2019 Cross Country Roster

Grant Colligan

Ben Schneiderman

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Highschool Liberty
  • Major Chemical Engineering (B.S.) / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (M.S.)

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2019: USTFCCCA All-America ... Finished 18th in the nation at the NCAA Championships ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America ... First-Team All-RMAC ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Raced in four of six events for the Orediggers ... Ran 30:16.5 in his third, and final, NCAA Cross Country Championships as he became the first individual in Mines Athletics history to be part of two National Titles ... Took seventh place at the RMAC Championships behind a time of 23:59.0 ... Top finish of the year was fourth at the UCCS Rust-Buster in the season opener, clocking in at 24:47.2 ... Also appeared in the DI-laden Chile Pepper Festival where he took 29th place.

2018: CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Preseason All-RMAC ... Did not compete for the Orediggers in 2018.

2017: USTFCCCA All-Region ... First-Team All-RMAC, finishing 12th at the conference meet ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Preseason All-RMAC ... Competed in five events for the Orediggers ... Finished 73rd in the nation at the NCAA Championships in 32:28.2 ... Placed eighth at the South Central Region Championships in 31:08.4 ... Top finish of sixth at the Chile Pepper XC Festival in 30:33.9.

2016: CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic … USTFCCCA All-South Central Region … First-Team All-RMAC … Ran in five races … Opened seventh at the Colorado College Invitational … Placed 12th at the Chile Pepper Festival … Scored for Mines in winning their first RMAC team title, placing fifth at RMAC Championships … Also scored to lead Mines to the NCAA South Central title with a fifth-place finish … Came in 43rd at NCAA Championships to help Mines to third overall.

2015: CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Competed in two events… Made debut at Colorado College Invitational where he placed 22nd in a time of 26:48.0… Took 64th at Rocky Mountain Shootout at 28:51.3.

2014: Redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four seasons in cross country and track...Placed 24th at 5A state cross country races and 13th in 3200 at track and field championships as a senior...Keyed harriers to sixth place at 2011 state meet...Four-year academic letter recipient...Class Valedictorian and High Honors graduate.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Redshirt Freshman

  • 2016Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2017Redshirt Junior

  • 2018Redshirt Senior

  • 2019Graduate Student