Basketball Closes Home Seasons Wednesday Night

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VOLUME XV, NO. 29

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363

FEB. 18, 2015

Basketball Closes Home Seasons Wednesday Night With Cameron The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s basketball teams close out their 2014-15 home seasons Wednesday night when they host Cameron in a Lone Star Conference doubleheader. The women’s game is set for 5:30 p.m. and the men’s game will follow. The Javelina men are 7-16 for the year and 2-9 in the LSC standings. Troy Jones, junior forward from Alexandria, La., is the team’s top scorer (12.5) and rebounder (6.0).

Jordan Jahr, 6-7 senior forward from Austin (Lake Travis), hits 10.4 points a game and has a 5.9 rebound average. Jamar Goodwin, junior forward from Ennis, scores 10.3 a game and D.J. Weathers, 6-2 junior guard from Mexia, hits 10.0. Cameron is 11-12 overall and 3-8 in the conference. Deondre Ray, 6-5 junior

forward from Fort Worth (Crowley), averages 14.3 points a game. Desmond Henry, 6-4 senior guard from Irving, has a 12.2 scoring average and Jamaal Brantley, 6-6 junior forward from Columbia, S.C., averages 11.6 points a game and leads the team in rebounding with a 5.1 average. The Javelina women are 0-23 (Continued on Page 2)

Five Seniors To Be Recognized Wednesday

One of Nation’s Best Lutalo Boyce, sophomore from Westbury, N.Y., is one of the top indoor track and field long jumpers in the nation this season. His best of 257.25 leads NCAA Division II and all other divisions except Division I, where he would rank sixth.

Five senior members of the Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s basketball teams will be recognized during Senior Night at the Javelina games Wednesday with Cameron in the Steinke Center. The three seniors on the men’s basketball roster are Jordan Jahr, 6-7 forward from Austin (Lake Travis); Justin Philippe, 6-8 forward from Linden, N.J., and Don Thomas, 6-0 guard from Spring. Senior members of the women’s team are Lauren Jay, 5-11 forward from San Antonio (Smithson Valley), and Tonje Milde, 5-8 guard from Boenes, Norway.

Ring Presentation Members of the 2014 Javelina baseball team and staff received their Lone Star Conference championship rings prior to Saturday’s game at Nolan Ryan Field. TAMUK president, Dr. Steven Tallant, presented the rings and is shown make the presentation to Javelina catcher Clint Wallace, senior from Corpus Christi (Tuloso-Midway).

Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

THE NEWS OUT of the Lone Star Conference office last week that the league had gained a new member and an affiliate in football was greeted with enthusiasm. There had been rumors floating around about the future of the conference and this item showed that the league will continue to be one of the strongest in NCAA Division II. Texas-Permian Basin joins the league in 2016 in all sports, including football. The Falcons will play their first intercollegiate football that season. Oklahoma Panhandle State will come into the conference as an affiliate member in football. The addition of the Falcons and Aggies will give the LSC nine football schools. UTPB will help the league baseball alignment. There are only six LSC programs currently with baseball. MEMBERS OF THE Dave Campbell Texas Football staff answers questions periodically from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. One of the questions last week was, “Were there any Lone Star Conference DII signees you look at as sleepers that you thought would go DI?” E.J. Holland answered that “one of the biggest steals of signing day actually occurred at the Division II level. I’m talking about Texas A&M-Kingsville coming away with Sinton quarterback Tyler Handson.” Holland said Handson has been one of the best players in “all of Texas over the past two years.” He predicted Handson will make an impact for the Javelinas “from Day 1.” Over his junior and senior seasons, the signee had 4,179 passing yards, 3,874 rushing yards and 103 total touchdowns. “That’s just absurd,” Holland said. He also said that another key signee for TAMUK was Corpus Christi Flour Bluff wide receiver Aaron Dilworth. He was the most valuable player on the All-South Texas team picked by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. “Dilworth is a big play waiting to happen on the outside.” Ironically, they played at different schools but Handson and Dilworth are good friends. EVEN THOUGH THEY have participated as a team in indoor track and field for only the past few years, the Javelinas are eighth among NCAA Division II schools in number of men’s national individual champions produced. The Javelina men’s indoor champions are: …Patrick Delice, 55-meter dash, 1993. …Matt Hickl, pole vault, 1999. …Roberto Garza, shot put, 2000. …1600-meter relay team (Carlton Williams, Brandon Brisco, Erroll Harris, Shannon Washington, 2005. …Jonathan Woodson, 200-meter dash, 2012. (Continued on Page 4)

Basketball In Final Home Appearance (Continued from Page 1) for the year and 0-13 in the LSC. Micah Weaver, sophomore guard from Poth, leads the Javelina scoring with an 11.0 average and Lauren Jay, senior forward from San Antonio (Smithson Valley), is the leading rebounder with a 6.4 average. Cameron’s women are 13-9 overall and 10-3 in the LSC. Jazzmine Robinson, 5-6 senior guard from Las Vegas, Nev., is the statistical leader, averaging 18.4 points and 8.1 rebounds a game. Brandi Leal, 5-6 junior guard from Amarillo, averages 12.8 points a game. The Javelinas will be on the road Saturday for a doubleheader against Midwestern State in Wichita Falls. The women’s game is set for 4 p.m. and the men’s game will follow. The nationally ranked Midwestern State men are at Angelo State Wednesday night and enter that game with a 19-6 NCAA Division II National Men’s Basketball Poll Compiled by the National Association of Basketball Coaches Rank Team 1. Florida Southern 2. Augustana (S.D.) 3. Bellarmine (Ky.) 4. Angelo State 5. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 6. Barry (Fla.) 7. Indianapolis (Ind.) 8. West Liberty (W. Va.) 9. Minnesota State-Moorhead 10. Metro (Colo.) State 11. Tarleton State 12. Wisconsin-Parkside 13. Brigham Young-Hawaii 14. Mount Olive (N.C.) 15. Colorado-Colorado Springs 16. Indiana (Pa.) 17. Colorado Mines 18. Western Oregon 19. Central Missouri 20. Saginaw Valley (Mich.) Other teams receive votes includes Midwestern State. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

overall record and 8-3 in the conference. Bretson McNeal, 6-2 junior guard from Minneapolis, Minn., is the leading scorer for the Mustangs, hitting 16.3 a game. Xavier Blackburn, 6-4 senior forward from Verdunville, La., averages 10.4 points and leads the rebounding with a 6.2 average. Devante Pullum, 5-10 freshman guard from Little Elm, hits 10.0 points a game. The nationally ranked MSU women are 19-4 overall and 10-3 in the LSC going into a Wednesday night game at Angelo State.

Dianna Jones, 5-9 senior guard from Hewitt (Midway), averages 13.4 points a game and Andrea Carter, 5-9 senior forward from Angleton, averages 13.3. Carter leads the rebounding with a 9.6 average. Lisa Hampton, 5-10 senior guard from Kennedale, averages 10.0 points a game. The Javelinas close out their regulation season Feb. 28 with Angelo State in San Angelo. The Javelina men will participate in the Lone Star Conference Championships March 4-7 in Allen.

Estelle and Mentor Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle with Lewis Orr, long-time coach at Navarro College. Estelle was on Orr’s staff before becoming head coach at the school. Orr attended the Javelina game with Texa sA&M-Commerce last week in Commerce.

