U.S. Olympic Training Center to host Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference wrestling championship for second-straight year, Feb. 4

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2017 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Wrestling Championship will be held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center for the second-consecutive year in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Feb. 4.


RMAC will once again partner with USA Wrestling for the championship.


Last year, the event was the first RMAC-only wrestling championship since 1996 and the first collegiate wrestling tournament held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.


California Baptist University’s three individual champions, helped the Lancers take the team title in 2016 with 133.5 team points, besting runner-up Westernby 10 points.


Wrestling institutions within the RMAC include Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado School of Mines, CSU-Pueblo, New Mexico Highlands and Westernas well associate members California Baptist University and San Francisco State.


From 1997-2014, the RMAC wrestling championship was combined with the NCAA Division II regional tournament, and in 2015, the RMAC dual-meet champion was recognized as the conference champion.


The RMAC was founded in 1909 and is one of the most historic collegiate organizations in the western United States. Wrestling was introduced to the RMAC in 1922, with the University of Colorado winning the first team title.


Considered as one of the best wrestling conferences in NCAA Division II, the RMAC has had 13 national team champions since 1963.


Tickets for the championship are $10 for an all-day pass, $8 for students and Seniors, and free for those under 3 years old. In addition, kids eighth grade and younger wearing their wrestling club t-shirt will get in for free.


The RMAC Championships preview will be released Monday, January 30.

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

2012 - Nebraska-Kearney

ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

at U.S. Olympic Training Complex, Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 4, 2017


9:00 a.m. - Session I - Prelims, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, Consolation Semis

2:30 p.m. - Session II - Third Place Matches

3:45 p.m. - Session III - Finals


For more information, including ticket link, hotels and schedule, visit the RMAC

Wrestling Championships website at:
http://rmacsports.org/tournaments/?id=98


A promo video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EeBaMppH1U


They said it:


“The RMAC Wrestling Championship will continue to be one of the most unique NCAA conference events in the country with the hospitality of the US Olympic Training Center and the tremendous support of USA Wrestling. We are a proud Division II sponsor of Wrestling and are thankful for the championship opportunity we afford to our student-athletes,” said RMAC Commissioner Chris Graham.


"USA Wrestling is excited to continue partnership with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to host such an important championships at the United States Olympic Training Center. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference has had a long, strong commitment to the sport of wrestling, and for that we are truly grateful," said Rich Bender, Executive Director of USA Wrestling.


“We are thrilled to bring the RMAC Championship back to the U.S. Olympic Training Center for a second-straight year. This event will mark an exciting time after celebrating the success of Team USA athletes and USA Wrestling at the Rio Olympic Games. The collegiate athletic system is a cornerstone of that success, and we hope to channel some of that spirit as we welcome the RMAC and their student-athletes back to Colorado Springs,” said Aron McGuire, Director of the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center.