A standing-room only crowd of more than 500 attended the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Centennial Celebration on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs.
The RMAC was founded in March of 1909. It is currently the fourth oldest conference in the country, (trailing only the Big Ten, Missouri Valley and Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). The RMAC is also the most historic current member of NCAA Division II, and the longest standing league in the Western U.S.
More than 200 of the best student-athletes and coaches who have participated in the conference during the past century at the Centennial Celebration
RMAC All-Time Teams were selected during the past year. Committees with representatives from each RMAC school currently sponsoring that sport selected the teams.
MSU Denver's Members of the RMAC All-Time Teams:
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Baseball: Reece Gorman (2005-08)
- Two-time All-America
- Two-time first team All-RMAC
- Batted .362 with 19 home runs, 157 RBI, 82 stolen bases in four seasons
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Men's Basketball RMAC All-Time Player: DeMarcos Anzures
- 2000 NABC first team All-America
- Four-time first team All-RMAC
- 2007 RMAC Hall of Fame inductee |
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Men's Basketball: Lee Barlow (1997-2000)
- 2000 Division II Bulletin first team All-America
- 2000 RMAC Player of the Year
- Two-time Elite Eight All-Tournament Team |
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Men's Basketball: Mark Worthington (2001-05)
- 2005 NABC National Player of the Year
- 2005 NABC first team All-America
- 2005 RMAC Player of the Year |
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Men's Basketball RMAC All-Time Head Coach: Mike Dunlap
- Two national championships (2000 and 2002)
- Four NCAA Final Four appearances
- Nine NCAA Tournament appearances in nine years
- Two-time National Coach of the Year
- 248-50 (.832) record at Metro State |
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Women's Basketball: Stephanie Allen (1996-2000)
- Two-time first team All-RMAC
- Metro State's all-time leader in points (1,732) and assists (393) |
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Men's Soccer: Phillip Owen (2004-07)
- 2007 ESPN The Magazine third team Academic All-America
- Three-time first team All-RMAC
- Third in RMAC in career goals (53) |
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Men's Soccer: Antonio Porras (2003-06)
- 2005 NSCAA second team All-America
- Three-time first team All-RMAC
- RMAC record for goals in a game (6) |
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Women's Soccer RMAC All-Time Player: Kylee Hanavan (2004-06)
- 2006 Honda Award (top female athlete in Division II)
- 2006 NSCAA National Player of the Year
- Two-time RMAC Player of the Year |
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Women's Soccer: Naomi Clarke (2003)
- 2003 NSCAA second team All-America
- 2003 RMAC Player of the Year |
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Women's Soccer: Ymara Guante (2003-04)
- 2004 NSCAA National Player of the Year
- 2004 NSCAA first team All-America
- 2004 RMAC Player of the Year |
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Women's Soccer: Amy Leichliter (2002-05)
- Two-time All-America
- Second in the RMAC all-time in goals scored (67)
- Four-time first team All-RMAC (only player in Metro State history) |
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Women's Soccer: Rachel Zollner (2005-07)
- Three-time first team All-RMAC
- Two-time All-America
- RMAC all-time leader in shutouts (36) |
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Women's Soccer RMAC All-Time Head Coach: Danny Sanchez (head coach 2002-07)
- Two national championships (2004 and 2006)
- Four Elite Eight appearances
- Six-time RMAC Coach of the Year
- 128-11-7 (.901) record at Metro State
- Six RMAC regular season championships |
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Men's Tennis: Sascha Ruckelshausen (2007-09)
- 2009 RMAC Player of the Year
- Two-time RMAC Academic Player of the Year
- Member of three RMAC Tournament championship teams |
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Women's Tennis: Jessica Meares (2000-04)
- Three-time first team All-RMAC (doubles)
- Two-time first team All-RMAC (singles) |
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Women's Tennis: Rebecca Meares (2000-04)
- 2004 RMAC Player of the Year
- Three-time first team All-RMAC (singles)
- Three-time first team All-RMAC (doubles) |
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Volleyball: Marina Bazana (2000-01)
- 2000 RMAC Player of the Year
- Two-time first team All-RMAC |
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Volleyball: Devon Herron (2000-03)
- Two-time All-America
- Two-time RMAC Player of the Year
- Three-time first team All-RMAC |
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