Basketball Hosting Midwestern, Cameron

Baseball Opens at Home This Weekend With Wiley The Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team opens its season Friday and Saturday when it hosts Wiley College in a three-game series at Nolan Ryan Field.

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Friday’s single game is set for 6 p.m. and Saturday’s doubleheader will have a 1 p.m. start time. Head coach Jason Gonzales

has 14 lettermen returning, three redshirts, a squadman and 10 transfers with collegiate experience. Two-year lettermen returning

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363

are Christian Caudle, junior catcher from Houston (Klein); Jimmy Roche, senior infielder from Corpus Christi (Calallen), and Trey (Continued on Page 6)

FEB. 1, 2017

Basketball Hosting Midwestern, Cameron

Hitting the Basket Kaylin Roher, 5-3 senior guard from League City (Clear Springs), had 26 points in a game with Texas Woman’s last week in Denton. She hit six of 10 (.600) three-point attempts and was nine of 14 (.643) from the field. Roher had two assists and two rebounds. She leads the team in scoring with 12.4 points a game, steals with a 1.9 per-game average and minutes played with an average of 30.2 a game.

The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s basketball teams will host Midwestern State and Cameron in Lone Star Conference doubleheaders in the Steinke Center this week. The Javelinas will take on Midwestern State Thursday, the women tipping off at 5:15 p.m. and the men playing at 7:30 p.m. Cameron will be in town Saturday and the men will have a 2 p.m. start time and the women will play at 4 p.m. The Javelinas dropped games to the Mustangs and Aggies earlier on the road. The Javelina men are 12-7 for the year and 5-5 in the LSC. They have a four-game win streak underway. Duan Wright, 6-2 senior forward from Alexandria, La., is leading the Javelina offensive attack with 11.9 points a game. Trey Sumpter, 6-6 junior forward from Birmingham, Ala., averages 11.7 points a game and is the leading rebounder with a 5.1 average. Caelan Neal, 6-1 junior guard form Olathe, Kan., averages 10.2 points an outing. Midwestern is 13-7 for the year and 6-5 in the LSC. The Mustangs have five

players averaging in double figures. Brandon Neel, 6-4 junior guard from Cincinnati, Ohio, has a 13.7 average; Igor Ibaka, 6-8 junior forward from Brazzaville, Congo,

hits 12.4 a game and leads the rebounding with a 9.5 average. Pat Smith, 6-0 senior guard from Houston (Jones), averages 11.4; Devante Pullum, 5-10 junior guard from Little Elm, averages

10.7 and Logan Hicks, 6-2 freshman guard from Temple, scores 10 a game. Cameron has a Thursday night game at Angelo State before (Continued on Page 5)

Baseball Award Former Javelina player Dalton Perry, center, was recognized as the TAMUK player of the year for 2016 at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi. Right is head baseball coach Jason Gonzales and left is assistant coach Philip Middleton.

Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

THE JAVELINA MEN’S first-half defense in the team’s win over Angelo State last week in the Steinke Center was as good as I’ve ever seen. Angelo entered the game averaging 83.9 points a game, and the figure had been much higher earlier in the season. The Javelinas held the Rams to five points in the first 10 minutes of play and to 14 points the first half. The Javelinas have one of the best defensive scoring figures in the Lone Star Conference and NCAA Division II. They have allowed 67.7 points a game in a league that features several teams ranked high in the NCAA in scoring. In the two Javelina victories over the Rams last week, the TAMUK defense held the opponent to 53 points in the first game and was even tougher in the second game in San Angelo, limiting the Rams to 50 points.

