By: A.J. Vazquez, Strategic Communications & Marketing Intern

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Colorado School of Mines' 4x400-meter relay team and University of Colorado Colorado Springs' Josiah Billington earned the fourth Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field weekly honors of the season, presented by Genesee Nutrition. 
 

Track Team of the Week 

4x400-meter Relay, Colorado School of Mines (Liam Currie, Jonah Fallon, Tim Thompson, and Elijah Quinby) 

Colorado School of Mines' 4x400 relay team of Liam Currie, Jonah Fallon, Tim Thompson, and Elijah Quinby set a new RMAC record with a time of 3:06.47 at the Mines Midweek & Multi, breaking the previous mark by two seconds and surpassing the program record by four seconds, which had stood since 2001 at 3:10.47. The performance ranks No. 2 in NCAA Division II this season and No. 17 all-time on the USTFCCCA performers list. The Orediggers were fueled by Fallon's unofficial second-leg split of 44.81. 

Others Nominated: Flynn Johnston, Black Hills State; Ryan Clapper, Chadron State; Josiah Weeda, Colorado Christian; Blake Ames, Colorado Mesa; John Strabala, South Dakota Mines; Enzo Knapp, UCCS.  
 

Field Athlete of the Week 

Josiah Billington, UCCS (Redshirt Sophomore, Castle Rock, Colorado) 

Billington had a strong outing at the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi in Canyon, Texas, posting an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the long jump and new personal best in the triple jump. He placed third with a wind-aided leap of 7.67 meters, while his wind-legal mark of 7.64 meters currently leads the RMAC and ranks fourth in NCAA Division II, moving him to No. 3 all-time in UCCS outdoor history. Billington also recorded a season-best mark of 14.31 meters in the triple jump.   

Others Nominated: Casen Willson, Black Hills State; Courtney Williams, Chadron State; Josiah Weeda, Colorado Christian; Asa Keim, Colorado Mesa; Aidan Bennett, Colorado School of Mines; Augustus Fink, South Dakota Mines; Alexander Taylor, 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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