It was an evening of record breaking at Friday night’s track meet, especially for freshman sprinter Beejay Lee. Lee broke the school record for the 60-meter dash in the prelims with a time of 6.72 seconds.
Despite a wanting offensive, the men’s basketball team still beat Wyoming on “Old School Saturday” at The Pit.
The men’s tennis team went into the Linda Estes Tennis Complex on Sunday with a three-game winning streak and a determination to extend it to four.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The women’s basketball team won its first MWC game on the road by beating Wyoming 60-57 on Saturday.
The softball team is ready to slug the MWC and slide into the postseason. The Lobos are coming off a 19-26 season with head coach Erica Beach, who is returning for her second year leading UNM, but have hopes to finish with a national championship.
The men’s basketball game against Wyoming this weekend is on “Old School Saturday.” The Lobos (19-4, 5-2 MWC) will wear old-school style uniforms to honor the school’s history and traditions of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
For the past four years, the women’s swim and dive team couldn’t beat NMSU. On Saturday the story changed slightly as team was able to tie with its Rio Grande rival.
The track team’s weekend was anything but classic at the New Mexico Classic. After last weekend’s performance, which included 44 top-10 finishes in the New Mexico Invitational, the men and women only managed 27 top-15 finishers out of more than 50 events.
Down 67-62, with just one minute left in the game, the Lobo women’s basketball team had three layup opportunities to win — none of them rolled in.
The men’s tennis team struck down two teams in one day. UNM swept its competition Saturday, beating Western New Mexico and Colorado State University-Pueblo with the same 7-0 score.
The women’s basketball team finally has a win in conference play. The Lobos started off in conference play 0-6, but beat Air Force 67-44 on Wednesday, and play Boise State tomorrow at home for a chance to start a winning streak.
At 5:45 a.m. the faxes started coming in. On Wednesday, national signing day, the men’s football team signed 24 players to national letters of intent for the upcoming season.
The 2012 Lobo football team will look completely different than it has in the last three seasons — on the sidelines, that is. First-year head coach Bob Davie officially introduced his coaching staff on Monday and there are a lot of new faces.
The pieces of the puzzle for a successful season are coming together for the Lobo football team. First-year head coach Bob Davie unveiled the coaching staff for the upcoming season at a press conference on Monday.
The men’s track team dominated the Convention Center this weekend at the New Mexico Invitational. UNM had four first-place finishes.
In a weekend with more than 40 top-ten finishes, one athlete rose above an already exceptional team. Junior distance-runner Jo Moultrie broke school records in the 600-meter and 800-meter races.
Right before tipoff, the men’s basketball team got some news that charged the players up to beat TCU. The crowd and players learned that Colorado State had beaten MWC leaders San Diego State.
The men’s tennis team had a rough time at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association indoor playoffs against No. 5 Florida. The Lobos were snapped in half 7-0 by the Gators to give UNM its first loss of the early season.
Men’s basketball coach Steve Alford has given his team “the biggest challenge of their lives.” The challenge was issued days after UNM was run out of the gym in Las Vegas by No. 15 UNLV in an 80-63 loss last Saturday.
The men’s tennis team’s early winning streak is on the line this weekend. UNM won its first two matches this spring season and travels to Gainesville, Fla. to take on No. 5 Florida in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) indoor playoff on Saturday.
Solutions by The State News
