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.
Women's Tennis The season is finally over for UNM tennis doubles pair Sandy Lukowski and Maja Kovacek. The pair lost to the Marshall University duo of Jessica Johnson and Ashley Kroh in the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Tournament on Friday in Athens, Ga.
As printed March 29, 2004 by Audra Meiklejohn Daily Lobo After place kicker Katie Hnida came forward with allegations that she was raped by a teammate at the University of Colorado, she filed an appeal to the NCAA requesting a sixth year of athletic eligibility.
As printed March 22, 2004 by Audra Meiklejohn Daily Lobo With 2:57 left to play, UNM forward Melissa Forest hit a 3-pointer to bring the Lobos within one possession of leading the Florida Gators for the first time March 19 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
As printed May 10, 2004 by Audra Meiklejohn Daily Lobo This year many Lobo athletes have put UNM in the national spotlight. No one got more national attention than senior kicker Katie Hnida who was the first woman to score in a college football game with two extra points in the season-opener against Texas State-San Marcos on Aug.
Junior Bridgid Isworth is not only the indoor, outdoor and UNM stadium champion in the pole vault, she is also the third-ranked pole vaulter in Australia and 34th-ranked in the world. But the Melbourne, Australia native said she still gets an anxious feeling every time she jumps.
by Travis Weber Daily Lobo The UNM women's golf team advanced to the national championships on May 18-21 in Auburn, Alabama, with a seventh-place finish this weekend in the regional tournament in Normal, Illinois. The Lobos finished 66-over-par - 20 strokes behind champion Vanderbilt, which was just good enough to move on as the top eight teams from all three regions advanced.
This year many Lobo athletes have put UNM in the national spotlight. No one got more national attention than senior kicker Katie Hnida who was the first woman to score in a college football game with two extra points in the season-opener against Texas State-San Marcos on Aug.
Junior Mike Augustyniak broke the tight end power clean record with 352 pounds, and freshman safety Darius Ferguson set a school record in all sports with a 43-inch vertical leap last night at the annual Lobo Football Night of Champions. The Cherry team won 7-4 - while the Silver team cleaned up the field and carried all the weights and equipment back to the weight room.
Two beloved Lobos and one arch nemesis return to The Pit tonight for a WNBA exhibition game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Sacramento Monarchs. Forwards Jordan Adams of the Lynx and Chelsea Grear of the Monarchs said they are excited to be back in Albuquerque - but Minnesota center Vanessa Hayden said she isn't so sure.
by Ketan Dhawan Daily Lobo The UNM swim team has a new role model. Tracy Ljone just took over as assistant coach, and said she loves her new job. Ljone is pursuing a doctorate in sports administration at UNM. "I'm really excited," she said. "I hope to bring a lot of enthusiasm and positive work ethic to the team.
by Travis Weber Daily Lobo The UNM men's golf team captured its second-straight Mountain West Conference Championship in dramatic fashion this weekend, in Sunriver, Ore., defeating BYU in a playoff. After three days of intense tournament golf, the Lobos found themselves right where they had started - in a deadlock with BYU.
The men's Mountain West Conference tennis championship title came down to one match Saturday afternoon in San Diego - and it just happened to be in the hands of No. 22 Divan Coetzee. After losing the doubles point, the top-seeded Lobos regrouped and beat the No.
The Lobo track and field team had one of its best showings of the year to wrap up the regular season in front of the home crowd at Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium on Saturday. The UNM women dominated a powerful throwing field with juniors Jamie Fishencord and Amanda Barnes who have consistently improved in each meet this season.
Jamie Fishencord Track and Field Junior Fishencord holds the UNM record in the hammer throw and improved on her personal record by two inches with a toss of 179-04 Saturday at the Don Kirby Memorial Invitational. Fishencord is already an NCAA regional qualifier in the event.
Knight Ridder Calling it "a sea change in college sports," NCAA President Myles Brand heralded a new set of academic reforms voted in Thursday by the Division I Board of Directors - reforms that would penalize schools that don't keep athletes eligible and fail to graduate them.
Mired in a seemingly endless streak of road games with 19 straight contests outside Albuquerque, the Lobos are nonetheless tearing up the Mountain West Conference. The team has won 10 of its last 12 MWC games, and has vaulted past UNLV to take over the No.
The Lobo track and field team will host the last regular-season meet of the year Saturday at the Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium for the 14th-annual Don Kirby Memorial Invitational. Mountain West Conference rivals Air Force, Wyoming and Colorado State will compete, as well as regional teams from Adams State, DinÇ College, Fort Lewis and Northern Colorado.
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