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Mines to induct former coach Kay into Hall
The Colorado School of Mines will induct Marv Kay into the 13th annual class of its Athletics Hall of Fame.
The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Lockridge Arena on the CSM campus. Kay will also be recognized during a pre-game ceremony before the homecoming game against Mesa State College on Oct. 4 at Brooks Field.
Kay, a graduate of Mines and a longtime football coach and athletic director, will also received the “Trailblazer Award” at the banquet.
Hufnagel excels at rodeo
Golden’s Lacey Hufnagel placed 31st overall in barrel racing at the 2008 National High School Finals Rodeo in Farmington, N.M.
Hufnagel was one of 177 participants in barrel racing.
Arvada West graduate Melissa Lunnon placed 106th out of 178 competitors in the pole bending competition.
Former Mines standout starting for D.C. United
Former Colorado School of Mines men’s soccer standout Craig Thompson is currently playing in Major League Soccer for D.C. United.
Thompson, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference player of the year last fall and a 2008 graduate of Mines, was traded to the United by the Houston Dynamo.
Injuries have thrust Thompson into the starting lineup for the United.
Malone will throw in 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Casey Malone, a 1995 Arvada West High School graduate, qualified to be on Team U.S.A. for the 2008 Olympic Games this month in Beijing.
Malone placed third in the discus Sunday, July 6, at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore. This will be the second Olympics for Malone. He placed sixth in the discus at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.