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Adams State Grizzlies
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UniversityAdams State University
ConferenceRMAC
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorKatelyn Smith
LocationAlamosa, Colorado
Varsity teams18 (9 men's, 9 women's)
Football stadiumRex Stadium
Basketball arenaPlachy Hall
Baseball stadiumASU Baseball Field
Soccer stadiumASU Soccer Field
NicknameGrizzlies
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
Websiteasugrizzlies.com
Team NCAA championships
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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 18 varsity sports.

Adams State adopted the Grizzlies nickname in the spring of 1996. The school's athletic teams were known as the Indians from the mid-1920s until November 1995.[2]

Varsity sports

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Teams

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National championships

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Team

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The Grizzlies have won sixty-one team national championships.

Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score
Men's Cross Country (25)[3] NAIA (12) — 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 (13) 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 (24)[4] NAIA (3) — 1981 Barry 25–71
1989 Western State 79–132
1991 Simon Fraser 66–87
NCAA (21) 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
2022 Grand Valley State 75–126
2024 Grand Valley State 61–127
Men's indoor track and field (4) NAIA (2)[5] Single 1990 Azusa Pacific 58–44
1992 Azusa Pacific 82–72
NCAA (2) Division II 2010 St. Augustine's 89–72 (+17)
2015 Findlay 45–40 (+5)
Women's indoor track and field (7) NAIA (1)[6] Single 1985 Prairie View A&M 67–64
NCAA (6) 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)
2023 Minnesota State 52-51

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2024 Pittsburgh State 67–64.5 (+2.5)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1) NCAA Division II 2012 Lincoln (MO) 77–73 (+4)

Individual sports

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Cross-country and track

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The Grizzly track and cross-country teams are coached by Damon Martin, winner of 20 National Coach of the Year awards. Martin was inducted into Adams State's Hall of Fame in 2007, and the Colorado Running Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2018, he was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame.[7] 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.[8]

Football

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The Adams State football team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2015

Jarrell Harrison is the head coach of the Adams State Grizzlies football team.

Conferences

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Non-NCAA sports

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Teams

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References

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  1. ^ "Logo Guidelines and Download – Public Relations & Marketing". Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Adams State adopts new mascot". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. May 5, 1996. p. 7D. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). Men’s Championship History. NAIA. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA.org. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Damon Martin profile on the Adams State Grizzlies Athletics Official Website". Adams State Grizzlies Athletics. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Boris Berian at Adams State". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). DirectAthletics, Inc. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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