EL PASO, Texas — UTEP is getting the ball rolling for students athletes to return to campus. UTEP athletes will be allowed to return for voluntary workouts in phases beginning on June 15. The news was confirmed this week by UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter. “It is important for us to bring student-athletes back
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EL PASO, Texas — The father of a fugitive college student, arrested Wednesday night for murder after a nationwide manhunt, was a UTEP football player in the 1980’s, ABC-7 has confirmed. Robert Manfredonia, 54, played defensive back for the Miners from 1984 to 1987, the university indicated. Through an attorney, he had called for his 23-year-old
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EL PASO, Texas – KVIA ABC-7’s Erik Elken is the new play-by-play man for the UTEP football and men’s basketball streams on ESPN3 and ESPN+, while ABC-7’s Nate Ryan will handle the call for the Miner women’s basketball streams on ESPN+. Elken is the main co-anchor at ABC-7 for the station’s flagship weeknight newscasts. Erik
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EL PASO, Texas — For three of the newest members of UTEP’s basketball team, Rodney Terry’s locker room won’t be the first they’ve shared. Jamal Bieniemy, Kristian Sjolund, and Emmanuel White played for Bobby Sanders at Tompkins High in Katy, Texas where they were 6A State runners-up in 2018. “Jamal was the leader of the
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott says that Texas is working to have the college football season start on time, with at least some fans in attendance, as the state continues to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Once we get to college football season, our goal right now is to have college football season start as planned,
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EL PASO, Texas — Perhaps no one is as excited about the reopening of gyms in El Paso as the college athletes who need to get game ready for next season. And with athletes forced to keep away from their respective campuses due to Covid-19, gyms on the home front are turning into training parlors
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7’s Adrian Ochoa spoke with UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter about the impact to UTEP sports during the coronavirus pandemic. In part two of Adrian’s interview, Senter talks about the possible return of workouts for student athletes, and if he’s preparing for the football season to be played without fans in
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 Sports Director Adrian Ochoa speaks with UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Senter talks about the athletic department staff returning to campus, as well as the impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on the athletic department’s budget.
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel didn’t have to look very far to find a possible recruit. On Friday, Americas High School running back Aaron Dumas tweeted that he had received an offer from UTEP. The soon-to-be senior already has other offers from division one programs that include Arizona State and
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EL PASO, Texas — Few people have accomplished what Fred Wendt achieved during his time as a UTEP Miner. The All-American running back set UTEP records and was versatile in the way he played in the game. UTEP confirms Wendt died on May 18 at the age of 95. He was born on July 15, 1924 in
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EL PASO, Texas – In a time where patience has proved fundamental, it has paid off for Rodney Terry and the UTEP men’s basketball team in the biggest way way possible. The Miners struck gold Thursday when Oklahoma transfer guard Jamal Bienemy chose the Miners as his new home, per a report from Stadium’s Jeff
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s spring 2020 commencement ceremony, which would’ve been be held this weekend if not for postponement due to the virus pandemic, is now slated for September. In a statement Thursday, UTEP announced the spring graduation ceremony will be held on Sept. 12 in the Sun Bowl stadium. University officials said the
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EL PASO, Texas – KVIA-TV ABC-7 is now the “Official Home of the UTEP Miners” after entering into a multi-year agreement with UTEP Athletics. The move unites the community’s premier intercollegiate athletics entity with the area’s preeminent news station. “We’re delighted to join forces with KVIA-TV on what we believe will be a mutually beneficial
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EL PASO, Texas — While there are still question marks surrounding the 2020 college athletic season, UTEP has revealed who will be headlining its Hall of Fame Class. The 2000 Western Athletic Conference Champion Football Team, Jeep Jackson (men’s basketball), Tanja Magoc (tennis), Lee Mays (football), Holly Russ (women’s basketball) and Jami Tullius (soccer) form
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EL PASO, Texas – Twenty-seven UTEP student-athletes’ academic journey will reach an apex this week, as they will complete their coursework and earn their degrees. Scheduled to graduate this spring are 15 representatives from the football program, three from women’s basketball, two each from men’s basketball, men’s golf, soccer and softball, and one from tennis. The spring
