New Mexico Athletics has issued the following statement from Director of Athletics Eddie Nuñez and its 13 head coaches:
UNM Athletics and The University of New Mexico are committed to the well-being of our student athletes. Before we commit to their success on their respective fields of play, in the classroom and in our community; we commit to their safety as human beings, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters and as parents.
That safety includes feeling respected, valued and accepted.
For generations, our black communities have experienced inhumane acts of racism, most recently on a street in Minneapolis but before that in Louisville and in Georgia and in too many other places. We recognize and acknowledge the systems of privilege, power and oppression which fuel and impact systemic racism and marginalization.
We all must do better!
We are committed to rejecting all discrimination based on race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, disability status, religion, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation or nationality.
We are committed to embracing the diversity of all of our student-athletes, coaches, staff and their families.
We are committed to continuing to be a positive agent for change and hope within our community.
We are committed to using our platform and empowering our student-athletes to use theirs
to speak for those who are silenced.
We are committed to continuing to provide an environment that promotes personal, academic, athletic, and social development as we develop Lobos for Life!
Let’s stand TOGETHER and let’s ALL be a part of CHANGE.
Eddie Nuñez, Director of Athletics
Ray Birmingham, Baseball
Mike Bradbury, Women’s Basketball
Paula Congleton, Softball
Ben Dunbar, Men’s Tennis
Heather Dyche, Soccer
Joe Franklin, Track & Field/ Cross Country
Danny Gonzales, Football
Keegan Ingelido, Swimming & Diving
Vicky Maes, Women’s Tennis
Glen Millican, Men’s Golf
Jon Newman-Gonchar, Volleyball
Jill Trujillo, Women’s Golf
Paul Weir, Men’s Basketball