Former Mines player Kayla Mitchell was named a Division II regional scholar-athlete winner.

Colorado School of Mines and Metropolitan State College of Denver were each ranked in the Division II women’s soccer preseason top 10.

Fort Lewis heads the polls in Division II Men’s Soccer as the season nears its start. Colorado School of Mines also makes it into the preseason Top 25.

The Colorado School of Mines men’s soccer program has received commitments from four athletes and the women’s team has received six commitments to begin playing for the Orediggers in 2010,.

Mines men’s soccer coach Frank Kohlenstein, right, and Fort Lewis women’s coach Damian Clarke have been named NSCAA/Mondo coaches of the year for the Central Region. (photo by George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has selected its 2009 women’s Division II All-America teams, and three Colorado players have been honored: Metropolitan State College’s Becca Mays, the Colorado School of Mines’ Kayla Mitchell and Fort Lewis College’s Jamie MacArthur, right.
(photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Kayla Mitchell has become the first women’s soccer player at the Colorado School of Mines to be honored as an All-American. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Irie Dennis, Ashley Botts and Kayla Addison scored as the Grand Valley State women’s soccer team eliminated the Colorado School of Mines 3-0 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday afternoon in Denver. The Lakers advanced to the Division II Final Four in Tampa, Fla.; the season ended at 19-5-1 for Kayla Mitchell, above, and the Orediggers. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

After 110 minutes of scoreless play on Friday in Denver, goalkeeper Briana Schulze made three saves in the penalty kick shootout as Mines won 4-3 and advanced to Sunday’s NCAA quarterfinals. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Kayla Mitchell And Allison Heeg scored as the Colorado School of Mines women’s soccer team defeated RMAC tournament champion Fort Lewis 2-1 on Sunday at Dirks Field in Durango.