Football's Saur named NFF & College Hall of Fame - Colorado Chapter Player of the Week

GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines' Adam Saur has been selected as the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame - Colorado Chapter Player of the Week, as announced today by the NFF Colorado Chapter media relations office.

Saur, a 6'3", 200-lb. senior wide receiver from San Antonio, Texas (Clark High School), was also selected as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Offensive Player of the Week earlier today.  Saur caught 10 passes for 174 yards (17.4 yards per catch) and two touchdowns in the Orediggers' 51-10 RMAC home victory over Fort Lewis College last Saturday, September 19th, at Brooks Field in Golden.

Saur is currently ranked first in the RMAC and seventh in the nation (NCAA Division II) in receiving yards per game (118.0), as well as third in the RMAC and eighth in the nation in receptions per game (7.8).  Saur is also currently ranked first in the RMAC in both touchdowns (seven) and receiving yards (472), second in scoring (10.5 points per game), third in receptions (31) and sixth in all-purpose yardage (118.0 yards per game).

A Pre-Season All-RMAC and d2football.com Pre-Season First Team All-RMAC selection prior to the beginning of the 2009 season, Saur led the RMAC and established a new CSM individual single-season record with 13 touchdown receptions while earning First Team All-RMAC, First Team NFF All-Colorado and Third Team All-Super Region #3 honors as a junior in 2008.  Saur garnered Honorable Mention All-RMAC recognition as a sophomore in 2007.

With 24 career touchdown receptions (four in 2007, 13 in 2008, seven in 2009), Saur is now just seven away from tying the CSM individual career record of 31 (Jonny Chan, 2001-04).

Mines will play at Colorado State University - Pueblo (3-1 overall, 2-0 RMAC) on Saturday afternoon, September 26th, at 2:00 p.m. (MST) at the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colo.  CSM will also play at Mesa State College on Saturday evening, October 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. (MST) at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colo.

The Orediggers will return home to host Western State College in the annual Homecoming / Hall of Fame game on Saturday afternoon, October 10th, at 12:00 p.m. (MST) at Brooks Field in Golden.  CSM will induct four former student-athletes, as well as three outstanding supporters, into the 14th annual class of its Athletics Hall of Fame during a banquet on Friday evening, October 9th, at the Ben Parker Student Center on the CSM campus.  RMAC Commissioner J.R. Smith will be the guest speaker at the banquet, which will begin at 7:00 p.m. (reception at 6:00 p.m.).

Former student-athletes who will be inducted include Dayven Johnston (track & field, football), John Simpson (wrestling), Eric Stellmon (track & field) and Rob Zimmerman (men's soccer).  Outstanding supporters to be inducted include Kim Harden, George Puls III and Dean Stoughton.  The 2009 CSM Athletics Hall of Fame inductees will also be recognized during a halftime ceremony at the game on October 10th.  Furthermore, the annual Golden Chamber of Commerce / Silver & Blue Homecoming Luncheon will be held on Friday, October 9th, at 11:30 a.m. on the CSM campus (Green Center).  Comedian Sam Adams, who is also a former sports columnist for the Rocky Mountain News, will be the guest speaker at the Homecoming Luncheon.

For information about tickets to the Homecoming Luncheon ($25), the 2009 CSM Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet ($25) and the Homecoming / Hall of Fame football game ($10 adults / $7 children & seniors), please call 303-384-2254.

For more information about Colorado School of Mines Athletics, please contact Sports Information Director Jeff Duggan at jduggan@mines.edu.

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