Men third at RMACs
Backed by a strong performance from Sean Gildea, Colorado School of Mines men’s cross country team placed third overall at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships Saturday at Willis Case Golf Course in Denver. Gildea placed seventh individually with a time of 25 minutes, 32 seconds. Andrew Epperson was 19th and Neal Anderson 20th for the Orediggers, who finished behind Western State and Adams State in the team standings. Golden High School graduate Tyler Pennel won the men’s race for WSU. The Mines women were fourth, led by Hannah Schuster’s 14th-place finish. Marie Patton took 20th. The NCAA Division II Central Region meet will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at Washington Park in Denver.
Mines downs Western
Dan Palmer rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns and Clay Garcia threw for 319 yards and three more scores as Mines dominated Western State 48-33 on the football field last Saturday at Campbell Field in Golden. Diamond Gillis caught nine passes for 112 yards and the Orediggers (6-2, 4-2) overcame four touchdown passes from Mountaineers quarterback Jamie Jensen for the victory.
Volleyball splits at home
After dropping a five-set heartbreaker to No. 11 Metro State on Friday evening, the Mines women’s volleyball team bounced back for a five-set victory over No. 25 Regis the next evening. The No. 22 Orediggers (17-6, 11-3), who had their 10-game winning streak snapped, received 20 kills from Jackie Stabell in the loss to the Roadrunners, who dropped the first two sets before taking the next three. Mines rallied the next night behind 18 kills from Sam Johnson and 55 assists and 16 digs from Amanda Massey.
Orediggers drop two
Metro State and Regis took games from the Mines men’s soccer team over the weekend, with the Roadrunners winning 3-0 and the Rangers 3-2. The Orediggers (9-6-1, 7-5-1) managed only one shot on goal against Metro State. Tesho Akindele and Baski Baker scored against Regis, but Mines couldn’t overcome its slow start.