2014-15 Javelina Men’s Remaining Basketball Schedule Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. March 4-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. March 13-16 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. *Lone Star Conference games.

Upcoming Javelina Events

Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

(Continued from Page 2) …Jeron Robinson, high jump, 2013. …Jordan Yamoah, pole vault, 2013. …Jordan Yamoah, pole vault, 2014. Yamoah has become one of the few individuals who have won as many as two national titles. And he still has two more opportunities to add his name to the list. He’s a junior this year. The Javelina women’s indoor team has had one national individual champion, and she won two titles. Lashawndra Ratcliff was the 60-meter winner in 2003 and 2004 and is one of a few females who have two as many as two national gold medals.

Erika Larrea

MATT HICKL STILL holds the NCAA Division II indoor pole vault record at 18-1.

Women’s Tennis Idle Until Feb. 27

JAVELINA LONG JUMPER Lutalo Boyce had the sixth best jump among all collegians in the nation as of last week. His 25-7.25 mark at a meet in New York City was the best among all NCAA Division II and III, National Junior College Athletic Association and NAIA jumpers. The top eight jumpers heading into last weekend’s competition were: Marquis Dendy, Florida, 26-3.75 Roelf Pienar, Arkansas State, 26-1.75 Jonathan Addison, North Carolina State, 25-10.25 Keandre Bates, Florida, 25-8.75 Trey Rae, Charlotte, 25-8 Lutalo Boyce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 25-7.25 Cameron Hudson, Alabama, 25-6.75 He has been chosen the NCAA Division II male athlete of the week and has been the Lone Star Conference field athlete of the week three of the four times it has been chosen this season. Each time he has competed he has broken the LSC and school records.

FORMER JAVELINA ASSISTANT football coach Bobby Jack Wright has retired from the Oklahoma University coaching staff after 16 seasons with the Sooners. He joined the OU staff a day after current head coach Bob Stoops was hired. He has been a coach in Texas and Oklahoma for 42 years. Wright was a high school coach in South Texas before being hired by Javelina head coach Ron Harms in 1979. He was with the Javelinas until 1982 when he went to North Texas where he coached in 1983-85. Wright became a coach at the University of Texas in 1986 and was there until going to Oklahoma. He has coached the Sooner cornerbacks for the past two years. LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …Several Lone Star Conference athletes were on the NCAA (Continued on Page 4)

The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s tennis team is idle for the next week after picking up its first victory of the spring last weekend. The Javelinas downed former Lone Star Conference cohort Howard Payne, 9-0, in Brownwood. The squad was 1-2 for the season going into a Monday match with future LSC opponent TexasPermian Basin in San Antonio. Erika Larrea, freshman from Ambato, Ecuador, playing in the No. 6 position, won her third match in as many outings this spring. She defeated Devin Mendelson, 6-1, 6-0. Each of the Javelina singles and doubles matches were won in straight sets. Other singles victories for the Javelinas were by Mariaxi Herrera, junior from Ibarra, Ecuador, 6-0, 6-0; Marija Dimitrovska, junior from Skopje, Macedonia, 6-2, 6-3; Nadia Grlj, sophomore from Melbourne, Australia, 6-1, 6-1; Tabata Lua, junior from Mexico City, 6-1, 6-1 and Paula Saenz, junior from Hamilton, Ontario, 6-3, 6-1. In doubles, Herrera and Dimintrovska teamed for an 8-1 win; Grlj and Lua took their match, 8-1, and Saenz and Larea took an 8-4 victory. After taking this weekend off, the Javelinas return to action Feb. 27 against St. Mary’s in San Antonio and will meet Central Oklahoma and St. Edward’s Feb. 28 in Austin.

Feb. 18 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. Softball: Huston-Tillotson in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. Feb. 20 – Baseball: Texas College in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 21 – Baseball: Texas College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. General: Adidas High School Invitational Track & Field Meet in Kingsville, Javelina Stadium. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 4 & 6 p.m. Feb. 23 – Women’s Golf: Islander Invitational Tournament in Corpus Christi. Feb. 24 – Baseball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 6 p.m. Women’s Golf: Islander Invitational Tournament in Corpus Christi. Feb. 27 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. General: Region IV-4A girls basketball tournament in Kingsville (Steinke Center), 6 & 7:45 p.m. Softball: *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 3 p.m. Women’s Tennis: St.Mary’s in San Antonio, TBA Feb. 28 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. General: Region IV-4A girls basketball tournament in Kingsville (Steinke Center), 1 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Angelo State in San Angleo, 4 & 6 p.m. Softball: *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), noon. Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships in Lubbock (Texas Tech indoor facility). Women’s Tennis: St. Edward’s in Austin, 11 a.m. March 1 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships in xx Lubbock (Texas Tech indoor facility). March 4 – Baseball: Houston-Victoria in Victoria, 5 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Basketball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen (Allen Event Center). March 5 – Men’s & Women’s Basketball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen (Allen Event Center). March 6 – Softball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. General: Region IV-4A boys basketball tournament semifinals in Kingsville (Steinke Center), 6 & 7:45 p.m. Baseball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Basketball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen (Allen Event Center). Women’s Tennis: Dallas Baptist in San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. March 7 – Softball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. General: Region IV-4A boys basketball championship in Kingsville (Steinke Center), 1 p.m. Baseball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Basketball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen (Allen Event Center). Women’s Tennis: Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant, Okla., 11 a.m. March 8 – Baseball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m. March 9 – Women’s Golf: Texoma Chevy Dealers Lion Intercollegiate Tournament in Pottsboro March 10 – Softball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. Baseball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Women’s Golf: Texoma Chevy Dealers Lion Intercollegiate Tournament in Pottsboro. Bold-faced games and matches are in Kingsville. *Lone Star Conference games/matches.

Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

(Continued from Page 3) Division II Cross Country All-Academic listing Tabor Stevens of Adams (Colo.) State was the men’s athlete of the year and Jessica Janecke of Grand Valley (Mich.) State received the female award. The conference athletes on the team were Kevin Roa and Amber Saiz of Eastern New Mexico; Zach Daniel, Lauren Laisure, Emma Love, Baptiste Moreu, Armando Rueda and Brett Villarreal of West Texas A&M; Dallis Bailey, Lucas Goodspeed, Logan Green, Sylvie Mueller and Kelsey Taylor of Harding, and Brittany Adams and Michelle Krezonoski of Midwestern State. Harding is a member of the LSC in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. …Defending Lone Star Conference football champion Texas A&M-Commerce opened its spring workouts Monday in Commerce. “We’re excited to get back out on the turf and get to work,” Colby Carthel, Lion head coach, said. “It’s been just a little over two months since our bowl game so hopefully our guys will be able to pick right back up where they left off.” The spring game is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, in Memorial Stadium. …The West Texas A&M men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams split for meets in three different states last weekend. One group went to Michigan for a meet at Grand Valley State, another went to the University of New Mexico indoor event and a third went to Adams (Colo.) State for a high altitude meet. The West Texas A&M teams are expected to be contenders for the Lone Star Conference championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Lubbock. NCAA DIVISION II notes: …Chris Weibel has been named head football coach at Clarion (Pa.). He has served as interim head coach since December and was the Clarion offensive coordinator in 2013-14. Weibel was an assistant coach at Clarion in 2004-14. He was an All-American quarterback at Clarion in 1996 and then played five seasons of pro football. Clarion is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. …Bellarmine (Ky.) was presented the NCAA Division II Award of Excellence for 2014. It goes to an athletic department for a particular community service project. Texas A&M-Kingsville was the Lone Star Conference Award of Excellence winner and the league’s nominee for the national award.

