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Kevin Fickes
Title: Head Coach
Phone: 303-273-3151

Fickes begins his first season as CSM Head Women's Soccer Coach in 2010. The 2010 season marks Fickes' 11th season overall at Mines.

During the 2009 season, Fickes served as an Assistant Coach for both the men's and women's teams at CSM. Fickes was an Assistant Coach for the Oredigger men from 1998 to 2006.

A North Carolina native, Fickes played professionally and at the college level. He was a member of the 1992 and 1993 UNC-Charlotte teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament two times and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country under current Colorado School of Mines Head Coach Frank Kohlenstein.

Following his successful collegiate career, Fickes played three season of professional soccer, including one year each with the Richmond Kickers and the Raleigh Flyers in which he was coached by Kohlenstein. Fickes also spent one season with the Wilmington Hammerheads.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina-Charlottle in 1993, Fickes received his bachelor’s degree in English.

Since 1998, Fickes has worked with the Real Colorado Soccer Club as a coach. He currently serves as the Assistant Director of Competitive and is both a Staff and Academy Coach. His U-15 Girls team finished in the top four at the 2009 Red Bull Nationals while the Boy’s Academy finished fourth nationally two years in a row.

Fickes and his wife, Kim, reside in Golden with their daughter, Molly (7).



Kate Cortis
Title: Assistant Coach
Phone: 303-273-3151

The 2010 season marks Cortis' first season as the Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Mines.

Cortis most recently served as the Girls Director of Coaching for the Stingers Soccer Club in Evergreen, Colo. Cortis served as head coach for two girl’s competitive teams while responsible for year-round programming and coach and player development.

Cortis spent five seasons (2004-08) as the Associate Head Women’s Soccer Coach at the University of Minnesota. During her tenure, Cortis served as the defensive and recruiting coordinator. In 2008, Cortis helped lead the Gophers to the Big Ten Regular Season Championship and an NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance, posting an overall record of 27-3. Cortis also spent time in the college ranks coaching at the University of Missouri, Colorado College and the University of Chicago.

During her time in Minnesota, Cortis worked with the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association, Bangu Tsunami Soccer Club and the Woodbury Soccer Club. Cortis led her ’91 ODP Team to a Region Championship in 2007 and a third-place finish at 2008 ODP Nationals.
A 2000 graduate of the University of Chicago, Cortis earned a bachelor’s degree in Biological Science. A four-year member of the varsity soccer team, Cortis helped lead the Maroons to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the Final Four in 1996.

Cortis resides in Golden with her husband John Simpson, a former wrestler at CSM, who was inducted in the the CSM Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. Cortis holds a USSF B License and NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.