LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Wednesday night, NM State Athletics will recognize 255 student-athletes who are currently maintaining a grade-point average of 3.0 or better. Those athletes will be honored at the annual 3.0 Night at halftime of the men's basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 1, when the Aggies host Stephen F. Austin at 7 p.m.
Among this group, football leads the way with 50 of its members posting a 3.0 or better while women's track and field and cross country ranked second with 32 members reaching the threshold. The lengthy list also includes athletes from swimming & diving (30), women's soccer (25), baseball (25), volleyball (17), softball (18), women's basketball (11), women's tennis (10), men's cross country (9), men's basketball (9), men's tennis (8), women's golf (6) and men's golf (5).