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CSM Athletics Inducts 12th Annual Hall of Fame ClassThe Colorado School of Mines Department of Athletics inducted its 12th Annual Hall of Fame class on September 21st, during a dinner and banquet in the Ben H. Parker Student Center. The group, which was comprosed of three individual athletes, one coach, one team and a pair of outstanding supporters, was also recognized at halftime of the Orediggers' football game against Chadron State College the following afternoon. The inductees of the 2007 Class of the Colorado School of Mines Athletics Hall of Fame includes the following: Floyd CarrA three-sport standout who played football, basketball and baseball, Carr was a four-time captain, four-year letterwinner and two-time all-conference selection as a halfback on the football team. A centerfielder and shortstop on the Oredigger baseball squad, the fleet-footed Carr earned three letters on the diamon. Carr, who was involved with the Athletic Council and the M Club, was a two-time letterwinner on the men's basketball team as well. A 1930 graduate of Mines, Carr was also the vice president of his freshman and sophomore classes. Bill Yop
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John CoatsA three-sport student athlete for the Orediggers, Coats played football, wrestled, and competed on the track and field team at Mines. Coats, who earned four letters in wrestling, won the conference title as a sophomore in 1954-55 in the 177-pound weight class. Coats went undefeated in his bouts against conference opponents as a junior, but was unable to compete at the conference championships due to an injury. Coats would go on to claim second place in the conference wrestling championships as a senior in 1956-57. Coats, who ran the half-mile and two-mile relay events for the Oredigger track and field squad, graduated in 1959. 2002 Men's Soccer TeamCoached by Frank Kohlenstein, the 2002 Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team captured the RMAC Regular Season and RMAC Tournament crowns. During a pair of victories in the RMAC Tournament, the team outscored its two opponents by a combined margin of 12-1. Despite narrowly missing out on a berth in their regional tournament, the School finished the season ranked 19th in all of NCAA Division II. Winners of a single-season school record 16 matches (16-4-1 overall), they amassed 9-2-1 mark in RMAC competition. The Orediggers, who defeated the defending national champions (University of Tampa) in their season-opening match, went on to be ranked as high as fourth in the country in 2002. In addition to compiling an 8-0-1 record over their final nine matches, the team established single-sesason school records for goals scored (60) and assists (43). Five-players - Brian Blaskovich, Eric Talburt, Robbie Williams, Joel Flanagan and Scott Phipps - earned First Team All-RMAC honors in 2002, while Kohlenstein was recognized as the RMAC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year. Steve and Gayle Mooney
Avid supporters of Oredigger Athletics, Steve and Gayle Mooney have endowed several scholarships at Colorado School of Mines. Steve, who earned a degree in geological engineering from the School in 1956, also received a distinguished achievement medal in 1990. Steve is currently the CEO of Thompson Creek Metals Company.
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The recipient of the Dave C. Johnson Trophy as the Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1959, Yopp played football, baseball and boxed at Colorado School of Mines. Yopp, who was selected as the Oredigger baseball team's Most Valuable Player, lettered four times as a right-handed pitcher and third baseman. Also a quarterback of the School's single-wing offense, Yopp was a four-time letterwinner in football. Yopp also lettered twice in boxing.
The director of athletics at Colorado School of Mines from 1976-95, Allison served as the head men's lacrosse coach for the Orediggers from 1976-91 and again from 1992-94. Before arriving in Golden, Allison served as a coach and teacher at Camp Lejeune, Cortland State, Bethlehem Central High School and Union College. Allison, who earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Cortland State, served as secretary, treasurer, vice president and presidnet of the United States Lacrosse Association. Also the third, second and first vidce presidnet of the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, Allison was chosen as Man of the Year by that organization in 1970. A former president of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Association and Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Lacrosse League, Allison waqs also the first-ever president of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Foundation. Allison has been enshrined into the Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame, the Colorado Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame, the Union College Athletics Hall of Fame and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.