2005: Reno, Nevada
Two teams from the WASM Wombats competed in the 27th International Collegiate Mining Competition in Reno, Nevada. All up 15 teams congregated to battle for the coveted winners' trophies. Both teams performed well, with the coed and men's teams placing 1st and 3rd respectively in their divisions. The men's team placed 1st in the handsteel and swede saw events. The mucking was a close second due to a penalty. The coed competition was a hard-fought win. A win in the final event, mucking, carried the team to victory against competitors Virginia Tech. The coed team placed first in muck, handsteel, saw and goldpan.
Overall Team Captain
- Raymond Wattenhofer
Mens
- Raymond Wattenhofer (Captain)
- Warren Simms
- Rob Grimm
- Chris Hetherington
- Andrew Francis
- Tim Philp
Co-Ed
- Peggy Lynch (Captain)
- Laura Wilson
- Erin Stronach
- Matthew Ireland
- Drew Bradshaw
- John Farr