Athletics
NMHU's athletic teams are nicknamed the Cowboys and compete in the NCAA's Division II's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Ten varsity athletics programs are offered included- women's soccer, cross-country, track, volleyball,men's and woman's basketball, baseball and college football. Former WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero wrestled there on an athletic scholarship. The Men's Cross-Country team placed 10th in the nation at the 1998 NCAA Division II National Championship. In the 2008-2009 season, the NMHU Men's Basketball team broke the NCAA record for turnaround wins in all divisions. They went from 1-28 to 20-8 and winning the west division of the RMAC. They were led by head coach Joe Harge and tri-captains Chris Dunn, Roman "Electric" Andrade, and Rashad Peterson.
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