By: A.J. Vazquez, Strategic Communications & Marketing Intern
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines' Tim Thompson and Chadron State College's Chayton Bynes have been named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for Week 5.
The 2025-26 RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championship will take place February 27-28 in Gunnison, Colorado, hosted by Western Colorado University.
Track Athlete of the Week
Tim Thompson, Colorado School of Mines (Senior, Fort Collins, Colorado)
Thompson posted the fastest 800-meter time in Division II this season at the Colorado Classic in Boulder, winning the event with a converted time of 1:47.41 (1:48.10 raw). This mark is the eighth-fastest all-time 800-meter Division II performance, and the fastest raw time ever recorded at elevation (5,400 feet). Thompson also broke the Oredigger record of 1:48.9, set by Patrick Weaver in 2019, and leads the RMAC in the 800 by more than two seconds.
Others Nominated: Ryan Clapper, Chadron State; Marik Cummings, Colorado Mesa; Kenny Greene, MSU Denver; Joran Lamoreaux, South Dakota Mines; UCCS Men's 4x400m Relay Team; Oliver Diaz, Western Colorado.
Field Athlete of the Week
Chayton Bynes, Chadron State (Junior, Chadron, Nebraska)
At the Wildcat Invite, hosted by Wayne State College, Bynes delivered a dominant performance in the triple jump, winning the event by more than seven feet with a leap of 16.01 meters (52-6.5). The Chadron native broke the Eagles' previous record by 10 inches, previously set in 2019 by Isaac Grimes' jump of 15.75 meters (51-8). Bynes currently holds the No. 1 mark in Division II, and the No. 18 mark across all NCAA divisions.
Others Nominated: Sam Dirkes, Adams State; Austin Schultz, Colorado Mesa; Andre Henry, MSU Denver; Augustus Fink, South Dakota Mines; Braxton Walk, Western Colorado.
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 69 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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