COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Thursday afternoon the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced the 2025 First Team Academic All-RMAC selections and RMAC Academic Honor Roll honorees for the sport of men's outdoor track & field. Highlighting this year's recipients and representing Black Hills State University is Braden Anderson earning a spot on the First Team Academic All-RMAC list and he is joined on the RMAC Academic Honor Roll list by Ryan Baker, Isaac Job, Jace Johnson, Conor McGraw, Wyatt Ostler, Anthony Rosenstrauch, David Standish, Jaxon Straus, Javin Walker, Ashley Williams, and Casen Willson.

Anderson receives his first career selection to the First Team Academic All-RMAC and is now a 3-time RMAC Academic Honor Roll recipient, previously earning the award during the 2024 and 2025 indoor seasons. He competed in seven meets during the outdoor season, ending the year as the lone Yellow Jacket to compete at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, running to 19^th place finish and a time of 1:52.29 in the 800m run. Leading up to the national championships, he re-broke his school record in the 800m run as he crossed the finish line first in a time of 1:49.82 at the Concordia Twilight. The time was his second sub-1:50 time of the outdoor season, the only athlete in BHSU history to crack the time. At the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships he earned Second Team All-RMAC honors with a fourth place finish and time of 1:50.11 in the 800m run and was a part of the 4x400 relay team that clocked the second-fastest time in program history with a time of 3:16.33 for eighth place. During the Green & Gold's west coast trip earlier in the year, he ran times of 1:50.69 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, besting 44 NCAA Division I runners, and 1:50.87 at the Mt. SAC Relays, besting a pair of DI runners to finish within the top-20. In total he has ran to five sub-1:51 times during the outdoor portion of the schedule, all of which would rank first in program history. He ran to one event win during the year and added four individual top-5 finishes. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in business administration.

Baker earns his second RMAC Academic Honor Roll selection of the year after he earned the award following the 2025 indoor season. He competed in six meets over the course of the outdoor season. At the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, he earned Second Team All-RMAC honors with a fifth place finish and throw of 47.28m (155' 1") in the discus. On the league's outdoor performance list, he ranked seventh in the discus throw with his mark of 47.28m (155' 1") at the conference championships and was 17^th in the hammer throw with a mark of 47.43m (155' 7") at the Jack Christiansen Invite. He earned a pair of victories in the discus during the year, posting the top mark at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi and the Bauer Open, while totaling five top-5 finishes and seven top-10 finishes in all events. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in physical education.

Job earns his second RMAC Academic Honor Roll selection of the year after he earned the award following the 2025 indoor season. He competed in five meets over the course of the outdoor season, which saw him post one career-best time as he crossed the finish line in 11.61 for eighth-fastest time in the prelims of the 100m dash at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi. He finished within the top-10 once on the year, closing out the home meet with a sixth place finish and time of 11.62 after his career-best in the 100m dash in the prelims. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in exercise science.

Earning RMAC academic honors for the second time this season, Johnson previously was named First Team Academic All-RMAC and was an RMAC Academic Honor Roll honoree during the 2025 indoor season. At the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, he finished 13^th in the 100m dash (10.94), 20^th in the 200m dash (22.25), and was a part of the fifth place 4x100 relay team (41.69). He concluded the season ranking third on the BHSU All-Time Performance List in the 100m dash with a career-best time of 10.82 and is tied for fifth in school history in the 200m dash with a career-best time of 21.94, both taking place at the Bauer Open as he finished second and first respectively in the events at the meet. He is also a part of the fourth and fifth-fastest 4x100 relay teams in program history, as they clocked times of 41.69 at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and 41.73 at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi. During the outdoor season he recorded seven top-10 finishes and cracked the top-5 individually on five occasions. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in exercise science.

McGraw earns his seventh career RMAC Academic Honor Roll selection, having previous received the honor during the indoor season (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) and outdoor season (2022 and 2023). He competed in six meets during the outdoor season, concluding the year at the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he earned Second Team All-RMAC with a sixth place finish and season-best 5,914 points in the decathlon. At the conference championship meet he finished within the top-5 of four of the decathlon events, finishing second in the discus throw (39.35m (129' 1")), third with a career-best in the javelin throw (47.64m (156' 3")), fourth in the 100m dash (11.47), and fifth in the shot put (11.51m (37' 9.25")). A few weeks prior he traveled west to compete in the Bryan Clay Multis, going up against 12 NCAA Division I decathletes in a field of 16 athletes. He finished 14^th with 5,671 points after only participating in nine of the ten events. He finished within the top-10 in six of the nine events, including a second place finish in the discus throw with a mark of 40.38m (132' 6"). He ended the year sixth on the RMAC Outdoor Performance List in the decathlon with a season-best 5,914 points at the RMAC Championships, was 16th in the high jump with a season-best mark of 1.80m (5' 10.75") at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi, was 18th in the javelin throw with a career-best mark of 47.64m (156' 3") at the RMAC Championships, and was 25th in the pole vault with a mark of 3.70m (12' 1.5") at the RMAC Championships. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in history/studio art.

