- Metro State Roadrunners
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The Metro State Roadrunners are the athletic teams that represent Metropolitan State College of Denver. The Roadrunners participate in 15 intercollegiate sports and compete in the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Contents
History
NCAA Champions
Sport NCAA National
ChampionshipsSeasons Men's Basketball 2 1999–2000, 2001–2002 Women's Soccer 2 2004, 2006 Total 4 Runners Up
- 1999-2000 Men's Basketball
Final Four
- 2002 Women's Soccer
- 2004-2005 Men's Basketball
- 2008 Women's Soccer
- 2010 Women's Softball
NCAA Individual Champions
- 1995 Darwin Strickland (Men's Swimming/50 Free)
- 1995 Darwin Strickland (Men's Swimming/100 Free)
- 1996 Darwin Strickland (Men's Swimming/100 Free)
- 2009 Anthony Luna (Men's Indoor Track/800 meters)
- 2009 Anthony Luna (Men's Outdoor Track/800 meters)
RMAC Champions
Sport RMAC
ChampionshipsSeasons Men's Baseball 2 1998, 2002† Men's Basketball 15 1997–1998, 1998-1999†, 1999-2000‡, 2000-2001†, 2002–2003†, 2003-2004‡, 2004-2005‡, 2006-2007‡, 2008–2009‡, 2009-2010† Men's Soccer 3 2003†, 2004†, 2007 Men's Tennis 12 1999†, 2000, 2001†, 2002‡, 2003‡, 2007†, 2008‡, 2009‡ Women's Basketball 4 1997–1998‡, 2004-2005†, 2010–11 Women's Soccer 12 2002‡, 2003, 2004‡, 2005‡, 2006, 2007, 2008‡, 2009 Women's Softball 4 2009‡, 2010‡ Women's Tennis 6 2002‡, 2003‡, 2004‡ Women's Volleyball 9 1998, 2001‡, 2002‡, 2003‡, 2006†, 2009† Total 67 † Tournament champions
‡ Regular season & Tournament championsRMAC All-Sports Cup
The RMAC All-Sports Competition Cup is awarded to the institution which accumulates the most points over the year based on its teams' outcome in the RMAC's four core sports, along with six wild card sports. The four core sports are football or men's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball, while the six wild card sports consist of three men's sports and three women's sports, which are designated by that institutions' best finish in those 16 Olympic sports (21 total RMAC sports). Total RMAC All-Sports Competition Cup points are calculated based on how the teams finish in the RMAC regular season standings. In the scenario where teams do not have regular season standings, conference championship results are used.[1]
Champions Year 2 2006–2007, 2008–2009 Sports
Metro State has produced 239 All-Americans and was one of the seven charter members of the Colorado Athletic Conference in 1989 before joining the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1996. Metro State competed as a NAIA member until 1983, when the Roadrunners jumped to the NCAA Division II ranks. Since 1998, Metro State has captured 32 regular season conference titles, 35 conference tournament championships, as well as the 2000 & 2002 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championships and the 2004 and 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer national crowns. Metro State also boasts five individual national championships. Men's swimmer Darwin Strickland won national championships in the 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle in 1995 and also won the 100 free in 1996. Anthony Luna won men's track championships in the 800 meters during the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2009.[2]
- Men's & Women's teams
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Soccer
- Track and field (indoor and outdoor)
- Men's sports
- Women's sports
Facilities
- Basketball/Volleyball - Auraria Events Center
- Baseball/Soccer/Softball - Auraria Field
Club sports
- Baseball
- Capoeira
- Cheer & Dance
- Cycling [4]
- Fencing
- Fishing
- Football [5]
- Men's Ice Hockey [6]
- Inline Hockey
- Lacrosse [7]
- Martial Arts & Self Defense
- Men's Soccer
- Rock Climbing
- Squash
- Swimming & Diving
- Taekwando
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Men's Volleyball
Rivals
Camps and clinics
- Metro State Soccer Camps [8]
References
- ^ http://www.gometrostate.com/news/2011/5/17/BB_0517112032.aspx
- ^ http://www.rmacsports.org/information/members/schools/mscd
- ^ http://gometrostate.com/sports/2009/4/24/GEN_0424095858.aspx?
- ^ http://www.metrostatecycling.com/MetroStateCycling.com.html
- ^ http://www.metrostatefootball.com/
- ^ http://metrostatehockey.com/
- ^ http://metrostatelacrosse.ialax.com/
- ^ http://www.metrostatesoccercamps.com/
External links
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Adams State • Chadron State • Colorado Christian‡ • Colorado–Colorado Springs‡ • Colorado Mesa • Colorado Mines • Colorado State–Pueblo • Fort Lewis • Metro State‡ Roadrunners • Nebraska–Kearney • New Mexico Highlands • Regis‡ • San Francisco State† • Western State • Western New Mexico
† wrestling-only member • ‡ non-football memberCategories:- College sports teams in the United States by team
- College sports teams in Colorado
- Metropolitan State College of Denver
- Metro State Roadrunners
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