Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds

Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds
University Eastern New Mexico University
Conference Lone Star Conference
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Jeff Geiser
Location Portales, New Mexico
Varsity teams 12
Football stadium Greyhound Stadium
Basketball arena Greyhound Arena
Soccer stadium ENMU Soccer Field
Nickname Greyhounds
Colors Green and Silver[1]
         
Website www.goeasternathletics.com

The Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds are the athletic team that represent Eastern New Mexico University, located in Portales, New Mexico, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Greyhounds compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 12 varsity sports. Until 2015, Eastern New Mexico had used Zias for the names of female sports teams, but the school announced that Eastern New Mexico will end the use of the Zias name for the female teams, choosing to the have Greyhounds for both male and female teams.[2]

Varsity sports

Teams

Men's sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Track & Field

Women's sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Volleyball
  • Track & Field

Basketball

The Greyhounds men's basketball team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2014

The Men's Basketball team won the 1969 NAIA Basketball Championships.

Football

There have been 15 head coaches of the football team.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ ENMU Brand Identity Guide. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Eastern New Mexico Ends Use of 'Zia' Name for Teams". InsideHigherEd. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

External links

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