Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor T&F Preseason Release | December 16, 2014

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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. UC-Colorado Springs 27 6th 8. MSU-Denver 51 7th 9. CSU-Pueblo 24 - 9. Black Hills State 48 10th 10. South Dakota Mines 13 - 10. UC-Colorado Springs 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 four 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.

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 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 while taking fifth helped ASU to their third straight NCAA team in the . 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. - ) 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 State (Jr., 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 (Jr., 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) Kelsey 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

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