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1 THE UNIVERSITY I OF NEW MEXICO SENIOR GLADYS WEIDT 2005 All-American JUNIOR LARS LOESETH 2-Time All-American SENIOR KATHRIN SPENDIER 2004 All-American JUNIOR DIRK GRIMM 2005 All-American SENIOR GEIR ENDRE-ROGN 2004 All-American

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3 General Information School... University of New Mexico Location... Albuquerque, N.M. Founded Enrollment... 26,500 Nickname... Lobos Colors... Cherry & Silver Conference... Mountain West Skiing Conference... Rocky Mountain...Intercollegiate Ski Association President... Louis Caldera Athletics Director... Rudy Davalos Ski Team 2005 RMISA Conference Finish... 3rd 2005 NCAA Championships Finish...4th 2005 NCAA Qualifiers/All-Americans...12/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost...10/12 Coaching Staff Head Coach... George Brooks (36th Year) Nordic Coach... Fredrik Landstedt (9th Year) Asst. Alpine Coach... Christian Mitter (1st Year) Asst. Nordic Coach... Olof Hedberg (2nd Year) Head Coach s Office Skiing Fax UNM Homepage... Team Information Contents About UNM Skiing... 2 The Mission... 3 Former Governor s Letter... 4 Academics... 5 The University Albuquerque New Mexico Racing Schedule Head Coach Nordic Coach Assistant Coaches Outlook & Profiles Preview Roster Alpine Women Alpine Men Nordic Women Nordic Men Season Review Equipment/Sponsors Lobo Skiing History Corporate Cup UNM Administraton Athletics Director Athletics Staff Lobo Legacy Lobo Club Media Relations Director/Assoc. AD... Greg Remington Skiing Contact... Jay Blackman Office Number blackman@unm.edu Home Number Media Relations Fax Website... Credits: The UNM Skiing Media Guide is a product of the UNM Athletic Media Relations Office. Written and designed by Jay Blackman. Photos by Paul Edwards, Dave Benyak, Steve Bercovitch, Matt Dunn, Laura Mann and members of the UNM ski team. Cover design by Jay Blackman and layout by LithExcel. Printed by LithExcel. 1

4 The Lobo Ski Team SKIING for the University of New Mexico involves a balance between top level collegiate racing, earning high grades and working toward a college degree. At the University of New Mexico, ski racing and education combine perfectly, allowing athletes to both race fast and study hard. At the start of school both the Nordic and Alpine teams work into training gradually as the athletes get settled in for the school year. The team takes a waterskiing trip to get to know one another and have some fun together. The teams begin building up to a full training schedule the second week of school. For both teams this means general conditioning, like long distance running, mountain biking, weightlifting and high-paced games of soccer or floor hockey. A few weekends every fall the ski team gets away as a group to do some training and escape the routine of school. They take mountain biking trips to places like Moab, Utah, and hiking trips in the Grand Canyon, or other places of natural beauty and challenging terrain. These trips are for fun, education and training. The team is always able to get in some big days of biking, hiking and adventure. After less than a month at school the teams kick the training up a notch. The Nordic team adds more intensity and boosts the amount of its training, while the Alpine team starts hitting the weight room with regularity, working on speed, balance and agility. In Albuquerque the mornings are cool and perfect for running in the steep rolling terrain of the sand dunes just south of campus or around the volcanoes west of town. The Nordic team is increasing its workouts, including fast double-polling on rollerskis along the Rio Grande, or rollerskiing up in the mountains just east of town. In early October, when the evenings gain a chill that suggests snow is near, the training program takes on an even more ski specific quality. The Alpine team builds on the power and speed training it has been doing all fall. The team runs gates in the sand hills and works on balance and agility on a ropes course. Soon, the weight room sessions take on an excited feeling of anticipation for the upcoming season. The Nordic team does pole bounding intervals in the grassy, rolling terrain, and the rollerski sessions in the canyons get longer and faster. Many of the cross country skiers even run some cross country races for extra training and fun. By late October some snow can be seen on the mountains to the east. It begins to stay in early November, and is consistently skiable later in the month. Here again the training schedule changes a bit for both teams. In early November the teams take their first on-snow training camp just a few hours away in northern New Mexico or southern Colorado. For the Nordic team, Thanksgiving is a famous time for training big hours. The Alpine team also uses Thanksgiving to hit the slopes with some serious intensity. After having already had one or two on-snow camps, the team takes advantage of the long break from school by having an extended training camp where the athletes can relax from their studies and really concentrate on skiing. Thanksgiving is a time to get excited about the upcoming season and put in some good training. December marks the true start of the New Mexico winter. The Nordic team continues to take short weekend training camps to complement the week's ski training on Sandia Mountain. While they concentrate on skiing long distance at low intensities they continue to do some fast running and strength training in town to maintain quickness and strength. The Alpine team also continues to do some weight room sessions to help maintain its quickness and speed. The climate of New Mexico makes for excellent snow up in the mountains with sunny skies and dry weather in town. One can ski in fine, dry New Mexico powder in the morning and play golf that afternoon in shorts. To top it off, Albuquerque boasts clean air and clear skies all winter long. Not only are the weather and climate beautiful, but both Albuquerque and the state itself are behind the team. The ski areas run their lifts early so the team can train before the mountain opens, and the Nordic trails are groomed and maintained for the team's use in a number of nearby 2

5 Ski Team Mission The mission of the UNM Ski Team is to provide quality opportunities for male and female students to participate in an intercollegiate ski program as a part of their academic experience at the University of New Mexico. The ski program also fulfills the role of being a source of pride in the University among students, faculty, staff, alumni and other citizens of the state, nation and world. The UNM Ski Team fulfills its mission responsibilities by: Ski Team Mission Establishing high academic and graduation standards. Providing equitable opportunities for men and women to participate in the sport of skiing. Establishing and enforcing high standards of social conduct, sportsmanship and ethics. Following all policies and procedures of the University of New Mexico, business office, athletics department and academic departments. Operating within the policies and rules of the NCAA, RMISA, FIS and all other bodies of which the university is a member. Representing the University in a manner that creates a positive image and public support for the University of New Mexico and its athletics department. Providing opportunities for student-athletes to grow and develop personally, which will enable them to become leaders and outstanding citizens in their communities and within their chosen professions. Attracting student-athletes and coaches to the program who subscribe to the principles of this mission statement and who will represent the University with the highest standards of personal and professional conduct. locations. The drive from campus to the furthest system of trails the team uses is 45 minutes. The shortest drive is 20 minutes and the average is half an hour. The Alpine team can ski 40 minutes from campus, and the team members often drive up to Santa Fe or Taos to ski some of the world s absolute best ski areas. These traveling distances are on par with other western schools, all of whom must drive up into the mountains for snow. UNM is even closer to skiing than many Eastern schools who may have to drive some distance to the nearest snow. All Western schools travel fair distances to their races and no team has a great advantage over the others with regard to distance traveled on the racing circuit. For the Alpine team the racing season consists of 20 FIS races in conjunction with the 12-race collegiate circuit. The Nordic team also complements the NCAA circuit with a number of FIS and other races through out the season. The western NCAA circuit is the strongest collegiate circuit in the country. There are Olympians, ex-national team members from many different powerful ski countries, and a number of the USA's top young racers skiing for western schools. Every race gives the athletes a chance to really test themselves. In the middle of March the NCAA season culminates with the NCAA Championships. This is where the season's work comes to fruition. The Lobos are consistently a top contender and are always striving to come out on top. This year will be no different as UNM is once again one of the powerhouses in NCAA skiing. 3

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7 With over 170 accredited disciplines to choose from, the University of New Mexico offers something for everyone in a unique learning environment. UNM s programs in Latin American studies, laser optics, environmental studies, photography, and lithography have all earned international acclaim. Graduate programs in arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, and fine arts are also available. UNM offers several degree programs, most requiring four years for completion, that are not offered anywhere else in New Mexico. These programs include computer engineering, dental hygiene, physical therapy, nursing, pharmacy, architecture, and dance. The University College is the first home for all freshman and many transfer students. Freshmen must complete 26 hours of credit within UC before transferring to the college of their major area of study. This allows students an opportunity to adjust to college life and take a variety of courses before having to decide what degree to pursue. After completing approximately one year of college, students may begin fine tuning their academic interests in one of the following programs: the School of Architecture and Planning, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, Schools of Management, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, Division of Dental Programs, or School of Medicine. If no single college program offers what a student needs, he or she may elect to remain in University College and design an individualized Bachelor of University Studies Degree. At UNM, the Office of Academic and Student Affairs monitors the academic progress of all the university studentathletes. The academic office also aids the student-athletes in their transition from high school to college life, choosing a major and eventually career job placement. Academics Dawn Martinez Academic Advisor Dawn Martinez is in her 14th year at the University of New Mexico and her third with the UNM Athletic Advisement Office. Prior to coming to the Athletic Department Martinez worked in the Registrar s Office processing grades, assisting in overseeing residency requirements and verifying student records. She also assisted in the certification of all student-athletes at UNM. Part of Martinez duties include academic advisement for men s basketball, women s soccer and skiing. Comprehensive academic advisement and ensuring compliance with NCAA, Mountain West and university academic eligibility requirements are part of her job. Martinez graduated from UNM in 2000 with a bachelor s degree in university studies with a concentration in sociology. Dawn and her husband, Marvin, have a son, Nicholas. Members of the UNM Ski Team were honored at the Academic Awards banquet for their outstanding work in the classroom in The Lobos are committed to excellence both on the slopes and in the classroom. Junior Nordic skier Jedd Young gets in some study time during a break before practice. If you choose to ski for New Mexico you have made a choice to excel academically as well as athletically. The ski team has had a 3.5 grade-point-average, highest among all athletic teams at the University of New Mexico, for the past 18 years. This doesn t happen by accident. -Head Ski Coach George Brooks 5

8 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO UNM s Farris Engineering School has been ranked in the top-50 for engineering schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Farris offers degrees in chemical and nuclear engineering, civil engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering. UNM s School of Law is ranked in the Top-100 Law Schools in the 2005 U.S. News and World Report Guide to America s Best Graduate Schools. U.S. News and World Report also lists the UNM School of Law as one of the most diverse programs in the nation. The School of Medicine s Rural Medicine program is ranked No. 2 in the nation while its Primary Care program is ranked 12th in the nation by the 2005 U.S. News and World Report Guide to America s Best Graduate Schools. Popejoy Hall is New Mexico s grandest multiuse theater, serving as the home for the Ovation Series and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. UNM s Master s of Fine Arts program is ranked in the Top-50 in the nation by the 2005 U.S. News and World Report Guide to America s Best Graduate Schools.

9 In addition to its role as the state s premier educational institution, UNM is also a primary cultural and recreational resource. Dane Smith Hall is UNM s newest classroom building. There is an officially chartered student organization for just about every interest, including student government, academic honoraries, religious, athletic and cultural groups. The Robert O. Anderson Schools of management offer a variety of business degrees at both the bachelor s and master s level. The Duck Pond is a campus gathering spot as well as a frequent location for weddings and photos. UNM s Zimmerman Library is frequently cited as the best example of the Spanish-Pueblo revival that characterizes the campus. It is the largest and most comprehensive library in the state. UNM s Student Union Building reopened its doors in 2003 after a $25 million reconstruction. The new SUB features nine different food venues, offices for student organizations, study areas with wireless networking, a stateof-the-art computer lab, pool hall, movie theater and spacious lounges for socializing between class.

10 FAST FACTS: This is Albuquerque: Founded: 1706 (chartered by King Phillip of Spain) Population: City 448,607 Metropolitan 712,738 Altitude: 5,326 ft. Annual Rainfall: 8.5 inches Annual Days of Sunshine: 310 Avg. High in Summer: 90 F (38% avg. humidity) Avg. High in Winter: 49 F Avg. High in Fall/Spring: 70 F The heart of Albuquerque is bursting with excitement as downtown Albuquerque undergoes a plethora of changes. The city center, now in year three of its ten-year revitalization program is turning into a hotspot for modern, urban living. Albuquerque s Downtown Revitalization Project is an ongoing $350 million revitalization project that is funded by both public and private funding. The Downtown Revitalization Project is the work of the City of Albuquerque, the Downtown Action Team and the Historic District Improvement Co. The groups have worked together, along with city leaders and local neighborhood organizations to create an area where locals and visitors can live, work and play. In addition to being the hub for most of the city s premier dining and nightlife destinations, downtown Albuquerque hosts several popular events, the biggest being the bi-annual Alibi Crawl Series. Every spring and fall, over 12,000 people flock downtown for a night of music and entertainment as 100+ bands and musicians play on over 20 stages along Central Avenue. The city s cultural diversity comes alive at Civic Plaza during Summerfest, a series of Saturday night multi-cultural festivals, which include a different culture s foods, customs and entertainment each week. The oldest and largest flamenco festival in the United States, Festival Flamenco Internacional, is a stunning example of the unique cultural connection between Albuquerque and Spain.

11 The Duke City The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta began modestly as a small gathering of 13 balloons in 1972, but over the years has grown to become hands-down the largest balloon event in the world. Held each year during the first week in October, the Balloon Fiesta brings more than 700 balloons, over 1,000 pilots and tens of thousands of spectators to the city. On Christmas Eve, homes throughout the city light up with Luminarias a 300-year-old Hispanic tradition of placing candle-illuminated paper bags along pathways to light the Christ child s way. The Albuquerque Biological Park is one of the city s many attractions. The park contains the Albuquerque Aquarium, Rio Grande Zoo and Rio Grande Botanic Garden. Sandia Peak Tram, the longest (2.7 miles) and most spectacular tram ride in North America, whisks visitors to the top of the 10,378-foot high Sandia Peak on Albuquerque s east side. Albuquerque s eclectic Nob Hill district lies just east of the University of New Mexico on historic Route 66 (Central Avenue). Once a sparsely populated roadside strip of gas stations and motor lodges, Nob Hill is now home to some of the city s hippest shops, restaurants, and night spots. The many Nob Hill art galleries host a monthly gallery tour called ArtsCrawl, a community event for novices and seasoned collectors at exhibition openings. Photography courtesy of the New Mexico Department of Tourism and

12 FAST FACTS: Statehood Day: Jan. 6, 1912 Population: 1,874,614 Area: 121,666 square miles; ranks 5 th in U.S. Capital: Santa Fe Largest City: Albuquerque (712,738 metro area pop.) Highest Point: 13,161 ft., Wheeler Peak Lowest Point: 2,817 ft., Red Bluff THIS IS NEW MEXICO: Whether you fish with flies, lures or bait there are plenty of streams and lakes to explore. Rivers such as the Pecos, Rio Chama and Jemez offer outstanding fly fishing along with area lakes such as El Vado, Heron, Cochiti and Abiquiu. The state capital building is round, with four square entryways. This forms the Native American sun symbol, or Zia, which also appears at the center of the state flag. Carlsbad Caverns National Park contains gigantic subterranean chambers and formations that are home to some 300,000 Mexican free-tail bats that reside in the Caverns from the spring until October. Carlsbad Caverns National Park contains over 97 known caves, with a variety of tours offered year-round. Foods that have developed within the Land of Enchantment are distinctly different from the fare commonly called Mexican food or Tex-Mex. The dishes most closely identified with New Mexico reflect a blend of Hispanic and Indian cultures, and a use of locally grown ingredients including blue corn and green chiles. Virtually all Southwestern dishes make use of four main ingredients: the tortilla, pinto bean, cheese and chile. The different chile choices have led to New Mexico to become the only state with an official question: Red or green?

