By: A.J. Vazquez, Strategic Communications & Marketing Intern
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Adams State University’s Julian Campos and Western Colorado University’s Brandon Kolb earned the final Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field weekly honors of the season, presented by Genesee Nutrition.
The 2026 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship, hosted by Colorado State University Pueblo, runs April 24–26, with competition getting underway Friday as the decathlon and heptathlon events begin.
Track Athlete of the Week
Julian Campos, Adams State (Senior, Aberdeen, Washington)
Campos posted a time of 28:40.63 in the 10,000-meter run at the prestigious Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California, earning a second-place finish against a highly competitive field. His mark stands as the top time in Division II this season, leading the national leaderboard by three seconds and establishing a new personal best in the process.
Others Nominated: Evan Smith, Black Hills State; 4x400-meter relay, Chadron State; Mateo Luna, Colorado Christian; Vasileios Salpas, Colorado Mesa; Max Bonenberger, Colorado School of Mines; Lyon Craig, Regis; Isaac Haynie, South Dakota Mines; Tyler Nord, Western Colorado.
Field Athlete of the Week
Brandon Kolb, Western Colorado (Freshman, Steamboat Springs, Colorado)
Kolb captured the high jump title Thursday at the Western Slope RMAC Last Chance, clearing 2.02 meters (6 feet, 7.5 inches) to secure the victory. The mark meets the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying standard and stood as the top clearance of the competition.
Others Nominated: Adam Stimes, Black Hills State; Tavion Leatherdale, Chadron State; Alejandro Philippart, Colorado School of Mines; Isaiah Thurman, South Dakota Mines.
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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