MSU Denver Roadrunners

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MSU Denver Roadrunners
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University MSU of Denver
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic
NCAA Division II
Athletic directorTodd Thurman
Location Denver, CO
Varsity teams15
Basketball arenaAuraria Event Center
Baseball stadiumAssembly Athletic Complex
MascotRowdy the Roadrunner
NicknameRoadrunners
Fight songA Rowdy Encounter
ColorsNavy blue and red [1]
   
Website roadrunnersathletics.com
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The MSU Denver Roadrunners are the athletic teams that represent Metropolitan State University of Denver. The Roadrunners participate in 15 intercollegiate sports and compete in the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

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History

MSU Denver 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. MSU Denver competed as a NAIA member until 1983, when the Roadrunners jumped to the NCAA Division II ranks.

Since 1998, MSU Denver 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.

MSU Denver also boasts five individual national championships. Men's swimmer Darwin Strickland won national championships in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard 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] MSU Denver's main rivals are Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis College, and Regis University.

Completed in 2015, the Assembly Athletic Complex is the home site for six of the Roadrunners’ 15 sports, including, baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's tennis. The site is located south of the Colfax viaduct adjacent to Shoshone Street, east of I-25. In addition to hosting the athletic and academic programs, the University hosts activities for the community's youth. The baseball, softball and soccer fields will be synthetic turf surfaces. [3]

The 2016 Division II National Championships Festival marked the ninth occurrence of the distinctive Division II event, and was hosted by MSU Denver and the Denver Sports Commission. 76 qualifying teams and 20 qualifying individuals represented their institutions by competing for national championships in men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, softball, and men's and women's tennis. [4]

NCAA

Results in the National Collegiate Athletic Association

SportTitlesSeasons
Men's Basketball22000, 2002
Women's Soccer22004, 2006
Total4

Runners Up

  • 1999 Men's Basketball
  • 2013 Men's Basketball [5] [6]

Final Four

  • 2002 Women's Soccer
  • 2004 Men's Basketball
  • 2008 Women's Soccer
  • 2010 Women's Softball
  • 2014 Men's Basketball

Regional host

  • Cross Country: 1995, 2011
  • Men's Basketball: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014
  • National Championships Festival: 2016
  • Women's Soccer: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Women's Volleyball: 2001, 2003

NCAA individual champions

RMAC

Results in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference:

SportTitlesSeasons
Men's Baseball21998, 20021
Men's Basketball171998, 19991, 20002, 20011, 20031, 20042, 20052, 20072, 20092, 20101, 20132, 20142
Men's Soccer320031, 20041, 2007
Men's Tennis819981, 1999, 20001, 20012, 2002‡, 20061, 20072, 2008‡,
Women's Basketball419982, 20051, 2011, 2012
Women's Golf120151
Women's Soccer820022, 2003, 20042, 20052, 2006, 2007, 20082, 2009
Women's Softball320092, 20102, 2011
Women's Tennis320012, 20022, 20032
Women's Volleyball61998, 20012, 20022, 20032, 20061, 20091
Total55Since 1996
Notes

RMAC 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 wildcard 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. [7]

ChampionsYear
22006–2007, 2008–2009

Sports

MSU Denver 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. MSU Denver competed as a NAIA member until 1983, when the Roadrunners jumped to the NCAA Division II ranks. Since 1998, MSU Denver 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. MSU Denver also boasts five individual national championships. Men's swimmer Darwin Strickland won national championships in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard 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. [8] Pep Band [9]

Men's sportsWomen's sports
BaseballBasketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross countryGolf
Soccer Soccer
TennisSoftball
Track and fieldTennis
Track and field
Volleyball

Facilities

Club sports

Rivals

Camps and clinics

Roadrunners in the Pros

Active

NameNat.
Paul Brotherson Flag of Australia (converted).svg
John Bynum Flag of the United States.svg
Steven Emory Flag of the United States.svg
Brandon Jefferson Flag of the United States.svg
Shakir Johnson Flag of Jamaica.svg
Luke Kendall Flag of Australia (converted).svg
CJ Massingale Flag of the United States.svg
Ben Ortner Flag of Austria.svg
Hayden Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Lester Strong Flag of the United States.svg
Jesse Wagstaff Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Mark Worthington Flag of Australia (converted).svg

Retired

NameNat.
Patrick Mutombo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Benas Veikalas Flag of Lithuania.svg
David Barlow Flag of Australia (converted).svg

Roadrunner Olympians

NameNat.Team
David Barlow Flag of Australia (converted).svg Men's Basketball: 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics
Todd Schmitz Flag of the United States.svg Swimming Coach: 2012 Summer Olympics
Mark Worthington Flag of Australia (converted).svg Men's Basketball:2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ↑ "Colors | Brand Central | MSU Denver" . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rocky Mountain mobile : Metropolitan State University of Denver". rmacsports.org.
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". Metropolitan State University.
  4. ↑ NCAA.com (2016-05-21). "2016 DII Festival: Denver, Colorado". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Hall's FTs lift Drury past Metro State, 74-73". CBSSports.com. 7 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Drury vs Metro State - DII Men's Basketball". NCAA.com.
  7. ↑ "Metropolitan State University of Denver". Metropolitan State University.
  8. ↑ "Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference". www.rmacsports.org. Archived from the original on 2010-03-06.
  9. ↑ "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". Metropolitan State University.
  10. ↑ "Metropolitan State University Of Denver". Metropolitan State University.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 2011-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Home". Metro State Football.
  13. ↑ "Metro State Hockey Hockey Website Software by GOALLINE.ca". Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  14. ↑ "Metro State Men's Lacrosse". ialax.com.
  15. ↑ "Metro State Soccer Camps". metrostatesoccercamps.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31.
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