Metro State Roadrunners
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The Metro State Roadrunners are the athletic teams that represent Metropolitan State College of Denver
. The Roadrunners participate in 15 intercollegiate sports and compete in the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
.
Runners Up
Final Four
† Tournament champions
‡ Regular season & Tournament champions
the most points over the year based on its teams' outcome in the RMAC's four core
sports, along with six wild card 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.
in 1996. Metro State competed as a NAIA
member until 1983, when the Roadrunners jumped to the NCAA Division II ranks. Since 1998, Metro State 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. Metro State also boasts five individual national championships. Men's swimmer Darwin Strickland won national championships in the 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter 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.
Metropolitan State College of Denver
The Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...
. The Roadrunners participate in 15 intercollegiate sports and compete in the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States, mostly in Colorado with some members in Nebraska and New Mexico...
.
NCAA Champions
| Sport | NCAA National Championships |
Seasons |
| Men's Basketball | 2 | 1999–2000, 2001–2002 |
| Women's Soccer | 2 | 2004, 2006 |
| Total | 4 |
Runners Up
- 1999-2000 Men's Basketball
Final Four
- 2002 Women's Soccer
- 2004-2005 Men's Basketball
- 2008 Women's Soccer
- 2010 Women's Softball
NCAA Individual Champions
- 1995 Darwin Strickland (Men's Swimming/50 Free)
- 1995 Darwin Strickland (Men's Swimming/100 Free)
- 1996 Darwin Strickland (Men's Swimming/100 Free)
- 2009 Anthony Luna (Men's Indoor Track/800 meters)
- 2009 Anthony Luna (Men's Outdoor Track/800 meters)
RMAC Champions
| Sport | RMAC Championships |
Seasons |
| Men's Baseball | 2 | 1998, 2002† |
| Men's Basketball | 15 | 1997–1998, 1998-1999†, 1999-2000‡, 2000-2001†, 2002–2003†, 2003-2004‡, 2004-2005‡, 2006-2007‡, 2008–2009‡, 2009-2010† |
| Men's Soccer | 3 | 2003†, 2004†, 2007 |
| Men's Tennis | 12 | 1999†, 2000, 2001†, 2002‡, 2003‡, 2007†, 2008‡, 2009‡ |
| Women's Basketball | 4 | 1997–1998‡, 2004-2005†, 2010–11 |
| Women's Soccer | 12 | 2002‡, 2003, 2004‡, 2005‡, 2006, 2007, 2008‡, 2009 |
| Women's Softball | 4 | 2009‡, 2010‡ |
| Women's Tennis | 6 | 2002‡, 2003‡, 2004‡ |
| Women's Volleyball | 9 | 1998, 2001‡, 2002‡, 2003‡, 2006†, 2009† |
| Total | 67 |
† Tournament champions
‡ Regular season & Tournament champions
RMAC All-Sports Cup
The RMAC All-Sports Competition Cup is awarded to the institution which accumulatesthe most points over the year based on its teams' outcome in the RMAC's four core
sports, along with six wild card 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
Olympic sports
Olympic sports, as defined by the International Olympic Committee, are all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics, as of 2012, will include 26 sports, with two additionall sports due to be added in 2016...
(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.
| Champions | Year |
|---|---|
| 2 | 2006–2007, 2008–2009 |
Sports
Metro State 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 ConferenceRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States, mostly in Colorado with some members in Nebraska and New Mexico...
in 1996. Metro State competed as a NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
member until 1983, when the Roadrunners jumped to the NCAA Division II ranks. Since 1998, Metro State 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. Metro State also boasts five individual national championships. Men's swimmer Darwin Strickland won national championships in the 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter 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.
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Facilities
- Basketball/Volleyball - Auraria Events Center
- Baseball/Soccer/Softball - Auraria Field
Club sports
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- CapoeiraCapoeiraCapoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century...
- CheerCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
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- FencingFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
- FishingFishingFishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- Men's Ice HockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
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- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Martial ArtsMartial artsMartial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
& Self DefenseSelf-defenseSelf-defense, self-defence or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many... - Men's Soccer
- Rock ClimbingRock ClimbingRock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
- SquashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
& DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one... - Taekwando
- Ultimate FrisbeeUltimate (sport)Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
- Men's VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...