The University of New Mexico announced on Wednesday that head volleyball coach Jeff Nelson’s contract, which ends in January 2019, will not be renewed.
The team is coming off a third straight .500 season and has struggled to replicate Nelson’s early success at New Mexico, when the team had three top three finishes in the conference in his first four years.
In an official statement released on Wednesday, Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez said, "We appreciate Jeff's dedication and 12 years of service in leading our volleyball program. However, I have decided that in the best interest of the program, we needed to make a change and have new leadership.