RMAC teams and No. 11 nationally, used Anna Fauske’s third-place finish (19:38.78) to post a third-place finish in the RMAC Championship. The Mountain Lions also benefited from RMAC Freshman of the Year Madison Brosig, who finished 21st overall with a time of 21:09.17.
Now, the league’s squads look ahead to the NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country South Central Regional Championships hosted by MSU Denver on November 9 at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado.
RMAC Women’s Cross Country Awards
Athlete of the Year: Ava O’Connor, Adams State
Freshman of the Year: Madison Brosig, UCCS
Coach of the Year: Damon Martin, Adams State
First Team All-RMAC & Individual Top 14
| Rank |
Name |
Time |
School |
| 1 |
Ava O'Connor |
19:28.25 |
Adams State |
| 2 |
Peyton Weiss |
19:38.78 |
Western Colorado |
| 3 |
Anna Fauske |
19:39.66 |
UCCS |
| 4 |
Tristian Spence |
19:45.14 |
Adams State |
| 5 |
Hannah Hartwell |
19:47.87 |
Fort Lewis |
| 6 |
Elena Carey |
19:58.12 |
Adams State |
| 7 |
Leah Taylor |
20:14.92 |
Western Colorado |
| 8 |
Precious Robinson |
20:15.50 |
Adams State |
| 9 |
Helen Braybrook |
20:27.25 |
CSU Pueblo |
| 10 |
Linda Weigang |
20:31.33 |
Fort Lewis |
| 11 |
Emily Schoellkopf |
20:33.14 |
Adams State |
| 12 |
Morgan O'Keefe |
20:38.51 |
Adams State |
| 13 |
Mia Salas |
20:40.83 |
MSU Denver |
| 14 |
Lauren Willson |
20:42.17 |
Western Colorado |
Second Team All-RMAC & Individuals 15-28
| Rank |
Name |
Time |
Hometown |
| 15 |
Katie Hughes |
20:44.14 |
Adams State |
| 16 |
Margot Thomas-Gatel |
20:47.30 |
CSU Pueblo |
| 17 |
Leah Keisler |
20:52.07 |
CSU Pueblo |
| 18 |
Jadyn Herron |
20:54.40 |
CSU Pueblo |
| 19 |
Kate Hedlund |
20:56.32 |
UCCS |
| 20 |
Kirstin Williams |
21:06.15 |
Colorado Mesa |
| 21 |
Madison Brosig |
21:09.17 |
UCCS |
| 22 |
Marin Smith |
21:15.70 |
MSU Denver |
| 23 |
Maggie McCleskey |
21:16.14 |
Adams State |
| 24 |
Imani Fernandez-Gorbea |
21:20.86 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 25 |
Josie Mejia |
21:22.04 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 26 |
Molly Breuer |
21:23.89 |
UCCS |
| 27 |
Althea Griffith |
21:24.23 |
Fort Lewis |
| 28 |
Kaya Pillivant |
21:25.77 |
UCCS |
About the RMAC
The RMAC is a premier NCAA Division II conference located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with 15 member schools. The RMAC sponsors 22 varsity NCAA sports and has produced 65 NCAA Division II national champions and 52 national runners-up since 1992.
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