There may not be a better time for the UNM cross country teams to have the advantage of racing at home. The Lobos host the NCAA Mountain Region Championships at the UNM North Golf Course on Saturday, with a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships on the line.
The UNM men's soccer team finished the season 13-3-3, is ranked No. 8 in the nation and won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title Sunday. Still, that wasn't good enough for the seeding committee to give the Lobos a top-16 seed so they could have a home game for this year's NCAA Tournament.
In his first two years as a UNM men's soccer player, Mike Porter spent a lot more time watching than playing. But in his sophomore season, Porter helped anchor a Lobo defense that is one of the most elite in the nation and helped UNM advance to the NCAA Tournament.
I love superheroes. I still like dressing up as some variation of them for Halloween, whether it is Drunk Batman who remembers his tool belt but forgets his mask, cape and Batsuit; Safe-sex Superman who hands out green condoms he claims to be laced with Kryptonite, the best STI defender of all time; or Captain Afghanistan, the Captain America of the Middle East.
It was the biggest game of the season, and the men's soccer team played perhaps its best game of the season. The No. 11 Lobos won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation after downing No. 21 Denver 3-0 on Sunday at the UNM Soccer Complex in the final game of the regular season.
The UNM women's basketball team won by at least 30 points for the second time in as many games. The Lobos beat the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 68-34 Sunday at The Pit to go 2-0 in exhibition games.
UNM swimming head coach Tracy Ljone isn't that disappointed when her team doesn't come in first place. But that's only if it comes in second, like it did for the second week in a row at its home meet Thursday.
If Wednesday's exhibition game was any indication, the UNM women's basketball team deserves its top-25 ranking. The No. 20 Lobos convincingly beat NAIA institution Vanguard University, 82-43, on Wednesday in The Pit.
It may not have been the toughest competition it will face, but the UNM men's basketball team put on an offensive showcase Thursday at The Pit. In a 98-42 exhibition win over Western New Mexico, the Lobo defense didn't look too shabby, either.
I was lucky enough to grow up near St. Louis, the child of avid Cardinals baseball fans. Since Tony LaRussa came on as coach 10 years ago, though frustrating at times, the Cardinals have been one of the most exciting teams in baseball to watch.
The UNM men's soccer team's offense has been creating scoring opportunities all season. When it puts those chances away, the Lobos are a hard team to beat.
Throughout her four-year career as a UNM women's tennis player, Maja Kovacek received her fair share of accolades. So when she was invited to a recent banquet, head coach Kathy Kolankiewicz said she expected just another honor added to a long list.
UNM cross country head coach Matt Henry wasn't thrilled with the results of the Mountain West Conference Championships, but considering four of his runners earned All-MWC honors, he wasn't too upset with the outcome either.
by David J.Chavez Daily Lobo The UNM football team will have a chance to earn its first winning record of the season when it heads to Colorado State on Saturday. The Lobos (4-4 overall, 2-2 Mountain West Conference) are riding a two-game winning streak after come-from-behind wins over the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Utah.
UNM head cross country coach Matt Henry may not expect his teams to win the Mountain West Conference Championships, but that doesn't mean he isn't counting on some good results.
There is nothing like college football. Few sports can match its competitiveness, but none can match its excitement. Where else are you going to find 22 people duking it out - and I don't mean literally, University of Miami - for potentially millions of dollars, if they make it to the NFL?
The best thing about NCAA football is there is no John Madden. I'll get to this year's college football season, but first I need to rant about Madden, who is perhaps the worst announcer in all of sports.
UNM women's tennis player Iva Gersic's season hasn't gone quite as well as she anticipated. Perhaps it's because it hasn't hit Gersic that this will be her final year on the court. "I don't really feel a big difference," she said. "Sometimes I forget I'm a senior."
College football is in full stride, and the usual suspects are on top of the rankings - except for two Florida teams that have fallen faster than Humpty Dumpty.
The University of Nevada-Las Vegas would not be defeated as easily the second time around. The No. 12 UNM men's soccer team needed an overtime goal to beat UNLV 1-0 one week after the Lobos defeated the Rebels 4-1 in Las Vegas.
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