Adams State Grizzlies
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| Adams State Grizzlies | |
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| University | Adams State University |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Justin Boyd; Katelyn Smith |
| Location | Alamosa, Colorado |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | Rex Stadium |
| Arena | Plachy Hall |
| Baseball stadium | ASU Baseball Field |
| Soccer stadium | ASU Soccer Field |
| Nickname | Grizzlies |
| Colors | Green and white[1] |
| Website | asugrizzlies |
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 19 varsity sports.
Varsity sports
Teams
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Men's sports
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Women's sports
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National championships
Team
The Grizzlies have won fifty-four team national championships.
| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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| Men's Cross Country (25)[2] | NAIA | — | 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 | 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 (22)[3] | NAIA | — | 1981 | Barry | 25–71 |
| 1989 | Western State | 79–132 | |||
| 1991 | Simon Fraser | 66–87 | |||
| NCAA | 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 | |||
| Men's Indoor Track and Field (2) | NCAA | Division II | 2010 | St. Augustine's | 89–72 (+17) |
| 2015 | Findlay | 45–40 (+5) | |||
| Women's Indoor Track and Field (4) | NCAA | 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) | |||
| Men's Indoor Track and Field (1) | NCAA | Division II | 2012 | Lincoln (MO) | 77–73 (+4) |
Individual sports
Cross-country and track
The Grizzly track and cross-country teams are coached by Damon Martin, winner of 20 National Coach of the Year awards. 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.[4]
Football
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Jarrell Harrison is the head coach of the Adams State Grizzlies football team.
Conferences
- 1930–1945: Independent
- 1946–1955: New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference
- 1956: Independent
- 1957–present: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Non-NCAA sports
Teams
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Men's sports
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Women's sports
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Co-ed sports
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References
- ^ "Logo Guidelines and Download – Public Relations & Marketing". Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Boris Berian at Adams State". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). DirectAthletics, Inc. Retrieved 21 March 2016.