Irving, Texas – Senior Anthony Rotich was named the Track Performer of the Meet by the Conference USA head coaches for the third-straight year, as announced by the conference offices Friday morning.   Rotich was named the High Point Scorer of the Meet (26 points) for the third straight year. The Kenyan native won his 5,000m race withLeer más

EL PASO, Texas – After a month of traveling, the UTEP softball team will host its first series of the 2015 season, as Conference USA foe Middle Tennessee will make its way to the Sun City for a second consecutive season. The Miners (3-19) will host the Blue Raiders (9-5) in a three-game set March 7 &Leer más

UTEP (20-9, 12-5 C-USA) closes out the 2014-15 regular season by hosting Rice (11-18, 8-9 C-USA) on Saturday afternoon.  The Miners are 13-2 in the Haskins Center and have won seven consecutive C-USA home games for the first time since the 2009-10 season. – With a victory over Rice, UTEP would have its best winning percentage inLeer más

EL PASO, TEXAS – Vince Hunter shook off a quiet four-game stretch by collecting 19 points and eight rebounds, as UTEP jumped on North Texas early and moved back into a second-place tie in C-USA with an 83-60 pasting of the Mean GreenThursday.   Coupled with UAB’s 62-59 upset loss at Florida Atlantic earlier inLeer más

DENTON, TEXAS– The UTEP women’s basketball team used a barrage of three pointers to topple North Texas, 69-61, inside the Super Pit Thursday evening. The Miners (12-14, 7-10 C-USA) connected on 11-of-23 from beyond-the-arc to derail an inspired Mean Green (5-23, 4-13 C-USA) squad which was playing its final home game of the regular season. Lulu McKinney (career-highLeer más

IRVING, TEXAS– Junior Cameasha Turner has been voted to the five-member 2015 Conference USA Women’s Basketball All-Academic team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon. It is the second academic accolade that Turner, who sports a 4.0 cumulative GPA while pursuing a degree in criminal justice, has earned this year. Previously she was tabbed to the 2015 Capital One Academic All-District®Leer más

El Paso, Texas – Three-time national champion Anthony Rotich was named to the men’s Pre-NCAA Indoor Championships Watch List for the Bowerman as announced by the U. S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association on Wednesday.   This is Rotich’s 11th-career appearance on the Watch List. The native Kenyan will head to the NCAA Championships nextLeer más

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The UTEP softball team was swept by New Mexico in a two-game series, 7-5 in game one, and 7-4 in game two on Tuesday at Lobo Softball Field.   The Miners (3-19) tallied 17 hits during the two games, but had 17 runners left on base. The Lobos (10-7) connected on 19 hits.Leer más