COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines’ Dawson Gunn joins head coach Matt Sparks, along with Chadron State College’s Chayton Bynes and Colorado State University Pueblo’s Caleb McLeod, in being named 2025-26 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field end-of-season award winners, the league announced Thursday. The RMAC awards are selected and voted on by the league’s 13 men’s indoor track & field head coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their student-athletes.
 
Dawson Gunn is the RMAC’s Track Athlete of the Year, after a season filled with outstanding performances. The junior from Sweetwater, Texas, took home the conference title in the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 14:52.75, nearly six seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Gunn would qualify for the NCAA Division II Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Championship and finish in second place with a time of 13:47.70, less than a half-second behind national champion Luca Poppe from Wingate University. 
 
Chayton Bynes defends his 2025 Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year titles after taking off this season, representing his hometown school, Chadron State. The junior jumper improved his personal best mark in the triple jump by 30 centimeters, going from 15.71 meters to 16.01 meters, setting a new Chadron State record. Bynes won the RMAC triple jump title with his best mark and new RMAC Championship meet record of 15.99 meters and finished third in long jump with a mark of 7.01 meters. He would advance to the national championship with the top mark in the country and finish in third with a best jump of 15.79 meters.
 
Redshirt freshman Caleb McLeod, a product of Fife, Scotland, earns Freshman of the Year honors. McLeod took second in the 800-meter run at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championship with a time of 1:51.61 and was a part of the first-place distance-medley-relay squad with teammates Ryan King, Tim Anstett, and Jon Sweepe that finished in 10:03.15. He qualified for the national championship in the 800-meter and DMR and took home All-America honors in both. McLeod finished fourth in the 800-meter with a personal best time of 1:49.02 and finished fifth in the DMR in 9:41.83. 
 
In his 13th season at the helm of Colorado School of Mines, Matt Sparks earned his fourth Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year honor. Under his expertise, the Orediggers finished as the RMAC runner-up behind conference champion University of Colorado Colorado Springs at the 2026 RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championship and achieved a second-consecutive top 10 finish at the 2026 NCAA Division II National Championship, finishing ninth overall.  

The All-RMAC Teams are based on results at the RMAC Championships. First-, second-, and third-place finishers are named First Team All-RMAC. Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-place finishers earn Second Team All-RMAC recognition. Members of first-place relay teams get First Team honors, while second-place relays are Second Team. A full list of All-RMAC honorees is available below. 
 
UCCS has a conference-leading 19 All-RMAC honorees, while Colorado School of Mines has the second most with 14. Western Colorado University has 11 total All-RMAC recipients; Adams State University has 7; South Dakota Mines, Colorado Mesa University, and CSU Pueblo have 6; while Black Hills State University, Chadron State, and Metropolitan State University of Denver each have 5. Fort Lewis College has four honorees, and Colorado Christian University has three. 

2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field Award Winners
Track Athlete of the Year: Dawson Gunn, Colorado School of Mines
Field Athlete of the Year: Chayton Bynes, Chadron State
Freshman of the Year: Caleb McLeod, CSU Pueblo
Coach of the Year: Matt Sparks, Colorado School of Mines
Summit Award: Owen Johnson, South Dakota Mines
Track Athlete of the Meet (RMAC Championship): Kenny Greene, MSU Denver
Field Athlete of the Meet (RMAC Championship): Chayton Bynes, Chadron State
Freshman of the Meet (RMAC Championship): Isaac Haynie, South Dakota Mines

Harrison Boyd – Sophomore – Mile – 04:12.8 – First Team
Felix Perrier – Senior – 3000m – 08:21.4 – First Team
Juan Rosales – Senior – 3000m – 08:22.1 – First Team
Thibault Tauziede – Freshman – 3000m – 08:29.0 – First Team
Sam Dirkes – Senior – Shot Put – 18.61m – First Team
Nathan Scherbarth – Senior – 3000m – 08:32.7 – Second Team
Julian Campos – Senior – 3000m – 08:34.2 – Second Team

Evan Smith – Sophomore – 800m – 01:51.6 – First Team
Drew Lehman – Sophomore – Long Jump – 7.08m – First Team
Drew Lehman – Sophomore – Triple Jump – 14.92m – First Team
Adam Stimes – Freshman – High Jump – 1.96m – Second Team
Chase Maher – Sophomore – Pole Vault – 4.78m – Second Team
Ryan Baker – Sophomore – Weight Throw – 17.43m – Second Team

Ryan Clapper – Junior – 200m – 21.53 – First Team
Christopher Cormier – Sophomore – 400m – 49.01 – First Team
Chayton Bynes – Junior – Long Jump – 7.01m – First Team
Chayton Bynes – Junior – Triple Jump – 15.99m – First Team
Ayden Hartzell – Freshman – 200m – 21.71 – Second Team
Christopher Cormier – 4x400m Relay – 03:19.2 – Second Team
Ryan Clapper – 4x400m Relay – 03:19.2 – Second Team
Kadin Perez – 4x400m Relay – 03:19.2 – Second Team
Ayden Hartzell – 4x400m Relay – 03:19.2 – Second Team

Matthew Storer – Senior – 5000m – 14:58.9 – First Team
Zachariah Vance – Sophomore – Mile – 04:17.3 – Second Team
Mateo Luna – Junior – Mile – 04:18.1 – Second Team

Mateo Casados – Senior – 60m – 6.69 – First Team
Marik Cummings – Junior – 60m – 6.80 – First Team
Joseph Randolph – Junior – 200m – 21.45 – First Team
Asa Keim – Freshman – Pole Vault – 4.78m – First Team
Joseph Randolph – Junior – 60m – 6.82 – Second Team
Amaris Mora – Junior – 60m – 6.86 – Second Team
Vasileios Salpas – Freshman – 800m – 1:54.45 – Second Team
Hayden Moreno – Sophomore – Long Jump – 6.99m – Second Team
Asa Keim – Freshman – Heptathlon – 4,522 points – Second Team