13 THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT White Sands National Monument is part of the world s largest gypsum dunefield, where glistening dunes rise 60 feet high and cover 275 square miles. The Very Large Array, one of the world s premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 huge but moveable radio antennas, placed along railroad tracks in a Y-shaped configuration near Socorro, New Mexico. The dishes are famous within the astronomy community, but probably best-known in the general public for their key role in the movie Contact. The Santa Fe Opera has earned an international reputation for excellence. The remarkable setting has lured both performers and opera fans from all around the world for more than four decades. Taos Ski Valley, 150 miles north of Albuquerque, is an internationally known ski area and one of 10 Alpine oases in the heart of America s desert Southwest. Colorfully outfitted dancers from Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico prepare to perform. Each Pueblo and tribe in New Mexico has distinctive dances and traditions, that help preserve the history and culture of the people. Santuario de Chimayo is a small, but legendary shrine built of adobe block between 1816 and Visitors come from around the world to appreciate its history and its beauty, but also to experience the spiritual power many find in the old church. Established in 1609, Santa Fe is the oldest capital in the United States. An hour northeast of Albuquerque, Santa Fe is also known as the City Different.

14 Team Information Alpine Schedule Date Location Events/Men Events/Women Dec. 18 Steamboat Springs, Colo. GS - FIS SL - FIS Dec. 19 Steamboat Springs, Colo. GS - FIS SL - FIS Dec. 20 Steamboat Springs, Colo. SL - FIS GS - FIS Dec. 21 Steamboat Springs, Colo. SL - FIS GS - FIS Jan. 6 Park City, Utah GS - FIS GS - FIS Jan. 7 Park City, Utah GS - FIS GS - FIS Jan. 8 Park City, Utah SL - FIS SL - FIS Jan. 9 Park City, Utah SL - FIS SL - FIS Jan. 11 Park City, Utah* UAA - GS - FIS UAA - GS - FIS Jan. 12 Park City, Utah* UAA - SL - FIS UAA - SL - FIS Jan. 14 Bozeman, Mont.* MSU - GS - FIS MSU - GS - FIS Jan. 15 Bozeman, Mont.* MSU - SL - FIS MSU - SL - FIS Feb. 3 Steamboat Springs, Colo.* CU - GS - FIS CU - GS - FIS Feb. 4 Steamboat Springs, Colo.* CU - SL - FIS CU - SL - FIS Feb. 10 Gunnison, Colo.* WSC - GS - FIS WSC - SL - FIS Feb. 11 Gunnison, Colo.* WSC - GS - FIS WSC - SL - FIS Feb. 18 Telluride, Colo. GS - FIS GS - FIS Feb. 19 Telluride, Colo. GS - FIS GS - FIS Feb. 20 Telluride, Colo. SL - FIS SL - FIS Feb. 23 Reno, Nev.* NEV - GS - FIS NEV - GS - FIS Feb. 24 Reno, Nev.* NEV - GS - FIS NEV - GS - FIS Mar. 8 Steamboat Springs, Colo* NCAA Championships - GS NCAA Championships - SL Mar. 9 Steamboat Springs, Colo.* NCAA Championships - SL NCAA Championships - SL Nordic Schedule Date Location Events/Men Events/Women Nov. 25 West Yellowstone, Mont. 10K Classic - FIS 5K Classic - FIS Nov. 26 West Yellowstone, Mont. Sprint Freestyle - FIS Sprint Freestyle - FIS Dec. 3 Breckenridge, Colo. 10K Freestyle - USSA 5K Freestyle - USSA Dec. 17 Durango, Colo. 10K Freestyle 5K Freestyle Jan. 3 Soldier Hollow, Utah 30K Freestyle - U.S. Nationals/FIS 15K Freestyle - U.S. Nationals/FIS Jan. 5 Soldier Hollow, Utah Sprint Freestyle - U.S. Nationals/FIS Sprint Freestyle - U.S. Nationals/FIS Jan. 7 Soldier Hollow, Utah* UAA - 15K CL - FIS UAA - 10K CL - FIS Jan. 8 Soldier Hollow, Utah* UAA - 10K FR - FIS UAA - 5K FR - FIS Jan. 10 Soldier Hollow, Utah 30K Pursuit - U.S. Nationals/FIS 20K Pursuit - U.S. Nationals/FIS Jan. 14 Bozeman, Mont.* MSU - 10K CL - FIS MSU - 5K CL - FIS Jan. 15 Bozeman, Mont.* MSU - 15K FR - FIS MSU - 10K FR - FIS Jan. 27 Steamboat Springs, Colo.* CU - 10K CL - FIS CU - 5K CL - FIS Jan. 28 Steamboat Springs, Colo.* CU - 20 FR - FIS MSU - 15K FR - FIS Feb. 10 Crested Butte, Colo.* WSC - 10K FR - FIS WSC - 5K FR - FIS Feb. 11 Crested Butte, Colo.* WSC - 10K CL - FIS WSC - 5K CL - FIS Feb. 23 Reno, Nev.* NEV - 10K CL - FIS NEV - 5K CL - FIS Feb. 24 Reno, Nev.* NEV - 20K FR - FIS NEV - 15K FR - FIS Mar. 9 Steamboat Springs, Colo.* NCAA Championships - 10K CL NCAA Championsships - 5K CL Mar. 11 Steamboat Springs, Colo.* NCAA Championships - 20K FR NCAA Championsships - 15K FR * Denotes Conference Event CL - Classic CU - University of Colorado FIS - Federation of International Skiers FR - Freestyle GS - Giant Slalom KEY MSU - Montana State University NEV - University of Nevada SL - Slalom UAA - University of Alaska-Anchorage USSA - US Ski Association WSC - Western State College 12

15 George Brooks Head Coach 36th Season New Mexico ( 70) Head Coach George Brooks Good things come to those who wait. No one knows that feeling better than New Mexico s head ski coach George Brooks. For 34 years, Brooks guided Lobo skiers to All-American honors, individual titles and event titles at the NCAA Championships. However, each year the overall team championship slipped through the Lobos paws. In 1992, UNM placed second, which was the best showing at an NCAA Championship by any Lobo team. Remarkably, every year since 1982 New Mexico finished in the top-10, but every year Brooks had to watch another team take home the first place trophy. That all changed in 2004 when Brooks guided UNM to the first NCAA title in school history. Brooks is heading into his 36th year at the helm of the UNM Ski team, a tenure that has outlasted any other member of the UNM athletics department. During that time, he has worked under nine university presidents and seven athletic directors. Initially a club sport prior to 1970, the UNM Ski team has been molded into a consistently competitive and nationallyranked program. In the 35 years that Brooks has coached at New Mexico, his teams have placed in the top-10 at the NCAA Championships 22 times, including the school s first ever national title in A 56-year old native of Taos, New Mexico, home of some of the best ski areas in the world, Brooks enthusiasm for the sport of skiing spans back to his days as a varsity athlete participating for New Mexico. Since coaching at New Mexico, Brooks has coached more than 76 athletes to All- American status on over 100 different occasions. He has also coached more than 100 skiers to Academic All- American honors and all-conference awards. New Mexico has produced eight Alpine team championships (women s Slalom in 1979, 1996, and 2002, women s Giant Slalom in 1977 and men s slalom in 1996, 1997 and 2004, and men s Giant Slalom in 1998), seven Nordic team champions, six Nordic individual champions and three Alpine individual champions at the NCAA Championships. Most recently, Jennifer Delich won the 2004 women s giant slalom title while the women s Nordic Team took home the 5K Freestyle team national championship in Brooks serves on numerous national ski committees and was chosen as the coach for the United States Ski Team at the World University Games in 1983, , 1993, , and in Brooks served as chair of the United States Ski Association Collegiate Ski Committee from Brooks also served as the delegate from the United States to the Federation of International Skiing (FIS) from Brooks has recently completed his eighth year on the NCAA Rules committee, three years of which he spent as the committee s chairperson. Brooks is also a member of the New Mexico Ski Hall of Fame. Brooks earned his bachelor s degree in Political Science/History in 1970 and went on to earn his master s in Sports Physiology at UNM. Brooks is married to Debbie Dixon of Albuquerque. The couple has three children: Andrew (26), Casey (23) and Cristi (21). 13

16 Head Coach George Brooks Academic All-Americans There have been more than 100 Lobo skiers receive Academic All-American awards under Coach Brooks. National Titles Brooks has coached 24 nine individual national champions and 15 Alpine and Nordic team national champions during his career at UNM. All-Conference Coach Brooks has guided 127 skiers to all-conference awards in his 35 years at UNM. All-Americans There have been 128 All-American awards given to 76 different skiers, including two-time winners, 11 three-time winners and 3 four-time winners during Brooks career. Coach Brooks was a 3-time CIAL All-Conference Alpine skier at UNM from He was also a twotime team MVP in 1970 and Top-10 Finishes The Lobos have finished in the Top-10 in overall team competition 22 times under Brooks, including a fourth place finish in 2005 and a national title in U.S. Ski Team Head Coach Coach Brooks has guided the U.S. Ski 9 Team at the World University Games on 9 different occasions, including 1983, , 1993, 1995 and Career at UNM Brooks head coaching career at UNM has spanned 36 years, longer than any other member of the UNM athletics department. Academic Achievement Last season the Ski Team extended its streak to 18 years having the highest G.P.A. among all athletic teams at UNM. 14

17 Fredrik Landstedt Nordic Coach 9th Season New Mexico ( 91) Head Nordic Coach Fredrik Landstedt Fredrik Landstedt is in his ninth season as the Nordic coach with the Lobos. Last season, Landstedt coached the women to their third straight NCAA Nordic Freestyle title, while helping the Lobos place fourth overall at the NCAA Championships. During his tenure at UNM he has coached 15 Lobos to 25 All-American awards, two individual national championships and four team national titles. Prior to coming to UNM, Landstedt coached at the University of Colorado for three years where he won an NCAA national championship. Before moving to Colorado he coached the West Valley High School ski team in Fairbanks, Alaska, to two state team titles. Landstedt also served as an assistant coach in New Mexico prior to his move to Alaska. During his skiing days, Landstedt was a top national skier and placed in the top-10 in the U.S. National Championships eight times between Landstedt was one of the top collegiate skiers in the nation while competing at the University of New Mexico, earning All- American status after he finished fourth in the NCAA Championships in As a young ski racer in Sweden, Landstedt took three medals in the Swedish Junior Championships and finished in the top-20 in many national competitions as a senior racer. Originally from Solleftea, Sweden, Landstedt graduated from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor s degree in Economics in 1991 and an associate degree in Accounting/Bookkeeping in Landstedt is currently working on his master s degree in Business as well as coordinating a New Mexico Nordic race series and New Mexico state championships to help raise interest in Nordic skiing in New Mexico. Landstedt serves as the President of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association. Landstedt and his wife, Brenda, have three sons, Gabriel (10), Adrian (8) and Andreas (4). The Lobo women won the freestyle team title at the NCAA Championships in 2005 for the third year in a row under Landstedt s direction. Landstedt was both an NCAA All-American and an All-RMISA Nordic skier for the Lobos from

18 Assistant Coaches Christian Mitter Asst. Alpine Coach 1st Season Vermont ( 00) Olof Hedberg Asst. Nordic Coach 2nd Season Mid Sweden ( 03) Christian Mitter is entering his first season of collegiate coaching as a member of the Lobo staff. Mitter is a former Austrian state team racer and coached the Styrian FIS ski team the last three years. He helped train three racers into the Austrian junior ski team, and another to the Austrian Europa-cup team. During his three years as a coach in Austria, members of his team won a pair of Austrian junior national titles to go along with a silver and bronze medal. Former Styrian ski team member, Martin Kroisleitner, was able to qualify for two World Cup slaloms during the season and had several top-15 finishes in Europa cup races. Mitter is a student at the University of Innsbruck Austria pursuing a master s degree in Business Administration. Olof Hedberg is entering his second season as an assistant Nordic coach. He graduated in 2003 from Mid Sweden University with a degree in Business and a Finance concentration. Hedberg spent the previous school year studying Medicine at the Nordic Ski Academy of Umea University. At UNM, Hedberg is a graduate student working towards an M.B.A. in Finance in the Robert O. Anderson school. In 2004, Hedberg placed 17th in the Swedish nationals, and won three state championships in the 15k, 30k and sprint. He also finished 11th overall in the Swedish Sprint Cup. As a result Hedberg was named the Best Skier in State for the season. Hedberg also received a state-award for outstanding academic performance during the last year. Hedberg brings tremendous international racing experience to the team. His skills and knowledge about technique, tactics and speed will be a great resource to the Lobo Nordic squad. 16

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20 2006 Outlook A fourth place finish at the National Championships is usually the mark of a good season for any collegiate athletic program. However, the Lobos No. 4 showing at the 2005 NCAAs was somewhat of a disappointment following their national championship in After winning the school s first NCAA title in any sport two years ago, the bar has been set higher for the Lobo Ski team, and the 2006 squad is preparing to meet the challenge. New Mexico returns 11 letterwinners from last year s squad, including six skiers who have at least one All-American trophy on their mantle and eight Lobos who have competed at the NCAA Championships. UNM also welcomes back five skiers who were a part of the 2004 championship team. George Brooks will have an experienced squad with a lot of talent in his 36 th year as New Mexico s head ski coach. He has led UNM to a top-10 finish for the last 22 years, and the 2004 NCAA team title was the first for any sport at the University of New Mexico. However, don t expect Brooks and the rest of the Lobos to be satisfied with just one. We got our first one and now we want to add to it, stated Brooks, who holds the longest tenure of any member of the UNM athletics department. Both the Alpine and Nordic teams are training and working towards a repeat performance from two years ago. Winning the title in 2004 was such a great experience for our student-athletes and Gier-Endre Rogn (10) and Dirk Grimm (24) should be the top Nordic skiers on the team in we would love to do it again. The Lobos are picked to finish third in the 2006 preseason poll compiled by Ski Racing Magazine. New Mexico is one of four teams from the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association ranked in the top-5. It is a prediction that UNM plans to build on throughout the upcoming Lars Loeseth will contend for a national title in both the men s slalom and giant slalom as one of the top returners in

21 season. Brooks, who directs the Alpine squad, returns four All-Americans to downhill competition. The Alpine women are led by seniors Kathrin Spendier and Gladys Weidt. Weidt was the only Alpine woman to earn All-American honors in 2005, placing ninth in the slalom at the NCAAs. Weidt has qualified for the NCAAs in each of her three years at UNM, but 2005 was the first time she made the top-3 and competed. Spendier was an All-American in 2004 and has raced at the NCAAs in each of her three previous years at UNM. Returning letterwinners include sophomores Jessica Burns and Lene Kaasa. Burns, an Albuquerque native, trained with the Lobos last season, but did not enter any collegiate races. Kaasa just missed qualifying for the NCAA championships in She finished the RMISA regular season ranked 21st in the slalom and 22nd in the giant slalom. Four skiers join the women s Alpine squad this season including sopho Outlook Gladys Weidt is shooting for her second trip to the NCAA s and her second All-American honor in mores Amy Beresford and V i b e k e Vilhelmsen and freshman Karin O h l i n. Beresford is a transfer from Colorado where she last skied for the Buffs in Vilhelmsen joins the Lobos from Oslo, Norway while Ohlin is a talented newcomer from Malung, Sweden. The men s Alpine team is loaded with the return of a trio of skilled juniors Lars Loeseth, Alex Mach and Peter Roering. All three raced at the 2005 NCAAs with Loeseth taking home All-American honors. Both Loeseth and Roering were All- Americans in 2004 when Roering just missed capturing the giant sla- Nearly 35,000 fans gave the NCAA Champion Lobo Ski Team a standing ovation at UNM s first home football game of the 2004 season against Washington State on September 3,

