GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines golf has signed two top-ranked recruits from Colorado and Nevada, Owen Cornmesser and Jackson Parrish, to National Letters of Intent.

Cornmesser, a native of Fort Collins and a standout at Fossil Ridge High School, is the the top-ranked 2021 Coloradan on the JGAC Tour, while Parrish, a native of Henderson, Nev. and player at Liberty, is the top-ranked Nevadan on his state's junior circuit. The pair will join one of NCAA Division II's top programs as the Orediggers have been a consistent presence in the national top-25 polls with three RMAC championships since 2017 under head coach Tyler Kimble.

The two will join the Oredigger golf program in fall 2021.
 

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OWEN CORNMESSER // Fort Collins, Colo. // FOSSIL RIDGE HS
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR: Three-time all-state golfer from Fossil Ridge HS ... Is a two-time First-Team All-Colorado selection and one-time Second-Teamer ... Two-time FRHS Golfer of the Year ... Averaging 70.9 heading into his senior year ... Is currently fifth overall and the top-ranked 2021 recruit on the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado Tour points list ... Won the JGAC Tour at Collindale, was fifth in the Colorado Junior PGA, and fourth in the Colorado Junior Amateur ... Four-year letterwinner ... National Honor Society member ... Also a member of the national honors societies for Spanish, Math, and Science ... Four-time Academic All-Colorado in both golf and basketball ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Interested in majoring in Electrical Engineering.


JACKSON PARRISH // HENDERSON, NEV. // CORAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE/LIBERTY HS
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR: One of Nevada's top-ranked recruits ... Attends Coral Academy of Science but plays high school golf for Liberty ... Is currently the #1 ranked Nevadan on the Recruit Look Junior Golf Tour having won six straight tournaments since early July on the circuit ... Four-time Recruit Look Tour Player of the Year ... Defending PVI champion and scoring record holder at -10 ... Three-time SNJGA Player of the Year ... Is the #2-ranked high school senior in Nevada ... Three-year letterwinner entering his senior season ... Honor roll student ... Interested in majoring in Chemical Engineering.