FORMER JAVELINA HIGH jumper Jeron Robinson, who was a many-time national champion and All-American while with the Javelinas in 2013-16, is now on the professional circuit and some of the meets are nationally televised. Robinson was in the Grand Prix last weekend in Boston and will be competing in the Millrose Games Saturday in New York City. This week’s meet will be in The Armory where Robinson has competed as a Javelina. The high jump is set for 3:40 p.m. (CST) Saturday and the meet will be televised from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (CST) on NBC Sports Network. Robinson’s sponsor is Nike. Robinson finished fourth in the Boston meet, clearing 6-10.75. He has consistently cleared heights in the 7-4 and 7-5 range in his career but is coming back from an injury that handicapped him in the final few meets of his collegiate career. TWO FOOTBALL TRANSFERS who are with the Javelina team this spring come from families with rich athletic histories. Beau Reilly, 6-6, 190-pound junior quarterback from Valley Center, Calif., is a transfer from the University of Hawaii. Brother A.J. played football and basketball at the University of Utah before transferring to Brigham Young-Hawaii to play basketball. Another brother, Trevor, played at Utah, was with the New York Jets for two seasons and was with the Miami Dolphins last season. And a third brother, Drew, was a defensive back at Brigham Young. His father, Russ, played basketball at BYU-Hawaii. Keith Whitely, 5-9, 190-pound senior running back from LaPorte, is a transfer from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. His father, Keith Sr., lettered at the University of Houston and was his son’s position coach in high school. An uncle, Antonio Armstrong, was a four-year letterman at linebacker for Texas A&M before playing with the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco Forty-Niners. (Continued on Page 3)

Visiting Band The Ricardo Middle School Band played at the Javelina men’s and women’s games last week in the Steinke Center.

Seven LSC Clubs in Men’s Basketball NCAA South Central Regional Poll Seven Lone Star Conference teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II South Central Region men’s basketball top 10 last week, giving the league total dominance in the region. Tarleton State was No. 1, Texas-Permian Basin No. 2, West Texas A&M No. 3, Texas A&MCommerce No. 4, Angelo State No. 7 and Cameron and Midwestern State were tied at No. 8. NCAA Division II South Central Region Men’s Basketball Poll Compiled by D2SIDA Rank Team 1. Tarleton State 2. Texas-Permian Basin 3. West Texas A&M

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Texas A&M-Commerce Fort Lewis (Colo.) Colorado Mines Angelo State Cameron

Midwestern State 10. Colorado State-Pueblo (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

2017 Javelina Men’s and Women’s Remaining Indoor Track & Field Schedule Feb. 3 – Bayou Bengal Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. (LSU host). Feb. 10 – Fastrack National Invitational in Staten Island, N.Y. (Rider host). Feb. 18-19 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Alamosa, Colo. (Adams State host). Feb. 26 – Boston University Last Chance Meet in Boston, Mass. March 10-11 – NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

Javelina Hash

Upcoming Javelina Events

By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

(Continued from Page 2)

WEST TEXAS A&M opened an indoor training facility last week. It provides indoor training for baseball, softball, golf and track and field. The facility has retractable batting nets and pitcher’s mound. It has a putting green, hitting nets and flight scope swing analysis for golf and has areas for throwers and jumpers in track and field.

WESTERN NEW MEXICO announced its 2017 football schedule last week and the Mustangs have six home games. One of the home appearances will be Nov. 4 with the Javelinas. Kickoff time will be noon in Silver City and 1 p.m., Central Time. The Javelinas will be making their first appearance in Silver City.

MIDWESTERN STATE ALSO announced its schedule last week and the Mustangs have six home games, including its first three Lone Star Conference contests. After opening with non-conference Quincy (Ill.) in Wichita Falls and West Florida in Pensacola, Fla., the Mustangs will open LSC play when they host the Javelinas Sept. 16 in Wichita Falls. Kickoff time will be 7 p.m.

