FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: December 12, 2007
CONTACT: Lori Walker, Assistant SID
PHONE: (303) 273-3735

Mines lands 12 on Academic All-RMAC cross country teams
GOLDEN, Colo. - The Colorado School of Mines men's and women's cross country team had 12 individuals named to the 2007 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Cross Country All-Academic Teams, as announced today by the conference office. The men had eight earn honors while the women had four.

On the men's side, Aaron Swift was a unanimous selection to the First Team All-Academic while Clifton Oertli also earned first team honors. Both Sean Cusick and Ryan Inman earned second team honors while Jacques Annandale, Joseph Eisinger, Kelly Eurek and Ian Mullikin were named to the honor roll.

For the women, Whitney Rice, Amy Hughes, Sydney Laws and Emily Milian all earned honor roll status.

To be eligible for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.20 or better, be a starter or key reserve and have completed two consecutive semesters at their current institution.

For more information, please contact CSM Assistant Sports Information Director Lori Walker at (303) 273-3735 or lhubbart@mines.edu.

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