UTEP's Conference USA Division I athletics program is building pride throughout the region - and garnering national and international attention.

Nine current and former Miner track and field athletes competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. They brought home three bronze medals and immeasurable pride to an elite program whose alumni include an Olympic gold medalist and a world champion sprinter.

The Miner football team has gone to two bowl games under Head Coach Mike Price. During the 2008 season, kicker Jose Martinez made national headlines when he nailed a 64-yard field goal, the second longest in NCAA history. Since 2000, 13 Miner players have been drafted by the NFL.

And Miner basketball remains the stuff of legend. We're home of the famed Texas Western College (now UTEP) team that made history when it won the 1966 NCAA championship with an all-black starting lineup under Hall of Fame Coach Don Haskins (1930-2008). The team's story is told in the 2006 movie "Glory Road."

The women's basketball team added its own chapter to the storied legacy in the 2007-08 season, capturing the C-USA regular season title, earning rankings in both national Top 25 polls and making its first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

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