Athletics

It was a record-breaking season for Mines Football and quarterback John Matocha. Here's what makes the team — and Matocha — so special.

Colorado School of Mines isn't your typical college football team. Here's everything you need to know about the Orediggers before the NCAA Division II Football Championship Game on Saturday.

Kerry Siggins ’01, Kari Gonzales ’02 and Kim Alanis ’04 MS ’05 say that playing Oredigger softball created a support system that kept them at Mines through tough personal struggles while teaching them

Football becomes the sixth different Mines program to be ranked #1 in a national poll all-time, joining men's basketball, men's cross country, golf, men's soccer, and men's track & field.

The Mines quarterback is the first Oredigger to win the national award. Matocha, the 2022 Harlon Hill winner, received his bachelor's degree in computer science in May with a 3.64 GPA and will work on a master's degree this year in his final season of NCAA eligibility.

Twenty years after meeting on the Mines men's soccer team, Nicholas Clausnitzer ’07 and Michael Dixon ’06 still spend many waking hours of the day together as colleagues at Aera Energy.

June 12's College Athlete Day recognized champions from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III across all sports.

The anonymous gift, one of the largest to support athletics in university history, will provide about $440,000 for scholarships each year, fund improvements to the university’s track and field complex and build a cross country training facility on campus.

“Rarely do we see people like Coach Kay who have committed their entire life to one school and the surrounding community,” said Mines Athletics Director David Hansburg. "Marv Kay is clearly the greatest Oredigger of all time, and his legacy will live on forever in the hearts and minds of his countless friends." 

Whether you’re new to Mines or a long-time member of the Oredigger community, here are some of the Mines moments from 2022 we think are worth remembering.