EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas are hosting a UTEP Night and asking all current and former Miners to turn out and turn the ballpark orange. The game is happening Friday, August 30, 2024 at 6:35 PM at Southwest University Park in Downtown El Paso. The Chihuahuas will be taking on the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s head coach Scotty Walden held his first weekly presser of the regular season Monday at the Larry K. Durham center. UTEP fans are five days away from witnessing a new era of UTEP football. The Miners will hit the road for their season opener against Nebraska who will have
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fourth-year head coach Joe Golding has returned to the Sun City following his time in Kuwait while volunteering to be part of the Operation Hardwood Classic basketball tournament at Camp Arifjan presented by “Feherty’s Troops First Foundation.” The nearly weeklong event (Aug.11-16) is designed to afford a select group of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners will get ready to enter game week getting ready for Nebraska for its season opener on Saturday, August 31st. The big question throughout Fall camp has been who is going to be the starting quarterback for the Miners and head coach Scotty Walden said he’ll be announcing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP soccer program was defeated 1-0 by UC Riverside at University Field Sunday afternoon. The Highlanders scored early in the first half and the Miners could not find the equalizer. UTEP held a slight advantage in total shots (10-9) and corner kicks (6-2), but UCR earned more shots on
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer program earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Texas A&M – Commerce in its home opener Thursday evening. Ana Quintero put away a chance in the 22nd minute off an assist from Taya Lopez. Angelina Amparano (six saves) and strong defensive play kept the Lions (1-1-0) at bay the rest of the
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer program welcomes Texas A&M – Commerce to University Field at 7 p.m. MT Thursday (8/22) for the first home match of the 2024 season. Thursday is camp reunion night, where summer camp participants can take advantage of a special buy one, get one ticket offer. GAME COVERAGE Thursday vs Texas A&M
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twenty years after it was made famous by former head coach Mike Price, the “Mine Shaft” UTEP football team entrance is returning to the Sun Bowl for the 2024 season. Fans will want to be in their seats 10 minutes prior to kick off to witness the one-of-a-kind entrance of
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ABILENE, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP soccer program drew 0-0 at ACU Saturday evening in the first match of the 2024 season. The Wildcats held a slight advantage in shots (9-8), shots on goal (5-3), and corners (5-2) while the sides were tied in offsides offenses with four apiece. Angelina Amparano made five saves in
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football’s Maurice Westmoreland was one of 90 defensive linemen and linebackers selected to the Lombardi Award Watch List on Thursday. Westmoreland led the Miners with 7.5 sacks and finished second in Conference USA in 2023. The senior led the league with 64 sack yards, and ranked fourth in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP and NMSU enter week three of Fall camp starting on Monday. Both the Miners and Aggies are still trying to hone in on who their starting quarterbacks will be. For the Miners, they have six players fighting for the starting quarterback position. Cade McConnell, the returning Junior, and Skyler
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “Meet the Miners,” a fresh take on UTEP Athletics Fan Day, took place Saturday at Memorial gym. Fans came out and met UTEP coaches and student-athletes from 1-3 pm and was open to the public. The football, soccer and indoor volleyball teams were in attendance, as well as select coaches
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP volleyball team kicked off practice Thursday at Memorial Gym. The Miners added six new freshman to their 2024-45 roster. Last season UTEP finished with a 25-10 overall record and 11-5 conference record. Head coach Ben Wallis said he isn’t focusing on winning a championship but building a championship
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP basketball head coach Joe Golding is headed to Kuwait. Golding will be supporting a good cause as part of Operation Hardwood. Operation Hardwood is a basketball tournament for U.S. soldiers from various bases around Kuwait. Current or former basketball coaches are invited to take part in coaching teams comprised of U.S. soldiers.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Daniel Foo has been promoted to head coach of the UTEP Beach Volleyball team, Vice President and Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Monday. Foo has served as Associate Head Coach for the first two seasons (2023-24) of the fledgling program. Ben Wallis has doubled as head
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Niesha Burgher earned herself a spot in the 200-meter semifinals on Saturday in the 2024 Olympics in Paris after finishing second in her heat in round one, clocking in a time of 22.54. The 21-year-old finished fifth in heat two of the 200-meter semifinals on Monday with a time
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Miner Fridays are coming on August 9! Gather your orange and blue gear and get ready to put your UTEP school spirit on full display. Whether you’re on campus, in the community or at home, Miner Fridays are the perfect opportunity to show your UTEP pride. “On Fridays, everyone is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners kicked off day one of fall camp at Sun Bowl Stadium Thursday morning. “”We were a little sloppy but I love the energy and the attack,” head football coach Scotty Walden said. “We’ve got to get in shape, the way normal teams practice we would’ve been good
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football’s Maurice Westmoreland was one of 75 defensive standouts selected as a contender for the National Defensive Player of the Year announced by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday. Westmoreland led the Miners with 7.5 sacks and finished second in Conference USA in 2023.
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team will be headed to paradise this week. Wednesday, the team will fly out to Nassau in the Bahamas. While the team will sight-see and spend some time at the beach, the Miners will be putting in some work on the island. UTEP is scheduled to play
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 2024 UTEP football season will get off to a rousing start on Wednesday, Aug. 21! Join coach Scotty Walden for the “UTEP Football Kickoff Party” in the GECU Terrace at Sun Bowl Stadium. The event will start at 6:30 pm and conclude at 8:30 pm. Billed as “UTEP’s Biggest
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s quarterback, Cade McConnell, held his first passing and skills football camp Saturday morning at Canutillo High School. “These camps can be really cool when they can be intimate and you can actually go out and coach kids,” McConnell said. “Earlier in the week I said it would feel like
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seven former Miners are in Paris getting ready to compete on the biggest stage in the world. Tobi amusan will run in the 100-meter hurdles for team Nigeria. Sean bailey will compete in the 400-meter for Jamaica. Niesha Burgher earned her spot in the 200-meter for Jamaica. Greta Kerekes will compete in
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s golf head coach Aaron Puetz announced on Wednesday that Jett Isoda will serve as the golf program’s assistant coach. “We are excited to add Jett to our coaching staff. His playing and coaching experience match what we are looking for to lead our programs to post-season
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FRISCO, Texas – Tuesday was Conference USA Media Day, and it was a day of firsts for UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden, and NMSU head football coach Tony Sanchez. Both are entering their first seasons as head coach with their respective progams. Coach Walden was joined by wide receiver Trey Goodman, and defensive end Maurice
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP has received a $2.3 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue their work in helping migrant farm workers obtain their high school equivalency certificate (HSE). This grant will fund the program until 2029. The grant will help fund UTEP’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP), which
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CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – Former UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel will don another shade of orange on the sidelines this football season. Monday it was announced Dimel will join the coaching staff at Illinois. He was hired as the team’s senior offensive assistant. For the past six seasons, Dimel was the head football coach at
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s RB Jevon Jackson, DT KD Johnson, CB AJ Odums, OL Otis Pitts III and LS Angelo Tejada were announced to Conference USA’s 2024 Preseason Football Watch List as announced by league officials on Friday. Jackson, a transfer from Austin Peay, was named a 2023 FCS Football Central Second Team All-America
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former Miner Niesha Burgher is exactly 16 days away from making her first Olympic appearance competing in the 200-meter. “Knowing that I train and I prepare, I know I can compete against anyone,” Burgher said. “I don’t compare myself to anyone, I’m the best too so at the end of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP volleyball team is thrilled to announce the addition of Alex Gantt as the new graduate assistant coach. A native of Aledo, Texas, Gantt brings a wealth of experience and a distinguished playing and coaching career to the Miners. He played for a top club in North Texas,
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