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| FALL 2025 |
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| Sept. | 1 | Labor Day Holiday campus closed |
| 1-3 | GOLF Southwestern Christian Invitational Oklahoma City, OK |
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| 12 | CROSS COUNTRY Texas Tech Open Lubbock, TX |
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| 19-20 | RODEO Grand Canyon Regional #1 Duncan, AZ |
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| 21-23 | GOLF The Poss High-Country Shootout Ruidoso, NM |
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| 26 | CROSS COUNTRY NMJC Dr. Steve McCleery Invitational Hobbs, NM |
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| 26-27 | RODEO Cochise College Douglas, AZ |
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| Oct. | 3 | CROSS COUNTRY ENMU-Ruidoso Open Mescalero, NM |
| 10 | CROSS COUNTRY Thunderbird Open Hobbs, NM |
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| 10-11 | RODEO Mesalands Community College Tucumcari, NM |
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| 12-14 | GOLF 2025 Chicken Express Classic Plainview, TX |
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| 25 | CROSS COUNTRY Region V Championships Hobbs, NM |
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| Nov. | 26-28 | Thanksgiving Break campus closed |
| Dec. | 12 | End of Fall Semester |
| SPRING 2026 | ||
| Apr. | TBA | GOLF NJCAA Regional V Championship |
| TBA | GOLF WJCAC Conference Championship |
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| June | 17-21 | RODEO College National Finals Rodeo |
Cross Country
Men’s and women’s teams and individuals will train and run in the beautiful open-air, high-altitude courses over natural terrain in the Lincoln National Forest and Sacramento Mountains. Additionally, access to desert terrains are available within a 45-minute drive, giving ENMU-Ruidoso athletes excellent training in multiple environments.
Head Coach: Micah Bray; micah.bray@enmu.edu
Micah Bray has a bachelor’s degree of Arts in Psychology from Point Loma Nazarene University, in San Diego, Calif. He and his family moved to Ruidoso in 2014, looking for a slower pace of life. Micah has worked in counseling, personal training and coaching, sales and retail business. He is a co-owner of Nomad. He enjoys running, playing guitar and bass guitar, oil painting and jumping on the trampoline with his three kids. “I love helping others tap into their greatest potential,” said Micah.
Golf
Student athletes will enjoy an exciting and challenging intercollegiate golf experience. Golfers have access to 6 beautiful golf courses in Lincoln County – all different and demanding. Access to desert courses 45 minutes from Ruidoso will also be available.
The team is comprised of both young men and women to compete in NJCAA Region 5. Region 5 golf is undoubtedly the most competitive in the U.S. Our student athletes will compete against some of the best young players not only in the country, but also in the world! ENMU-Ruidoso golfers will be eligible for Division I recruitment to the finest universities in the NCAA.
Interim Head Coach: Richie Hood; richie.hood@enmu.edu
Rodeo
Intercollegiate Rodeo Team students have the opportunity for a unique college experience at ENMU-Ruidoso. The coeducational team will compete in National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) competitions in the Grand Canyon Region – Arizona and New Mexico.
Students must meet national eligibility guidelines and be enrolled full-time in order to participate in the college rodeos throughout the region. The top athletes from the region compete in the College National Finals Rodeo in June each year.
Head Coach; Chelsea DeMott; chelsea.demott@enmu.edu
Chelsea DeMott of Bosque Farms received her bachelor’s degree of Business Administration in Marketing from New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. She was a member of the rodeo team and competed in team roping, breakaway roping and goat tying. Chelsea was the NIRA Grand Canyon Regional Student Director and qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in 2014 and 2015. Chelsea is a sales representative for Wrangler Jeans covering New Mexico and northwest Texas and has been managing the territory for the past nine years.
Team News
Information on the Fall 2025 Cross Country, Golf and Rodeo Teams
Scholarship Opportunities
(more details coming soon)
