Adams State Grizzlies#
{{Short description|Athletic teams of Adams State University}}
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{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Adams State Grizzlies
| logo = Adams State Grizzlies logo.svg
| logo_width = 150
| university = Adams State University
| association = NCAA
| conference = RMAC
| division = Division II
| director = Katelyn Smith
| location = Alamosa, Colorado
| first season =
| teams = 18
| mens_teams = 9
| womens_teams = 9
| coed_teams =
| stadium = Rex Stadium
| basketballarena = Plachy Hall
| baseballfield = ASU Baseball Field
| soccerstadium = ASU Soccer Field
| mascot =
| nickname = Grizzlies
| pageurl = https://asugrizzlies.com/
| ncaa titles = 40
| indiv_relay ncaa champs =
| altlogo = 150px
}}
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.{{cite news |author= |title=Adams State adopts new mascot |url=https://www.newspapers.com/the-daily-sentinel/142226339/ |newspaper=The Daily Sentinel |location=Grand Junction, Colorado |date=May 5, 1996 |page=7D |access-date=February 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Varsity sports
=Teams=
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Men's sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Track & Field
- Wrestling
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Women's sports
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
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National championships
=Team=
The Grizzlies have won sixty-one team national championships.
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|rowspan="25"| Men's Cross Country (25){{cite web |title=NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2012-13/d2mccchamps.pdf |publisher=NCAA |access-date=January 16, 2016}} |rowspan="12"| NAIA (12) |rowspan="12"| — |1971 |196–210 |
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|1977 |102–133 |
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|1979 |63–123 |
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|1980 |48–78 |
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|1981 |rowspan=4|Wisconsin–La Crosse |76–109 |
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|1983 |47–95 |
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|1984 |31–97 |
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|1985 |26–105 |
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|1986 |78–78 |
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|1987 |21–171 |
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|1988 |Western State |51–88 |
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|1989 |Malone |39–53 |
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|rowspan="13"| NCAA (13) |rowspan="13"| Division II | 1992 | Western State | 15–56 |
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| 1993 | Edinboro | 25–103 |
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| 1994 | Western State | 55–73 |
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| 1998 | Western State | 68–74 |
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| 2003 | Abilene Christian | 40–68 |
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| 2008 | Western State | 67–88 |
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| 2009 | Western State | 23–85 |
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| 2010 | Western State | 57–102 |
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| 2012 | 34–102 |
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| 2013 | 54–104 |
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| 2014 | Grand Valley State | 69–127 |
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| 2016 | Grand Valley State | 54–79 |
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| 2017 | Grand Valley State | 44–64 |
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| rowspan="24" | Women's Cross Country (24){{cite web |title=NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_cross_country_champs_records/2012-13/d2wccchamps.pdf |publisher=NCAA |access-date=January 16, 2016}} |rowspan="3"| NAIA (3) |rowspan="3"| — |1981 |25–71 |
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|1989 |Western State |79–132 |
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|1991 |66–87 |
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| rowspan="21" | NCAA (21) | rowspan="21" | Division II | 1992 | 64–99 |
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| 1993 | 75–106 |
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| 1994 | Western State | 47–55 |
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| 1995 | 62–143 |
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| 1996 | Western State | 35–94 |
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| 1997 | Western State | 37–106 |
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| 1998 | Western State | 56–79 |
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| 1999 | Western State | 23–47 |
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| 2003 | Western State | 38–101 |
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| 2004 | Edinboro | 31–101 |
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| 2005 | 54–69 |
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| 2006 | Western State | 94–101 |
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| 2007 | 63–178 |
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| 2008 | Grand Valley State | 79–102 |
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| 2009 | Grand Valley State | 73–81 |
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| 2015 | Grand Valley State | 83–97 |
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| 2017 | 126–137 |
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| 2019 | Grand Valley State | 23–87 |
| 2021
|Grand Valley State |59-79 |
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| 2022 | Grand Valley State | 75–126 |
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| 2024 | Grand Valley State | 61–127 |
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|rowspan="4"| Men's indoor track and field (4) |rowspan="2"| NAIA (2){{cite web|title=NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results |url = https://www.naia.org/sports/mtrack-ind/Records/M_INDOOR_Championship_Records.pdf |work=Men’s Championship History |publisher=NAIA|access-date=22 February 2024}} |rowspan="2"| Single | 1990 | 58–44 |
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| 1992 | Azusa Pacific | 82–72 |
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|rowspan="2"| NCAA (2) |rowspan="2"| Division II | 2010 | 89–72 (+17) |
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| 2015 | Findlay | 45–40 (+5) |
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| rowspan="7" | Women's indoor track and field (7) |rowspan="1"| NAIA (1){{cite web|title=NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results |url = https://www.naia.org/sports/wtrack-ind/Records/W_INDOOR_Championship_Records.pdf |work=NAIA|publisher=NAIA.org|access-date=22 February 2024}} |rowspan="1"| Single | 1985 | 67–64 |
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| rowspan="6" | NCAA (6) | rowspan="6" | Division II | 2008 | St. Augustine's | 55–48 (+7) |
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| 2014 | 67–59 (+8) |
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| 2017 | Grand Valley State | 47–39 (+8) |
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| 2019 | Grand Valley State | 87–64 (+23) |
| 2023
|Minnesota State |52-51 (+1) |
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| 2024 | Pittsburgh State | 67–64.5 (+2.5) |
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|rowspan="1"| Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1) |rowspan="1"| NCAA |rowspan="1"| Division II | 2012 | Lincoln (MO) | 77–73 (+4) |
Individual sports
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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.{{Cite web|title=
Damon Martin profile on the Adams State Grizzlies Athletics Official Website|url=https://asugrizzlies.com/sports/mens-cross-country/roster/coaches/damon-martin/1979|website=Adams State Grizzlies Athletics|access-date=12 September 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Boris Berian at Adams State |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3733281/Adams_State/Boris_Berian.html |work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) |publisher=DirectAthletics, Inc. |access-date=21 March 2016}}
=Football=
File:Adams State vs. Texas A&M–Commerce football 2015 11 (Adams State on offense).jpg in 2015]]
Levi Gallas is the head coach of the Adams State Grizzlies football team.
==Conferences==
- 1930–1945: Independent
- 1946–1955: New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference
- 1956: Independent
- 1957–present: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Non-NCAA sports
=Teams=
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Men's sports
- Rugby
- Rodeo
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Women's sports
- Rodeo
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Co-ed sports
- Cycling
- Climbing
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References
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