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

Metro State’s Scott Emory and Regis midfielder Marissa Davis garner preseason player of the year honors.

Colorado’s 26 college teams start taking to the field for preseason scrimmages and exhibitions. Looking down the road, there are some intriguing matches on the schedule this fall.

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

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)

ColoradoSoccerNow.com chooses the best 11 men’s college soccer players in the state for 2009. Pictured above, from left, are Tom Settle, Fort Lewis; Jamie Cunningham, Fort Lewis; Collin Audley, Denver; Jarod Stigall, Denver. (photos by Tom Auclair and George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Not surprisingly, Division II champions Grand Valley State and Fort Lewis College finished atop the women’s and men’s national rankings, respectively. Take a look inside to see where other Colorado teams finished. …

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)