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
Men's sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Lacrosse Soccer Swimming Track & Field Wrestling
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 (25) NAIA (12) —1971Eastern New Mexico196–2101977Saginaw Valley State102–1331979Wisconsin–La Crosse63–1231980Malone48–781981Wisconsin–La Crosse76–109198347–95198431–97198526–1051986Western State78–781987New Mexico Highlands21–1711988Western State51–881989Malone39–53 NCAA (13) Division II 1992 Western State 15–56 1993 Edinboro 25–103 1994 Western State 55–73 1998 Western State 68–74 2003 Abilene Christian 40–68 2008 Western State 67–88 2009 Western State 23–85 2010 Western State 57–102 2012 Colorado Mines 34–102 2013 Grand Valley State 54–104 2014 Grand Valley State 69–127 2016 Grand Valley State 54–79 2017 Grand Valley State 44–64 Women's Cross Country (24) NAIA (3) —1981Barry25–711989Western State79–1321991Simon Fraser66–87 NCAA (21) Division II 1992 Western State 64–99 1993 Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo 75–106 1994 Western State 47–55 1995 Abilene Christian 62–143 1996 Western State 35–94 1997 Western StateLewis 37–106 1998 Western State 56–79 1999 Western State 23–47 2003 Western State 38–101 2004 Edinboro 31–101 2005 Grand Valley State 54–69 2006 Western State 94–101 2007 Seattle Pacific 63–178 2008 Grand Valley State 79–102 2009 Grand Valley State 73–81 2015 Grand Valley State 83–97 2017 Mary (ND) 126–137 2019 Grand Valley State 23–872021Grand Valley State59-79 2022 Grand Valley State 75–126 2024 Grand Valley State 61–127 Men's indoor track and field (4) NAIA (2) Single 1990 Azusa Pacific 58–44 1992 Azusa Pacific 82–72 NCAA (2) Division II 2010 St. Augustine's 89–72 (+17) 2015 Findlay 45–40 (+5) Women's indoor track and field (7) NAIA (1) Single 1985 Prairie View A&M 67–64 NCAA (6) Division II 2008 St. Augustine's 55–48 (+7) 2014 Johnson C. Smith 67–59 (+8) 2017 Grand Valley State 47–39 (+8) 2019 Grand Valley State 87–64 (+23)2023Minnesota State52-51 (+1) 2024 Pittsburgh State 67–64.5 (+2.5) Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1) NCAA Division II 2012 Lincoln (MO) 77–73 (+4)
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 1930–1945: Independent 1946–1955: New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference 1956: Independent 1957–present: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Non-NCAA sports
Teams
Men's sports Rugby Rodeo
Women's sports Rodeo
Co-ed sports Cycling Climbing
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