CSC Academic All-America Teams

GOLDEN, Colo. - Team Member of the Year Loic Scomparin headlined five members of the Colorado School of Mines men's cross country and track & field programs named to the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-America teams on Wednesday.

Scomparin earned First-Team Academic All-America status alongside fellow distance runner Logan Bocovich, pole vaulter Hunter Potrykus, and hurdler Everett Delate, while distance runner Jeremiah Vaille earned third-team accolades. Scomparin becomes the 11th Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in Mines Athletics history, and the sixth for Mines track & field, which has had at least one in each of the past four seasons including Potrykus, who was the 2024 honoree. 

Scomparin helped led Mines to the 2024 NCAA Division II national championship in cross country, finishing eighth nationally and second at the RMAC Championships to be named USTFCCCA All-America, First-Team All-RMAC, and the RMAC Academic Athlete of the Year in the fall. During the indoor season, Scomparin was the NCAA silver medalist in both the 3,000m and 5,000m and swept the RMAC Championships gold medals in those events, and he was again a double-qualifier to nationals outdoors in the 5K and 10K, earning Second-Team All-American status in the former event after he was the RMAC silver medalist in the 10K. Scomparin becomes only the fourth four-time Academic All-American for the Orediggers (joining Ben Schneiderman, Hannah Miller, and Zoe Baker), and he has three degrees from Mines, earning a master's in hydrology this past May and also having a master's in advanced energy systems and a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Bocovich was another key part of Mines' national champion cross country team, finishing seventh nationally at the NCAA Championships after sixth-place NCAA regional and fourth-place RMAC Championships finishes. He was a USTFCCCA First-Team All-American in the fall, and went on to earn the RMAC indoor 5,000m bronze medal before ending his career as the NCAA bronze medalist in the outdoor 10,000m following all-RMAC runs at both long distances. Bocovich was also a Third-Team Academic All-American a year ago, and is working on a master's in geochemistry at Mines. He holds a bachelor's in chemistry from St. Olaf College.  

Potrykus, now a three-time Academic All-American, was the RMAC's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and RMAC Men's Indoor Academic Athlete of the Year in 2025 after finishing his decorated vaulting career with a final season of indoor eligibility. Potrykus finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships - his fourth career First-Team All-America finish - and was the RMAC silver medalist. He closed his career as Mines' indoor and outdoor recordholder, and co-holds the RMAC all-venues record as well. Potrykus has bachelor's and master's degrees from Mines in mechanical engineering. 

Delate repeats as a First-Team Academic All-American after finishing his career as one of the RMAC's all-time greatest hurdlers. Delate swept the RMAC 60m and 110m hurdle championships for a third consecutive year, resetting the RMAC Championships records in both, and he went on to earn the national silver medal in the 60m hurdles to earn First-Team All-America status. Delate graduates as Mines' recordholder at both sprint hurdle distances. He earned a B.S. in economics from Mines in 2023 and a master's in mineral and energy economics this past May.

Vaille, a first-time honoree, was a two-season all-American for the Orediggers in 2024-25. Vaille finished 37th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn his first USTFCCCA All-America medal following a fourth-place NCAA Regional run, and after an abbreviated indoor season to compete at the World University Games, had an outstanding outdoor season winning the RMAC titles in both the 5,000m and 10,000m before going on to place eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10K. Vaille has a B.S. in civil engineering and M.S. in civil & environmental engineering from Mines.

Academic All-America honorees must have a 3.5 or above GPA while holding sophomore or higher academic standing. Academic All-America awards are voted on by the nation's sports information directors.

Since 1972, Colorado School of Mines' 216 Academic All-America recipients are the most by any NCAA Division II member. Mines men's cross country/track & field leads all D-II programs, and is second among all divisions, with 48 all-time honorees.