Cross Country NCAA Championships
The Men’s Cross Country team found themselves in a familiar place, finishing third behind Adams State and Western State Saturday, November 5, 2011, at the NCAA Regional Championships at Washington Park in Denver.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Football Informant: A few important things happened
It is no secret that college football has perhaps the most dramatic, entertaining regular season in all of American sports. This week appeared on paper to be slow, with only a few seriously impactful games. However, it was not to be. The Big Ten provided the early drama, as the tightest divisional races in the land were thrown into further chaos. Nebraska controlled its own destiny in the Legends Division, and had an easy schedule remaining to potentially cruise to the conference title game.
Weekly sports recap: 11/7/11
November 1:
Men’s Soccer – Mines 2, UCCS 1 OT – Baski Baker scored his eighth goal of the season just over a minute into overtime as the Orediggers stayed alive in postseason play. Alex Gunberg also scored, netting his fourth of the year and goalkeeper Manville Strand made two saves in the win.
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Mines finishes last home game with 31-24 win over Chadron
Chadron State held RMAC leading rusher Dan Palmer to just 59 yards until late in the fourth quarter, but Palmer needed only two runs to wipe all of that work away.
Athlete of the Week: Sean Gildea, Junior, Cross Country
19. That is the sum total of Junior Cross Country runner Sean Gildea’s finishes through the entire 2011 season. If he placed nineteenth in just one race, he would, on average, still place higher than 85% of the competitors.
Gildea has finished in the top ten in eight races in his career and placed first overall twice in the 2011 season. Saturday, the junior double majoring in Mechanical and Environmental Engineering finished eighth overall at the NCAA Division II Regional Championships while leading the Orediggers to a third place finish behind powerhouse programs Adams State and Western State.
Headlines from around the world: 11-7-11
The Italian government has welcomed the oversight of the International Monetary Fund in its restructuring plan, an effort to help pull them out of another financial meltdown.
This Week in Colorado History: Athletics, Metals, and Double Jeopardy
The Colorado School of Mines Miners commandingly defeated the University of Denver in football 18-0 on November 6, 1915. Due to exceedingly high winds, CSM threw only one pass and did not make any of their extra point attempts. In addition to their three touchdowns in the second half, “The Colorado Transcript” believed that as many as two more touchdowns “should have been the Miners’ share had it not been for misfortunes” in the first half.
The Decemberists – Long live the king EP
It really should not come as a surprise that the newest release from The Decemberists continues where their last full length album ended, but it is disappointing nonetheless. On their last full length album, “The King Is Dead,” many listeners applauded The Decemberists for what was, once again, another album filled with literary references and Colin Meloy’s strange but always engaging voice. However, while the album was still very much a Decemberists album, something had been lost. Instead of songs that surprised the listener with original melodies and surprising twists, “The King Is Dead” sounded a little too predictable. Much like its predecessor, “Long Live the King” fails to surprise and instead features a band that has embraced everything about them that worked but left behind a lot of the nuance that made them appealing.
Community Spotlight: Noa-Noa Espresso and News
College students often have limited money, and frequently only purchase the bare essentials, which traditionally includes coffee. Golden, therefore, has many cafés to cater to this need, but one that stands out for its fair prices and great service is Noa-Noa Espresso and News.
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“Rumors” uproarious start to MLT season
Mines Little Theatre successfully began their season with their production of “Rumors,” a farce by Neil Simon. The play was directed by Kayla Boos and starred Abby Branch, Alex Dell, Daniel May, and Mark Shivers.