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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - When the New Mexico State Aggie baseball players start the 2020 season, they will have a new facility to help them hone their skills thanks to long-time donors and loyal Aggie fans, Mike and Judy Johnson, who have pledged $900,000 to build a new training facility for the NM State baseball program.

Aggie players will prepare for next season in the new 4,500 square foot facility, located adjacent to the team dugout along the third base line. Housing three designated hitting locations, along with two dual-use hitting and pitching areas, the facility will enable more players to practice specific skills at the same time.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State track and field and cross country head coach Doug Reynolds assembled an impressive signing class for the upcoming seasons. Joining a talented Aggie squad are 19 total newcomers looking to leave a mark in the NM State record books.

“We are very excited about this incoming class. Building both a culture of winning and a sustainable team structure in recruiting is one of the most challenging aspects of developing a program for long term success,” Reynolds said. “I believe that our second recruiting class in my tenure here at NM State accomplished every aspect of those goals. This class elevated our team’s potential to win, and created a well-rounded base to sustain that potential for many years to come. I’m truly excited to see this team in action during the coming years!”

Bailey Beene

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Goddard HS | Roswell, N.M.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State head women’s soccer coach Rob Baarts shored up his staff with the addition of veteran goalkeeper coach Brian Periman, Baarts announced Wednesday.

“I cannot even begin to say how fortunate we are to have someone with Brian’s experience joining our NM State coaching staff,” Baarts said. “Brian is an exceptional goalkeeper Coach that also brings tremendous experience in several areas. He will immediately have an impact with video analysis and his attention to detail. Brian will also help greatly with national recruiting as he is a US Soccer scout for the Central Region. This will widen our recruiting reach over the next several years. Needless to say we are incredibly excited to welcome Brian to the Aggie Soccer family!”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State women’s soccer team added Oregon State transfer Shea O’Connor for the 2019 season, head coach Rob Baarts announced on Thursday. O’Connor is set to compete as a junior this season.

“We are very excited to add Shea O’Connor to our 2019 roster from Oregon State. Shea will bring a tremendous hold up game for our forward line,” Baarts said. “We are adding a lot of pace in our flank play, which will fit Shea’s ability as a central forward to be a fantastic outlet for our midfield and back line. She loves to score goals and will be a force to be dealt with! Can’t wait to see what her next two years look like.”

2018: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention...played in all 19 games with 13 starts...posted a season-high three shots against Dartmouth (Sept. 2).  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball head coach Mike Jordan announced on Tuesday the schedule for the 2019 season. A challenging slate awaits the Aggies as the team comes into the 2019 season as the reigning Western Athletic Conference Tournament Champions.

The season includes 28 matches with 14 contests taking place at the Pan American Center. New Mexico State faces conference opponents 16 times over the course of the 2019 campaign and the team closes out the regular season on its home court.

The Aggies' journey begin with the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Ala. NM State opens the season on Aug. 30 with a games versus Butler and host Tigers. The team closes the tournament with a match against Tennessee State on Aug. 31.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL - The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars were announced Monday morning with four NM State student-athletes earning the honor. The Aggies named WGCA All-American Scholars are Kehler Koss, Angela Xu, Pun Chanachai and Maria Prado.

Both Koss and Prado also earned the award last season. Under head coach Danny Bowen, New Mexico State posted a 3.75 team GPA for the spring semester while also winning the Western Athletic Conference Championship.

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team is a minimum 3.50 GPA, one of the most stringent requirements in all of college athletics. All told, 1,097 women’s collegiate golfers were named WGCA All-American Scholars.

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DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference announced its Spring 2019 Academic All-Conference teams on Tuesday with 67 Aggies earning the award. The WAC named 461 student-athletes from its spring sports to the list while 277 freshmen and transfers from the fall and winter sports were also honored.

To qualify, student-athletes had to complete at least one academic year, competed in at least 50-percent of the team’s competitions and held at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA.

Baseball
Mitchell Allen, Jr.
Jason Bush, Sr.
Justin Dehn, Sr.
Logan Ehnes, Sr.
Nick Gonzales, So.
Eric Mingus, Sr.
Tristan Peterson, Jr.
Braden Williams, Sr.

Men’s Golf
Tadhg Campbell, Sr.
Mike McGilton, Sr.
Niall Powell, Jr.

Women’s Golf
Pun Chanachai, Jr.
Dominique Galloway, Jr.
Kehler Koss, So.
Maria Prado, Sr.
Tiegan Taylor, So.
Angela Xu, Sr.

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DENVER, CO - Already one of the most decorated Aggies of all time, former women’s basketball star Brooke Salas has been named the Joe Kearney Award winner by the Western Athletic Conference, the league announced Monday. The award is named after former WAC commissioner Joe Kearney and is given annually to the top female and male student-athletes in the conference. Grand Canyon swimmer Mark Nikolaev took home the honor for male student-athletes.

“There are not too many student-athletes like Brooke Salas, she made everyone around her better,” said head coach Brooke Atkinson. “She has made such a long-lasting impact on this program, this university and this community. This award is just another reminder of what she has done in her time here at NM State. We are very proud of her!”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia has named Mike Kirby the 11th head baseball coach in Aggie history Monday morning.

“After a nationwide search that yielded several top candidates, I felt that the right coach and the right fit for the Aggie baseball program was Mike [Kirby]," said Moccia. "Mike is an extremely passionate individual who I know will do everything in his power to keep our program successful, take it to new heights and excite our community.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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AUSTIN, TX - New Mexico State men’s tennis senior Enrique Asmar joined an elite group of student-athletes late Friday morning when he was named to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-American ® At-Large team (third-team), as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Asmar becomes the 65th Aggie all-time to earn Academic All-America as selected by CoSIDA and just the second men’s tennis player ever to earn this distinction with Gustave Diep winning the award back-to-back years from 2009-10. The last Aggie to earn Academic All-America accolades was Kaylee Neal from volleyball back in 2017.

Asmar has been honored by the long-time national organization every year he has been eligible and recently graduated with a 3.97 in civil engineering. The Barranquilla, Colombia, product is now headed to The Farm where he'll be pursuing a master's degree at Stanford University.  Continue Reading This Post >>