LAKEWOOD, CO- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced their annual Brechler Award winners on Thursday, recognizing the top-performing academic teams across the league's 22 sponsored sports. For the second time in program history, the men's indoor and outdoor track & field teams have received the honor for their efforts in the classroom. 

Accumulating a team Grade Point Average of 3.419, the team showed what it means to be a true student-athlete as they performed on the track and in their studies to achieve an impressive team GPA. 

Established in 2012-13, the Brechler Awards recognize the conference's top team grade point average (GPA) in each of its 22 sports. Grades were used from the 2025-26 academic year. All student-athletes who were on the institution's NCAA eligibility list were included in the teams' GPA calculation. The team GPA is calculated by dividing the total quality points for each semester by the total number of credits. Team GPAs were submitted to the RMAC Office by each institution's compliance administrator.

The award is named after Paul W. Brechler, a former RMAC Commissioner (1976-1990), who, along with his wife Wanda, were the first two inductees into the RMAC Hall of Fame. Paul was also the former athletic director of the University of Iowa and served as Commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Congratulations to Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field on claiming the 2025-26 Brechler Award!