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Baseball: Lobos have promising weekend ahead at Fresno State

Matthew Narvaiz | May 11

The University of New Mexico baseball team will visit Fresno State over the weekend in a three-game series in the hopes of keeping atop the Mountain West standings. In the Lobos’ last six games, four wins will help them clinch the title of Mountain West regular season champs. But four San Diego State losses—that team is now in second place—can also help UNM. New Mexico (28-20-1, 18-4-1 MW) enters the series at 2-2 in the month of May, losing two home games: one to New Mexico State, the other to Air Force during a series opener. Still, UNM is looking good in its last two outings against the Falcons, winning game two 17-10 and game three 11-6.

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After losing funding completely, UNM ski team ready for a comeback

Matthew Narvaiz and Gabriella Rivera | May 11

The University of New Mexico’s ski team is back. After Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs said their program would be cut from UNM’s athletic programs on April 13, the university made the decision to reinstate the ski program for the 2017-18 season. The overturning was a major win for ski team. In particular, Alex Barounos, a sophomore ski team member and a key contributor in petitioning for the reinstatement, says he and his teammates were ecstatic about the decision made on Thursday.

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Sports

Track and field: Lobos head to Utah for Mountain West Outdoor Championships

Bo Yu | May 10

The University of New Mexico track and field team is headed to Logan, Utah to participate in the conference outdoor championships today through Saturday. With a number of individual leaders in Mountain West, the Lobos will have several chances to claim the conference title if the team can perform consistently throughout the event. New Mexico seems hopeful that it will have a solid showing that sends several standouts to compete at the national level. "The expectations are to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to score as many points as possible while still trying to prepare people for the national championships,” head coach Joe Franklin said in a release.

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Sports

Baseball: Gonzalez shines in 11-6 Lobo win over Air Force

Matthew Narvaiz | May 7

Luis Gonzalez did it all for the Lobos on Sunday afternoon—pitching brilliantly and nearly hitting for the cycle. The junior outfielder/pitcher got the start on the mound for New Mexico (28-20-1, 18-4-1 MW) as well as played the part of designated hitter on offense, leading the Lobos to an 11-6 win and pick up the series victory over Air Force. Not only did Gonzalez go seven strong innings on the mound—allowing six runs on 11 hits, striking out six and walking one—he paced the Lobos’ offense, with a near-perfect performance, going 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. Gonzalez singled, doubled and hit a homerun, finishing a triple shy of the cycle.

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Grad Issue: Athlete finishes education after recovery

Isabel Gonzalez | May 7

November of 2015 was one of the most difficult times of his life, but today he’s figured out he can overcome anything with a positive attitude and the love of his family. Devon Williams joined the UNM men’s basketball team during the 2012-13 season. He redshirted that season and only appeared in five games. The following year, he started in 30 games. He scored in double figures in seven different occasions, had 48 offensive rebounds and led his team in blocks in six different games. Things were looking up for him, but his world shook up at the beginning of his junior season.

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Grad Issue: Valuable tennis player hopes to improve others' lives

Robert Maler | May 7

Someone landed a great shot at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center, the home courts for Lobo tennis, but there wasn’t a primal scream or even a fist pump. In fact, things stayed pretty quiet, despite the ball catching just enough of the end line to win the point. One of the players slowly started walking back to the baseline, staring at her racket for several seconds, and it seemed clear that she was processing information and in deep thought. It was difficult to tell whether she was happy with the way the previous point just played out — and it doesn’t even matter if it is one that she lost — but Rachana Bhat saw something in the exchange and she just filed it away in her memory bank. It is something that she will recall as the match progresses as she waits to implement it in her game plan. Bhat, a senior on the New Mexico women’s tennis team, is probably one of the most cerebral players a tennis fan could go out and watch compete.

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Sports

Grad Issue: Men’s tennis senior ends long Lobo career

Matthieu Cartron | May 7

Born in Córdoba, Mexico, in the Mexican State of Veracruz, Rodolfo Jauregui could never have imagined that he might end up playing college tennis in the United States. But in the winter of January 2013, Jauregui redshirted for the Lobos and began his first semester at UNM. In the four seasons that followed, Jauregui served the Lobos in nearly every position of the lineup, using his international experience and leadership to bring a different dimension to the team. For much of his early childhood, Jauregui had only known one sport: soccer. In Mexico, the graduate said, soccer is the most popular sport, played by almost everyone because it is so accessible; all you need is a ball to play.

