COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western New Mexico University men's cross country runner Luis Figueroa (Avondale, AZ/) was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic Team that was announced Wednesday.


Figueroa holds a 3.48 GPA and is majoring in chemistry. The senior from Avondale, Ariz., competed in each meet this season and was named to the honor roll squad.


He opened the season placing 31^st at the Rust Buster in Colorado Springs. He posted one of the top times at the NMHU Jamboree, placing in the top-five. After placing 18^th at the Grand Canyon Invitational, he grabbed 44^th at the RMAC Championships and 38^th at the South Central Regional. Throughout the season he was the Mustangs' top runner and placer.

 
 To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. Their GPA is cumulative, prior to cross country season beginning.

2012 RMAC Academic All-Conference
 
First Team All-Academic
Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major
# Russell Drummond Sr. Colorado Mines Eugene, Ore. 3.76 Civil Engineering
Kirk Harvey Jr. Metro State Lafayette, Colo. 3.88 Biology
Tabor Stevens So. Adams State Canon City, Colo. 3.49 Physical Geography
John Luterbach So. Adams State Waukesha, Wis. 3.55 Business Administration
Vegard Olstad R-Fr. Western State Colorado Gjovik, Norway 3.91 Business Administration
Andrew Roberts Sr. Adams State Boulder, Colo. 3.53 Mathematics
Phil Schneider So. Colorado Mines The Woodlands, Texas 3.59 Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
# - 2012 RMAC Men's Cross Country Academic Runner of the Year
Second Team All-Academic
Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major
Michael Schmidt Jr. Western State Colorado Pueblo, Colo. 3.72 Psychology
Mike English Sr. UC-Colorado Springs Thornton, Colo. 3.43 Business Management
Erik Boss So. Metro State Laramie, Wyo. 3.91 Psychology
Luke Dakin Jr. UC-Colorado Springs Louisville, Colo. 3.61 Business Administration
Joey Brenner So. Fort Lewis Lakeville, Minn. 3.78 Engineering
Luke Verbus So. Western State Colorado Naperville, Ill. 3.98 Psychology
Kelley Troester Sr. Chadron State Marsland, Neb. 3.97 Rangleand Management
Honor Roll
Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major
Nick Hedges R-Fr. Adams State The Woodlands, Texas 3.72 Undecided
Kyle Masterson R-Fr. Adams State Louisville, Ohio 3.84 Human Performance & P.E.
John Slater R-Fr. Adams State Bushnell, Ill. 3.90 Human Performance & P.E.
Justin Bergeson Jr. Black Hills State Hartford, S.D. 3.83 History
Trev Fiedler Sr. Black Hills State George, Iowa 3.52 Education/Industrial Technology
Mitch Kraft Jr. Black Hills State Wessington Springs, S.D. 3.82 Environmental Physical Science
Laine Parish Sr. Black Hills State Cheyenne, Wyo. 3.41 Education English
Evan Strand Sr. Black Hills State Gillette, Wyo. 3.47 Special Education
Chase Vogel So. Black Hills State Cheyenne, Wyo. 3.82 Business Admin./Finance
Mark Wilcox Jr. Black Hills State Yankton, S.D. 3.78 Exercise Science
John Slater R-Fr. Adams State Bushnell, Ill. 3.90 Human Performance & P.E.
Gavan Archibald Jr. Chadron State St. Ann, Jamaica 3.60 Business Administration
Alex Johnson Sr. Chadron State Kearney, Neb. 3.50 Psychology
Mathew Mathiason Jr. Chadron State Pierce, Colo. 3.46 Elementary Education
Edgar Hernandez Sr. Colorado Mesa Salinas, Calif. 3.48 Salinas, Calif.
Peter Cunningham Sr. Colorado Christian Branson, Mo. 3.51 Youth Ministry
Connor Hill So. Colorado Mesa Hale'iwa, Hawaii 3.40 Kinesiology
Richard Seward Jr. Colorado Mesa Falcon, Colo. 3.76 Business
Zach Chenoweth So. Fort Lewis Albuquerque, N.M. 3.96 Exercise Science
Christian Gering So. Fort Lewis Santa Fe, N.M. 3.35 Environmental Studies
Sam Kelly So. Fort Lewis Dolores, Colo. 3.41 Music Business
Kevin Huffman So. Metro State Brighton, Colo. 3.81 Behavioral Sci, Sociology, Anthropology
Cameron Jukkala So. Metro State Broomfield, Colo 3.88 Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences