Track and field head coach Matt Henry has no idea why Ariel Burr is such a talented runner. "If I could answer that, I'd be a millionaire," Henry said. "It's not any one thing I can put my finger on."
The UNM men's basketball team had a chance to topple No. 13 Air Force on Saturday at The Pit. Too bad for the Lobos. They lost their focus in the 60-51 defeat, head coach Ritchie McKay said.
It has been more than a decade since the UNM volleyball team went to the NCAA Tournament. Newly hired head coach Jeff Nelson plans to change that next season. "Building a program is the foundation on what we are going to do here at UNM," Nelson said. "This is my third time working on re-establishing a program. I enjoy the challenge of rebuilding. I think it's exciting."
The way head coach Rocky Long sees it, the UNM football team has a chance to be pretty good next season. The Lobos announced the signing of 25 recruits Wednesday, including nine transfers and 16 high school players.
It wasn't the prettiest offensive performance of the season, but the Lobos knocked off the hottest team in the Mountain West Conference.
It wasn't the toughest competition of the season, but the UNM track and field team won seven events this weekend at its home meet. The Albuquerque Convention Center was a quieter place than last week, when the Lobos hosted a dozen of the nation's top track and field teams. This week, only three teams on the women's side and one team on the men's competed against the Lobos.
After a successful freshman season, Johnny Parkes will be one of the keys to the UNM men's tennis team's success this spring.
The past few seasons, the UNM women's basketball team was the class of the Mountain West Conference. Picked to win the conference this year, the Lobos stumbled out of the gate and lost their first three MWC games.
The UNM volleyball team has found its new head coach. Lobo Athletic Director Paul Krebs announced Monday that Jeff Nelson will replace Kelley McKee, who resigned after five seasons Dec. 5.
Super Bowl Sunday is the day where people from all walks of life can watch two teams battle it out for one of the most coveted prizes in all of sports - the Lombardi Trophy.
The UNM men's basketball team played perhaps its most balanced conference game of the season, defeating Wyoming 91-83 on Tuesday at The Pit.
I love almost everything about the NFL, but this two-week break before the Super Bowl is driving me nuts. During this time, all the intriguing subplots are pounded into our heads so much that I begin to lose interest.
A fight broke out near the end of the UNM men's basketball team's 91-83 win against Wyoming on Tuesday in The Pit, resulting in the ejection and suspension of three players.
Christina Zarrella is quickly making herself known on the UNM track and field team. Zarrella, who usually competes in the 400-meter dash and long jump, raced in the 800-meter run at the DeHart Invitational hosted by UNM on Saturday.
The UNM women's basketball team gave fans a glimpse of how well it was expected to play this year. The Lobos pounced on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas early en route to a 77-56 victory Saturday at The Pit.
Despite a 24-point loss to Texas Christian on Wednesday, Katie Montgomery remained optimistic about this season. The UNM women's basketball team's senior guard was enthusiastic that the Lobos could turn things around.
The UNM track and field team continued to build on its early season success over the weekend at the Dan DeHart Invitational. The Lobos had some positive individual results Friday and Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
The UNM men's basketball team is struggling to find its identity. With its record slipping close to .500 after losing six of its last seven games, the Lobos look nothing like the team that started the year 5-0.
The UNM women's tennis team will have some expectations to live up to this season. The Lobos enter the 2007 spring season ranked No. 45 in national polls by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Jarrin Solomon, Jeremy Johnson and Ariel Burr were not going to let other athletes come to their home track and steal their thunder. At this weekend's Modrall Sperling Lobo Invitational, the UNM track and field athletes held their own against a field of some of the top competition in the sport.
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