Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press When Bronco golf coach Skip Gooch retired last spring, it was a big loss for the Institute. He had built the struggling program to one that saw all five 2016 freshmen return for the 2017 season. But the golfers won’t be losing a beat under the watchful eye of Andy…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Lady Bronco volleyball team seemingly has everything it needs to get back to the national tournament. “I think we have a combination of a lot of really good things,” said head coach Shelby Forchtner. “This whole recruiting class, including the sophomores, is just a really good package. We’re three…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The new Bronco men’s head tennis coach has a lot in common with his predecessor, which is a big plus for the program. William O’Connell, who left the position after the successful spring 2016 program to further his education as well as play more himself, was a former New Mexico…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – NJCAA President Bryce Roderick today announced the retirement of NJCAA Executive Director Mary Ellen Leicht following the 2016-17 season. When her final day as executive director comes on July 31, 2017, Leicht will conclude a career spanning 28 consecutive years with the NJCAA, including eight as its chief executive. “The NJCAA…
NMMI Sports Press Football teams from 15 New Mexico communities stretching all the way from Farmington to Hobbs came to NMMI Friday to compete in the long-running Bronco football 7-on-7 tournament. Divided into three divisions with smaller schools playing their peers as well as big school JV and C teams, there were 27 total squads…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Most college athletes dream of moving on to the professional level after their college careers. Very few get that chance. But former Bronco baseball player Joe Galindo is one of those few. In June, he was the 384th overall pick of the San Diego Padres, going in the 13th round…
NMMI Sports Press Two of last season’s top local high school golfers have decided to play next year for the New Mexico Military Institute Bronco men’s golf team: Caleb Morton from Artesia High School, and Goddard High’s Deric Loving. Both players qualified and competed at the 2016 NMAA State Championships for Class 5A, where Morton…
NMMI Sports Press The Cahoon Armory has been filled with volleyball players of all ages this week, working out at the New Mexico Military Institute volleyball camp. Run by Bronco assistant coach Michael Stara with help from sophomore middle Aleksandra Bilic, the campers — from kindergarten through high school — have been learning or honing…
NMMI Sports Press The Bronco baseball team had a breakout season this year, culminating in a trip to the Region V playoffs and a first-round victory there over the No. 3-ranked team in the nation. Those facts, plus posting some huge offensive numbers along with some timely pitching, have resulted in one All-Region and several…
NMMI Sports Press There’s a big hole to fill on the Bronco men’s tennis team. Coach William O’Connell, who’s been both a cadet, player and coach at the Institute, is headed to England for an opportunity he said he couldn’t turn down. The young coach was accepted at the University of Nottingham, where he’ll earn…
