Eight Mountain Lions Named to RMAC All-Academic Teams for Outdoor Track
COLORADO SPRINGS - Eight University of Colorado Colorado Springs athletes were named Wednesday to the 2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Teams. Lauren Graham was a first-team selection, Brien Hopkins and Jason Shaver were second-team selections and five others were named to the honor roll.
Mountain Lions on the honor roll were: Kaitlin Frier, Melissa Buchanan, Sara Kettelkamp, Alan Ford and Casey Weaver.
Aside from winning the RMAC championship in the pole vault and having a date with the national championships, Graham still found time to post a 3.64 grade-point average in Nursing. She will be competing for a national title in her event on Friday, may 27 at Turlock, Calif.
Hopkins narrowly missed a berth at nationals in the decathlon. His 6,178-point effort at the RMAC Outdoor Championships set a new school record and has him in good position to make a serious run at competing for a title in 2012, his senior year.
Shaver was not only the Mountain Lions' top sprinter, he was also a leader on the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The senior will be missed both on and off the track next season.
All of the honor roll selectees were sophomores this past season except Frier, who was a senior. She will leave UCCS with nine RMAC academic honors (three each for cross country, indoor track and outdoor track).
The teams were selected by Sports Information Directors at schools in the RMAC that sponsor women's outdoor track & field. To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution prior to track and field season starting. Their cumulative GPA is what they had earned prior to the season beginning.
For the complete 2011 Women's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Teams, click here.
For the complete 2011 Men's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Teams, click here.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
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 | Kaitlin Frier | Distance | ||
 | Kaitlin Frier | Distance | ||
 | Kaitlin Frier | Distance | ||
 | Kaitlin Frier | Distance | ||
| Kaitlin Frier | |||
| Kaitlin Frier | |||
| Kaitlin Frier | |||
| Kaitlin Frier | |||
 | Casey Weaver | Distance | ||
 | Casey Weaver | Distance | ||
 | Casey Weaver | Distance | ||
 | Casey Weaver | Distance | ||
| Casey Weaver | |||
| Casey Weaver | |||
| Casey Weaver | |||
| Casey Weaver | |||
 | Brien Hopkins | Jumps/Multi's | Sr | |
 | Brien Hopkins | Jumps/Multi's | Jr | |
 | Brien Hopkins | Jumps/Multi's | So | |
 | Brien Hopkins | Jumps/Multi's | Fr | |
 | Jason Shaver | Sprints | ||
| Jason Shaver | Sprints | ||
| Jason Shaver | Sprints | ||
| Jason Shaver | Sprints | ||
 | Melissa Buchanan | Distance | ||
 | Melissa Buchanan | Distance | ||
| Melissa Buchanan | |||
| Melissa Buchanan | |||
 | Sara Kettelkamp | Sr. | ||
 | Sara Kettelkamp | Fr | ||
 | Sara Kettelkamp | Jr | ||
 | Sara Kettelkamp | So | ||
| Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | Sr | |
| Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | Fr | |
| Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | So | |
| Sara Kettelkamp | Mid-Distance | Jr | |
 | Lauren Graham | Jumps | ||
 | Lauren Graham | Jumps | ||
 | Lauren Graham | Jumps | ||
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| June 8, 2011 |  | UCCS track & field adds 12 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs track & field coach David Harmer announced Wednesday that the Mountain Lions had signed 12 athletes to join the team for the 2011-12 season.Among the newcomers are two Colorado Springs standouts: T.J. Frison of Vista Ridge High School and David Krumland of Rampart High School. Other Coloradoans added to the roster include Ryan Buchanan of Glenwood Springs HS, Ryan Tomlinson of Castle View HS, Taylor Russell of Karval HS and Lauren Roberts of Moffat County HS. |
| May 19, 2011 |  | Nine Mountain Lions earn USTFCCCA all-region honors | Nine University of Colorado Colorado Springs track & field athletes were named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Central Region team, which was released Tuesday.Alan Ford, Marc Hensley, Travis Whitman and Jonathan Wright were all named all-region as members of the UCCS 4 X 400-relay team, while Anthony Cardinale earned the honor in the long jump. On the women's side, honorees were Ashley Benfield (400-meter hurdles), Lauren Graham (pole vault), Chelsie Overocker (triple jump) and Alexa Urban (800-meter run). |
| May 9, 2011 |  | Hopkins, Seniors Highlight Day at RMAC Championships | GOLDEN, Colo. – Brien Hopkins’ performance in the decathlon at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships was much more than the third-place finish indicated by the official results. |
| April 9, 2011 |  | Cardinale Sets National Qualifying Mark, Four UCCS Records Fall | BOULDER – Anthony Cardinale earned a provisional qualifying mark for nationals in the long jump Saturday as he and his University of Colorado at Colorado Springs teammates competed at the CU Invitational at Potts Field. |
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