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Contributed by: Greg Murphy on 11/8/2005

CSM Football places 13 on All-RMAC Team
The Colorado School of Mines football team placed 13 players on the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Team as announced by the league office on Monday evening.
Highlighting the selections were senior Justin Gallas (Westminster, Colo.) who was named the RMAC Receiver of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year, senior Travis Yenne (Murietta, Calif.) who was honored as the RMAC Offensive Lineman of the Year and senior Jared Heath (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) who was named the RMAC Linebacker of the Year.
Gallas, who was also a First Team pick at wide receiver and a unanimous selection as a kick returner, finished the 2005 season with 91 catches for 1,199 yards and eight scores and also returned 41 kicks for a school-record 1,256 yards and a score.
Yenne, a First Team pick for the second straight year, was the anchor of a CSM offensive line which finished first in the RMAC in total offense (459.1 ypg) and second in scoring offense (34.0 ppg). Heath, a First Team pick for the second consecutive year, led the league with 115 tackles and also finished with nine tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Joining Gallas and Yenne on the Offensive First Team was junior running back Bryan Florendo (Crete, Neb.) who finished with 1,492 yards from scrimmage this year. He ran 191 times for 913 yards and 15 touchdowns and also caught 53 passes for 579 yards and three more scores.
Sophomore placekicker Aaron Abel (Cheyenne, Wyo.) is making his second consecutive appearance on the Second Team Offense after totaling 86 points this year. He was 47-of-48 on extra points and 13-of-19 on field goals, including a long of 45 yards.
Junior quarterback Garrett Mehl (Crete, Neb.), sophomore tight end Derek Dykstra (Seibert, Colo.) and junior center Nick Belden (Denver, Colo.) were all named Honorable Mention Offense.
Mehl finished 157-of-249 for 1,736 yards and 10 touchdowns and also ran for 493 yards and five touchdowns this season, while Dykstra caught 34 passes for 459 yards and two scores. Belden's appearance on the squad makes him a three-time All-RMAC pick.
Senior cornerback Grant Newton (Castle Rock, Colo.), sophomore defensive end Marin Richardson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and senior defensive lineman Mark Donnelly (Loveland, Colo.) were all named to the Second Team Defense.
Newton posted 56 tackles and two interceptions, while Richardson, last year's RMAC Defensive Freshman of the Year, amassed 45 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks. Donnelly, also a Second Team pick last season, contributed 35 tackles, including four for losses this year.
Junior linebacker Danny Sprague (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) was named to the Honorable Mention Team after recording 84 tackles.
CSM finished the 2005 season at 6-5 overall and tied for second place in the RMAC at 6-2.

CSM Men's Soccer earns NCAA Tournament bid
Squad to Make First Appearance in Program History
The Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team learned on Monday afternoon that it was one of 24 teams selected to compete in the 2005 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships.
It will be the first appearance in the Division II Championships in the history of the program.
The Orediggers (13-6-3), the second seed in the Midwest Region, will open play on Friday, Nov. 11, against third-seeded Incarnate Word (14-4-2). The match will be played at Fort Lewis College at a time to be announced.
Earlier this season, CSM defeated IWU, 3-2, in San Antonio, Texas.
The winner of Friday's match will take on top-seeded Fort Lewis (18-0-1), the number one ranked team in the nation, on Sunday at a time to be announced in the Midwest Regional Final.
The Orediggers are 0-2-1 against the Skyhawks this season.
The winner of the Midwest Region will advance to the National Quarterfinals against the winner of the Far West Region on Nov. 19 or 20. The National Semifinals and Finals will be Dec. 2 and Dec. 4 at Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas.

CSM Men's and Women's XC teams finish third at regionals
The Colorado School of Mines men's and women's cross country teams both finished in third place at the 2005 NCAA Division II North Central Regional Championships contested on Nov. 5 on the campus of Fort Hays State.
The CSM women scored 101 points to better fourth place South Dakota by 16 points. Adams State won the title with 25 points, while Western State was second with 72. On the men's side, CSM totaled 113 points to better fourth place Minnesota State-Mankato by 20 points. Adams State won the men's title with 29 points and Western State was second with 37.
The top four finishing teams qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships to be run on Nov. 19 in Pomona, Calif.
Leading the way for the women was senior Heather Beresford (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer) who placed 10th overall (22:09.18) to earn All-North Central Region honors which go to the top-15 finishers. Senior Hannah Davey (Evergreen, Colo.) was 18th in 22:37.08.
On the men's side, junior Joel Hamilton (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was the lone Oredigger to earn All-North Central Region accolades as he placed 8th overall in 31:42.20. Junior Michael Rooney (Arlington, Va.) was CSM's next finisher at 19th overall in 32:58.60.

