Denver, Colorado - New Mexico Highlands senior
Andrew Amor made history Saturday at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships by becoming the first runner in school history to win the event and thus become RMAC Runner of the Year. Amor finished the 8k course at Denver's Washington Park in 23:58.4, nearly 13 seconds faster than the second place finisher.
This marks the third consecutive year that Amor has earned All-RAMC honors after finishing 21st in 2022 and 5th in 2021. Amor earned All-American honors in each of the previous two seasons as well.
Prior to Saturday's race, Head Coach
Bob DeVries said, "Toughest cross country conference in the nation. It was the toughest when I ran here, the toughest when I started coaching and it keeps getting tougher."
As a team, the Cowboys finished eighth in the field that featured eight teams in this most recent USTFCCCA Division II Top 30. The finish at this year's conference championship exceeded preseason expectations as NMHU was tabbed for an 11th place finish in the RMAC Coaches Preseason Poll.
NMHU Individuals:
- Andrew Amor        23:58.4 (1)
- John Hall                 25:28.2 (33)
- Nathias Rael        25:38.5 (39)
- Celso Garcia      25:40.8 (42)
- Edgar Hernandez  28:22.5 (90)
- Christian Corona   33:30.2
The Cowboys now turn their attention to the NCAA South Central Regionals in Lubbock, Texas, on November 4th.
