Mines upsets No. 19 Tigers
Four victories and a forfeit helped the Colorado School of Mines wrestling team pull out a 19-18 dual meet victory over No. 19 Fort Hays State last Friday. The Orediggers (4-2 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) got a major decision win by Jamie Sheets at 157 pounds. Jesse Snider (149), Brandon Sheldon (174) and Brennan Knerr (197) won by decision and Chad Lousberg won by forfeit. Mines was coming off a 30-11 loss to No. 9 Western State. Snider, Sheets and Jordan Larsen won matches in that dual.
More qualifying marks for Mines
The CSM indoor track and field teams posted four NCAA Division II qualifying marks at the New Mexico Classic last weekend. Kiera Benson finished seventh in the 200 meters with a school-record time of 24.92 seconds to post a provisional qualifying mark. For the Mines men, Peter Jenkins notched a provisional time in the 800; Russell Drummond recorded his in the mile; and the distance medley relay team of Mack McLain, Jenkins, Ryan Hanley and Ben Zywicki also posted a provisional time.
Softball drops five of first six
A victory Sunday over UC-San Diego helped the Mines softball team avoid a winless road trip to start the 2011 season. The Orediggers (1-5) defeated UC-San Diego 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before falling 2-1 in the second game. Libby Balogh pitched a six-hitter for the win, striking out six, and Sami Spriner and Alyson Beck each had two hits.