GUNNISON, Colo. –  Day 2 of the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship concluded with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs taking the team title after earning 157.5 points. The Mountain Lions recorded nine podium finishes across seven events.

A runner from New Mexico Highlands University won first place in every sprint event. Patreece Clark won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.20 seconds, setting a new RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championship record and improving her own No. 1 time in the nation. Ashley Barrett won the 60- and 200-meter dashes in 7.41 and 24.63 seconds, respectively. Her 60-meter time currently ranks tenth in the nation. Amoya Jameison won the 400-meter dash in 55.5 seconds.

Lieke Hoogsteen of Adams State University won the 800 meters in 2:07.74. Adams State’s Maggie McCleskey upset the nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 in the mile, winning in 4:54.63. Lauren Wilson of Western Colorado University won the 3,000 meters in 10:11.83.

Nykole Meshew of Western Colorado cleared 1.68 meters in the high jump to win the event ahead of a four-way tie for third. Camila Salvucci of Chadron State College won the triple jump with a mark of 12.15 meters. Savannah Jorgens of UCCS won the weight throw with a mark of 19.30 meters.

The 4x400-meter relay team from Colorado School of Mines, consisting of Aani Hardesty, Elizabeth Prescott, Imani Fernandez-Gorbea and Violet Williams, won in 3:50.27.

Madison Clause of Chadron State was awarded the Summit Award at the conclusion of the championship for maintaining the highest cumulative grade-point average among competitors.

Ashley Barrett of New Mexico Highlands earned Track Athlete of the Meet honors after scoring 20.75 points in track events; winning the 60- and 200-meter dashes and finishing in sixth in the 4x400-meter relay. 

New Mexico Highlands’ Rojrika Campbell was named Field Athlete of the Meet after scoring 18.5 points in field events; finishing in second in the triple jump, third in the long jump and high jump. 

Violet Williams of Colorado School of Mines was named Freshman of the Meet after scoring 17.5 points, highlighted by a victory in the long jump, fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash, and a win as a part of the Colorado School of Mines’ 4x400-meter relay team. 

Attention now turns to the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on March 13-14. The final list of participants will be released Tuesday, March 3.

Awards-
Summit Award: Madison Clause, Chadron State College
Track Athlete of the Meet: Ashley Barrett, New Mexico Highlands
Field Athlete of the Meet: Rojrika Cambell, New Mexico Highlands
Freshman of the Meet: Violet Williams, Colorado School of Mines
 
Day One Champions-
5,000-meter: Kseniya Nikanorov, UCCS (17:45.52)
Distance Medley Relay: Lieke Hoogsteen, Isila Apkup, Marie Garret, and Ava O’Connor, Adams State (11:50.05)
Pentathlon: Lisa Sutherland, Colorado School of Mines (3,485 points)
Pole Vault: Brooke Peterson, UCCS (3.92 meters)
Shotput: Febe Wessels, CSU Pueblo (15.56 meters)
Long Jump: Violet Williams, Colorado School of Mines (5.95 meters)
 
Day Two Champions- 
TEAM: UCCS 
High Jump: Nykole Meshew, Western Colorado (1.68 meters)
Triple Jump: Camila Salvucci, Chadron State (12.15 meters)
Weight Throw: Savannah Jorgens, UCCS (19.30 meters)
60-meter: Ashley Barrett, New Mexico Highlands (7.41)
60-meter Hurdles: Patreece Clark, New Mexico Highlands (8.20)
200-meter: Ashley Barrett, New Mexico Highlands (24.63)
400-meter: Amoya Jameison, New Mexico Highlands (55.53)
800-meter: Lieke Hoogsteen, Adams State (2:07.74)
Mile: Maggie McCleskey, Adams State (4:54.63)
3,000-meter: Lauren Wilson, Western Colorado (10:11.83)
4x400-meter Relay: Aani Hardesty, Elizabeth Prescott, Imani Fernandez-Gorbea, and Violet Williams, Colorado School of Mines (3:50.27)
 
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 71 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.