Adams State Grizzlies


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.
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Varsity sports

Teams

Men's sports
Women's sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

National championships

Team

The Grizzlies have won sixty-one team national championships.
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1971Eastern New Mexico196–210
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1977Saginaw Valley State102–133
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1979Wisconsin–La Crosse63–123
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1980Malone48–78
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1981Wisconsin–La Crosse76–109
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1983Wisconsin–La Crosse47–95
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1984Wisconsin–La Crosse31–97
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1985Wisconsin–La Crosse26–105
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1986Western State78–78
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1987New Mexico Highlands21–171
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1988Western State51–88
Men's Cross Country NAIA —1989Malone39–53
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship|Division II]1992Western State15–56
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II1993Edinboro25–103
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II1994Western State55–73
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II1998Western State68–74
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2003Abilene Christian40–68
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2008Western State67–88
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2009Western State23–85
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2010Western State57–102
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2012Colorado Mines34–102
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2013Grand Valley State54–104
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2014Grand Valley State69–127
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2016Grand Valley State54–79
Men's Cross Country NCAA Division II2017Grand Valley State44–64
Women's Cross Country NAIA —1981Barry25–71
Women's Cross Country NAIA —1989Western State79–132
Women's Cross Country NAIA —1991Simon Fraser66–87
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1992Western State64–99
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1993Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo75–106
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1994Western State47–55
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1995Abilene Christian62–143
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1996Western State35–94
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1997Western State
Lewis		37–106
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1998Western State56–79
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II1999Western State23–47
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2003Western State38–101
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2004Edinboro31–101
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2005Grand Valley State54–69
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2006Western State94–101
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2007Seattle Pacific63–178
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2008Grand Valley State79–102
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2009Grand Valley State73–81
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2015Grand Valley State83–97
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2017Mary (ND)126–137
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2019Grand Valley State23–87
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2021Grand Valley State59-79
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2022Grand Valley State75–126
Women's Cross Country NCAA Division II2024Grand Valley State61–127
Men's indoor track and field NAIA NAIA men's indoor [track and field championship|Single]1990Azusa Pacific58–44
Men's indoor track and field NAIA Single1992Azusa Pacific82–72
Men's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2010St. Augustine's89–72
Men's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2015Findlay45–40
Women's indoor track and field NAIA Single1985Prairie View A&M67–64
Women's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2008St. Augustine's55–48
Women's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2014Johnson C. Smith67–59
Women's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2017Grand Valley State47–39
Women's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2019Grand Valley State87–64
Women's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2023Minnesota State52-51
Women's indoor track and field NCAA Division II2024Pittsburgh State67–64.5
Men's Outdoor Track and Field NCAADivision II2012Lincoln 77–73

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

Levi Gallas is the head coach of the Adams State Grizzlies football team.

Conferences

Non-NCAA sports

Teams

Men's sports
  • Rugby
  • Rodeo
Women's sports
  • Rodeo
Co-ed sports
  • Cycling
  • Climbing