Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds

Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds
University	Eastern New Mexico University
Conference	LSC (primary)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Kevin Fite
Location	Portales, New Mexico
Varsity teams	16 (7 men's, 7 women's, 2 co-ed)
Football stadium	Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium
Basketball arena	Greyhound Arena
Baseball stadium	Greyhound Baseball Field
Softball stadium	Greyhound Softball Field
Soccer stadium	Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium
Mascot	Ralphie and Roxie
Nickname	Greyhounds
Colors	Green and silver [1]
Website	goeasternathletics.com

The Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds are the athletic teams 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 have Greyhounds for both male and female teams. ^[2]

Varsity sports

Teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Soccer
Football	Softball
Soccer	Track & field
Track & field	Volleyball

Basketball

The men's basketball team won the 1969 NAIA Basketball Championships.

Jon Dalzell played basketball for the Greyhounds and in 1981–82 averaged 15.8 points per game, and was named All Conference. ^{[3] [4]}

Football

There have been 15 head coaches of the football team.

National championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
Men's cross country (2)	NAIA	Single	1973	Malone	35–99
			1974	U.S. International	28–166
Men's outdoor track and field (2)	NAIA	Single [5]	1974	Southern California College	67–58 (+9)
			1976	Northwestern State	56–52 (+4)

Gallery

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  Men's basketball game
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  Volleyball game
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  Women's basketball game
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  Football game
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  Women's soccer match
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  Softball game
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  Greyhound Stadium

References

1. ENMU Brand Identity Guide . Retrieved April 19, 2016.
2. "Eastern New Mexico Ends Use of 'Zia' Name for Teams". InsideHigherEd. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
3. "Jon Dalzell". aau.asahoops.com.
4. "Jon Dalzell". Eurobasket LLC.
5. "NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA Sports Information Directors Manual. NAIA. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

External links

• Official website