UNLV unveiled its new logo Wednesday, a new take on the Hey Reb! mountain man with a nod to Las Vegas. The response on social media was not kind.
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UNLV junior outfielder Payton Squier was the first of six selections Wednesday, in the 16th round, and eight area players were taken in the three-day MLB draft.
UNLV senior Kaysee Pilgrim placed third in the high jump Saturday on the fourth and final day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
The golf season was special for UNLV and junior John Oda. The men’s team reached the elite eight of the NCAA championships and won the West Lafayette Regional and Mountain West tournament. The Rebels finished the year ranked 12th in the country.
Mountain West presidents announced that they want men’s basketball teams to play more competitive schedules. The presidents concluded their meetings Tuesday in Santa Barbara, California.
The Mountain West presidents are meeting in Santa Barbara, California. One of the main topics is improving the competitiveness of men’s basketball.
UNLV junior John Oda was named a PING All-America first-team honoree, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced.
Desiree Reed-Francois has seven immediate priorities as she prepares to take over as UNLV’s athletic director on Thursday. She will begin with a staff meeting at 8:30 a.m. that day.
UNLV and the Thomas & Mack Center/Sam Boyd Stadium are putting in $3.7 million to nearly wipe out the athletic department’s deficit. That gives new athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois a fresh start as she takes over Thursday.
The UNLV men’s golf team is in second place, one stroke out of the lead and tied with two other teams, after three rounds of the NCAA Championship in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
The UNLV men’s golf team vaulted to the top of the pack Saturday after two rounds of a tightly contested NCAA Championship in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
The UNLV men’s golf team was in a four-way tie for fifth place in the NCAA Championship when play was suspended Friday because of darkness after a rainy day in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
UNLV senior Justin Jones and sophomore Ernie De La Trinidad were named All-Mountain West second team in baseball, and Bryson Stott was the league’s co-freshman of the year.
The UNLV men’s golf team comes off victories in the Mountain West and NCAA regional tournaments heading into the national championship. That tournament opens Friday in Sugar Grove, Illinois.