By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico Highlands University senior Patreece Clarke and Colorado State University Pueblo sophomore Keturah Templeman claim the first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Weekly Outdoor Track and Field Awards, presented by Genesee Nutrition, announced Wednesday.

Track Athlete of the Week

Patreece Clarke, New Mexico Highlands (Senior, May Pen, Jamaica)
Clarke won the 100-meter hurdles at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invitational with a personal-best time of 13.02 seconds.  It is the best mark across all divisions in the 100 hurdles in the season’s opening weekend. She bested the field, which included several Division I runners, by more than a second.
Others Nominated: Kyndall Carnahan, Chadron State; Kammi Merritt, Colorado Mesa; Imani Fernandez-Gorbea, Colorado School of Mines; Helen Braybrook, CSU Pueblo; Allie Braney, Regis; Emily Jones, South Dakota Mines; Abigail Frey, UCCS; Natalie Kessler, Western Colorado.

Field Athlete of the Week

Keturah Templeman, CSU Pueblo (Sophomore, Greeley, Colorado)
Templeman was the top Division II performer in the javelin throw at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invitational, with a throw of 46.00 meters (150’ 11”) that was fourth in the event. She also posted a personal best in the hammer throw and had a Top 10 finish in the shot put in the outdoor season-opening meet. In the javelin, she finished behind three Division I competitors while posting the seventh-best mark and a provisional qualifying mark in Division II this season.
Others Nominated: Shelby Ekwall, Chadron State; Kaiya Graves, Colorado Mesa; Rojrika Campbell, New Mexico Highlands; Dorothy Freeman, Regis; Emily Novak, South Dakota Mines; Brooke Peterson, UCCS; Johanna Brown, 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 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.

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