Missouri S&T Miners
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.
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University | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Melissa Ringhausen |
Location | Rolla, Missouri |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Football stadium | Allgood–Bailey Stadium |
Basketball arena | Gibson Arena at Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building |
Baseball stadium | S&T Ballpark |
Mascot | Joe Miner[1] |
Nickname | Miners |
Fight song | "Fight, Miners"[2] |
Colors | Green and gold[3] |
Website | minerathletics |
Overview
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
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)[lower-alpha 1] and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor),[lower-alpha 1] 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]
- Notes
- 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.
Baseball
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:
- 1935–2005: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
- 2006–present: Great Lakes Valley Conference
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
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]
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Men's
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, and as a member of the MIAA, won the conference tournament in 1996.[11]
Head Coach: Bill Walker (2019–present)[12]
Assistant Coach: Darreon Reddick (2021–present)[13]
Conference Championships:
- MIAA: 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.
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Women's
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.
Head Coach: Kira Carter (2020–present)
Assistant Coach: Van Klohmann (2020–present)
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]
- Jennifer Cordes: 1990
- Jamie Mertens: 1998
Missouri S&T women's basketball records are listed below.
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Men's
Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present)[14]
Assistant Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2017–present)[15]
Conference Championships:
- MIAA: 1958
All-Americans:
- Ben Mulvaney: 1996–97
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]
- Matt Hagen: 1999
- Allen Ernst: 2010
- Tyler Percy: 2016
Women's
Head Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2021–present)[15]
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]
- Kim Finke: 1996
- Kate Hamera: 2003, 2004
Football
Conference affiliations:
- 1935–2005: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
- 2006–2011: Great Lakes Football Conference
- 2012–present: Great Lakes Valley Conference
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]
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]
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Golf
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.
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans:[9]
- Brian Panka: 1996–97
Men's
Head Coach: Rob Cummings (2018–present)
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.[22]
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Women's
Head Coach: Jane Grimley (2022–present)
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.[23]
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Softball
Affiliations:
- 1935–2005: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
- 2006–present: Great Lakes Valley Conference
Head Coach: Bryan Howard (2023–present)
Home Field: Missouri S&T Softball Field
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.[24]
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Swimming
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
Men's
Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present)[14]
Assistant Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2017–present)[15]
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
- Nick Janke, 2022
Women's
Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present)[14]
Assistant Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2017–present)[15]
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
Women's
Affiliations:
- Great Lakes Valley Conference: 2007–present
Head Coach: Andy Halaz (2018–present)[25]
Assistant Coach: Ryan Anderson
Home Court: Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building
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)
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.[26]
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Men's
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: Andy Halaz (2023–present)[25]
Assistant Coach: Ryan Anderson
Home Court: Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building
Uniform colors: Green and Gold (2023–present)
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