Missouri S&T Miners

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Missouri S&T Miners
Logo
UniversityMissouri University of Science and Technology
ConferenceGreat Lakes Valley Conference
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorMelissa Ringhausen
LocationRolla, Missouri
Varsity teams17
Football stadiumAllgood–Bailey Stadium
Basketball arenaGibson Arena at Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building
Baseball stadiumS&T Ballpark
MascotJoe Miner[1]
NicknameMiners
Fight song"Fight, Miners"[2]
ColorsGreen and gold[3]
   
Websiteminerathletics.com

The Missouri S&T Miners (variously S&T or Missouri Miners) are the athletic teams that represent the Missouri University of Science and Technology, located in Rolla, Missouri, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for most of its sports since the 2005–06 academic year; its men's swimming team competed in the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (NSISC) before the GLVC began to sponsor swimming as a championship sport.[4] The Miners previously competed in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) from 1935–36 to 2004–05; and in the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1924–25 to 1932–33.

Overview[edit]

Until 1964, the school was known as the "Missouri School of Mines", and until 2008 it was the "University of Missouri–Rolla". The nickname "Miner", or a variation of it, is common at mining schools in many states. Missouri S&T's official school colors are silver and gold; the color green has historic relevance and is also used prominently.[5]

Varsity sports[edit]

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Soccer
Football Softball
Golf Track and field
Soccer Volleyball
Swimming
Track and field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Missouri S&T competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports (10 for men, 7 for women): Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, track & field (indoor and outdoor)[a] and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor),[a] volleyball and spirit squad. Former sports included men's wrestling, women's tennis and women's golf. As of July 2022, men's volleyball became the 17th varsity sport in the 2023 spring season (2022–23 school year).[6]

Baseball[edit]

The baseball team won the GLVC West division title in 2011, 2012 and 2016.[7][8] The baseball team also won a share of the GLVC regular season title in 2019, tying with Maryville University and Quincy University.

Conference affiliations:

Head Coach: Todd DeGraffenreid (2004–present)
Home Field: S&T Ballpark
Uniform Colors: Black and Gold (inception–2007), Green and Gold (2008–present)
MIAA Titles: 1968, 1972
GLVC (West) Titles: 2011, 2012, 2016
GLVC (Regular Season) Titles: 2019

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1972, 2011, 2016

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Jeff Mitchell: 1992
  • Eric Cummins: 2003
  • Steve Hopkins: 2004
  • Brandon Cogan: 2009, 2010
  • Andy Hall: 2012
  • Lee Voth-Gaeddert: 2012
  • Nick Ulrich: 2016
  • Will Hayes, 2021

Missouri S&T baseball records are listed below.[10]

Basketball[edit]

Men's[edit]

The team made the GLVC tournament in 2010 for the first time since joining the conference. The Miners also made the GLVC Tournament field in 2012, 2014 and 2017,[citation needed] and as a member of the MIAA, won the conference tournament in 1996.[11]

Head Coach: Bill Walker (2019–present)[12]
Assistant Coach: Michael Iseman (2023–present)[13]

Home Court: Gibson Arena

Conference Championships:

MIAA: 1975–76, 1995–96

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1975–76, 1995–96

All-Americans:

  • Curtis Gibson: 1984–85
  • Duane Huddleston: 1987–88
  • Bill Jolly: 1992–93
  • Michael McClain: 1995–96

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Russ Klie: 1977
  • Todd Wentz: 1984
  • David Moellenhoff: 1986
  • Brian Westre: 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Bryce Foster: 2014

Missouri S&T men's basketball records are listed below.

Women's[edit]

The team shared the GLVC West division regular season title in 2011. It reached the championship game of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 2008, losing to eventual national champion Northern Kentucky, then made the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional in 2011. The Miners have played in three NCAA Division II Tournaments, having also been in it in 1996 after winning a share of the MIAA regular season championship.[citation needed]

Head Coach: Kira Carter (2020–present)
Assistant Coach: Lajanea Kimbrough (2023–present)

Home Court: Gibson Arena

Conference Championships: 1995–96 (MIAA)

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1995–96, 2007–08, 2010–11

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Jennifer Cordes: 1990
  • Jamie Mertens: 1998

Missouri S&T women's basketball records are listed below.

Cross country[edit]

Men's[edit]

Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present)[14]
Assistant Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2017–present)[15]
Conference Championships:

All-Americans:

  • Ben Mulvaney: 1996–97

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Matt Hagen: 1999
  • Allen Ernst: 2010
  • Tyler Percy: 2016

Women's[edit]

Head Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2021–present)[15]

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Kim Finke: 1996
  • Kate Hamera: 2003, 2004

Football[edit]

Conference affiliations:

Head coach: Andy Ball (2022–present)[16]
Home field: Allgood–Bailey Stadium
Uniform colors: Black and Gold (Inception–2007), Green and Gold (2008–present)

Conference championships: 9

  • MIAA: 1941 (Co-Champions), 1947, 1949, 1950, 1956 (Co-Champions), 1977 (Co-Champions), 1980, 1983 (Co-Champions)[17]
  • GLFC: 2008[18]