22 2006 Outlook Junior Peter Roering won the giant slalom at the NCAA West Regionals in lom title, finishing second. Loeseth finished in the top-10 in 11 of 12 collegiate races last season, while Roering won the giant slalom at the NCAA West Regionals. Loeseth spent the fall helping the Lobo soccer team to the NCAA title game, scoring three goals and five assists on the season. Mach earned his second All-RMISA honor in 2005, recording six top-10 s last year. New Mexico also landed one of the top recruits in the nation in freshman Tor Fondesbergene. A native of Fagernas, Norway, Fondesbergene is ranked 69th in the slalom World rankings, by far the highest ranking of any collegiate skier. Sophomore Tyson McGinty has also transferred to UNM from Colby College where he was a USCSA All-American last season. Head Nordic coach Fredrik Landstedt will have to reload his cross-country group for another strong showing in The Lobo women have captured the last three Nordic freestyle titles at the NCAA s but only sophomore T i f f a n y Callahan returns in She posted one top- 10 last season and will be a stronger skier in the upcoming year. Five new names are listed on the women s Nordic roster, including sophomores Kathrine Alseen, Marit Rognmo and Laura Van Alst and freshmen Crystin Jaques and Melanie Zemp. Alseen and Rognmo are a pair of talented Norwegians while Van Alst is a transfer from New Hampshire. Jaques comes to UNM from Alberta, Canada and Zemp hails from Switzerland. The men s Nordic team returns a pair of All-Americans in senior Geir- Endre Rogn and junior Dirk Grimm. Grimm led the Lobo men with eight top-10 s in 2005, including All-American honors in the classic and freestyle at the NCAAs. Rogn finished with five top-10 s last year, and was an All-American in Junior Jedd Young, who participated in the NCAA s in 2004, also returns for the Lobos. UNM welcomes a pair of strong freshman in Casey Dyck and Rick Grahn, both of who could challenge for one of the top-3 spots on the team. New Mexico opens the collegiate season on Jan. 7 at the Alaska-Anchorage meet in Soldier Hollow, Utah. They will also compete in RMISA meets at Montana State, Colorado and Western State. Nevada will host the NCAA West Regional on Feb with NCAA Championships taking place in Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Mar For over three decades the Lobo ski team has been the hunter in the quest for an NCAA title. After bringing home the school s first NCAA Championship trophy in 2004, the Lobos are hungry for another title. The 2006 squad has the talent and drive to earn New Mexico its second NCAA Championship. Senior Kathrin Spendier has raced at the NCAA Championships in each of her three years with the Lobos. 20

23 Alpine Women Name Ht Yr./Exp. Hometown Kathrin Spendier 5-6 Sr/3L Kraig, Austria Gladys Weidt 5-3 Sr/3L Duluth, Minnesota Amy Beresford 5-6 So/Tr Dillon, Colo. Jessica Burns 5-1 So/1L Albuquerque, New Mexico Lene Kaasa 5-6 So/1L Steinberg, Norway Vibeke Vilhelmsen 5-7 So/Tr Oslo, Norway Karin Ohlin 5-6 Fr/HS Malung, Sweden Alpine Men Name Ht Yr./Exp. Hometown Lars Loeseth 5-10 Jr/2L Oslo, Norway Alex Mach 6-1 Jr/2L Ottawa, Ontario Peter Roering 5-6 Jr/2L Oslo, Norway Tyson McGinty 5-8 So/Tr Huntington, Vt. Tor Fodnesbergene 6-2 Fr/HS Fagernes, Norway Nordic Women Name Ht Yr./Exp. Hometown Kathrine Alseen 5-3 So/Tr Tromso, Norway Tiffany Callahan 5-10 So/1L Aspen, Colorado Marit Rognmo 5-6 So/Tr Sagelvoattn, Norway Laura Van Alst 5-6 So/Tr New Patz, N.Y. Crystin Jacques 5-5 Fr/HS Canmore, Alberta Melanie Zemp 5-8 Fr/HS Entlebuch, Switzerland Nordic Men Name Ht Yr./Exp. Hometown Geir-Endre Rogn 6-0 Sr/2L Vang, Norway Dirk Grimm 6-0 Jr/2L Unterlemnitz, Germany Jedd Young 6-0 Jr/2L Ketchum, Idaho Casey Dyck 6-2 Fr/HS Calgary, Alberta Rick Grahn 6-0 Fr/HS Salt Lake City, Utah Coaching Staff Head Coach: George Brooks, 36th Year (New Mexico 70) Nordic Coach: Fredrik Landstedt, 9th Year (New Mexico 91) Asst. Nordic Coach: Olof Hedberg, 2nd Year Asst. Alpine Coach: Christien Mitter, 1st Year 2006 Roster 21

24 Apine Women Kathrin Spendier Alpine Women Senior Kraig, Austria Gladys Weidt Alpine Women Senior Duluth, Minn. This Season - NCAA All-American in the SL and three-time Academic All- NCAA...Team captain and the leader on the women s team...has participated in the NCAA Championships in all three seasons at UNM...Should be one of the top women s Alpine skiers and is looking to qualify for the NCAAs for the fourth consecutive season...last name is pronounced spin-dee-ay. Junior (2005) - Competed in the NCAA Championships for the third time in her career...placed 22nd in the SL and 24th in the GS at the NCAAs...Posted one top-10 in the regular season, a fifth place finish in the GS at the Alaska- Anchorage invite. Ranked 22nd in the RMISA SL and 16th in the RMISA GS...Also earned Academic All-NCAA honors for the third time. Sophomore (2004) - All-American in the SL after placing 10th at the NCAA Championships...Best finish in the SL was fourth at New Mexico...Had a career-best fourth place showing in the GS at New Mexico...Second team All-RMISA in both the SL and GS, ranking ninth in the conference in both categories...earned her second Academic All-NCAA honor. Freshman (2003) - Spendier qualified and competed at the 2003 NCAA Championships...She finished 16th in the SL and 14th in the GS at the NCAAs...Spendier finished the regular season ranked 5th in the RMISA Slalom and 8th in the RMISA Giant Slalom...She won the Western State Slalom race in Crested Butte, Colorado, on February 8, 2003, and placed fourth in the Giant Slalom at Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, on January 31, Spendier also earned an Academic All-NCAA award in High School - Spendier competed at the Skigymnasium Stams where she graduated in Raced in the Austrian circuit which repeatedly puts out the best skiers in the world...last season she finished 5th in the Slalom at the Austrian Junior Championships...During her career she won the slalom, giant slalom, super-g and the combined events at the Federal State Championships. Personal - Kathrin was born on October 25, 1982; in St. Veit, Austria, and now calls Kraig, Austria home...she is majoring in Physics and is thinking about minoring in Physical Education...Spendier enjoys mountain biking, tennis and swimming NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA 3-Time Academic All-NCAA Career Highs and Highlights Slalom - 1st at Western State (Crested Butte, Colo. - Feb. 8, 2003) Giant Slalom - 4th (Twice) Last at New Mexico (Taos, N.M. - Feb. 6, 2004) This Season - Qualified for the NCAA Championships all three years at UNM and competed in her first championships last year...looking to qualify for the fourth year in a row and will challenge for one of the top-3 spots on the team...last name is pronounced white. Junior (2005) - Earned All-American honors in the SL after placing ninth at the NCAA Championships...Finished 18th in the GS at the NCAAs...Posted three top-10s including a seventh place finish in the GS at Denver, tying a career-high...ranked 16th in the RMISA in both the SL and GS...Women s Alpine team MVP. Sophomore (2004) - Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row but did not compete...ranked 14th in the slalom and 19th in the giant slalom in the RMISA...Recorded three top-10 s, including a career-best 7th place finish in the giant slalom at Utah...Also had a career-high fifth place showing in the slalom at New Mexico. Freshman (2003) - Qualified for the NCAA Championships but did not compete in Finished the regular season ranked 15th in the RMISA Slalom and 24th in the RMISA Giant Slalom...Her best Slalom finish was ninth place at Montana State in Bozeman, Montana, on January 4, Her best Giant Slalom finish was 11th at Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, on January 31, High School - Weidt graduated from Duluth East High School in 2001 where she was the Minnesota state high school Slalom Champion in Weidt also lettered in soccer at Duluth East...Spent the 2002 season as a member of Team Colorado...She was also a part of the Colorado All-Star team from Personal - Born on Dec. 20, 1982, Gladys is from Duluth, Minn...She is majoring in Exercise Science and plans on receiving her doctorate in Physical Therapy...She has two brothers, Alex and Andy. She enjoys being by the lake, waterskiing and reading NCAA All-American 3-Time NCAA Qualifier Career Highs and Highlights Slalom - 5th at New Mexico (Taos, N.M. - Feb. 7, 2004) Giant Slalom - 7th (Twice) Last at Denver (Winter Park, Colo. - Jan. 28, 2005) 22

25 Alpine Women Amy Beresford Alpine Women sophomore Dillon, Colo. Lene Kaasa Alpine Women Sophomore Steinberg, Norway This Season - Transfer from Colorado where she last skied in She has spent the last two years training in Colorado and was a member of the U.S. NorAm Team...25th in the SL and 76th in the GS in the U.S. rankings...world rankings are 238th in the SL and 459th in the GS. Freshman (2003) - Qualified for the NCAAs and was an Academic All- NCAA at Colorado...Ranked 10th in the RMISA SL standings...posted four top-10s including a 4th place finish in the SL at Colorado and a 7th place in the GS at Utah. High School - Attended Dillon HS in Dillon, Colo...Was a member of Team Breckenridge from Was also a member of the Quantum Sports Club...In March 2002, she finished 2nd overall in the Junior Olympics. Personal - Born on August 22, Daughter of Gary and Nancy Beresford...Father is a ski instructor. Career Highs Slalom - 4th at Colorado (Boulder, Colo. - Feb. 1, 2003) Giant Slalom - 7th at Utah (Park City, Utah. - Jan. 11, 2003) Jessica Burns Alpine Women Sophomore Albuquerque, N.M. This Season - The top local skier in New Mexico...Should benefit from a year of training with the ski team...will push the other skiers in practice and could be a surprise performer in First member of the ski team from Albuquerque since George Boyden skied for the men s Alpine squad in Freshman (2005) - Did not compete in any collegiate races as a freshman. High School - Burns graduated from St. Pius X in Albuquerque in Was the 2003 state champion in the giant slalom and slalom...was a super sophomore, super junior and super senior in cross country...also earned St. Pius X school newspaper athlete of the month award. Personal - Jessica is the daughter of Paula and Bob Burns...Born on September 16, She was also a member of the St. Pius swimming and diving team and a member of the cross country and track teams. This Season - Should benefit from a year s experience of collegiate racing...will compete for one of the top-3 spots on the team and looks to compete at the NCAA Championships...Increased training regiment at UNM should push her into a potential All- American...Name is pronounced LEE-na KA-sa. Freshman (2005) - Scored three top-15 finishes in Scored a pair of 11th place showings in the slalom at Alaska-Anchorage and Denver meets...best giant slalom finish was 12th at the NCAA West Regional at Montana State...Ranked 21st in the RMISA slalom and 22nd in the RMISA giant slalom. High School - Kaasa competed at the Norwegian School of Top Athletes prior to coming to UNM...One of the top young skiers in Norway...Coached by Lars Dolva, father of former Lobo and NCAA Champion Marte Dolva. Personal - Lene is the daughter of Sven Tore and Anne-Grethe Kaasa...She has one sister, Anine (19)...Born on January 29, 1984, in Drammen, Norway...Prior to concentrating on skiing, Kaasa was a dancer and gymnast in Norway...She enjoys running, watersports and traveling. Posted Four Top 15 Finishes as a Freshman in 2005 Career Highs and Highlights Slalom - 11th (Twice) Last at Denver (Winter Park, Colo. - Jan. 29, 2005) Giant Slalom - 12th at NCAA Regional (Bozeman, Mont. - Feb. 24, 2005) 23

26 Alpine Women Karin Olin Alpine Women Freshman Malung, Sweden This season - Will join the Lobos in the spring semester...could compete for one of the top-3 spots on the team...finished fifth in slalom and seventh in the giant slalom at the World University Games in Placed fifth in slalom and 10th in the giant slaom at the Swedish national championships in Earned a bronze medal in the military games this season...also competed in the FIS- Europa and Europa cup in High school - Graduated from the ski academy in Malung in Studied sport science and trained at the Ski University of Östersund, Sweden in Personal - Born on December 8, 1984, in Malung, Sweden...Daughter of Jan and Elisabeth Ohlin...Has one brother, Erik (24)..Hobbies include soccer, surfing, dancing, traveling and cloth design. Vibeke Vilhelmsen Alpine Women Sophomore Oslo, Norway This Season - Recovering from a broken foot, but should be healthy by the start of the collegiate season...should compete for one of the top-3 spots on the team and looks to compete at the NCAA Championships. High School - Vilhelmsen competed at the Norwegian School of Top Athletes where she graduated in One of the top young skiers in Norway...Finished fifth in the SG and sixth in the SSL in Competed in the Junior Olympic Games in Finland in Personal - Born on January 31, 1984, in Norway...Hobbies include golf and watersports. 24

27 Alpine Men Lars Loeseth Alpine Men Junior Oslo, Norway Alex Mach Alpine Men Junior Ottawa, Ontario This Season - Returning two-time All-American in both the slalom and giant slalom events...should be one of the top skiers in the NCAA...Looking to return to the NCAA Championships and improve on his top-5 finishes...last name is pronounced LOW-seth. Sophomore (2005) - Earned All-American honors in the slalom and giant slalom by placing seventh and fifth at the NCAA Championships, respectively...scored 11 top-10 finishes in 2005, including a pair of wins in both categories...ranked fifth in the slalom and first in the giant slalom, earning All-RMISA honors during the regular season...two slalom wins came at UNM and NCAA West Regional meets...two giant slalom wins came at Denver and UNM meets...swept both races in his home meet at Taos, N.M...Academic All-NCAA...Earned a spot on ESPN The Magazine s At-Large Academic All-American 3rd Team. Freshman (2004) - Earned All-American honors in the slalom and giant slalom by placing third and eighth at the NCAA Championships respectively...scored 11 top-10 finishes in Teamed with Christian Jensen and Peter Roering to win the men s slalom team title at the NCAA Championships...Ranked third in the slalom and sixth in the giant slalom, earning All-RMISA honors during the regular season...highest slalom finish was second at Utah and New Mexico...Highest giant slalom finish was second at Utah. High School - Graduated from NTG-Geilo...Won the SSL junior national championship in th place in the slalom at the 2003 national championships...three first place finished in the slalom in FIS events from Personal - Loeseth is the son of Erik Loeseth and Kari Sunde... Born on September 11, Majoring in business... Enjoys golf and is also an excellent soccer player...starting midfielder for the highly-ranked Lobo men s soccer team...scored three goals and five assists leading the Lobos to the NCAA finals in Two-Time NCAA All-American Two-Time All-RMISA 2004 Men s Slalom NCAA Team Champion 2005 Academic All-American Career Highs and Highlights Slalom - 1st (Twice) Last at NCAA West Regionals (Bozeman, Mont. - Feb. 25, 2005) Giant Slalom - 1st (Twice) Last at New Mexico (Taos, N.M. - Feb. 11, 2005) This Season - Returning NCAA participant and two-time All- RMISA performer who is looking to improve on his top-30 finishes at the NCAAs last season...should challenge for one of the top three spots on the team...qualified for the NCAA s as a freshman but did not compete. Sophomore (2005) - Posted six top-10s, including a career-high second place showing in the giant slalom at New Mexico...Four of his top-10s were in the giant slalom...best slalom finish was seventh at the NCAA West Regional...Placed 24th in the slalom and 27th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships...Ranked 18th in the slalom and seventh in the giant slalom in the RMISA during the regular season, earning All-RMISA honors. Freshman (2004) - Ranked eighth in the slalom, earning second team All-RMISA recognition...also ranked 20th in the giant slalom in the RMISA...Best slalom finish was fifth at Nevada...Scored three top-10 s in the slalom during the regular season...top giant slalom finish was 14th at New Mexico and the NCAA West Regionals. High School - Mach graduated from Nepean High School in Ottawa, Ontario, in He has won 10 times on the F.I.S. circuit in each Alpine event...he has also competed at the NorAm level where he has scored top-15 finishes in the Downhill and Super-G. Personal - Mach was born July 1, 1982 in Fredericton, New Brunswick (Canada) but now lives in Ottawa, Ontario...He is the son of Ales and Lenk Mach...Mach was an avid soccer and tennis player before deciding to concentrate on Alpine skiing...he is majoring in Political Science. Two-Time All-RMISA 2005 NCAA Participant Career Highs and Highlights Slalom - 5th at Nevada (Sugar Bowl, Calif. - Jan. 16, 2004) Giant Slalom - 2nd at New Mexico (Taos, N.M. - Feb. 11, 2005) 25

