GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines awarded degrees to 109 current and former student-athletes as part of its annual spring Commencement ceremonies on May 14 and 15, 2026 at Lockridge Arena.

Mines student-athletes earned 78 bachelor's degrees and 32 master's degrees, including football's Will Ramsey, who was a dual-degree recipient. Swimming's Kylie VanderMeer and soccer's Kaitlyn Manalili were named the Outstanding Graduating Seniors from the Environmental Engineering and Geophysical Engineering departments, respectively. Of the undergrads, 32 graduated with honors including 10 summa cum laude. 

The Class of 2026 was incredibly accomplished in competition, winning a combined 22 RMAC titles, two NCAA team titles, and two NCAA individual championships over the past four years. The class included 18 all-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans, and 69 RMAC champions either with a team or individually.

Wrestling national champion Cody Thompson and cross country/track & field five-time all-American Grace Strongman were named the President's Senior Scholar-Athlete Award recipients as the most outstanding members of the student-athlete graduating class.

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

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Baseball
Dillon Alcouffe - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Evan Bilter - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Matthew Dobberthien - M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alex Dunagan - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Alex Honeyman - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Tyler Hummel - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Canon Humphreys - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ben Leiphart - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Trent Nielsen - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Tyler Pina - M.S. in Computer Science
Joe Reitz - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Semin - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Nicholas Spidel - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Men's Basketball
Caleb Clark - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Dom Girish - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Women's Basketball
Quincey Baum - M.S. in Environment, Resources, and Energy Policy
Jenna Shandy - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management

Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Aidan Bennett - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Kai Miller - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Elijah Quinby - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Nick Stade - B.S. in Computer Science
Hayden Swim - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Tim Thompson - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Daniel Appleford - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Brock Drengenberg - M.S. in Advanced Energy Systems
Dawson Gunn - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Paul Knight - M.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Matthew Mettler - M.S. in Earth Resources Science & Engineering
Andreas O'Malley - B.S. in Engineering Physics
Braden Struhs - B.S. in Environmental Engineering
Jeremiah Vaille - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management

Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Grace Galvin - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Jennifer Jarnagin - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Elizabeth Prescott - B.S. in Petroleum Engineering
Kitt Rupar - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Avery Wright - B.S. in Computer Science
Avary Catchings - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Lexi Herr - M.S. in Geophysical Engineering
Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge - M.S. in STEM Education
Grace Strongman - M.Eng. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Football
Brayden Amacker - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Will Bisso - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ty Deppe - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Joel Diaz - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Hall Edmonds - B.S. in Computer Science
Brock Ewing - M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Carter Forsythe - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Caleb Frink - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Devyn Lauer-Duarte - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Garrett Lavin - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
JJ Lee - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jackson Lewis - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Logan Lindeman - M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Owen Marnell - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Logan Matthews - B.S. in Computer Science
Konnor Mickelsen - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Cade Myer - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Chris Nimcheski - B.S. in Computer Science
Christian Peluse - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Will Ramsey - B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Blake Smotherman - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Nick Stone - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jake Sype  - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management

Golf
Max Lange - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Carter Lolli - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Lucas Schulte - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Lukas Taggart - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Men's Soccer
Caden Allaire - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering

Women's Soccer
Ariana Ahumada - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Callie Fuhr - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Gaby Guerrero - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jolie Jiricek - M.S. in Data Science
Allie Lundgren - B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Kaitlyn Manalili - B.S. in Geophysical Engineering
Afton Rasco - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Gabriela Rodríguez - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Paola Rubi - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Sadie Wolf - B.S. in Civil Engineering

Softball
Kendall Aragon - M.S. in STEM Education
Katie Bauer - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Kat Miller - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Taylor Wayne - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Allison Westbrook - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management

Men's Swimming & Diving
Luca Burns - M.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Joe Hutchinson - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Lev-Tov - B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Mattie Oberley - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Andres Saa - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jake Sherman - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jakson Winn - B.S. in Computer Science

Women's Swimming & Diving
Isabella Bono - M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ava Burger - M.S. in Engineering & Technology Management
Emi Jedryka - B.S. in Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering
Savannah Karas - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Olivia Kisow - M.S. in Natural Resources & Energy Policy
Cameryn Schmidt - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jordan Tierney - B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Kylie VanderMeer - B.S. in Environmental Engineering

Volleyball
Allison Jansen - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Kate Kudlac - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Morgan McChesney - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Jada Price - B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Wrestling
Kagen Lawrence - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Will Loecke - B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Jaron Mahler - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jeffery Morosini - B.S. in Petroleum Engineering
Wyatt Reisz - B.S. Business Engineering & Management Science
Jakob Smith - B.S. in Computer Science
Cody Thompson - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering