COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) recognized the top student-athletes in the sport of women's cross country on Thursday afternoon for excelling on the course and in the classroom with the release of the First Team Academic All-RMAC selections as well as the RMAC Academic Honor Roll. Representing Black Hills State among the league's RMAC Academic Honor Roll selections are seven individuals, including Norah Entzi, Sierra Hopp, Sylvia Brown, Alexis Weiers, Abigail Robberson, Evie Boyd, and Katelyn Krieger.
 
Entzi competed in five meets during the course of the season, which included notching four top-25 marks with her top finish being a win in the Bauer XC Classic to end the year as she posted a 6K time of 25:05.1. She began the year with a career-best 4K time of 16:08.5 as she crossed the finish line 22^nd at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, and then later on in the year she collected a career-best 6K time of 24:08.6 for 14^th place at the Mount Marty XC Invite. In the classroom Entzi has accumulated a 4.00 GPA as an exercise science major.
 
Hopp competed in four meets during the course of the season, which included notching three top-20 marks. She posted a season-best finish of tenth place at the Blue Hawk Invitational as she crossed the line with a 6K time of 24:30.8. She began the year by recording a career-best 4K time of 15:52.5 with a 19^th place finish at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, and then later on in the year she collected a career-best 6K time of 23:34.0 and a 123^rd place finish at the UAH Chargers Cross Country Invitational. In the classroom Hopp has accumulated a 4.00 GPA as an outdoor education and photography major.
 
Brown competed in four meets during the course of the season, which included three straight top-10 finishes to begin the year. She recorded her second career victory with a 6K time of 22:37.4 at the Blue Hawk Invitational. A few weeks later she then ran to a career-best 6K time of 21:14.2 for eighth place in the field of 272 athletes at the UAH Chargers Cross Country Invitational. She ended the season with an 87^th place finish and 6K time of 24:49.2 at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional in snowy conditions. In the classroom Brown has accumulated a 3.87 GPA as an exercise science major.
 
Weirs competed in four meets during the course of the season, which included a pair of top-20 finishes to begin the season. She posted a career-best finish of sixth place at the Blue Hawk Invitational as she ran to a 6K time of 23:54.7. She opened the season with a career-best 4K time of 15:49.4 for 17^th place at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, and then a month later she recorded a career-best 6K time of 22:41.8 for 84^th place at the UAH Chargers Cross Country Invitational. In the classroom Weirs has accumulated a 3.78 GPA as an elementary education major.
 
Robberson competed in five meets during the course of the season, which included a pair of top-35 finishes to begin the season. She notched a season-best finish with a seventh place mark and a 6K time of 24:14.5 at the Blue Hawk Invitational. She began the season with a career-best 4K time of 16:37.3 to finish 31^st at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, and then a month later she ran to a career-best 6K time of 23:07.9 for 108^th place at the UAH Chargers Cross Country Invitational. In 6K races at the RMAC Championships and the NCAA Division II South Central Regional, she posted times of 23:53.1 (85^th place) and 27:24.8 (149^th place) respectively. In the classroom Robberson has accumulated a 3.77 GPA as a biology and chemistry major.
 
Boyd competed in five meets over the course of the season, which included a pair of top-15 finishes to begin the season. She ran to a season-best result of fifth place as she notched a 6K time of 23:42.9 at the Blue Hawk Invitational. Opening the season at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, she posted a career-best 4K time of 15:31.1 while earning an 11^th place finish, and then at the RMAC Championships she recorded a career-best 6K time of 22:17.8 for 53^rd place. She closed out the year with a 68^th place finish and a 6K time of 24:12.1 at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional. In the classroom Boyd has accumulated a 3.45 GPA as a basic Spanish language proficiency major.
 
Krieger competed in five meets over the course of the season, which saw her finish within the top-80 of every race, as well as three top-25 results. She posted a season-best finish of second place at the Mount Marty XC Invite as she ran to a 6K time of 22:52.5. She began the year by posting a career-best 4K time of 16:07.7 for 21^st place at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, and then a month later she collected a career-best 6K time of 22:40.1 for 80^th place at the UAH Chargers Cross Country Invitational which consisted of a field of 272 athletes. She ended the year with a 70^th place mark and a 6K time of 24:16.6 at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional. In the classroom Krieger has accumulated a 3.43 GPA as a photography and studio art major.
 
The RMAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport who academically maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA, have completed two consecutive semesters at their current institution, and have used a season of competition.
 
Each institution's athletic communications directors nominate student-athletes who academically maintain at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, along with the other criteria for the Academic Honor Roll, for recognition on the First Team Academic All-RMAC in each sport. The league's athletic communications directors for that sport vote to compose the First Team Academic All-RMAC and select the Academic Player of the Year. They are not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.