GOLDEN, Colo. - Cross country/track & field's Dillon Powell and swimming's Meghan Slowey have been named the Spring 2023 President's Senior Scholar-Athletes ahead of Colorado School of Mines' Commencement ceremonies on May 12. 

Awarded twice annually prior to the May and December commencement events, the prestigious award is given to one male and one female undergraduate student-athlete who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and the leadership qualities of an exemplary student-athlete. On Friday, Powell will receive B.S. in chemical engineering, magna cum laude, and Slowey a B.S. in mechanical engineering, magna cum laude. 

Powell, a native of Colorado Springs, has rewritten the Mines and NCAA Division II record books as one of the greatest distance runners in division history. A four-time national champion and eight-time all-American, Powell has won individual national titles in the outdoor 10,000m, indoor 5,000m, and cross country, and led Mines to the 2022 NCAA Division II cross country team title as well. In the fall, Powell has won two consecutive RMAC and NCAA Regional titles in cross country, is a two-time RMAC Runner of the Year, and was the USTFCCCA National Men's Athlete of the Year for the 2022 cross country season. On the track, he holds the Mines records in the indoor 5K (a mark that is also the NCAA D-II record) and outdoor 5K and 10K. He has been awarded with numerous academic accolades, as well, including First-Team Academic All-America, USTFCCCA Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year, four USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades, and six RMAC First-Team All-Academic nods. 

Slowey, a native of Mountain Pleasant, S.C., accumulating five all-America finishes over her career. A three-time RMAC Swimmer of the Year, Slowey was the RMAC champion in the 500-, 1000-, and 1650-freestyle in 2021, added conference silver medals in the 1000-, and 1650-free in 2022, and then won the 1650-free gold plus 1000-free silver in 2023. In 2021 she became the first Mines woman to earn a podium finish in the NCAA 1650-free race as she finished eighth, and she went even higher in 2023 finishing fifth. Slowey owns the Mines program record in the 1650-free and the pool record as part of the 800-free relay, and her work in the classroom has led to two Academic All-America honors. Slowey also touts three nods as CSC Academic All-District and RMAC First-Team All-Academic along with CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America distinction.