NCAA DIVISION II approved several proposals at the recent national convention that are meant to better assist athletes in paying for their college education. The new financial aid legislation that will take effect in August 2018 will do the following: …Establish a model where only institutional athletics aid is counted against individual and team equivalency limits. …Eliminate the ability for schools to issue term-by-term financial aid awards. …Allow schools to increase an athlete’s athletically related financial aid at any time, for any reason. The division also passed a health and safety proposal that will increase the decision-making authority of medical personnel in college sports. The new legislation, which takes effect in August, will require schools to establish an administrative structure where the primary athletics health care providers would have unchallengeable authority on medical management and return-toplay decisions. It also will require schools to designate an athletics health care administrator to oversee the school’s administration and delivery of athletics health care and ensure best practices are followed. Another new approved proposal will take effect in August and will provide Division II athletes additional time off in their nonchampionship seasons. The change sets new limits on the amount of time college athletes can spend on countable athletically related activities during the non-championship seasons while also simplifying the legislation. (Continued on Page 4)

Andre Fuqua

Service Held For Former Javelina Track Athlete Services were held for former Texas A&M-Kingsville cross country and track athlete Andre Fuqua Saturday in Corpus Christi. Fuqua, 25, was studying for a degree at TAMUK. He ran distance races for the Javelina track team. A native of Corpus Christi, he was a graduate of Flour Bluff High School. A memorial service for Fuqua was held at the First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi Saturday. He is survived by his parents, Gregg and Sheila Fuqua; grandmother Ingeborg Fuqua and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. There was a moment of silence in memorial of Fuqua before the men’s and women’s basketball games last week.

Feb. 2 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 - Baseball: Wiley College in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Indoor Track & Field: Bayou Bengal Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. Feb. 4 – Baseball: Wiley College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m Women’s Tennis: Howard Payne in Brownwood, 1 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Basketball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 and 4 p.m. Feb. 9 – Women’s Tennis: Northeastern Oklahoma in San Antonio, 2 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10- - Indoor Track & Field: Fastrack National Invitational in Staten Island, N.Y. Softball: Grand Prairie Tournament in Grand Prairie. Women’s Tennis: Dallas Baptist in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 11 – Baseball: Alumni Game in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Women’s Tennis: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 2 and 4 p.m.. Softball: Grand Prairie Tournament in Grand Prairie. Feb. 12 – Softball: Grand Prairie Tournament in Grand Prairie. Feb. 16 – Women’s Tennis: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, TBD. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 – Baseball Minute Maid Classic in Houston (Minute Maid Park) vs. California State-Chico, 2 p.m. Softball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5 p.m. Feb. 18 – Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston. vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith, 10 a.m. Indoor Track & Field: Lone Star Conference Championships in Alamosa, Colo. Women’s Tennis: Trinity in San Antonio, 1 p.m. Women’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Men’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Softball: *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), noon Feb. 19 – Women’s Tennis: Texas-Rio Grande Valley in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston. vs. St. Mary’s, 6 p.m. Indoor Track & Field: Lone Star Conference Championships in Alamosa, Colo. Feb. 21 – Softball: Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), noon. Feb. 23 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 – Softball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 25 – Softball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Women’s Tennis: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Baseball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 2 and 4 p.m. Feb. 26 – Baseball: Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m. Indoor Track & Field: Boston University Last Chance Meet in Boston, Mass. Women’s Golf: Islander Classic in Corpus Christi. *Lone Star Conference games/matches Bold-faced events are in Kingsville.

Javelina Hash By By Fred Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of of Athletic Athletic External External (Continued from Page 3) As time demands on athletes continues to be a key top of discussion by the NCAA, Division II members saw this legislative change as a step in the right direction.

