The Lobo is the official mascot of the University of New Mexico (UNM). Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy are costumed wolf mascots, members of the UNM cheerleading squad, who rouse and entertain fans during Lobo athletic events.

Lobo Mascot. After “Lobo” was adopted as the school’s nickname in 1920, it was not long thereafter that a real Lobo became the mascot. Bruno Dieckmann, class of 1902, and by 1920 a successful Albuquerque insurance and real estate agent, acquired the first Lobo for the University at his own expense.

A live wolf has really never been a part of the athletics scene since. In the early 1960s a human mascot named "Lobo Louie" was created. A second mascot, "Lobo Lucy" was created in the early 1980s. Both are now members of the school's cheerleading squad.

Sep 14, 2024 · What is the New Mexico football mascot? New Mexico has two live mascots: "Lobo Louie" and "Lobo Lucy." Louie was the first human mascot, unveiled in the early 1960s and Lucy was created in...

In place of the live wolf, UNM created Lobo Louie, a human wolf mascot costume to cheer for the Lobos at sporting events. In the 1980’s, a female mascot by the name of Lobo Lucy was added to the program, to cheer alongside and interact with Louie during university outings.

New Mexico is a member of the Mountain West Conference. The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Mexico, located in Albuquerque.The university participates in the NCAA Division I in the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 1999, after leaving the Western Athletic Conference.The university's athletic program fields teams in …

Aug 8, 2024 · The New Mexico Lobos mascot embodies the strength of pride that is intertwined with the student body and fans of the college football program.

The official mascot of the University of New Mexico is the "Lobo", the Spanish word for "wolf", adopted by the school in 1920. [217] Human mascots, dubbed "Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy", members of the cheerleading squad, roam The Pit during …

Nov 13, 2024 · UNM Athletics unveiled a new Lobo Louie costume on Tuesday. If you thought New Mexico mascot Lobo Louie looked a little meaner, and more intimidating than usual, during the men’s basketball...

Louie the Lobo has been the primary mascot through hundreds of events and was redesigned as recently as 2004. The university introduced Lucy the Lobo, his female counterpart in 2012 as a way to...