28 Alpine Men Peter Roering Alpine Men Junior Oslo, Norway Tyson McGinty Alpine Men Sophomore Huntington, Vt. This Season - Returning All-American who missed winning the 2004 NCAA giant slalom individual title by 0:02 seconds...looking to regain his All-American status from his freshman year...will be one of the top three skiers on the team and should return to the NCAA Championships for a third time...former member of the Norwegian national ski team. Sophomore (2005) - Placed 20th in the slalom and 30th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships...Had five top-10s during the regular season...won the giant slalom at the NCAA West Regionals...Ranked 29th in the slalom and fifth in the giant slalom in the RMISA, earning All-RMISA honors...four of his five top- 10s came in giant slalom events. Freshman (2004) - Earned NCAA All-American honors in both the slalom and giant slalom...placed seventh in the slalom and second in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships...Finished the giant slalom just 0:02 seconds out of the lead...teamed with Lars Loeseth and Christian Jensen to win the NCAA men s slalom team title...ranked fourth in both the slalom and giant slalom, earning All-RMISA honors in the regular season...scored eight top-10 s, including a win in the Utah giant slalom...best slalom finish was second at Colorado. High School - Graduated from the NTG Ski Academy in Geilo, Norway...Spent three seasons on the Norwegian Junior National team...competed for one year on the National Europa Cup team. Personal - Born on April 27, 1982, Roering is the son of Elisabeth and Ditlef Soehoel...Roering enjoys golf, soccer, sailing and wakeboarding... Majoring in Business NCAA All-American Two-Time All-RMISA 2004 Men s Slalom NCAA Team Champion Career Highs and Highlights Slalom - 2nd at Colorado (Lake Eldora, Colo. - Feb. 21, 2004) Giant Slalom - 1st (Twice) Last at NCAA West Regional (Bozeman, Mont. - Feb. 25, 2005) This Season - McGinty transferred to UNM from Colby College where he was a member of the Mules Alpine squad as a freshman...prior to UNM, McGinty was an USCSA All-Academic and athletic All-American...He was also on the dean s list and in the academic honors program at Colby College...Will challenge for one of the top-3 spots on the team High School - McGinty graduated from Green Mountain Valley High School in Vermont. Personal - Born on Oct. 8, 1983, in Essex, Vermont...Son of William McGinty and Lorrie Jackson Richland...McGinty is majoring in Business Administration at UNM. Tor Fodnesbergene Alpine Men Freshman Fagernes, Norway This Season - Fodnesbergene was one of the top recruiting targets in the world by most of the NCAA men s Alpine teams...he is a member of the Norwegian National team and competed in the European and World Cup last year for Norway...He is ranked 69th in the world in the slalom, by far the highest ranking of any collegiate skier...he is also ranked 386th in the world giant slalom standings...name is pronounced tore FOD-nes-burr-gen. High School - Attended NTG Ski Academy in Geilo, Norway, where he graduated in Personal - Born Oct. 3, 1984, in Fagernas, Norway...Son of Harald Magne and Torild Fodnesbergene...Fodnesbergene is majoring in Business Finance at UNM...Also enjoys soccer, hunting and fishing. 26

29 Nordic Women Tiffany Callahan Nordic Women Sophomore Aspen, Colo. Kathrine Alseen Nordic Women Sophomore tromso, Norway This Season - Only returner from last year s women s Nordic team...improved greatly during her freshman season and looks to continue her progression in both the classic and freestyle events. Freshman (2005) - Had one top-10 finish and four top-20 finishes...best classic race was a ninth-place showing at the Alaska- Anchorage meet...top freestyle race was also at Alaska-Anchorage where she finished 20th...Ranked 18th in the classic and 26th in the freestyle in the RMISA...Also earned Academic All-NCAA honors. This Season - Spent the past few years training in Norway...Could challenge for one of the top-3 spots on the team...looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships...Participated in the northern Norwegian Championships last winter. High School - Graduated from Nordreisa Videregaendo in Nordreisa, Norway, in Personal - Born Dec. 3, 1982, in Hammerfest, Norway. High School - Graduated from Park City High School in Park City, Utah...Finished second in the 2002 junior nationals sprint race...won the gold in the 2002 junior nationals relay...placed ninth in the 2003 junior nationals sprint...was a letterwinner in cross country...placed seventh in the 2004 junior nationals cycling road race Academic All-NCAA Personal - Born on August 8, 1986, in Sacramento, Calif., Callahan is the daughter of Kathleen and John Callahan...She is majoring in Journalism with a minor in French...Enjoys mountain biking, traveling and skiing. Career Highs and Highlights Classic - 9th at Alaska-Anchorage (Jackson, Wyo. - Jan. 14, 2005) Freestyle - 20th at Alaska-Anchorage (Jackson, Wyo. - Jan. 14, 2005) Marit Rognmo Nordic Women Sophomore Sagelvoattn, Norway This Season - One of the top junior racers in Norway last season...will be one of the top racers on the team and looks to qualify for the NCAA Championships. High School - Graduated from Nordreisa in Nordreisa, Norway, in Placed in the top-20 in two Norwegian cup races in Placed third in the 15K freestyle in the Norwegian Junior Nationals in Personal - Born Nov. 25, 1984, in Tromso, Norway. 27

30 Nordic Women Laura Van Alst Nordic Women Sophomore New Paltz, N.Y. Melanie Zemp Nordic Women Freshman Entlebuch, Switzerland This Season - Transferred to UNM from the University of New Hampshire where she was a member of the Nordic ski team as a freshman...strong junior competitor who hopes to carry that over to the collegiate level...had one top-10 showing in Eastern Collegiate Conference action last year. High School - Graduated from New Paltz High School in New Paltz, N.Y., in Personal - Born on Feb. 20, 1986, in Newburgh, N.Y...Has not decided on a major...daughter of Charles and Susan Van Alst...Enjoys bike racing, music, books and movies. This Season - Zemp posted some good results in the European Cup last season...she scored 11 top-20s and one top-10 finish in European FIS competition last winter. High School - Graduated from Kantonsschule in Schinpfheim, Sweden. Personal - Born on August 8, 1986, in April 25, 1985, in Entlebuch, Switzerland, Melanie is the daughter of Anna and Hans Zemp- Kiser...Majoring in Management...Enjoys snowboarding and music. Crystin Jaques Nordic Women Freshman Canmore, Alberta This Season - Strong competitor who could scores some points for the Lobos...Will spend most of the year getting stronger and improving in both the classic and freestyle events...placed 16th in the freestyle at the U.S. Nationals last season...placed fifth in the 10K freestyle and sixth in the sprint race at the Canada Cup in High School - Graduated from Canmore Collegiate in Canmore, Alberta, in Personal - Born on June 7, 1984, in Edmonton, Alberta...Daughter of John and Carol Jaques...She is majoring in Biology...Hobbies include mountain biking. 28

31 Nordic Men Geir-Endre Rogn Nordic Men Senior Vang, Norway Dirk Grimm Nordic Men Junior Unterlemnitz, Germany This Season - Will return to the UNM line-up in the Spring semester after training in Norway in the fall...one of two returning All- Americans to the Nordic men s team...a two-time NCAA qualifier who is looking to return to the All-American status he earned two years ago...should be one of the top-3 skiers on the team. Junior (2005) - Scored five top-10 s but failed to repeat as an All- American, placing 18th in the classic and 23rd in the freestyle at the NCAA Championships...Ranked ninth in both events during the RMISA regular season...top classic finish was sixth at UNM...Best freestyle showing was third at the NCAA West Regionals...Earned his second All-RMISA honor and second Academic All-NCAA recognition. Sophomore (2004) - Finished the regular season ranked fourth in the classic and eighth in the freestyle in the RMISA...Earned All- RMISA honors in both events...best classic finish was second at Colorado...Best freestyle finish was sixth at Utah and New Mexico...Placed third in the classic at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors...finished in 14th place in the freestyle at the NCAA Championships...Scored 10 top-10 finishes in 12 collegiate races...earned Academic All-NCAA honors. High School - Graduated from Valdres VDG in Fagernas, Norway...Was a twotime Birkbeiner Junior Classic Champion...Scored a first place and two second place finishes in the Norwegian Military Championships...Was a twotime regional Nordic champion. Personal - Rogn is 2004 a native NCAA of Vang, All-American Norway...Born on November 17, Two-Time 1981 in Oslo, All-RMISA Norway...Son Two-Time of Nils Rogn Academic and Kari All-NCAA Birgit Lien...Is studying athletic training...enjoys Career Highs and whitewater Highlights kayaking. Classic - 2nd at Colorado (Boulder, Colo. - Feb. 20, 2004) Freestyle - 3rd at NCAA West Regional (Bozeman, Mont. - Feb. 26, 2005) This Season - One of two returning All-Americans to the Nordic men s team...should be one of the top skiers on the team and is looking to return to the NCAA Championships. Sophomore (2005) - Had a strong season with seven top-10 finishes, six of those coming in the final three meets of the year...earned All-American honors in both the classic and freestyle events, placing sixth in the classic and 10th in the freestyle at the NCAA Championships...Sixth place in the classic was his best of the year in that event...won the NCAA West Regional freestyle race...ranked fourth in the freestyle and 11th in the classic in the RMISA during the regular season, earning All-RMISA honors. Freshman (2004) - Slowed by a shoulder injury the entire season...ranked 11th in the classic and 13th in the freestyle during the RMISA regular season...best finish in the classic was seventh place at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American status...best finish in the freestyle was seventh at Utah...Scored seven top-10 finishes in 12 collegiate races. High School - Graduated from Sportgymnasium Oberhof in Germany...placed 14th in the World Junior Championships in Won the Vize Rollerski Championship in Also won the 2003 European Rollerski Championship. Personal - Born on February 25, Son of Klaus and Elke Grimm...Is majoring in Marketing Management...Grimm enjoys climbing, biking and all sports. Two-Time NCAA All-American 2005 All-RMISA Career Highs and Highlights Classic - 6th at NCAA Championships (Stowe, Vt. - Mar. 10, 2005) Freestyle - 1st at NCAA West Regional (Bozeman, Mont. - Feb. 26, 2005) 29

32 Nordic Men Jedd Young Nordic Men Sophomore Ketchum, Idaho Casey Dyck Nordic Men Freshman Calgary, Alberta This Season - Returning, two-year letterwinner who continues to improve each season...looking to return to the NCAA Championships after missing the event last season...both of his best races, 14th in the classic and eighth in the freestyle, have come on the Lobos home trail in Red River, N.M. This Season - Dyck was a member of the 2004 Canadian Junior National Team...Posted 10 top-10 finishes last season in U.S. and Canadian competition, racing for the Foothills Nordic Ski Club...He should challenge for one of the top-3 spots on the Lobo men s team. Sophomore (2005) - Had one top-10 finish in 2005, placing eighth in the freestyle at UNM which was also a career-high in that event...best classic finish was 21st at Alaska-Anchorage...Ranked 34th in the classic and 19th in the freestyle in the RMISA during the regular season. Freshman (2004) - Qualifier for the NCAA Championships and helped the Lobos to their first ever NCAA team championships...finished the regular season ranked 17th in the classic and 16th in the freestyle in the RMISA...Placed 14th in the classic and freestyle at New Mexico for his best races of the season...placed 33rd in the classic and 24th in the freestyle at the NCAA Championships. High School - Graduated from Wood River High School in Ketchun, Idaho...Scored two top- 10 places in the 2000 junior championships...also scored numerous top-10 finishes while racing in Sweden the last two seasons NCAA Qualifier Personal - Born on March 23, 1982, in Sun Valley, Idaho...Son of Larry Young...Majoring in Athletic Training...Enjoys mountain bike racing and drawing. Career Highs and Highlights Classic - 14th at New Mexico (Red River, N.M. - Feb. 6, 2004) Freestyle - 8th at New Mexico (Red River, N.M. - Feb. 12, 2005) High School - Graduated from Westwood High School in Fort Murray, Alberta, in Was on the Honor Roll at Fort Murray. Personal - Born on April 9, 1984, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada...Son of David and Brenda Dyck...Majoring in Mechanical Engineering...Hobbies include hiking, biking and alpine skiing. Rick Grahn Nordic Men Freshman Salt Lake City, Utah This Season - Solid newcomer who posted top-20 finishes at the junior Olympics and junior U.S. Nationals...Could challenge for one of the top-3 spots on the squad...youngest member of the team. High School - Graduated from Brighton High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Was on the Honor Roll every semester of high school...won the regionals in 3-on-3 soccer. Personal - Born on January 8, 1987, in Salt Lake City, Utah...Undecided on a major...enjoys soccer, mountain biking, rock climbing and skiing. 30

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34 2005 Season Review All-Americans Five Lobos earned 5 All-American honors at the 2005 NCAA Championships. Winners Lars Loeseth, Gladys Weidt, Trine Lundamo, Martina Stursova and Dirk Grimm. Pirkko Pulkkanen helped the Lobo women s Nordic squad to its third straight win in the 15K Freestyle race. Gladys Weidt was an All-American in the slalom in NCAA Finish The Lobos placed fourth at the 2005 NCAA Championships in Stowe, 4th Vermont. The Lobos have finished in the top- 10 for 22-consecutive years. Trine Lundamo earned All-American honors with top-10 finishes in both the freestyle and classic races at the NCAA Championships NCAA Final Standings 1. Denver Vermont Utah New Mexico Dartmouth Colorado Ak.-Anchorage Middlebury Nevada No. Michigan Lars Loeseth had two top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors in the slalom and giant slalom. Academic All-NCAA Ten Lobos earned Academic All-NCAA Awards in 2005, including Tiffany Callahan, Geir-Endre Rogn, Andrea Roberts, Pirkko Pulkkanen, Trine Lundamo, Martina 10 Stursova, Kathrin Spendier, Lars Loeseth, Alexander Freberg and Helena Woodrow. Peter Roering earned All-RMISA honors and raced at the NCAA Championships in

35 2005 Season Review NCAA Team National Titles The women s Nordic team won the NCAA 15K Freestyle title for the third year in a row, giving the Lobos 15 team titles in school history. Alex Mach raced at his first NCAA Championships in Dirk Grimm finished sixth in the classic and 10th in the freestyle at the NCAA s, earning two All-American awards. NCAA Qualifiers Kathrin Spendier, Gladys Weidt, Alex Mach, Lars Loeseth, Peter Roering, Martina Stursova, Trine Lundamo, Pirkko Pulkkanen, Dirk Grimm, 11 Geir-Endre Rogn and Inge Kristofferson all qualified for the 2005 NCAA Championships. Geir-Endre Rogn earned All-RMISA honors and raced at the NCAA Championships in Martina Stursova placed third in the freestyle classic races at the NCAA s. She was a three-time All-American skier. RMISA All-Conference Alex Mach, Lars Loeseth, Peter Roering, 9Geir-Endre Rogn, Dirk Grimm, Inge Kristofferson, Martina Stursova, Andrea Roberts and Trine Lundamo all earned All-RMISA awards for the Lobos in RMISA Finish The Lobos placed third in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Associa- 3rd tion in The RMISA is the toughest conference in college skiing. Andrea Roberts earned All-RMISA honors and Academic All-NCAA recognition in

