Fort Lewis College Athletics

The Skyahwks DMR team of Busche, Burrough, Dosmann, and Hanson placed third at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships

Three Skyhawks All-Conference distinctions at RMAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

2/24/2024 10:08:00 PM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD-Communications

SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Fort Lewis College men's and women's indoor track teams had a promising showing at the 2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning three All-Conference awards representing the blue and gold well across the board.

The Championships got started on Friday with the men's 60m prelims. Freshman Zachary Gaumont toed the line and ultimately finished 15^th with a time of 6.99. Next, the Skyhawks were represented in the women's 5000m. Junior Hannah Hartwell made a splash in her RMAC Championship debut, placing fifth and bringing home Second Team All-Conference accolades with a time of 17:18.15.

The men's 5000m was up next, and senior Henry Barth clocked a season-best time of 14:58.71 to place 12^th in the field. For Fort Lewis, the day was capped off by the men's 4000m Distance Medley Relay. The Skyhawks' team was made up of Conner Dosmann, Malakai Hanson, Brady Burrough, and Aaron Busche. The team came away with an impressive third-place finish and a time of 10:14.24.

On Saturday, Fort Lewis kicked off the day in the men's mile. Dosmann was the team's top finisher and earned Second Team All-Conference nods with a fifth-place finish at 4:15.29. Busche placed 12^th with a time of 4:19.30. The women's 800m was up next, and it was quite the show. Senior Katie Heck ultimately brought home First Team All-Conference honors with a meet record and facility record time of 2:10.26. The loaded 800m field saw the top four finishers all break the meet and facility records.

In the men's 800m race, Burrough and Hanson finished in 11^th and 12^th with times of 1:57.88 and 1:58.01, respectively. In the women's 3000m, sophomore Mikenna Hoffman toed the time and placed 12^th with a personal best time of 10:33.29. The team's finale came in the men's 3000m where sophomore Bean Minor and senior Ethan Bartlett competed. Minor narrowly missed All-Conference criteria after placing seventh with a time of 8:31.46. Bartlett completed the day with an 11th-place finish and a time of 8:37.65.

Comments from Coach Jakubowski
"Most of our squad came in and placed higher than they were seeded. It was a great weekend for the Skyhawks, and we put ourselves in every race while competing hard. Katie [Heck] will move on to Nationals, and the rest will start the transition to a great outdoor season."

"We ended the year with six NCAA provisional standards and 13 new school records. I think it's safe to say that it was a successful season. I'm so proud of how hard the team fought this winter."

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