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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Steve Alford loves New Mexico and New Mexico loves Steve Alford.
Those simple facts made Wednesday, the eve of the second round of the NCAA tournament, as good a time as any for the Lobos to announce they’ve given their coach a new, 10-year contract that could be worth up to $2 million a year counting base salary and bonuses.
The deal calls for Alford to be in Albuquerque through 2023.
With the third-seeded Lobos getting ready to play No. 14 Harvard on Thursday in a West regional game, Alford’s contract was the hot topic in his day-before news conference.
Alford, who was directed to Albuquerque by his former coach, Bob Knight, is 155-51 over six years at New Mexico. The Lobos are in the NCAA tournament for the third time in four years.
“I think we have started to put our imprint on our program and we’ve got things in place to be successful,” Alford said. “We have put a great product out there, won games, won championships and now we’re trying to take that to another level.”
The new contract comes months before Alford’s son, Bryce, is set to play for his father with the Lobos. Bryce Alford is the second-leading scorer in New Mexico prep history.

Here are Los Alamos’ results from the Cleveland junior varsity girls track and field meet March 13:

3200 meters

Eliana Riciputi, 13:56.53; Allie Cunningham, 15:33.23.

400 relay

Los Alamos (Roxanne Grieggs, Jordan Henson, Becky Mahlin, Amanda Schulz), 57.33.

100 hurdles

Destiny Fellers, 19.88.

100 meters

McKenna Nadeau, 14.48; Amanda Schulz, 15.13; Elisa Koskelo, 15.20; Eugenia Trost, 15.39; Miranda Honnell, 15.90.

1600 meters

Haley Butler-Moore, 6:10.15; Katie Bowman, 7:13.38; Chloe Keilers, 7:16.09; Bella Saeger, 7:25.75; Erin Kennison, 7:30.29.

800 relay

Los Alamos (Elisa Koskelo, Eugenia Trost, McKenna Nadeau, Miranda Honnell), 2:06.51.

400 meters

Roxanne George, 1:11.80; Jordan Henson, 1:13.75; Becky Mehlin, 1:14.00; Amanda Schulz, 1:24.00.

300 hurdles

Destiny Fellers, 56.18.

800 meters

Allie Parker, 2:59.41; Katie Bowman, 3:15.03; Erin Kennison, 3:21.31; Bella Saeger, 3:21.89.

1600 medley relay

Los Alamos (Becky Mehlin, Eugenia Trost, Miranda Honnell, Allie Cunningham), 5:49.57.

200 meters

Jordan Henson, 31.05; McKenna Nadeau, 31.20; Roxanne Grieggs, 31.70.

1600 relay

Freeride team hosting dinner Saturday

The Pajarito Mountain Freeride team is hosting a fundraising dinner and movie Saturday.
The event, which will help send team members to the USASA national championship event, will be at Pajarito Mountain. The dinner starts at 6 p.m.
Saturday’s event will also include a movie premier of team highlights and an after-movie dance party.
Price for admission is $10. Donations may also be made by emailing pajaritofreerideteam@gmail.com or dropping them off at Los Alamos National Bank.

Nukes host Las Cruces Saturday at Sullivan Field

The Los Alamos Nukes rugby team will host Las Cruces in a home match Saturday.
The Los Alamos-Las Cruces match is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Sullivan Field. Admission is free.
The Nukes participated in the High Desert Classic last weekend at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque. They dropped three contests, falling to El Paso (Texas) Cathedral 17-5, Las Cruces 17-12 and Volcano Vista 23-3.

Elk hunting deadline is tonight

The Los Alamos Hilltopper girls tennis team improved its 2013 dual record to 6-2 with a pair of wins this weekend.
The Hilltoppers competed at the Las Vegas Robertson team tournament Saturday. The tournament was played at the Santa Fe and Capital tennis courts.
In the tournament semifinals, Los Alamos downed New Mexico Military Institute 7-2. Los Alamos then went on to win the championship match, cruising to an 8-1 victory over St. Michael’s.
In the semifinal, the Hilltoppers took five of the six singles contests to clinch the victory. Nasim Andrews, playing in the No. 1 slot against NMMI, picked up a straight-set victory, surrendering just three games in the two sets.
Laura Whicker at No. 2 also picked up a straight-set victory, but had to hold on in a tiebreaker to win the second set. Astrid Hengartner, Danielle Ortiz and Maia Menefee were also singles competition winners for the Hilltoppers, while Hengartner/Whicker and Michelle Alexander/Kristen Funsten won in doubles.
Against St. Michael’s in the final round, Los Alamos swept the Nos. 2-6 singles and took all three doubles contests. Madeline Margevicius, Susana Lucido, Sidra Hseieh-Ratliff, Andrews and Whicker all won their singles contests in straight sets with Whicker dropping just one game at the No. 6 slot.