COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Coming off a historic performance in the men's weight throw at the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open on Saturday, senior Michael Roberts of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's track & field team has been voted as the Week 6 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Men's Field Athlete of the Week.
 
Roberts collects the first weekly conference award of his collegiate career after putting forth a huge performance in the men's weight throw on Saturday at the CRC Mountain Lion Open. The senior from Arvada, Colo. unleashed a monster toss of 20.39m that placed him first overall out of 19 throwers in the competition while shattering the UCCS men's program record and Mountain Lion Fieldhouse facility record in the event. Roberts' personal best mark of 20.39m currently ranks first overall in the RMAC and 10^th in all of NCAA Division II.
 
The Mountain Lions will compete at a pair of last chance meets this weekend with the track athletes heading to the Colorado Last Chance in Boulder, Colo. on Friday, Feb. 20 and a small group of throwers making their way to Gunnison, Colo. for the Last Chance RMAC Qualifier.
 
2025-26 RMAC Athletes of the Week
Week 2 (Jan. 21): Krissie Sanders – RMAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Week 2 (Jan. 21): Payton Rodgers – RMAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Week 2 (Jan. 21): Sebastien Jean – RMAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Week 2 (Jan. 21): Broden Cahoon – RMAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Week 4 (Feb. 4): Savannah Jorgens – RMAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Week 5 (Feb. 11): Krissie Sanders – RMAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Week 6 (Feb. 18): Michael Roberts – RMAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
 
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