Gonzales and Johnson Named To MWC 10th Anniversary Men's Cross Country Team

Santa Fe's Matt Gonzales and Albuquerque Manzano's Jeremy Johnson represented the University of New Mexico on the Mountain West Conference 10th Anniversary Men's Cross Country Team the league announced this morning. Gonzales and Johnson, who were teammates in 2002, combined to earn five first team all-MWC and three cross country All-America awards during their UNM careers. New Mexico and BYU were the only schools to put multiple runners on the 10th Anniversary Team.

Johnson Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Former University of New Mexico distance runner Jeremy Johnson has been awarded the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship the NCAA announced yesterday. Johnson was the lone Mountain West Conference athlete and one of 12 track athletes in the nation (all divisions of competition) to receive the men's scholarship this spring.

182 Lobos Honored For Work In The Classroom

The University of New Mexico Athletics Department recently honored 182 Lobo student-athletes at the Fifth Annual Student-Athlete Academic Awards Celebration. Student-athletes were recognized for excellence in the classroom by maintaining a 3.20 or higher cumulative grade point average and excellence as active members of their team. 16 student-athletes are currently maintaining a 4.0 or higher cumulative grade point average.

Albuquerque's All-American

University of New Mexico senior Jeremy Johnson put a fitting cap on his remarkable 2007 season by finishing 20th to earn All-America honors this morning in his NCAA Cross Country Championship debut. The Albuquerque Manzano product covered the 10,000-meters (6.2 miles) at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in 30:18.3 en route to the fourth-highest finish in program history.