When quarterback Terry Wilson transferred to the University of New Mexico from Kentucky, his decision was credited to the fact that he wanted to go to a plac.
Jared and Megghan St. Aubyn Give $350K Gift for Strength Facility
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Jared St. Aubyn, a former Lobo offensive lineman under Dennis Franchoine and Rocky Long, and his wife Megghan have announced a $350,000 gift to Lobo Athletics that will go to the New Mexico Mutual Champions Center.
The gift is the fourth major gift in the first half of the 2021 calendar year. Diana and Chet Stewart gifted $100,000 for the Diana and Chet Stewart Football Excellence Fund in January, $199,575 was raised in February during Lobo Give Day, and last month New Mexico Mutual announced a $1 million gift for the New Mexico Mutual Champions Training Center.
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Frank Mercogliano
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Night of Champions made a triumphant return, and whether it was the nearly 400 fans that came out to watch or the 21 student-athletes attempting to max out on personal bests, everyone was pumped up and ready for UNM’s opening game on September 2 against Houston Baptist. In fact, it can’t get here quick enough.
Night of Champions, which started in 1992 and was held every spring until 2008, was certainly a new concept to the current Lobo squad, none of whom were alive when Dennis Franchoine started the tradition. In fact several of the competitors weren’t yet in grade school the last time it was held. Certainly, the adrenaline of the crowd helped 18 of the 21 competitors hit their personal bests, and overall UNM’s competitors hit or surpassed their max a grand total of 33 times.
University of New Mexico football coach Danny Gonzales continues to vow the Lobos will win their fifth conference championship "before I m done or they re going to fire me if I…