New Mexico Sports

DALLAS, Texas – Wednesday morning, the Conference USA office officially released the television schedule along with kickoff times for the 2026 football season. This year, NM State’s slate features five night games and five nationally televised contests, including a pair of home midweek matchups. Entering their third season under the guidance of Head Coach Tony Sanchez, the

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Head Coach Jason Hooten continues to add experienced talent to NM State’s 2026-27 roster with the signing of guard Jermaine Washington, who joins the Aggies following two seasons at San José State. Jermaine Washington | Jr. | G | 6-1 | Hemet, Calif. | Rancho Verde HS | San Jose State Washington

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After three rounds at Stanford Golf Course, Emma Bunch stands alone. Over the three-day NCAA Stanford Regional, Bunch shot six-under to serve as the top individual from a non-qualifying team to earn her spot at the 2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship. The championship will begin on May 22 in Carlsbad,

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – NM State closed out its season series against rival New Mexico on Tuesday night, falling 12-6 at Lobo Baseball. However, the Aggies concluded the four-game season set with a 3-1 record in the Rio Grande Rivalry. With the loss, the Aggies drop to 19-32 overall. The Aggies jumped out to an

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – It’s official. After one season spent as the interim head coach of the Aggie softball program, Benet Higgs has been elevated to head coach, announced by NM State Director of Athletics Joe Fields. With the promotion, Higgs becomes the 13th head coach in NM State’s 52-year history and just the third leader

NEWARK, Delaware – NM State closed Conference USA Tournament play Thursday evening with a marathon matchup against the No. 7 seed Louisiana Tech at the Delaware Softball Diamond. The Aggies battled through 11 innings in a tightly contested pitchers’ duel that featured multiple extra‑inning chances on both sides. Louisiana Tech ultimately pulled away late, handing

DALLAS, Texas – Conference USA announced its 2026 Softball Postseason Awards on Tuesday, May 5. The league recognized six superlative honorees along with selections to the All-Conference First Team, Second Team and All-Freshman Team. Faith Aragon earned a spot on the All-CUSA First Team, representing New Mexico State among the league’s top pitchers. Faith Aragon’s

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Following the unveiling of the 2026 Conference USA schedule, NM State football unveiled its full schedule for the upcoming season on Wednesday morning. The schedule features a season opener at a Power Four opponent along with a pair of marquee midweek matchups during October. The Aggies will open the 2026

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – NM State delivered one of its most dramatic wins of the season Tuesday night at Lobo Baseball Field, erupting for six runs in the 10th inning to outlast New Mexico 16-15 in a wild extra‑inning rivalry victory. With the win, the Aggies improve to 19-24 overall and are now a perfect

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico –  NM State and New Mexico renewed their rivalry Tuesday evening at Lobo Softball Field in a high‑energy midweek matchup. The Aggies opened strong offensively but were forced to respond as momentum swung back and forth early. Despite another late push, NM State fell 10–6 in the series meeting. NM State jumped

DALLAS, Texas – NM State freshman Destan Burks has been named Conference USA Freshman of the Week after a dominant performance during the Aggies’ 3–0 start to conference play, helping lead the team to an undefeated rivalry weekend. Burks was the Aggies’ most productive hitter over the three-game stretch, finishing 5-for-8 at the plate (.625)

TUCSON, Arizona – NM State hung tough early Wednesday night at Hi Corbett Field, but Arizona used a big ninth inning to pull away as the Aggies fell 13-3 on the road against the Wildcats. With the loss, the Aggies fall to 14-17 on the year and remain at 6-6 in league action. Arizona broke

PHOENIX, Arizona – NM State was able to strike first; however, an eight-run first inning proved to be too much for the Aggies to overcome as they fell 10-4 to No. 22 Arizona State at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. With the loss, the Aggies drop to 11-13 on the season.For the second straight game, Steve Solorzano opened the

DALLAS, Texas – NM State’s Tamara Carranza has been named Conference USA Player of the Week following a dominant offensive showing in the Aggies’ series against FIU.  Carranza put together one of the most impressive weekends of the season, batting .700 (7-for-10) across the three-game set while scoring four runs and driving in three RBIs.

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State University Director of Athletics Joe Fields today announced a $17 million investment in Aggie Athletics with the approval and funding of a new Press Box and Executive Suite project at Aggie Memorial Stadium. This funding will be combined with another $1.225 million in capital funding for the project, for a total

WACO, Texas – On Opening Day, NM State traveled to Baylor Ballpark on Friday, Feb. 13, where a historic individual effort proved too much to overcome in a 15-2 defeat. The Aggies hung around early behind a strong start on the mound from Colton Sneddon but were unable to counter Baylor’s two big scoring frames

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State (11-13, 4-10 CUSA) went toe-to-toe with the top team in Conference USA tonight, pushing the Liberty to the brink before ultimately falling in a tightly contested battle 77-75 on a buzzer beater inside the Pan American Center.  After an early deficit, NM State responded with a decisive first-half surge, stringing together a 12-2 run fueled

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State football announced the addition of three signees on Wednesday, completing its 2026 recruiting class with a total of 39 newcomers. The class includes student‑athletes added during the early signing period as well as through the January transfer portal window. The Aggies’ 2026 class features 26 transfers from FBS