SOCORRO, N.M. – The 2018 49ers Celebration saw hundreds of students and alumni take part in a variety of festivities all weekend long October 17 to 21.

More than 300 people climbed to the ‘M’ to give the mountain’s iconic letter a fresh coat of marble dust. The first 20 students (or teams) to reach the ‘M’ each won $50. Everyone was treated to lunch in the once-a-year special event.

Saturday’s parade was both well-attended and well-populated with floats, vehicles, mounted riders, walkers and much more. This year’s theme was “Game On,” with plenty of Pac Man floats and other game-related entries.

The Cooney Mining Club resurrected the “heritage mining” competitions last year, and they returned this year with fun activities. (See winners below).

The 2018 49ers Parade Winners:

Student Groups

1. Graduate Student Association (pictured at right)
2. International Students
3. Alpha Sigma Kappa

Faculty/Staff

1. Office for Advancement
2. Physical Rec Dept

      T3. EMRTC (pictured at right)

      T3. Student and University Relations

Community Small Entries

1. Socorro Community Theater
2. Gaming Geezers-Judy Lovelace, Frank Carsey & Sue Digby
3. Socorro Search & Rescue

 Community Floats:

1. Socorro Dance Academy
2. Rising Stars Dance Studio
3. Breast Cancer Awareness

Heritage Events 

Hand Steel   

1st      Garret Ross

2nd     Megan Badonie

3rd     Brett Palmer

Gold Panning          

1st      Bon Durica

2nd     James Hogan

3rd     Augusta Edwards

Jackleg          

1st      Evan Bush

2nd     Johnathon Garcia

3rd     John Durica

Mucking       

1st      Bon Durica, John Durica, and Chris Van Pelt

2nd     Ryan Morelli, Johnathon Garcia, and Sam Baca

3rd     Alex Herbst, Eric Richardson, and Chris Van Pelt

Sawing         

1st      Ryan Morelli and Johnathon Garcia

2nd     Bon Durica and John Durica

3rd     Eric Richardson and Alex Herbst

'M' Mountain Run top 20

More than 300 students conquered the hike up 'M' Mountain.

The top 20 students who carried 50 pounds of marble dust receive $50 for their efforts. 

1. Sam Burleigh

2. Samuel Baca

3. Matthew Lindeman

4. Jerry Tafoya

    

5. Everson Cruz

6. Morgan Narsholds

7. Brandon McReynolds

8. Kevin Nikolaus

9. Ariel Morales

10. Alexander Mazarakis

11. Andrew Zamora

     

12. Xavier Chavez

13. Brandon Rowell

14. James Hogan

15. Kristen Arnell

16. Casey Aumack

17. Victor Padilla

18. Alex Duff

19. Dumindu Prema Chandra

20. Jessie Brown

 

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