RAPID CITY, S.D. ---The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced the All Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference First and Second Teams on Friday from the league office in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with three South Dakota Mines Hardrockers earning First Team honors and four 'Rockers named to the Second Team.
Jaycie Stubbs,
Jade Cass and
Westley Siebdrath earned RMAC First Team honors while
Jonathan Hopkins,
Kamryn Scully,
Macy McClure and
Dakin Nolan were RMAC Second Team selections.
"The RMAC features some of the best track and field in the country and these student-athletes put themselves amongst the best of the best," said Hardrocker track and field head coach
Steve Johnson. "They had some great performances last weekend and worked hard all year to earn this honor."
To be named to the RMAC First Team an athlete must have placed in the Top 3 of any event at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, which was held April 30 through May 2 in Pueblo, Colorado. To earn RMAC Second Team honors and athlete would need to have placed fourth, fifth or sixth in any event at the RMAC Outdoor Championships.
Freshman
Jaycie Stubbs made first team honors after winning the women's javelin with a throw of 124-feet-2-inches. Freshman
Jade Cass earned a third-place finish during the men's high jump after clearing a height of 6-6.75; and senior
Westley Siebdrath also placed third in the men's hammer throw after logging a mark of 179-9.
Freshman
Kamryn Scully placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1 minute 03.36 seconds to earn a spot on the RMAC Second Team; sophomore
Macy McClure placed fourth in the women's hammer throw with a distance of 166-11;
Dakin Nolan secured a sixth-place showing in the men's hammer throw with a mark of 165-8; and
Jonathan Hopkins took sixth in the men's decathlon with 6,109 points.
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