Saltes, Blackwell, Davie Head to MW Media Day

Mountain West Football Media Days

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Mountain West Football Media Days are taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 23 and 24 at the Green Valley Resort in Henderson, Nevada, right on the outskirts of Las Vegas.  The Mountain Division takes the stage on Wednesday, July 24, and for The University of New Mexico, head coach Bob Davie will meet local, regional and national media members along with offensive lineman Teton Saltes (Albuquerque, N.M.) and defensive lineman Aaron Blackwell (Peoria, Ariz.) will be UNM’s student-athlete representatives.

Lobo fans can follow the progress of both Saltes and Blackwell, starting on Tuesday afternoon as both will hit the Mountain West promo rooms for photos and video promos.  Lobo fans can follow along as Saltes and Blackwell will take over the Lobo Football Instagram account with Associate Director of Communications Chelsea Pitvorec helping them chronicle their media tour.  Fans can follow along at UNM’s instagram page at www.instagram.com/unmlobofb and via twitter at www.twitter.com/UNMLoboFB.

While fans can follow the program of Saltes and Blackwell there, fans will also get to check out head coach Bob Davie as well as he makes the media rounds.  One of the most popular coaches at Mountain West Media Days, Davie regularly has media lined up two and three deep in the print interview room.  Fans can also follow his progress throughout the day on Twitter via Assistant A.D. for Communications Frank Mercogliano. 

Fans wanting to see the full schedule of events can head over to the official Mountain West Football Media Days page for a complete schedule, and fans can get live updates on the live update page.  Live streams, including the opening address by Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson is available on the Mountain West Network and the MW’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.