The Adams State Grizzlies are the athletic teams that represent

Adams State University Adams State University is a public university in Alamosa, Colorado. The university's Adams State Grizzlies athletic teams compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. History Adams State was founded in 1921 as a teacher's college. Billy ...

, located in Alamosa, Colorado, in

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Division II intercollegiate sports. The Grizzlies compete as members of the

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for all 19 varsity sports.

Varsity sports

Teams

Men's sports * Baseball * Basketball * Cross Country *

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* Lacrosse * Soccer * Track & Field * Wrestling Women's sports * Basketball * Cross Country * Golf * Lacrosse * Soccer * Softball * Swimming & Diving * Track & Field * Volleyball

National championships

Team

The Grizzlies have won fifty-four team national championships.

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 Boris Berian (born December 19, 1992) is an American middle distance runner. He was the 2016 National Champion and represented the United States at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 800 meters where he won the gold medal. He set ...

ran for Adams during the 2012 track seasons, winning national championships for the 800m both indoors and outdoors.

Football

Jarrell Harrison is the head coach of the

Adams State Grizzlies football 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 al ...

team.

Conferences

* 1930–1945: Independent * 1946–1955:

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* 1956: Independent * 1957–present:

Non-NCAA sports

Teams

Men's sports * Rugby * Rodeo Women's sports * Rodeo Co-ed sports * Cycling * Climbing

References

External links

* {{Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference navbox