By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs claimed its fifth Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championship Saturday at Mountain Lion Fieldhouse.
 
The host Mountain Lions claimed the title with 191 total points, outlasting 2024 champions Colorado School of Mines, which scored 160 points to finish second. Adams State (58 points) finished third, followed by Western Colorado (53) and Metropolitan State University of Denver (44) to round out the championships’ top five teams.
 
UCCS’ KJ McInnis won the Dr. Randy Rhine Men’s Indoor Track Performer of the Meet after earning 23 points. He captured the gold medal in the high jump (2.04m, 6’ 8¼”), added a silver medal in the triple jump (14.90m, 48’ 10½”), and finished fourth in the men’s long jump (7.21m, 23’ 7¾”).
 
The Mountain Lions scored points in 14 of the championships’ 17 events, scoring 10 or more points in 13. UCCS goal medalists included their Distance Medley Relay unit, Luke Hard in the men’s weight throw, Caiden Macktinger in the pole value, Richard Safoh in the long jump, Jagger Zlotoff in the mile run, and McInnis in the high jump.
 
Five championship records fell during the two-day event. Colorado School of Mines Jonah Fallon set a record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.84 seconds on Saturday. Adams State’s 4x400 meter relay team broke the record with a 3:14.90 to cap the championship. On Friday, UCCS’ Caiden Macktinger set the record in the pole vault with a 5.32m effort.  UCCS’ Luke Hard set a record in the weight throw with a 19.91m toss. Colorado School of Mines’ Everett Delate topped the 60-meter record with a 7.81 second dash in Friday’s preliminaries.

Saturday’s Champions

Men’s Champions
60-meter hurdles: Everett Delate, Colorado School of Mines (7.85)
60-meter dash: Zachary Gaumont, For Lewis (6.74)
Mile Run: Jagger Zlotoff, UCCS (4:14.06)
400-meter dash: Jonah Fallon, Colorado School of Mines (47.84, RMAC Championship Record)
800-meter dash: Tim Thompson, Colorado School of Mines (1:53.46)
200-meter dash: Kenny Greene, MSU Denver (21.69)
3,000-meter run: Loic Scomparin, Colorado School of Mines (8:18.88)
4x400-meter Relay: Adams State (3:14.90, RMAC Championship Record)
Heptathlon: Nicholas Stade, Colorado School of Mines (5,123)
Shot Put: Sam Dirkes, Adams State (17.81m, 58’ 5”)
Triple Jump: Salem Brunk, Colorado Mesa (15.00m, 49’ 2½”)
High Jump: KJ McInnis, UCCS (2.04, 6’ 8¼”)
 

Friday’s Champions

Men’s Champions
5,000-meter: Loic Scomparin, Colorado School of Mines (14:47.75)
Distance Medley Relay: UCCS (10:03.50)
Weight Throw: Luke Hard, UCCS (19.91m, RMAC Championship Record)
Pole Vault: Caiden Macktinger, UCCS (5.32m, RMAC Championship Record)
Long Jump: Richard Safoh, UCCS (7.46m)
 
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.
 
#EverythingElevated