By: A.J. Vazquez, Strategic Communications & Marketing Intern

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Gavin Kuhlenbeck is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week after winning the individual title in the Gold Race at the Green/Dirksen Invitational hosted by the University of Nebraska. Kuhlenbeck led all Division II runners, finishing 11th overall.  

The Yellow Jackets’ senior runner posted an 8k time of 24:50.06 to earn the individual title in a field of 236 runners with several representatives from highly ranked programs. This marks Kuhlenbeck’s second consecutive individual title after winning the Gage McSpadden Memorial on September 5 in Sturgis, South Dakota. 

Kuhlenbeck and Black Hills State next compete on October 11 at the Lewis Crossover Invite in Romeoville, Illinois. This will be their final competition before the 2025 RMAC Cross Country Championship in Colorado Springs on October 25.  

Others Nominated: Chase Brown, Colorado Mesa; Chandler Wilburn, Colorado School of Mines; Lyon Craig, Regis; Joran Lamoreaux, South Dakota Mines; Tyler Campbell, UCCS. 

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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