Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Despite losing a solid core of seniors to graduation and remaining in one of the toughest 4A districts in the state, Colt head football coach Randy Montoya has a positive outlook on the season. “We had a big class of 19 seniors, and all of them were very important to…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press As they usually do every year, the Colt volleyball team will kick off the fall sports season ahead of everyone else, with this year’s opener set for Monday at NMMI vs. cross-town rival Gateway. And while she knows neither team will probably be completely ready by then, head coach Stephanie…
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…
The Human Performance department at New Mexico Military Institute— which works with not only the Bronco and Colt athletes but all students at the school— has received a prestigious honor: the 2016 Strength of America Award. The award, which is directed mostly at high schools, recognizes strength and conditioning departments in schools worldwide, and NMMI…
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…