Baseball Hosting Texas College The Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team will continue its home stand Friday and Saturday when it hosts the Texas College Steers in a three-game series at Nolan Ryan Field. Friday’s single game is set for 6 p.m. and the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader will start at 1 p.m. The Javelinas evened their season’s record at 3-3 by winning last weekend’s series against Newman (Kan.), 2-1. Zach Smith, junior infielder from Bridge City, leads the Javelinas at the plate with a .462 average. He has a double among his hits. Ryan Fickel, senior infielder from Liberty Hill, is hitting .429 with three doubles and Clint Wallace, senior catcher from Corpus Christi (Tuloso-Midway), has a .400 batting average with two doubles. On the mound, Wes Silverberg, junior righthander from Katy (Taylor), has a 1-0 record and a 0.00 earned run average. Reliever Ryan Scott, senior righthander from Sanger, is 1-0 and also has a 0.00 ERA. Texas College will bring a 311 record into this weekend’s games.

Baseball No. 5 In Region Poll The Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team was ranked No. 5 in the NCAA Division II South Central poll released by D2BaseballNews.com last week. Colorado-Mesa was No. 1 in the listing. NCAA Division II South Central Region Baseball Poll Compiled by D2BaseballNews.com Rank Team 1. Colorado-Mesa 2. Colorado Mines 3. Lubbock Christian 4. West Texas A&M 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

Anthony Lehman, junior shortstop from Rio Linda, Calif., has a .412 batting average to lead the team in that statistical category. He has a double. Colten Daniels, junior outfielder from Hurst, hits .375 with three doubles and a home run. Miguel Livingston, senior righthander from Burleson, has a 1-1 record on the mound and his ERA is 2.77. The Javelinas will hit the road Tuesday next week, traveling to Laredo to take on Texas A&M International in a single game. The Dustdevils are 5-5 going into a three-game series with

Tarleton State this weekend. Jake Cardoza, senior catcher from Livermore, Calif., has a .571 batting average for the Devils and included are a double and home run. Sammy Alvardo, junior righthander from Edinburg, has a 2-0 pitching record and a 7.36 ERA. The game Tuesday will be the last before the Javelinas enter Lone Star Conference play Feb. 27-March 1 with a four-game series against West Texas A&M at Nolan Ryan Field. The Javelinas and Buffaloes have been predicted to be the top two teams in the LSC this spring.

Saturday Winner Hayden James, senior from Corpus Christi (King), was the winning pitcher in Saturday’s game with Newman (Kan.) at Nolan Ryan Field. He is the son of former Javelina quarterback Mark James.

2014-15 Javelina Women’s Remaining Basketball Schedule Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 4 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 4 p.m. March 3-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. *Lone Star Conference games.

Lone Star Conference League Baseball Games

Another Ring Denver Diefenbach, pitcher for the 2014 Lone Star Conference champion baseball team, receives his ring from TAMUK president, Dr. Steven Tallant, prior to a game last Saturday at Nolan Ryan Field.

2015 Javelina Women’s Remaining Tennis Schedule

Feb. 27 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, TBA. Feb. 28 – Central Oklahoma in Austin, 10 a.m. Feb. 28- St. Edward’s in Austin, 2 p.m. March 6 – Dallas Baptist in San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. March 7 – St. Edward’s in San Antonio, 11 a.m. March 13 – Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, TBA. March 17 – Florida Southern in Tampa, Fla., 3 p.m. March 18 – University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., 3 p.m. March 28 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 1 p.m. April 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 10 a.m. April 4 – Southern Nazarene in Oklahoma City, Okla., 10 a.m. April 5 – Central Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Okla., TBA. April 11 – Trinity in San Antonio, 3 p.m. April 18 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 11 a.m. April 24 – Lone Star Conference Tournament in Lawton, Okla. May 2 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament, TBA. May 13 – NCAA Division II National Tournament, TBA. *Lone Star Conference matches

Friday, Feb. 27 – West Texas A&M at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m.; Cameron at Angelo State, 3 p.m.; Tarleton State at Eastern New Mexico, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 – WTAM at TAMUK (dh), 1 p.m.; Cameron at ASU (dh), 1 p.m.; TSU at ENMU (dh), 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1 – WTAM at TAMUK, 1 p.m.; Cameron at ASU, 1 p.m.; TSU at ENMU, 1 p.m. Friday, March 6 – TAMUK at Cameron, 2 p.m.; ASU at TSU, 3 p.m.; ENMU at WTAM, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 – TAMUK at Cameron (dh), 1 p.m.; ASU at TSU (dh), 1 p.m.; ENMU at WTAM (dh), 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8 – TAMUK at Cameron, 1 p.m.; ENMU at WTAM, 1 p.m.; ASU at TSU, 1 p.m. Friday, March 13 – ENMU at TAMUK, 6 p.m.; Cameron at TSU, 3 p.m.; WTAM at ASU, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14 – ENMU at TAMUK (dh), 1 p.m.; Cameron at TSU (dh), 1 p.m.; WTAM at ASU (dh), 4 p.m. Sunday, March 15 – ENMU at TAMUK, 1 p.m.; WTAM at ASU, 1 p.m.; Cameron at TSU, 1 p.m. Friday, March 20 – ASU at TAMUK, 6 p.m.; Cameron at ENMU, 6 p.m.; TSU at WTAM, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21 – ASU at TAMUK (dh), 1 p.m.; Cameron at ENMU (dh), 2 p.m.; TSU at WTAM (dh), 4 p.m. Sunday, March 22 – ASU at TAMUK, 1 p.m.; TSU at WTAM, 1 p.m.; Cameron at ENMU, 1 p.m. Friday, March 27 – TAMUK at

Go Blue! Be Gold! In 2015

TSU, 3 p.m.; WTAM at Cameron, 2 p.m.; ASU at ENMU, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28 – TAMUK at TSU (dh), 1 p.m.; WTAM at Cameron (dh), 1 p.m.; ASU at ENMU (dh), 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29 – TAMUK at TSU, 1 p.m.; WTAM at Cameron, 1 p.m.; ASU at ENMU, 1 p.m. Friday, April 3 – TAMUK at WTAM, 7 p.m.; ASU at Cameron, 2 p.m.; ENMU at TSU, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 4 – TAMUK at WTAM (dh), 1 p.m.; ENMU at TSU (dh), 1 p.m.; ASU at Cameron (dh), 1 p.m. Friday, April 10 – Cameron at TAMUK, 6 p.m.; TSU at ASU, 6:30 p.m.; WTAM at ENMU, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11 – Cameron at TAMUK (dh), 1 p.m.; TSU at ASU (dh), 1 p.m.; WTAM at ENMU (dh), 2 p.m.