Ostler earns a spot on the RMAC Academic Honor Roll for the first time in his career following the 2025 outdoor season in which he competed in one meet during the year. His lone appearance on the track was in the Yellow Jackets home meet, the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi, where he ran to a 12^th place finish and time of 16:59.23 in the 5,000m run. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in exercise science.

Now a 6-time RMAC Academic Honor Roll recipient, Rosenstrauch previously earned the accolade during the 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 indoor season and the 2022 outdoor season. He competed in six meets during the 2025 outdoor season and concluded his collegiate career at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 15^th place finish in the discus throw with a mark of 42.65m (139' 11") and was 19^th in the hammer throw with a mark of 40.13m (131' 8"). He also added career-best performances at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi, notching marks of 43.23m (141' 10") in the discus throw and 44.20m (145' 0") in the hammer throw, which ranked 20^th and 24^th respectively on the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Performance List. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in biology/chemistry.

Now a 6-time RMAC Academic Honor Roll recipient after previously earning the accolade in indoor track & field (2023, 2024, and 2025) and cross country (2023 and 2024), Standish now receives the honor for the first time as an outdoor track & field athlete. He also was a First Team Academic All-RMAC selection in 2024. During the 2025 outdoor track & field season he competed in two meets, running the 5,000m run. He ran a career-best time of 15:27.83 in the event for 12^th place at the Jim Duncan Invitational, and he added his sixth career top-5 finish with an outdoor season-best of fifth place while clocking a time of 16:02.17 at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in exercise science.

Straus earns his second RMAC Academic Honor Roll accolade after previously earning the distinction for the 2025 indoor season. He competed in five meets during the outdoor season, ending the year at the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he ran to a 17^th place finish in the 5,000m run with a time of 15:59.70. Just over a week prior to the conference championships, he ran a new career-best and the tenth-fastest time in Yellow Jacket history in the 5,000m clocking a time of 14:47.14 at the ULV Leopard Invitational for 15^th place. He also added new career-best times in the 800m run as he crossed the finish line in 2:05.62 at the Dr. Dan Capriogolio Invitational and clocked a 3:58.45 at the Beach Invite. He finished within the top-10 twice and earned one event win this year, which happened in the 5,000m run at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in business administration/professional accountancy.

Walker earns his second RMAC Academic Honor Roll accolade after previously earning the distinction for the 2025 indoor season. Competing in six meets during the outdoor season, he ended the year at the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he earned a tenth place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 13.09m (42' 11.5") and was 19^th in the long jump with a mark of 6.19m (20' 3.75"). Also, throughout the year he set new career-best marks in each event, with his mark of 13.09m (42' 11.5") in the triple jump at the conference championships and a mark of 6.48m (21' 3.25") in the long jump at the Scott Walkinshaw Open & Multi setting new personal standards. He ranked 11^th on the league's outdoor performance list in the triple jump and was 19^th in the long jump. He notched four individual top-5 finishes and was within the top-10 on six occasions this year. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in exercise science.

Williams earns his second career RMAC Academic Honor Roll selection, having previously received the accolade during the 2025 indoor season. He competed in six meets during the outdoor season, posting a pair of career-best times as he clocked a time of 11.17 for fifth place in the 100m dash at the Bauer Open and a time of 23.36 in the 200m dash at the Doug Max Invitational for 20^th place. At the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships he was a part of the fourth-fastest 4x100 in school history, as the Yellow Jackets clocked a time of 41.69 for fifth place. Individually he posted one top-5 finish and two top-10 finishes. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in mathematics.

Willson earns a spot on the RMAC Academic Honor for the second time in his career, having previously earned the award during the 2025 indoor season. He competed in six meets during the outdoor season, ending the year at the 2025 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 12.76m (41' 10.5") for 11^th in the triple jump and a mark of 5.99m (19' 8") for 20^th in the long jump. He ranked 11^th on the league's outdoor performance list in the triple jump with a career-best mark of 13.09m (42' 11.5") at the Bauer Open. Earlier in the year he also set a new career-best in the long jump, recording a mark of 6.14m (20' 1.75") for tenth place at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Invitational. He notched seven top-10 finishes during the year and four top-5 finishes this season. In the classroom he was pursuing a degree in mathematics.

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport who academically maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average, 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.