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Sports

Baseball: New Mexico evens series with Air Force with 17-10 victory

Robert Maler | May 6

New Mexico baseball wasted no time building a huge lead as it tried to get the bitter taste of defeat out of its mouth in the second of a three-game series against Air Force. The Falcons (24-21, 11-14 MW) came screaming back with rally in the later innings again, but this time New Mexico (27-20-1, 17-4-1 MW) held on for a 12-9 victory to even the series. Lobo right-hander Johnathon Tripp got off to a great start on the mound, throwing multiple hitless innings. He made one early mistake, leaving a pitch out there that Falcon Nic Ready gave a ride for a two-run homer in the second inning. But the damage was inconsequential at the time.

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Sports

Ski Team: Former student-athletes struggle with hard reality and uncertain future

Matthew Narvaiz | May 6

Last month, the University of New Mexico ski team's funding was cut entirely. On Thursday, a group of 15 now-former ski team members held a conference to discuss the impact of the program being cut. The group provided information about decision of the board of regents to eliminate the program, how the news affected them and detailed what they were told it would take to get it reinstated.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos drop series opener 18-14 to Air Force

Matthew Narvaiz | May 6

A combination of bullpen woes for New Mexico and the offense of Air Force thriving late dealt the University of New Mexico baseball team a loss in the first of a three-game series Friday night. The Falcons tied and flew past the Lobos by collecting a total of 13 runs over the final four innings to take an 18-14 win at Santa Ana Star Field. As a team, the Lobos tallied 18 hits. Second baseman Justin Watari paced the team, going 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI and three runs. Jared Mang, Danny Collier and Hayden Schilling also had three each, with Mang contributing three RBI and one run.

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Baseball: UNM set for first of nine straight conference games to end regular season

Matthew Narvaiz | May 4

The University of New Mexico baseball team will host the Air Force Falcons in a three-game series this weekend at Santa Ana Star Field Friday through Sunday. The Lobos already hold a series sweep over the Falcons this season — in which they took three games from Air Force on the road in early March. All three of those games in the series saw UNM put up an astronomical amount of runs — they didn’t score less than 16 runs in each game. However, the Lobos put up 24 runs on Air Force in the second game against them, while tallying 28 hits — the most hits for UNM in a game this season.

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Baseball: Lobos lose final regular season matchup 12-5 to the Aggies

Matthew Narvaiz | May 2

The University of New Mexico baseball team gave up the regular season finale against New Mexico State on Tuesday evening, losing at Santa Ana Star Field, 12-5. Ultimately what gave way for the Aggies’ (27-19) first win over the Lobos (26-19-1) was a huge fourth inning, which saw the visiting team score a whopping nine runs in the frame. Stellar pitching, too, was key in its win. Starting pitcher for the Aggies, Andy Frakes went a career-high 8.1 innings against the Lobos, giving up five runs on seven hits and striking out three. Meanwhile, Lobo starting pitcher James Harrington exited after just 3.1 innings on the mound, as he gave up seven runs on seven hits. Harrington picked up the loss, too, putting him at 1-3 on the season.

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Baseball: Lobos to meet the Aggies for third and final time this season

Robert Maler | May 2

The Lobos and Aggies will face off against each other for the third and final time on the diamond this season, with UNM hosting the game on Tuesday. New Mexico (26-18-1, MW 16-3-1) won the first two meetings between the schools. The Lobos defeated the Aggies 8-2 in a Mar. 7 neutral site game and followed that up with a 5-3 victory in Las Cruces, later that month on the Mar. 28. The teams appear to be going in opposite directions entering the matchup. The Aggies (26-19, 11-4 WAC) were riding high with a record that had them 11 games over .500 but recently have fallen on hard times.