Friday, April 17 – TAMUK at ENMU, 7 p.m.; TSU at Cameron, 2 p.m.; ASU at WTAM, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18 – TAMUK at ENMU (dh), 2 p.m.; ASU at WTAM (dh), 1 p.m.; TSU at Cameron (dh), 1 p.m. Friday, April 24 – TAMUK at ASU, 6 p.m.; WTAM at TSU, 3 p.m.; ENMU at Cameron, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25 – TAMUK at ASU (dh), 1 p.m.; WTAM at TSU (dh), 1 p.m.; ENMU at Cameron (dh), 1 p.m. Friday, May 1 – TSU at TAMUK, 6 p.m.; ENMU at ASU, 6:30 p.m.; Cameron at WTAM, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2 – TSU at TAMUK (dh), 1 p.m.; ENMU at ASU (dh), 1 p.m.; Cameron at WTAM (dh), 1 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 7-9 – Lone Star Conference Championship at the home park of the league champion.

Landscaping Javelina volleyball players Shania Gilpin, left, freshman from Lubbock (Coronado), and Alexandria Wells, junior from Austin (Bowie), helped with the landscaping of the Weaver of Love soup and sandwich kitchen last weekend.

Softball To Host Huston-Tillotson Wednesday The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team will host HustonTillotson in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Hubert Field. The first game of the doubleheader is set for 3 p.m. The Javelinas are 4-5 for the year. Carlie Clark and Karri Smith are leading the Javelinas in the circle and at the plate. Clark, sophomore pitcher from Warsaw, Va., is hitting .500 with two doubles and a home run. She is 1-1 when pitching and has a 2.69 earned run average. Smith, junior pitcher from

Valentine Wish

These members of the Javelina volleyball team formed a heart with the stones being used to landscape the Weaver of Love non-profit soup and sandwich kitchen on Valentine’s Day. Members of the Javelina athletic deparmtent have helped work at the project since its start. The players are, left to right, Alexandria Wells, junior from Austin (Bowie); Shania Gilpin, freshman from Lubbock (Coronado); Krystal Faison, freshman from San Antonio (Judson); Casey Klobedans, freshman from Boerne (Champion), and Brett Zaccardo, freshman from Amarillo (Bushland). NCAA Division II National Baseball Poll Compiled by D2BaseballNews.com Rank Team 1. Tampa (Fla.) 2. Southern Indiana 4. West Texas A&M The Texas A&M-Kingsville 3. Seton Hill (Pa.) 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s indoor track and field team 4. Colorado-Mesa 6. Adams (Colo.) State was ranked No. 5 and the Javelina 5. Emporia (Kan.) State 7. Colorado State-Pueblo women’s squad No. 8 in last 6. Columbus (Ga.) State 8. Chadron (Neb.) State week’s NCAA Division II South 7. California State-Chico 9. Metro (Colo.) State Central Region poll compiled by 8. South Carolina-Aiken 10. Black Hills (S.D.) State the U.S. Track & Field Coaches 9. Lander (S.C.) Women’s Division Association. 10. Minnesota State Rank Team The Lone Star Conference 11. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 1. Chadron (Neb.) State had three of the top five teams in 12. Southern Arkansas 2. Adams (Colo.) State 13. Mount Olive (N.C.) the men’s standings and four of 14. California-San Diego 3. West Texas A&M the women’s top nine. 15. Quincy (Ill.) 4. Angelo State NCAA Division II South Central 16. Drury (Mo.) 5. Western (Colo.) State Region Indoor Track & Field 17. California Poly-Pomona 6. Colorado State-Pueblo Polls 18. Florida Southern 7. Colorado Mines Compiled by the U.S. Track & 19. Lynn (Fla.) 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville Field Coaches Association 20. Alabama-Huntsville 9. Tarleton State Men’s Division 21. Central Missouri 10. Colorado Mines Rank Team 22. St. Leo (Fla.) (Bold-faced and italicized 1. Texas A&M-Commerce 23. West Florida teams are in the Lone Star 2. Western (Colo.) State 24. Southern New Hampshire Conference) 25. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) 3. Colorado Mines

Javelina Men 5th, Women 8th In South Central Region Indoor Track & Field Polls

Alvin, has a .409 batting average and has two doubles and a home run. She is 3-2 as a pitcher and has an ERA of 2.97. The Javelinas have a .287 team batting average and the pitching corps has a 3.75 ERA. Huston-Tillotson is 0-2 for the year. They are led at the plate by first baseman Zoe Castillo, who is hitting .500 after the two games. The Javelinas will be idle after the Wednesday games until Feb. 27-28 when they open Lone Star Conference play against Angelo State in San Angelo.

Women’s Golf Team To Enter Islander Classic Next Week The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s golf team will enter the Islander Invitational Tournament Monday and Tuesday at the Corpus Christi Country Club in Corpus Christi. The first two rounds will be played Monday and the final round on Tuesday. The Javelinas finished fourth in the Jack Brown Memorial Tournament last week in Laredo. Incarnate Word won the team title with a 934 score, host Texas A&M International was second with 1012, Texas-Brownsville finished third with a 1023, the Javelinas recorded a team 1026 and St. Thomas was fifth with a 1040 score. Ashley Rivera, senior from McAllen, was the Javelina low and finished fifth in the individual standings with a 242 score. Ashley Coy, senior from Bastrop, was 11th with a 251; Brittany Rodriguez, freshman from Corpus Christi (Moody), finished 18th with a 266 and Brianne Costilla, senior from Eagle Pass, was 19th with a 267 score. The Javelinas have two more regular-season tournaments before the Lone Star Conference Championship April 19-21 in Frisco. They will be in the Lions Invitational Tournament March 9-10 in Pottsboro and the Women’s Sugar Tree Invitational March 16-17 in Lipan.

2015 Javelina Remaining Indoor Track & Field Schedule Feb. 28-March 1 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Lubbock. March 14-15 – NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

Football Adds Two More Signees

Rotary Guest

The Texas A&M-Kingsville football program added two more high school signees to their list of recruits last week. The latest signees are Justin Carroll, 5-10, 210-pound linebacker from Dickinson, and Jared Mosley, 6-2, 252-pound defensive end/ linebacker from Orchard Park, Mich. Carroll played on a Dickinson team that reached the Class 6A state quarterfinals this season, finishing with a 13-1 record. Mosley helped lead St. Mary’s to the Class 3 state championship in Michigan. His honors include AllCatholic League first team. The two signees bring the number of football signees to 27. Javelina Signees Football Justin Aminzadeh, Corpus Christi (King), 6-1, 165, kicker/ punter, Fr. Myles Carr, Arcadia, Calif., and Fresno State, 6-2, 215, quarterback, Jr. Justin Carroll, Dickinson, 5-

10, 210, linebacker. Brian Chisum, Eagle Pass, 63, 190, quarterback, Fr. Zach Davis, Sugar Land (Austin), 6-1, 180, safety, Fr. Steven De Luna, Edinburg (Vela), 6-2, 220, fullback, Fr. Aaron Dilworth, Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff), 6-1, 180, wide receiver, Fr. Brandon Graham, Corpus Christi (King), 6-5, 290, offensive tackle, Fr. Tyler Handson, Sinton, 6-1, 185, quarterback, Fr. Stephen Irby, San Antonio (Brennan), 5-10, 205, running back, Fr. Shannon Joseph, Houston (Hightower), 6-1, 210, linebacker/ defensive end, Fr. Justin Lofton, Missouri City (Marshall), 6-1, 170, defensive back, Fr. Jordan Martinez, New Braunfels, 6-2, 190, offensive line, Fr. Christian McFerrin, Humble Kingwood, 6-4, 265, offensive lineman, Fr.