Post-Season Appearances: 1950 (won Corn Bowl over Illinois State 7–6), 2008 (won Mineral Water Bowl over Minnesota State Moorhead 51–16)

All-Americans:

  • Ed Kromka: 1941
  • Frank Winfield: 1969
  • Merle Dillow: 1974
  • Bill Grantham: 1980
  • Eivind Listerud: 1993
  • Cole Drussa: 2003, 2004
  • Ashton Gronewold: 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Joe Winters: 2006
  • Brian Crider, 2009
  • Eddie Rascon, 2012
  • Chris Emesih, 2013
  • Will Brown, 2014
  • Deshawn Jones, 2017
  • Bo Brooks: 2018
  • Roderick Chapman: 2018
  • Braxton Graham, 2018
  • Tyler Swart, 2018
  • Tershawn Wharton, 2018[19]
  • Ben Straatmann: 2021
  • Breon Michel: 2021
  • Cameron Clemons: 2021

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Kim Colter: 1972
  • Paul Janke: 1980
  • Randy Hauser: 1982
  • Bob Pressly: 1982
  • Tom Reed: 1986
  • James Pfeiffer: 1987, 1988
  • Mark Diamond: 1991
  • Don Huff: 1991, 1992
  • Eivind Listerud: 1993
  • Brian Gilmore: 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Curt Kimmel: 2001, 2002
  • Cole Drussa: 2004
  • Phil Shin: 2005
  • Chad Shockley: 2010
  • Brian Peterson: 2012
  • Bret Curtis: 2016
  • Bo Brooks 2017, 2018
  • Landon Compton: 2017
  • Deshawn Jones: 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Payton McAlister: 2020
  • Kyle Urich: 2020, 2021
  • Zach Glaess: 2021

Missouri S&T football records since 1935 are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021.[20]

Golf[edit]

Head Coach: Chad Green (2016–present)

In fall 2017, the men's golf program returned to Missouri S&T (absent since 2003) and the Missouri S&T women's golf program was created.[21]

At the end of the 2020–2021 academic year, S&T discontinued its women's golf program.[citation needed]

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1969 (12th), 2023 (Tie–8th)

All-American

  • Carl Miltun: 2022–23[22]
  • Gustav Liljedahl: 2022–23[22]

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Brian Panka: 1996–97
  • Jeppe Thybo: 2022–23
  • Carl Miltun: 2022–23

Soccer[edit]

Men's[edit]

Head Coach: Rob Cummings (2018–present)

Conference affiliations:

Conference championships: 9

  • MIAA: 1997 (Co-Champions), 1998
  • GLVC: 2010 (Regular season co-champions)

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2010

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Chris Shaw: 2003
  • Dan Gravlin: 2006
  • Trent Doerner: 2011
  • Ryan Muich: 2011
  • Caleb Collier: 2012
  • Adam Stensland: 2012
  • Timmy Kenny: 2013
  • Ryan Lawhead: 2014, 2015
  • David Murphy: 2017
  • Paal Benum: 2020–21

Missouri S&T men's soccer records are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021.[23]

Women's[edit]

Head Coach: Jane Grimley-Gunn (2022–present)

Conference affiliations:

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Denise McMillan: 2001
  • Anna Fink: 2014, 2016

Missouri S&T women's soccer records are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021.[24]

Softball[edit]

Affiliations:

Head Coach: Bryan Howard (2023–present)
Home Field: Missouri S&T Softball Field

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2007

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Jenny Crede: 1993
  • Christy Deken: 2004
  • Kandi Wieberg: 2007, 2008
  • Kaylea Smith: 2013

Missouri S&T softball records are listed below.[25]

Swimming[edit]

Head Coach: Daniel Murphy (2022–present)
National Finishes: 1998–2013

  • 1997–1998: 3rd
  • 1998–1999: 7th
  • 1999–2000: 6th
  • 2000–2001: 5th
  • 2001–2002: 5th
  • 2002–2003: 13th
  • 2003–2004: 9th
  • 2004–2005: 6th
  • 2005–2006: 7th
  • 2006–2007: 4th
  • 2007–2008: 2nd
  • 2008–2009: 3rd
  • 2009–2010: 8th
  • 2010–2011: 9th
  • 2011–2012: 24th
  • 2012–2013: 14th
  • 2013–2014: 11th
  • 2014–2015: 16th
  • 2015–2016: 13th
  • 2016–2017: 14th
  • 2017–2018: 13th
  • 2018–2019: 6th
  • 2019–2020: 9th
  • 2020–2021: 13th
  • 2021–2022: 19th
  • 2022–2023: 17th

Conference Championships: 1998–2013

  • 1998–1999: Mideast Regional Champions
  • 2000–2001: Central States Champions
  • 2006–2007: New South Champions
  • 2007–2008: New South Champions
  • 2008–2009: New South Champions
  • 2009–2010: New South Champions
  • 2010–2011: New South Champions
  • 2011–2012: New South Champions
  • 2012–2013: New South Champions