36 2005 Season Review 2005 Individual Collegiate Alpine Totals 2005 Individual Collegiate Nordic Totals Slalom Giant Slalom Classic Freestyle----- Name Event Place Place Name Event Place Place Helena Woodrow UU 18th 26th Pirkko Pulkkanen UU 12th 13th UAA 22nd 26th UAA 10th 11th DU 16th 22nd DU 16th 9th UNM 23rd 14th UNM 11th 8th NCAA Reg. 21st 17th NCAA Champ NCAA Reg. 19th 7th* Final RMISA Rank 28th 24th NCAA Champ. 31st 18th Final RMISA Rank 17th 14th Jennifer Shively UU 35th 40th UAA DNF 32nd DU DNS DNF UNM DNS DNS NCAA Reg. DNS DNS NCAA Champ Final RMISA Rank 54th 52nd Kathrin Spendier UU 32nd 12th UAA 14th 5th DU 13th 13th UNM 22nd 42nd NCAA Reg. 13th 15th NCAA Champ. 22nd 24th Final RMISA Rank 22nd 16th Gladys Weidt UU 11th DNF UAA 37th 44th DU 23rd 7th UNM 9th 26th NCAA Reg. DNF 15th NCAA Champ. 9th 18th Final RMISA Rank 16th 16th Lene Kaasa UU 23rd 18th UAA 11th 13th DU 11th 34th UNM DNF 21st NCAA Reg. DNF 12th NCAA Champ Final RMISA Rank 21st 22nd Staci Rixford UU 25th DNF UAA 24th DNF DU 39th 18th UNM DNF 27th NCAA Reg. DNF DNF NCAA Champ Final RMISA Rank 36th 33rd Alexander Freberg UU DNF 14th UAA 17th T23rd DU 20th 15th UNM 24th 18th NCAA Reg. 22nd 25th NCAA Champ Final RMISA Rank 32nd 23rd Lars Loeseth UU DNF 6th UAA 4th 2nd DU 5th 1st* UNM 1st* 1st* NCAA Reg. 1st* 5th NCAA Champ. 7th 5th Final RMISA Rank 5th 1st Alex Mach UU 13th 8th UAA 10th 18th DU 19th 6th UNM 13th 2nd* NCAA Reg. 7th 9th NCAA Champ. 24th 27th Final RMISA Rank 18th 7th Peter Roering UU DNF 5th UAA 25th T6th DU DNF 10th UNM 10th 24th NCAA Reg. 29th 1st* NCAA Champ. 20th 30th Final RMISA Rank 29th 5th Andrea Roberts UU 7th* 6th UAA 15th 5th* DU 15th 15th UNM 10th 12th NCAA Reg. 34th 20th NCAA Champ Final RMISA Rank 13th 8th Martina Stursova UU DNS DNS UAA DNS DNS DU 1st* 2nd UNM 1st* 1st* NCAA Reg. 1st* 2nd NCAA Champ. 3rd 3rd Final RMISA Rank 1st 2nd Trine Lundamo UU 2nd* 2nd* UAA 3rd 2nd* DU 3rd 4th UNM 2nd* 2nd* NCAA Reg. 4th 10th NCAA Champ. 9th 5th Final RMISA Rank 3rd 3rd Tiffany Callahan UU 24th 21st UAA 9th 20th DU 22nd 29th UNM 18th DNS NCAA Reg. 13th 27th NCAA Champ Final RMISA Rank 18th 26th Geir-Endre Rogn UU DNS DNS UAA 10th DNF DU 8th 16th UNM 6th 7th NCAA Reg. 15th 3rd* NCAA Champ. 18th 23rd Final RMISA Rank 9th 9th Dirk Grimm UU 16th 12th UAA 19th 8th DU 10th 17th UNM 8th 6th NCAA Reg. 9th 1st* NCAA Champ. 6th* 10th Final RMISA Rank 11th 4th Jedd Young UU 39th 33rd UAA 21st 19th DU 30th 19th UNM 30th 8th* NCAA Reg th NCAA Champ Final RMISA Rank 34th 19th Inge Kristofferson UU 8th 6th UAA 22nd 3rd DU DNS DNS UNM 11th 14th NCAA Reg. 14th 5th NCAA Champ. 28th 13th Final RMISA Rank 13th 6th 34

37 2005 Season Review 2005 Alpine Team Results Date Location Host Men Women 1/5 Park City, Utah Utah 1st - GS 5th - SL 1/6 Park City, Utah Utah 8th - SL 5th - GS 1/13 Jackson, Wyo. Alaska-Anchorage 6th - GS 5th - GS 1/14 Jackson, Wyo. Alaska-Anchorage 6th - SL 5th - SL 1/28 Winter Park, Colo. Denver 2nd - GS 4th - GS 1/29 Winter Park, Colo. Denver 4th - SL 4th - SL 2/11 Taos, N.M. New Mexico 1st - GS 6th - GS 2/12 Taos, N.M. New Mexico 3rd - SL 5th - SL 2/25 Bozeman, Mont. NCAA West Regional 1st - GS 6th - GS 2/26 Bozeman, Mont. NCAA West Regional 3rd - SL 8th - SL 3/9 Stowe, Vermont NCAA Championships 8th - GS 9th - GS 3/11 Stowe, Vermont NCAA Championships 6h - SL 9th - SL 2005 Nordic Team Results Date Location Host Men Women 1/5 Soldier Hollow, Utah Utah 5th - 10K Classic 2nd - 5K Classic 1/6 Soldier Hollow, Utah Utah 5th - 15K Freestyle 2nd - 10K Freestyle 1/14 Jackson, Wyo. Alaska-Anchorage 6th - 10K Classic 2nd - 5K Classic 1/15 Jackson, Wyo. Alaska-Anchorage 3rd - 15K Freestyle 1st - 10K Freestyle 1/28 Winter Park, Colo. Denver 5th - 10K Classic 1st - 5K Classic 1/29 Winter Park, Colo. Denver 6th - 15K Freestyle 1st - 10K Freestyle 2/11 Red River, N.M. New Mexico 3rd - 10K Classic 1st - 5K Classic 2/12 Red River, N.M. New Mexico 2nd - 10K Freestyle 1st - 5K Freestyle 2/25 Bozeman, Mont. NCAA West Regional 2nd - Classic 4th - Classic 2/26 Bozeman, Mont. NCAA West Regional 1st - Freestyle 1st - Freestyle 3/10 Stowe, Vermont NCAA Championships 6th - Classic 3rd - Classic 3/12 Stowe, Vermont NCAA Championships 5th - Freestyle 1st - Freestyle 2005 Overall Collegiate Race Finishes Event Alpine Overall Nordic Overall Overall Team Utah RMISA Meet - 1/5-6 5th 4th 4th Alaska-Anchorage RMISA Meet - 1/ rd 2nd 2nd Denver RMISA Meet - 1/ th 3rd 3rd New Mexico RMISA Meet - 2/ rd 1st 3rd NCAA West Regionals - 2/ rd 1st 2nd NCAA Championships - 3/9-12 7th 2nd 4th 35

38 2005 Season Review The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association consists of seven NCAA Division I and three Division II schools. Its members include the University of Alaska-Anchorage, Boise State University, University of Colorado, University of Denver, Montana State University, University of New Mexico, University of Nevada-Reno, University of Utah, Western State College and Whitman College. Teams compete in men s and women s alpine events as well as men s and women s nordic events. The RMISA is nationally known as the toughest conference for competitive skiing in the NCAA. Last season the members of the RMISA took four of the the top-five spots in the NCAA Championships, including the University of Denver s national championship. This season the RMISA will sponsor five events that include both alpine and nordic competition. The NCAA has a total of 43 member institutions sponsoring skiing. Among these schools, 37 sponsor both men s and women s teams while one school sponsors just a men s team and five additional institutions sponsor only a women s squad. Due to the small number of total competing schools in NCAA skiing, there is only one division. The 43 member institutions that sponsor skiing are divided into three regions, including West, Central and Eastern Regions. There are two major conferences for NCAA Skiing, one each in the West and East regions. The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association consists of 10 schools in the Western Region while the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association is made up of 10 schools in the Eastern Region. In 2005, a total of 22 teams sent representatives to the NCAA Championships in Stove, vermont. The University of Denver took home top honors. The 2006 NCAA National Championships will be hosted by the University of Denver in Stemboat Springs, Colo. Equipment Sponsors Skis Atomic Dynastar Elan Fischer Rossignol Volkl Madshus Nordica Bindings Atomic Look Marker Rottefella Salomon Tyrolia Other Equipment Sitzmark Ski Shop (Red River, N.M.) Boot Doctors (Taos, N.M.) Graphic Connection Scott Toko Ski Wax Boots Alpina Atomic Lange Salomon Technica Hotels & Lodging Kachina Lodge, Taos, N.M. Riverside Lodge, Red River, N.M. Ski Area Sponsors Ski Loveland Colorado 36

39 All-Time Records Jimmy Vika 2003 Men s 10K NCAA Champion Marte Dolva ( 02) 2002 Women s Slalom NCAA Champion Kristina Strandberg ( 03) 2000 Women s 15K Classic NCAA Champion Jennifer Delich ( 04) 2004 Women s Giant Slalom NCAA Champion Mattias Erlandsson ( 96) 1996 Men s Slalom NCAA Champion Niklas Skoglund ( 94) 1994 Men s 20K Skate NCAA Champion Ivana Radlova ( 94) 1993 Women s 15K Skate NCAA Champion Heidi Sorenson ( 84) 1984 Women s 7.5K NCAA Champion Marianne Rud ( 81) 1981 Women s 7.5K NCAA Champion 2004 NCAA Champion - First NCAA Title in Lobo History NCAA Team Titles 2005 Women s 15K Freestyle 2004 Men s Slalom 2004 Women s 5K Freestyle 2003 Women s 5K Freestyle 2002 Women s Slalom 2000 Women s 15K Classic 1998 Men s Giant Slalom 1997 Men s Slalom 1996 Men s Slalom 1996 Women s Slalom 1993 Men s 20K Skate 1992Men s Giant Slalom 1984 Women s Nordic Relay 1983 Women s Nordic Relay 1979 Women s Slalom 37

40 All-Time Lettermen All-Time Lettermen 38 Skier Team Year -A- Abruzzo, Richard Alp Alexander, Jeff Alp 1977 Alley, Marjory Alp All-RMISA Alley, Shaylor Nor Almquist, Jonas Alp 1992 Altimirando, Mark Alp 1973 Ambos, Agris Nor 2001 Anderson, David Alp 1971 Anderson, David Alp 1981 Anderson, Johanna Nor 2001 Andersson, Maria Nor Aronsson, Eva-Lena Nor 2002, 2004 Archer, Holly Alp Avetikian, Alex Alp Ayers, Lon Alp B- Bakstad, Anne Regine Nor Barbera, Robert Alp Barz, Scott Nor 1988 Beberg, Paul Nor Beischer, Anna Alp All-RMISA Berbu, Andreas Nor Time NCAA All-American (99-00) 1999 All-RIMSA 3-Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (98-00) Bergstrom, Anders Nor NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Team Champion Bergstrom, Sarah Alp 1979 Bjorge, Lars Alp Bjorgili, Ingun Nor 1981 Bjurman, Anders Alp NCAA All-American 1985 All-RMISA Black, Robert Alp 1992 Blair, Kent Alp 1978 Bodnar, Bret Nor All-RMISA Bodo, Benny Nor Bohannon, Ronald Alp 1973 Boissiere Alp 1980 Bokor, Winston Alp Bolliger, Christine Nor 1981 Book, Claude Nor 1977 Skier Team Year Skier Team Year Skier Team Year Book, Phil 1978 Collins, Teresa 1980 Fossen, Linda Nor 1992 Borjes, Lina Nor Conarty, Helene Alp 1977 Fossheim, Arne Nor NCAA All-American 1997 All-RMISA Cottam, John Alp Freberg, Alexander Alp Nordic Women s Team MVP 4-Time All-CIAL (71-74) Fritch, Darla Nor Boutilier, Eric Alp Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (72, 74) Flynn, Duke Alp All-RMISA 1978 Alpine Men s Team MVP Cottam, Tim Alp G All-CIAL Bowen, Bart Alp Gamble, Jill Alp 1995 Cox, Mike Nor 1978 Boyden, Chris Alp Giberson, Pat Nor 2000 Currie, Karen Alp Boyden, George Alp Gilmore, Polly 1978 Goan, John Alp 1975 Brekkan, Are Alp NCAA Men s Giant Slalom Team Champion 1991 NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA (91-92) The 2004 Ski Team won the NCAA Championship. It was New Mexico s first national title in any sport Alpine Men s Team MVP Bremner, Graham Nor Brooks, George Alp Time All-CIAL (69-71) 2-Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (70-71) Brooks, Larry Alp Time All-CIAL (72-74) 1973 Alpine Men s Team MVP Bruggeman, Monica Alp 2003 Brunner, Shannon Alp 1990 Burns, Jessica Alp 2005 Buron, Heather Alp Bylund, Anna Nor All-RMISA -C- Callahan, Tiffany Nor 2005 Campbell, Kathy Alp Alpine Women s Team MVP Carlisle, Greg Alp Carlstrom, Jesse Nor 2002 Caruthers, Bob Alp 1970 Charest, Isabelle Alp NCAA All-American 1995 All-RMISA Christopher, Svea Alp Church, Nancy Alp Alpine Women s Team MVP 2-Time All-CIAL (74-75) Clark, Marcia Alp All-RMISA Clay, Marianne Alp 1976 Collins, Cathy Nor 1989 Collins, Ross Alp NCAA All-American 1987 Alpine Women s Team MVP Curtin, Kathy Nor Cutler, Giff Alp All-CIAL -D- Dahlgreen, Stina Alp NCAA All-American 1998 All-RMISA 1998 Alpine Women s Team MVP Dalton, Cedric 1978 Darrah, Mike Nor All-RMISA Davidson, Matthew Alp Dean, Chris Alp All-CIAL Dean, Donald Dual All-RMISA 1981 Nordic Men s Team MVP Dean, Lisa Alp Delich, Jennifer Alp NCAA Women s Giant Slalom Individual Champion 2004 Alpine Women s Team MVP 2002 NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 2-Time NCAA All-American ( 02 & 04) 2-Time All-RMISA ( 01, 03 & 04) Devery, Clancy Nor 1979 Dobkins, Russell Alp 1970 Dohnal, Tomas Nor NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA (01-02) 2-Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (01-02) Dolva, Marte Alp NCAA Women s Slalom Individual Champion 2002 NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 2-Time NCAA All-American (01-02) 2-Time All-RMISA (01-02) 2-Time Alpine Women s Team MVP (01-02) Douglas, Todd Alp 1980 Downing, Timothy Alp Drage, Tourn Nor Drobish, Kip Nor 1984 Droubay, Tanya Alp 1989 Dulin, Andy Alp 1979 Dunphy, John Alp E- Eddy, Mitchell Alp 1987 Ely, James Nor 1987 Ely, Monica Nor 1987 Emanuelsson, Ana Nor Enger, Kristoffer Nor 1995 Erickson, Joanne Nor Time All-RMISA (77-78) 1978 Nordic Women s Team MVP Eriksen, Stian Alp Erlandsson, Mattais Alp 1992, NCAA Men s Slalom Individual Champion 1996 NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion 4-Time NCAA All-American (92, 94-96) 3-Time All-RMISA (94-96) 2-Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (95-96) -F- Fabres, Juan Pedro Alp Farr, Stefan Nor Farwig, Billy Alp Farwig, Renee Alp Felsman, Jackson Alp 1970 Felsom, Kirk Alp All-CIAL Gooch, Bill Alp 1970 Gooch, Stacey Alp 1971 Gosling, Brooke Nor Grahn, Benny Alp 1999 Grahn, Pernilla Nor NCAA All-American 1994 All-RMISA Grant, Jay Nor 1984 Grimm, Dirk Nor Time NCAA All-American ( 04 & 05) 2005 Nordic Men s Team MVP -H- Haakansson, Kjasa Alp NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 1997 NCAA All-American 1997 All-RMISA 1997 Alpine Women s Team MVP Haaverstad, Trude Nor Nordic Women s Team MVP Hahto, Tarmo Nor Time All-RMISA (79-81) 2- Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (79-80) Hakanen, Jouni Nor 1980 Hamr, Jakub Nor 2004 Harley, Wayne Alp 1970 Harma, Sanna Nor NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA (87-88) 2-Time Nordic Women s Team MVP (87-88) Harrison, Greg Alp 1979 Hasburg, Tracy Nor 1976 Hatleberg, Gro Nor 1992 Haynes, Morgan Alp 1980 Hazen, Lori Alp All-RMISA Heggelund, Anna Nor Jonas Kjellmert ( 95) was a member of the 1993 NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Championship Team.

