RAPID CITY, S.D. – Senior
Brett Davis finished second overall to lead the No. 14 University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championships on Saturday morning at Hart Ranch in Rapid City, S.D. The Mountain Lions scored 107 points in the 15-team field.
INSIDE THE RMAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Course: Hart Ranch | Rapid City, S.D.
- Distance: 8K
- Elevation: 3,200 feet
AROUND THE COURSE
- Davis led the Mountain Lions with a runner-up finish in 23:26.7, earning All-RMAC First Team honors. His finish also matched the best conference championship result in program history.
- Enzo Knapp placed 25th in 24:23.6, followed by Michael Burke Jr. in 26th (24:29.1) and Caden Leal in 28th (24:42.5). All three earned All-RMAC Second Team honors.
- Koy Cunningham rounded out the Mountain Lions' scoring five, finishing 30th in 24:42.5.
- All five UCCS scorers recorded personal-best 8K times.
RACE LEADERS
- Dawson Gunn of Colorado School of Mines won the individual title in a course-record time of 23:17.3, leading a field of 128 runners.
- Adams State won the team championship with 33 points, followed by Colorado School of Mines (48) and Western Colorado (79).
BEYOND THE FINISH LINE
- Four additional Mountain Lions recorded personal-best 8K times:
- Davis' runner-up finish matched the program's best conference championship result, tying Afewerki Zeru, who placed second in 2021 and 2022.
UP NEXT
- UCCS will compete at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Lubbock, Texas. The men's 10K race is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. MT.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
