LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men's golf coach Scott Lieberwirth has been named to the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee. The committee's duties include rules changes, selection of regional and championship sites and at-large selections for the regional tournaments. "This is a significant committee to be a part of and I'm honored to have been selected to serve," Lieberwirth said. "I'm currently the only coach on the committee. This group of six individuals has an important job in selecting regional and championship sites for Division I men's golf, as well as considerations on rules changes and at-large selections for regional play. It will be a challenge but I'm looking forward to it." Lieberwirth and the Aggies are coming off a 2010 WAC Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance a year ago. NM State starts competition for the 2010-11 season on Sept. 19-20, at the Gene Miranda Invitational, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico State volleyball team swept Cal State-Bakersfield 25-13, 25-14, 25-11 in NM State's 2010 home opener on Sept. 1 at the Pan American Center. Junior Jennah DeVries manned the setter position while junior Kelsey Brennan, senior Kayleigh Giddens and senior Whitney Woods provided their usual presence up front, as the New Mexico State Aggie volleyball team leaned on their core four. The Aggies moved to 3-1 on the season, while the Roadrunners fell to 0-4. "That core four is great and they're showing pretty good leadership right now," Aggie head coach Mike Jordan said of his veteran players. "But, the new players are pretty athletic and a lot of them have a pretty good idea on how to play already. They bring enthusiasm too. They're fired up to be here, they're excited to play." Tuesday's contest wasn't much of a matchup. The Aggies never trailed, taking double-digit leads in each of the contest's three sets with Bakersfield looking overmatched from the

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Aggie men's and women's cross country teams open their seasons this Saturday, Sept. 4 at the University of New Mexico's Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque. The Aggie women will begin defense of their 2009 Western Athletic Conference title when twin sisters Courtney and Camille Schultz paced the conference field across the line finishing first and second, respectfully, as freshmen. The men's team will look to improve upon its fourth-place WAC finish last year. Ian Ruybalid returns to lead the NM State men after placing eighth at the conference meet last season as a sophomore. "Our goal is to win the WAC in men's and women's cross country," head coach Orin Richburg said. "We have four of our top six girls returning from a team that won the WAC and all of our top men returning from a team that finished fourth." NM State is ranked ninth for the upcoming season in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Mountain Region for the women's

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State Athletics Department announced today that the Aggies football team will play BYU in 2011 and 2012 in a home-and-home series. The Aggies will travel to Provo, Utah in 2011 and BYU will return the game in Las Cruces in 2012. "Obviously after losing Boise State for the 2011 and 2012 season, one of our goals was to identify a comparable school so as to get a home and away game," Athletics Director Dr. McKinley Boston said. "The scheduling alliance allows us to address that issue. I'm also excited because of the significant Mormon presence in Las Cruces and that many people will be able to come to watch a game at New Mexico State, maybe for the first time. I know BYU draws very well, both home and away. This should be a good alliance and certainly over the next couple of years we will have several conversations about additional opportunities." "BYU is just another good football team that we get a chance to compete again," head coach DeWayne

This week: The New Mexico State volleyball team returns to Las Cruces for its first home action of the season against CSU-Bakersfield and rivalUTEP. NM State will first face CSU-Bakersfield on Wednesday, Sept. 1st at 7:00p.m. NM State will then face I-10 rival UTEP on Friday, Sept. 3rd at 7:00p.m. Both matches will be held at the Pan American Center. Radio Coverage: The game against CSU-Bakersfield, Sept. 1 will be covered by KSNM AM570. Coverage will begin at 6:30p.m. Listeners can also catch Kyle Doperalski giving the play-by-play action from anywhere around the world on the Internet by going to www.NMStateSports.com. Just click on the live events link to access the coverage. Television Coverage: AggieVision will provide Coverage of the match againstUTEP. The match will be aired live on Las Cruces Channel 4, Albuquerque Channel 77, Gallup Channel 66, and Santa Fe Channel21. FSN-Arizona will show a tape delay at 11:30p.m. ESPN3.com will also be

