Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds
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| Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds | |
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| University | Eastern New Mexico University |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Paul Weir (basketball) |
| Location | Portales, New Mexico |
| Varsity teams | 12 |
| Football stadium | Greyhound Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Greyhound Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Greyhound Field |
| Softball stadium | Greyhound Softball Field |
| Soccer stadium | Greyhound Stadium |
| Nickname | Greyhounds |
| Website | goeasternathletics |
The Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds are the athletic teams that represent Eastern New Mexico University, located in Portales, New Mexico, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Greyhounds compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 12 varsity sports. Until 2015, Eastern New Mexico had used Zias for the names of female sports teams, but the school announced that Eastern New Mexico will end the use of the Zias name for the female teams, choosing to have Greyhounds for both male and female teams.[1]
Varsity sports
Teams
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Men's sports
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National championships
Team
| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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| Men's cross country (2) | NAIA | Single | 1973 | Malone | 35–99 |
| 1974 | U.S. International | 28–166 |
Individual teams
Basketball
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The Men's Basketball team won the 1969 NAIA Basketball Championships.
Jon Dalzell played basketball for the Greyhounds and in 1981–82 averaged 15.8 points per game, and was named All Conference.[2][3]
Football
There have been 15 head coaches of the football team.
Gallery
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The volleyball team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2014 -
The women's basketball team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2015 -
The football team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2017 -
The soccer team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2018 -
The softball team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2019
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References
- ^ "Eastern New Mexico Ends Use of 'Zia' Name for Teams". InsideHigherEd. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ^ "Jon Dalzell". aau.asahoops.com.
- ^ "Jon Dalzell". Eurobasket LLC.
