The UTEP Miners were selected to finish fourth in the West Division in the 2016 Conference USA Preseason Media Football Poll the league announced on Thursday. The Miners fell short last season of being bowl eligible finishing 5-7 overall. The squad had to overcome multiple injuries last season with 15 players having to sit out […]Read More
The Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of new principals at two campuses – Scotsdale and Thomas Manor elementary schools – as well as new in-house counsel at Central Office. Sheri Pellicote, current assistant principal at Eastwood Knolls International School, is the new principal at Scotsdale Elementary School, effective July 25. Pellicote replaces […]Read More
The El Paso Professional Chapter of the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientist (MAES) will be hosting their 17th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament to be held on Friday, July 22, 2016, at Painted Dunes Golf Course with a 8:00 a.m. shotgun start. This event helps MAES – a nonprofit organization – raise funds for scholarships to […]Read More
Five Miners earned a spot on the 2016 Conference USA Football preseason award list on Wednesday. Leading the way on offense is Aaron Jones and Will Hernandez. Jones was recently named to the Doak Walker and Maxwell Award Watch List. The junior looks to make his return after suffering an ankle injury early in the […]Read More
The UTEP track and field program will have a strong presence at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, with current Miner Tobi Amusan (Nigeria-100m hurdles) and former Miner greats Churandy Martina (Netherlands-100m and 200m) and Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria-100m, 200m and long jump) set to represent their countries on the world’s biggest stage […]Read More
Five former UTEP basketball players recently wrapped up their stints in the NBA Summer League. Randy Culpepper (2007-11), Vince Hunter (2013-15), McKenzie Moore (2012-14), Julyan Stone (2007-11) and Julian Washburn (2011-15) all saw action in the Las Vegas Summer League. Culpepper and Hunter were teammates on the Memphis Grizzlies squad. Moore played for the Dallas […]Read More
Seven Miners were recognized in the Dave Campbell’s All-Texas College Team. The All-Texas team acknowledges the best college players in the state of Texas. Leading the way on offense is senior Hayden Plinke, who garnered first team honors. The tight end was named to the John Mackey Award watch list yesterday and ranked second on […]Read More
After weeks of rehearsals, Kids-N-Co. will debut their 2016 Summer Theatre Camp production: What the Moon Saw this weekend. The classic stories of Hans Christian Andersen come to life in this production, created and performed by the KNC campers. Stories include The Fir Tree, What the Moon Saw and the The Snow Queen, which was the basis […]Read More
J.A. Anglin has returned to the UTEP basketball staff. Anglin, who spent the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons as Assistant Director of Basketball Operations with the Miners, has been hired to the newly created position of Director of Scouting and Player Personnel. “I really enjoyed my first two years in El Paso,” Anglin said. “I’m excited […]Read More
The Sun Bowl Association and WestStar Bank are pleased to announce the teams coming to El Paso for the 55th Annual WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational, which will be held in the Don Haskins Center, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 21-22 with games being played at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. each evening. The […]Read More
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