UTEP Soccer led by quiet success of Coach Cross
UTEP Soccer Head Coach Kevin Cross bleeds orange and blue through and through.
“I love this team,” Cross said. “It means even more to me. It’s like I got UTEP orange blood now, it’s part of my soul.”
Cross has coached the team for the past 16 years, with just one losing season under his command. All the players said they wouldn’t want to play for anyone else.
“He makes it fun and brings so much energy to practice every day, and is just a coach you want to play for,” one UTEP soccer player said.
Under Coach Cross, the Miners have gone an impressive 184-101-21, but Cross is far from satisfied.
“I still haven’t achieved my goal yet,” Cross said. “I want to win a championship here, and here only.”
The UTEP soccer team will kick off its 2016 seasonat home in the FirstLight Federal Credit Union Battle of I-10 vs. NM State at 7 p.m. Friday .
The contest, which is the first UTEP athletic department event for the 2016-17 year, will feature a pre-game UTEP Soccer Alumni Association tailgate starting at 5:30 p.m.with free food from Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q while supplies last.
“UTEP Soccer is very excited for Friday night and our rivalry game with NM State,” head coach Kevin Cross said. “We have worked very hard for this season and have lots to prove.We have a lot of respect for New Mexico State and its coach, Freddy Delgado. NM State will fight for everything and give us a very tough match as rivalry games always do.