Devin Mendez, San Antonio (Roosevelt), 5-11, 185, defensive back, Fr. Alex Merchant, Houston (Dulles), 5-11, 190, safety, Fr. Jared Mosley, Orchard Park, Mich., 6-2, 252, defensive end/ linebacker Confidence Okpoko, Sugar Land (Fort Bend Clements), 6-1, 231, defensive lineman, Fr. Nick Pelrean, Houston (Chavez), 5-10, 180, running back, Fr. Ian Perry, Houston (Hightower), 5-10, 225, linebacker, Fr. Roe Posada, Katy (Seven Lakes), 6-3, 215, tight end, Fr. Luke Spies, Katy, 6-4, 290, offensive line, Fr. Gary Stinnette, Round Rock (Stony Point), 6-0, 205, running back, Fr. Torrey Thomas, Katy (Morton Ranch), 6-4, 210, tight end, Fr. Malik Tisdale, Houston (Lamar), 6-3, 220, linebacker, Fr. (Continued on Page 8)

Daren Wilkinson, left, head football coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville, was a guest at the Noon Rotary Club meeting last week. Right is Rotarian Mike Fountaine, president-elect of the club.

2015 Javelina Remaining Softball Schedule Feb. 18 – Huston-Tillotson in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. Feb. 27 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 3 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), noon. March 6 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. March 7 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 10 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. March 13 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. March 14 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), noon. March 17 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio (DH), 5 p.m. March 18 – Huston-Tillotson in Austin (DH), 2 p.m. March 25 – Houston-Victoria in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. March 27 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. March 28 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), noon. April 3 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 5 p.m. April 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. April 10 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. April 11 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 14 – Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m. April 17 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 5 p.m. April 18 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 1 p.m. April 21 – Houston-Victoria in Victoria (DH), 2 p.m. April 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. April 25 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games.

Pink For a Cause The Javelina women’s basketball team and fans took part in the nationwide Play 4 Kay program last weekend. The cause is for breast cancer awareness and was established in memory of North Carolina State basketball coach Kay Yow.

Lone Star Conference’s Top Indoor Track & Field Performances Men’s Division 60-meter dash 1. 6.81, Tommy Curry, West Texas A&M 2. 6.85, Corey Bassett, Harding. 3. 6.91, Deon Hope, Texas A&M-Kingsville 6.91, John Rollins, Texas A&M-Commerce 200-meter dash 1. 22.13, Dexter Lee, Texas A&M-Commerce 2. 22.14, Jerell Banks, West Texas A&M 2. 22.20, Tommy Curry, West

Texas A&M 400-meter dash 1. 48.42, Dexter Lee, Texas A&M-Commerce 2. 48.46, Josh Helom, West Texas A&M 3. 48.74, Raul Cervantes, Texas A&M-Kingsville 800-meter run 1. 1:51.09, Michal Idziak, Texas A&M-Kingsville 2. 1:51.67, Luis Romero, Texas A&M-Commerce 3. 1: 52.69, Michael Schaefer, West Texas A&M Mile run

Football Adds Two Signees

(Continued from Page 7) Nathan Turner, San Antonio (Warren), 6-2, 247, guard, Fr. Omar Wilkins, Houston (Elkins), 6-1, 300, offensive line, Fr. Jackson Effiom, Austin (Hyde Park), 5-10, 192, running back, Fr. Softball Arabella Acosta-Cantu, Portland (Gregory-Portland), infield. Lindsey Angelico, San Antonio (Johnson), outfield. Roxanne Chapa, McAllen (Sharyland), catcher. Lauren Oatman, North Richland Hills (Richland), outfield. Sage Martinez, La Vernia, infield. Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, Elk Grove, Calif., shortstop/

second base/outfield Angelina Villarreal, Neew Braunfels (Canyon), outfield. Track & Field Adriana Bonin, Conroe (Oak Ridge), hurdles, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run. Michael Cavazos, Edinburg (Vela), 400-meter dash, relays. Deana Richardson, San Antonio (Brennan), sprinter, relays. Kendall Torres, Geronimo (Navarro), 400-meter dash, 800meter run. Volleyball Abbey Wells, San Antonio (Steele), setter. Women’s Golf Reanna De La Cruz, Austin (Westlake).

1. 4:08.27, Chase Rathke, Tarleton State 2. 4:13.17, Geoffrey Kipchumba, West Texas A&M 3. 4:14.16, Armando Rueda, West Texas A&M 3000-meter run 1. 8:20.16, Baptiste Moreu, West Texas A&M 2. 8:33.03, Geoffrey Kipchumba, West Texas A&M 3. 8:36.98, Taylor Lively, Harding 5000-meter run 1. 15:14.45, Zach Daniel, West Texas A&M 2. 15:18.38, Michael Barnett, West Texas A&M 3. 15:31.86, Mark Gonzalez, Texas A&M-Commerece 60-meter hurdles 1. 7.81, Lorenzo Johnson, West Texas A&M 2. 7.99, Javier Lopez, Texas A&M-Kingsville 3. 8.03, Arnau Erta, West Texas A&M

1600-meter relay 1. 3:14.88, Texas A&MCommerce 2. 3:16.66, West Texas A&M 3. 3:16.88, Tarleton State Distance Medley Relay 1. 9:55.03, West Texas A&M 2. 10:06.71, Texas A&MCommerce 3. 10:10.31, Harding High jump 1. 7-2.50, Jeron Robinson, Texas A&M-Kingsville 2. 6-8.75, Jamal Curtis, Texas A&M-Commerce 3. 6-7, James Lundy, Texas A&M-Commerce Pole vault 1. 16-0.75, Jordan Yamoah, Texas A&M-Kingsville 2. 15-5, Matt Rich, Texas A&M-Commerce 15-5, Trey Adkinson, Harding Long jump 1. 25-7.25, Lutalo Boyce, Texas A&M-Kingsville

2. 23-9, Kamarki Absalom, West Texas A&M 3. 23-6.75, Paul Alongo, West Texas A&M Triple jump 1. 49-0.25, Devontae Steele, Texas A&M-Commerce 2. 48-10, Benoit Nadin, West Texas A&M 3. 46-9, Gage Bowles, Texas A&M-Commerce Shot put 1. 55-3, Tyler Rambo, Texas A&M-Commerce 2. 54-7.25, Zach Weatherly, West Texas A&M 3. 53-9.75, Richard Cervantes, Texas A&M-Kingsville Weight throw 1. 66-11.25, Masoud Moghaddam, Texas A&MCommerce 2. 57-3.75, Derek Tesch, Texas A&M-Kingsville 3. 53-9.25, Zach Weatherly, (Continued on Page 9)

2015 Javelina Football Schedule Sept. 5 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 – Missouri S&T in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 – *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 26 - West Alabama in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 3 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., TBA Oct. 10 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 17 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, TBA Oct. 24 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 31 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, TBA Nov. 7 – Lone Star Conference playoffs, TBA. Nov. 14 – Lone Star Conference playoffs, TBA. Nov. 21 – NCAA Division II first round playoffs, TBA. Nov. 28 – NCAA Division II second round playoffs, TBA. Dec. 5 – NCAA Division II quarterfinals, TBA. Dec. 12 – NCAA Division II semifinals, TBA. Dec. 19 – NCAA Division II championship in Kansas City, Kan. *Lone Star Conference games.

