FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April 2, 2008
CONTACT: Lori Walker, Assistant SID
PHONE: (303) 273-3735

Sixteen student-athletes represent Mines on
Academic All-RMAC indoor track & field teams

GOLDEN, Colo. - A grand total of 16 student-athletes from the Colorado School of Mines indoor track & field squad have been recognized on the 2007-08 Academic All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, as announced on Tuesday, April 1st, by the RMAC.

The Orediggers had two First Team Academic All-RMAC performers, one Second Team honoree and 13 individuals who garnered recognition on the Academic All-RMAC Honor Roll. Melissa Rhodes and Mark Husted both earned First Team Academic All-RMAC laurels while Sean Cusick garnered Second Team honors.

Rhodes, a sophomore from Monument, Colo., currently holds the school record in the women's pole vault which she broke this season. Rhodes holds a cumulative GPA of 4.00 at Mines and is majoring in Environmental Science.

Husted, a junior from Westminster, Colo., was a two-time All-American this season as he ran to a sixth-place finish in the 800-meters at the 2008 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Husted also was a member of CSM's second-place Distance Medley Relay team at Nationals. Husted is an Electrical Engineering major and holds a cumulative GPA of 3.86 at Mines.

Cusick also garnered All-American honors this season as a member of the Orediggers' second-place Distance Medley Relay team at Nationals. A junior from Westminster, Colo., Cusick is majoring in Physics and has a cumulative GPA of 3.22.

To qualify for Academic All-RMAC recognition, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or better, be a starter or key reserve, and have completed two consecutive semesters (or three quarters) at their current institution.

For a complete list of Mines' 2007-08 indoor track & field Academic All-RMAC performers, click here.

For more information, please visit http://athletics.mines.edu or contact CSM Assistant Sports Information Director Lori Walker at lhubbart@mines.edu.

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