41 All-Time Lettermen Skier Team Year Skier Team Year Skier Team Year Skier Team Year 2000 NCAA Women s Nordic 15k Classic Team Champion Kristofferson, Inge Nor 2005 Lovell, Asa Alp Nara, Bill Alp All-RMISA Krogsveen, Lars Nor NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 1977 All-RMISA 1977 Alpine Men s Team MVP Henderson, Valery Alp NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA (97-98) Nelson, John Nor 1977 Herrington, Dianne Alp 1977 Lowe, Tori Alp 1979 Nelson, Justin Nor All-RMISA Lundamo, Trine Noe Ness, Kevin Nor Hickman, Jeff Alp Time NCAA Women s 5K Nevins, Leslie Alp 1976 Higgins, Mike Alp Freestyle Team Champion ( 04 & 05) 2-Time All-RMISA ( 04 & 05) Nikkonen, Tiina Alp All-CIAL 2-Time NCAA All-American ( 04 & 05) Nilsson, Maria Alp Alpine Men s Team MVP Lundeberg, Ida Alp Time NCAA All-American (89-90) 2-Time All-RMISA (90-91) Hilley, Kathleen Alp Time NCAA All-American (88-90) 4-Time All-RMISA (87-90) 1991 Alpine Women s Team MVP Hokholk, Wenche Nor Time Alpine Women s Team MVP (88-90) Nordaas, Svein Nor Women s Nordic Relay Team National Champion Lundgren, Jonas Alp Women s Nordic Relay Team National Champion Noreng, Trygve Nor Time NCAA All-American (83, 85) 3-Time All-RMISA (83-84, 86) 2-Time All-RMISA (87-88) 1985 Alpine Men s Team MVP 1996 Nordic Men s Team MVP Holmgren, Madeline Nor 1999 Lundgren, Kerstin Alp O NCAA All-American 1999 All-RMISA Lussier, Catherine Alp O Brien, Tony Alp Nordic Women s Team MVP 1997 NCAA All-American Oeyo, Eirik Alp Horth, Agneta Alp Lutken, Benedicte Nor Ogle, John Alp Time NCAA All-American (93-95) 3-Time All-RMISA (92-93, 95) -M- Ohms, Haley Nor Alpine Women s Team MVP Mach, Alex Alp Olso, Erlend Nor Horton, Craig Alp Time All-RMISA ( 04 & 05) 1997 Nordic Men s Team MVP Horton, Scott Alp Mahoney, Rod Alp Osborn, Steve Alp I- Malaszenko, Natalie Alp 1997 Osterburg, Pontus Nor 2000 Ispert, Eggert Nor 2001 Leif Larsson ( 95) was a Marquez, Patrick Alp NCAA All-American -J All-American and a 1990 NCAA All-American Ostman, Britta Alp 1980 Jackson, Guy Alp Mayer, Susan Alp 1983 Owens, Sunshine Alp 1998 national team champion Jansen, Espen Nor Maynard, Steven Alp Pduring his time at UNM All-RMISA 1980 All-RMISA 1980 Alpine Men s Team MVP Paajarvi, Riitta Nor 1982 Jenner, Eva Alp McCrory, Susan Alp 1976 Paananen, Maarir Nor NCAA All-American 2-Time NCAA All-American (92, 94) 2-Time All-RMISA (92, 94) Mekjan, Sindre Nor Pacheco, John Alp Time Alpine Women s Team MVP (92, 94) Kvien, Marianne Nor Time NCAA All-American (89-90) 1990 All-RMISA Parman, Tali Alp Jensen, Beate Alp Kwan, Song Dong Alp 1979 Meleski, Corky Nor 1976 Paul, Richard Nor Jensen, Christian Alp L- Mesliski, Steve Nor 1977 Peinert, Anders Alp NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion Labrie, Danielle Alp Mickle, Flore Nor NCAA All-American 3-Time All-RMISA (84, 86, 88) 2004 NCAA All-American 1986 Alpine Women s Team MVP Miettinen, Salia Alp Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (84, 86) Jensen, Lena Nor 2002, 04 Landstedt, Fredrik Nor NCAA All-American Peltiniemi, Anti Nor NCAA Women s 5K Freestyle Team Champion 1987 NCAA All-American 1987 All-RMISA Miller, Shari 1978 Peltoniemi, Irma Nor All-RMISA 2002 NCAA All-American Lanzier, Stefan Alp Mitchell, Harper 1978 Peltoniemi, Soile Nor 1980 Johansen, Iselin Alp Time NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion (96-97) Montes, Filbert Nor Percy, Sharol Alp 1985 Johanson, Kristian Nor NCAA Men s Giant Slalom Team Champion Mottau, Glenn Alp 1980 Peterson, Scott Nor Time NCAA All-American (97-99) 3-Time All-RMISA (97-99) Johansson, Anna Alp Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (97-99) Motys, Henrik Alp Pettigrew, Jamie Alp 2001 Johnson, Gary Alp NCAA All-American 2002 All-RMISA Larkin, Terence Alp Pita, Todd Alp 1999 Johnson, Neal Alp Alpine Men s Team MVP Larsen, Oeyvind Nor Pitchford, Jack Alp 1970 Jones, Ann Nor 1991 Mullen, Megan Alp NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Team Champion Prater, Angie Nor Nordic Women s Team MVP 4-Time NCAA All-American (90-93) 2-Time All-RMISA (90, 92) 2000 NCAA All-American 2000 Alpine Women s Team MVP Premoze, Simon Nor 1992 Jones, Chris Nor Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (90, 93) Murdoch, Donelle Nor 1997 Pulkkanen, Pirkko Nor , K- Larsson, Leif Nor N NCAA Women s 5K Freestyle Team Champion Kaasa, Lene Alp NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Team Champion Naess, Kristian Nor Q- Karlsson, Jens Alp NCAA All-American 1992 All-RMISA 2 Time NCAA AllAmerican (85, 87) 2-Time All-RMISA (85, 87) Questad, Christian Alp All-RMISA Leary, Jeff Alp Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (84-85, 87) Karlsson, Per Magnus Nor 1994 Lefsaker, Morten Nor Kasper, Leslie Alp R NCAA All-American 1999 All-RMISA Nagel, Eric Alp Kaufman, Patti Nor Radlova, Ivana Nor Lehtonen, Jarmo Nor NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion Kemile, Tero Nor NCAA Women s Nordic 7.5K Individual Champion Leinonen, Journi Nor All-RMISA Kemppi, Pekka Nor LeMay, Stephany Alp Time All-RMISA (83-85) 1984 Nordic Men s Team MVP 1979 NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion Kempoi, Pekke Nor Time All-RMISA (77-78) 1978 Alpine Women s Team co-mvp 1985 NCAA All-American Lidbury, John Alp Kilstofte, Paul Alp All-CIAL Kimura, Lisa Alp Alpine Men s Team MVP King, Cappie Alp Lindh, Peder Alp 1993 King, Peggy Nor NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Team Champion Kinner, Janelle Nor NCAA All-American 1993 All-RMISA Kinsella, Kieran Nor Nordic Men s Team MVP Kirschgesser, Tom Nor 1983 Lloyd, Judy Alp Kjellberg, Anna-Lena Alp All-RMISA 1979 Alpine Women s Team MVP Kjellmert, Jonas Nor Loeseth, Lars Alp NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Team Champion 2-Time All-RMISA (92-93) 1995 Nordic Men s Team MVP 2004 NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion 2-Time NCAA All-American ( 04 & 05) 2-Time All-RMISA ( 04 & 05) Kling, Peer Nor Time Alpine Men s Team MVP ( 04 & 05) Knudsen, Magne Alp Lomax, Becky Alp All-RMISA Kollerud, Christian Alp Lomax, Bruce Alp Kort, Sandra Alp 1992 Longmire, Henry Alp 1970 Kortas, Jessica Alp L-R: Heidi Sorensen ( 86), Kjersti Stendberg ( 85), head coach 1999 NCAA All-American 1999 All-RMISA Lonnberg, Henrik Alp Alpine Women s Team MVP 1989 NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA (91-92) George Brooks and Wenche Hokholt ( 86) won back-to-back NCAA Krejci, Andrea Alp Alpine Men s Team MVP titles in the 7.5 K Women s Nordic Relay in 1983 and

42 All-Time Lettermen Skier Team Year Skier Team Year Skier Team Year Skier Team Year 3-Time NCAA All-American (92-94) 3-Time All-RMISA (92-94) 1996 NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion 3-Time Nordic Women s Team MVP (91-93) 1998 NCAA Men s Giant Slalom Team Champion Ramskjell, Siv-Katrin Nor All-RMISA 2-Time All-RMISA (87-88) Sena, Jose Alp Raudenbush, Jim Alp All-RMISA 1981 Alpine Men s Team MVP Raudenbush, Kirsten Alp Ray, Jason Nor Read, James Nor Reed, James Alp 1993 Reed, Michael Alp Time All-RMISA (97-98) Rehwaldt, Tim Alp 1981 Renko, Sirpa Nor Renstrom, Jimmy Alp Time NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion (96-97) 1998 NCAA Men s Giant Slalom Team Champion 3-Time NCAA All-American (95-97) 3-Time All-RMISA (96-98) Rey, Patrick Alp Richmond, Peter Nor 2005 Rixford, Staci Alp 2005 Roering, Peter Alp NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA ( 04 & 05) Rogn, Geir-Endre Nor NCAA All-American 2-Time All-RMISA ( 04 & 05) 2004 Nordic Men s Team MVP Roberts, Andrea Nor All-RMISA Roberts, Don Nor Roberts, Mary Beth 1978 Robran, Cathy Alp NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion Robran, Jeff Alp Roering, Peter Alp NCAA Men s Slalom Team Champion 2004 NCAA All-American 2004 All-RMISA Roland, Dag Alp NCAA Men s Giant Slalom Team Champion 2-Time NCAA All-American (92-93) 3-Time All-RMISA (92-94) 2-Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (92, 94) Rud, Marianne Nor NCAA Women s Nordic 7.5 K Individual Champion 1981 Broderick Sport Award Winner 1981 All-RMISA 2-Time Nordic Women s Team MVP (80-81) Rue, Sherry Alp Rune, Peter Nor Time NCAA All-American (91-92) 2-Time All-RMISA (91-92) 2-Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (91-92) Russell, Craig Alp Ryttberg, Jonas Alp All-RMISA -S- Saetersdal, Ida Nor Nordic Women s Team MVP Sandal, Christina Nor Sander, Bernie Nor 1984 Sauer, Johan Alp NCAA All-American 2000 All-RMISA 2000 Alpine Men s Team MVP Scaro, Jackie Nor Nordic Women s Team MVP Scaro, Kim Nor 1977 Schackel, Christi Alp 1980 Schenck, Craig Alp 1980 Schicht, Caroline Alp NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 2-Time All-RMISA ( 02-03) 2003 NCAA All-American Schwarzmueller, Gottfried Alp Scleiblehner, Heidi Alp Segerfeldt, Hans Nor 1979 Seiringer, Klaus Alp Mia Wahlqvist ( 86) was a two-time NCAA All-American and Alpine Women s Team MVP. 2-Time All-CIAL (75-76) Seppala, Mari Nor NCAA All-American 1989 All-RMISA 1989 Nordic Women s Team MVP Sevillano, Jose Alp 1988 Shively, Jennifer Alp Sibbald, Micheal Alp 1988 Simons, Dustin Alp 2003 Simonsen, Geir Nor Time NCAA All-American (87-90) 2-Time All-RMISA (89-90) 3-Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (88-90) Sivinski, Greg Nor Skatt, Orjan Nor 1996 Skoglund, Niklas Nor NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Individual Champion 1993 NCAA Men s Nordic 20K Team Champion 3-Time NCAA All-American (92-94) 1994 All-RMISA 1994 Nordic Men s Team MVP Skyttesater, Goril Nor Smith, Toby Alp Spendier, Kathrin Alp NCAA All-American 2004 All-RMISA Sponsel, David Alp Sollid, Guro Nor Time NCAA All-American (98-99) 1999 All-RMISA 1998 Nordic Women s Team MVP Solomon, Roy Alp 1978 Sorensen, Heidi Nor Women s Nordic Relay Individual National Champion 2-Time Women s Nordic Relay Team National Champion (83-84) 3-Time NCAA All-American (83-85) 2-Time All-RMISA (83, 85) 3-Time Nordic Women s Team MVP (83-84, 86) Steen, Fredrik Alp NCAA All-American 1999 All-RMISA 2001 Alpine Men s Team MVP Stenberg, Kjersti Nor Time Women s Nordic Relay Team National Champion (83-84) 3-Time NCAA All-American (83-85) 2-Time All-RMISA (83-84) 2-Time Nordic Women s Team MVP (82, 85) Stickelberger, Alexander Nor 2000 Stoer, Mary Nor 1976 Stone, Cindy Alp NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 3-Time All-RMISA (76-78) 3-Time Alpine Women s Team MVP (76-78) Strandberg, Kristina Nor NCAA Women s Nordic 15k Classic Individual Champion 2000 NCAA Women s Nordic 15k Classic Team Champion 2003 NCAA Women s Nordic 5K Freestyle Team Champion 4-Time NCAA All-American (00-03) 4-Time All-RMISA (00-03) 3-Time Nordic Women s Team MVP (00-02) Stribling, Steve Alp 1973 Stursova, Martina Nor Time NCAA Women s Nordic 5K Freestyle Team Champion ( 03-05) 3-Time NCAA All-American ( 03-05) 3-Time All-RMISA ( 03-05) 2-Time Nordic Women s Team MVP ( 04 & 05) Suhonen, Anti Nor All-RMISA Sundal, Frode Nor Suomalainen, Vesa Nor Time Nordic Men s Team MVP (82-83) Swanson, Virginia Nor 1977 Svensson, Jon Nor 1996 Svensson, Katrin Nor Time NCAA All-American (93-95) 2-Time All-RMISA (94-95) 1995 Nordic Women s Team MVP Syverson, Ida Nor T- Talstad, Sjur Nor 1982 Terrell, Donna Nor 1980 Thalhofer, Katy Nor 1980 Thomas, Carol Alp NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 1978 All-RMISA Thompson, Raymond Nor Tiihonen, Vesa Nor Tillinghast, Jason Nor 1989 Trendwell, Claudia 1978 Trondseth, Sissel Alp NCAA All-American 1984 All-RMISA Tronnier, Paul Alp Trujillo, Mary Nor 1987 Tuckova, Lenka Nor 1996 Turpeinen, Paula Nor Broderick Sport Award Nominee 1979 All-RMISA 1979 Nordic Women s Team MVP Twoed, Scot U- Uggerud, Tea Alp V- Vaitkus, Linas Alp 1994 Verch, Kevin Nor Vika, Jimmy Nor NCAA Men s Nordic 10K Individual Champion 2003 NCAA All-American von Scheven, Caroline Alp NCAA Women s Slalom Team Champion 2-Time NCAA All-American (96, 98) 2-TimeAll-RMISA (96, 98) 1996 Alpine Women s Team MVP Vranka, Michael Alp , 93 -W- Wadsworth, Jeanne Alp Wahlqvist, Jill Alpine NCAA All-American 3-Time All-RMISA (80-82) 4-Time Alpine Women s Team MVP (80-83) Wahlqvist, Max Alp Time NCAA All-American (83-84) 2-Time All-RMISA (81-82) 2-Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (82-83) Wahlqvist, Mia Alp Time NCAA All-American (85-86) 1984 All-RMISA 2-Time Alpine Women s Team MVP (84-85) Ward, Schar Alp Time All-CIAL (74-75) Wass, Malin Nor All-RMISA Wassgren, Per Alp Time NCAA All-American (87-88) 2-Time All-RMISA (87-88) 2-Time Alpine Men s Team MVP (87-88) Weidt, Gladys Alp All-American Whealen, Rebecca Nor 1977 Wilson, Ben Alp 1982 Wilson, Chris Alp All-CIAL Wilson, Jeff Alp 1970 Wilson, Karen Nor Wilson, Mark Alp All-CIAL Wissting, Jenny Nor NCAA Women s Nordic 15k Classic Team Champion 2003 NCAA Women s Nordic 5K Freestyle Team Champion 2-Time NCAA All-American ( 00 & 03) 2000 Nordic Women s Team MVP 2003 All-RMISA Woerndle, George Alp All-CIAL Woerndle, Rudy Alp 1973 Wolf, Eric Alp All-RMISA Wood, Steve Alp Woodrow, Helena Alp NCAA All-American 2004 All-RMISA -Y- Yahn, Steve Alp All-RMISA 1979 Alpine Men s Team MVP Yoshida, Jim Alp 1992 Young, Jedd Nor Young, Matthew Nor Z- Zackrisson, Lina Alp All-RMISA Zehnder, Jacob Nor

