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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Colorado School of Mines’ Sierra Wall and Violet Williams are the Week 5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, presented by Genesee Nutrition. They earn the final weekly honors of the season. 

Colorado State University Pueblo will host the 2026 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship April 24–26, with competition beginning Friday as decathlon and heptathlon athletes open multi-event action. 

Track Athlete of the Week 

Sierra Wall, Colorado School of Mines (Freshman, Boulder, Colorado) 

In her first collegiate steeplechase, Wall ran a national-leading time of 10:08.83 at the prestigious Bryan Clay Invitational, breaking the program record of 10:14.67 set earlier this season by Emily LaMena. Her mark leads the RMACand the nation by six seconds and ranks her as the No. 20 all-time performer in Division II history in the event. 

Others Nominated: Marie Garret, Adams State; Evie Boyd, Black Hills State; Paige Kehmeier, Chadron State; Janelle Deboer, Colorado Christian; Megan Hodges, Colorado Mesa; Allie Braney, Regis; Emma Moody, South Dakota Mines; Peyton Weiss, Western Colorado.  

Field Athlete of the Week 

Violet Williams, Colorado School of Mines (Freshman, Prescott, Arizona) 

Williams broke the Colorado School of Mines long jump record with a leap of 6.15 meters (20 feet, 2.25 inches) at the Mines Midweek Invite. Her mark surpassed the previous Oredigger record of 6.11 meters (20 feet, 0.5 inches), set by Lexye Wood in 2024. The jump ranks No. 9 in NCAA Division II this season and leads the conference by 13 centimeters. 

Others Nominated: Hanah Sullivan, Black Hills State; Kailey Klein, Chadron State; Ella Brinkman, Colorado Christian; Adisyn Schenck, South Dakota Mines; Kyla Wolitzky, 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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