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
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball head coach Keitha Adams announced the signing of Czech forward Luisa Vydrova Wednesday. Vydrova will compete with the Czech Republic at the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup this summer. A profile on Vydrova and a quote from Adams follows below. Luisa Vydrova Gymnázium Nad Štolou Prague, Czech Republic 6-1, Forward Freshman
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 19-year-old Andrea Hernandez will receive her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from UTEP this weekend. She graduated from Americas High School’s Trailblazers Early College High School in 2017. Hernandez then spent four years at El Paso Community College, preparing to transfer to UTEP, which she did in 2021. For
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso says its largest graduating cohort ever, more than 3,140 students, will walk the stage to receive a diploma this weekend. Students will graduate in four commencement ceremonies. We have a complete schedule below. 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 13, 20231 p.m.: College
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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
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Don Haskins is already memorialized in El Paso with an indoor stadium, a recreation center, and a street all bearing his name. Now, a statue of the legendary basketball coach will stand in front of the Don Haskins Center. Having a case of the Mondays? This news about the 🐻
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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
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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
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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
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — No UTEP or NMSU players were drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft but already we’ve seen a few with some news. On Monday NMSU linebacker Trevor Brohard earned a spot at the San Francisco 49ers rookie training camp. Brohard started all 13 games fro the Aggies in 2022 and finished
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EL PASO, Texas — After three days, seven rounds and 259 picks, the 2023 NFL Draft has come to an end. No Miners or Aggies were drafted but immediately after the draft ended UTEP running back Ronald Awatt signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Awatt had a team-high 734 yards on 163 attempts and rushed
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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
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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
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EL PASO, Texas — LA Tech sweep UTEP Softball with a 13-2 win in the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field. UTEP was first on the board in the opening inning courtesy of an RBI double by Savannah Favre. That plated Lexi Morales, who had a leadoff walk for the Miners. After
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Softball fell to LA Tech 7-2 in game two of the series Saturday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field. LA Tech’s Amanda Gonzalez recorded a base hit in the opening inning with a single down the right field line and was plated by Kylie Neel’s RBI double to give the Techsters
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics is excited to announce the opening of the Silent Auction for “Orange Fever Fiesta Presented by Madrid Law Firm.” With over 150 items available, the online auction offers something for everyone, from unique travel experiences to one-on-one golf lessons with UTEP Golf Coaches. All proceeds from the silent auction
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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
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 spoke one-on-one with the new head coach of the UTEP women’s basketball team, Keitha Adams. Adams returns to UTEP after spending the last six seasons at Wichita State. She was the head coach for the Miners from 2001-2017. Adams explains why it was the right time to return to UTEP.
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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
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso basketball icon Willie Cager’s Celebration of Life will take place Friday at 7 p.m. in the Don Haskins Center at UTEP. The celebration will honor Cager’s accomplishments as well as dedication to the Borderland. Family, friends, and teammates will be in attendance to share memories of Cager. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Raise Your Pick Giving Day is a community-wide giving day taking place today. It’s an opportunity to make a positive impact on UTEP. The event will be held today at Centennial Plaza, starting at 11:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. There are various ways the miner nation can support Raise your
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EL PASO, Texas – A Celebration of Life for Texas Western College basketball legend and El Paso icon Willie Cager is slated for 7 p.m. Friday, April 14 in the Don Haskins Center. The event is free and open to the public. Cager’s family, friends and teammates will share their recollections of a life well lived at
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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
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso announced that its $130.5 million in federal research expenditures in fiscal year 2022 broke its record for the fourth straight year. According to the latest figures, UTEP has moved up to No. 4 among public, non-medical higher education institutions in Texas for total
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District is celebrating the completion of Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 School – named after the 1966 Texas Western College men’s basketball team’s point guard. Hill was a part of a team coached by Hall of Famer Don Haskins at Texas Western, now UTEP, that made
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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
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AUSTIN, Texas – Texas has reached an agreement with Rodney Terry to be the Longhorns’ full-time head basketball coach, taking the interim tag off his title after he led the program to the Elite Eight following the midseason firing of Chris Beard, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. Texas was
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — UTEP softball (10-18, 2-6 Conference USA) dropped game two of the series vs. Charlotte (18-12, 6-2 C-USA). The 49ers clawed their way back into the game for the 9-8 walk-off victory after trailing 7-0 in the second inning Saturday afternoon at Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium. UTEP broke the game wide open with a seven-run second inning highlighted by
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EL PASO, Texas — A public memorial for Willie Cager will be held on April 14th in the Don Haskins Center, with services beginning at 7 p.m. The family told ABC-7 anybody is invited to attend the services to honor the Texas Western basketball legend. Cager was a basketball player and a member of the
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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
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