Metro State Roadrunners are ripping the competition to shreds with their recent accolades.
The College’s athletic teams capped off their most successful year in school history by finishing 13th nationally in the 2008-09 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings of the Division II schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Their last notable finish was 22nd in 1999.
The standings are determined by a scoring system that ranks 232 schools in their performance of 14 out of 27 sports.
The Roadrunners have been on fire, with 11 out of the College’s 15 varsity teams qualifying for postseason play during the 2008-09 season. Metro State was one of only two schools to have all five fall sports reach the NCAA postseason while winning four regular season Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) championships and four other tournament titles. Student-athletes earned 15 All-America, one Academic All-America and four RMAC Player of the Year honors.
Tennis players earn RMAC honors
The Metro State tennis team continues to excel. Senior Sascha Ruckelshausen has been named to the RMAC all-time men’s tennis team, while former player Jessica Meares and her sister, current head coach and former player Rebecca Meares were named to the women’s team. The RMAC All-Time tennis teams were selected by representatives from schools that currently participate in tennis.
Luna continues to tear up track
Meanwhile, Metro State track star Anthony Luna is faster than ever, after breaking his own school record in the 800m run twice in less than a week at the American Milers Club Series in Indianapolis, Ind. June 17. Luna placed fourth out of 26 runners during the event, qualifying him to compete in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, June 25-28 in Eugene, Ore. He is the first Roadrunner in Metro State’s history to qualify for the championships.
