UTEP women’s basketball forward Kristine Vitola has been named as one of 12 student-athletes across Conference USA to receive the league’s Winter Spirit of Service award, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon.
The UTEP men’s golf team shot a season-low 865 – its best score in three years -- to tie for third place at the Jim West Intercollegiate on Tuesday in Victoria, Texas.
The National Collegiate Equestrian Association announced the 2012 All-American selections on Tuesday, as four NM State Hunter Seat riders were named honorable mention selections.
The UTEP men's golf team tied its low round of the 2011-12 season on Monday, climbing from sixth place to fifth at the Jim West Intercollegiate in Victoria, Texas.
The New Mexico State softball team begins its Western Athletic Conference home schedule against No. 16/18 Hawai'i with a single game Friday at 4 p.m. MT. The teams meet again for a Saturday doubleheader also beginning at 4 p.m.
Freshman Anthony Rotich clocks in the fifth-fastest time in the nation in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase at the 85th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Thursday night.
The UTEP tennis team will look to send off Carolina DeLuca in style when it battles Abilene Christian on “Senior Day” at 10 a.m. MT at the El Paso Tennis Club Saturday.
Five matches against 2011 NCAA Championship participants, the third battle of I-10 and playing host to the Conference USA Championships highlight the 2012 UTEP soccer schedule, which was released by head coach Kevin Cross Monday afternoon.
The New Mexico State women's tennis team travels to El Paso to battle I-10 Rival UTEP, in the rivals' annual matchup at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the El Paso Tennis Club.
Camilla Carrera batted a team-high .577 and slugged 1.423 this week as the Miners posted a 5-2 record including a 2-1 series win over Southern Miss in the Conference USA opener.
The Collegiate Rifles Coaches Association announced George Brenzovich as the NCAA Rifle Coach of the Year for the 2012 campaign. The Miners made it to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time since 2005.
UTEP (10-14) wrapped up their four game series with Evansville on Wednesday with a win and a loss in the double header. A high-scoring back and forth affair marked a 15-12 loss for the Miners in game one.
