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The Adams State Grizzlies are the athletic teams that represent Adams State University, located in Alamosa, Colorado, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Grizzlies compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for all 18 varsity sports.
| Adams State Grizzlies | |
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| University | Adams State University |
| Conference | RMAC |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Katelyn Smith |
| Location | Alamosa, Colorado |
| Varsity teams | 18 (9 men's, 9 women's) |
| Football stadium | Rex Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Plachy Hall |
| Baseball stadium | ASU Baseball Field |
| Soccer stadium | ASU Soccer Field |
| Nickname | Grizzlies |
| Colors | Green and white[1] |
| Website | asugrizzlies |
| Team NCAA championships | |
| 40 | |
Adams State adopted the Grizzlies nickname in the spring of 1996. The school's athletic teams were known as the Indians from the mid-1920s until November 1995.[2]
Varsity sports
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Men's sports
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Women's sports
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National championships
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editThe Grizzlies have won sixty-one team national championships.
| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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| Men's Cross Country (25)[3] | NAIA (12) | — | 1971 | Eastern New Mexico | 196–210 |
| 1977 | Saginaw Valley State | 102–133 | |||
| 1979 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 63–123 | |||
| 1980 | Malone | 48–78 | |||
| 1981 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 76–109 | |||
| 1983 | 47–95 | ||||
| 1984 | 31–97 | ||||
| 1985 | 26–105 | ||||
| 1986 | Western State | 78–78 | |||
| 1987 | New Mexico Highlands | 21–171 | |||
| 1988 | Western State | 51–88 | |||
| 1989 | Malone | 39–53 | |||
| NCAA (13) | Division II | 1992 | Western State | 15–56 | |
| 1993 | Edinboro | 25–103 | |||
| 1994 | Western State | 55–73 | |||
| 1998 | Western State | 68–74 | |||
| 2003 | Abilene Christian | 40–68 | |||
| 2008 | Western State | 67–88 | |||
| 2009 | Western State | 23–85 | |||
| 2010 | Western State | 57–102 | |||
| 2012 | Colorado Mines | 34–102 | |||
| 2013 | Grand Valley State | 54–104 | |||
| 2014 | Grand Valley State | 69–127 | |||
| 2016 | Grand Valley State | 54–79 | |||
| 2017 | Grand Valley State | 44–64 | |||
| Women's Cross Country (24)[4] | NAIA (3) | — | 1981 | Barry | 25–71 |
| 1989 | Western State | 79–132 | |||
| 1991 | Simon Fraser | 66–87 | |||
| NCAA (21) | Division II | 1992 | Western State | 64–99 | |
| 1993 | Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo | 75–106 | |||
| 1994 | Western State | 47–55 | |||
| 1995 | Abilene Christian | 62–143 | |||
| 1996 | Western State | 35–94 | |||
| 1997 | Western State Lewis |
37–106 | |||
| 1998 | Western State | 56–79 | |||
| 1999 | Western State | 23–47 | |||
| 2003 | Western State | 38–101 | |||
| 2004 | Edinboro | 31–101 | |||
| 2005 | Grand Valley State | 54–69 | |||
| 2006 | Western State | 94–101 | |||
| 2007 | Seattle Pacific | 63–178 | |||
| 2008 | Grand Valley State | 79–102 | |||
| 2009 | Grand Valley State | 73–81 | |||
| 2015 | Grand Valley State | 83–97 | |||
| 2017 | Mary (ND) | 126–137 | |||
| 2019 | Grand Valley State | 23–87 | |||
| 2021 | Grand Valley State | 59-79 | |||
| 2022 | Grand Valley State | 75–126 | |||
| 2024 | Grand Valley State | 61–127 | |||
| Men's indoor track and field (4) | NAIA (2)[5] | Single | 1990 | Azusa Pacific | 58–44 |
| 1992 | Azusa Pacific | 82–72 | |||
| NCAA (2) | Division II | 2010 | St. Augustine's | 89–72 (+17) | |
| 2015 | Findlay | 45–40 (+5) | |||
| Women's indoor track and field (7) | NAIA (1)[6] | Single | 1985 | Prairie View A&M | 67–64 |
| NCAA (6) | Division II | 2008 | St. Augustine's | 55–48 (+7) | |
| 2014 | Johnson C. Smith | 67–59 (+8) | |||
| 2017 | Grand Valley State | 47–39 (+8) | |||
| 2019 | Grand Valley State | 87–64 (+23) | |||
| 2023 | Minnesota State | 52-51
(+1) | |||
| 2024 | Pittsburgh State | 67–64.5 (+2.5) | |||
| Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1) | NCAA | Division II | 2012 | Lincoln (MO) | 77–73 (+4) |
Individual sports
editCross-country and track
editThe Grizzly track and cross-country teams are coached by Damon Martin, winner of 20 National Coach of the Year awards. Martin was inducted into Adams State's Hall of Fame in 2007, and the Colorado Running Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2018, he was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame.[7] ASU's Men's cross-country team was the first team in history to record a perfect score at the National Championships in 1992. This was the first year Adams competed in NCAA Division II, after previously competing in the NAIA. The women's cross-country team won 15 National Championships between 1992 and 2009. 2016 World Indoor Champion Boris Berian ran for Adams during the 2012 track seasons, winning national championships for the 800m both indoors and outdoors.[8]
Football
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Jarrell Harrison is the head coach of the Adams State Grizzlies football team.
Conferences
edit- 1930–1945: Independent
- 1946–1955: New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference
- 1956: Independent
- 1957–present: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Non-NCAA sports
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References
edit- ^ "Logo Guidelines and Download – Public Relations & Marketing". Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Adams State adopts new mascot". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. May 5, 1996. p. 7D. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ "NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). Men’s Championship History. NAIA. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA.org. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Damon Martin profile on the Adams State Grizzlies Athletics Official Website". Adams State Grizzlies Athletics. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Boris Berian at Adams State". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). DirectAthletics, Inc. Retrieved 21 March 2016.