At Missouri S&T, mucking matters

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On April 7, 2008

Men’s and women’s “mucking” teams from Missouri University of Science and
Technology will host the annual Intercollegiate Mining Competition April 12 in
Rolla.         

The debris left over from a mining blast is known as a muck pile, and that’s
where the term mucking comes from, according to one of Missouri S&T’s team
captains, Jen Fizer, a senior in mining engineering from Slater,
Mo.         

Mucking events are based on mining techniques used in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries. Students compete in timed events like gold panning,
surveying, hand-mucking, hand-steeling, track-standing, Swede sawing and
jackleg drilling.         

Missouri S&T has women’s teams, men’s teams and a co-ed
team.         

This year, the Missouri S&T women will be defending a world championship
in intercollegiate mucking. They won last year’s competition in Tucson, Ariz.
Missouri S&T also won world titles in men’s and women’s mucking in 2004 and
2005. Men’s and women’s teams from Missouri S&T finished second in
2006.         

Approximately 10 universities from around the world, including universities
in Australia and Great Britain, send teams to the Intercollegiate Mining
Competition.         

The competition rotates to one of five locations each year: Kalgoorlie,
Australia; Tucson; Rolla; Butte, Mont.; and Reno,
Nev.         

The following are Missouri S&T’s 2008 student
muckers:         

Laurin Bookout, a junior in civil engineering from St. James, Mo.

Jason Brumley, a senior in mining engineering from Houston

Zach Cochran, a senior in mining engineering from Huntsville, Mo.

Matt Coy, a sophomore in mining engineering from Lewistown, Mo.

Joeseph Ferry, a senior in aerospace engineering from St. Louis

Allyson Finch, a senior in mining engineering from Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.

Jen Fizer, a senior in mining engineering from Slater, Mo.

Jon Gardner, a freshman in mining engineering from Omaha, Neb.

Jill Groeblinghoff, a junior in mining engineering from O’Fallon, Mo.

Maggie Hettinger, a junior in mining engineering from St. Louis

Carolyn Jennings, a junior in mining engineering from Burlington, Iowa

Amanda Kimbel, a junior in mining engineering from St. Charles, Mo.

Leon Kirkpatrick, a senior in mining engineering from St. Louis

Allie Letcher, a junior in mining engineering from Kansas City, Kan.

Josiah Martin, a senior in mining engineering from Paducah, Ky.

Patrick McChesney, a senior in mining engineering from Pecos, Texas

Scott Miettinen, a senior in mining engineering from Smithville, Mo.

Klaus Nunemacher, a senior in mining engineering from Palmyra, Mo.

Neil Rapp, a sophomore in mining engineering from Tulsa

Melody Rea, a senior in aerospace engineering from Overland Park, Kan.

Adam Robertson, a senior in mining engineering from Quincy, Ill.

Peter Rothermich, a freshman in mining engineering from Wentzville, Mo.

Chis Searing, a junior in mining engineering from Liberty, Mo.

Mike Shuman, a freshman in mining engineering from Collierville, Ten.

Rachel Skipper, a freshman in mining engineering from Fayette, Mo.

Tonya Stephan, a senior in mining engineering from St. Joseph, Mo.

Matt Turner, a junior in mining engineering from Belgrade, Mo.

Frank Virant, a junior in mining engineering from Rolla

Alex Warren, a junior in mining engineering from St. Joseph, Mo.

Blake Waterworth, a freshman in mechanical engineering from Billings,
Mo.

Tristan Worsey, a junior in mining engineering from Rolla

Mikale Worthey, a freshman in mining engineering from Marion, Iowa.

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