WINTER

Anderson Salisbury represented Mines at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships March 10 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Weston DiBlasi, a 133-pound wrestler, exited after losing his rst two matches.

His brother, Grayston DiBlasi, did slightly better. e 141-pound wrestler won his preliminary bout, but lost his o cial rst-round match and lost again in the consolation bracket.

At 157 pounds, redshirt senior Noehre ended his Mines wrestling career with a 2-2 record at nationals. Fellow senior Salisbury also closed out his time at Mines with a 2-2 record at 197 pounds.

In addition to their victories on the mat, Grayston DiBlasi won the Elite 90 Award for his athletic and academic achievements. e award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade- point average at each sport’s national competition.

Grayston DiBlasi, a sophomore, has a 3.97 GPA in mechanical engineering. He’s the 12th Oredigger and the second Mines wrestler to win it.

Men’s and women’s basketball e No. 4-seed Orediggers were down 34-27 at halftime, and the No. 5-seed Patriots kept their momentum in the second half. Senior guard Ashley Ste eck led the Orediggers with 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven steals. But, it wasn’t enough to overcome the de cit, and the Mines women’s team ultimately lost 73-63. e next day, the men’s team faced o against a familiar foe, fellow RMAC team Black Hills State, in Canyon, Texas. It was the teams’ third meeting this season. e No. 3-seeded Orediggers never found a rhythm on shooting, especially beyond the arc. ey went 2-of-19 on treys and gave up 14 turnovers. e No. 6-seeded Yellow Jackets advanced in the NCAA Division II tournament, winning 68-48.

While hoping to make deep runs in the NCAA Division II tournament, both Mines basketball teams ran into trouble in Texas.

On March 10, the women’s team had its season cut short by a rowdy UT-Tyler team in San Angelo, Texas.

Senior forward Adam istlewood led the Orediggers in his nal game at Mines, recording 13 points and four rebounds.

Orediggers on both teams will likely receive additional postseason accolades in the coming weeks.

Swimming e Mines men’s and women’s swimming team made postseason waves at the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championship March 7-11 in Indianapolis.

Mines opened the meet with a 17th-place nish in the women’s 800-yard freestyle relay. e next day, senior Meghan Slowey nabbed 14th place and All-American honors in the women’s 1,000-yard freestyle.

Garrett Waite likewise nished 14th in the men’s 200-yard individual medley, breaking his own program record in the process.

On Day 3, the women’s 400-yard medley relay team earned All-American honors with a 14th place nish. en, on Day 4, senior Charles Burroughs broke his own program record in the men’s 200-yard y, taking 10th place at 1:47.41.

On the last day, Slowey had Mines’ best performance of the meet, nishing fth in the 1,650-yard freestyle race. e senior swam a careerbest 16:46.93, and took a spot at the podium for the second consecutive year. Slowey nished eighth in the event at nationals last year.

Additionally, Jordan Tierney nished 15th in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke, and the women’s 400yard freestyle relay took 16th. roughout the meet, several other Orediggers nished in the top 40 in the country and set more program records. Ultimately, the women’s team nished 22nd at the meet, and the men’s team, 30th. For more information on all the winter sports teams’ achievements, visit MinesAthletics.com.