Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships set for the U.S. Olympic Training Center on January 31
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by RMAC, USA Wrestling, Colorado Springs Sports Corporation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2016 RMAC Wrestling Championships will be held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs on Sunday, January 31.
The RMAC is partnering with USA Wrestling, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation and the U.S. Olympic Training Center for these championships.
This will be the first RMAC-only Wrestling Championship since 1996 and the first ever collegiate wrestling tournament held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
Between 1997 and 2014, the RMAC wrestling championship was combined with the NCAA Division II regional tournament.
In 2015, the RMAC Dual Meet champion was recognized as the conference champion. Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado Mines, CSU-Pueblo, New Mexico Highlands and Western State Colorado compete in RMAC wrestling along with associate members California Baptist and San Francisco State.
Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic collegiate organization in the western United States. The sport of wrestling started in the RMAC in 1922, with the first title being won by the University of Colorado.
Considered as one of the best wrestling conferences in NCAA Division II, the RMAC has had 13 national team champions since 1963.
NCAA Division II national champions from RMAC
1963 - Western State
1964 - Western State
NAIA champions from RMAC
1968 - Adams State
1969 - Adams State
1970 - Nebraska-Omaha
1972 - Adams State
1973 - Adams State
1975 - Adams State
1976 - Adams State
1980 - Adams State
1990 - Adams State
NCAA Division II champions from RMAC
2008 - Nebraska-Kearney
2011 - Nebraska-Kearney
Tickets for the tournament are $10 for an all-day pass, $8 for students and Seniors and free for those under three years old.
Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado Mines, CSU-Pueblo, New Mexico Highlands and Western State Colorado compete in RMAC wrestling along with associate members California Baptist and San Francisco State.
Coming later this week, the RMAC Championships preview...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
at U.S. Olympic Training Complex, Colorado Springs, Colo., January 31
9:00 a.m. - Session I - Prelims, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, Consolation Semis
3:30 p.m. - Session II - Third Place Matches
5:00 p.m. - Session III - Finals
For more information, visit the RMAC Wrestling Championships website at:
http://rmacsports.org/tournaments/?id=77
They said it:
"The opportunity we can afford our student-athletes through a partnership with USA Wrestling is one-of-a-kind. The return of the RMAC Wrestling Championship Tournament will greatly benefit our programs, wrestling in the Rocky Mountain region and the city of Colorado Springs. This is a very special opportunity," said RMAC Commissioner Chris Graham.
USA Wrestling is excited to partner with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and The Sports Corp to host this historic event. We are confident that the United States Olympic Training Center and our beautiful city of Colorado Springs will provide an inspiring backdrop for these Championships. We are eager to continue to help wrestling grow within this great conference and the region," said Rich Bender, Executive Director of USA Wrestling.
We are thrilled to be part of the RMAC Wrestling Championship and we are hopeful to make this an annual event in Colorado Springs," said Tom Osborne, President & CEO of the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation.
The RMAC is partnering with USA Wrestling, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation and the U.S. Olympic Training Center for these championships.
This will be the first RMAC-only Wrestling Championship since 1996 and the first ever collegiate wrestling tournament held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
Between 1997 and 2014, the RMAC wrestling championship was combined with the NCAA Division II regional tournament.
In 2015, the RMAC Dual Meet champion was recognized as the conference champion. Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado Mines, CSU-Pueblo, New Mexico Highlands and Western State Colorado compete in RMAC wrestling along with associate members California Baptist and San Francisco State.
Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic collegiate organization in the western United States. The sport of wrestling started in the RMAC in 1922, with the first title being won by the University of Colorado.
Considered as one of the best wrestling conferences in NCAA Division II, the RMAC has had 13 national team champions since 1963.
NCAA Division II national champions from RMAC
1963 - Western State
1964 - Western State
NAIA champions from RMAC
1968 - Adams State
1969 - Adams State
1970 - Nebraska-Omaha
1972 - Adams State
1973 - Adams State
1975 - Adams State
1976 - Adams State
1980 - Adams State
1990 - Adams State
NCAA Division II champions from RMAC
2008 - Nebraska-Kearney
2011 - Nebraska-Kearney
Tickets for the tournament are $10 for an all-day pass, $8 for students and Seniors and free for those under three years old.
Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado Mines, CSU-Pueblo, New Mexico Highlands and Western State Colorado compete in RMAC wrestling along with associate members California Baptist and San Francisco State.
Coming later this week, the RMAC Championships preview...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
at U.S. Olympic Training Complex, Colorado Springs, Colo., January 31
9:00 a.m. - Session I - Prelims, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, Consolation Semis
3:30 p.m. - Session II - Third Place Matches
5:00 p.m. - Session III - Finals
For more information, visit the RMAC Wrestling Championships website at:
http://rmacsports.org/tournaments/?id=77
They said it:
"The opportunity we can afford our student-athletes through a partnership with USA Wrestling is one-of-a-kind. The return of the RMAC Wrestling Championship Tournament will greatly benefit our programs, wrestling in the Rocky Mountain region and the city of Colorado Springs. This is a very special opportunity," said RMAC Commissioner Chris Graham.
USA Wrestling is excited to partner with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and The Sports Corp to host this historic event. We are confident that the United States Olympic Training Center and our beautiful city of Colorado Springs will provide an inspiring backdrop for these Championships. We are eager to continue to help wrestling grow within this great conference and the region," said Rich Bender, Executive Director of USA Wrestling.
We are thrilled to be part of the RMAC Wrestling Championship and we are hopeful to make this an annual event in Colorado Springs," said Tom Osborne, President & CEO of the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation.
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