Ex-ENMU player named Clovis football coach

A New Mexico native and former Jap New Mexico College participant and coach has been employed as Clovis Excessive Faculty’s new head soccer coach.

Andrew McCraw, 35, a local of Lovington, accepted the place efficient July 1, in line with a information launch from Clovis faculties.

McCraw most not too long ago was head coach at Belen Excessive Faculty final 12 months the place he led the staff to a 7-4 report and a short playoff run.

McCraw was offensive line coach and tutorial coordinator at ENMU from 2017 to 2021. He was additionally a graduate assistant at ENMU and was head coach of Socorro Excessive Faculty in 2016.

He’s a 2005 graduate of Lovington Excessive, in line with the information launch. After highschool he performed soccer at New Mexico Highlands College, New Mexico Army Institute and ENMU.

McCraw succeeds Cal Fullerton who resigned unexpectedly final month after 5 years because the Wildcats head coach.

“They’ve finished a variety of particular issues down there, and to have the ability to take cost of a program like that’s tremendous thrilling,” McCraw informed the Albuquerque Journal.

“Clovis is a type of faculties you at all times knew about. I figured I’d throw my hat within the ring.”

The Wildcats are coming off a 3-7 season. McCraw should rapidly rise up to hurry on their personnel.

“It’s important to get to know your children,” he mentioned. “Gotta determine what they reply to, what they don’t reply to. It takes time to develop these relationships and people trusts.”

Clovis Municipal Colleges Athletic Director Lonnie Baca mentioned final week a committee of CMS directors would interview 9 candidates for the job. Faculty officers didn’t launch the names of the candidates. Faculty officers didn’t instantly disclose McCraw’s wage.

McCraw will change into Clovis Excessive’s third head soccer coach in 45 years. Previous to Fullerton, Eric Roanhaus led the Wildcats for 39 seasons.

Clovis Excessive soccer groups have received 19 state championships, however the latest was in 2001.

Newspaper information present Clovis Excessive’s all-time varsity report in soccer is 687-346-33.

The Albuquerque Journal contributed to this report.