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PREVIEW | Stage is Set As Mountain Lions Prepare For RMAC Championships

2/26/2020 7:41:00 PM

By: Eric Mason - Sports Information Director
This Week's Meet
  • The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's and women's track & field prepare to host The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday, Feb. 28th and Saturday, Feb. 29th.
Game Coverage
  • Meet Information and the Meet Schedule can be found in the RMAC Championship page below. The links for Live Results, Live Stream, and Heat Sheets can also be found below:
  • RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships:
Last Time Out
  • The Mountain Lions sent a partial group to the Air Force Collegiate Open in town this past weekend to improve marks for the RMAC Championship Meet.
  • UCCS had five Mountain Lions work their way into the top-18 and qualify for the conference championships:
    • Layla Almasri worked her way into the top-10 in the women's mile by recording a new PR and provisional mark of 4:57.01 for the seventh best mark in the conference as she won the event.
    • Justyn Loper then claimed RMAC's top mark in the men's weight throw as he handled a stellar mark of 18.77m to claim first place in the event.
    • Kelsey Calhoun now ranks 10th in conference after a throw of 15.40m in the women's weight throw.
    • On the track, junior Darrien Wells continues to climb the RMAC rankings as he now settles into ninth in conference after a run of 22.15s in the men's 200m. Wells did not stop there as he ran the 12th fastest time in the RMAC with a time of 49.92s in the men's 400m.
    • Audrey Bloomquist then clocked a time of 7.93s in the 60m to rank 16th in the RMAC.
Where They Rank
  • Click HERE to see where the Mountain Lions rank within the conference and where their provisional marks rank in DII.
Championship Ready
  • The Mountain Lions will be entering the RMAC Championships gunning for the first place podium spot, and looking to re-write a different story from the 2018-19 indoor season as the women's team took home silver at and the men's team took home bronze at last year's conference championships. The UCCS women's team tallied 125 points and were edged out by Adams State University with 157 points. On the men's side, UCCS' 103 points came third with Western State Colorado University taking the men's title with 131 team points.
  • This season, UCCS carries a combined 114 qualifying marks/times into Mountain Lion Fieldhouse as 74 Mountain Lions are set to compete this weekend. The Mountain Lions currently have the most qualifying marks/times out of any team at the championship meet.
  • For the women, 39 different student-athletes combined for 69 of the 114 qualified marks/times. When taking a closer look at top-5 marks/times, 14 different Mountain Lions have worked their way into 21 top-5 marks/times, including:
Name Event Mark Seed
Austin, Maia 800 Meters 2:12.84 5
Austin, Maia Mile 4:53.51 5
Barone, Morgan High Jump 1.60m 4
Crowe, Kaija 400 Meters 57.50 2
Crowe, Kaija High Jump 1.60m 4
Crowe, Kaija Long Jump 5.80m 4
Crowe, Kaija Pentathlon 3475 points 1
Fuchs, Brittany 200 Meters 25.07 3
Glover, Dejah 400 Meters 57.99 4
Meek, Hannah Long Jump 6.08m 1
Meek, Hannah Triple Jump 12.26m 1
Novess, Faith High Jump 1.66m 2
Novess, Faith Pentathlon 3200 points 5
Remsberg, Maggie High Jump 1.60m 4
Remsberg, Maggie Pentathlon 3235 points 3
Washington, Tracy,
McKinna-Worrell, Glover		 4x400 Relay 3:57.04 2
Waterman, Kayla 60 Meters 7.69 4
Wooten, Kayla Mile 4:52.76 3
Zink, Kayla 200 Meters 25.08 4
Zink, Kayla 60 Meters 7.56 2
Austin, Almasri, Glover, Wooten Distance Medley Relay 11:39.28 2
  • As for the UCCS men's team, they rack up the remaining 45 qualifying marks/times with 35 different student-athletes notching the times/marks. The men's team also goes on to have 14 different Mountain Lions register 17 top-5 marks/times, including:
Name Event Mark Seed
Abbott, Dakota Long Jump 7.08m 6
Abbott, Dakota Triple Jump 15.30m 1
Bays, Parker Shot Put 15.63m 4
Ciccarelli, Skye High Jump 2.05m 2
Elcock, Deshon 200 Meters 21.84 3
Elcock, Deshon 60 Meters 6.80 1
Forbes, Charlie 60 Hurdles 8.12 1
Hanson, Matt 60 Hurdles 8.29 4
Homuth, Colton Shot Put 16.66m 2
Laca, Angel 200 Meters 21.93 4
Loper, Justyn Weight Throw 18.77m 1
Mosley Jr., Brian 60 Meters 6.91 3
Repsher, Sam 60 Meters 6.97 5
Ross, Will Long Jump 7.42m 1
Ross, Will Triple Jump 14.84m 2
Walsh, Tanner High Jump 2.05m 2
Young, Brendan Triple Jump 14.46m 4

