Oredigger football program signs 39 to National Letters of Intent
GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines head football coach Bob Stitt has announced the signing of 39 incoming players to National Letters of Intent this afternoon on the first day of the 2010 signing period.
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"Our 2010 recruiting class is the largest and most talented group in the history of Colorado School of Mines football," said Stitt, who returns for his 11th season leading the Orediggers in 2010. "Our assistant coaches did an outstanding job of identifying and recruiting top football prospects that had a strong interest in acquiring a world-class academic degree."
The Orediggers went 8-3 overall last fall (8-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference - second place) to secure their eighth winning season in the past nine years. The 2009 season marked the sixth time in program history that CSM amassed eight-or-more victories. Three of those six seasons have come in the past six years (2004, 2008, 2009). Quarterback David Pesek, who was one of 17 Orediggers named to the 2009 All-RMAC teams, was one of 24 regional finalists for the 2009 Harlon Hill Trophy (top player in NCAA Division II football). Mines had two All-American selections in 2009, including wide receiver Adam Saur (National Football Foundation - Colorado Chapter Offensive Player of the Year, 2010 Valero Cactus Bowl participant) and defensive lineman Marc Schiechl (NFFCC Defensive Player of the Year, RMAC Defensive Player of the Year). The Orediggers, who placed nine student-athletes on the 2009 Academic All-RMAC teams, also had 11 NFF All-Colorado selections and five Super Region #3 picks last fall.
The Orediggers are scheduled to begin their 2010 season on Saturday, August 28th, hosting Washburn University in a non-conference NCAA Division II game at 12:00 p.m. at Brooks Field in Golden, Colo.
For more information about Colorado School of Mines Athletics, please contact Sports Information Director Jeff Duggan at jduggan@mines.edu.
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