2004 Final Press Release
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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 219 West Colorado Avenue -- Suite 212 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Chris Day RMAC Cross Country SID Phone: (719) 587-7825 Thursday, November 4, 2004 Fax: (719) 587-7276 [email protected] www.rmacsports.org RMAC Cross Country • Week #11 2004 RMAC North Central Regional Results Honors Men's (20 Teams) Women's (24 Teams) 1. Western State ......................................... 32 1. Adams State ............................................ 20 Men 2. Adams State ............................................ 33 2. Western State ......................................... 47 3. CU-Colorado Springs ............................. 98 3. South Dakota ......................................... 144 RMAC Runner of the Year 4. South Dakota ......................................... 138 4. CU-Colorado Springs ........................... 150 Kelly Christensen 5. Minnesota State-Mankato .................. 144 5. North Dakota .......................................... 189 Western State 6. Minnesota-Duluth ................................. 184 6. Colorado Mines ......................................... 216 Junior • Craig, Colo./ 7. Colorado Mines ......................................... 195 T7. Nebraska-Kearney ................................. 227 9. Fort Hays State ......................................... 238 Moffat County HS 10. Regis ....................................................... 234 11. Nebraska-Kearney ................................. 265 12. Fort Hays State ....................................... 333 12. Fort Lewis .............................................. 268 14. Fort Lewis .............................................. 381 RMAC Freshman of the Year 13. New Mexico Highlands .......................... 379 18. Mesa State .............................................. 495 Cole Murch 15. Regis ....................................................... 441 19. New Mexico Highlands .......................... 498 NA. Colorado Christian .............. No Team Score Western State 23. Colorado Christian .................................. 712 National Qualifiers listed in bold National Qualifiers listed in bold Glade Park, Colo./ Fruita-Monument HS Individual National Qualifiers Individual National Qualifiers Luke Garringer- Nebraska-Kearney-14th Sara Hayes, Augustana (S.D.)- 9th RMAC Coach of the Year Larry McDaris- Colorado Mines- 19th Sara Frederickson, Minnesota-Duluth- 11th Duane Vandenbusche Western State Upcoming Schedule Women Saturday, November 20 RMAC Runner of the Year Adams State NCAA Division II National Championships Evansville, Ind. Noon (CST) Colorado Mines* NCAA Division II National Championships Evansville, Ind. Noon (CST) Stephanie Bylander CU-Colorado Springs NCAA Division II National Championships Evansville, Ind. Noon (CST) Adams State Nebraska-Kearney* NCAA Division II National Championships Evansville, Ind. Noon (CST) Senior • Fountain, Colo./ Western State NCAA Division II National Championships Evansville, Ind. Noon (CST) Fountain-Fort Carson HS * Represented by one Men's Individual (Host: University of Southern Indiana) RMAC Freshman of the Year Agnes Kroneraff Western State Skekszard, Hungary/ Garay Janos HS The RMAC SHOWCASE debuted on Altitude Sports & KILO 94.3 is the official broadcast provider of RMAC Coach of the Year Entertainment Television Network. Mon., Oct. 4 at 7 THIS WEEK IN THE RMAC RADIO SHOW. pm (MST). The RMAC SHOWCASE (Show #2) To listen to the show, visit the league's web site Damon Martin schedule for November is listed below. (www.rmacsports.org) and click on the KILO 94.3 logo. Adams State The show is available on the following Mon., Nov. 1 - 7 pm • Tues., Nov. 2 - 11 am Tuesday's at 1 pm (MST) throughout the 2004-2005 Wed., Nov. 3 - 3 am • Fri., Nov. 5 - 11:30 am season. Sat., Nov. 6 - 10 am • Tues., Nov. 9 - 3 pm 9-14; 9-21; 9-28; 10-5; 10-12; 10-19; 10-26; 11-2; 11-9; Sat., Nov. 13 - 1 am • Mon., Nov. 15 - 3 pm 11-16; 11-23; (NO SHOW 11-29); 12-7; 12-14; 12-21 Fri., Nov. 19 - 5 pm --- Holiday Break --- 1-11; 1-18; 1-25; 2-1; 2-8; 2-15; 2-21; 3-1; 3-8; 3-15 After the 10th of every month, the RMAC SHOWCASE will also air on KWHS (Channel 51) in Colorado Springs, Colo. and KWHD (Channel 53) in Denver, Colo. each Monday at 6 pm. For Cross Country Info: www.rmacsports.org/xcountry Adams State College, Chadron State College, Colorado Christian University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Fort Hays State University, Fort Lewis College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, New Mexico Highlands University, Regis University, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Western State College RMAC Top Individual Men's Performances NCAA Division II RMAC News & Notes Men's National Rankings For the third straight week, WESTERN STATE is the number one team in the nation, according to the final NCAA Division (Final Ranking • Nov. 8) II National Rankings... The Mountaineers, who claimed the RMAC title on Oct. 23 and the North Central Regional Title School Last Week on Saturday, had been ranked second during each of the first seven polls... The previous number one, ADAMS STATE, 1. WESTERN STATE 1 is back into the second spot after a 2-week hiatus in the 2. ADAMS STATE 3 third spot... The Grizzlies were second behind the Moun- 3. Abilene Christian (Texas) 2 taineers at both championship meets, but were just one The RMAC vs. 4. Harding (Ark.) 5 NCAA Division I ........................................ 