Jathan Busby – Sophomore – 60m – 6.80 – First Team
Dawson Gunn – Junior – 5000m – 14:52.7 – First Team
Cody Wyman – Freshman – 5000m – 14:59.1 – First Team
Dominik Davis – Freshman – 60m Hurdles – 8.13 – First Team
Aidan Bennett – Senior – Pole Vault – 5.15m – First Team
Franklin Rambo – Junior – Shot Put – 16.73m – First Team
Nicholas Stade – Senior – Heptathlon – 4,759 points – First Team 
Logan Meade – 4x400m Relay – 03:15.0 – First Team
Tim Thompson – 4x400m Relay – 03:15.0 – First Team
Liam Currie – 4x400m Relay – 03:15.0 – First Team
Jonah Fallon – 4x400m Relay – 03:15.0 – First Team
Ethan Grolnic – Senior – 5000m – 15:07.2 – Second Team
Cooper McGinnis – Freshman – 60m Hurdles – 8.26 – Second Team
Kellar Cimini – Freshman – Pole Vault – 4.78m – Second Team

Tim Anstett – Junior – 800m – 01:51.5 – First Team
Caleb McLeod – Freshman – 800m – 01:51.6 – First Team
Jon Sweepe – Junior – Mile – 04:11.8 – First Team
Xavier Freeman – Junior – Shot Put – 18.39m – First Team
Caleb McLeod – DMR – 10:03.2 – First Team
Ryan King – DMR – 10:03.2 – First Team
Tim Anstett – DMR – 10:03.2 – First Team
Jon Sweepe – DMR – 10:03.2 – First Team
Lukas Moran – Senior – Weight Throw – 18.12m – Second Team
Xavier Freeman – Junior – Weight Throw – 17.56m – Second Team

Brady Burrough – Senior – Mile – 04:16.6 – First Team
Armando Fuentes – Sophomore – 800m – 01:55.1 – Second Team
Brody Hubbard – Sophomore – Mile – 04:19.7 – Second Team
Elijah Smith – Junior – 5000m – 15:02.9 – Second Team

Kenny Greene – Junior – 200m – 21.53 – First Team
Kenny Greene – Junior – 400m – 48.49 – First Team
Anthony Martinez – Senior – 60m Hurdles – 8.15 – First Team
Isaiah Williams – Junior – High Jump – 1.96m  – First Team
Joseph Barlow – Freshman – Long Jump – 6.99m – Second Team
Kai Luna – Freshman – Triple Jump – 14.58m – Second Team

Isaac Haynie – Freshman – 60m Hurdles – 8.11 – First Team
Everett Gilbert – Freshman – High Jump – 2.01m  – First Team
Augustus Fink – Sophomore – Weight Throw – 20.21m  – First Team
Merek Ranstrom – Junior – 60m Hurdles – 8.21 – Second Team
Cooper Stevens – Junior – Shot Put – 16.42m – Second Team
Logan Haynie – Freshman – Heptathlon – 4,701 points – Second Team

Andrew Muncy – Junior – 400m – 49.00 – First Team
Jake Hall – Senior – High Jump – 2.01m – First Team
Josiah Billington – Sophomore – Long Jump – 7.23m – First Team
Michael Roberts – Senior – Weight Throw – 20.06m – First Team
Hayden Cuevas – Junior – Weight Throw – 19.28m – First Team
Dillon Arvayo – Senior – Heptathlon – 5,185 points – First Team
Evan Atkin – Junior – Heptathlon – 5,023 points – First Team
Noah Brown – Freshman – 60m – 6.83 – Second Team
Daryn O’Kuragu – Senior – 200m – 21.76 – Second Team
Sebastien Jean – Senior – 400m – 49.02 – Second Team
Josh Gross – Freshman – 400m – 49.32 – Second Team
Hayden Fox – Freshman – 400m – 49.74 – Second Team
Joey Hamilton – Senior – 800m – 01:55.1 – Second Team
Lyai Lyai – Freshman – High Jump – 1.96m – Second Team
Jayden Nohr – Freshman – Long Jump – 6.76m – Second Team
Jason Lomosi – Freshman – Triple Jump – 14.31m – Second Team
Realiti Smith – Sophomore – Triple Jump – 14.13m – Second Team
Kyle Demos – Senior – Shot Put – 16.55m – Second Team
Camden Bruns – Freshman – Shot Put – 16.21m – Second Team
Broden Cahoon – Senior – Heptathlon – 4,689 points – Second Team

Brandon Kolb – Freshman – High Jump – 1.96m – First Team
Shawn Carter – Sophomore – Triple Jump – 14.99m – First Team
Brayden Jones – Sophomore – Pole Vault – 4.93m – First Team
Arvell Amos – Sophomore – 200m – 22.17 – Second Team
Tyler Nord – Junior – 3000m – 08:36.5 – Second Team
Jan Thewes – Senior – 5000m – 15:08.2 – Second Team
Joseph Purbrick – Sophomore – 60m Hurdles – 8.24 – Second Team
Aiden Ellebracht – Freshman – High Jump – 1.96m – Second Team
Shaw Walker – Freshman – Pole Vault – 4.63m – Second Team
Gable Rial – DMR – 10:09.4 – Second Team
Will Stone – DMR – 10:09.4 – Second Team
Wyatt Hoover – DMR – 10:09.4 – Second Team
Tyler Nord – DMR – 10:09.4 – Second Team

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.