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Men's Soccer: Fishbein hopeful, despite season's 1-3 record

Isabel Gonzalez | May 1

Weather conditions in Colorado forced Saturday’s game to be cancelled, which officially ended the Lobos’ spring season with a 1-3 record. The Lobos played twice at home and twice on the road. Their first result was a 2-1 loss to Southern Methodist, a game played at the FC Dallas Complex in Texas. New Mexico bounced back the following weekend to take a 2-1 victory at Grand Canyon University. But after a month-long break, the Lobos once again found themselves with a 2-1 loss, this time to the Air Force Academy. Last weekend, the Lobos ended on the wrong side of a shutout, losing 1-0 to the Colorado School of Mines.

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Opinion

Letter: ​For the love of knowledge defend education

Daily Lobo Readers | April 30

Editor, In his Symposium Plato states, “it is indicative of the tyrannical nature of imperial rule that it condemns love as well as philosophy and sport." With his sudden and dictatorial decision to cut UNM’s most successful sports program Athletic Director Paul Krebs proves Plato right. The disrespect hurled against generations of dedicated young men and women displays an utter disregard and total lack of understanding for the exemplary mission of athleticism. This mission has been perfected over the years by UNM’s outstanding Ski Team.

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Baseball: Lobos stay on top of Mountain West after victory over San Diego State

Matthew Narvaiz | April 30

Sunday afternoon’s game saw plenty of momentum shifts, as New Mexico and San Diego State traded blows throughout the game.

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Track and field: Lobos posted strong performances at Longhorn Invitational

Bo Yu | April 30

With the conference championships in less than two weeks, the Lobo track and field team continued to make progress this Friday and Saturday at Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas. “This was an excellent meet for our group of 18 athletes that competed,” UNM assistant coach Rich Ceronie said in a release. “They all made significant progress in the Mountain West rankings.” Although New Mexico did not send its full team to Texas, the small pack participation still finished with a fifth place (53 points) for the men and an eighth place (28 points) for the women. Head coach Joe Franklin said earlier on Tuesday the athletes needed to make sure they would make steps towards the conference lists.

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Men’s Tennis: UNM eliminated in conference tournament by San Diego State

Matthieu Cartron | April 30

The Lobos entered the Mountain West Conference Tournament as the No. 4 seed, with high aspirations of walking away with a conference championship and automatic NCAA bid. Last year, UNM was knocked out by UNLV in the quarterfinal of the tournament. The Lobos made it to the semi-final round before being eliminated by Boise State 4-2 in the previous year, and hoped to make a deep again this time around. But their goal was dashed by the No. 5 seed, San Diego State, in the quarterfinal round. Both sides won four conference matches and lost three during the regular season, meaning their seeding was determined by a tiebreaker which looked at national ranking.

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Baseball: Lobos even series with 11-6 win over Aztecs

Matthew Narvaiz | April 30

Game two of the three game series between the University of New Mexico and San Diego State took a different turn, with the visiting team breaking through with an offensive output on Saturday that abandoned it the day before. Game one of the series saw New Mexico (25-18, 15-3-1 MW) get shut out, as the Lobos were limited to just four hits. But game two was quite different — UNM tallied 16 hits on its way to an 11-6 victory at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, California. The Lobo win was key for keeping their grasp on the first place spot in the Mountain West, while San Diego State (30-14, 14-6 MW) remained in second place with the loss.

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Baseball: Both teams pitch well, but Lobos unravel at the end against the Aztecs

Matthew Narvaiz | April 29

Friday’s game took a different turn for the Lobos in comparison to its last two outings. Instead of hitting being a main priority, San Diego State and UNM battled in a pitching duel at Tony Gwynn Field in San Diego, California, with the Aztecs ( claiming a key victory, 4-0, over the Lobos. Despite the loss, UNM (24-18-1, 14-3-1 MW) rotated only two pitcher in starter Tyler Stevens – who pitched seven innings – and reliever Justin Slaten. Stevens gave up three runs and eight hits, and Slaten – who pitched the Lobos’ last inning in the bottom of the eighth – gave up one run and no hits. However, what ultimately loses the game for UNM was a mess of an eighth inning. In that frame Justin Slaten had three wild pitches and a passed ball which led to two runs on just one hit in the eighth inning. Before those two runs, the Lobos found themselves within striking distance, but those insurance runs weighed heavy on the final score.