DENVER, Colo. – Black Hills State cross country traveled down to the Mile High City for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday morning, with one Yellow Jacket women's runner leaving Washington Park with All-Conference accolades.
 
WOMEN
Sylvia Brown (21:57.8) led the way for the BHSU ladies with a 20^th place finish in the women's 6k, which granted her a placement on the All-RMAC Second Team. Brown's time in Denver also marked a season-low, beating out the 6k time she previously recorded at the Roy Griak Invitational (22:26.8).
 
Katelyn Krieger (23:57.8) was the next Yellow Jacket to cross the finish line, placing 65^th while Alexis Weiers (24:10.0) and Sierra Hopp (25:00.0) followed in 72^nd and 81^st, respectively.
 
Norah Entzi (25:44.7) ran into 95^th place and was followed up by teammate Evie Boyd (25:56.0), who landed in 97^th.
 
Rounding out the BHSU women's field was Abigail Robberson (26:22.9), who placed 102^nd.
 
Adams State (21:10.6) took their third consecutive conference title by landing on the first-place podium, followed by Colorado Mines (23:30.8) in second and Western Colorado in third.  
 
MEN
Hayden Grosz (25:50.9) led the way for the BHSU men in the RMAC Men's 8k championship, placing 51^st of the 121 total runners in the men's field.
 
Jaxon Straus (26.:16.0) finished second for the Yellow Jackets as he placed 64^th while Marcos Valerio (26:26.5) and Aydan Loya (26:26.6) finished in 69^th and 71^st, respectively.
 
Turner Christians (26:27.2) and Alberto Spotted (26:36.8) placed 73^rd and 80^th while David Standish (27:39.2) ran into 99^th place.
 
Justyn France (27:57.2) and Levi Smith (27:59.7) rounded out the Yellow Jacket men at Washington Park, placing 104^th and 106^th, in that order.
 
The Colorado Mines (24:29.4) men's team completed their repeat campaign as they took the team victory in Denver, with Adams State (24:41.7) and Western Colorado (24:44.0) rounding out the top three in second and third, respectively.
 
Lincoln Fleischman and Tim Brown traveled to Aberdeen, South Dakota on Saturday morning to compete at the Lancer Cross Country Invitational men's 8k, with Tim Brown (25:15.4) landing the individual victory in the men's 8k. Lincoln Fleischman joined his BHSU teammate in the top three, finishing third overall.
 
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets will have two weeks to rest and train for the NCAA DII South Central Regional meet, which will be held in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 4.