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11/3/2009

Lobo Men Surge To Program Record 12th In National Rankings

The Mountain West Conference champion New Mexico men climbed seven spots to No. 12 in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national poll. It's the highest national ranking in program history. The previous best for the Lobo men was No. 14 to open the 1989 season. The UNM women maintained their No. 20 ranking after capturing their second straight MWC crown over the weekend.
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10/31/2009

We Are The Champions! Lobos Sweep MWC Cross Country Titles

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It was all New Mexico this morning at the Cascade Golf Course as the Lobos swept the men's and women's Mountain West Conference Cross Country titles, defeating nationally-ranked hosts BYU in both races. Third-year head coach Joe Franklin led the 20th-ranked UNM women to their second straight MWC championship, while the No. 19 men stunned the seventh-ranked Cougars to win their first conference title since 1988.
 
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10/28/2009

Lobos Look To Upset Favored Cougars At MWC Championships

The University of New Mexico men's and women's cross country teams face one of their biggest challenges of the season on Saturday when they travel to Orem, Utah for the Mountain West Conference Championships. The Lobos will face the preseason favorite BYU men and women on the Cougars home course in what is expected to be a two-team race on both sides. The UNM men and women are ranked 19th and 20th, respectively in the most recent USTFCCCA national coaches poll, while BYU checks in at No. 7 on the men's side and 21st in the women's rankings.

Saturday: MWC Cross Country Championships (hosted by BYU), 10 a.m. & 11 a.m. (MT)
Online: Championship headquarters - www.TheMWC.com

 
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10/20/2009

Kirwa Earns Record-Tying Third MWC Athlete of the Week Award

University of New Mexico senior Jacob Kirwa was named Mountain West Conference Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week the conference office announced this afternoon. Kirwa received the award for the second time this season and third time in his career, matching former All-American and MWC champion Jeremy Johnson's men's program records for single season (2007) and career MWC Athlete of the Week awards (2006-07).
 
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10/17/2009

No. 21 Lobo Men and Women Finish Seventh At Pre-Nationals

The 21st ranked University of New Mexico men's and women's cross country teams each turned in strong seventh place finishes in an elite national field this morning at Indiana State's Pre-Nationals Invitational. The Lobo women (260 points) knocked off a pair of top-20 teams - No. 12 Baylor and No. 17 Arizona State - while the men (278 points) upset No. 18 Iowa State.
 

 
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