Raul Gerhardus

Mines Awards Degrees To 125 Student-Athletes

5/9/2025 4:53:00 PM

GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines awarded degrees to 125 current and former student-athletes as part of its annual spring Commencement ceremonies on May 8 and 9, 2025 at Lockridge Arena.

Mines student-athletes earned 81 bachelor's degrees, 43 master's degrees, and a doctorate, with three student-athletes - swimming's Michael Kietzman, football's Adrian Moreno, and wrestling's Deandre Rucker - earning multiple degrees.

The Class of 2025 was incredibly accomplished in competition, featuring 28 all-Americans, nine Academic All-Americans, 83 RMAC champions, and seven national champions. Cross country and track & field's Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge and Loic Scomparin were named the President's Senior Scholar-Athletes on Thursday as the most outstanding members of the student-athlete graduating class, while two student-athletes were named the outstanding graduating senior for their departments: Margaux Basart (Physics) and Grace Strongman (Metallurgical & Materials). Softball's Cassidy Chvatal was named the Mechanical Engineering department's outstanding student-athlete, as well.

Five student-athletes earned degrees in absentia due to their continued competition: golf's Theodore Reitter, who playing at the NCAA Regional Championships; track & field's Ethan Grolnic, Ramsey-Rutledge, and Scomparin, who were running Friday at a last-chance qualifying meet in California; and football's Josh Wojciechowicz, who is taking part in the Tennessee Titans' rookie minicamp this weekend.

The current and former Mines student-athletes earning degrees are:
 

BASEBALL
Mason Andrews - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Matthew Dobberthien - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Carter Gorling - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Wayne Moeck - M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Mason Peterson - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Tyler Pina - B.S. in Computer Science
Nicholas Spidel - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Gray St. Amant - B.S. in Computer Science
Ryan Vermeer - M.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Jackson Woolwine - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Majok Deng - M.S. in Natural Resources & Energy Policy
Reagan Koch - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Adam Krasovec - B.S. in Computer Science
Cade Mankle - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Grant Pressly - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Riley Schroeder - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Quincey Baum - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Josephine Howery - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Olivia Lee - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Jessica Rios - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Jenna Siebert - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Alberto Campa - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Coulton Chan - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Everett Delate - M.S. in Mineral & Energy Economics
Brock Drengenberg - B.S. in Environmental Engineering
Ethan Grolnic - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Noah Kelly - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Davin Kiesby - M.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Paul Knight - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Holden Murphy - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Hunter Potrykus - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Loic Scomparin - M.S. in Hydrology
Dr. Aaron Swift - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Jeremiah Vaille - M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Brody Welch - B.S. in Economics

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Margaux Basart - B.S. in Engineering Physics
Allison Comer - M.S. in Data Science
Grace Galvin - B.S. in Geophysical Engineering
Lexi Herr - B.S. in Geophysical Engineering
Jennifer Jarnagin - B.S. in Mining Engineering
Gabriela Kenly - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Claire Kintzley - M.S. in Data Science
Ava Kowalski - M.S. in Computer Science
Ashleigh Loe - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Callen Nash - B.S. in Computer Science
Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge - B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Hayley Rayburn - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Kitt Rupar - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Grace Strongman - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Dale Thompson - M.S. in Chemistry

FOOTBALL
Brayden Amacker - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Mikee Barker - B.S. in Business Engineering & Management Science
Christian Benedetto - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Blake Doud - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Will Drogosch - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Brock Ewing - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Max Fecci - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Caleb Frink - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jaden Healy - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
James Hess - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Ben James - B.S. in Computer Science
Cole Johnson - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Ethan Kremer - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jake Lamfers - B.S. in Computer Science
Tyler Marlatt - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Sean McNair - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Konnor Mickelsen - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Adrian Moreno - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management / M.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Evan Perilloux - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Blake Ramsey - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Jake Sype - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Josh Wojciechowicz - M. Eng. in Nuclear Engineering
Jackson Zimmermann - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

GOLF
Owen Cornmesser - M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Theodore Reitter - B.S. in Civil Engineering

MEN'S SOCCER
John Burnett - B.S. in Geological Engineering
Ayman Bushara - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Raul Gerhardus - B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Jimmy Koufidakis - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Gabriel Rodriguez - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Maxwell Stultz - B.S. in Mining Engineering
Marc Zimmermann - B.S. in Electrical Engineering

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Laura Butler - B.S. in Geological Engineering
Lauren Clingman - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Ava Harman - M.S. in Data Science
Jolie Jiricek - B.S. in Computer Science
Emily O'Connor - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ellise Putnam - B.S. in Computer Science
Natalie Rouse - B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics

SOFTBALL
Kendall Aragon - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Cassidy Chvatal - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Sara Larson - M.S. in Computer Science
Kailey Morales - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Hannah Roberts - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Lexie Semeyn - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Taylor Wayne - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Allison Westbrook - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Sidney Wilson - M.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering

MEN'S SWIMMING
Luca Burns - B.S. in Engineering Physics
Jack Engler - B.S. in Petroleum Engineering
Gavin Gilmore - B.S. in Computer Science
Michael Kietzman - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering / M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ronan Lauinger - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jaron O'Grady - M.S. in Computer Science
Andres Saa - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Max Waring - M.S. in Electrical Engineering

WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Sarah Bennett - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Isabella Bono - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Sophia Buhr - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ava Burger - B.S. in Design Engineering
Kerrigan Hemp - B.S. in Computer Science
Olivia Kisow - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Emma Neuroth - M. Eng. in Nuclear Engineering
Anne Osmun - M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Maggie Wells - B.S. in Civil Engineering

VOLLEYBALL
Hannah Kinnison - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Emma Smithey - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Hope Storm - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

WRESTLING
Garrett Bakarich - B.S. in Mining Engineering
Grant Crownhart - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering / Certificate in Additive Manufacturing
Tristin David - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Grayston DiBlasi - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Carson Dulitz - B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Ethan Kremer - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Avery Krippner - B.S. in Biochemistry
Christian Lopez - B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Deandre Rucker - B.S. in Computer Science / M.S. in Robotics
Cody Thompson - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering





 
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