Rugby Club Awards 2004
By Dave Wheelock
The New Mexico Tech Rugby Club presented its annual awards. View Entire Article »
Tech Rugby Rally Falls Short in Las Cruces
By Dave Wheelock
In renewal of a 30-year cross-state rugby rivalry, New Mexico State University withstood a second-half rally by visiting New Mexico Tech to record a 27-17 victory Saturday, Feb. 7, in Las Cruces. In a game of two halves, State monopolized play in the first stanza, while Tech outscored their rivals 17-5 over the final 40 minutes. View Entire Article »
Miners Show Heart in Las Cruces
By Coach Paul Fuierer
On Valentines' Day, the NMT Soccer Miners traveled to Las Cruces for a mini tournament sponsored by the New Mexico State Soccer Association and hosted by the Mesilla Valley Soccer Club. This was the first event for the NMT futballers, since completion of the regular fall season schedule in the NIRSA intercollegiate soccer league. View Entire Article »
NMT Rugby in Surprise 26-26 Draw
By Dave Wheelock
When the final whistle went in Saturday's (Feb. 21, 2004) rugby match between New Mexico Highlands' "Vatos" and host New Mexico Tech, the Pygmies thought they'd just squeaked home, 28-26. View Entire Article »
Tech Rugby Drops Two to Diverse Opponents
By Dave Wheelock
Members of New Mexico Tech's Rugby Club had their work cut out for them in Albuquerque over the weekend, but the lot they chose was one they cast themselves. The result was losses to two vastly disparate rugby teams, and perhaps a bond among teammates tempered in the crucible of adversity. View Entire Article »
Pygmies Defeat College of Santa Fe 40-24
By Pat Garcia
After tasting victory at home against visiting New Mexico State University on April 3, the New Mexico Tech Rugby football team went on the road Saturday, April 17, to face the College of Santa Fe. Battling fierce winds throughout the entire game, the Pygmies proved their appetite was not yet satisfied, and came away with a 40-24 win. View Entire Article »
Tech Rugby Routs Cannon Air Force Basead
By Dave Wheelock
It took New Mexico Tech a while to figure out the visiting Cannon Air Force Base Rugby team, but once they did it was off to the races in a 50-17 victory Sunday, March 7. The win was a measure of redemption following last week's 48-0 snub in Albuquerque by the Air Force Academy team. View Entire Article »
Tech Rugby celebrates first "Socorro Challenge"
By Dave Wheelock
The New Mexico Tech Rugby Club showed major improvement in their own Socorro Challenge Ruggerfest Saturday, overcoming downstate rivals New Mexico State University and being voted "best of show" among the four clubs entered. View Entire Article »
Pygmies Bow to Playoff-bound Aardvarks
By Dave Wheelock
The New Mexico Tech Rugby Club ran into a buzz saw Saturday, April 24, 2004, in the Albuquerque Aardvarks, falling at home 62-14. View Entire Article »
Soccer Miners Wind up Season over Spring Fling
By Coach Paul Fuierer
The New Mexico Tech Miners soccer team finished their spring exhibition season by hosting a collegiate round-robbin tournament over Spring Fling weekend (April 17-18, 2004). The windy weather was far from perfect but soccer fans, consisting of Tech students and Socorro locals, came out in healthy number to cheer on the Miners during their double header. View Entire Article »
Pygmies Finish Season with Heads Held High
By Patrick Garcia
The New Mexico Tech Pygmy Rugby Football Club traveled to Albuquerque on May 15, 2004, to compete in the Rio Grande Sevens Tournament. (A rugby sevens game consists of seven players to a side, instead of the usual fifteen.) They also proudly bade farewell to graduating seniors Alex Bourandas (chemical engineer), Captain Mark Kelly (environmental engineer), and Katsuya "Kats" Sugimoto (electrical engineer). View Entire Article »
Tech Ruggers Capture Santa Fe Tournament
By Dave Wheelock
The New Mexico Tech Rugby Club opened their 32nd year in fine fashion Sunday, winning four matches and the collegiate division championship of the Santa Fe Tens Tournament. Tech gained additional honors with the naming of two players to the all-tournament team, which also included players from the men's club and women's divisions. View Entire Article »
Disappointing Season Opener in Tempe for the NMT Miners
By Coach Paul Fuierer
The New Mexico Tech Miners men's soccer team kicked off their 2004 fall season last weekend with two games in Tempe, Arizona. Their first opponent was Thunderbird College, a team that the Miners beat a year ago with a score of 6-2. But the long drive to Tempe on game day and the scorching heat took its toll on the Techies, who came up on the losing side of this one 3-2. View Entire Article »
Tech Captures Second Rugby Championship in Arizona
By Dave Wheelock
The New Mexico Tech Rugby Club won five matches over the Sept. 25 - 26 weekend and captured the Northern Arizona Tens tournament title, their second tournament championship of the fall season. View Entire Article »
One win, one loss for the NMT Miners in Durango
By Coach Paul Fuierer
The sun broke through in Durango on Saturday, Oct. 2, when the NMT Miner men's soccer team got their second victory of the season, defeating Western State College of Colorado, 3-1. Sophomore midfielder Matt Reichbach put the Miners on the board with the first goal at 19 minutes. WSCC answered 4 minutes later with a goal that quickly quieted the Miner squad. View Entire Article »
Student Ruggers Upset Alumni Team
By Dave Wheelock
New Mexico Tech's student rugby team spotted the institute's alumni team a 17-5 halftime lead before storming back in the second spell to score a rare victory, 29-22 in the annual 49ers celebration classic. Prior to Friday evening's match, the Ancestors' average margin of victory against the Pygmies was 67 points to 14 over the prior four years. The Tech underclassmen had not defeated an alumni team since 1997. View Entire Article »
