Despite resting an abundance of athletes at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, New Mexico head track and field coach Joe Franklin said he was pleased with the atmosphere that came from those who did participate.
Justin Hix knew at an early age that he wanted to play college soccer for New Mexico, like his dad Jason did in the early ‘90s. Now not only does he have his dad’s connections to the school, the younger Hix has joined a recruiting class featuring his friends and club teammates CJ Slough and David Gros.
New Mexico placed seven skiers on the podium and ran away with the 2014 Jade Enterprises UNM Invitational this weekend in Red River. The Lobos captured 655 points to take the team title. Colorado amassed 588.5 points for second place, followed by Denver with 574.5
Based on Wednesday’s results, the Mountain West Conference men’s basketball regular-season title race looks like it will come down to two teams — San Diego State and New Mexico. The Aztecs, ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 this week, and the Lobos hold the top two spots, while every other conference team exited Wednesday’s action with at least three losses.
Once again, Bob Davie focused his recruiting efforts mainly on the defensive side of the ball — specifically on defensive linemen. The head coach of New Mexico football signed 26 players for the 2014 recruiting class, six of whom are defensive linemen.
Head coach Ray Birmingham does not have many worries about this year’s New Mexico baseball team. One of them, however, is that UNM is lacking experience across the board with the loss of five positional players and six pitchers. Seven of those players were taken in the 2013 MLB Draft.
The New Mexico women’s basketball team lost 79-75 at Wyoming on Wednesday night. Two free throws by guard Sarah Halasz cut the Cowgirls’ lead to 65-62 with 3:29 left. Wyoming then went on an 8-2 run to put away the game and extended its Mountain West home winning streak to five games.
One overtime game between New Mexico and Wyoming weren’t enough. They needed a second in their return game Wednesday night at The Pit. The Lobos finished the extra session with a 7-3 rally, scoring completely off free throws over that stretch, to outlast Wyoming 66-61 for the second time this season.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team will wield its primary weapons, including center Alex Kirk and guard Hugh Greenwood, in tonight’s home game against Wyoming. The Cowboys aren’t so lucky.
Tight games have not been going in favor of the New Mexico women’s basketball team as of late, but a three-point victory over San Jose State proved that UNM can still win nail biters. The Lobos have struggled in close games during Mountain West play, losing four of their last five games that were decided by two possessions or less.
The close familiarity between Charlotte Arter and Chloe Anderson was showed off during Saturday’s New Mexico Team Invitational. Anderson helped pace Arter to a second-place finish in the women’s mile with a time of 4:44:40, the second fastest time in UNM history.
UNM center Alex Kirk, back on the floor after sitting out two games with a leg injury, returned to take the opening tipoff Saturday night against San Jose State. Rather than tipping it to teammate guard Hugh Greenwood, Kirk sent the ball past the end line and out of bounds.
The New Mexico women’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday with a 76-73 win at San Jose State. Guard Sara Halasz scored eight of UNM’s first 13 points, finishing with 18 points for the game. She also hit a 3-pointer that snapped a three-minute scoreless streak in the first half.
Sometimes it is all in the name. And when that name happens to be Notre Dame — one of the most well-known colleges in the country — a typical track and field meet starts to carry more weight.
New Mexico’s road warriors return home to The Pit for the next two games, concluding a stretch of 17 days on the road in the last 24. So far the road has not tripped the Lobos up since Mountain West play began earlier this month.
The defensive miscues are finally taking a toll on the New Mexico women’s basketball team. Wednesday night’s 75-69 loss to Utah State pushed UNM’s losing streak to five games, and the Lobos have allowed teams to shoot 43.3 percent from the field during the slide.
Despite a late surge by the New Mexico women’s basketball team, its struggle on defense allowed Utah State to walk out of The Pit with a 75-69 victory Wednesday night. UNM (7-12, 2-6 Mountain West) trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half, which proved to be too large of a deficit to overcome.
Forward Cameron Bairstow netted a game-high 22 points to lead the New Mexico men’s basketball team to a 78-65 win at Utah State Tuesday night. The Lobos (16-4, 8-1 Mountain West) played their second straight game without starting center Alex Kirk
It seems that when the New Mexico women’s basket ball team most needs a score, the Lobos are least able come up with one. A late seven point-lead wasn’t enough of a cushion for UNM as Colorado State managed to get key buckets down the stretch that UNM could not answer.
For the first time in 51 games, redshirt junior center Alex Kirk was not in his usual starting position. Instead, the men’s basketball starting center was sitting on the New Mexico bench in street clothes, wearing a protective boot over his injured left leg.
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