Community Service Members of the Javelina volleyball team helped with the landscaping at the Weaver of Love non-profit soup and sandwich kitchen last weekend. Left to right are Krystal Faison, freshman from San Antonio (Judson); Casey Klobedans, freshman from Boerne (Champion), and Brett Zaccardo, freshman from Amarillo (Bushland).

High School Track Meet Saturday

The Texas A&M-Kingsville athletic department will host its annual Adidas Javelina High School Invitational Track & Field Meet Saturday in Javelina Stadium. The event, which will include four divisions, will start at 9 a.m. with the first of the running and field events. A rolling time schedule will be used for all events. The divisions will be varsity boys and girls and junior varsity boys and girls. Fifteen high schools had indicated they would compete as

of Friday. More entries were expected this week. Early entries are Bishop, Corpus Christi Carroll, Falfurrias, Kingsville King, Laredo Johnson, Laredo Martin, Laredo United, Laredo United South, Mission Sharyland, Presbyterian Pan American, Riviera, RockportFulton, Roma, Santa Gertrudis Academy and Sinton. The Rockport-Fulton girls and Weslaco East boys won the varsity divisions last year. No points were kept in the junior varsity divisions.

2015 Javelina Remaining Baseball Schedule

Feb. 20 – Texas College in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 21 – Texas College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Feb. 24 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 6 p.m. Feb. 27- *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 28 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 1 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 4 – Houston-Victoria in Victoria, 6 p.m. March 6 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. March 7 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. March 8 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m. March 10 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 20 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 21 - *Angelo State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 22 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 24 – St. Edward’s in Austin, 2 p.m. March 27 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 p.m. March 28 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 1 p.m. March 29 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 1 p.m. April 3 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m. April 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. April 7 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m. April 10 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 11 - *Cameron in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 14 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 17 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m. April 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M. (DH), 1 p.m. April 24 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. April 25 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 1 p.m. May 1 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. May 2 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. May 5-7 – Lone Star Conference Tournament, TBD. May 14-17 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament, TBD. May 21-26 – NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C. *Lone Star Conference games.

Boyce Receives National, LSC Honors Texas A&M-Kingsville record-setting long jumper Lutalo Boyce was named the NCAA Division II national indoor track and field athlete of the week last week. Boyce, sophomore from Westbury, N.Y., has jumped three times this indoor season and has broken the Lone Star Conference and Javelina records each time. He received the recognition after getting a winning jump of 25-7.25 at the Ramapo College Select Meet in the Armory in New York City. The mark is the best in NCAA Division II and ranks sixth among jumpers in all collegiate divisions.

Boyce has automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II national indoor track and field championships in Birmingham, Ala. He and the Javelinas will compete in the Lone Star Conference Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Lubbock. ************ Texas A&M-Kingsville long jumper Lutalo Boyce was named the Lone Star Conference indoor field athlete of the week last week and it was the third time this season he has been recognized. The only week he didn’t receive the honor the Javelinas didn’t have a meet. He jumped 25-7.25, breaking the Lone Star Conference record

for the third time this winter. It is the best jump in NCAA Division II this season and the sixth best among jumpers in all NCAA divisions. He has also been honored as the national field athlete of the week. Boyce, sophomore from Westbury, N.Y., is in his first year with the Javelinas after transferring from Nassau Community College.

LSC’s Top Indoor Track & Field Performances (Continued from Page 8) West Texas A&M Heptathlon 1, 5284, Matt Rich, Texas A&M-Commerce 2. 5012, Hendrik Nungess, Texas A&M-Commerce 3. 4613, James Lundy, Texas A&M-Commerce Women’s Division 60-meter dash 1. 7.63, Kaina Martinez, Texas A&M-Kingsville 7.63, Shanice Cameron, West Texas A&M 3. 7.71, Brittney Holcombe, Texas A&M-Kingsville 200-meter dash 1. 24.79, Kaina Martinez, Texas A&M-Kingsville 2. 24.87, Shanice Cameron, West Texas A&M 3. 25.19, Jordan Gray, Angelo State 400-meter dash 1. 56.67, Amber Perry, Texas A&M-Kingsville 2. 57.40, Sharon Kwarula, West Texas A&M 3. 57.65, Kathy Trevino, Texas A&M-Kingsville 800-meter run 1. 2:08.89, Ewa Zaborowska, Harding 2. 2:13.32, Jaylen Rodgers, Angelo State 3. 2:15.38, Rhemecka Graham, West Texas A&M Mile run

1. 4:44.97, Ewa Zaborowska, Harding 2. 4:58.35, Ashley Flores, Midwestern State 3. 5:02.84, Mireia Guarner, West Texas A&M 3000-meter run 1. 9:23.01, Ewa Zaborowska, Harding 2. 10.07.09, Amber Saiz, Eastern New Mexico 3. 10:11.29, Michaela Johnson, West Texas A&M 5000-meter run 1. 17:23.96, Michaela Johnson, West Texas A&M 2. 17:43.09, Emma Love, West Texas A&M 3. 18:34.70, Kirstie Smith, Harding 60-meter hurdles 1. 8.50, Sharon Kwarula, West Texas A&M 2. 8.79, Jordan Gray, Angelo State 3. 9.26, Alba Casanovas, West Texas A&M 1600-meter relay 1. 3:49.96, Angelo State 2. 3:50.33, Texas A&MKingsville 3. 3:50.44, Angelo State Distance medley relay 1. 11:48.82, Harding 2. 12:07.79, Eastern New Mexico 3. 12:31.12, West Texas A&M High jump 1. 5-6.5, Kaitlin Lumpkins, Angelo State 2. 5-5.25, Morgan McKee, Tarleton State

5-5.25, Libby Strickland, West Texas Long jump 1. 19-8, Euphemia Edem, Tarleton State 2. 18-5, Jordan Gray, Angelo State 3. 18-3, Aricela Alvarez, Texas A&M-Kingsville Triple jump 1. 41-6.5, Euphemia Edem, Tarleton State 2. 41-5.75, Kearah Danville, Angelo State 3. 41-1.75, Malika Ouedraogo, West Texas A&M Shot put 1. 46-10.25, Holly Cunigan, West Texas A&M 2. 43-9.25, Danyelle Dillard, Tarleton State 3. 42-8.75, Valerie Vrana, Texas A&M-Kingsville Weight throw 1. 50-4, Holly Cunigan, West Texas A&M 2. 48-11.75, Janae Wolfram, Eastern New Mexico 3. 47-11.25, Courtney Head, West Texas A&M Pentathlon 1. 3662, Jordan Gray, Angelo State 2. 3436, Jasmine Ambowode, Angelo State 3. 2889, Jessica Clay, Texas A&M-Commerce

