Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Men’s Week 7 Release | February 25, 2015

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Track Athlete of the Week Field Athlete of the Week

Michael Warburton Zach Baxter MSU Denver Adams State Senior, 6-0, Mid-Distance Junior, 6-4, 230, Throws Parker, Colo./Ponderosa HS Golden, Colo./Northridge HS Michael Warburton ran two provisional NCAA Zach Baxter took first place in the at the qualifying times over the weekend at the Joe Davies Joe Davies Open in Golden, Colorado. He threw for Open, first as a member of the distance medley relay a personal record of 17.27m. Baxter is now ranked team, and second in the 800 meters. He helped the seventh in the nation for shot put. DMR to the 14th-fastest time in Division II this sea- son, a 9:55.70 converted time. On Saturday in the 800 meters, he won the race in a field of 22 runners in 1:55.51, converting to 1:52.19 for the 18th-fastest time in the country.

Honorable Mention RMAC Athletes of the Week

Track February 25 Kyle McCloskey, UCCS Track: Michael Warburton, MSUD Alec Baldwin, BHSU Chris Cutcher, CSC Field: Zach Baxter, ASU John Patterson, WSCU February 18 Field Track: Matt Daniels, ASU Ben Timmer, CSM Field: Noah Zorsky, WSCU Cameron Gill, WSCU Bryce Boser, BHSU February 12 Track: Derrick Williams, CSUP Field: Damarcus Simpson, CSC

February 4 Track: Alec Baldwin, BHSU Field: Seun Ogunmodede, CSM

January 28 Track: Chaz Butler, ASU Field: Seun Ogunmodede, CSM

Upcoming Meets January 21 Track: Alec Baldwin, BHSU Feb. 27-28 Field: Austin Roup, CSM RMAC Indoor Championships - Gunnison, Colo. All RMAC Teams December 17 March 13-14 Track: Patrick Weaver, CSM NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships Field: Seun Ogunmodede, CSM 2014-15 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Qualifiers

RMAC Men’s Automatic Qualifiers

Name School Cl. Event Time/Distance Matt Daniels Adams State Senior Mile 3:59.89 Oliver Aitchison Adams State Sophomore Mile 4:01.11 Kevin Batt Adams State Senior 3000m 7:51.87 Matt Daniels Adams State Senior 5000m 14:01.38 Damarcus Simpson Chadron State Freshman 25-3.25 (7.70m) Seun Ogunmodede Colorado Mines Senior Long Jump 25-0 (7.62m) Derrick Williams CSU-Pueblo Sophomore Mile 4:01.48 Noah Zorsky Western State Sophomore Pole Vault 16-9.25 (5.11m)

RMAC Men’s Provisional Qualifiers

Name School Cl. Event Time/Distance Chaz Butler Adams State Junior 60m 6.78 Jurgen Themen Adams State Junior 60m 6.80 Chaz Butler Adams State Junior 200m 21.60 Oliver Aitchison Adams State Sophomore 800m 1:50.89 Austin Anaya Adams State Sophomore 800m 1:52.42 Jackson Sayler Adams State Freshman Mile 4:09.18 Austin Anaya Adams State Sophomore Mile 4:11.93 Justin Bethea Adams State Senior 6-10.75 (2.10m) Zach Baxter Adams State Junior Shot Put 56-8 (17.27m) Jonathan Millar Adams State Sophomore Shot Put 52-11.5 (16.14m) Alec Baldwin Black Hills St. Junior 800m 1:52.52 Alec Baldwin Black Hills St. Junior Mile 4:05.71 Mitch Kraft Black Hills St. Senior 3000m 8:14.15 Alec Baldwin Black Hills St. Junior 3000m 8:15.33 Team Black Hills St. DMR 9:52.69 Jacob Johnson Black Hills St. Sophomore Weight Throw 59-0.25 (17.99m) Damarcus Simpson Chadron State Freshman 60m 6.79 Chris Cutcher Chadron State Sophomore 60H 8.03 Skylar Hoopes Chadron State Junior Pole Vault 15-9 (4.80m) Kyle McArthy Chadron State Senior Shot Put 53-2.75 (16.22m) Kyle McArthy Chadron State Senior Weight Throw 56-7.5 (17.26m) Shane Niksic Colorado Mesa Senior 800m 1:51.60 John Cusick Colorado Mesa Senior 800m 1:52.61 Shane Niksic Colorado Mesa Senior Mile 4:12.27 Daniel Vavrik Colorado Mesa Freshman 5000m 14:38.36 Team Colorado Mesa DMR 10:02.89 Dezant Burks Colorado Mesa Long Jump 23-3.25 (7.09m) Ian Rozier Colorado Mines Sophomore 400m 48.45 Patrick Weaver Colorado Mines Sophomore 800m 1:49.90 Garrett Hoch Colorado Mines Senior 800m 1:50.41 Marty Andrie Colorado Mines Junior 3000m 8:07.82 Phil Schneider Colorado Mines Junior 3000m 8:16.83 Phil Schneider Colorado Mines Junior 5000m 14:08.80 Team Colorado Mines 4x400 3:14.56 Team Colorado Mines DMR 9:50.41 Seun Ogunmodede Colorado Mines Senior High Jump 6-11 (2.11m) Ben Timmer Colorado Mines Junior Pole Vault 16-00 (4.88m) Seun Ogunmodede Colorado Mines Senior 47-4.5 (14.44m) Austin Roup Colorado Mines Senior Weight Throw 60-2.5 (18.35m) Jacob Hollister Colorado Mines Junior Weight Throw 56-8.75 (17.29m) Dueth Vassall CSU-Pueblo Freshman 400m 48.48 Dante Carter CSU-Pueblo Junior 800m 1:52.13 2014-15 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Qualifiers RMAC Men’s Provisional Qualifiers, Cont’d

