Staff Report Josh Jenkins has been suspended indefinitely from the UNM men's basketball team, head coach Ritchie McKay said in a statement issued July 27. Jenkins played one season at New Mexico State before transferring after the 2005 spring semester to UNM and joining the Lobos as a walk-on.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The UNM swimming and diving team has 14 recruits, seven of whom are from Albuquerque. First-year head coach Tracy Ljone said the influx of home-grown talent wasn't something she was expecting. "It was kind of some nice surprises," she said.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Nick Speegle said he knows a good opportunity when he sees one. When the former UNM linebacker signed an NFL contract with the Cleveland Browns after being drafted in the sixth round, he said he knew he was getting the opportunity of a lifetime.
Staff Report The UNM football team was picked to finish second this year in the Mountain West Conference by media members on Tuesday. Lobo running back DonTrell Moore was chosen as the preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Moore is a two-time All-MWC selection.
by Will Bolt Daily Lobo There is a lot more to Capoeira than flying through the air and walking on your hands. The Brazilian dance-like martial arts form offers more to its practitioners than just another way to fight. Eric Bierke, UNM senior and Capoeirista of seven years, said it's a lifestyle in a package.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo No, really, the lacrosse sticks don't hurt when they come smashing down on a forearm. At least, that's what James Simermeyer, UNM lacrosse president, said. "A lot of people view it as a real violent sport, but if you talk to the players it's not as violent as it appears to be, especially with the technology now," he said.
Staff Report Two months after being stabbed in a bar fight, J.R. Giddens signed a scholarship grant-in-aid on Monday to transfer to the UNM men's basketball program. Giddens left the Kansas University basketball team after a May 19 fight at the Moon Bar in Lawrence, Kan.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo Mike Mohoric will assume the leadership role on the UNM football team this season as the lone veteran of the 2005 linebacking corps. "I think he will be a leader through his actions and the way he plays every day," defensive coordinator Osia Lewis said.
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.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Alexandra Phelps won't hide her contempt for the way she putted at the Albuquerque Women's City Amateur Championship. "I shot 73," she said. "I was pretty disappointed. My putting has been really killing me the past couple days.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The No.1 ski team recruit in the world is now a Lobo. Tor Fodnesbergene hits the slopes in the winter for UNM. "He's ranked the highest of any athlete we've ever had since the '70s," said head coach George Brooks. His ranking is the highest of any U.
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.
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