Today's Sports

The April 24 edition of the Optic incorrectly reported that the New Mexico Highlands University Vatos rugby team qualified for nationals in the college division. The team competes in the men’s open Division III and qualified for nationals after winning both the Rio Grande Union title and the Arizona-New Mexico regional title. Coach and adviser Dick Greene said the Vatos are now three wins away from a televised national championship game.

With all the events she’s been competing in — and excelling in — over the last several years, Robertson’s Kristen Montaño has given her supporters plenty to watch during track and field meets.

Look for her to continue doing so next year — as a member of the New Mexico Highlands women’s track and field program.

A couple years after her untimely death, basketball hero Miranda Serna is still dishing out assists.

The summer youth basketball camp that bears her name was so popular in its inaugural season that it reached its registration capacity of 65 within eight days.

“It’s not only the way we’ve run the camp,” said Aaron Chavez, one of the camp’s coordinators and a cousin of Serna’s. “It’s also that people really respected Miranda.”

For the past couple years, New Mexico has been home to Jordan Campbell and Abdul Kanneh.

Now both former Highlands Cowboys are hoping that Ohio will become the place they hang their football helmets.

Kanneh reportedly has accepted an invitation to rookie minicamp with the Cleveland Browns.

And as the Optic reported earlier this week, Jordan Campbell inked a deal to join the Cincinnati Bengals.

Both went undrafted in the NFL Draft last weekend but were among the first wave of players to draw interest in free agency.