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)

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)

Becca Mays scored her second goal of the game with about four minutes remaining in overtime to give the No. 4 Metropolitan State College women’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA tournament on Sunday. The Roadrunners will face No. 21 Colorado Mines, which beat Fort Lewis College in Durango, at noon on Friday in Denver. Above, Ashley Nemmers, right, and Mays celebrate in OT. (photo courtesy Metropolitan State College)

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.