THE NCAA PLAYING Rules Oversight Panel approved three experimental rules in softball designed to increase the pace of play in conference games for this season. While the experimental rules were for the autonomy conferences, any league from any of the three NCAA divisions may submit a request to use the three experimental rules during the 2017 season. The rules will be applied in conference games for the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference. The rules are: …Restricting the number of charged conferences, either offensive or defensive, to six per team. Teams may use two conferences per inning. Each team is allowed one conference, offensive or defensive, for each extra inning. The team representative or player who initiates any additional charged offensive or defensive conference will be ejected. The current rules allowed each team one offensive and one defensive conference per inning. …Defensive teams will not be allowed to huddle at the pitcher’s mound after an out. Teams will still be allowed to throw the ball around the infield, but the ball must then be thrown directly to the pitcher. The penalty for huddling at the mound the first time will be a warning and any subsequent violations will result in a ball being awarded to the next batter. The current rule allows teams to huddle after an out. …Teams will have 90 seconds between innings before they are required to be ready to resume play. When the last defensive player crosses the foul line closest to her dugout, the third base umpire, or base umpire in a two-person crew, will start the time using a stopwatch. During the 90 seconds, the pitcher is allowed an unlimited number of warmup pitches. With 30 seconds left, the base umpire will announce how much time is left to the dugouts. When the 90 seconds haveexpired, the defensive team must be in position to start, including the pitcher in position to throw a pitch and the offensive team must have its batter in the box ready for a first pitch. If the defensive team isn’t ready after 90 seconds, the batter will receive a ball. If the offensive team doesn’t have a batter in the batter’s box ready to hit, a strike will be assessed to the batter. Currently, there is no time limit between innings but the pitchers are limited to five warmup pitches. There has been no announcement from the Lone Star Conference in reference to the possibility of employing the new rules. Ironically, softball has initiated the new rules despite being considered one of the fastest-moving sports. (Continued on Page 5)

LSC Award Recipient Dr. Randall Williams, center, was presented a Lone Star Conference Distinguished Service Award at a basketball game last week. He served as the TAMUK LSC faculty athletic representative before retiring last year. Right is Javelina golfer Analysa Coy and left is track and field athlete Bryce Martin. Coy and Martin are members of the Javelina Student-Athletic Advisory Committee.

Four LSC Women’s Squads Ranked In NCAA II Regional Basketball Poll Four Lone Star Conference teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II South Central Region poll released by D2SIDA last week. Eastern New Mexico climbed into the No. 2 spot, Angelo State was No. 4, Texas A&M-Commerce No. 7 and West Texas A&M No. 10. NCAA Division II South Central Region Women’s Basketball Poll Compiled by D2SIDA Rank Team 1. Colorado State-Pueblo 2. Eastern New Mexico Regis (Colo.)

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Angelo State St. Mary’s Colorado-Mesa Texas A&M-Commerce Fort Lewis (Colo.)

9. Colorado-Colorado Springs 10. West Texas A&M (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

The Javelina Highlights is published weekly by the Kingsville Publishing Co. Send address changes, news, pictures or correspondence to Fred Nuesch, MSC 114A, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363 or [email protected]

Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

(Continued from Page 4) THE JAVELINA ATHLETIC department mourned the loss of one of its former athletes last week with the death of Andre Fuqua. Andre was a member of the Javelina cross country and track and field teams. Services were held Saturday in Corpus Christi. Fuqua ran in high school at Flour Bluff.

LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …West Texas A&M softball announced that six members of the team have been named recipients of endowed scholarships in conjunction with the support of the Buffalo Club and BuffNation. The scholarships have been endowed by four donors. Two of the scholarships are in their second year and two others are in their first year.

NCAA DIVISION II notes: …David Dean was named the new head football coach at West Georgia last week. Dean won the 2007 national championship at Valdosta (Ga.) State in his first year as a head coach. His 2012 team won a second national title. In his nine seasons as a head coach, he has a 79-27 record and his teams have been in the playoffs in six of the nine years. Dean was an assistant at West Georgia in 1992-99 and was offensive coordinator at Valdosta State in 2000-07 before taking over the head position.

Banquet Attendees Javelina assistant baseball coach Philip Middleton, right, and Matt Rogers, Corpus Christi Hooks senior director for communications, at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi.

