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Ramsey-Rutledge, Scomparin Earn President’s Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards
GOLDEN, Colo. – Cross country and track & field distance stars Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge and Loic Scomparin have been named the Spring 2025 President’s Senior Scholar-Athletes before Colorado School of Mines’ Commencement ceremonies on May 8 and 9.
Awarded twice annually prior to the May and December commencements, the prestigious award is given to one male and one female student-athlete who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and the leadership qualities of an exemplary student-athlete. On Friday, McDermott will receive a B.S. in quantitative biosciences & engineering and McLeod will get a M.S. in engineering & technology management.
The most-awarded student-athlete in Mines history with 14 all-America honors (and counting), Scomparin is Mines’ only three-time top-10 finisher at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with individual placings of 10th, eighth, and eighth, leading Mines to the 2022 and 2024 team national championships along the way. On the track, Scomparin is an 11-time all-American and six-time medalist including the NCAA silver medal indoors in the 2025 3,000m and 5,000m runs, the 2024 indoor bronze medalist in the 3,000m, the 2023 bronze medalist outdoors in the 10,000m, and the 2021 bronze medals in the indoor 3,000m and 5,000m runs. He holds the program records for the indoor 3K and outdoor 10K and is among the all-time NCAA Division II leaders in both. Scomparin is a three-time Academic All-American and has earned a multitude of other academic awards in his career including RMAC Academic Athlete of the Year, RMAC First-Team All-Academic, and USTFCCCA All-Academic. Scomparin earned his B.S. in environmental engineering in May 2023 and a master’s in advanced energy systems in May 2024, and is receiving a second master’s in hydrology this week.
The 2025 NCAA Division II national champion in the indoor 5,000m, Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge is a five-time all-American distance runner for the Orediggers. One of only three national champions in women’s track & field history, Ramsey-Rutledge is the NCAA Division II all-time recordholder in the indoor 5K and holds the Mines records in that event as well as the outdoor 5K and 10K distances. In cross country, her third-place individual finish at the 2024 NCAA Division II Championships marks the best ever by a Mines woman, and she was also 20th in 2023 to earn all-America honors. With the 2025 outdoor track season still ongoing, she ranks #2 nationally in the 5,000m and has the fastest 10K run by a D-II collegian this spring. Ramsey-Rutledge has been an Academic All-District, USTFCCCA All-Academic, and RMAC First-Team All-Academic honoree over her career. Ramsey-Rutledge is receiving her B.S. in applied mathematics & statistics.