Track & Field
The UNM men’s and women’s track teams accumulated 25 top-10 finishes at the UTEP Springtime Invitational on Saturday.
The women had two third-place finishes with senior Amber Menke in pole vault and senior Marin Schweigert in the high jump.
For the men, junior Michael Ellis earned first in the javelin with a mark of 185.5 meters while freshman Marcus Simon took third with a toss of 176.2 meters.
Junior Django Lovett took third place in the high jump with height of 6 feet 9 3/4 inches.
Men’s tennis
The UNM men’s tennis team escaped with a 4-3 victory over Pacific University on Saturday.
In the number five singles, Andrew Van Der Vyver beat Ben Mirkin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to clinch the victory for the Lobos.
Sophomore Samir Iftikhar previously gave UNM a 3-2 lead after winning the number-one singles 6-3, 6-1.
The Tigers then tied it at 3 with a 6-4, 6-4 decision over junior Mads Hegelund in the number four singles.
~compiled by Thomas Romero-Salas
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