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Three Miners earn CUSA postseason honors; UTEP’s Mendoza earns Defensive Player of the Year 

EL PASO, Texas –  The UTEP softball team was recognized among Conference USA’s top talent on Tuesday as the league announced its 2025 postseason awards. Shortstop Madi Mendoza earned Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Miner in program history to claim the honor. She was joined on the all-conference lists by Ajia Richard, who repeated as

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“Walden Family Challenge” raises more than $73,000 to surpass goal; donations still being accepted through Wednesday

EL PASO, Texas – The “Walden Family Challenge” is a smash success. After UTEP coach Scotty Walden and his wife, Callie, announced that they would match every dollar contributed to the UTEP football program during the month of April up to $70,000, Miner fans responded by giving over $73,000 during the last three-plus weeks. “Not only

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High School Softball Playoffs: Friday scores & highlights

EL PASO, Texas – The high school softball playoffs continued Friday with the bi-district round. The following scores are from Friday: CLASS 6A Socorro defeated Midland 8-7 (Socorro leads best-of-three series 1-0) Odessa Permian defeated Montwood 6-2 (Odessa Permian leads best-of-three series 1-0) Frenship defeated Eastwood 3-0 (Frenship leads best-of-three series 1-0) Eastlake defeated Midland

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UTEP upsets #1 Liberty in semis, comes up short against #2 Sam Houston in final at CUSA Men’s Golf Championship

TEXARKANA, Arkansas – The UTEP men’s golf team upset top-seeded Liberty, 3-2, in the match play semifinals, but the Miners fell short against second-seed Sam Houston, 3.5-1.5 at the 2025 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship at Texarkana Country Club (par 72, 6969 yards) on Wednesday afternoon. UTEP, for a second straight season, upset the top-seed team

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UTEP track & field’s Belik, Simpson earn CUSA accolades for second consecutive week

EL PASO, Texas –  Conference USA announced UTEP’s Jakub Belik as the Male Field Athlete of the Week and Marissa Simpson as the Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by league officials on Tuesday. Belik and Simpson have been named athletes of the week on back-to-back occasions after earning the weekly honors on April 15. It’s

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