EL PASO, Texas – It’s been nearly 20 years since they took the field together, but the band is back together. Dana Dimel has been at the helm of the Miners since 2018. In his years he’s recruited many players and coaches alike, some of whom he shares a whole lot of history with. First
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Roosa Yloenen, who didn’t compete in almost over a year after the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19, has upped her performance during the 2021 season. The javelin thrower was named the Conference USA Track and Field Female Field Athlete of the Week by league officials on Wednesday after
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Like 54 other golfers, 48-year old Javier Quevedo came to the New Mexico State Golf Course Tuesday with a dream. “Well, making it to the US Open,” said Quevedo, who played in amateur professional tournaments as a kid. “Especially at Torrey Pines.” After his top three finish in the Tuesday’s
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP student-athletes and teams were honored at the 2021 Golden Pick Awards on Monday at the Don Haskins Center. A list of the major award winners and a brief summation of their accomplishments follows below. The end-of-the-year “Academy Awards”-style show highlighted all the academic and athletic accomplishments of UTEP student-athletes for the past
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EL PASO, Texas – Any time you can end your home season on a winning note, it’s a good feeling. UTEP softball is feeling that way after a 10-9 victory over non-conference opponent Utah Valley Sunday. Miners’ sophomore catcher Karina Somoza had a career-best five RBIs in the second multi-hit game of her career, including
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not everyday an NFL superstar comes to your school, let alone gives you a pair of shoes, but for students at El Paso’s Hawkins Elementary that’s exactly what happened. Aaron and Alvin Jones as part of their A&A Foundation gave 60 deserving and lucky students a pair of brand new
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EL PASO, Texas – The season is over, and the collegiate semester is winding down. But for UTEP student athletes, it’s a chance to end their academic year on a winning note. When UTEP offensive lineman Robert Mervin arrived on campus, he didn’t have the grades to see the field. So he came to the Miner
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EL PASO, Texas – The 2021-22 UTEP women’s basketball season tickets are now officially on sale, it was announced Wednesday. Prices range from $65 to $150 based on seat location, and fans are encouraged to call 915-747-UTEP or visit UTEPMiners.com/Tickets for more information. Fans can also visit UTEPMiners.com/tickets to view the seating chart for the upcoming season. All seats in
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TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP put together its best round of golf on the final day of stroke play at the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship with the Miners shooting 5-under par as a team on Wednesday at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana. The Miners closed out the event tied for 10th place. UTEP put together a
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TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP shot 9-over par in the second round of the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana. The Miners will enter the final round of stroke play in 10th place. On Tuesday, UTEP shot 297 (+9) as a group to finish the second round in 10th place. The
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RUSTON, Louisiana – UTEP softball (9-23, 4-12 C-USA) was shutout, 2-0, in the opening contest of its double-header and lost, 3-2, in the nightcap despite a seventh-inning comeback versus Louisiana Tech (18-24, 7-5 C-USA) at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field Monday evening. UTEP pitchers redshirt sophomore Isabella Kelly, sophomore Zaylie Calderon and freshman Mackenzee Collins put on a
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TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP closed out the first round of play at the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship with the Miners finishing the day in ninth place on Monday at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Arkansas. The Miners opened the event on Monday with a team total of 295 to finish the first round at 7-over par. UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball needed a four-game sweep of Louisiana Tech in order to jump the Lady Techsters for four 4th place, and qualification for the conference Tournament, in the Conference USA. The Miners arguably outplayed the Lady Techsters in both games Sunday, but were only able to come away with one victory.