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CHICAGO, Illinois — We all know of Aaron Jones’ success in the NFL, but another former UTEP Miner is earning quite the reputation in the NFC North. Chicago Bears lineman Roy Robertson-Harris is everywhere, when he’s on the field. But you may not have heard of Robertson-Harris. On a defensive line in Chicago with the
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — The Green Bay Packers stayed on offense during the NFL draft, a major change from their usual strategy. After trading up four spots in the first round to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick, the Packers added Boston College running back A.J. Dillon in the second
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The UTEP Miners were in need of some size, and now it appears they have it. Kristian Sjolund, a transfer from Georgia Tech out of the Atlantic Coast Conference, has committed to UTEP. The news was first reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Sjolund is a 6’8 sophomore forward who could have three years
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EL PASO, TX Another UTEP Miner has decided to leave the basketball program. This time it is sophomore guard, Kaden Archie. Archie has elected to transfer after playing for the Miners for just one season. He joined UTEP in the middle of the 2019-20 season after transferring from TCU. He was granted eligibility in November
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EL PASO, Texas — The NFL Draft will still go on as scheduled next week. And for the hopefuls anxious to hear their name called, there is little time to waste. So with gyms closed due to Covid-19, prospects are getting in their training anyway they can. If that means sprinting through construction sites, so
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EL PASO, Texas — A UTEP football player said Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Miners fullback Forrest McKee made his announcement on Twitter, saying he was dealing with a whirlwind of emotions after being diagnosed with the virus about a week ago. In his post, McKee said he was on his
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders are eyeing the possibility of Covid-19 impacting the completion date of their new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where two construction workers have tested positive for the virus. A report from Forbes says the team is considering playing some games at UNLV’s Sam Boyd Stadium as a backup
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EL PASO, Texas – It was no secret that UTEP Men’s Basketball Coach Rodney Terry and the Miners were looking to add depth via the transfer market this offseason, and they secured their first reported commitment this morning from North Alabama transfer Christian Agnew, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Agnew, a 6’2″ sophomore guard from
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EL PASO, Texas — After canceling spring athletics, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to spring athletes on Monday. It’s great news for some who want another chance at a winning season. But on the flip side, as UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter mentioned on the “Picks Up Podcast,” the student-athletes don’t necessarily
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EL PASO, Texas – A season ago, the buzz around the UTEP Men’s basketball program was centered on the influx of transfers coming into the program. Now, it’s getting tough to keep up with who is transferring out. Redshirt freshman guard Deon Stroud, who showed flashes of brilliance in 24 appearances for the Miners this
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EL PASO, Texas — Three UTEP employees who recently tested positive for the coronavirus attended the Conference USA basketball tournament. UTEP says the employees returned from an out of town event on March 12. The tournament was held at The Star in Frisco. Both the UTEP women’s and men’s teams each played their first round
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DALLAS, Texas — Conference USA has elected to cancel all spring sport competition and championships this season, effective immediately, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was voted on unanimously by the conference board of directors to end the league’s spring competition sports. The conference decision to eliminate the spring sports season comes after
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Western Athletic Conference along with Conference USA announced the cancellations of their respective basketball tournaments Thursday due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement, the WAC said, “this decision has been made based upon new information, including the recommendation of the NCAA’s COVID-19 advisory panel.” Both the men’s and women’s
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The UTEP Miners saw an early exit from the Conference USA Basketball Tournament Wednesday in Frisco, TX. UTEP lost to Marshall in the first round of the tournament by a final score of 86-78. The Miners kept it close in the early minutes of the game, and also down the stretch. A crucial moment in
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FRISCO, Texas – Conference USA and NCAA March Madness basketball tournament games are not open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. The college basketball tournaments for the Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Pac-12, Mid-American, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Atlantic 10 and American Athletic conferences are also being played
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