LAS CRUCES, N.M.-The New Mexico State soccer team takes its first road trip of the season to New Mexico and faces the Lobos for the first time in school history, Friday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. in Albuquerque. NM State then returns home to host Northern Arizona, Sunday, Sept. 5 at noon. The match is available on KSNM 570 AM with Kyle Doperalski.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- New Mexico State equestrian head coach Audrey Eman announced that the Aggies will hold a mandatory tryout meeting for all ladies interested in trying out for the NM State Equestrian team. The meeting will be held Sept. 8, at 5:00 p.m. on the campus of NM State at the Equestrian Center. Please bring your schedule and calendar with you to the meeting. Ladies will not be able to try out unless they attend the meeting on the 8th, fill out the proper forms, and are cleared by the compliance and athletic training staffs. Ladies do not need to wear riding clothes to the meeting. Please contact coach Eman at audvan@nmsu.edu for more information. What: Mandatory Tryout Meeting When: Tuesday, Sept. 8 Time: 5:00 p.m. Where: Equestrian Center (corner of Stewart and Union)

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Aug. 30)-The New Mexico State swimming and diving team is back in the pool. The Aggies started practice for the 2010-11 season, Monday.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Aug. 30)- New Mexico State sophomore forward Yolanda McMillion has been named WAC Offensive Player of the Week, for the week of Aug. 23-29. This is the first career honor for McMillion.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- The Football Pre-Season Celebration presented by Comcast will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, at Danny Gamboa's Casa de Autos, on 715 E Amador Ave. The cost is $30 per person, $10 for students aged 10 to current NM State students with NMSU ID, free for children under age 10. Football student-athletes scheduled to be on hand to mingle with guests are: fullback Brandon Perez, running back Seth Smith, tight end Kyle Nelson, defensive back Davon House, defensive lineman Donte Savage, quarterback Matt Christian, offensive lineman Dwayne Barton, defensive lineman John Finau, linebacker Boyblue Aoelua and safety Alphonso Powell. To RSVP contact Felicia McCracken at 496-4909 or fym@nmsu.edu.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Aug. 29)-The New Mexico State soccer team concluded the inaugural Hotel Encanto Aggie Classic with a 8-0 win over Prairie View A&M. Sophomore forward Yolanda McMillion led the Aggies with the first hat trick in school history with three goals in the tournament finale.

NM State Announces Special Events for 9-11 Game LAS CRUCES - The NM State athletic department is partnering with area military bases and the NM State Air Force and Army ROTC to celebrate and pay tribute to the men and women in the armed forces, as well as the victims of 9-11. This special celebration will take place in the pre-game and halftime activities of the NM State football game against San Diego State on Sept. 11 at 6PM in Aggie Memorial Stadium. This is the season-opener for NM State. Area bases will bring military vehicles for display to the game and a special pre-game fly-over by T-38 Air Force jets is being provided by Holloman Air ForceBase. Throughout the game, video messages from military leaders, service personnel and national leaders will be played on the video board. Pre-game festivities will include patriotic songs by the Pride Band, the 50 state flags and a special tribute to the heroes of Flight 93. Halftime will feature the men and women of

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The New Mexico State volleyball team swept FloridaA M 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20) inside the Al Lawson Center during the Aggies' final match of the Florida State Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Aggies improve to 2-1 on the year; FloridaA M drops to 0-2. NM State finishes the Florida State Invitational with victories over Florida International and FAMU along with a four-set loss to No. 15 Florida State on the Seminoles' home court. NM State hit .386 against FAMU recording 44 kills against just 12 errors. On the other side of the net, FloridaA M posted 26 kills versus 21 miscues. The Aggies notched 38 digs while the Rattlers tallied 27. "I was pleased that we kept our errors down tonight," head coach Mike Jordansaid. "FAMU is a solid team and will probably win their conference again this year. This is a good road win for us. I'm happy how we bounced back today after our poor passing last night." Junior Jennah DeVries tallied a match-high 37

