Everyone's included: UNM holds first Inclusive Sports Day
Students and University of New Mexico student athletes dance during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
University of New Mexico dance team member Gracie Silva dances with Mihika Nix during Inclusive Sports Day at the UNM football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Rio Grande High School sophomore Ezekiel Chavez charges at a football during a drill at a Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
From left, Del Norte High School senior Jonathan Vaughan smiles after making a putt alongside his interpreter Martha Chavez and his vocational assistant Alexia Alvarez during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Desert Ridge Middle School seventh grader Micah G hits a tennis ball during Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
University of New Mexico student-athletes take turns hitting a volleyball alongside a student at Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico indoor football practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
In a first for the University of New Mexico, its athletic department partnered with the Inclusive Sports Foundation to host an Inclusive Sports Day for Albuquerque Public Schools special education students on Tuesday.
High school and middle school students from 18 campuses tried their hand at sports from football and golf to tennis with the help of UNM student-athletes inside the indoor football practice facility.
The goal is to ensure that special education students feel included and seen through sports.
Since its founding in 2018, the nonprofit Inclusive Sports Foundation has impacted the lives of more than 3,000 children, according to its website, isfathletes.com.
The students also celebrated a successful Inclusive Sports Day by holding an impromptu dance party at the end.
Check out these photos from UNM's inclusive sports day
Students and University of New Mexico student athletes dance during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
From left, Del Norte High School senior Jonathan Vaughan smiles after making a putt alongside his interpreter Martha Chavez and his vocational assistant Alexia Alvarez during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Rio Grande High School sophomore Ezekiel Chavez charges at a football during a drill at a Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Desert Ridge Middle School seventh grader Micah G hits a tennis ball during Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Rio Grande High School sophomore Miguel Fierro tackles a training dummy during football drill at an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
University of New Mexico student-athletes take turns hitting a volleyball alongside a student at Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico indoor football practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
University of New Mexico dance team member Gracie Silva dances with Mihika Nix during Inclusive Sports Day at the UNM football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
McKinley Middle School seventh grader Faith Prentiss, center in the black shirt, smiles as she dances during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
La Cueva High School freshman Logan Hull prepares to hit a baseball during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Students and UNM student athletes dancing during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Members of the UNM Spirit Team and students group hug during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Del Norte High School senior Jonathan Vaughan, center smiles while playing giant checkers alongside his interpreter Martha Chavez, left, and his vocational assistant Alexia Alvarez, right, during an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Students exit busses ahead of an Inclusive Sports Day at the University of New Mexico Football indoor practice facility on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
Students walk toward the UNM indoor football practice facility for an Inclusive Sports Day on Tuesday.Gino Gutierrez
