Cross Country

Adams State College Wins Women's and Men's RMAC Cross Country Championships

Complete Results

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - October 25, 2008 - Adams State College won their seventh straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women's cross country championship title and their fourth consecutive RMAC men's cross country championship title.  The 2008 RMAC Cross Country Championships were held Oct. 25 in Grand Junction, Colo. at the 27 1/4 Road Motocross Area.

The Grizzlies women's team won the 6K race with 29 points, which was 18 points better than second place Western State.  The title was ASC's 22^nd overall conference championship title since 1981.  Adams State also swept the individual awards with Lavenna Mullenbach earning the RMAC Runner of the Year and J.J. Lende earning the RMAC Freshman of the Year award.  Head coach Damon Martin was voted the 2008 RMAC men's and women's cross country coach of the Year.

The ASC men's team finished 29 points ahead of Western State to earn their 31^st conference cross country title.  Aaron Braun won the men's 8K race to earn the 2008 RMAC Runner of the Year honor.  Braun also won the award last year and was named the 2006 RMAC Freshman of Year.  New Mexico Highlands Nicaise Kazingo was the first freshman to cross the line and was named the RMAC Freshman of the Year.

Twenty-one student-athletes were named to the All-RMAC women's and men's cross country teams.  The first seven place finishers were named to the All-RMAC First Team, while the next seven runners (eighth-14^th) were named to the All-RMAC Second Team, and the 15^th-21^st place finishers earned All-RMAC Third Team honors.

Women's Team Scores
1 Adams State, 29           
2 Western State, 47              
3 Mesa State, 108              
4 Metro State, 115          
5 UC-Colorado Springs, 140             
6 Colorado Mines, 166             
7 Nebraska-Kearney, 197             
8 Fort Lewis, 223             
9 Regis University, 224             
10 N.M. Highlands, 272            
11 Western N.M., 317             
12 Colorado Christian, 346            
13 CSU-Pueblo, 368   

RMAC Runner of the Year:  Lavenna Mullenbach, Adams State
RMAC Freshman of the Year:  J.J. Lende, Adams State
RMAC Coach of the Year:  Damon Martin, Adams State                                                                            

First Team All-RMAC                                                                                
Lavenna Mullenbach, Adams State                        
Shannon Payne, UC-Colorado Springs                  
Heather Wood, Adams State                     
J.J. Lende, Adams State                              
Julianne Payton, Western State                               
Alexis Skarda, Mesa State                          
Lisa Thomas, Western State                       

Second Team All-RMAC                                                                           
Hilory Davis, Western State                      
Esmeralda Martinez-Ramos, Mesa State                
Sofia Monroe, Adams State                       
Janette Cary, Adams State                         
Chelsea Rutter, Metro State                       
Sarah Lyle, Western State                          
Emily Schmidt, Western State                                 

Third Team All-RMAC                                                                              
Melanie Peddle, Colorado Mines                             
Ashley Quintana, Adams State                               
Danielle Kehoe, Metro State                      
Sydney Laws, Colorado Mines                                
Alexandra Tayrien, Western State                          
Vanessa Roy, Adams State                        
Natalia Guerrero, Western State                             

Men's Team Scores
1 Adams State, 20
2 Western State, 49
3 Colorado Mines, 81
4 Metro State, 135
5 N.M. Highlands, 143
6 UC-Colorado Springs, 162
7 Nebraska-Kearney, 184
8 Fort Lewis, 200
9 Western N.M, 303
10 Regis University, 309
11 Colorado Christian, 312

RMAC Runner of the Year:  Aaron Braun, Adams State
RMAC Freshman of the Year:  Nicaise Kazingo, N.M. Highlands
RMAC Coach of the Year:  Damon Martin, Adams State                                                                                      

First Team All-RMAC                                                                                                        
Aaron Braun, Adams State                                  
Brian Medigovich, Adams State                                          
Laurent Ngirakamaro, NM Highlands                               
Ryan McNiff, Adams State                                  
Reuben Mwei, Adams State                                 
Tyler Pennel, Western State                                 
Iain Donnan, Western State                                 

Second Team All-RMAC                                                                                                   
Babey Wagnew, Adams State                              
Loren Ahonen, Western State                              
Florian Theophile, Adams State
Ben Zywicki, Colorado Mines                              
Nicaise Kazingo, NM Highlands                                        
Sean Brown, Western State                                  
Jason Graham, Western State                              

Third Team All-RMAC                                                                                                      
Sean Cusick, Colorado Mines                              
Nate Hatleback, Colorado Mines                                        
Drew Graham, Adams State                                
Drew Soucy, Adams State                                   
Jacques Annandale, Colorado Mines                                  
Tyler Rasmussen, Western State                                          
Tanner Fruit, Nebraska-Kearney