ben has signed

after a very intense decision-making process,

ben has signed at a university.

he will be going here

at the beginning of the process, ben said he wanted to use his athletic

skills to get him into a school that would provide a great education.

ben, i think you have made a very wise choice.

many factors have made this a very lengthy and complicated decision.

he had offers from:

ivy league, d1, d2 and d3 schools

both private and public

large and small 

costing $$$$$$ and $

offering $$$$$$ and no $

located

east, northeast, pacific northwest, west and midwest

with some wanting him for

football

others wanting him for

track

and others offering a spot on both their

track and football teams.

his decision to go to mines also included making the decision to study engineering,

as mines is devoted to engineering and applied science.

this complicated the matter even more.......

tough decisions at age 18

the athletic side of ben's decision to sign with mines enables him to
 run track next year
 and play football - he will red shirt the first year

"school of mines, they always get the good ones....."
quote from a disappointed coach (at a different university) that phoned last night


"it's not often that a local talent with that speed comes knocking on the door...  
even more so however, i enjoyed our visit back in the fall and felt good about ben's attitude as well as your support through his college search process; these things don't go unnoticed here and are more of an attraction than marks and performances."
quote from an elated school of mines track coach

well done, my dear son.  

you are on your way to more great and wonderful things.

with love, support and admiration always,

mom
(always and forever, your biggest fan)