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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The University of New Mexico women’s golf team is set to enter the 2021 Mountain West Women’s Golf Tournament as the top-seeded squad in the field on Tuesday, April 20, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club (par 72, 6,270 yards).
New Mexico heads into the tournament the highest-ranked Mountain West squad, 46th in the nation, as ranked by GolfStat. The Lobos lead five Mountain West teams to rank in GolfStat’s top 75 including San Diego State (47), San José State (54), UNLV (59) and Fresno State (73).
A Lobo win would mark the ninth in UNM women’s golf program history. UNM’s current win total of eight marks the most of any other conference team.
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University of New Mexico baseball coach Ray Birmingham will retire at the end of the season. On Monday afternoon, UNM and the baseball team held a press conference to make the announcement at home plate on the Santa Ana Star Center field. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)
Ray Birmingham started his slow ride into the New Mexico sunset Monday in uncharacteristic fashion.
He choked up.
Moments into his prepared comments during a media conference at Santa Ana Star Field, the University of New Mexico’s veteran baseball coach paused and stepped away from the microphone. Birmingham, who on Sunday announced his intention to retire at season’s end, had to battle his emotions throughout the public ceremony.
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Professor Accused Of Harassment Can t Get Bias Suit Revived
Law360 (April 19, 2021, 8:33 PM EDT) The Tenth Circuit on Monday shut down a bid to revive a discrimination case from a former University of New Mexico professor who allegedly harassed female students, saying he hadn t rebutted the school s claim that it justifiably fired him for misconduct, not his gender and national origin.
A three-judge panel upheld the university s trial win against untenured anthropology professor Christopher Valencia, who is Hispanic. Valencia brought the discrimination case after being suspended, censured and ultimately fired following a probe into alleged harassment. Both before the district court and on appeal, Mr. Valencia has identified no evidence showing that UNM s legitimate, non-discriminatory.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. In its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011, the University of New Mexico women’s soccer team will face Navy (4-4-2) in the first round, tabbed to take place April 27 at 4 p.m. MT at the Gillette Soccer Complex in Wilson, North Carolina. The entire NCAA Tournament will be held in the state of North Carolina.
The Lobos most recently won the Mountain West Regular Season Championship, advancing New Mexico to the Big Dance. The Lobos (10-1-0, MW 10-1-0) defeated the San Diego State Aztecs 3-2 in overtime at the UNM Soccer Complex for the Title, with junior Jadyn Edwards scoring the golden goal in the 96th minute. Edwards was a star for the team, scoring two of the Lobos’ three goals on the night.