Eastern Athletics News

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The baseball and men’s basketball programs are looking to alumni support to help their programs achieve success and recognition in this challenging age of COVID-19.

Brent Owen, the new men’s basketball head coach, said he’s excited about the opportunity to lead the Greyhounds on the court, quite possibly this spring, and is also excited to offer alumni and fans a chance to support the program through the fundraising initiative, Fast Break Club.

Brent Owen, ENMU Men’s Basketball Coach

“Our level of success is be determined in large part by our ability to raise money that can fund needs we have on an annual basis,” Owen said. “Additional scholarship money is at the top of the list.”

Alumni are encouraged to donate atenmu.edu/FastBreakClub.

Riley Price, ENMU Baseball Coach

Likewise, the ENMU baseball team is running a fundraiser, with donors receiving vintage Eastern baseball jerseys from past seasons. To secure your jersey, give atenmu.edu/BaseballJersey.

Introducing the ENMU Athletics Mobile App

The ENMU Department of Athletics is proud to announce the launch of the official ENMU Athletics mobile app.

The brand new app that gives Greyhound fans access to a one-stop-shop location for team information, schedules, multimedia content, live stats and video along with gameday information. Fans can download the free ENMU Athletics app from both the App Store and Google Play.

“We want to continue to increase the access our fans have to information regarding our athletic programs.” Athletic Director Matt Billings said. “This app will allow fans to access all of the information they need to stay up-to-date with Greyhound Athletics, and will also serve as a means to stay informed during these unprecedented times.”

Athletes Cleared to Return to Campus and May Compete in Spring

Eastern New Mexico University recently approved the return of student-athletes to campus in order to prepare for potential winter and spring competitions. All student-athletes will be tested for COVID-19once they arrive on campus, and must document a negative test result prior to participating in any team activities.

Both men’s and women’s basketball teams returned to campus in October, while the other programs returned during the first week of November.

Teams began a resocialization phase, preparing for the winter and spring schedules while adhering to strict COVID-19 safety guidelines outlined by the state of New Mexico, the Lone Star Conference and the NCAA.

All coaches and staff members were encouraged to invite student-athletes who chose to live in Portales or the surrounding areas for their Fall 2020 semester for this initial resocialization phase. A full return for all athletic programs is expected to occur in early January 2021.

More information regarding potential winter and springschedules will be announced as information becomes available.