By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2025 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships are set to begin Friday morning at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ Mountain Lion Fieldhouse.

The two-day event begins at 8 a.m. on Friday with the men’s weight throw. The track events begin at 1 p.m. on Friday with the 60-meter hurdle preliminaries. Day 1 of the championship concludes with the highly-anticipated Distance Medley Relay finals, which start at 5:45 p.m.

The second day of the championship starts at 9:45 a.m. with the men’s heptathlon’s 60-meter hurdles. The field events begin with the women’s high jump at 10:30 a.m., while the track starts at noon with the 60-meter hurdle finals. The championship concludes with the 1600-meter Relay finals, which are scheduled for a 3:50 p.m. start. Following that event, the RMAC will present its championship awards.

Tickets for the entire championship are available online at RMACSports.org/Tickets. Fans should be aware that only prepaid tickets and on-site credit card purchases will be accepted at Mountain Lion Fieldhouse; cash sales will not be conducted at the gate. Tickets are $25 for the championship, with a reduced rate for children, seniors, and the military.

The RMAC Network will broadcast all championship events online at RMACNetwork.com. Over the two days, fans will find 12 feeds providing wall-to-wall coverage for $20.

Men’s Championship

Four RMAC men’s teams enter the championship ranked among the Top 25 in the USTFCCCA National Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI). Colorado School of Mines is No. 4 in the rating followed by Adams State at No. 7, CSU Pueblo at No. 9, and UCCS at No. 10.

The USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings show a group of RMAC squads favored in several events. CSU Pueblo is the nation’s best squad in the 800-meter run. Adams State leads Division II in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter events. Host UCCS is the top squad in the long jump.

Women’s Championship

On the women’s side, four teams are also ranked in the Top 25 of the USTFCCCA National TFRI. Adams State’s No. 4 ranking leads the RMAC squads. CSU Pueblo and Colorado School of Mines are No. 7 and 8, respectively, with UCCS ranked No. 13 in Division II.

In the USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings, Adams State is Division II’s top team in the mile and 3,000-meter events. CSU Pueblo leads the nation at the 800-meter run, while Colorado School of Mines leads the way in the 5,000-meter event.

Who to Watch: Men’s Field

The men’s 5,000-meter event features seven Colorado School of Mines runners in the featured heat, led by Paul Knight, the No. 5 runner (13:43.17) in Division II, and Loic Scomparin at No. 6 (13:45.04). Colorado Christian’s Matthew Storer will look to play spoiler as the No. 16 ranked runner in the event (13:53.93).

The men’s 3,000-meter race will see Colorado School of Mines and Adams State battle it out in the featured heat. Scomparin has the best time in the group by 15 seconds and is ranked No. 2 in Division II entering the championship.

The men’s Distance Medley Relay race will be one to watch with the No. 5 ranked Colorado School of Mines. Seeking to improve on their adjusted 9:40.65 on Jan. 31.

Host UCCS will have its eyes on the long jump title with Richard Safoh entering the championship ranked No. 4 in Division II. After posting a leap of 7.58m (24’ 10.5”) on Dec. 13. He will also compete in the triple jump and the 60-meter dash.

Chadron State’s Chayton Bynes brings Division II’s second-best triple jump mark into this weekend’s action. His 15.71m (51’ 6.5”) mark is just behind Wilmington’s Donte Dockery’s 15.89m (52’ 1.75”) leap.

In the weight throws, look for Colorado School of Mines’ Holden Murphy, who is the RMAC’s No. 1 in the weight throw and No. 8 in Division II (20.06m, 65’ 9.75”). He enters the championship seeking a qualifying mark in the shot put, posting a mark of 16.31m (53’ 6”) that is just shy of the 16.40m needed to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Murphy’s teammate Franklin Rambo is the one to watch in the shot put, leading the RMAC with a 17.77m (58’ 3.75”) throw that is No. 12 in Division II.

Who to Watch: Women’s Field

Colorado School of Mines’ Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge and Hayley Rayburn have a USTFCCCA weekly award to their credit. Ramsey-Rutledge is the Division II leader in the 5,000-meter event (15:40.98), leading the field by 13 seconds. Rayburn is No. 2 in the Pole Vault entering the championship, posting a mark of 4.40m (14’5.25”) at her home competition on Jan. 31.

CSU Pueblo’s Helen Braybrook has two USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week honors and is the Division II leader in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:03.90.

The RMAC owns the top of the Division II leaderboard in the mile run with Braybrook owning the best time (4:39.25) but followed closely by Adams State’s Ava O’Connor and UCCS’ Kate Hedlund, who are also ranked among the Top 5 in the event.

The women’s Distance Medley Relay promises plenty of drama. Adams State brings Division II’s best mark (11:06.41) into the championship but will have to fend off CSU Pueblo, which holds the No. 2 and No. 3 marks, and host UCCS, which has the No. 6 mark in Division II.

CSU Pueblo’s Katherine Higgins is No. 5 among Division II shot put competitors, posting a 15.34m (50’ 4”) throw earlier this season. Last season, she set the RMAC Championship mark with a 15.63m throw.

Colorado School of Mines Jennifer Jarnagin enters the weekend as the RMAC leader in the weight throw and is No. 18 in Division II with a throw of 18.26m (59’ 11”) just two weeks ago in Mountain Lion Fieldhouse.