Lone Star Conference Adds New Member, Affiliate

The Lone Star Conference gained a new full-time member and another affiliate member last week. Texas-Permian Basin will gain full membership in the conference beginning in 2016-17. Oklahoma Panhandle State will become an affiliate member of the league in football, beginning in 2016. The LSC will have 10 full-time members and two other schools with affiliate memberships. Harding of Arkansas participates in the league in men’s and women’s cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. UTPB will have 14 NCAA Division II sports when it enters the LSC: football, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s golf. The sports Texas A&MKingsville and UTPB will have in common are football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, baseball, women’s golf and women’s tennis. Located in Odessa, TexasPermian Basin was founded in 1973 and has more than 5,000 students. “The success of UTPB student athletes both as athletes and students is the primary reason for joining the Lone Star Conference,” David Watts, school president, said. “Students will not have to spend as much time traveling and they will be competing against more familiar teams. I am grateful to the Lone Star Conference for the invitation and to the Regents (UT System Board of Regents) for their support.” The Falcons are currently members of the Heartland Conference and will be in that league through the 2015-16 school year. UTPB has won six conference titles since joining the Heartland in 2006: volleyball championship and tournament title, baseball conference trophy, men’s basketball conference

championship and women’s basketball conference title and conference tournament trophy. The Falcon men’s and women’s swimming teams will continue to be members of the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference. The LSC doesn’t decide swimming titles. The LSC conducts conference championships in 16 sports: football, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, softball, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s tennis. “The Lone Star Conference will be a great fit for us as several member schools are in close proximity to use,” Steve Aicinena, UTPB athletic director, said. “There is also a higher name recognition for Lone Star schools in this region of the state. We look forward to great competition in our new conference.” “We are extremely pleased to have a program with great athletic and academic traditions in UTPB joining the Lone Star Conference,” Brian May, chair of the LSC President’s Council and president at Angelo State, said. “The addition of TexasPermian Basin to the Lone Star Conference is a plus for the league,” Dr. Steven Tallant, president at Texas A&MKingsville, said. “UTPB has a strong presence in the state academically and athletically and its athletic teams have continued to strengthen and have proven to be competition in NCAA Division II. “The decision to have Oklahoma Panhandle State join the LSC will give the conference nine football-playing institutions and this will make it much easier for all of us to fill a schedule each season. These two moves have strengthened an already strong conference.” Panhandle State will become eligible for the LSC football

championship beginning in 2016 and will also compete for weekly and postseason awards. It will be a voting member of the football coaches’ advisory group. The Aggies will actually become part of the LSC scene this fall when it will take part in the LSC playoffs. It will host the No. 5 seed team Nov. 7 and will travel to the loser of game No. 3 on Nov. 14. Panhandle posted a 7-3 record last season and had the No. 1 passing efficiency defense (81.26) in NCAA Division II. Lone Star Conference Membership Beginning In 2016-17 Angelo State Cameron Eastern New Mexico +Harding Midwestern State *Oklahoma Panhandle State Tarleton State Texas Woman’s Texas-Permian Basin Texas A&M-Commerce Texas A&M-Kingsville West Texas A&M +Affiliate member in men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field *Affiliate member in football. Schools in LSC Sponsored Sports in 2016-17 Football (9): Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, Midwestern State, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Tarleton State, Texas-Permian Basin, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M. Men’s and women’s cross country (8 men, 9 women): Angelo State (women only), Cameron (men only), Eastern New Mexico,

Harding, Midwestern State (women only), Tarleton State, Texas-Permian Basin, Texas A&MCommerce, Texas A&MKingsville, West Texas A&M. Volleyball (10): Angelo State, Cameron, Eastern New Mexico, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas Woman’s, Texas-Permian Basin, TexasA&M-Commerce, TexasA&MKingsville, West Texas A&M. Men’s and women’s basketball (10 women, 9 men): Angelo State, Cameron, Eastern New Mexico, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas Woman’s (women only), Texas-Permian Basin, Texas A&MCommerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M. Baseball (7): Angelo State, Cameron, Eastern New Mexico, Tarleton State, Texas-Permian Basin, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M. Softball (10): Angelo State, Cameron, Eastern New Mexico, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas Woman’s, Texas-Permian Basin, TexasA&M-Commerce, TexasA&MKingsville, West Texas A&M. Men’s and women’s indoor track and field: Angelo State (women only), Eastern New Mexico, Harding, Midwestern State (women only), Tarleton State, Texas A&MCommerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M. Men’s and women’s outdoor track and field: Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, Harding, Midwestern State (women only), Tarleton State, Texas A&MCommerce, Texas A&MKingsville, West Texas A&M. Men’s and women’s golf: Cameron, Midwestern State, Texas-Permian Basin, Texas A&MCommerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville (women only), West Texas A&M.

Women’s soccer: Angelo State, Cameron, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas-Permian Basin, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M. Women’s tennis: Cameron, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Permian Basin, Texas A&M-Kingsville. Lone Star Conference Membership History Abilene Christian: 1973-2013 Angelo State: 1968-present Cameron: 1988-94, 1996present Central Oklahoma: 1987-2011 East Central Oklahoma: 19952011 East Texas State, Texas A&M-Commerce: 1931-present Eastern New Mexico: 1984present Harding (Ark.): 1995-2000, affiliate member in 2012-present Houston: 1945-49 Howard Payne: 1956-87 Incarnate Word: 2010-13 Lamar: 1950-65 McMurry: 1964-73, 2013-14 Midwestern State: 1948-49, 1995-present North Texas: 1931-49 Northeastern Oklahoma: 1995-2011 Oklahoma Panhandle State: Becomes affiliate member in football in 2016 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.): 19952000 Sam Houston State: 1931-84 Southeastern Oklahoma State: 1995-2011 Southwest Texas State: 193184 Southwestern Oklahoma State: 1996-2011 S.F. Austin State: 1931-84 Sul Ross State: 1950-88 Tarleton State: 1968-76, 1994present Texas A&I, Texas A&MKingsville: 1954-present Texas Woman’s: 1989-present Texas-Permian Basin: Becomes member in 2016 Trinity: 1932-34, 1946-49 West Texas A&M: 1986-91, 1994-present

Three Former Javelinas Sign With Indoor Pro Teams

Three former Texas A&MKingsville football players have signed contracts with professional teams. Zane Brown and Robert Williams signed with the Texas Revolution and Robert Armstrong was signed by the Wichita Falls Nighthawks. The Revolution is in the Champions Indoor Football League and the Nighthawks will compete in the Indoor Football League. The trio finished their career with the Javelinas in 2013. Brown had 67 tackles and 3.5 sacks his senior year and was first-team Academic All-America and second team All-Lone Star Conference. Brown was a graduate assistant coach with the Javelinas last fall. Williams, who played with the Javelina basketball team before finishing out his career with the football squad, had 88 tackles is senior season and was secondteam All-Lone Star Conference. Armstrong was a wideout with the Javelinas and ranks as one of the team’s top career receivers. He earlier signed with the Dallas Cowboys.

