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. …

Oige Kennedy, who began the season as the interim coach of the Skyhawks men’s soccer team, has been named coach by Fort Lewis College. Kennedy became the first coach in NCAA soccer history on any level to win a national championship in his first season.
(photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Two players from the national champion Fort Lewis College men’s soccer team have been named All-Americans by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Midfielder Tom Settle, left, was on the first team, and high-scoring teammate Euan Purcell was selected to the third team.
(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)

Fort Lewis College playmaker Tom Settle, left, heads toward the Regis University goal during the regular season. In honor of Fort Lewis winning its second NCAA Division II championship in men’s soccer, The Tuesday List is going to look at some of the amazing statistics the Raiders, er, Skyhawks compiled this season. (photo by George Tanner/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.

On a cold wet day, the Fort Lewis College men’s soccer team defeated the Colorado School of Mines 3-0 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Durango.

Elena Benavides scored the equalizer in the 82nd minute, and goalkeeper Christine Schmelzle held high-flying Metro State to one goal in three chances in the shootout as the Skyhawks, seeded third, won the RMAC women’s soccer tournament on Sunday in Denver. Schmelzle is in light blue at the bottom of the pile; Benavides is at top right. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)