Jarrin Solomon earned his first victory of the season Saturday, cruising to first place in the 400-meter dash at the UCSD Triton Invitational. Solomon stopped the clock in 47.57 for the win.
The UNM softball team was unable to pull out a victory in the final home series of the season Sunday. The Lobos were swept by San Diego State in a doubleheader at Lobo Field and fell to 21-25 overall, 2-12 in the Mountain West Conference. SDSU improves to 27-8 overall and 12-0 in the MWC, best in the conference.
The UNM women's golf team had two players named to the All-Mountain West Conference team Saturday at the MWC Championships.
Sophomore sprinter Jarrin Solomon, the team's fastest 400-meter runner, has some pretty big spikes to fill. Solomon's father, Michael, won the 1977 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 600-yard dash for UNM. He also competed at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal as well as the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
The next six months were supposed to be a dream come true for Jeff Rowland. They were supposed to be what he spent four years working for when he played for the UNM men's soccer team.
I'm not one of those clowns who thinks we need to spend less time debating what's going to happen in the NFL Draft that takes place April 29 and April 30.
Gone are the days when the Arizona Wildcats beat the UNM baseball team up and down the block. With the Lobos' 13-3 win at Isotopes Park on Tuesday, UNM (24-12 overall, 6-3 in the Mountain West Conference) swept the season series with the Wildcats (15-19, 3-6) for the first time since 1994. The Lobos won three of four against the Wildcats this season.
As NFL experts predict draft picks, here is one prediction for Dallas Cowboy fans: chances are you will not know any of the players taken by the Cowboys.
If Quentin Andes pitches down the stretch the way he did Tuesday against the University of Arizona, the Lobos could be in good shape.
The Dallas Cowboys caught the biggest fish in the sea by signing Terrell Owens in free agency. As a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, I'm not sure if I should jump for joy and scream like a 6-year-old girl who just got a pony, or go cry under my bed.
The women's tennis team wasn't able to send senior Maja Kovacek out with a victory on Senior Day, falling 5-2 to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
The UNM baseball team exploded offensively against the Air Force Falcons on Friday at Lobo Field.
Ariel Burr can breathe easy now that she's accomplished her goal of qualifying for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet.
The UNM men's tennis team was one loss away from dropping all three of its matches this weekend, but pulled out a 4-3 win against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Sunday, after losing Friday and Saturday.
The UNM softball team split a doubleheader with the Utah Utes on Sunday.
Aaron Brack is too much of a competitor to take time off. That's why for the past two years the senior has been a part of the UNM track and field team despite enduring a strenuous football season.
The UNM baseball team put on an offensive showcase Thursday en route to a doubleheader sweep of Air Force Academy. The Lobos dominated the first game 23-11 before slugging their way to a 24-3 victory in the second game.
The 48th-ranked UNM women's tennis team lost at home for the first time this season against No. 20 Texas Christian University on Thursday.
The UNM softball team came two runs short of staging a nine-run comeback Thursday at Lobo Field. The Lobos lost the second game of a doubleheader 12-10 against the Brigham Young University Cougars after dropping the first game 11-1.
A player's basketball skills as well as his behavior off the court have always been important to Ritchie McKay when he's recruiting.
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