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Socorro County Board Honors 色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team

Aug. 9, 2022

National Champions receive recognition at county board meeting

Elijiah Narano, Coach Chris Hathaway, President Wells
色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team Elijah Naranjo, left, introduces players at the Socorro County Board meeting Aug. 9, 2022. To his right are Coach Chris Hathaway and Tech President Stephen G. Wells.

SOCORRO, N.M. 鈥� The Socorro County Board today, Aug. 9, 2022, recognized the athletic achievements of the 色狐入口 Tech Men鈥檚 Rugby Team. County commissioners held a special recognition ceremony at the start of their regular board meeting.

Rugby Team with Tech President Stephen Wells
President Stephen G. Wells, left, poses with the national champion 色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team at the Socorro County Board meeting Aug. 9, 2022.

The NMT Rugby Team captured the Small College Division Championship at the the National Collegiate Rugby 7s Tournament in New Orleans in May. The Miners men鈥檚 rugby team also won the American College Rugby 15s National Championship in Dallas, Texas, earlier this year.

County Board Chair Ray Martinez presented 色狐入口 Tech President Stephen G. Wells, new rugby team Coach Chris Hathaway, and team members with a special plaque commending the team on their outstanding performance on the field. Martinez praised the players and the university for the recognition the team鈥檚 success has brought to Socorro County.

Ray Martinez, President Stephen Wells, Rugby Team players
County Board Chairman Ray Martinez, center in black, reads a plaque the county presented to the 色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team recognizing its recent national championship at the board meeting Aug. 9, 2022.

鈥溕肟� Tech is one of the top schools in the nation,鈥� he said.

President Wells said the team鈥檚 success has brought a great deal of excitement to campus.

鈥淲hat they鈥檝e done for the university is bring a level of pride,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hese young men are leaders on campus.鈥�

President Wells, Rugby Team
色狐入口 Tech President Stephen G. Wells, center, holds a recognition plaque flanked by Socorro County Board members and Miners Rugby Team players at the board meeting Aug. 9, 2022.

The 色狐入口 Tech Men鈥檚 Rugby Team starts its season Sept. 3 in a match against the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The team鈥檚 first home game will be Oct. 1.

More information about the 色狐入口 Tech Miners Rugby Team is on its social media sites and online at: www.nmt.edu/physrec/clubs/rugby/index.php

Rugby team with Socorro County officials
The 色狐入口 Tech Rugby Team players and Tech President Stephen G. Wells pose with the recognition plaque presented by the Socorro County Board Aug. 9, 2022.