05/07/2026
And last but not least, our secretary is Bayley Anderson for a second year!
Bayley is a senior Mining Engineering and Management student and has been with the team for two years.
SDSM&T's team for the annual Intercollegiate Mining Games. Welcome to the SDSM&T Mining Team! It consists of seven events based on past mining techniques.
The Mining Games is an annual competition of teams from around world.
05/07/2026
And last but not least, our secretary is Bayley Anderson for a second year!
Bayley is a senior Mining Engineering and Management student and has been with the team for two years.
05/06/2026
We are happy to announce that Mitchel Masters will be our treasurer for a second year!
Mitchel is a junior Mechanical Engineer and has been with the team for two years.
05/05/2026
Now introducing our new Vice President Westyn Mendenhall!
Westyn is a sophomore Mining Engineering and Management student that joined our team last year.
And a big thank you to Zachary Figus for all he did this past year as vise president.
04/02/2026
The Boomtown Blasters competed in the 48th Intercollegiate Mining Games in Tucson AZ, bringing home first place overall in the Co-Ed division. And placed in the following events:
1st in Trackstand
1st in Hand Steel
1st in Gold Pan
1st in Muck
1st in Jackleg
1st in Survey
And a huge thank you to all that made this possible.
04/02/2026
The Hang-Up Men competed in the 48th Intercollegiate Mining Games in Tucson AZ, getting first place overall in the Men's division. And placed in the following events:
1st in Trackstand
2nd in Gold Pan
3rd in Survey
And a huge thank you to all that made this possible.
04/02/2026
Those Muckers from SD competed in the 48th Intercollegiate Mining Games in Tucson AZ, getting third place overall in the Alumni division. And placed in the following events:
3rd in Goldpan
2nd in Muck
2nd in Trackstand
2nd in Hand Steel
3rd in Jackleg
And a huge thank you to all that made this possible.
03/09/2026
As the teams are winding down to competition, we would like to say a huge thank you to all of our sponsors that helped make this possible!
02/10/2026
Here is our Co-ed team, The Boomtown Blasters! They will be competing in the 48th International Collegiate Mining Games in Tucson, Arizona.
From left to right:
Top Row: Weston Mendenhall, Zachary Figus
Middle Row: Mitchel Masters, Evan McKane
Bottom Row: Bayley Anderson (Team Captain), Tamsyn Kockler
02/10/2026
Say hello to our Men's team The Hang-up Men! They will be competing at the 48th International Collegiate Mining Games in Tucson, Arizona.
From left to right:
Top Row: Brandon Armstrong (Team Captain), Grayson Caricofe, Tatum Tyrell, William Ford
Bottom Row: Nicholas Costner, Jayde Jordahl
11/07/2025
The team has been busy the past couple of weeks, getting prepared for our upcoming time trials!