by Brandon Call Daily Lobo The UNM men's tennis program is becoming well-known internationally ¢ at least with our neighbors to the north. Lobo junior Graeme Kassautzki and senior Kamil Pajkowski represented UNM at the inaugural Canadian College and University Games in Toronto on Aug.
When the Mountain West Conference's all-time leading rusher, DonTrell Moore, graduated in May 2006, UNM football was in need of a replacement.
It might have been an exhibition game, but the UNM men's soccer team's 3-0 loss to Notre Dame on Thursday proves there are kinks to work out before the regular season.
Professional sports is in dire need of a face lift. Unfortunately, no public relations firm can perform this "Extreme Makeover."
The UNM women's tennis team's 2006-07 season can be defined by one word - challenging. The problems began last fall when a top freshman recruit didn't show up for the first day of practice.
The UNM men's cross country team might not be on many peoples' radars this season. In a Mountain West Conference preseason coaches poll, the Lobo men are slated to tie with Colorado State for fourth.
Summer of 2007 will forever live in my memory as the Summer of Scandal. I've never seen three major sports get hit so hard in such a short amount of time.
The middle of the summer is usually the least active time of year for the active sports fan.
After a week of two-a-day training sessions and a pair of exhibition games, the women's soccer team is dog tired - just don't call them underdogs.
The Jeff Nelson era is underway for the UNM volleyball team. Nelson made his coaching debut in style Saturday as the Lobos swept the UNM alumni team 30-12, 30-24, 30-14 in an exhibition match at Johnson Gym.
The UNM men's and women's tennis teams are dusting off their rackets and gearing up for the Lobo Labor Day Tournament. The tournament, held Aug. 31 through Sept. 3 at the Lobo Tennis Club, serves as a great way for Lobo players to get back into playing shape, men's head coach Alan Dils said.
Head coach Rocky Long threw a new twist into two-a-day practices for the UNM football team this summer. And even though waking up at 6 a.m. may not be appealing for players, Long is confident the pros will outweigh the cons.
First-year head coach Jeff Nelson is attempting to rebuild the UNM women's volleyball program. In 2006, under head coach Kelley McKee, UNM went 10-20 overall and finished 5-11 in conference play, taking eighth in the Mountain West Conference.
UNM intends to combat Albuquerque's fickle weather with its indoor practice facility. A variety of Lobo sports teams will benefit from the facility, head football coach Rocky Long said.
The UNM men's basketball program is beginning a new era after one of the most difficult years in its history. After the Lobos' second losing season in 24 years, Steve Alford was hired to replace Ritchie Mckay in order to bring the howl back to The Pit.
With a new coach comes a new system, and with a new system comes new recruiting ideas. But UNM track and field and cross country head coach Joe Franklin said that even though it's a new system, the program will continue to pursue local athletes.
When Matt Henry decided to retire from UNM, he said he was leaving partly because former Athletics Director Rudy Davalos wasn't committed to the track and cross country teams.
Just in case the stakes of the rivalry weren't high enough, UNM and NMSU tacked on a bonus to add to the competition between the two schools.
UNM men's golfer Steve Saunders didn't repeat as the Albuquerque Men's City Amateur Golf champion. But his results weren't too shabby.
The Lobos are losing a player from the UNM men's basketball team but gaining another at a much-needed position. David Kanyinda spent his freshman season in 2006-07 playing a minimal role for the Lobos. The 6-foot-2-inch guard from Sandia High School averaged 1.5 points per game with UNM last season.
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