New Mexico Runners 4th Season Schedule Announced

by Andres Trujillo

Rio Rancho, NM (October 31, 2022) – The New Mexico Runners have officially announced their 2022-23 season schedule. New Mexico’s first Major Arena Soccer League team will be kicking off their 4th season this December with the first home match taking place on Saturday January 7th, 2023 at the Rio Rancho Events Center. Kick off is scheduled for 2:05 PM Mountain Time.

New Mexico will start the 4th season on the road against the Kansas Bandits in Dodge City, Kansas on Sunday December 18th, 2022 at 3 PM Central Time.

Since its inception in 2018, the Runners organization continues to be owned and operated by a 100%
New Mexican and 100% Hispanic family. Team Owner Andres Trujillo employees family members to work within the organization and help make it a success. Wife and co-owner Kathryn is responsible for game day operations while his mother Annette is the organization’s Ticketing Director. It doesn’t stop there as his aunt Laura is Fan Engagement Director and can be seen at every home game.

“Our family continues to be dedicated to bringing the community positive family sports entertainment we can all be proud of!” States Team Owner Andres Trujillo. “We thank all of our partners, season ticket holders, and fans for their unwavering support of our locally owned sports team every season!”

The New Mexico Runners organization was recently awarded the Albuquerque Business First Inaugural Family Business Award in 2022 for their continued commitment to bringing positivity to the community through sport.

Last season the Runners finished with a record of 4-8, but went on to win 3 out of the last 5 games of the 2021-22 season scoring an incredible 42 goals in those 5 mentioned games. 16 of those goals came by 3rd team all-league selection Forward Mehrshad Ahmadi.

USL soccer Hall of Fame Inductee and New Mexico Sports hall of Fame Nominee Steve Famiglietta will continue on as Head Coach in his 4th season for the Runners. He will be accompanied in coaching by Assistant Coach and son Nick Famiglietta.

“I’m extremely excited for our upcoming season! The last half of our 2021-22 season showed how our team chemistry came together and produced success. We are going to be utilizing the same methodology for our upcoming 4th season!” Says Famiglietta.

New Mexico hosted team tryouts a few weekends ago at the Rio Rancho Events Center to find new talent to add to the roster. A couple of new athletes stood out and the roster will be announced in the coming weeks which include standouts from last season’s roster.

The New Mexico Runners will play 6 matches at home and 6 on the road this season against teams within the Midwest Division. The season will begin in December 2022 and run through March 2023. All home matches are in bold:

December 18 at Kansas Bandits - 3:00 PM CT
January 7 vs. Amarillo Bombers - 2:05 PM MT
January 21 vs. Colorado Inferno - 5:05 PM MT
January 29 at Amarillo Bombers - 2:00 PM CT
February 4 at Wichita Wings - 7:00 PM CT
February 11 vs. Kansas Bandits - 5:05 PM MT
February 18 at Colorado Inferno - 2:00 PM MT
February 25 vs. Wichita Wings - 5:05 PM MT
March 4 vs. Colorado Inferno - 5:05 PM MT
March 10 at Amarillo Bombers - 7:00 PM CT
March 11at Wichita Wings - 7:00 PM CT
March 18 vs. Kansas Bandits - 5:05 PM MT

Currently, there are 15 teams from across the country within the Major Arena Soccer League 2 (MASL2) for the 2022-23 season. New Mexico will play in the Midwest division which consists of Colorado Springs, Amarillo, Wichita (KS), and Dodge City (KS). The league’s 15 teams will play a total of 90 regular season games, with all 90 of them coming on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to league Commissioner Chris Economides.

Season tickets for the New Mexico Runners are now on sale which start as low as $80 for all home games and can be purchased online at newmexicorunners.com/seasontickets. Youth sports groups, groups of friends, co-workers, and teammates can all get together for an exciting outing at a Runners game with discounted group tickets!

The Runners are excited to announce an amazing partnership between them and International Indoor Soccer Arena (IISA). IISA is an indoor soccer facility that hosts leagues for all ages and will be the “Official Training Center of the New Mexico Runners” for the 2022-23 season! IISA owners Nico Muñiz and Darcy Odom felt that “...this partnership is crucial to the expansion of the arena soccer game and what better way to do this than to partner with New Mexico’s Major Arena Soccer League team.”

The New Mexico Runners will kick off their fourth season on the road against the Kansas Bandits December 18th. The first home match will take place on Saturday January 7th, 2023 with a 2:05 PM kick-off at the Rio Rancho Events Center (3001 Civic Center Circle Dr. NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144). Season tickets start at $80 and can be purchased online at newmexicorunners.com.

The New Mexico Runners are New Mexico’s professional arena soccer team based in Rio Rancho, NM and current members of Major Arena Soccer League 2 (MASL2). The Runners play their home games at Rio Rancho Events Center and season 4 season tickets are on sale NOW by calling 505.663.7RUN (7786). For more information on the Runners, visit http://www.newmexicorunners.com as well as LIKE, FOLLOW and SHARE on social media at @nmrunners.

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