Game changers

by Mines Staff | Oct 21, 2025 | Fall 2025, Inside Mines | 0 comments

Since 1998, the Harry D. Campbell Oredigger Hall of Fame has celebrated the student-athletes, coaches and teams whose talent, dedication and impact has left a lasting mark on Oredigger athletics. The Class of 2025 recognizes standouts across football, volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s soccer.

Old photo of Joe Butkovich playing on a basketball court

Joe Butkovich ’72 | Men’s basketball

Mines Basketball’s first All-American, Butkovich was a prolific scorer and rebounder. He graduated as the Orediggers’ all-time rebounding leader with 891 and ranked third on Mines’ all-time scoring list with 1,641 points. More than 50 years after graduating, he still owns Mines’ career and season per-game rebounding records of 11.7 and 12.3 rebounds per game, respectively. After tryouts with the Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls, Butkovich played professionally in Europe before building an engineering career largely focused on dismantling chemical weapons across the United States.

Justin Dvorak in an Oredigger football uniform about the throw a football to his teammate

Justin Dvorak ’16 | Football

One of the most prolific quarterbacks in NCAA Division II history, Dvorak rewrote the Mines and RMAC record books. The 2016 Harlon Hill Trophy winner set career records with 13,466 passing yards, 134 touchdowns and 14,608 total offense. His senior season remains legendary, leading the division with 4,584 passing yards and 53 touchdowns, while guiding Mines to the RMAC title. Dvorak is now a drilling engineer with Hess Corporation and serves on Mines’ Petroleum Engineering Program Advisory Board.

Emily Garnier ’17 | Women’s soccer

A three-time All-American, Garnier led Mines Women’s Soccer through its most successful stretch, including three consecutive RMAC regular-season and tournament championship doubles and the NCAA South Central regional titles in 2014 and 2016. Mines qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times during her career. Garnier graduated as one of the most-awarded players in Mines soccer history, earning three consecutive RMAC Defensive Player of the Year Awards, the 2016 RMAC Player of the Year honor, five all-America honors and was the 2016 D2CCA Regional Player of the Year and Colorado Sportswoman of the Year for soccer. After retiring from a professional soccer career, Garnier now works as a business analyst for Epilog Laser in Golden, Colorado.

Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood ’16 | Volleyball

One of Mines Volleyball’s most decorated student-athletes, Johnson-Hazlewood was the engine of the program’s rise to prominence. A three-time All-American, she remains the only player in RMAC history to win both Setter of the Year and Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons. She helped deliver four straight RMAC regular-season titles and the program’s first tournament crown, while finishing her career as Mines’ all-time assists leader at 5,375. She now works as a structural engineer and architect while coaching club volleyball in Texas.

2014 Women’s Soccer Team

The first Mines program to reach a NCAA national semifinal in a bracketed national tournament, the 2014 women’s soccer team was the program’s first to win three trophies, capturing the RMAC regular-season championship, the RMAC Tournament championship, and the NCAA South Central regional crown. The team had a heart-stopping postseason with three penalty-kick advancements, including in the RMAC Tournament final, in the regional final and in the national quarterfinals. Their final national ranking of No. 4 is tied for the highest in program history.