USTFCCCA National & Regional Rankings
  • UCCS Men's team ranks 32nd in the nation and 5th in the South Central Region.
  • UCCS Women's team ranks 18th in the nation, and 2nd in the South Central Region.
Records Are Meant To Be Broken
  • UCCS has broken six school records after only four meets this indoor season:
    • Justyn Loper – Weight Throw – 18.77m (61' 7")
    • Will Ross – Long Jump – 7.42m (24' 4.25")
    • Deshon Elcock – 60m – 6.76 seconds
    • Dakota Abbott – Triple Jump – 15.30m (50' 2.5")
    • Hannah Meek – Triple Jump – 12.26m (40' 2.75")
    • Hannah Meek – Long Jump – 6.08m (19' 11.5")
    • Colton Homuth – Shot Put – 16.66m (54' 8")
    • Sam Repsher – Heptathlon – 4,896 points
Award Winners
  • Austin posted stellar marks on both days of the Mountain Lion Open as she ran a leg in the women's DMR and competed in the women's 800m. In the women's DMR, Austin helped clock the third fastest time in all of Division II at a provisional qualifying time of 11:39.28 to take first place and set the fastest time in the RMAC this season. On Saturday, Austin kept the good fortunes going as she posted a provisional qualifying time of 2:12.84 in the 800m to finish in third place and record the 13th quickest time in DII and fourth fastest time in the RMAC. Austin was named RMAC Athlete of the Week for the week of 2/12.
  • Abbott and the Mountain Lions competed in the Air Force Invitational where they were the only Division II school in a field of primarily Division I teams. Abbott did not miss a beat in his first competition of the new year as the sophomore leaped to a provisional mark of 14.83m in the men's triple jump, good for a strong third place finish. The sophomore would currently have the ninth best mark in the nation and third best in the conference after his performance over the weekend, but Abbott set a new school record with a 14.97m mark back on Dec. 14 that ranks him seventh in DII and first in the RMAC. Abbott was named RMAC Field Athlete of the Week for the week of 1/01.
  • At the Colorado Running Company UCCS Invite, Abbott walked away with a school record, PR, and provisional mark as he leaped to a distance of 14.97m in the triple jump for second place. The new triple jump school record currently gives Abbott the seventh best mark in all of DII, and the top mark in the RMAC. Abbott then cemented a fourth-place finish in the long jump where he recorded a mark of 7.08m to be named RMAC Field Athlete of the Week for the week of 12/17.
  • Meek had a weekend to remember as she competed in both the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi and the Air Force Holiday Open to win RMAC Field Athlete of the Week for the week of 12/10. In Golden, Colo., Meek began the indoor season with a second-place mark of 6.08m in the long jump that broke a school record, set a new PR, and provisionally qualified her for nationals. The junior did not stop there as she competed the next day at Air Force in the triple jump where she took first place with a mark of 12.26m that set a school record, goes down as a new PR, and provisionally qualified her for nationals.
UCCS Under Coach Ross Fellows
  • In three complete years at UCCS, Fellows has coached four national champions, 21 individual RMAC champions, three RMAC Freshmen of the Year, five RMAC Track Athletes of the Year, one RMAC Field Athlete of the Year, four RMAC Athletes of the Meet, and 24 all-region athletes.
  • At the helm, Fellows has helped coach 16 individual All-Americans who combine for a total of 30 All-America honors.
  • The UCCS woman's team have won their first ever indoor (2017-18) and outdoor (2018-19) track & field conference championships under Fellows' direction.
Upcoming Meets
  • Next stop for the Mountain Lions after the conference championships is the NCAA DII Indoor Championships. Nationals is schedule for Friday, Mar. 13 and Saturday, Mar. 14 in Birmingham, Ala.
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