COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Owen Johnson of South Dakota Mines Men's Track & Field has won the prestigious RMAC Summit Award, the RMAC announced on Saturday.

Owen Johnson, a sophomore, has a 4.0 GPA in Chemical Engineering at South Dakota Mines. Earlier this season, Johnson broke the Hardrocker mile record, running a 4:17.54 at the SDSU Indoor Classic. Johnson also set new career bests in the 800m and 3000m events this season. He recorded three career bests during the cross country season in the fall.

The RMAC's Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at the finals site of their respective sport's championship. Summit Award winners must compete in 20 percent of available competitions throughout the current season. All GPAs are based on a straight-grading scale to ensure consistency among nominees. All ties are broken by the total number of credit hours completed through the most recently concluded semester. 

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be sophomores or above and have participated in their sport at their institution for at least two years. They must also be active members of their teams and travel to and compete at the RMAC championship event.

What's Next

The outdoor track & field season will start on Mar. 21 at the Chadron State Invitational.