COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Adams State University’s distance medley relay team and University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ Savannah Jorgens have earned the fourth set of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Weekly Women’s Indoor Track & Field honors. 
 
Track Team of the Week
Adams State Distance Medley Relay Team (Maggie McCleskey, Isila Apkup, Lieke Hoogsteen, and Tristian Spence)
Adams State’s distance medley relay team, consisting of Maggie McCleskey, Isila Apkup, Lieke Hoogsteen, and Tristian Spence, put together a stellar performance at the New Mexico Team Open. They took first-place with a time of 11:11.24 (altitude converted), beating second-place West Texas A&M by 11 seconds. The squad also posted the fastest time in the nation with an 11-second gap between them and the national No. 2. 

Others Nominated: Avery Marler, Black Hills State; Kammi Merritt, Colorado Mesa; Crystal Armijo, CSU Pueblo; Hannah Hartwell, Fort Lewis; Emily Hubmer, South Dakota Mines; Krissie Sanders, UCCS. 
 
Field Athlete of the Week
Savannah Jorgens, UCCS (Senior, Centennial, Colorado)
At the New Mexico Team Open, Jorgens posted a pair of NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks in the weight throw and shot put. She opened the weekend off on Friday in the weight throw, where she unleashed a toss of 18.48 meters, good for fifth place in a field of 35 and the top mark from NCAA DII competitors. On Saturday, Jorgens posted a new personal best in the shot put with a mark of 13.74 meters to finish sixth overall out of 30 competitors and currently holds the 28^th best throw in Division II this season. 

Others Nominated: Avery Marler, Black Hills State; Camila Salvucci, Chadron State; Taiya Carl, Colorado Mesa; Lisa Sutherland, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Rust, MSU Denver; Adisyn Schenck, South Dakota Mines. 
 
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.