Devundrick Walker CSU-Pueblo Freshman 800m 1:53.37 Dante Carter CSU-Pueblo Junior Mile 4:10.04 Derrick Williams CSU-Pueblo Sophomore 3000m 8:13.04 Team CSU-Pueblo DMR 9:48.85 Harley Korte CSU-Pueblo Freshman Pole Vault 15-5 (4.70m) Ron Sweeten CSU-Pueblo Freshman Long Jump 23-5.5 (7.15m) Michael Warburton MSU Denver Senior 800m 1:52.18 Ryan Boucher MSU Denver Sophomore 800m 1:52.42 Brandon Krage MSU Denver Junior 3000m 8:19.54 Nick Kadlec MSU Denver Senior 3000m 8:22.78 Team MSU Denver DMR 9:55.70 Robert Carlson MSU Denver Freshman Long Jump 23-11.5 (7.30m) Tristan Anastas South Dakota Mines Freshman High Jump 6-8.25 (2.04m) Kyle McCloskey UCCS Senior 800m 1:52.40 Carson Aberle UCCS Senior 800m 1:52.51 David Kimaiyo UCCS Freshman 3000m 8:24.28 Team UCCS DMR 9:54.32 Justin Baker Western State Junior 60m 6.89 Kossi Tchenawou Western State Freshman 60m 6.90 Robin Butler Western State Junior 800m 1:49.31 Adam Sinda Western State Senior Mile 4:11.27 Dawid Konieczek Western State Sophomore Mile 4:11.70 Bryant Byrd Western State Freshman Mile 4:11.84 Ian Butler Western State Senior 3000m 8:13.00 John Patterson Western State Sophomore 3000m 8:24.21 Dawid Konieczek Western State Sophomore 3000m 8:25.11 Adam Sinda Western State Senior 3000m 8:26.36 Ian Butler Western State Senior 5000m 14:11.94 Bennie Kirkwood Western State Senior High Jump 7-0.25 (2.14m) Luke Arnold Western State Senior Pole Vault 15-9 (4.80m) Colton Berkery Western State Senior Pole Vault 15-7 (4.75m) TJ Frison Western State Senior Long Jump 23-2 (7.06m) Cameron Gill Western State Sophomore Triple Jump 47-11.75 (14.62m) 2014-15 RMAC Indoor Track & Field Preseason

