by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The UNM women's soccer team might not have any All-American players on its roster, but there will be an all-star joining them as a coach next season. Kristen Graczyk, a two-time All-American in 2003 and 2004 at the University of Connecticut, has signed on as a graduate assistant coach with the Lobos.
All UNM student athletes finished the spring semester with an overall combined GPA of 3.02. That makes it the sixth-straight semester Lobo athletes had a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Leading the way for women's teams was the golf team with a 3.79 GPA.
What have you done, Manu Ginobili and Dirk Nowitzki? Shame on both of you. Because of you two, NBA general managers, coaches and executives salivate thinking they'll land your foreign counterparts. Sucks for people like Danny Granger, Hakim Warrick and Ryan Gomes.
Matt Gonzales' career at UNM ended with no first-place finishes in national championship meets. He came in second at the 2004 NCAA Championship cross country meet and third place in the 10,000-meter run at the 2003 NCAA Track and Field Championships. He's not too happy about it either, especially since he's now an ex-Lobo, Gonzales said.
The NBA Finals are going to a seventh game for the first time in 11 years, and I've never been more bored. Pistons versus Spurs. Lots of assists, jump shots and team play. Just what the NBA doesn't need. NBA Commissioner David Stern might have you fooled into thinking that we want teams like this in the finals.
Junior college transfer Anthony Kilby knows there's no place like home. That's why he's coming back to UNM to play for the Lobo football team, two years after originally anticipated and despite interest from high-profile schools like the Universities of Southern California and Oklahoma.
by Daniel Schrader Daily Lobo He was a high school standout in Albuquerque baseball first. Now - one year into his baseball career at UNM - Jordan Pacheco is a collegiate standout. Pacheco was selected last week to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Sometimes the ball - or maybe in this case the shot put, javelin or track cleat - doesn't bounce your way. UNM track and field head coach Matt Henry knows that better than anyone after the NCAA Championships, which ended June 12.
They wanted something that had an appealing quality to it but was also tasteful. That was the idea behind the nickname "Bombshells" for the UNM women's ultimate Frisbee team. "Frisbee girls' team names are kind of goofy like that," junior Katie Marconett said.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo He might be the first, but if UNM men's soccer head coach Jeremy Fishbein has anything to say about it, he won't be the last. Departing Lobo senior goalkeeper Andrew Weber became the first men's soccer player under Fishbein to make a Major League Soccer roster.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo One just isn't enough. For junior decathlete Dan Feltman, he likes ten times the challenge of a normal track and field athlete. "I get bored if I just do one event," he said. "I always like a good challenge." On the way to his first NCAA Championship appearance, Feltman is about to take part in the biggest meet of his career so far.
by Nick Layman Daily Lobo A groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday marked the beginning of a $4.2 million renovation of the gymnastics building next to The Pit. The building will be turned into a 26,100-square-foot practice facility for both basketball teams, as well as housing offices for Lobo basketball coaches and staff.
Zambia is more than a stone's throw from Albuquerque. That distance didn't stop senior Madalitso Muthiya from making the trip to join the UNM men's golf team. It didn't hurt that there were some incentives as well. "New Mexico has good weather, good facilities and they also gave me a good scholarship," Muthiya said.
Women's Golf The Lobos didn't have the outing they were looking for at the NCAA Central Regional Championships May 5-7. They failed to make the NCAA Championships with their 13th-place finish at the tournament in Lubbock, Texas. UNM was led by sophomore Ashley Rollins who finished in a tie for 20th place with a 10-over-par 226.
This week's NCAA Championships could be the last collegiate competition for UNM junior Spencer Levin. The Lobo golfer said he will make a decision this month to either go pro a year early or finish his collegiate career at UNM. Levin will go from the NCAA Championships to compete in the Palmer Cup on June 8 and June 9.
Between seeing punctured lungs and people paralyzed, it's no wonder UNM pole-vaulting coach Scott Steffan says the sport appeals only to risk takers. Steffan's got two athletes who fit that bill perfectly. Junior Derek Mackel and freshman Whitney Johnson said they pride themselves in being a bit over the edge.
Mike Patterson played his last basketball game for the Lobos in 1976. Now, 29 years later, he's set to receive his degree from UNM - a bachelor of arts in Communication and Journalism. The 6-foot-8-inch former Lobo forward has spent the gap between his college tenures toiling in the car business. He's been his own boss and worked for larger dealerships, making good money and providing for his family.
Balling till he's falling by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo 1) Jeff Rowland - Count 'em: Only four other UNM men's soccer players have made an All-American team. And if Rowland really wants to play for bragging rights, there has only been one other Lobo - Edmundo Rodriguez in 1992 - to make the first team.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo When Cassie Chavez first learned she was pregnant, her thoughts immediately turned to softball. "I was already married for two years, so I wasn't worried about my family or anything," the junior third baseman said. "I was worried about telling my coaches.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The top player and the head coach of the UNM women's golf team have two different expectations for the NCAA Central Regional Championships. Head coach Jackie Booth said she would be happy with a top-eight finish in the tournament, which runs Thursday through Sunday.
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