H-Club Hall of Fame Inductees

NMHU H Club Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Inductee Class

New Mexico Highlands Department of Athletics and H Club is pleased to announce that the following six individuals and one team will be inducted into the H Club Hall of Fame during this year’s Homecoming festivities. The 2026 H Club Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held on the evening of Thursday, October 1 in the Montoya Student Union Ballroom.

• Edward Leland Abreu // Baseball and Men’s Basketball
• Dr. James Abreu // Baseball, Men’s Basketball, and Football
• Juan Jose Pepe Alvarado // Baseball
• Roman Andrade // Men’s Basketball // Special Recognition
• Colleen Higgins-Vigil // Softball
• Ralph Bowyer, Athletic Director // Posthumous Special Recognition

The 1982 Wrestling Team//Members:

• Coach Ralph Szydlik
• John Chavez
• Jeff Enriquez
• David Luna
• Don Mager
• JR Montoya
• Dennis Lucero
• Gabriel Lucero
• Gilbert ‘Stevie’ Lucero
• John Romero
• Augie Tarin

Congratulations to ALL of the new inductees, their families, and friends!

To RSVP go to follow the link: H Club Hall of Fame Induction RSVP

NMHU H Club Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee Class 

New Mexico Highlands Department of Athletics and H Club is pleased to announce that the   following six   alumni and one team will be inducted into the H Club Hall of   Fame during this year’s Homecoming   festivities.  The 2025 H   Club Hall of Fame Induction   Banquet will be held on the evening of Thursday, September 18 at the Montoya Student Union   Ballroom (save the date!) 

 RALPH ARELLANES – WRESTLING BA 1985 ACCOUNTING &  MBA 1986 

 GABE LUCERO – WRESTLING AA 1982 

 JONATHON MINES – MEN’S BASKETBALL BA 2016 HEALTH & WELLNESS  

 TIM SAIZ –  FOOTBALL BA 1989 EDUCATION 

 MIKE SLASON – BASEBALL & FOOTBALL BA 1982 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 

 RHETT STALLWORTH – FOOTBALL BA 1996 HISTORY 

 1992 RMAC CHAMPION WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM (Photo upper right)

 MEMBERS OF THE 1992 RMAC CHAMPION WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM 

 COACH CINDY ROYBAL & COACH JOEY SAIS

 MICHELE ADAMS, FRANCINE BLEA, ROCHELLE BROWN, BEA GALLEGOS, KRISTY HARRIS, CINDY PHILLIPS, YVONNE RIVERA, PAM SANDOVAL,  

 PATRICIA STEWARD, SHERRY WILLIS, AND BERNADETTE ZAMORA 

Congratulations to ALL of the new inductees, their families, and friends! 

H Club Announces 2024 Inductees Class

Las Vegas, NM — New Mexico Highlands H Club is pleased to announce the following to be inducted into the H Club Hall of Fame Class of 2024 during this year’s October 10-12 Homecoming festivities.  The “H” Club Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held on Thursday, October 10 at the Student Union Ballroom (save the date!).

2024 Inductees: 

MARK SIMPSON–FOOTBALL 1978 —POSTHUMOUS SPECIAL RECOGNITION 

RODERICK JOHNSON– FOOTBALL1981–SPECIAL RECOGNITION 

DAVID “ LIGHTNING “ MONTEZ—FOOTBALL AND ASSISTANT COACH, FOOTBALL –BA 1981 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH 

SCOTT ELDREDGE– FOOTBALL –BA 1990 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING; CUM LAUDE HONORS

JOSE “MAJIC “ MEDINA –MEN’S BASKETBALL –BA 1991  SPECIAL EDUCATION AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE/SPORT 

JESSE BOGGS –WRESTLING–  BA 2011 ENGLISH 

SHANICE MCPHERSON –WOMEN’S TRACK&FIELD –BA 2016 HUMAN PERFORMANCE/SPORT  

1981 RMAC CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM 

1998 NATIONALLY RANKED #10 COWBOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM 

COACH BOB DEVRIES & COACH JOE QUINTANA 

OMAR MUNOZ, ALFRED MURPHY, WAYLON WADE, CHUCK ARNOLD, ELOY ‘ROPER’ SANCHEZ, JASON HUMPHRIES AND TYSON RHODES 

Congratulations to ALL of the new inductees, their families, and friends!