CLOVIS, Calif. – New Mexico Women’s Track and Field repeated as Mountain West Women’s Outdoor Champions – the sixth Mountain West trophy for the Lobo women in a row across Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor – on the third and final day of competition Saturday at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium.
With 190 points in total, UNM outpaced its 153 women’s points in 2025 for the highest team score outdoors in program history as the Lobos topped the leaderboard once again. They’re the first women’s team to sweep XC, Indoor and Outdoor MW team titles in back-to-back years since BYU in 2004 and 2005.
They got 165 of those points on Saturday, with 10 in the 100m, 14 in the 200m, 12 in the 400m, 13 in the 800m, 18 in the 1,500m, 26 in the 5,000m, 3 in the 100 hurdles, 5 in the 400 hurdles, 8 in the 4x100m relay, 10 in the 4x400m relay, 8 in the high jump and 8 more in the triple jump.
The men finished fourth in the team standings with a total of 107 points, bringing in 88 on Saturday with 9 in the 400m, 8 in the 800m, 13 in the 1,500m, 18 in the 5,000m, 14 in the 400 hurdles, 2 in the 4x100m relay, 10 in the 4x400m relay, 8 in the pole vault and 6 in the triple jump.
Team Scores - Men
21 of 21 Events Scored
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado St. | 200 |
| 2 | Air Force | 149 |
| 3 | Utah State | 109 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 107 |
| 5 | Grand Canyon | 102 |
| 6 | Boise State | 75 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 42 |
| 8 | San Jose St. | 23 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 10 |
Team Scores - Women
21 of 21 Events Scored
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 190 |
| 2 | Colorado St. | 135.5 |
| 3 | Boise State | 86 |
| 4 | Nevada | 81.5 |
| 5 | Air Force | 68.5 |
| 6 | San Diego St. | 64 |
| 7 | UNLV | 49 |
| 8 | Utah State | 47 |
| 9 | Grand Canyon | 46 |
| 10 | San Jose St. | 24 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 14 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 13.5 |
Darren Gauson was also named MW Women’s Coach of the Year – his ninth men’s or women’s conference COTY award in three seasons at the helm. He’s now tied with BYU’s Mark Robinson for fifth-most of any Mountain West coach in conference history across XC, Indoor and Outdoor.
All in all, the Lobos won 11 conference individual titles over the weekend – Tina Nisoli (10,000m), Evans Kiplagat (10,000m), Pamela Kosgei (3,000m Steeplechase), Ajia Hughes (Long Jump), Men’s 4x400m Relay, Women’s 4x400m Relay, Eva Ngom (400m), Taniya Looney (100m, 200m), Habtom Samuel (5,000m) and Marion Jepngetich (5,000m),
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