GOLDEN, Colo. - With the 2022-23 season now a month away, Colorado School of Mines golf has announced its incoming class and fall schedule.

Head coach Tyler Kimble adds a talent-laden five-member freshman class to a strong returning group that includes all five golfers from his 2022 RMAC Championships lineup. Among the signings are three of Colorado's top high school prospects in Connor Downey, Max Lange, and Jonathan Trigg, plus Arizonan Carter Lolli and Nevadan Lukas Taggart. 

The Orediggers' fall slate includes four tournaments, starting nearby at the Writz at Mile High on Sept. 11-13 at Bear Creek in Lakewood. Mines will make the first of two California trips on Sept. 19-20 to play in the Sonoma State Regional Preview at Fox Trail in Rohnert Park, with an Oct. 3-4 trip to Amarillo CC in Texas for the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite. The fall season wraps up with the Otter Invitational at Bayonet GC in Seaside, Calif. on Oct. 17-18.
 

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2022 INCOMING CLASS

CONNOR DOWNEY // Edwards, Colo. // Vail Christian HS

One of Colorado's top golf prospects coming from Vail Christian HS ... Was the 2021 Colorado 3A state champion and 3A Player of the Year as a senior ... Two-time First-Team All-Colorado in 2020 and 2021 ... Also an all-league basketball player ... Earned seven combined letters between the two sports ... CHSAA Academic All-State.  
 

MAX LANGE // Golden, Colo. // Lakewood HS

Captain at nearby Lakewood HS ... Finished with a 67.6 average as a senior in 2021 ... Three-time state qualifier ... Two-time Jeffco League MVP ... Four-time First-Team All-Jeffco ... Owns a career-best round of 65 ... AP Scholar ... International Baccalaureate graduate ... High Honor Roll student ... DECA state qualifier.
 

CARTER LOLLI // Phoenix, Ariz. // Desert Vista HS

The #4-ranked golfer in Arizona as a senior at Desert Vista HS ... Averaged -2.27 per 9 holes ... Three-time Student-Athlete of the Year at DVHS ... Won three events on the Southwest PGA Junior Golf circuit in 2022 ... National Honor Society member.
 

LUKAS TAGGART // Washoe Valley, Nev. // Carson HS

Northern Nevada Golf Athlete of the Year at Carson HS ... Four-year letterwinner ... Nevada state third-place finisher and regional champion as a senior in 2022 ... Represented Nevada in the Junior America's Cup ... Class valedictorian ... Graduate summa cum laude ... President's Award recipient. 
 

JONATHAN TRIGG // Englewood, Colo. // Cherry Creek HS

Captain of in-state power program Cherry Creek ... Led Cherry Creek to a Colorado state 5A runner-up finish in 2021 ... Finished 11th at states as a senior to earn all-Colorado honors ... Two-time all-conference selection ... Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur ... Three-year letterwinner ... Honor Roll student.