Colorado Springs, CO – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference unveiled its 2020 Indoor Track & Field all-conference teams with the Black Hills State University men's track and field team picking up two first team honors and six second team honors. These awards are based on finishes at the 2020 RMAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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Hoyt Nicholas earned first team All-RMAC in the weight throw with his third-place finish. He was also named second team All-RMAC in the shot put after placing sixth.
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Tristan Hepp earned first team All-RMAC with his second place finish in the heptathlon. His score of 5267 broke his own school record and earned him a bid to the national championship.
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Earning second team All-RMAC honors were:
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Jordan Theisen: fourth in the mile
Taylor Hepp: fifth in the 400m
Tucker Bopp: sixth in the 400m
Seth Kovar: fifth in the 60m hurdles
Dontae Garza: fifth in the high jump
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"These types of awards are great for the student/athletes. Â It shows the motivation and dedication it takes to be a student/athlete and I am always grateful to have these types of individuals in our program," said head coach
Seth Mischke. "Congrats to them!"
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Black Hills State is located in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, sponsoring 13 NCAA sports with membership in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the NCAA emerging sport of women's triathlon and NIRA rodeo. For all information regarding Yellow Jacket Athletics, please visit BHSUAthletics.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @BHSUAthletics.
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