Payne Wins Third RMAC Award
Shannon Payne was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the conference announced Thursday. Payne and golfer Chase Wortmann are the first UCCS athletes to win the RMAC's top individual award three times in a season in any sport.
The sophomore from Franktown, Colo., claimed her second first-place finish of the season as she clocked a time of 22:21.70 over six kilometers to win the Colorado College Invitational in Colorado Springs.
Her 44.6-second victory over teammate Sarah Shepard led the Mountain Lions to a perfect score of 15 points at the meet hosted by Colorado College at Monument Valley Park.
Payne, who also has a third place finish in her other meet, has now been named as the RMAC Runner of the Week during each of the past two weeks and three times this season.
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| Additional News Stories | |||
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| November 20, 2005 |  | Two UCCS Runners Named All-American | Shannon Payne and Sarah Shepard were both named All-American at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Saturday at Pomona, Calif. |
| November 19, 2005 |  | Payne Takes 10th at Nationals | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runner Shannon Payne finished 10th at the NCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships. |
| November 15, 2005 |  | North Lake Tahoe Bonanza Article on Addie Devine | How do you follow three state cross country championships in your last three years of high school? |
| November 5, 2005 |  | Women's Cross Country Comes Up Short in National Bid | A promising season came to a disappointing end for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team Saturday at Hays, Kan. |
| October 22, 2005 |  | UCCS Women Take Fourth at RMAC Championships | Shannon Payne finished fourth to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a fourth-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday at Chatfield State Park in Denver. |
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