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State football team held its second scrimmage of fall camp Saturday morning at Aggie Memorial Stadium. Both the offense and defense had several highlights on the day. Head Coach DeWayne Walker was pleased with what he saw on both sides of the ball. Defensively, the Aggies dominated on the negative side of the field, holding the Aggie offense to several 3-and-out drives. Safety Donyae Coleman would intercept quarterback Matt Christian's first pass of the scrimmage, while the defensive line and linebacker corps held the running game at bay. When NM State moved the ball to the plus side of the field the offense took over, scoring multiple touchdowns on the ground and through the air. Tight end Kyle Nelson caught the first touchdown reception of the scrimmage on a 20-yard pass from Christian. Nelson would then catch two more touchdown passes of 15 yards and eight yards. Running back Seth Smith broke a 40-yard touchdown run and later scored on a

LAS CRUCES -- The NM State football team will hold a scrimmage on Saturday, August 28 from 11AM to 1PM at Aggie Memorial Stadium. Immediately follwoing the scrimmage, players and coaches will be available for pictures and will autograph posters for fans. This event is free to public and posters will be provided.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Aug.27)-The New Mexico State soccer team won its first match of the season with a 2-1 victory over Jacksonville State in the second contest of the Hotel Encanto Aggie Classic.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The New Mexico State volleyball team dropped a four-set match to No. 15 Florida State 25-16, 26-28, 25-16, 25-10 inside the Tully Gymnasium in the second of its three matches in FSU invitational Friday evening. The Aggies dropped to 1-1 after a win earlier in the day over Florida International. Florida State begins the year at 1-0. NM State wraps up the Florida State Invitational with its final match across town at FloridaA M University against the home-standing Rattlers, scheduled for 3:00 p.m. MT start. NM State hit .090 in the match recording 38 kills against 27 errors. Meanwhile, Florida State posted 62 kills versus 18 miscues. The Aggies notched 43 digs while the Seminoles tallied 48. "Florida State is a great team," head coach Mike Jordansaid. "When we passed well, like in set two, we were good, but the other three sets we shanked the ball all over the court. I think the pressure got to some of our young girls. But I am confident when we see

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The New Mexico State volleyball team opened its season with a tough four-set win over Florida International 20-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 inside the Tully Gymnasium on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday morning. The Aggies improve to 1-0 on the young season while Florida International drops to 0-1. NM State has little time for rest however as they battle No. 15 Florida State on the Seminoles' home court this evening at 5:00 p.m. MT. NM State hit .189 in the match powered by an almost spotless third set hitting percentage of .368. The Aggies held the Panther attack to just .147. The Crimson and White led with 56 kills to 43 for FIU and also fared better receiving with 67 digs to 51 for the Panthers. "Early-season volleyball isn't always pretty," head coach Mike Jordansaid. "I think we struggled with errors early because of nerves but then we settled down a bit. I was impressed with the leadership of our four

LAS CRUCES, (Aug. 27) - The New Mexico State women's basketball team is looking for female walk-ons and male practice players for the 2010-11season. Interested individuals have to be full-time NM State students and in the first five years ofcollege. Proof of a physical that was completed within the last six months must be provided along with the results from a sickle-cell test need to be submitted to the Athletic Training office in the Fulton Center. All interested should contact assistant coach Brooke Athkinson at (575) 646-2423 or email her at abrooke@nmsu.edu.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State football team continued preparation for San Diego State on Thursday afternoon. The Aggies practiced for a little over two hours. It was a hard hitting day for the Aggies, especially in scout team situations. NM State continued to emphasis special teams and individual position techniques. The Aggies will be back on the field tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. on the NM State football practice fields. Fans will get a chance to meet the NM State football team and coaching staff while obtaining autographs this weekend during Football Fan Day in Memorial Stadium. After the conclusion of the Aggies' scrimmage scheduled for this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., NM State players and coaches will sign posters at tables set up around the field for all Crimson and White faithful. Admission is free to the public.