Drummond Earns Mines Student-Athlete Of The Week Honor

GOLDEN - After registering a pair of All-American accolades at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships over the weekend, senior distance runner Russell Drummond has been named this week's Mines Student-Athlete of the Week, athletic department officials announced Monday.

The Eugene, Ore., native and Civil Engineering major ran the anchor leg of the men's distance medley relay (DMR) team that finished eighth and garnered the sixth-straight All-American honor in the event for the Mines men's indoor track & field program. 

Later, he posted a fifth-place finish in the mile for his second-straight All-American honor in the event. 

The 2012 RMAC Cross Country Academic Runner of the Year now has a total of eight All-American accolades over his prestigious career during the cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field seasons. He has also been named a First Team Academic All-American (2012), First Team Academic All-District (2012) and has twice earned USTFCCCA All-Academic laurels (2010, 2011). 



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