By: A.J. Vazquez, Strategic Communications & Marketing Intern
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Adams State University earned its 37th Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceMen’s Cross Country Championship title after an all-around team effort, placing four runners in the Top 10 at Monument Valley Park on Saturday to finish with 32 points.
RMAC
Men’s Cross Country Team Results |
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
Points |
| 1 |
Adams State University |
32 |
| 2 |
Colorado School of Mines |
41 |
| 3 |
Western Colorado University |
58 |
| 4 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
122 |
| 5 |
Fort Lewis College |
173 |
| 6 |
Metropolitan State University Denver |
199 |
| 7 |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
230 |
| 8 |
Colorado Christian University |
242 |
| 9 |
Black Hills State University |
282 |
| 10 |
South Dakota Mines |
287 |
| 11 |
Colorado Mesa University |
301 |
| 12 |
New Mexico Highlands University |
339 |
| 13 |
Chadron State University |
357 |
| 14 |
Regis University |
439 |
| 15 |
Westminster University |
443 |
The Grizzlies were paced by Kidus Begashaw, who finished second with a time of 23:56.0. Nathan Scherbarth (24:31.0) and Max Aldrich (24:31.2) followed in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Julian Campos finished the race in 24:33.1 for eighth place to round out Adam State’s Top 10 scorers. Jack Gumm (24:37.5) and the team’s two displacers, Housem Hrabi (24:44.8), and David Millan (24:53.0), finished in the top 25.
After finishing third in last year’s championship, Colorado School of Mines’ Paul Knight took home the individual title and RMAC Athlete of the Meet honors after posting a new personal best and breaking the Monument Valley Park course record with a time of 23:50.5. Knight’s efforts along with Top 10 finishers, Jeremiah Vaille (24:22.3) and Daniel Appleford (24:33.3) pushed the Orediggers to a strong second-place team finish with 41 points.
Cody Wyman, from Colorado School of Mines, was the RMAC Freshman of the Meet after finishing 20th with a time of 25:00.6.
Colorado Mesa’s Chase Brown received the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Summit Award for boasting a 4.00 grade-point average while majoring in civil engineering. Brown previously won the Summit Award during the 2025 indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.
Grizzlies’ head coach Damon Martin was named the Joe I. Vigil Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year, an award honoring the life and legacy of Adams State Coach Joe I. Vigil.
Attention now turns to the NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country South Central Regional Championships hosted by Colorado State University Pueblo on November 8, at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo, Colorado.
| First Team All-RMAC & Individual Top 14 |
| RANK |
Name |
Time |
School |
| 1 |
Paul Knight |
23:50.5 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 2 |
Kidus Begashaw |
23:56.0 |
Adams State University |
| 3 |
Jeremiah Vaille |
24:22.3 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 4 |
Nathan Scherbarth |
24:31.0 |
Adams State University |
| 5 |
Max Aldrich |
24:31.9 |
Adams State University |
| 6 |
Branden Davis |
24:31.9 |
Western Colorado University |
| 7 |
Weldon Chebon |
24:32.7 |
New Mexico Highlands University |
| 8 |
Julian Campos |
24:33.1 |
Adams State University |
| 9 |
Daniel Appleford |
24:33.3 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 10 |
Oliver Diaz |
24:34.5 |
Western Colorado University |
| 11 |
Max Bonenberger |
24:36.4 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 12 |
Jan Thewes |
24:37.4 |
Western Colorado University |
| 13 |
Jack Gumm |
24:37.5 |
Adams State University |
| 14 |
Tyler Nord |
24:41.2 |
Western Colorado University |
| Second Team All-RMAC & Individuals 15-28 |
| RANK |
Name |
Time |
School |
| 15 |
Tyler Nord |
24:44.8 |
Adams State University |
| 16 |
Housem Hrabi |
24:51.0 |
Western Colorado University |
| 17 |
Esteban Reyes |
24:52.2 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 18 |
Ethan Grolnic |
24:53.0 |
Adams State University |
| 19 |
Charlie Welch |
24:58.9 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 20 |
Cody Wyman |
25:00.6 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 21 |
Chandler Wilburn |
25:00.8 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 22 |
Brett Davis |
25:02.8 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| 23 |
Braden Struhs |
25:14.1 |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 24 |
Logan Cole |
25:14.6 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| 25 |
Koy Cunningham |
25:19.0 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| 26 |
Darren Hayden |
25:22.7 |
Metropolitan State University Denver |
| 27 |
Enzo Knapp |
25:23.7 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| 28 |
Aiden Wieskamp |
25:24.1 |
Western Colorado University |
About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.
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