By: A.J. Vazquez, Strategic Communications & Marketing Intern
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines is picked to claim its fourth-straight RMAC Women's Indoor Track & Field title, in a poll of the league's 15 head coaches.
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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
2025-26 Women's Indoor Track Preseason Coaches' Poll
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PL
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TEAM
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1sts
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2nds
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3rds
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Points
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1.
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Colorado School of Mines
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5
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8
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188
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2.
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UCCS
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7
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3
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2
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184
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3.
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Adams State
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2
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–
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5
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154
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4.
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New Mexico Highlands
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3
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1
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145
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5.
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Colorado Mesa
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4
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142
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6.
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Western Colorado
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1
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140
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7.
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CSU Pueblo
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1
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128
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8.
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MSU Denver
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99
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9.
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Chadron State
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84
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10.
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Black Hills State
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80
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11.
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Fort Lewis
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79
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12.
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South Dakota Mines
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57
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13.
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Colorado Christian
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49
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14.
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Westminster
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24
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15.
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Regis
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23
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Notes: Head coaches were not permitted to vote for their team. 14 points for a 1st-place vote, 13 for 2nd, etc. 210 points maximum in women's indoor track & field.
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The Orediggers earned 188 points in the poll with five votes for first place, narrowly slipping past second-place University of Colorado Colorado Springs by four points. The Mountain Lions earned 184, receiving seven votes for first, three for second, and two for third. Adams State University is projected to finish in third after earning 154 points while collecting the remaining two votes for first place.
New Mexico Highlands was picked to finish just behind the Grizzlies in fourth with 145 points. Colorado Mesa University leads the mid-pack group with 142 points, good for fifth in the poll, followed closely by Western Colorado University in sixth with 140 points and Colorado State University Pueblo, which was picked seventh with 128 points. Metropolitan State University Denver leads the second half of the poll with 99 points in eighth place. The Roadrunners are followed by Chadron State College (84), Black Hills State University (80), Fort Lewis College (79), South Dakota Mines (57), Colorado Christian University (49), Westminster University (24), and Regis University (23).
The 2025 Preseason Women's Indoor Track & Field Team is based on the top returning student-athletes in each event, based on performances at the 2024-25 RMAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship, and the NCAA Division II Indoor track & Field National Championship. Adams State's Tristian Spence heads the preseason All-RMAC team as the top returning runner in the 5000 meter run after collecting national titles at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field and Cross Country National Championships. A trio of New Mexico Highlands athletes, returning indoor All-Americans Ashley Barret and Patreece Clarke plus Rojrika Campbell, earned spots on the Preseason All-RMAC Team. Febe Wessels and Jennifer Jarnagin from CSU Pueblo and Colorado School of Mines head the throws squad of the preseason All-RMAC team.
After a fall of preparation, teams open the season this Saturday eager to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.
The 2025-26 RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championship will take place February 27-28 at the Mountaineer Field House on the campus of Western Colorado University. The NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championship opens on March 13 and runs through the 14th in Virginia Beach.
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2025 Preseason All-RMAC: Women's Indoor Track & Field
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Event
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Top Returnee
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School
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Yr.
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Hometown
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60 meters
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Ashley Barret (1)
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New Mexico Highlands
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Jr.
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Clarks Town Trelawny, Jamaica
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200 meters
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Ashley Barret (1)
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New Mexico Highlands
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Jr.
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Clarks Town Trelawny, Jamaica
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400 meters
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Jordan Burnett (1)
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Colorado Mesa
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RSr.
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Fairplay, Colorado
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800 meters
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Helen Braybrook (1, Aoty)
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CSU Pueblo
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Sr
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Frieston, United Kingdom
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Mile
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Ava O'Connor (1)
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Adams State
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Sr
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Emo, Ireland
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3000 meters
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Ava O'Connor (1)
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Adams State
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Sr.
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Emo, Ireland
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5000 meters
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Tristian Spence
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Adams State
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RJr.
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Grand Junction, Colorado
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60 meter hurdles
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Patreece Clarke (1)
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New Mexico Highlands
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Sr.
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May Pen, Clarendon Jamaica
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High Jump
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Nykole Meshew (1)
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Western Colorado
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Jr.
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Bayfield, Colorado
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Long Jump
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Paige Cordero (1)
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UCCS
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Jr.
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Orange Country, California
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Triple Jump
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Rojrika Campbell (1)
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New Mexico Highlands
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Jr.
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St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Pole Vault
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Brooke Peterson (1)
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UCCS
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Sr.
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Cottonwood, Arizona
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Shot Put
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Febe Wessels (1)
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CSU Pueblo
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Sr.
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Weight Throw
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Jennifer Jarnagin (1)
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Colorado School of Mines
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Sr.
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Eaton, Colorado
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Pentathlon
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Avery Wright (1, FAoty)
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Colorado School of Mines
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Sr.
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Cortez, Colorado
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Symbols in parentheses are 2024-25 All-RMAC Recognitions: Yellow background indicates a returning RMAC champion (or co-champion) in that event; AotY – was a Co-Athlete of the Year at their position group; FAotY – was the Field Athlete of the Year; 1 -was a First Team All-RMAC finisher in the event; 2 - was a Second Team All-RMAC finisher in the event.
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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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