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Intercollegiate Athletics News

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Current Athletics News

graphic saying "We Will Ascend Together" with conference logos
Campus News |

UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield and Director of Athletics Erick Harper announced that Rebel Athletics will extend its contract with the Mountain West from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2032.

Action shot of UNLV linebacker Jackson Woodard during a game
Athletics |

From the football field to the classroom to the community, highly decorated UNLV linebacker Jackson Woodard is consumed with being the best version of himself.

A group of cheerleaders holding white pom poms at Premier UNLV.
Athletics |

UNLV once again boasts national champs in cheer and dance. Here's your guide to the teams bringing the spirit to athletic events.

Jaineet Chhabra, MD
People |

Jaineet Chhabra, family medicine resident at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, is making his mark in the sports medicine field.

A portait of former UNLV defensive lineman, Ammir Aziz, throwing a football.
Business and Community |

Former UNLV lineman Ammir Aziz uses his experience to block suicide in young people of color through the nonprofit The Defensive Line.

Josh Hawkins, UNLV
Campus News |

News highlights featuring UNLV students and staff who made (refreshing) waves in the headlines.

Athletics In The News

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

UNLV Volleyball is already setting new records for their program this season, and they haven't even started conference play yet. A big reason behind that is their team bond. Here is a story about one Rebel who is building that strong sense of culture by helping herself as well as her teammates overcome daily struggles on and off the court.

KNPR News

You’ve probably heard of college players getting paid to do advertisements while still in school. At the University of Iowa earlier this year, basketball standout Caitlyn Clark signed a deal with Nike, reported by the Wall Street Journal to be worth $28 million.

Las Vegas Review Journal

With the help of Las Vegas’ favorite sports teams, the Southern Nevada Water Authority is again asking residents to pay closer attention to how they water their lawns.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Las Vegas is known for major sporting events, world class entertainment and conventions. There’s a conference later this month that is going to combine all three to continue to elevate our city and at the same time to give some UNLV students an opportunity for growth in the field they’ve chosen to go into.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

It's been 34 years since the entire Runnin' Rebels national championship squad has seen each other, until last weekend when they gathered to film a documentary about the win.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV student-athletes have posted their second-highest cumulative grade point average in school history, according to the athletic department. Rebels achieved a cumulative 3.31 GPA following the spring semester, a record 14th straight semester with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Athletics Experts

Head coach of UNLV men's tennis team.

Recent Athletics Accomplishments

Kyle Wilson (Athletic Training) along with alumni Yvonne Tapia and Ulises Sanchez-Flores (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Science) spoke on “Athletic Trainers in the Industrial Setting” at the 2024 Far West Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Tapia is also part-time instructor at UNLV.
Corrie Van Tuyl, Nestor Talon, Oscar Colmenero, Libby Mckindley, Breanna Romo, Madison Walker, Juan Aurelio Garcia, and Lauryn Dawes (all Athletic Training) competed in the 14th Annual Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by California State University, Long Beach on April 2, 2023. UNLV's team won 1st place in the Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-like academic…
Benjamin Burroughs (Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies) recently published in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport a manuscript titled "Content analysis of biological sex-specific media coverage of sport: The case of National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic department home webpages." The article was…
Desiree Reed-Francois (Athletics) has been recognized by the publication Diverse Issues in Higher Education as one of its "Top 25 Women in Higher Education." In its annual special report the publication recognized women who were selected for making a difference in higher education by tackling some of its toughest challenges,…
UNLV Athletics' marketing unit was recognized during the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators' Best Of Awards at the organization's 28th annual convention in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. The Rebels' marketing department was awarded the silver medal in the Fan Engagement Video category for its "This is UNLV Athletics…
Nancy Lough, James Hines (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education), and Margo Malik (Athletics) participated in the Sport and Recreation Law Association's 30th annual conference in Las Vegas this month. Lough, the invited keynote speaker, titled her talk, "If We Build It, Will They Come? Considering 30 Years of Sport Law and Policy."…