RM

ACSM Rocky Mountain Chapter

Welcome to the RMACSM website!

Thank you to all who attended the 2026 Annual Conference 

Location:
Colorado State University, Fort Collins

April 10th and 11th

Thank you and congratulations to all those who presented. Thank you as well to our speakers and other guests!

Once again, this was a wonderful sampling of all the great work being done in the Rocky Mountain Region!

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This year's winners

Student Bowl
Kailee France, Shawn Springer, Gavin Rogers – Colorado Mesa University
 
Undergraduate Posters
1st: Steven Payne – Colorado State University
2nd Dax Sherwood – Colorado College
3rd: Sophia Rocca – Colorado College
 
Master Posters
1st: Wren Pyle – Western Colorado
2nd: Katherine Kiel – Colorado State University
3rd: Allison Tripure – Colorado State University
 
Doctoral Posters
1st: Bradley Needles – University of Colorado Boulder
2nd: Andrew Harding – University of Colorado Boulder
3rd: Jonathon Beausejour – University of Colorado Anschutz
 
Poster Blitz
1st: Isabella Laskey – University of Colorado Boulder
 
President’s Cup
1st: Christina Cheng – Colorado State University

Heading to Salt Lake

We would like to give a special send off to Christina Cheng and the Colorado Mesa University Student bowl team – have fun and good luck in SLC!!
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Membership Benefits

Membership

Professional Membership

$35
$ 35
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Student Membership

$65
$ 15
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To renew your chapter membership, please navigate to ACSM’s My Memberships page. You can renew your membership within 90 days of your expiration date.

Regional Job Positions

If you are interested in working in the Rocky Mountain Region, we may have the job for you below. If you work in the Rocky Mountain region and would like to advertise a job opening, please let us know. 

– Cardiopulmonary Exercise Physiologist at National Jewish Health in Denver, CO 

Please use the link below for more information.

https://jobsnationaljewish.hctsportals.com/jobs/2137420-cardiopulmonary-exercise-physiologist

Chapter Leaders

Travis Anderson, PhD

USOPC

President

Lex Gidley, PhD, CSCS

USOPC

Past President

Ashely Triplett, PhD

USOPC

President-elect

Ben Thompson, PhD, FACSM, ACSM EPC

MSU Denver

Regional ACSM Representative

 
Dan Lark, PhD

Colorado State University

Front Range Representative

Michelle Conway, PhD

Western Colorado University

Treasurer

 

Emily Schmitt, PhD

University of Wyoming

Wyoming Representative

 

Tracey Robinson, PhD

Adams State University 

Southwestern Representative

Tony Nuñez, PhD, CSCS

MSU Denver

Metro Representative

Kristen Evans, MS, ACSM-CEP

National Jewish Health

CEPA Representative

Marissa Ramirez

University of New Mexico

Doctoral Student

Student Representative

Chirstina Cheng

Colorado State University

Master’s Student

Student Representative