Basketball
The Australia national team, featuring New Mexico forward Cameron Bairstow, moved into today’s championship semifinal round of the 27th World University Games in Kazan, Russia.
Australia will play Serbia Monday following Sunday’s 60-55 win over Lithuania. Bairstow recorded five points and five rebounds in 22:11 of playing time. Russia plays Canada in the other semifinal.
The American team, meanwhile, advanced to the ninth-place bracket semifinals after capturing a 91-51 victory over Norway. The team lost to Canada 94-85 on Friday, putting it out of the running for a medal. In 9.5 minutes, Kirk scored four points and grabbed eight rebounds. The United States will play Germany in the semifinal round of that bracket.
Basketball tickets
While student tickets will remain free, prices for general-admission tickets for UNM men’s basketball games for the 2013-14 season will increase.
Season ticket prices are due to increase by $17, or $1 per ticket, to go toward payment on UNM’s debt service for The Pit. Single-game tickets will also cost $2 more. Ticket prices vary depending on where the tickets are located.
Tickets for UNM women’s basketball games remain unchanged, but there will be one fewer home game on the schedule.
Football
UNM senior Ben Skaer joins 24 other punters on the 2013 Ray Guy Award preseason watch list, the Augusta Sports Council announced Wednesday. The Ray Guy Award is presented to the college football’s best punter.
Last season, Skaer averaged 43.85 yards per punt and ranked 17th nationally. He had a 64-yard punt drop inside the 10-yard line against Colorado State.
Women’s football clinic
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Women can take a look at the inner workings of the New Mexico football program on Thursday when the team hosts the 20th annual Lobo Football Women’s Clinic at the Tow Diehm Complex.
Those who attend the clinic will meet second-year head coach Bob Davie, his staff and other members of the football program.
Participants will also receive dinner and beverages with the team, run through on-field drills and learn about the game through classroom instruction.
The camp runs from 6 to 9 p.m. following a 5:30 p.m. check-in period at the Tow Diehm Complex, located at the south end of University Stadium. The cost is $30 per person. All proceeds will go to the Send-A-Kid program, which helps underprivileged children attend Lobo football games.
To register, go to unmtickets.com/womens-football-clinic.aspx.
Track and field
UNM senior distance runner Luke Caldwell placed fifth in the 5,000 meter run at the 9th European Athletics U23 Championships Saturday in Tampere, Finland. The Betchworth, England native completed the race in 14 minutes, 23.74 seconds. Sophomore Elmar Engholm, hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, took 17th in the 1,500 meter preliminaries. He clocked 3:47.11.
