By: Cory Guinn, External Communications Assistant

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Mary Ngige of Adams State University is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week after taking the top individual spot in the 33rd Joe I. Vigil Open on Saturday.

The sophomore runner captured the individual title with a time of 17:12.8. Ngige set the pace for the Grizzlies in the season-opening meet and led the Grizzlies to the overall team title. Ngige’s finishing time was 25 seconds faster than the next closest competitor.

Ngige and Adams State are back in action Saturday, September 26,  at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Others Nominated: Emma Hofmeister, Black Hills State University; Samantha Rodewald, Chadron State College; Jordan Staniszewski, Colorado Mesa University; Charlotte Young, Colorado State University Pueblo; Allie Braney, Regis University; Kailey Winter, South Dakota Mines; Kylah Ricks, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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 67 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.