Men's Academic All-RMAC Teams
Women's Academic All-RMAC Teams

COLORADO SPRINGS - Academic Athlete of the Year Emily LaMena leads 42 Colorado School of Mines track & field student-athletes on the 2026 RMAC All-Academic teams announced this week. 

LaMena earned the top women's academic award in the conference as 10 Orediggers - six men and four women - were named First-Team Academic All-RMAC, while 32 more were named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll.

It's the latest in a string of postseason awards for LaMena, who yesterday was named the USTFCCCA Regional Track Athlete of the Year and last week was the RMAC Co-Track Athlete of the Year. The redshirt sophomore won the NCAA Division II title in the 3,000m steeplechase and was second in the 5,000m, scoring 18 team points to lead the Orediggers to their best-ever third-place finish. 

Joining LaMena on the women's First Team are Grace Strongman, Margaux Basart, and Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge; men's first-teamers include Jonah Fallon, Garrett Mackey, Jeremiah Vaille, Tim Thompson, Braden Struhs, and Brock Drengenberg. 

Members of the men's Academic Honor Roll for the Orediggers include Jay Peonio, Zach Dykstra, Nick Stade, Aidan Bennett, Julian Ryter, Cole Fiorillo, Cody Wyman, Owen Schneider, James Beam, Elijah Quinby, Jacob Schwarting, Rowan Nicholas, Tegan Daughters, Logan Meade, Andreas O'Malley, Daniel Appleford, Oliver Sehr, Daniel Falk, Hayden Swim, and Dawson Gunn. Women's Honor Roll members are Haley Hilderbrant, Maria Forster, Lexi Herr, Angela Friedman, Taylor Hindman, Madeline Obuchowski, Jennifer Jarnagin, Kara Tokubo, Lisa Sutherland, Elizabeth Prescott, Audrey Ott, and Aani Hardesty.

The RMAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA and are sophomores or higher while using a season of eligibility. The first team and Academic Athlete of the Year are voted upon by the RMAC's sports information directors and recognizes those with a GPA of at least 3.50 who have also excelled in their sport.