The University of New Mexico’s ski team is back.
After Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs said their program would be cut from UNM’s athletic programs on April 13, the ski team was reinstated for the 2017-18 season by the University’s Board of Regents.
The overturning was a major win for ski team. In particular, Alex Barounos, a sophomore ski team member and a key contributor in petitioning for the reinstatement, says he and his teammates were ecstatic about the decision made on Thursday.
“My first reaction was relief,” Barounos said in a message to the Daily Lobo.