With the 15th-ranked recruiting class and the 28th-ranked overall team in the country, Lobo men's soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein is ready to improve on what he said was a disappointing 2003 campaign. "The (national) ranking is nice, but last year we were ranked 17th and had a poor season," Fishbein said.
With a familiar face gone, Lobo head coach Rocky Long must now pick a winner in what is amounting to an old-fashioned quarterback competition. With reliable quarterback Casey Kelly gone after three years of service, the spot under center now belongs to either Tali Ena or Kole McKamey.
Staff Report Former UNM point guard Senque Carey took a job with the coaching staff at Portland State University for the 2004-05 season. Carey worked last year as an undergraduate assistant coach with the UNM men's basketball team. Affectionately referred to as "Q" by Lobo fans, Carey came to UNM after transferring from the University of Washington.
Daily Lobo: Where are you from? Danny Granger: New Orleans, Louisiana. DL: What is your favorite food? DG: Gumbo. DL: Do you like to cook? DG: Yeah, I do. Lasanga, spaghetti, gumbo, but it's not as good as my mom's. DL: What do you think of sushi? DG: I like it.
1. Indiana 2. St. John's 3. North Carolina 4. Saint Louis 5. UCLA 6. Wake Forest 7. SMU 8. Virginia 9. Old Dominion 10. Washington 11. Michigan 12. Maryland 13. U.C. Santa Barbara 14. Notre Dame 15. Coastal Carolina 16. Santa Clara 17. Tulsa 18. Connecticut 19.
Daily Lobo: If you could meet anyone famous, who would it be and why? DonTrell Moore: Michael Jordan, because he's an inspiration. I love the man's hard work and his intensity. He brings a lot to the game. DL: Why do you wear the number 22? DM: I don't know.
Staff Report UNM's Kailin Downs won two out of three matches in Ichihara, Japan this week to help Team USA defeat Japan in the 2004 Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship. Playing on the other side of the world did not make a difference to Downs in the three-day tournament, as she took the first match from Japan's Chika Yamamoto 74-77.
Matt Gonzales won't be heading to Athens next month, but he can be proud of his performance at the Olympic trials in Sacramento, Calif. The UNM junior placed sixth in the finals of the 5,000-meter run. The top three finishers qualified for this summer's Olympics.
For the first time in UNM history, three native New Mexicans were named captains of the Lobo football team. This week, junior DonTrell Moore and seniors Claude Terrell, Josh Bazinet and Nick Speegle were elected captains for the 2004 team. Moore is from Roswell, Bazinet and Speegle both went to high school in Albuquerque, and Terrell is from LaMarque, Texas.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo The 195 Division I men's basketball coaches unanimously voted to support a proposal that could significantly change college basketball. The National Association of Basketball Coaches is proposing changes to NCAA rules regarding eligibility and player-coach communication.
Matt Gonzales is a top-three finish from going to Athens after winning the first heat in the men's 5,000-meter semifinals on Monday with a time of 13 minutes, 44.19 seconds. The final race in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials takes place on Friday in Sacramento, Calif.
Justin Benson became the fourth Lobo to leave the men's basketball team when late last month he announced he would be heading to Oklahoma Baptist University. Benson said in June he would leave the team to play tight end on UNM's football team, but changed his mind and instead will continue playing basketball for the NAIA Bisons.
It is not easy being a student and an athlete, but baseball player Sean Murray has both roles down to a science. Murray, who balances his time between being a civil engineering major and the Lobos' first baseman, has been chosen as the 2004 Mountain West Conference Male Student Athlete of the Year.
by Reid Wessels Daily Lobo I had a revelation about my age while watching the NBA draft last week - a sort of mid-20s life crisis. For the first time in my 26 years on this planet, I felt just a little bit old. "With the first pick in the NBA draft, the Orlando Magic select Dwight Howard, Atlanta Southwest Christian High School," NBA Commissioner David Stern said.
Staff Report Lobo men's golf team member Spencer Levin left quite a mark at the 104th U.S. Open last weekend, finishing tied for 13th place overall. Levin finished the tournament ahead of the likes of Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia and Vijay Singh. The UNM sophomore shot 5-over par in the final round Sunday on brutal, unfriendly course conditions and was 8-over par for the tournament.
Playing professional football has been a childhood dream of Lobo offensive lineman Claude Terrell. As UNM's strongest male athlete, he is perhaps the best candidate. Terrell who weighs about 320 pounds, can bench press 450 pounds and squat 650, Strength Coordinator Mark Paulsen said.
Brian Urlacher's high school football coach Speedy Faith said Urlacher is a 12-year-old boy in the body of an NFL player. "He really enjoys being out with the kids," Faith said. "You can't explain the way he is when he gets on the football field with a bunch of kids.
Three UNM baseball players were picked up by the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. Senior pitcher Joe Salas went to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round, junior shortstop Josh Mader was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round, and junior pitcher Cooper Eddy was taken by the Boston Red Sox in the 36th round.
Justin Colburn is the kind of guy who would chase a thief on foot through backyards and over fences to get an old lady's purse back. In fact, that's exactly what happened after an incident May 7 at the New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union at 1801 Lomas Blvd.
Even though the Lobos came up short of winning the national title, junior Kailin Downs has something big to celebrate. Downs is the recipient of the prestigious Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award for the 2003-04 season. The award is presented to one NCAA women's golf player each year based on academic and athletic achievement.
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