CSM Football tops Adams State, 42-27
The Colorado School of Mines football team clinched its school-record sixth consecutive winning season with a 42-27 win over Adams State in the 2005 season finale in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action Nov. 5 at Brooks Field.
The program has had a streak of six straight nonlosing seasons and a streak of seven nonlosing seasons back in the early 1900's, but the streaks included teams with .500 records.
CSM finishes the season at 6-5 overall and tied for second place in the conference at 6-2.
Adams State (6-5, 5-3 RMAC) took a 7-0 lead with 9:31 to play in the first quarter when Marcus Sias found paydirt from 1-yard out. However, the Orediggers gained a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter as junior running back Bryan Florendo (Crete, Neb.) scored on a 21-yard scamper and caught a 33-yard touchdown from senior quarterback Danny Medina (Pueblo, Colo.) on a fourth down play.
CSM extended its lead to 21-7 as Medina hooked up with sophomore wideout Michael Curl (Houston, Texas) with 4:59 to play in the first half, but ASC quarterback Scott Coxon scored on a 5-yard draw play with five seconds to play in the half. The extra point was blocked and the Orediggers led at the half, 21-13.
A 2-yard scoring run by Tyree Walton and a two-point conversion knotted the game at 21-21 just four minutes into the second half. The Orediggers struck again at the 4:52 mark of the third quarter as junior wide receiver Brent Chacon (Greeley, Colo.) caught a 25-yard TD pass from junior quarterback Garrett Mehl (Crete, Neb.).
The Grizzlies were once again poised to tie the game at 28-28 after Coxon scored from 1-yard out with 10:24 to play in the game, but CSM once again blocked the extra point attempt by Wayne Durham.
CSM went on to score 14 more points as Mehl hooked up with junior wide receiver Derek Dykstra (Seibert, Colo.) for a 36-yard touchdown and scored on a quarterback keeper from 6-yards out with 26 seconds to play.
Mehl and Medina combined to go 15-of-29 for 249 yards and four touchdowns. Florendo ran 21 times for 104 yards and a touchdown and also caught five balls for 57 yards and a score, while senior wideout Justin Gallas (Westminster, Colo.) caught six passes for 105 yards.
Senior linebacker Jared Heath (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) led the defense with a game-high 14 stops, while sophomore defensive end Marin Richardson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) produced seven tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack.
Coxon went 28-of-44 for 384 yards and also ran 12 times for 39 yards and two scores, while Gene Mejia caught eight passes for 151 yards. George Holley led ASC with nine tackles.

CSM Volleyball falls to Fort Hays State, 3-1
The Colorado School of Mines volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision at Fort Hays State in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action Nov. 4 in Gross Memorial Coliseum.
CSM (19-8, 11-7 RMAC) was led by senior outside hitter Samantha Bauer (Lakewood, Colo.) who posted 16 kills. Sophomore setter Ashley Pagel (Brighton, Colo.) finished with 51 assists, nine digs and four kills, while senior libero Sarah Alsbrooks (Paola, Kan.) tallied 25 digs.
FHSU (15-14, 9-9 RMAC) was led by a 28 kill effort from Kellyn Thaut. Maxene Skidmore produced 67 assists and six digs, while Kelly Skidmore amassed 40 digs.

CSM Men's Soccer ties Metro State, 2-2
The Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team advanced to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Championship by defeating Metro State on penalty kicks (3-2) on Nov. 4 at Dirks Field on the campus of Fort Lewis.
The two teams played to a 2-2 after 90 minutes in regular time and two 10 minute sudden death overtime sessions. The match will officially go down as a tie for both teams and CSM is now 13-5-3 overall, while Metro closes its season at 12-7-2.
Metro State took a 2-0 lead with just under five minutes to play in the first half on a tally by Shawn Elbaum. Ricky Fetherstron gave the Roadrunners a 1-0 lead just 4:34 into the match.
However, CSM cut the deficit to 2-1 just before the half as senior forward Mike Dixon (Bakersfield, Calif.) scored off a crossing pass. Dixon would knot the match at 2-2 at the 50:59 mark with his second goal of the match and 16th of the season which tied him for the most in a single season at CSM with Dan Huber (1994 and 1995).
In the shootout, both teams scored on their first two shots. Metro State's third kick was high and left and CSM's third shot was saved. After a save by CSM junior Kevin Galloway (Colorado Springs, Colo.) on the fourth Roadrunner shot, CSM junior Daniel Lockley (Spring, Texas) gave the Orediggers a 3-2 advantage with one shooter left for each team.
But CSM did not need its last participant as Galloway saved a shot by Antonio Porras to advance CSM to the finals.


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