2014-15 RMAC Men’s Indoor T&F 2014-15 RMAC Women’s Indoor T&F Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Coaches Poll ‘14 RMAC ‘14 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Pts Finish # School (1st Pl. Votes) Pts Finish 1. Adams State (9) 81 1st 1. Adams State (11) 121 1st 2. Chadron State (1) 68 2nd 2. New Mexico Highlands (1) 104 3rd 3. Colorado Mines 65 4th 3. Western State Colorado 101 2nd 4. Western State Colorado 62 3rd 4. Chadron State 81 4th 5. Colorado Mesa 45 8th 5. Colorado Mines 76 8th 6. Black Hills State 36 5th 6. Colorado Mesa 70 5th 7. MSU Denver 29 7th 7. CSU-Pueblo 64 6th 8. UCCS 27 6th 8. MSU Denver 51 7th 9. CSU-Pueblo 24 - 9. Black Hills State 48 10th 10. South Dakota Mines 13 - 10. UCCS 41 9th 11. Fort Lewis 18 - Coaches can’t vote for their own runners or teams. This is SDSM&T’s 12. South Dakota Mines 17 - first year in the RMAC. This is CSUP’s first year with men’s indoor track & field. Coaches can’t vote for their own runners or teams. This is SDSM&T’s first year in the RMAC. This is Fort Lewis’ first year with women’s indoor track & field.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Adams State is picked to win the RMAC in both Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field for the 2014-15 season. On the men’s side, the Grizzlies have won the last three conference titles in a row and five of their last six. ASU features three presason all-con- ference perfomers including Kevin Batt, who was selected as the RMAC Preseason Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year. In Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Adams State will be looking for their 14th RMAC title in a row. ASU has three athletes on the Preseason team. New Mexico Highlands’ Salcia Slack is picked as the Preseason Athlete of the Year. Western State will host the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 27-28 in Gunnison, Colorado.

RMAC Men’s Preseason RMAC Women’s Preseason Indoor T&F Athlete of the Year Indoor T&F Athlete of the Year Kevin Batt Salcia Slack Adams State New Mexico Highlands Senior Senior Sydney, Australia Kingston, Jamaica The defending national champion in the 5K in- At the 2014 RMAC Indoor Track and Field Cham- doors, Batt is coming off a third place finish at pionships, she won the (breaking the the NCAA DII cross country championships. He RMAC record) and triple jump while taking fifth helped ASU to their third straight NCAA team in the shot put. She went on to finish third in both cross country championship. Batt was the 2013- the pentathlon and triple jump at the NCAA Indoor 14 RMAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Championships to score 12 points to help the Cowgirls finish a pro- gram-best sixth with 22 points.

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Women’s Indoor Track & Field Preseason All-RMAC Team Preseason All-RMAC Team # Kevin Batt, Adams State (Sr., Sydney, Australia - Distance) Shelby Bozner, Chadron State (Jr., Rock Springs, Wyo. - Multi) Justin Bethea, Adams State (Sr., Azusa, Calif. - High Jump) Lauren Martin, Adams State (Sr., Alamosa, Colo. - Distance) Chaz Butler, Adams State (Jr., Aurora, Colo. - Sprints) Shanice McPherson, N.M. Highlands(So., Manchester, Jamaica - Multi) Ian Butler, Western State (Sr., Lakewood, Colo. - Distance) Maura O’Brien, Adams State (Jr. Evergreen, Colo. - Mid Distance) Jon Clarke, MSU Denver (Sr., Paterson, N.J. - Sprints) Stachia Reuwsaat, Chadron State (So., Black Hawk, S.D. - Sprints) Chris Cutcher, Chadron State (So., Colo. Springs, Colo. - Hurdles) Chante Roberts, Adams State (So., Clarendon, Jamaica - Mid ) Bennie Kirkwood, Western State (Sr., Ventura, Calif. - High Jump) Whitney Rowe, Colorado Mesa (Sr., Burnaby, B.C. - Sprints) Seun Ogunmodede, Colo. Mines (Sr., Castle Rock, Colo. - Jumps) # Salcia Slack, N.M. Highlands (Sr., Kingston, Jamaica - Multi) Patrick Weaver, Colorado Mines (So., Hugoton, Kan. - Sprints) Bacall Sterling, Colorado Mesa (Jr., Chandler, Ariz. - Multi) Derrick Williams, CSU-Pueblo (So., Columbia Falls, Mont. - Mid) Kelsy Wood, Chadron State (So., Hemingford, Neb. - Multi)

Student-Athletes are listed in alphabetical order Student-Athletes are listed in alphabetical order # - preseason Indoor track & field athlete of the year # - preseason Indoor track & field athlete of the year 2014-15 RMAC Indoor Track & Field Schedules

