Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Friehauf RMAC Hall of Fame Induction Speech
Friehauf RMAC Hall of Fame Video

The first ever winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy (top player in all of NCAA Division II) from the RMAC in 2004, Friehauf led the Orediggers to a 12-1 record and the conference championship during his senior season. That same year CSM qualified for their first ever NCAA play-off appearance. He established NCAA Division II single-season records for completion percentage (74.4%), total offense (5,363) and total offensive yards per game (412.5) in 2004. That same year, Friehauf was named RMAC Offensive Player of the Year and established RMAC and NCAA Division II record for single-season passing yards (4,646) and school records for pass attempts (516), pass completions (384) and touchdown passes (39) and pass completions (384) in a season. In addition, he also had 144 carries for 717 rushing yards (5.0 yards per carry) and 15 rushing touchdowns in 2004. In 2002 and 2003 he was Honorable Mention All-RMAC. Friehauf finished his career at Mines as the school’s all-time leader in pass attempts (1,183), pass completions (773), passing yards (9,873) and touchdown passes (84), with a 22-8 win-loss record (.733) in 30 career starts. He was also a three-year member of the CSM

men’s basketball team (2001-02, 2002-03, 2007-08), earning Honorable Mention All-East Division honors in 2007-08. In 2009, Friehauf was selected as one of the top 12 offensive players in RMAC history at the Centennial Celebration.