NMT Triathlon Athletes Do Well
By Laura Wilcox
New Mexico Tech's two-person triathlon team has been faring well recently. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Miners Take Home the Gold
By Paul Fuierer
The Miners New Mexico Tech's men's soccer team, finished on top at the 2002 Underwood Memorial Classic Tournament, Feb. 16th and 17th. View Entire Article »
Billy-Aardds Club Members Do Well at Regional Tournament
By George Zamora
Maybe it's the fact that all New Mexico Tech students are required to take General Physics, regardless of their intended majors. Or it could be that science and engineering students at the research university are more attuned to Newton's Laws of Motion. . . . Then again, just chalk it up to New Mexico Tech having some darn good pool shooters on campus. View Entire Article »
Rugby Club Tours Ireland, March 8 - 18
By Dave Wheelock
Early morning on Friday, March 8, marks frenetic activity at the New Mexico Tech gymnasium, as members of the NMT Rugby Football Club make final preparations for their ten-day playing tour to Ireland. The trip is the result of more than a year of planning and anticipation. While 20 of the 33-member tour party depart from Socorro, the entire team will rendezvous in Dublin, where seven Tech alumni players converge from points as far-flung as San Jose, California, Tampa, Florida, and Boston, Massachusetts. Wives and coaching staff round out the group, which returns the evening of March 18. View Entire Article »
Rugby Club Tour of Ireland, 2002
By Dave Wheelock
"The ruggers from Tech are so fine. They keep pinky-fingers curled when they dine. In dashing good style, they toured the Emerald Isle. Who knew rugby could be this sublime?" View Entire Article »
Tech Ruggers Oversome Penalty Troubles, Brujos
By Dave Wheelock
Depleted but not deterred by Easter weekend absences, New Mexico Tech's rugby men managed to fend off Albuquerque's Brujos 29-19 in Socorro on Saturday, March 30. After the visitors had forced a new start at 19-19 well into the second 40 minutes, Tech winger Miguel Provencio crashed over the tryline to put Tech in front for good at 24 points to 19, earning himself Man of the Match honors in the process. View Entire Article »
Tech Ruggers Pass ENMU at a Gallop, 74 - 10
By Dave Wheelock
New Mexico Tech used a stingy possession game as the foundation for their runaway 74-10 rugby defeat of Eastern New Mexico University here Saturday. It was the biggest margin of victory in recent history for Tech, who ran in an eye-popping 12 tries. View Entire Article »
Outmanned Pygmies Fall to Las Cruces
By Dave Wheelock
New Mexico Tech's rugby team was already in trouble before they left Socorro Saturday, and New Mexico State's Chiles took advantage to come from behind, stealing a 36-25 win in Las Cruces. Traveling with the bare minimum of 15 players and no reserves, the Pygmies played one man short in 90-degree heat for half the contest after ironically losing outside center Patrick Simons on their second scoring play. View Entire Article »
Tech Miners on Track
By Paul Fuierer
The New Mexico Tech men's soccer team took on their rival "Boca Juniors" Sunday. This was their third meeting in two years, each team having previously beaten the other by a score of 1-0. The Miners put any doubt to rest as to which was the better team, burnishing the BJs 4-1. View Entire Article »
Tech Ruggers Disappointed in Colorado
By Dave Wheelock
The New Mexico Tech Rugby Club dropped their regular-season finale match to Fort Lewis College Saturday on a wind-blown Durango field, 29-17. The club finished their spring season at 4 wins against 4 losses, including their March playing tour to Ireland, where they won one and lost two matches. View Entire Article »
Tech Students Do Well in Triathlon
By Laura Wilcox and Steven Montoya
On April 13th, Steven Montoya, Christian Krueger, and Laura Wilcox traveled to Puerto Penasco, Mexico for the 7th annual Rocky Point Triathlon. View Entire Article »
Tech Rugby Honors Outstanding Performers
By Dave Wheelock
Israel Vaughn, a senior mathematics student, led a select group of players into New Mexico Tech Rugby Club's hall of honor on May 4, being selected the recipient of the Coach's Award for Inspiration at that group's annual awards dinner. Honorees were named in four other categories through team vote, and in addition five team members were recognized for their participation as Rio Grande Rugby Union All-Stars. View Entire Article »
NMT Triathlon Athletes Do Well
By Laura Wilcox
New Mexico Tech's two-person triathlon team has been faring well recently. On the 30th of June,
Tech students Laura Wilcox and Christian Krueger traveled to Lubbock, Texas for the Buffalo Springs Lake Half Ironman competition. This included a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run. View Entire Article »
Ruggers Gear up for 2002-03 Season
By Dave Wheelock
Hard work under the hot sun is the order of the day for the 2002-2003 edition of the New Mexico Tech Rugby Club, as team members clear out the summer cobwebs in anticipation of another fall season. Tech opens with the Santa Fe Tens Tournament on September 1, leaving little time to prepare for students returning to classes on August 27. View Entire Article »
Tech Miners Win Season Openers
By Paul Fuierer
Both the NMT men (Miners) and women (Minerettes) soccer teams began their seasons Sunday at Milne Field in Albuquerque. These games marked the start of competitive soccer action in the first divisions of the Albuquerque Men's Soccer League (ASL) and Albuquerque Women's Soccer League (AWSL). View Entire Article »
Tech Ruggers in Road Win over ENMU
By Dave Wheelock
New Mexico Tech's rugby team exacted a measure of road trip revenge Saturday by overcoming the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds, 22-5. Tech complimented their home win last spring to make it two in a row over their eastern cousins. View Entire Article »
Tech Ruggers Bedeviled by Brujos
By Dave Wheelock
The Brujos Rugby Club of Albuquerque exposed New Mexico Tech's Achilles heel here Saturday, taking advantage of the relative weakness in the students' scrummaging on their way to a 35-10 victory. View Entire Article »
Pygmies Bounce Back vs. NMSU 31-22
By Dave Wheelock
Seven days after their disappointing loss to the Albuquerque Brujos, New Mexico Tech's rugby men redeemed themselves at home with a thrilling 31-22 victory over worthy cross-state rival New Mexico State University. Tech held a 12-5 halftime lead on tries by fellow wings Mike Bauer and Rob Harrison, versus the Chiles's lone unconverted score, but it was the wild second half horserace that provided the drama. View Entire Article »
49ers Rugby Games
By Dave Wheelock
The first rugby match of New Mexico Tech's 2002 edition of 49ers weekend was played by women. The resurgent Pygmy Queens, dormant the past two years due to a lack of viable numbers, still struggle for solvency. But the show must go on. View Entire Article »
Six Tech Ruggers Represent Rio Grande Union
By Dave Wheelock
Five members of New Mexico Tech's rugby team have earned all-star honors and are in action over the weekend of Nov. 2 - 3 in the Western U.S. All-star championship tournament in Lawrence, Kansas. View Entire Article »