Adams State University Colorado State University-Pueblo Date Meet Location Date Meet Location Dec. 12 AFA Holiday Open USAF Academy, Colo. Dec. 12-13 CSM Alumni Open Golden, Colo. Jan. 16 Western State Opener Gunnison, Colo. Jan. 16 Western State Opener Gunnison, Colo. Jan. 22-23 Air Force Pentathalon-Heptathalon USAF Academy, Colo. Jan. 30-31 CSM Division II Invite Golden, Colo. Jan. 24 ASU Open Alamosa, Colo. Feb. 6-7 New Mexico Collegiate Classic Albuquerque, NM Jan. 30 The Shootout Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 13 GVSU Big Meet Allendale, Mich. Feb. 6-7 New Mexico Collegiate Classic Albuquerque, NM Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 13-14 Husky Invitational Seattle, Wash, Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 14 ASU NCAA Qualifier Alamosa, Colo. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. Metropolitan State University of Denver Date Meet Location Black Hills State University Dec. 12 Air Force Holiday Open USAFA, Colo. Date Meet Location Jan. 9 Air Force All-Comers Meet USAFA, Colo. Dec. 6-7 Yellow Jacket Holiday Open Spearfish, S.D. Jan. 17 Potts Invitational Boulder, Colo. Jan. 10 Myrle Hansen Memorial Open Spearfish, S.D. Jan. 23 Air Force Invitational USAFA, Colo. Jan. 17 Dave Little Alumni Mile Spearfish, S.D. Jan. 23-24 CSM Twilight Collegiate Open Golden, Colo. Jan. 24 TBA Spearfish, SD Jan. 30-31 CSM Division II Invite Golden, Colo. Jan. 30 Chadron State College Twilight Chadron, Neb. Feb. 6-7 New Mexico Collegiate Classic Albuquerque, NM Feb. 6-7 Eagles and Jackets Invite Gillette, Wyo. Feb. 20-21 Joe Davies Invitational Golden, Colo. Feb. 13-14 SDSU Indoor Invitational Brookings, S.D. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 21 Stinger Open Spearfish, SD Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Date Meet Location Chadron State College Dec. 6-7 Yellow Jacket Holiday Open Spearfish, S.D. Date Meet Location Jan. 10 Myrle Hansen Memorial Open Spearfish, S.D. Dec.5-6 Yellow Jacket Holiday Open Spearfish, S.D. Jan. 17 Dave Little Alumni Mile Spearfish, S.D. Dec. 12-13 Colorado Mines Combined Events Golden, Colo. Jan. 30 Chadron State College Twilight Chadron, Neb. Jan. 24 TBA Spearfish, SD Feb. 6-7 Birds and Bees Invite Gillette, Wyo. Jan. 30 Chadron State College Twilight Chadron, Neb. Feb. 21 BHSU Rock and Jock Invite Spearfish, SD Feb. 6-7 Birds and Bees Invite Gillette, Wyo. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 13-14 SDSU Indoor Invitational Brookings, SD Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 20 University of Nebraska Tune-up Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 20-21 Joe Davies Invitational Golden, Colo. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. University of Colorado Colorado Springs Date Meet Location Colorado Mesa University Dec. 12-13 CSM Alumni Open Golden, Colo. Date Meet Location Jan. 23-24 CSM Twilight Collegiate Open Golden, Colo. Dec. 12 Oredigger Early Bird Multi Golden, Colo. Jan. 30-31 CSM Division II Invite Golden, Colo. Jan. 16 Western State Opener Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 6-7 Western State Alumni Open Gunnison, Colo. Jan. 23 Colorado Mines Twilight Golden, Colo. Feb. 13 GVSU Big Meet Allendale, Mich. Jan. 30 The Shootout Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 20-21 Joe Davies Invitational Golden, Colo. Feb. 1 CSM Twilight Collegiate Open Golden, Colo. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 6-7 Western State Alumni Open Gunnison, Colo. Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 20-21 Joe Davies Invitational Golden, Colo. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. Western State Colorado University Date Meet Location Dec. 12-13 Oredigger Early Bird Multi Golden, Colo. Colorado School of Mines Jan. 16 Western State Opener Gunnison, Colo. Date Meet Location Jan. 22-24 Air Force Invitational USAF Academy, Colo.. Dec. 12-13 CSM Alumni Open Golden, Colo. Jan. 30 The Shootout Gunnison, Colo. Jan. 17 Potts Invitational Boulder, Colo. Feb. 6-7 Western State Alumni Open Gunnison, Colo. Jan. 23-24 CSM Twilight Collegiate Open Golden, Colo. Feb. 13-14 Husky Invitational Seattle, Wash.\ Jan. 30-31 CSM Division II Invite Golden, Colo. Feb. 14 ASU NCAA Qualifier Alamosa, Colo. Feb. 6-7 Birds and Bees Invite Gillette, Wyo. Feb. 20-21 Joe Davies Invitational Golden, Colo. Feb. 13 GVSU Big Meet Allendale, Mich. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Feb. 20-21 Joe Davies Invitational Golden, Colo. Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 27-28 RMAC Championships Gunnison, Colo. Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championships Birmingham, Ala.