COLORADO SPRINGS – Former Colorado School of Mines wrestler Dan Fix (1961-1964) is one of six individuals that will be inducted into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2012, the league office announced Thursday.
The tenth annual Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame ceremony will be on Friday, July 20, at the Colorado Springs Marriott hotel. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. (MDT), followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and the banquet at 7 p.m. More information, including cost of the dinner and room rates, will be available in the near future. In addition to the Hall of Fame, the 2011-12 Coaches of the Year will be recognized along with Honor Student-Athletes.
The 2012 RMAC Hall of Fame class was chosen by a committee comprised of Patti Arnold (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel), Eric Danner (RMAC), Marv Kay (Colorado Mines), Todd Kelly (CSU-Pueblo), Con Marshall (Chadron State), Joan McDermott (Metro State), Sarah Meier (RMAC), Larry Mortensen (Adams State) and RMAC Commissioner Joel R. Smith.
A 1997 CSM Hall of Fame inductee, Fix becomes the sixth former Oredigger to earn RMAC Hall of Fame status, joining Bruce Allison (administrator), Fritz Brennecke (coach/administrator), Kay (athlete/coach/administrator), Lloyd Madden (athlete) and Raul Varela (athlete).
Joining Fix as members of the 2012 RMAC Hall of Fame Class are Dan DeRose (CSU-Pueblo), Mike Dunlap (Metro State), Devon Herron (Metro State), Julie Jenkins-Donley (Adams State) and Pat Porter (Adams State) in addition to two squads - the 1985 Adams State women's indoor track & field team and the 1986 Western State men's cross country team.
Fix arrived at Colorado Mines via Wray High School and wrestled for the legendary Jack Hancock. He was a five-time All-American (NAIA and NCAA) at 138 pounds, and helped the Orediggers to a pair of national team runner up finishes in 1963 and 1964. Fix was a three-time RMAC champion (1961, 1962, 1964, he did not wrestle in 1963 due to injury). In 1961, he took fourth place at NAIA Nationals. In 1962 he was fourth in NCAA Division I wrestling at 138. In 1964, Fix placed third at the NCAA Division I level. That same year he was second place NCAA Division II. Fix was the 1964 Mountain Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Champion and two-time Colorado School of Mines Outstanding Wrestler. In 1964, Fix was a United States Olympic trials finalist. In 2009, Fix was recognized as one of the top 12 wrestlers in RMAC history by the Centennial Celebration wrestling selection committee.
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