By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Colorado Mesa University senior short-stick defensive midfielder Caleb Schreiber is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Summit Award winner, the conference announced Friday, ahead of the Mavericks’ semifinal game at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Championship at Dumke Field at Westminster University.

Schreiber, a Thornton, Colorado product, wins the Summit Award for a second consecutive season after bringing a 4.00 grade-point average as a business management major into the men’s lacrosse season. On the field, he has scored two goals this season, picked up 15 ground balls, and caused six turnovers in 14 games played for the Mavericks.

The RMAC’s Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at the finals site of their respective sport’s championship. Summit Award winners must compete in 20 percent of available competitions throughout the current season. All GPAs are based on a straight-grading scale to ensure consistency among nominees. All ties are broken by the total number of credit hours completed through the most recently concluded semester.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be sophomores or above and have participated in their sport at their institution for at least two years. They must also be active members of their teams and travel to and compete at the RMAC championship event.

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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