Being a part of the UNM spirit program probably isn’t easy, as members log countless hours practicing cheers and routines to meet the physical demands of performing tumbles, flips and other feats on game day.
Now imagine doing all of those things while having limited vision and mobility — being weighed down by a heavy and bulky suit that makes things significantly more difficult. That is the case for the person who decides to transform into the Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy mascots that fans see at so many sporting events.
Louie has been a University of New Mexico icon since the early 1960’s, while community relations and spirit coordinator Madison Baumann estimates Lucy was introduced as a mascot sometime in the mid-80's.