Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
60%
Avg SAT
1,403
Avg ACT
31
Enrollment
5,801
Team Information
Sport
Soccer
Gender
Men's
Division
NCAA Division 2
Location
Golden, CO
Coaching Staff (5)
Greg Mulholland
Head Coach
Since taking over as interim then full head coach in 2017, Greg Mulholland is 71-13-8 with five RMAC Regular-Season titles, four RMAC Tournament titles and four NCAA Tournament appearances. He initially joined the Orediggers in 2007 as the program's assistant coach. Mulholland's most recent conference titles came in 2019 as he guided Mines to a historic sweep of the RMAC crowns. The Orediggers finished the season 15-4-4 overall and 10-1-3 in RMAC play. Mulholland led Mines to the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year and advanced to the Sweet 16 thanks to a 2-1 win over #1-ranked Azusa Pacific on its home turf. The Orediggers' also took down Texas A&M-International in the first round of the NCAA postseason before falling to Cal State San Bernardino in the third round. In 2018, Mulholland led Mines to another NCAA Tournament appearance after going 18-2-1 overall and 13-0-1 in RMAC play. Six Orediggers were named All-RMAC including Jason Zobott as RMAC Defensive Player of the Year. Mulholland also coached five players to all-region honors with John Haist earning South Central Regional Player of the Year distinction for a second straight year. Additionally, Zobott and Haist were named all-America with Zobott and Ben Overholt earning Google Cloud Academic All-America honors. Under Mulholland, Mines broke or tied 10 program records and added seven new listings to the Oredigger record book in 2018. Under the interim tag in 2017, Mulholland led the Orediggers to the NCAA Sweet 16 after winning a RMAC Regular-Season and Tournament titles, going 17-4-1 overall and 13-1-0 in RMAC play. Under Mulholland's guidance. John Haist and Nikolaus Grotz earned two All-America nods each. Haist was named D2CCA Regional Player of the Year, RMAC Player of the Year and RMAC Tournament MVP after scoring the second-most goals in the country (22). Since joining the staff in 2007, Mulholland has aided Mines to a cumulative record of 128-55-22 as well as four NCAA tournament berths, three RMAC Tournament titles and the 2010, 2015 and 2017 RMAC regular season championships. In 2017 the team compiled a 17-4-1 record with RMAC regular season and tournament titles and a #9 national finish. The 2015 season was the best in program history as Mines completed an unbeaten regular season while capturing the RMAC regular-season and Tournament titles. Mines then went deep into the NCAA Tournament, winning the NCAA South Central regional title with a road win at Midwestern State before bowing out in overtime of the Elite Eight to Cal Poly Pomona. Mines ended the season 18-1-3 and was ranked #8 by the NSCAA. The Orediggers closed the 2014 campaign 12-7-1 all seven losses were decided by one goal, including three in overtime and 9-5-0 in the RMAC for a second straight season. Mines debuted No. 25 in the final regular season NSCAA top-25 following its third conference tourney crown in five years, a stirring 4-3 shootout decision against Colorado Colorado Springs in Grand Junction. The men went 11-7-1 in 2013 and finished runner-up in the RMAC at 9-5-0, reaching No. 6 in the national poll before earning an at-large bid to their fifth NCAA tournament in program history and fourth since 2009. Mines returned to the NCAA postseason for the fourth time in 2012, capturing the RMAC Tournament with a 4-3 upset of previously unbeaten and No. 1 Regis. Despite the toughest schedule in Division II, CSM closed at 14-5-2 (9-3-2 RMAC) and ranked No. 21 in the final NSCAA Top-25 Coaches Poll. In the NCAA postseason for a second consecutive season in 2010, the men earned the programs first tournament win behind a 5-1 first round defeat of No. 11 Regis. The Orediggers swept the RMAC regular season and tournament titles and ascended to No. 1 in the top-25 for the first time, eventually settling at No. 9 at 17-2-2 (12-1-1 RMAC). Prior to his arrival at Mines, Mulholland spent six years as the assistant and goalkeeper coach at Chatfield High School where he helped the program to a state championship in 2004 and numerous top-10 rankings. In addition, he was the Director of Goalkeeping for The Colorado Girls Soccer Academy from 2002-05. He formerly served as team and goalkeeper coach for Real Colorado of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. A native of Littleton and graduate of Central Bucks East High School in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, Mulholland earned his bachelor's degree from Millersville (Pa.) in 2001.
