GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines announced its 2024 recruiting class on Wednesday as part of National Signing Day, welcoming 31 freshman and two transfers to the program.

Head Coach Pete Sterbick's first signing class included some of Colorado's best talent with three signees coming from 5A state champion Columbine - including state player of the year Josh Snyder, Mason Moreno, and James Cillessen - and two from multiple-time state champion Cherry Creek in Evan Godin and Tyson Mauck. They were part of nine Coloradans overall with Niko Auerbach (Regis Jesuit), Cole Gaddis (Longmont), Owen Mellish (Monarch), and Kael Weatherby (Eaglecrest) joining them.

Texas continued to be an emphasis in the Orediggers' recruiting with 15 additions from the Lone Star State, including Prosper teammates Luke Johnson and Davis Perkins and Clear Creek teammates Garrett Carleton and Quinton Gray. Signings from top programs around the state including Nicholas Dudzikowski (Smithson Valley), Matt Garita (Keller), Preston Kyle (St. Pius X), Zach Lang (Willis), Connor McGrath (Reedy), Jacob Rauch (Cypress Christian), Mo Russolillo (Lone Star), Jaxon Sayers (Lake Creek), Tyson Timms (Aledo), and Colton Williams (Johnson).

Mines' coaching staff went across the country to build the Class of 2024, including two Californians in Matthew Carrillo (Canyon) and Lucas LeSieur (Northgate) and a pair of Washingtonians in Kai Brown (Eastlake) and Jayden Reyes (Eastside Catholic). Josh Hildebrand from Alabama's Montgomery Catholic, Bryce Lisaka from Kansas City's Park Hill, Jack Mills from Michigan's Airport High School, and Utah native Jace Welsch from Provo High School completed the freshman class.

Mines' two transfer additions, already enrolled for the spring, came from Division I with defensive tackle Dominic Caggiano joining from South Dakota with redshirt junior eligibility, and athlete Grayson Medford from UTSA with redshirt sophomore eligibility. 


 

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/ High School / Previous
Niko Auerbach	DB	6-0	180	Denver, Colo. / Regis Jesuit
Kai Brown	DB	6-1	170	Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake
Dominic Caggiano	DT	6-3	245	Runnells, Iowa / Southeast Polk / South Dakota
Garrett Carleton	DB	6-0	185	League City, Texas / Clear Creek
Matthew Carrillo	OL	6-5	285	Anaheim, Calif. / Canyon
James Cillessen	LB	5-11	220	Arvada, Colo. / Columbine
Nicholas Dudzikowski	LB	6-2	190	Bulverde, Texas / Smithson Valley
Cole Gaddis	LB	6-0	200	Longmont, Colo. / Longmont
Matt Garita	OL	6-2	245	Keller, Texas / Keller
Evan Godin	OL	6-4	280	Englewood, Colo. / Cherry Creek
Quinton Gray	DB	5-10	175	League City, Texas / Clear Creek
Josh Hildebrand	LS	6-3	215	Montgomery, Ala. / Montgomery Catholic
Luke Johnson	LB	6-0	215	Prosper, Texas / Prosper
Preston Kyle	K/P	6-0	165	Houston, Texas / St. Pius X
Zach Lang	DL	6-4	235	Willis, Texas / Willis
Lucas LeSieur	P	5-11	185	Walnut Creek, Calif. / Northgate
Bryce Lisaka	WR	5-9	170	Kansas City, Mo. / Park Hill
Tyson Mauck	WR	6-1	180	Greenwood Village, Colo. / Cherry Creek
Connor McGrath	WR	6-2	195	Frisco, Texas / Reedy
Grayson Medford	ATH	5-9	165	Katy, Texas / Seven Lakes / UTSA
Owen Mellish	WR	6-1	190	Louisville, Colo. / Monarch
Jack Mills	DB	6-1	185	Carleton, Mich. / Airport
Mason Moreno	RB	5-10	185	Littleton, Colo. / Columbine
Davis Perkins	LB	5-11	210	Prosper, Texas / Prosper
Jacob Rauch	DL	6-1	315	Cypress, Texas / Cypress Christian
Jayden Reyes	WR	5-10	165	Seattle, Wash. / Eastside Catholic
Mo Russolillo	LB	6-1	230	Little Elm, Texas / Lone Star
Jaxon Sayers	OL	6-4	270	Montgomery, Texas / Lake Creek
Josh Snyder	RB	5-11	180	Littleton, Colo. / Columbine
Tyson Timms	TE	6-2	215	Aledo, Texas / Aledo
Kael Weatherby	OL	6-4	285	Aurora, Colo. / Eaglecrest
Jace Welsch	QB	6-3	180	Springville, Utah / Provo
Colton Williams	DB	5-10	170	Buda, Texas / Johnson