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New @UTEP_MBB head coach Joe Golding to Maynard of H&H Car Wash on getting to the NCAA Tournament: “we’re gonna get it done.” Watch my full one-on-one tonight on ABC-7 Xtra after ABC-7 at 10. #PicksUp @UTEPAthletics @UTEP pic.twitter.com/KE9wpbsCUY— Erik Elken KVIA ABC-7 (@ErikElkenKVIA) April 26, 2021 Catch @ErikElkenKVIA’s interview w/ @CoachJoeGolding on ABC-7 Xtra
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball (8-20, 3-9 C-USA) battles Louisiana Tech (15-23, 4-4 C-USA), the team one spot above the Miners in the Conference USA standings at fourth place, in a pair of double-headers in Ruston, La.. The four games will play a pivotal role in determining the West Division’s final seed of the
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DENTON, Texas – The UTEP tennis team (6-7) was bested, 4-0, by undefeated FIU (10-0) in the opening round of the 2021 Conference USA Championships in Denton, Texas, Thursday. “We really fought today with everything we had, but they were just a little stronger than us,” UTEP head coach Ivan Fernandez said. “It shows why they are still
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EL PASO, Texas – Mikka Laaksonen never expected to stick El Paso after he wrapped up a stellar track and field career at UTEP in 1993. Especially since in the years following, he competed in the 1994 European Championships and the 1995 World Championships as a weight and hammer throw field athlete. But returned to
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EL PASO, Texas – The Aspire Group and UTEP Athletics have named Mark Goodwinas the new Director of Ticket Sales and Service, it was announced by thedepartment on Wednesday. “We are thrilled to add Mark and his wife, Kristen, to the Miner Family,”said UTEP Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations NickPopplewell. “Mark has an
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EL PASO, Texas – The NCAA on Tuesday said it was placing UTEP’s football and softball programs on one-year probation and fining the university $5,000 for rules violations. The violations cited by the NCAA involved exceeding allotted practice time and having too many coaches involved with practices. UTEP officials acknowledged the violations and said they would
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EL PASO, Texas – During his introduction new UTEP basketball coach Joe Golding said if any players on the roster opted to transfer, he would help them find the best fit moving forward. Bryson Williams shouldn’t need too much help, as there will be a long line for the now former UTEP star forward. Williams
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EL PASO, Texas — Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for Alvin Jones Sr., the father of Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones. (You can watch the entire funeral in the video player above.) Alvin Jones Sr. died last week at the age of 57 from complications due to Covid-19. Aaron Jones, who
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EL PASO, Texas – It didn’t take long for the transfers to start up once again at UTEP. Just one day after Joe Golding was officially named the new head coach of UTEP men’s basketball, Goldling already has another hole to fill in his roster. Verbal Commits reporting that UTEP forward Kristian Sjolund has entered
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EL PASO, Texas — New UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Golding arrived in the Sun City on Wednesday and was formally introduced on the court at the Don Haskins Center. Golding flew in by private plane to the Santa Teresa airport, saying he was “honored and humbled to be the next head coach at
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UPDATE: UTEP confirmed Tuesday night that it has hired Abilene Christian’s Joe Golding as the Miners’ new head basketball coach. Golding led Abilene Christian to the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons and an upset win over third-seed Texas in this year’s March Madness. “I’m honored and humbled to be the next
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – With season ticket renewals now concluded, new season tickets are now officially on sale for the 2021 UTEP Football season. Ticket prices start as low as $65 and flexible payment plans are available, including a 5-month option if fans sign up by April 30. Fans can visit UTEPMiners.com/tickets to view the seating chart for
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IRVING, Texas – UTEP sophomore Tessa Carlin has been named to the Conference USA All-Academic first team, the league office recently announced. She boasts a 3.94 cumulative GPA in biology and led the Miners in goals and points on the year. Carlin becomes the first underclassmen in program history to be a first-team member. She’s
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EL PASO, Texas – Elena DiBattista blasted Madi Moore, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 singles to highlight the action for UTEP (3-6) in its 4-1 setback against Northern Arizona (10-4) at the El Paso Tennis Club Saturday afternoon. “Unfortunately we did not play up to our potential today,” UTEP head coach Ivan Fernandez said. “We knew it was
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EL PASO, Texas — Football returned to the Sun Bowl Friday night as the UTEP Miners held their Spring Game. The format featured UTEP’s orange team (first string starters) taking on the white team (second and third strings). Team orange was led by quarterback Gavin Hardison and the run game was anchored by Quardraiz Wadley
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Football team will conclude spring practice when the Miners square off in the Spring Game at 7 p.m. on Friday in the Sun Bowl. You can watch a LIVE stream game broadcast by clicking here. ABC-7’s Erik Elken will call the play-by-play alongside former UTEP QB Trevor Vittatoe with color commentary. The
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HOUSTON, Texas – Homestanding Rice (10-2, 5-1) scored two early goals and UTEP (3-6-2, 2-3-1) could never fully recover in a 2-0 road loss Thursday evening. Emily Parrott was credited with four saves in the match. The Miners finished with eight shots, including two on goal. The Owls got on the board first, with Catarin Albuquerque finishing
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