Replacing a long-time coach at the collegiate sports level is usually a tough undertaking. But in the case of new UNM volleyball coach Tom Peterson, who replaced 17-year veteran Laurel Brassey Iversen last November, his past success may make Iversen’s departure a sweeter pill to swallow.
The UNM football team’s final scrimmage, during Fan Appreciation Day at the newly renovated University Stadium on Saturday, mirrored a dress rehearsal: good at times, sloppy at others, but overall, a good effort.
UNM men’s soccer head coach Klaus Weber has influenced the New Mexico soccer community in many ways, including building a respectable soccer program and helping soccer become a popular sport in the state.
The summer is usually when college athletes take a breather from their sport or go home, but the UNM football team found the summer to be a time to get stronger and build team unity.
“UNM, hell yeah, UNM, hell yeah,” echoes through the Tow Diehm Facility. Is it the UNM football team getting energized before a practice? Nope.
It’s not that the north end of the stadium has yet to be completed or that the LoboVision screen waits to be fired up; making University Stadium into a bowl-like atmosphere.
The UNM men’s soccer team is holding a free youth skills clinic on Aug. 19 at Winrock Center.
For Keren Sari, a future with the UNM track and field team was just an e-mail away. In 1999, Sari, who is from Omer, Israel, sent e-mails to several coaches at universities in the United States inquiring about their programs. Former UNM assistant coach Susan Vigil-Belcher kept in touch with Sari, and she eventually signed with the Lobos.
As football season nears, so, too, does the end of construction to the newly expanded University Stadium. The expansion and renovation of the stadium, which began in November, is almost complete and includes new end zone seats on the north end and a state-of-the-art video scoreboard, called “LoboVision.” The additional seating increases University Stadium’s capacity to 37,164 seats and connects the east and west stands.
When UNM cross-country runner Ben Ortega lines up to run, he not only expects to win, he knows he is going to win. With a confident attitude, he is not afraid to say what he has done and what he is going to do as a runner.
Fans of the UNM men’s basketball team will be able to pack The Pit many times this season because of a schedule filled with home games. The Lobos’ 2001-2002 schedule has them playing 19 of their 28 games at home, including 15 of their first 17 games.
It was all driving, slashing and rebounding in UNM’s Johnson Gym Wednesday, as high school basketball teams from around the region battled each other as part of the 2001 Fran Fraschilla Lobo Boys Team Basketball Camp.
Watching former UNM football player Brian Urlacher during his youth football camp in mid-June, it was clear that the current NFL star is just one big kid.
The UNM men’s golf program turned to a familiar face when looking for a new head coach. Athletics Director Rudy Davalos promoted UNM assistant golf coach Glen Millican on Monday.
Fans of the UNM athletic program usually look at the win-loss column to determine if it had a successful season, but the Lobos also are improving in the classroom.
Football players of all ages had a busy week as the UNM football team and former UNM player and current NFL star Brian Urlacher held football camps in Albuquerque.
In March, Carolyn Donnelly read about the accounts of the UNM women’s basketball team’s attempt to earn the first team national championship in school history and thought it was wrong. She knew of one program that had competed under the University’s umbrella and earned a team championship — the Lobo Cycling Club.
Monique Harris wakes up, her knee aching and throbbing with pain. She does not want to go to training today. She looks over to a paper taped up on her wall at home. Covered with goals she has set for herself, she knows to accomplish them she has to ignore the pain and train to get better.
UNM men’s basketball program has had a busy week, with the departure of one player and a departure of sorts for two others. Sophomore guard Ruben Douglas was invited to try out for the United States World University Games team in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 1-3. The games are a multi-sport event and are held every two years. Tryouts were open to men between the ages of 17-28 who have, within the last year, been a student at a college or university.
UNM men’s golf coach J.T. Higgins has helped continue the Lobos’ strong golf program throughout his tenure and now will take his success to Texas A&M University. Higgins was hired Tuesday afternoon to take over the Aggie program. He replaces Bob Ellis, who retired after 27 years as Aggie head coach.
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