GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines cross country and track & field have announced a 34-member incoming class to join the programs in 2026-27.

The Orediggers will add 13 men and 21 women coming off a historic 2025-26 campaign that saw both the men's and women's teams achieve all-time best finishes in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year rankings, with the women taking second and the men third. Of the 34 incoming freshmen, 15 will be members of the cross country program. The group hails from 16 different states, including 13 from Colorado. 
 
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MEN'S INCOMING CLASS

NAME	EVENT	HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL
Brian Arndt	Distance*	Paso Robles, Calif. / Paso Robles
Zack Bakker	Pole Vault	Loveland, Colo. / Thompson Valley
Nathaniel Bartunek	Distance*	Castle Rock, Colo. / Castle View
Asher Feddock	Mid-Distance*	Lexington, Ky. / Lexington Catholic
Ty Forbes	Distance*	Louisville, Colo. / Centaurus
Rylan Hallam	Mid-Distance	Colorado Springs, Colo. / Pine Creek
Duncan Lorang	Distance*	San Jose, Calif. / Willow Glen
Owen Mangrum	Distance*	Tacoma, Wash. / Curtis
Grayson Milne	Distance*	Draper, Utah / Corner Canyon
Elliot Platt	Hurdles/Jumps	Portland, Ore. / Franklin
Dylan Smith	Mid-Distance	Aurora, Colo. / Cherokee Trail
Carter Sola	Sprints	Aurora, Colo. / Lutheran
Zach Statz	Sprints	Haxtun, Colo. / Haxtun

  * - member of both cross country and track & field

WOMEN'S INCOMING CLASS

NAME	EVENT	HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL
Lindsay Breneman	Pole Vault	Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny
Hadyn Bunnell	Throws	Grand Junction, Colo. / Grand Junction
Kaitlyn Burns	Distance*	Glenview, Ill. / Glenbrook South
Sophia Carpenter	High Jump/Sprints	Newberg, Ore. / Newberg
Emma Chesterman	Distance*	Dubuque, Iowa / Dubuque Senior
Lauren De La Garza	Throws	Harlingen, Texas / Donna
Gwenyth Elizalde	Distance*	Fort Worth, Texas / Covenant Classical School
Livia Garner	Throws	Fort Collins, Colo. / Poudre
Jessi Huber	Sprints	Colorado Springs, Colo. / James Irwin Charter
Reese Kindig	Distance*	Boise, Idaho / Boise
Madison Miles	Distance*	Tower Lakes, Ill. / Barrington
Kaitlin Mirc	High Jump	Jenks, Okla. / Bixby
Abbie Olson	Pole Vault	Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue Christian School
Olivia Olson	Distance*	Broomfield, Colo. / Broomfield
Averie Smith	Jumps/Pole Vault	Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Northwest
Elliana Smith	High Jump/Hurdles	Assaria, Kan. / Southeast of Saline
Janna Stibbe	Jumps/Hurdles	Sammamish, Wash. / Skyline
Roxy Unruh	Sprints	Cheyenne Wells, Colo. / Cheyenne Wells
Violet Unruh	Sprints	Magnolia, Texas / Magnolia
Elsa Vessely	Distance*	Golden, Colo. / Golden
Elise Wrenholt	Distance*	Davidson, N.C. / Cannon School

  * - member of both cross country and track & field