24-25 5. Chico State (Calif.) 4 point behind WSC on Saturday... CU-COLORADO 6. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 6 SPRINGS, which placed third at both championship meets NCAA Division II ...................................... 113-47 7. Lock Haven (Pa.) 7 also moved into the top 10 for the first time this season... Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. ... 0-1 8. CU-COLORADO SPRINGS 13 Heartland Conference .................................2-0 9. Massachusetts-Lowell 10 The Mountain Lions are now a season-best eighth after 10. Edinboro(Pa.) 15 spending three straight weeks in 13th... All three teams Lone Star Conference ................................8-3 11. Stonehill (Mass.) 9 have been ranked throughout the season and have quali- Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. ... 12-5 12. Hillsdale (Mich.) 11 fied for the NCAA Division II National Championships on North Central Conference ..................... 32-36 13. Cal Poly-Pomona 17 Northern Sun Conference ....................... 48-1 14. South Dakota 14 Nov. 20 in Evansville, Ind... COLORADO MINES also re- 15. Minnesota State-Mankato 8 entered the national rankings and are in the 22nd spot... Pacific West Conference .......................... 11-1 16. Wayne State (Mich.) 24 The Orediggers had been 24th in Oct. 18 poll and were 14th NCAA Division III ........................................ 24-9 17. Central Missouri State 16 NAIA ........................................................... 69-13 18. Minnesota-Duluth 12 in the preseason rankings... They finished seventh at the 19. Kennesaw State (Ga.) 22 North Central Regional Championships, just out of a Na- Note: Records are based on team finishes against 20. Mars Hill (N.C.) 23 tional Championship berth... However, CSM's top indi- outside 4-year institution competition in scored meets. 21. Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) 25 vidual Larry McDaris qualified for the meet as an indi- 22. COLORADO MINES NR 23. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) NR vidual... NEBRASKA-KEARNEY'S Luke Garringer did the same for the Lopers, who finished 11th as a team at the 24. Missouri Southern State NR Regional Championships... The RMAC has had at least three representatives in the national rankings during each week 25. Lewis (Ill.) 16 of the season and has had four representatives in five of those weeks, including the final rankings... The RMAC and Men's North Central the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association are the only two NCAA Division II conferences with four nationally Regional Rankings ranked squads... However, the GLIAC has just one team in the top 10, while the RMAC has three... FORT HAYS STATE (Final Ranking • Nov. 1) reached as high 20th and was also included in the rankings on two occasions... The RMAC took the top three and five School Last Week of the top 10 team places at Saturday's North Central Regional Championships in Vermillion, S.D... RMAC runners also 1. WESTERN STATE 1 claimed each of the top eight individual places and had 13 of the 15 All-Region performances... Adams State and Western 2. ADAMS STATE 2 3. Minnesota State-Mankato 3 State each had five All-Region efforts while CU-Colorado Springs had two runners earn All-Region honors... Garringer 4. Minnesota-Duluth 4 was Nebraska-Kearney's lone All-Region performer... Western State's Kelly Christensen earned Regional Runner of the 5. CU-COLORADO SPRINGS 5 Year honors after winning the individual title... He is now a nominee for National Runner of the Year honors, which will 6. South Dakota 6 be given on the eve of the Nov. 20 National Championships in Evansville, Ind... The RMAC has posted an impressive 7. COLORADO MINES 7 8. Augustana (S.D.) 8 113-47 record in head-to-head matchups with other NCAA Division II schools throughout the year... The RMAC is also 9. NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 9 a solid 24-25 against NCAA Division I competition and is an impressive 93-22 against NCAA Division III and NAIA 10. North Dakota 10 competition... RMAC schools have won each of the last six NCAA Division II National Championships... Adams State, RMAC in the Polls (2004)