By: A.J. Vazquez, Strategic Communications & Marketing Intern
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico Highlands University’s 4x100-meter relay team and University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ Maylee Thompson are the Week 4 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, presented by Genesee Nutrition.
Track Team of the Week
4x100 Relay Team, New Mexico Highlands (Amoya Jamieson, Ashley Barrett, Kayci-Jo Davis, and Patreece Clarke)
New Mexico Highlands’ 4x100-meter relay team of Amoya Jamieson, Ashley Barrett, Kayci-Jo Davis, and Patreece Clarke dominated the field at the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi in Canyon, Texas, clocking a blistering time of 44.63. TheCowgirls won the race with over a half-second gap between them and second place. The time leads the RMAC this season and ranks third in NCAA Division II.
Others Nominated: Madyson Wolfe, Black Hills State; Paige Kehmeier, Chadron State; Janelle Deboer, Colorado Christian; Autumn McQuitty, Colorado Mesa; Imani Fernandez-Gorbea, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Rust, MSU Denver; Emily Jones, South Dakota Mines; Abigail Frey, UCCS.
Field Athlete of the Week
Maylee Thompson, UCCS (Junior, Cochise, Arizona)
At the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi, Thompson posted NCAA provisional qualifying marks in both the heptathlon and long jump. In her heptathlon debut, Thompson recorded personal bests in all seven events, including a 6.02-meter mark in the long jump. She finished third overall with a career-best 4,844 points. Thompson now ranks first in the RMAC and is tied for No. 10 nationally in long jump, while also sitting atop the conference and tied for No. 21 in Division II in the heptathlon.
Others Nominated: Gretchen Adamski, Black Hill State; Sydney Alles, Chadron State; Elana Sutton, Colorado Christian; Kaitlyn Pearson, Colorado Mesa; Taylor Hindman, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Rust, MSU Denver; Reese Terwilliger, South Dakota Mines; Maylee Thompson, UCCS; Addisyn Sweeney, 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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