NEW ORLEANS - Postseason honors continue to roll in for Colorado School of Mines following the outdoor track & field season as the USTFCCCA has announced its all-America and all-region honors.

National champion Emily LaMena has been named the USTFCCCA's Regional Track Athlete of the Year while Scott Van Sickle picked up Regional Men's Assistant Coach of the Year honors, and the organization made its all-America and all-region honors official with a dozen Orediggers represented on the all-America squads and 29 on the all-region teams.

LaMena was a double-medalist at the recently-complete NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, winning the national title in the 3,000m steeplechase and finishing as runner-up in the 5,000m. LaMena's 18 points were the most by a South Central athlete and contributed heavily to Mines' third-place team finish, their best ever. Last week, LaMena was also named the RMAC Co-Track Athlete of the Year.

Van Sickle, coaches the Orediggers' middle-distance squad, earns the men's assistant coach of the year award after qualifying four men and a relay to the NCAA Championships. Mines sent 400m standout Jonah Fallon plus 800m runners Tim Thompson, Brock Drengenberg, and Liam Currie, 400m hurdler Elijah Quinby, and the Orediggers qualified their 4x400 relay for the first time since 2002. Mines won the RMAC titles in the 400m (Fallon), 800m (Thompson), and the 4x400, and set the RMAC all-competitions and championships records in the relay.

First-Team All-America honors were made official for the top eight finishers at nationals led by LaMena (steeplechase/5,000m) and 5K national champion Grace Strongman, along with national silver medalists Max Bonenberger (steeplechase), Dawson Gunn (5,000m), Paul Knight (10,000m), and Sierra Wall (steeplechase) along with Jennifer Jarnagin (hammer throw) and Braden Struhs (10,000m). Second-Team All-RMAC honors went to finishers 9-16 in their events and included Daniel Appleford (5,000m), Liam Currie (800m), and Jeremiah Vaille (10,000m).

The All-Region honors recognize the top-five individuals and top-three relays in each event on the pre-championships regional performance list. The Orediggers' all-region recipients are:

Men's All-Region
Daniel Appleford - 5000m
Aidan Bennett - Pole Vault
Max Bonenberger - 3,000m steeplechase
Liam Currie - 4x400
Brock Drengenberg - 800m
Jonah Fallon - 200, 400m, 4x400
Dawson Gunn - 5,000m
Paul Knight - 10,000m
Jonah Pfender - Shot Put
Alejandro Philippart - 110m hurdles, long jump
Elijah Quinby - 400m hurdles, 4x400 relay
Braden Struhs - 10,000m
Tim Thompson - 800m, 4x400

Women's All-Region
Imani Fernandez-Gorbea - 800m
Aani Hardesty - 400m hurdles
Taylor Hindman - Pole Vault
Jennifer Jarnagin - Hammer Throw
Emily LaMena - 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m
Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge - 10,000m
Grace Strongman - 1,500m, 5,000m
Grace Strongman - 5,000m
Sierra Wall - 3,000m steeplechase
Violet Williams - Long Jump