43 Lobo Traditions THE LOBO NICKNAME A number of legends have arisen over the years as to how The University of New Mexico got Lobo as its official nickname. When the university began playing football in 1892, the team was simply referred to as The University Boys or Varsities to distinguish themselves from the prep school kids. The student body, at least as early as 1917, began to seriously explore the possibilities for both a mascot and a new name for the student newspaper, which was then called simply the U.N.M. Weekly. Several names for the paper were suggested, including The Rattler, the Sand Devil, the Ki-yo-te and the Cherry and Silver. However, there was no single name that struck a responsive chord among the students and when school opened in the Fall of 1920 the U.N.M. Weekly was still there. On Sept. 22, 1920, sophomore George S. Bryan, editor of the U.N.M. Weekly and student manager of the football team, was present at a Student Council meeting for the purpose of suggesting that the University teams be given a mascot name as at that time many universities had mascot names for their teams. Bryan suggested Lobo, the Spanish word for wolf, as the nickname. The name was enthusiastically received. The Oct. 1 issue of the student paper said, The Lobo is respected for his cunning, feared for his prowess, and is the leader of the pack. It is the ideal name for the Varsity boys who go forth to battle for the glory of the school. All together now; fifteen rahs for the LOBOS. From that beginning, the Lobo nickname has remained with The University of New Mexico for over 70 years. THE LOBO MASCOT After Lobo was adopted as the school s nickname in 1920, it was not long thereafter that a real Lobo became the mascot. Bruno Dieckmann, class of 1902, and by 1920 a successful Albuquerque insurance and real estate agent, acquired the first Lobo for the University at his own expense. At the time he was treasurer of the Athletic Association and one of the most admired men in town. Elsie Ruth Chant, class of 1923, recalled, All of the girls on campus wanted to be seen with him. He was an accomplished concert violinist as well as being a successful businessman, and he was rich. He drove a Stutz Bearcat convertible around town and all of the girls would compete to get rides with him. Sometimes he had five or six girls in the car, and when he finally got married, he left broken hearts all over campus. Anyway, he either caught it himself or he paid to have a wolf captured in the Mount Taylor area. The wolf was brought into the school and a student by the name of Bowman would take it on a leash to the football practice area. Apparently, a government trapper named Jim Young caught a wolf pup on the Floyd Lee Ranch near Mount Taylor in western part of the state. The cub became the responsibility of the cheerleaders and it appeared in harness at every football game. However, in the late 20s, a child teased the wolf and the child was bitten at one of the games. UNM officials were forced to dispose of the wolf, as one historian put it, for fear other ill-bred brats might become tempted to play with the wolf and bring a damage suit. A live wolf has really never been a part of the athletics scene since. In the early 1960s a human mascot named Lobo Louie was created. A second mascot, Lobo Lucy was created in the early 1980s. Both are now members of the school s cheerleading squad. CHERRY & SILVER The most common origin of New Mexico s school colors dates back nearly 100 years. Apparently, the school colors in the early 1890s were black and gold. Ms. Harriet Jenness, a faculty member who taught drawing, delsarte (drama), penmanship and music, suggested a change in school colors because black and gold did not give a true feeling of New Mexico. She suggested the crimson evening glow of the majestic Sandia mountains to the east. The silver came from when students and faculty took picnics in the Sandias and noted the Rio Grande looked like a silver ribbon winding through the valley below. Her ideas were enthusiastically adopted by the faculty and staff. The crimson was later changed to cherry, the color of a Sandia sunset. Miss Jenness died in 1895, two years before the colors were adopted as official. From , turquoise was integrated into the official school colors, at least, for the athletics teams. The football team wore turquoise jerseys at home during those years. Cherry and silver returned as the predominant colors in THE ALMA MATER The Alma Mater (in Latin means Nourishing or Dear Mother ) was a source of contention at UNM in The original Alma Mater was set to the tune of AnnieLyle, which was an unpopular tune with the student body for a long period of time. The student body voted in a general election to change the Alma Mater and found Glee Club Director Craig Summers to oblige. Actually Mr. Summers and his father wrote the present Alma Mater three years before and called it The New Mexico Hymn. New Mexico, New Mexico We sing to honor thee. This golden haze of college days Will live in memory. This praise we sing will ever ring With truth and loyalty New Mexico, your fame we know Will last eternally. THE UNM FIGHT SONG The UNM fight Song was written in The music to the Fight Song was written by Dean Lena Clauve, who served the University for 32 years as a professor of music education and as the Dean of Women. Dr. George St. Clair, professor in the English Department, wrote the lyrics. The Fight Song was originated as a closing number to the faculty variety show sponsored by the UNM Faculty Club in Carlisle Gym in order to raise money to cancel a sizable debt incurred in publishing the Mirage (yearbook). It was reported that enough money was raised to cancel the debt and that the high class entertainment was table conversation throughout Albuquerque for weeks afterward. Hail to thee, New Mexico, Thy loyal sons are we. Marching down the field we go, Fighting for thee. RAH! RAH! RAH! Now we pledge our faith to thee, Never shall we fail. Fighting ever, yielding never. HAIL! HAIL! HAIL! 41

44 All-Americans ALPINE Lars Loeseth 2004, 05 Gladys Weidt 2005 Peter Roering 2004 Kathrin Spendier 2004 Helena Woodrow 2004 Christian Jensen 2004 Caroline Schicht 2003 Jennifer Delich 2002, 04 Henrik Motys 2002 Marte Dolva 2001, 02 Fredrik Steen 2001 Megan Mullen 2000 Johan Sauer 2000 Jessica Kortas 1999 Stefan Lanziner 1997, 98, 99 Stina Dahlgren 1998 Asa Lovell 1998 Catherine Lussier 1997 Kajsa Haakansson 1997 Caroline von Scheven 1996, 98 Jimmy Renstrom 1995, 96, 97 Mattias Erlandsson 1992, 94, 95, 96 Agneta Hjorth 1992, 94, 95 Eva Jenner 1993, 94 Oeyvind Larsen 1990, 91, 92, 93 Dag Roland 1992, 93 Isabelle Charest 1993 Jonas Ryttberg 1992 Are Brekkam 1991 Ida Lundeberg 1988, 89, 90 Mia Nilsson 1989, 90 Patrick Marquez 1990 Henric Lonnberg 1989 Per Wassgren 1987, 88 Karen Currie 1987 Anders Peinert 1986 Mia Wahlqvist 1984, 86 Anders Bjurman 1985 Max Wahlqvist 1983, 84 Salia Miettinen 1983 Jill Wahlqvist 1983 NCAA All-Americans Oeyvind Larsen ( 93) is one of only four Lobos to be named All-American all four years of their career. Agneta Hjorth ( 95) was a three-time All- RIMSA athlete and a three-time All-American during her Lobo career. NORDIC Dirk Grimm 2004, 05 Trine Lundamo 2004, 05 Geir-Endre Rogn 2004 Martina Stursova 2003, 04, 05 Jimmy Vika 2003 Lars Krogsveen 2003 Kristina Strandberg 2000, 01, 02, 03 Lena Jensen 2002 Tomas Dohnal 2001 Anne Heggelund 2001 Pontus Osterberg 2000 Jenny Wissting 2000, 03 Morten Lefsaker 1999 Andreas Berbu 1999, 2000 Madelene Holmgren 1999 Guro Sollid 1998, 99 Lina Borjes 1996 Katrin Svensson 1993, 94, 95 Ivana Radlova 1992, 93, 94 Niklas Skoglund 1991, 92, 94 Pernilla Grahn 1994 Leif Larsson 1993 Peder Lindh 1993 Peter Rune 1991, 92 Geir Simonsen 1987, 88, 89, 90 Sindre Mekjan 1989, 90 Mari Seppala 1989 Sanna Harma 1987 Fredrik Landstedt 1987 Kristian Naess 1985, 87 Siv-Katrin Ramskjell 1987 Wenche Hokholt 1983, 85 Pekka Kemppi 1985 Heidi Sorensen 1983, 84, 85 Kjersti Stenberg 1983, 84, 85 Sissel Trondseth

45 ALPINE WOMEN 2005 Gladys Wiedt 2004 Jennifer Delich 2003 Caroline Schicht 2002 Marte Dolva 2001 Marte Dolva 2000 Megan Mullen 1999 Jessica Kortas 1998 Stina Dahlgren 1997 Kajsa Haakanson 1996 Caroline von Scheven 1995 Agneta Hjorth 1994 Eva Jenner 1993 Eva Jenner 1992 Agneta Hjorth 1991 Mia Nilsson 1990 Ida Lundeberg 1989 Ida Lundeberg 1988 Ida Lundeberg 1987 Karen Currie 1986 Danielle Labrie 1985 Mia Wahlqvist 1984 Mia Wahlqvist 1983 Jill Wahlqvist 1982 Jill Wahlqvist 1981 Jill Wahlqvist 1980 Jill Wahlqvist 1979 Judy Lloyd 1978 Cindy Stone/ Stephany Lemay 1977 Cindy Stone 1976 Cindy Stone 1975 Kathryn Campbell 1974 Nancy Church Pat Abruzzo Scholarship Winners ALPINE MEN 2005 Lars Loeseth 2004 Lars Loeseth 2003 Christian Jensen 2002 Henrik Motys 2001 Fredrik Steen 2000 Johan Sauer 1999 Stefan Lanziner 1998 Stefan Lanziner 1997 Stefan Lanziner 1996 Mattias Erlandsson 1995 Mattias Erlandsson 1994 Dag Roland 1993 Oeyvind Larsen 1992 Dag Roland 1991 Are Brekkan 1990 Oeyvind Larsen 1989 Henric Lonnberg 1988 Per Wassgren 1987 Per Wassgren 1986 Anders Peinert 1985 Jonas Lundgren 1984 Anders Peinert 1983 Max Wahlqvist 1982 Max Wahlqvist 1981 Jimmy Randenbush 1980 Steve Maynard 1979 Steve Yahn 1978 Eric Boutilien 1977 Bill Nara 1976 Mike Higgins 1975 John Lidbury 1974 John Cottam 1973 Larry Brooks 1972 John Cottam 1971 George Brooks 1970 George Brooks Team MVPs/Abruzzo Scholarship New Mexico Team MVPs NORDIC WOMEN 2005 Martina Stursova 2004 Martina Stursova 2003 Martina Stursova 2002 Kristina Strandberg 2001 Kristina Strandberg 2000 Kristina Strandberg/ Jenny Wisting 1999 Madeline Holmgren 1998 Guro Sollid 1997 Trude Haverstad 1996 Lina Borjes 1995 Katrin Svensson 1994 Ivana Radlova 1993 Ivana Radlova 1992 Ivana Radlova 1991 Ann Jones 1990 Ida Saetersdah 1989 Mari Seppala 1988 Sanna Harma 1987 Sann Harma 1986 Heidi Sorensen 1985 Kjersti Stenberg 1984 Heidi Sorensen 1983 Heidi Sorensen 1982 Kjersti Stenberg 1981 Marianne Rud 1980 Marianne Rud 1979 Paula Turpeinen 1978 Joann Erickson 1977 Jackie Skaro The Abruzzo Scholarship Ben Abruzzo Scholarship Winners NORDIC MEN 2005 Dirk Grimm 2004 Geir-Endre Rogn 2003 Jimmy Vika 2002 Tomas Dohnal 2001 Tomas Dohnal 2000 Andreas Berbu 1999 Andreas Berbu 1998 Andreas Berbu 1997 Erlend Olso 1996 Trygve Noreng 1995 Jonas Kjellmert 1994 Niklas Skoglund 1993 Peter Lindh 1992 Peter Rune 1991 Peter Rune 1990 Geir Simonsen 1989 Geir Simonsen 1988 Geir Simonsen 1987 Kristian Naess 1986 Kristian Naess 1985 Pekka Kemppi 1984 Kristian Ness 1983 Vesa Suomalainen 1982 Vesa Suomalainen 1981 Donald Dean 1980 Tarmo Hahtu 1979 Tarmo Hahtu Kathrin Spendier Gladys Weidt Caroline Schicht Jennifer Delich Marte Dolva Megan Mullen Jessica Kortas Asa Lovell Catherine Lussier Kajsa Haakansson Marcia Clark Eva Jenner Isabelle Charest Agneta Hjorth Mia Nilsson Holly Archer Heidi Scheiblehner Karen Currie Cappie King Danielle Labrie Lars Loeseth Alexander Freberg Christian Jensen Lars Bjorge Fredrik Steen Johan Sauer Stefan Lanziner Mike Reed Eric Nagel Jimmy Renstrom Eric Wolf Dag Roland Jens Karlsson Are Brekkan Oeyvind Larsen Toby Smith Bart Bowen Anders Peinert Patrick Marquez Matthew Davidson 43

