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Adams State Grizzlies
University	Adams State University
Conference	RMAC
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Katelyn Smith
Location	Alamosa, Colorado
Varsity teams	18 (9 men's, 9 women's)
Football stadium	Rex Stadium
Basketball arena	Plachy Hall
Baseball stadium	ASU Baseball Field
Soccer stadium	ASU Soccer Field
Nickname	Grizzlies
Colors	Green and white
Website	asugrizzlies.com
Team NCAA championships
40

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.

Varsity sports

Teams

National championships

Team

The Grizzlies have won sixty-one 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. 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. 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.

Football

Jarrell Harrison 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

References

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 .
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.

External links

• Official website

• Adams State Grizzlies