Home Crowd Propels No. 12 UNM Men Back To NCAA Championships

**Complete NCAA Mountain Regional Results**
One team can book its travel plans, the other must remain cautiously optimistic. However, when the at-large bids to the NCAA Cross Country Championships are announced on Monday morning the University of New Mexico expects to see both its men's and women's teams appear for the first time in the same season after their performances today at the NCAA Mountain Regional at the UNM North Golf Course.

Lobo Results: No. 12 Men - 3rd/17 (77 pts.), No. 20 Women - 5th/20 (120 pts.)
Top UNM Individuals: Men - Sr. Jacob Kirwa (3rd), Women - Jr. Ruth Senior (11th)
NCAA At-Large Prospects: Men - In, Women - On The Bubble (probable)

MWC Champion Lobos Return Home For NCAA Mountain Regional

Fresh off their historic sweep of the Mountain West Conference titles, the 12th-ranked University of New Mexico men and No. 20 women open postseason action at home when they host the elite NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Saturday at the UNM North Golf Course. Team and individual bids to the NCAA Championship meet will be up for grabs when some of the top distance running schools in America clash on the looping, spectator-friendly course. The men will move up in distance to run a 10K (6.2 miles), starting at 10:45 a.m. (Mountain), followed by the women's 6K (3.7 miles) race at 11 a.m.

NCAA Mountain Region Championships
When: Saturday - Men's 10K at 10:45 a.m., Women's 6K at 12 p.m.
Where: UNM North Golf Course
Admission: Free to the public
Recap/Results/Video Highlights: GoLobos.com and NCAASports.com

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.

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.