NCAA Division II All-America Football Team Selected by D2Football.com

Robert Williams NCAA Division II National Indoor Track & Field Poll Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Findlay (Ohio) 2. Ashland (Ohio) 3. Minnesota State 4. Colorado Mines 5. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 6. Grand Valley (Mich.) 7. Western (Colo.) State 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 10. Lewis (Ill.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference

2015 Javelina Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Schedule

March 14 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Invitational in Corpus Christi. March 21 – IBC Bank Cactus Cup in Kingsville March 26-28 – Texas Relays in Austin March 27 – Ttrinity Relays in San Antonio. . April 2 – Angelo State Relays in San Angelo. April 11 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Invitational in Corpus Christi. April 18 – Louisiana State Relays in Baton Rouge, La. April 25 – Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. April 25 – Rice Twilight Meet in Houston. May 7-9 – Lone Star Conference Championships in San Angelo. May 21-23 – NCAA Division II Championships in Allendale, Mich.

Special Awards Offensive player of the year: Running back Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (Wash.) Defensive player of the year: Defensive end Darius Allen, Colorado State-Pueblo Coach of the year: John Wristen, Colorado State-Pueblo. First Team QB – Jason Vander Laan, Ferris (Mich.) State, 6-4, 241, Jr. RB – Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 6-2, 240, Sr. RB – Antyhony Bilal, Lake Erie (Ohio), 5-7, 170, Jr. WR – Darius Davis, Henderson (Ark.) State, 5-11, 212, Sr. WR – Vernon Johnson, Texas A&M-Commerce, 6-1, 190, Sr. TE – Tim Brown, West Chester (Pa.), 6-3, 235, Jr. OL – Cole Manhart, Nebraska-Kearney, 6-6, 310, Sr. OL – Joe Ray, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 6-1, 270, Jr. OL – Doniel Gambrell, Notre Dame (Ohio), 6-6, 315, Sr. NCAA Division II Football Final Poll Compiled by D2Football.com Rank Team 1. Colorado State-Pueblo 2. Minnesota State 3. Minnesota-Duluth 4. Ohio Dominican 5. West Georgia 6. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 7. Northwest Missouri 8. Valdosta (Ga.) State 9. Ferris (Mich.) State 10. Concord (W. Va.) 11. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 12. Delta (Miss.) State 13. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 14. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 15. North Alabama 16. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 17. Angelo State 18. Harding (Ark.) 19. Michigan Tech 20. West Chester (Pa.) 21. Colorado Mines 22. Virginia State 23. Henderson (Ark.) State 24. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 25. Winston-Salem (N.C.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

OL – Chris Reed, Minnesota State, 6-5, 300, Sr. OL – Travis Hening, East Central (Okla.), 6-5, 305, Jr. DL – Darius Allen, Colorado State-Pueblo, 6-4, 251, Sr. DL – Matt Longacre, Northwest Missouri, 6-3, 270, Sr. DL – Josh Gordon, Minnesota State, 6-2, 250, Jr. DL – Julian Howsare, Clarion (Pa.), 6-3, 255, Sr. LB – Justin Shirk, Bloomsburg (Pa.), 6-0, 240, Sr. LB – Tanner Botts, LenoirRhyne (N.C.), 6-2, 215, Sr. LB – Tyler Henderson, Minnesota State, 6-3, 235, Jr. DB – Al-Hajj Shabazz, West Chester (Pa), 6-2, 200, Sr.

DB – Solomon St. Pierre, Sioux Falls (S.D.), 5-11, 171, Jr. DB – Will Brown, Missouri S&T, 6-1, 190, Sr. DB – Michael Jordan, Missouri Western, 6-0, 200, Jr. K – Tom Obarski, ConcordiaSt. Paul (Minn.), 5-11, 185, Sr. P – Patrick Carney, New Mexico Highlands, 6-0, 215, Sr. AP – Dimitri Holmes, Mars Hill (N.C.), 5-10, 165, Sr. Second Team Includes wide receiver Ricky Collins, Texas A&M-Commerce, 60, 200, Sr.; offensive lineman Shadow Stokes, Midwestern State, 6-3, 290, Sr.; defensive lineman Clayton Callicutt, Angelo State, 6-4, 275, Jr.

Laying One Down Miles Holcomb, junior pitcher and outfielder from Dripping Springs, lays down a bunt in the Javelinas’ series with Newman (Kan.) last weekend.

2015 Javelina Remaining Women’s Golf Schedule Feb. 23-24 – Islander Invitational in Corpus Christi March 9-10 – Texoma Chevy Dealers Lions Intercollegiate Tournament in Pottsboro. March 16-17 – Women’s Sugar Tree Invitational in Lipan. April 19-21 - Lone Star Conference Championship in Frisco.

Larrea, Andrews Named IBC Bank Athletes of the Week

Texas A&M-Kingsville tennis player Erika Larrea and Javelina baseball player Cline Andrews were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week for their performances last week. Larrea, freshman from Ambato, Ecuador, won her third victory in as many matches this spring, defeating a Howard Payne opponent, 6-1, 6-0. She plays in the Javelinas’ No. 6 spot. Andrews, senior infielder from Sugar Land (Clements), hit .500 (6-12) in a three-game series with Newman (Kan.) last weekend in Kingsville. He had six runs batted in and

had a double in each of the games. Both were recognized for the first time this spring. IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Feb. 1-7 Carlie Clark, softball Lutalo Boyce, indoor track & field Jan. 25-31 Amber Perry, indoor track & field Lutalo Boyce, indoor track & field Jan. 18-24 Ruby Robertson, basketball Duan Wright, basketball Jan. 11-17 Brittany Holcombe, indoor track & field

Lutalo Boyce, indoor track & field Jan. 5-10 Lauren Jay, basketball Troy Jones, basketball Dec. 29-Jan. 3 Micah Weaver, basketball Troy Jones, basketball Dec. 14-20 Micah Weaver, basketball Troy Jones, basketball Dec. 8-13 Lauren Jay, basketball Dec. 1-6 Micah Weaver, basketball Troy Jones, basketball Nov. 23-29 Kyra Bauer, basketball Jamar Goodwin, basketball

Nov. 16-22 Lauren Jay, basketball Don Thomas, basketball Nov. 9-15 Krystal Faison, volleyball Brandon James, football Nov. 2-Nov. 8 Ashley River, golf Jordan Thomas, football Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Stephanie Johns, volleyball Jorge Alanis, cross country Oct. 19-25 Krystal Faison, volleyball Shawn Vasquez, football Oct. 12-18 Kelsey Washington, volleyball Trevor Pesek, football

Oct. 5-11 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Emmanuel Ibanez, cross country Sept. 29-Oct. 4 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Trevor Moses, football Sept. 22-28 Krystal Faison, volleyball Greg Pitre, football Sept. 15-21 Stephanie Johns, volleyball Mike Greathouse, football Sept. 8-14 Ashley Bukowski, volleyball Trey Mitchell, football Sept. 1-7 Ashley Bukowski, volleyball Francisco Solis, cross country

All Together Now Members of the 2014 Javelina Lone Star Conference championship team who finished their eligibility at the end of last season threw out the first pitch(es) prior to Saturday’s game with Newman (Kan.) at Nolan Ryan Field.

Conference Championship Rings Presented Members of the 2014 Javelina baseball team and staff were presented their Lone Star Conference championship rings before Saturday’s game at Nolan Ryan Field.