Colorado School of Mines Voted RMAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Frontrunner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines is the favorite heading into the 2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field season, the league announced Monday. The RMAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field preseason poll is voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their program.
The Orediggers enter the 2024 outdoor season after capturing their second consecutive RMAC Indoor Track & Field title in February. Mines closed out the preseason poll with 159 points and tied for first in the league with six first-place votes. After finishing third as a team at the 2023 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Orediggers carry a wealth of momentum into the 2024 campaign and will rely heavily on the distance squad and pole vault contingent to secure the conference’s hardware.
University of Colorado Colorado Springs checks in second overall in the RMAC preseason poll after securing 151 points and a pair of first-place votes. The Mountain Lions are led by head coach Ross Fellows, who has pieced together a balanced distance program to go along with a deep roster of sprint and field-event competitors. UCCS has ridden a wave of success in outdoor competition in recent years and has won the past three conference titles, most recently with a team score of 130.5 points at last year’s conference championship.
Colorado Mesa grabs third place in the preseason poll after amassing 139 points. The Mavericks enter the outdoor season after a third-place finish in the 2024 RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. CMU will host this year’s outdoor championships and aim for a strong showing at their home track following a fourth-place finish at the conference meet last year.
Adams State received the remaining six first-place votes, sitting narrowly behind Colorado Mesa with 138 total points. Western Colorado (119 points), Colorado State University Pueblo (107 points) and New Mexico Highlands (102 points) followed in fifth, sixth and seventh place, respectively.
Metropolitan State University of Denver collected 71 points, while Black Hills State grabbed 63 points. Chadron State followed with 57 points, just ahead of Fort Lewis in 11th place with 51 points.
Colorado Christian (46 points), Westminster (38 points) and South Dakota Mines (33 points) round out the remainder of the 2024 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field preseason poll.
All 14 institutions will conclude their seasons at the 2024 RMAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships. This year’s conference championship will be hosted by Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction, Colo., beginning on Friday, Apr. 26, and ending on Sunday, Apr. 28.
2024 RMAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Preseason Poll
| School (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Colorado School of Mines (6) |
159 |
| 2. UCCS (2) |
151 |
| 3. Colorado Mesa |
139 |
| 4. Adams State (6) |
138 |
| 5. Western Colorado |
119 |
| 6. CSU Pueblo |
107 |
| 7. New Mexico Highlands |
102 |
| 8. MSU Denver |
71 |
| 9. Black Hills State |
63 |
| 10. Chadron State |
57 |
| 11. Fort Lewis |
51 |
| 12. Colorado Christian |
46 |
| 13. Westminster |
38 |
| 14. South Dakota Mines |
33 |