COLORADO SPRINGS --- Western Colorado's Taylor Stack earns RMAC Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year, along with 30 other Mountaineers making 2020-21 Indoor RMAC All-Academic Teams. The Mountaineers place 15 men and 15 women on the All-Academic Honor Roll Team.
 
This indoor season, Western Colorado had an electrifying season on the track as they broke one school record, ran two top five division two all-time performances, and setting 18 Western top ten performances. On top of that, the Mountaineers have also been excelling in the classroom.
 
In order for a student-athlete to be eligible for an RMAC All-Academic Team, they must maintain a 3.3 grade point average or higher during their season, along with already having two consecutive semesters at Western Colorado University.
 
Mountaineer Taylor Stack made RMAC All-Academic First Team along with being named RMAC Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year.
 
Taylor Stack, a Biology and Chemistry double major holds a 3.82 grade point average on top of being one of the best distance runners in the nation. He had another strong indoor season as he ran the fifth fastest time in division II history for the 3,000-meter, clocking a 7:57.74 which converted to 7:52.25# giving him the third best time in division two on the year. Stack also ran the sixth fastest time in the 5,000-meter this season. At the 2021 Indoor Track and Field Championships, Stack earned All-American in both the 3,000-meter with a fourth place finish and the 5,000-meter with a seventh place finish.
 
The Western women placed 15 individual on the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll Team, led by junior Hannah Mae Gigstad with a 3.99 grade point average.
 
Women's All-Academic Honor Roll:

NAME	YEAR	GPA	MAJOR
Jessica Blahnik	So.	3.63	Anthropology
Mackenzie Burt	Jr.	3.46	Business Administration
Malindi (Lindi) Congour	Sr.	3.91	Anthropology
Katie Doucette	Jr.	3.41	Psychology
Kaiya Firor	So.	3.90	Mechanical Engineering
Hannah Mae Gigstad	Jr.	3.99	Exercise and Sport Science
Myles Hilbert	So.	3.89	Undeclared
Sequoia Kellogg	So.	3.57	Exercise and Sport Science
Makenna Knez	So.	3.98	Elementary Education
Nicole Lewis	So.	3.51	Biology
Annicka McDonald	R-Jr.	3.49	Exercise and Sport Science
Elsie Miller	R-Fr.	3.30	Exercise and Sport Science
Brooke Satathite	So.	3.85	Mathematics
Bailey Sharon	R-Sr.	3.85	Mathematics/Chemistry
Alexia Thiros	Sr.	3.88	Exercise and Sport Science

 
On the men's side, 15 Mountaineers made the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll, led by junior Max Sawyer who hold 4.00 grade point averages. 
 
Men's All-Academic Honor Roll:

NAME	YEAR	GPA	MAJOR
Dominic Anselmo	Jr.	3.44	Psychology
Blake Davis	Jr.	3.33	Exercise and Sport Science
Hayden Ell	Jr.	3.55	Business Administration
Michael Grabowski	Jr.	3.96	Accounting
Riley Howard	Gr.	3.76	Biology
Andrew Jorgenson	Jr.	3.51	Business Administration
Bryce Kizewski	So.	3.40	Exercise and Sport Science
John Kraft	Sr.	3.97	Computer Science
Kennedy Martinez	So.	3.53	Undeclared
Gage Mayo	Gr.	3.89	Environmental Management
Max Sawyer	Jr.	4.00	Environment and Sustainability
Brian Schmidt	Sr.	3.45	Business Administration
Jacob Stroup	Jr.	3.83	Exercise and Sport Science
Charlie Sweeney	Jr.	3.32	Exercise and Sport Science
Luke Wuesthoff	Sr.	3.89	Biology