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AUSTIN, Texas — Eastern New Mexico junior Ezra Bagwell was named Wednesday to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Track and Cross Country team, according to a release from the college. The award is given by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Bagwell, a decathlon competitor and relay team member, was placed on the second team. He was one of 45 athletes named to the first, seond or third team. He carries a 4.0 grade point average, and is one of 10 athletes o...
CHICAGO — The Eastern New Mexico University track and field teams did the heavy lifting, putting the college in a top-200 finish for the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings. With 120.5 points, scored entirely by the indoor and outdoor track and field teams, ENMU finished 161st and appeared in the final standings for the sixth time in seven years. The cup was developed 23 years ago as a joint effort of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NA...
CASPER, Wyo. — Eastern New Mexico has another contender on its hands, as Celie Vick became the second Greyhound to qualify for Saturday night’s short-go finals at the College National Finals Rodeo. Vick’s third go-round on Wednesday night in goat tying produced a time of 6.3 seconds, second only to Maddee M. Doerr (6.1). With Wednesday’s performance, Vick qualifies for Saturday’s final, as she sits fourth overall (20.5). Doerr, meanwhile, is first overall at 19.3 seconds a...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University filled its vacant softball coach position Thursday, adding former Urbana coach Kira Zeiter to the green and silver fold. Zeiter will take over the Greyhound program, effective Monday, according to a release from the school. The Tucson, Arizona native replaces Katie Welborn, who resigned after three seasons with the program’s second-highest wins total at 53-112. Zeiter coached three seasons at Urbana, going 35-103 with a Mountain Eas...
CLOVIS — A man who returned more than 16 hours late from a court-approved furlough after a plea conference Wednesday morning faces five new felony charges. The new charges include escape from a penitentiary and bringing contraband into the jail. Brandon Wagner, 33, had been sentenced Tuesday morning to 7 1/2 years in the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to identity theft and fraud pertaining to cases from last year, according to court records. Now, after f...