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Collin Harrison
Assistant Coach
Collin Harrison joined the men's soccer staff in February of 2022, bringing a wealth of soccer knowledge to the Orediggers. Harrison's resume boasts professional and collegiate playing experience, as well as a lengthy stint playing and coaching in Europe. A native of Boulder, Colo., Harrison played collegiate soccer at the University of Portland and Gonzaga University. He went on to play two seasons of professional soccer in Canada and Iceland, as well as eight more seasons of semi-professional soccer in England and Spain. Harrison made his professional debut on May 20, 2011 against Toronto Croatia. He also earned his UEFA B coaching license in May 2019 and has since worked as an assistant coach for top youth teams and 3rd Division teams in Spain.
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Drew Johnson
Assistant Coach
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Ben Fredrickson
Assistant Coach
Ben Fredrickson joined the Mines coaching staff as an assistant coach on May 22, 2025. A native of New Zealand, Fredrickson joins the Orediggers following a stint as Real Colorado's Assistant Academy Director and head coach of the U16 MLS Next Academy Team. Prior to his return to Colorado, he spent time in numerous roles with Tennessee Soccer Club from 2022 to mid-2024 as the Video Analysis Director, ECNL Head Coach and Assistant ECNL Director. As head coach, he led TSC to a seven-place improvement in the standings from 2022-23 to 2023-24, winning the Southeast Conference overall and Western Division titles. The team ended the season falling the final eight of the national tournament. Fredrickson also spent three seasons with Albion SC Las Vegas, where he was an MLS Next Assistant Coach, U14 Elite Academy Coach and club-wide Video Analysis Director. At Michigan Stars FC, he served as an Assistant Coach and Video Analyst where he handled scouting reports for staff and players as well handling in-game live analysis. Prior to coaching at the club and professional levels, Fredrickson logged six years of experience at the collegiate level, getting his start in 2014 as an assistant with Division I Buffalo where he worked with eight All-MAC selections and one MLS draft pick. The following season he moved to Mobile, Alabama for the first of two stints with Spring Hill College, the first from 2015-17 and the second from 2018-19. In between his time at Spring Hill, Fredrickson also spent a season with Division I Duquesne University. During his five seasons with the Badgers, SHC attained a #9 ranking in the USC Top 25 and swept the Gulf South titles in 2018, going 17-2-0 overall and 11-0-0 in conference play. That year, Spring Hill, in just their second full season of NCAA Division II membership, recorded the most wins in program history, the first unbeaten conference season in program history and the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance. In 2018, Fredrickson also helped oversee GSC Freshman of the Year Cyril Giraud, United Soccer Coaches All-American Alex Lipinski and CSC (then CoSIDA) Google Cloud Academic All-American Player of the Year, Tilman Schober. No stranger to the RMAC, Fredrickson played just down I-70 at Regis from 2010-13, appearing in 65 matches and making 42 starts with seven goals and 11 assists for 25 points in his career. He burst onto the scene as a freshman, scoring four goals with six assists helping lead the Rangers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and a final ranking of #18 at season's end. During his four years with Regis, the Rangers made two more NCAA appearances in 2012 and in 2013, advancing to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in each of those seasons respectively. A perennial Top 25 program during his career, Fredrickson helped RU achieve the program's first-ever #1 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches (then NSCAA) Top 25 during the 2012 season. Beyond his career at Regis, Fredrickson also played in the United Soccer League's second division and played for New Zealand First Division club Team Wellington. At the junior level, he also earned a trio of international caps played for the New Zealand Secondary Schools U19 National Team. Fredrickson graduated from Regis 2014 with a Bachelor of Health Science in Sport and Exercise before going onto complete a Master's of Arts in Leadership and Ethics during his time at Spring Hill in 2017 before also undertaking a second graduate degree at SHC in Educational Theory. Fredrickson holds numerous licenses and certificates on the coaching side, having completed both his UEFA 'B' and 'C' licenses and will soon earn his 'A' Senior and Elite Youth 'A' licenses I the fall of 2025. He has also earned National, Advanced National and Premier diplomas from the United Soccer Coaches and holds an Intro to Scouting credential from the PFSA and is working towards a Post Match Performance Analysis Certificate from the APFA.
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