46 Corporate Cup Chairperson Keith Naylor Executive Board Richard Abruzzo Larry Brooks Chuck Danielson John Garcia Guy Jackson Jeff Speck Paul Waters Wayne Harley Valerie Armendariz Matt Ferguson Past Chairpersons Tom Garcia Jimmie Glen Wayne Harley Mike Maloof Eric Serna Pennie York Sherman McCorkle Louis Abruzzo Director Landon Dyksterhouse Head Ski Coach George Brooks BE A PART OF THE FUN AND SUPPORT #1...RACE CORPORATE CUP The Event The Mission For the 18th season the Corporate Cup aids the UNM The mission of the Wells Fargo Corporate Ski Cup is Ski Team in raising funds to supplement the Lobo Ski to promote awareness of and raise funds for the UNM Team budget. Furthermore the Wells Fargo Corporate Lobo Ski Team. Cup exposes people in the business community to our Lobo Ski Team athletes and coaches. The Wells Fargo Corporate Ski Cup is holding a series of four ski races held at the finest ski resorts in New Mexico. It is designed to be a healthy and fun activity for skiers of all levels and ages. Ski areas, participating individuals and sponsors continue to develop strong ties among themselves due to their involvement with the Wells Fargo Corporate Cup. It is still the largest and most prominent Ski event in New Mexico. 44 SYSCO Intel Lange Demand Printing Solutions Wells Fargo Joe & Wayne Harley Marker Dynastar

47 Wells Fargo Corporate Cup Schedule Date Event Location Dec Red River/Race Camp Red River, N.M. Jan. 4-5 ID Pick-Up Sheraton Uptown - Albuquerque Jan. 7-8 Wayne Harley/Taos CC Race Taos, N.M. Jan. 7 Race Social Taos, N.M. Jan. 10 Result Social Sheraton Uptown - Albuquerque Feb. 4-5 Joe Harley/Red River CC Race Red River, N.M. Feb. 4 Race Social Bull-of-Woods Feb 7 Result Social/Captain s Meeting El Pinto - Albuquerque Feb Joe Harley/Angel Fire CC Race Angel Fire, N.M. Feb. 18 Race Social Angel Fire, N.M. Feb. 21 Result Social El Pinto - Albuquerque Corporate Cup Landon Dyksterhouse Corporate Cup Director 3rd Season New Mexico 05 Dyksterhouse is in his third year with the Corporate Cup and his second as the director. He has a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism which he earned in Dyksterhouse is the younger brother of former UNM assistant Alpine coach Brandon Dyksterhouse. In 2004, Landon was the race photographer and filmed four of the Corporate Cup races that were shown at socials throughout the season. Dyksterhouse says that his goal for the season is to bring in more teams to the Corporate Cup, expanding the competition and making this the best year for ski racing ever. Mar. 4-5 Wayne Harley/Santa Fe CC Race Santa Fe, N.M. Mar. 21 UNM Ski Team/Corporate Cup Race Albuquerque Participating Teams Architecture & Engineering BPLW SAIC Boeing-SVS Government Sandia National Labs Distribution Premier Distributing Nobel-Sysco Construction Supply Baldridge Lumber Restaurants Capo s Corner Financial Wells Fargo Universal Advisory Services Insurance Mountain Insurance Appraisal Brooks, Lomax, Fletcher Contractor Jade Enterprises Manufacturing Intel Ball Aerospace & Tech. Corp. Hotel Sheraton Uptown Hotel Real Estate Sedberry & Associates Naylor Realty Other Sandia Peak Tramway TruTech DPS Stained Glass Specialties CO Jones Michelob Ph Dx System Corporate Cup Crew Beverly Akin, Monica Bruggeman, Thomas Leboeuf, Alexander Freberg, Helena Woodrow, Staci Rixford, Christian Jensen, Joe Bachmeier. For more information on the Wells Fargo Corporate Cup, contact: Landon Dyksterhouse Office: (505) Fax: (505) unmcorpcup@yahoo.com Web Site: 45

48 University President Louis Caldera University President Louis Caldera has served as the University of New Mexico s 18 th president since August During a period of rising demand for the university s education and healthcare services, he has outlined a vision for excellence at UNM that includes new initiatives in recruitment, undergraduate programs, sponsored research and high impact public service for New Mexico and the region. Under President Caldera s leadership, UNM is meeting the challenges of growth through significant expansion of its education, research and healthcare capacities. $150 million worth of capital projects on the main campus, including new facilities for the School of Architecture and Planning and the School of Engineering, have been funded and are scheduled to begin construction shortly. New buildings are also underway at UNM s Health Sciences Center, including a six-story, 476,000 square foot hospital expansion, the Barbara and Bill Richardson Pavilion, which broke ground in October 2004 and is slated for completion by the end of President Caldera brings to UNM a distinguished background in public service, beginning with his election to the California State Assembly in In 1997 he was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the post of Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. In 1998, President Clinton asked Caldera to serve as Secretary of the United States Army through the end of his administration in 2001, with statutory responsibility for manpower, personnel, weapons systems, equipment, communications, and the financial management of its $70 billion budget. Prior to assuming his duties at UNM, Caldera was Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and President of the Foundation of The California State University System, with headquarters in Long Beach and 23 campuses across the state. His portfolio there included system-wide fundraising and development programs, legislative affairs, community relations, alumni affairs, public affairs and communications. President Caldera is a member of the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations, and the governing boards of numerous educational organizations and corporations. His service on national commissions includes the National Task Force on Public Education, the National Commission on the Senior Year in High School, and the Panama Canal Commission. His recent honors include the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Award, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Chairman s Award, and numerous citations as one of the nation s most influential Hispanic leaders by Hispanic Business and Latino Leaders magazines. Caldera holds a Bachelor of Science degree from West Point, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He is married to Eva Orlebeke Caldera and has three daughters, Allegra, Sophia and Camille. BOARD OF REGENTS Jamie Koch (President) Sandra Begay- Campbell Don Chalmers Mel Eaves Jack Fortner VICE PRESIDENTS Rosalyn Nguyen Raymond Sanchez David Harris Executive V.P./ Administration Reed Dasenbrock Interim Provost Michael Carroll Institutional Advancement Paul Roth Health Sciences (Interim) Dr. Eliseo Torres Student Affairs Terry Yates Research/Economic Development 46

49 Rudy Davalos Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Rudy Davalos is in his 13th year as director of athletics at the University of New Mexico. Only Roy Johnson ( ) and Pete McDavid ( ) have served the office longer. Davalos is the 11th person to hold the position after being named to the post on November 16, Davalos currently serves on the NCAA Div. I Women s Basketball Committee and the Executive Committee of NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics). Davalos was recognized by Sports Illustrated in 2002 as one of the 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports. Davalos many accomplishments while at UNM: Academics The student-athletes representing the Lobos 21 sports compiled a school-record 3.05 GPA during the 2004 fall semester and a 3.02 in the spring of 2005, the sixth straight semester the Lobos have surpassed a student-athletes were named to academic All-America teams in , and 93 have gained national academic recognition since 1993 the department s highest combined studentathlete GPA prior to 1992 was a 2.73 on two occasions Athletics Competition in UNM finished 48 th nationally in the Sports Academy Director s Cup, the second-best ranking in school history A school-record 15 teams represented UNM at NCAA postseason competition UNM was one of just 11 NCAA Div. I institutions to have its football team play in a bowl game and also have both its men s and women s basketball teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament Athletics Competition ( ) The UNM ski team won the 2004 NCAA championship, the first Lobo program to claim a national title In the 10 years before Davalos came to UNM, only five sports combined to win or share 10 conference titles...since his arrival, eight teams have won or shared 35 regular-season or postseason conference championships...unm has been represented at NCAA postseason competition 112 times, while 147 student-athletes have earned All-America recognition From , football was overall and in conference play...since 1993, the overall mark is 70-73, in league the record stands at the past four years, including 19-9 in MWC action with three straight bowl appearances for the first time in program history Men s basketball has made 10 trips to postseason since 1993, including seven NCAA Tournaments...from , the Lobos advanced to the NCAAs only once All of the women s basketball postseason showings have occurred in the past eight years with five NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 in 2003, and three NITs Attendance Lobo football averaged 37,282 fans in 2004, setting a season record for the third time in the past four years in 2003, records for single-game (44,075 vs. New Mexico State) and total attendance (245,891) were set Average attendance for football since 1993 is 28,474 compared to just 17,502 from the average is 33,547 the past four years Lobo men s and women s basketball have both ranked in the top-15 in national average attendance each of the past seven years...the women were fourth in at 10,674 a game, the men 14 th at 14,308 Facilities With the tremendous aid of the governors, New Mexico state legislature, local businesses and private contributors, virtually every UNM athletics facility has received a facelift thanks to current governor Bill Richardson, the most recent construction include a $4.2 million men s and women s basketball practice facility, plus improvements at Lobo Field for softball and at the UNM track At the northeast corner of University Stadium, new restrooms, ticket booths, concessions and novelty stands, and a new entrance were completed before the 2004 season...overall capacity was increased to more than 37,000 prior to the 2001 season with the addition of seats in the north end zone...a new scoreboard and LoboVision videoboard were also installed The Tow Diehm Athletics Facility - which houses the weight room, sports medicine and the Lobo football team - rates as one of the premier training centers in intercollegiate athletics Additional improvements include lights for the football practice fields, renovations and exterior landscaping at The Pit, new locker rooms for men s and women s basketball and the Olympic sports programs, two tennis bubbles, new infield grass and lights for the soccer and track stadium and significant improvements to the softball field Financial Not once has UNM finished a fiscal year over budget since Davalos took over When Davalos started in 1992, the department s budget was $9.4 million...the Lobos will operate the fiscal year with a budget of more than $22 million Fund-Raising UNM s nationally-respected marketing and promotions program and fund-raising organization (Lobo Club) produces more than $6 million annually...12 years ago it was less than one-third of that and corporate sponsorships did not exist Davalos has been the leader behind several projects that benefit UNM student-athletes like the implementation of skysuites at University Stadium and the Lobo Level seating at The Pit, which adds nearly $500,000 a year to the scholarship fund Hired to be the athletics director at Houston in January of 1987, Davalos was credited with the procurement of gift-in-kind donation to the Cougar athletics department in excess of $32 million. He spearheaded projects at UH that led to a state-of-the-art athletics facility, a baseball stadium, tennis courts and renovation of departmental offices. With Davalos at the controls of the UH athletics department, the Cougar program enjoyed enormous success. The Houston football program pro- duced a Heisman Trophy winner (Andre Ware in 1989) during the Davalos tenure. While at Houston, Davalos served on the NCAA Men s Basketball Committee from the Midwest Region. He was relieved of those duties when he took the New Mexico job, but returned to the committee on September 1, 1994, an appointment that ended in He has also served on the NCAA Championship Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Div. I Baseball Committee. Davalos administrative career on the collegiate level began in 1975 as the athletics director at the University of Texas-San Antonio. He spent nine years ( ) as the leader of the Roadrunner athletics department before being hired at Houston. Davalos returned to San Antonio to serve as the director of community relations for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Davalos also worked as a television and radio commentator for the Spurs. He spent one season with the NBA team until his return to Houston as the athletics director in Before Davalos entered the ranks of athletics administration he was a long time basketball coach. His coaching career began in 1961 as an assistant coach at Georgetown (Ky.) College. He also had assistant coaching stints at Kentucky (1962) and Auburn ( ) before being named head men s basketball coach at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, in He was the head coach at South for three seasons ( ). Davalos led the Tigers to the College Athletic Conference championship and produced the best single-season record in the school s history with a 23-4 mark in Davalos moved to the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA in He was an assistant coach and Director of Player Personnel for three years, until his move to the University of Texas-San Antonio. Davalos leadership in college athletics began as early as 1960, when he was the captain of the Southwest Texas State basketball team. An All- American point guard for the Bobcats, Davalos led SWTS to an NAIA national title. He was inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977, the Southwest Texas State Hall of Fame in 1983, the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 and the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in He was also named a Southwest Texas State Distinguished Alumnus in A native of San Antonio, Texas, Davalos graduated from Southwest Texas State in 1960 with a degree in Education. He received his master s degree in Education from Georgetown (Ky.) College in Always a leader in the community, Davalos was twice (1984, 1986) chairman of the San Antonio Summer Youth Games. He previously served on the board of directors of the San Antonio Boys Club of America and the San Antonio YMCA. Davalos currently serves on the Albuquerque Sports Council board of directors. Davalos has been recognized repeatedly throughout his career for his efforts on behalf of young people. In 1976 he received the Catholic Youth Organization s Man in Youth award. He is also a former president of the San Antonio Quarterback Club. Davalos, 66, is married to the former Gail Marlin. They have three children, Dave, Doug and Deana. 47

50 Athletics Staff Lyla Aguirre Asst. AD - Compliance Gavin Bevis Assoc. AD - Football David Binder Head Athletic Trainer Jay Blackman Asst. Dir. - Media Relations Breda Bova Faculty Representative Brook Brandenburger Asst. Dir. - Media Relations Conrad Colbert Deputy Athletics Director Travis Comer Director of Sales Lauren Cruse Media Relations Asst. Casie Deegan Asst. Dir. - Marketing Steve Dillman Concessions Scott Dotson Asst. AD - Facilities Darren Dunn Assoc. A.D. - Corp. Development RaeAnn Feenaughty Media Relations Asst. Rita Flores Executive Asst. to AD Brad Hutchins Asst. Dir. - Marketing Mark Koson Assoc. AD - Ticketing Alfredo Moreno Asst. Dir. - Media Relations Greg Remington Assoc. AD - Media Relations Bill Richards Assoc. AD - Finance Yolanda Rodriguez Admin Asst. Janice Ruggiero Associate AD - SWA Larry Ryan Assoc. AD - Development David Sabolcik Asst. AD - Lobo Club Danny Trujillo Asst. AD - Academics Joe Weiss Asst. AD - Marketing John Perner Lobo Club President What is the Lobo Club? The Lobo Club is the scholarship fund-raising arm of the University of New Mexico Athletics Department. The Lobo Club consists of men, women and children who share a genuine passion for providing opportunities to deserving young people to participate in collegiate athletics at the University. Lobo Club members express their passion through financial and volunteer support. Each member of the Lobo Club is an important asset to the current and future student-athletes. Membership in the Lobo Club is also a great way to get involved with our community. As a Lobo Club member, you will not only have the opportunity to support outstanding young student-athletes, but also to meet other members of the community at various special events and athletic contests. Lobo Club President John Perner believes in the importance of the mission to provide opportunities to young men and women. The role of the Lobo Club in supporting student-athlete scholarships is becoming increasingly important. These young men and women are our future, and our support is critical in their development LOBO CLUB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President... John Perner President-Elect... Bob Cooper Past President... Mike Fietz Vice President... Bill Cates Vice President... Scott Creagan Vice President... Tom Growney Vice President... Linda Perkins Secretary... Michael Sivage Director of Athletics... Rudy Davalos Assoc. AD/Development... Larry Ryan TO SUPPORT ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS CALL (505) or log on to Reasons for Joining the Lobo Club... As a member of the Lobo Club, you will play a direct role in the continuing success of UNM Athletics. At the same time, you will assist outstanding student-athletes in obtaining a college education at one of America s leading universities. Members take personal pride in the high level of athletic success achieved at the University. In , the Lobos were one of 11 schools to have its football team play in a bowl game and also have both its men s and women s basketball teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The success of Lobo student-athletes is not limited to the playing field. The progressive achievements reached in the classroom, including six consecutive semesters above a 3.0 GPA and 11 straight at 2.90 or better, are achievements where Lobo Club members can see their support hard at work. In addition to personal gratification and valuable networking opportunities, members receive valuable benefits at the various giving levels. Among those rewards are parking priority, season and special event ticket priority and of course an educational tax deduction since the Lobo Club is a tax-exempt organization covered under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. 48