UTEP Athletics

AUSTIN, Texas – UTEP’s Victor Kibiego finished third in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase final, earning first team All-America honors at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Championships hosted by Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Friday evening. Kibiego clocked in an 8:32.49, crossing the finish line right behind Montana State’s

AUSTIN, Texas – UTEP’s Victor Kibiego finished in the top five in the 3000-meter steeplechase semifinal one to automatically advance to Friday night’s final at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Championships hosted by Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Wednesday evening. Kibiego placed fifth in the first semifinal, clocking

EL PASO, Texas – Head Coach Ben Wallis has announced two additions for the 2024 beach volleyball season. UTEP is bringing in freshman Adriana Oporto and Power 5 transfer, Summer McDonough.  Summer McDonough  Hometown: Tucson, Arizona   High School: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy  Previous School: Arizona  Accomplishments and Accolades:   Perfect individual win record as a Wildcat  named All-Region First Team all four years in high school two-time all-region Offensive Player of the

DALLAS, Texas – Conference USA announced its 2023 football broadcast schedule, which includes 10 of UTEP’s games that will air nationally by the league’s primary partners.  Seven of the Miners’ games will be televised and/or streamed on the family of ESPN Platforms, as all three Wednesday night contests will be televised on ESPN2. UTEP will play

DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Niesha Burgher was named the 2023 Conference USA OTF Female Track Performer of the Meet as announced by league officials on Tuesday. For Burgher, it’s her second major C-USA accolade as she was previously named the 2023 Indoor Female Track Performer of the Meet on Feb. 28. Burgher is the first

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head coach Keitha Adams has added to her staff ahead of the 2023-24 season. For assistant coaches, Adams is keeping it in the Miner family by bringing home UTEP Athletics Hall of Famer Jareica Hughes and three-year team captain LuLu McKinney. She is also adding Chelsie Johnson, who will be

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team has landed transfer Zid Powell, a talented guard at Buffalo and a former NJCAA Honorable-Mention All-American, UTEP head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. A brief profile on Powell and a quote from assistant coach Bryen Spriggs follow below. Zid Powell 6-4, Guard Buffalo Senior Philadelphia, Pa.

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s 2023 football promotions schedule was announced on Monday.  The Miners will kick off their six-game home schedule against UIW on Saturday, Sept. 2 in the Sun Bowl.  In conjunction with the induction of the 1988 UTEP football team into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame, the Sept. 2 game marks the return of Miner Magic

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has signed New Mexico Junior College transfer Delma Zita, head coach Keitha Adams announced Friday. Zita was named the 2022-23 WJCAC Defensive Player of the Year and will represent Mozambique this summer at the AfroBasket Championships in Rwanda.   Zita will have two years of eligibility left with the

DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Max Schliesing was named to the 2023 Men’s Golf All-Conference USA second team as announced by league officials on Monday. Schliesing concluded his first season with a team-best 72.5 stroke average. The junior played in 11 tournaments, finishing as the top Miner in seven events, while placing in the top 10

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball announced the signing of Ivane Tensaie from Penn State on Friday. Tensaie was named the 2021-22 NJCAA Freshman Player of the Year at North Dakota State College of Science. A profile on Tensaie and a quote from Adams follows below.   Ivane Tensaie Penn State North Dakota State

EL PASO, Texas – The 2023 edition of “Orange Fever Fiesta” was the most successful in the history of the long-running event.   UTEP Athletics’ annual fundraiser for student-athlete scholarships generated $403,000 on Saturday, April 29.  This year’s “Orange Fever Fiesta” was presented by Madrid Law Firm and, for the first time, was held at Centennial

DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s women’s 4×100-meter relay team and Arianne Morais (javelin) were honored as the Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week as announced by league officials on Tuesday. All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear. For the first time in C-USA history, a women’s relay team were named

TEXARKANA, Ark. – The UTEP men’s golf team (314-294-308—916) finished in 10th place at the 2023 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship at Texarkana Country Club (par 72, 6969) in Texarkana, Ark., on Wednesday. The Miners (+52) finished 15 strokes behind WKU (314-302-285—901). Defending champion Charlotte (298-285-289—872), Middle Tennessee (293-287-293—873), LA Tech (296-287-293—876) and North Texas (296-293-289—878) will

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP football team will take on Michigan in “The Big House” during the 2026 season, UTEP Vice President and Director of Athletics Jim Senter and Michigan Director of Athletics Warde Manuel announced on Tuesday. “It’s always exciting to play a powerhouse Big Ten team in a great and electric environment,” UTEP head coach Dana Dimel said. “I

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball has signed JUCO All-American and prolific scorer Corey Camper Jr. (Tyler Junior College), head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. A brief profile on Camper Jr. and a quote from associate head coach Jeremy Cox follow below. Corey Camper Jr. 6-5, Guard Tyler Junior College Little Rock, Ark. Tallied nearly

EL PASO, Texas – Christine Brandl (volleyball), Holly Cohen (soccer), Fred Reynolds (men’s basketball), Anthony Rotich (track and field), Bob Stull (Director of Athletics/head football coach) and the 1988 football team form the 20th induction class into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame.  This year’s class will be inducted on Friday, Sept. 1 in the Sun

DALLAS, Texas – UTEP indoor track and field record holder Jordani Woodley was named one of the recipients of the 2022-23 Conference USA Winter Spirit of Service Award as announced by league officials on Thursday. The award honors student-athletes with significant community service endeavors, good academic standing, and participation in their sport. The Spirit of

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Denae McFarlane, after her stellar performance this past weekend, was named the Conference USA Female Track Athlete of the Week as announced by league officials on Tuesday. All weekly C-USA awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear. McFarlane excelled in a trio of events at the Willie Williams Invitational hosted by Arizona in

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel finalized his 2023 football staff, announcing Scotty Ohara as the new offensive coordinator, Josh Brown returning to the program as the defensive pass game coordinator, and James Bain being promoted to assistant offensive line/assistant special teams’ coach. Ohara replaces Dave Warner, who retired following the 2022