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Jack Pennuto: 2003, 2004
  • Bill Gaul: 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Andy Shelley: 2006, 2007
  • David Calcara: 2008
  • Mark Chamberlain: 2008
  • Andrew Schranck: 2013
  • Keith Sponsler: 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Miguel Chavez: 2016
  • Stuart Mossop: 2017, 2018
  • Tim Samuelsen: 2018, 2020
  • Andy Huffman: 2021, 2022

Track and field[edit]

Men's[edit]

Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present)[14]
Assistant Coaches: Mary Duerbeck (2017–present), Trenton Finley (2022–present)
Conference Championships – Indoor:

Conference Championships – Outdoor:

  • GLVC: 2009, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Matt Hagen: 1999
  • Jordan Henry: 2008, 2009
  • Allen Ernst: 2010
  • Dan Hellwig: 2012
  • Adriel Hawkins: 2014
  • Joe Vellella: 2014
  • Tyler Percy: 2016
  • Lucas Rosenbaum: 2018
  • Nathan Swadley: 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Nick Janke, 2022
  • Jake Anderson, 2023
  • Otto Knittel, 2023
  • Andrew Lofgren, 2023

Women's[edit]

Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present)[14]
Assistant Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2017–present), Trenton Finley (2022–present)

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Kim Finke: 1996
  • Kate Hamera: 2003, 2004
  • Becca Kueny: 2006, 2007
  • Mary Ann Bradshaw: 2014
  • Taylor Cipicchio: 2014
  • Katlyn Meier: 2015

Volleyball[edit]

Women's[edit]

Affiliations:

Head Coach: Andy Halaz (2018–present)[26]
Home Court: Gibson Arena
Uniform colors: Black and Gold (2007), Green and Gold (2008–present)

Conference Championships:

  • GLVC: 2011 (West Division)
  • GLVC: 2012 (West Division)
  • GLVC: 2020–21 (West Division)

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2011, 2014, 2023

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]

  • Jennifer Costello: 2011, 2012
  • Hayley Wright: 2013
  • Krista Haslag: 2015
  • Lauren Flowers: 2017

Missouri S&T women's volleyball records are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021.[27]

Men's[edit]

Missouri S&T began men's volleyball play in the 2023 season (2022–23 school year). Unlike all other S&T teams, men's volleyball is a de facto Division I member. The NCAA's top-level national championship in that sport is open to both D-I and D-II members, and scholarship limits are identical in both divisions.

Head Coach: Ryan Thompson (2024–present)
Assistant Coach: Andy Halaz
Home Court: Gibson Arena
Uniform colors: Green and Gold (2023–present)

Year Record Conference
2023 12–9 N/A

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The NCAA classifies indoor and outdoor track & field, both sponsored by S&T for both men and women, as two separate sports. Indoor championships are held in the NCAA's winter season and outdoor championships in the spring season.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miner Athletics Logos: Joe Miner Mascot". Missouri S&T. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Studwell, William E.; Bruce R. Schueneman (1998). College Fight Songs. Haworth Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7890-0665-3.
  3. ^ "Missouri S&T - Color". April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Missouri S&T, Truman State Lead NSISC Championships". Collegeswimming.com. February 10, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011, and Gragg, Larry Dale, Forged in Gold: Missouri S&T’s First 150 Years (Marceline, MO, 2020), 181.
  5. ^ "Colors". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Missouri S&T to add men's volleyball for 2022–23 athletic season" (Press release). Missouri S&T Miners. August 17, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Pollock, Bill (May 16, 2011). "Missouri S & T makes first NCAA appearance since '72". Missourinet. Retrieved February 23, 2014. Missouri S&T won the GLVC West with a 21–7 conference record
  8. ^ Careaga, Andrew (May 8, 2011). "Miner baseball clinches GLVC West". Missouri S&T. Retrieved February 23, 2014. The Missouri S&T Miners baseball team clinched the GLVC West Division crown on Sunday
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  11. ^ "Men's Basketball 1995–1996 Team – Hall of Fame 2010". Missouri S&T Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  12. ^ Kean, John (March 28, 2019). "Former Miner Bill Walker named as new heads men's basketball coach". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  13. ^ Kean, John (June 10, 2013). "Marques Baldwin Named as S&T's New Men's Basketball Assistant Coach". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c Kean, John (May 22, 2017). "Missouri S&T Names Meinecke as New Head Track & Field Coach". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  15. ^ a b Kean, John (August 11, 2017). "S&T Hires Duerbeck to Assistant Track/Cross Country Position". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  16. ^ Kean, John (March 20, 2013). "Tyler Fenwick Named as New Head Football Coach at Missouri S&T". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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  19. ^ Kean, John (January 2, 2019). "Brooks, Chapman named to D2Football.com All-America Team". Phelps County Focus. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  20. ^ "Football All-Time Records". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  21. ^ Kean, John (June 10, 2016). "Missouri S&T Announces Coaches to Start Up Golf Programs". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  22. ^ a b Kean, John (June 21, 2023). "Miners' Miltun, Liljedahl named All-America". Phelps County Focus. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "Men's Soccer All-Time Records". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  24. ^ "Women's Soccer All-Time Records". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  25. ^ "Softball All-Time Records". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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  27. ^ "Women's Volleyball All-Time Records". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

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