LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Animal feces, hand-sized cracks and ruts caused by baby carriages.
Those were the defining characteristics of the New Mexico State University Track & Field Complex when Director of Athletics Mario Moccia took over the job in January of 2015. Open for public use at the time, the facility was in a state of complete despair.
The outlook for the Aggie track & field program – one with virtually no budget and no equipment – was even grimmer.
"Forget about having a championship track program," Moccia said. "That wasn't conducive to having a competitive college one.