Basketball Hosts Midwestern, Cameron (Continued from Page 1) coming to Kingsville and enters that game with a 13-8 season’s record and 6-5 in the LSC. Tyus Momoh, 5-11 sophomore guard from Grand Prairie (Timberview), leads the scoring with a 12.0 average. Tyler Williams, 6-3 sophomore guard from Crete, Ill., scores 11.4 a game. J.V. Long, 6-1 sophomore guard from Arlington (Timberview), averages 11.1 points a game and is the leading rebounder with a 5.7 average. The Javelina women are 9-9 for the year and 4-8 in the LSC standings. Kaylin Roher, 5-3 senior guard from League City (Clear Springs), leads the team scoring with a 12.4 average and Kaylee Kana, 6-0 senior forward from Mont Belvieu (Barbers Hill), is the leading rebounder with a 7.7 average. Midwestern is 5-13 for the year and 2-10 in the LSC standings. Whitney Taylor, 5-11 junior guard from Melissa, leads the scoring with a 13.6 average and Micheline Mercelita, 6-0 junior forward from Edinburg, is the leading rebounder with a 4.9 average. Cameron will meet Angelo NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Poll Compiled by D2SIDA Rank Team 1. Northwest Missouri 2. Fairmont (W. Va.) State 3. California Baptist 4. Shippensburg (Pa.) 5. Queens (N.C.) 6. Bellarmine (Ky.) 7. West Liberty (W. Va.) 8. Southern Indiana 9. Tarleton State 10. Barry (Fla.) 11. Western Washington 12. Arkansas-Monticello 13. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 14. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 15. Texas-Permian Basin 16. Minnesota State-Moorhead 17. Ferris (Mich.) State 18. West Texas A&M 19. Hawaii Pacific 20. California State-Chico Other teams receiving votes

State Thursday in San Angelo before coming to Kingsville. The Aggies enter the Thursday game with an 8-10 season’s record and 7-9 in the LSC. Savanna James, 6-4 junior forward from Wasilla, Alaska, leads the Aggies in scoring (16.4)

and rebounding (7.9). Jamie Bonnarens, 6-0 freshman forward from Cache, Okla., averages 13.3 points a game and Natalie Haebleib, 5-10 junior guard from Aurora, Colo., hits 11.4 points a game and has a 7.3 rebound average.

Taking Flight Caelan Neal, 6-1 junior guard from Olathe, Kan., takes flight en route to a basket in the Javelinas’ victory over Angelo State last week in the Steinke Center.

2016-17 Javelina Men’s Remaining Basketball Schedule Feb. 2 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 9 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville. Feb. 11 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce. Feb. 16 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 23 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M.. Feb. 25 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M.. March 2-5 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. March 10-13 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA. March 22-25 – NCAA Division II Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. *Lone Star Conference games.

Ready for the Opener The Javelina baseball team goes through a workout last week in preparation for this week’s season opener against Wiley College at Nolan Ryan Field.

Baseball Opens This Weekend, To Host Wiley in Three Games (Continued from Page 1) Taylor, junior pitcher from Leander (Rouse). The remaining 11 lettermen lettered for the first time last season: …Payton Geisinger, senior utility player from Wichita Falls. …Tim Gleinser, sophomore infielder from Victoria (East). …Alex Gonzalez, sophomore infielder from Robstown (Calallen).

…Pablo Hernandez, sophomore outfielder from Houston (Spring Woods). …Jako Kelm, senior pitcher from Georgetown. …Hunter Lehman, senior pitcher and catcher from Kyle. …Donovan Lewis, sophomore pitcher and infielder from Alvin (Manvel). …Sebi Palacios, senior

pitcher from Premont. …Hunter Perkins, senior pitcher and outfielder from Victoria (East). …Preston Plovanich, sophomore pitcher and outfielder from Santa Fe. …Shane Veeder, sophomore pitcher from Houston (Cinco Ranch). The returning squadman is Alec Kana, senior outfielder from Bastrop.

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The redshirts are Alex Canul, freshman pitcher from Edinburg (North); Jordan Gunter, sophomore infielder from Santa Fe, and Kohl Ullman, freshman infielder from Houston (St. Pius X). The transfers are: …Joshua Croft, senior infielder from Powell River, British Columbia, and Cumberland College. …Travis Geiser, junior pitcher and outfielder from Portland (Gregory-Portland) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. …Seth Hubert, junior pitcher from Riviera and Western Texas College. …Isaiah Lybarger, junior pitcher from Corpus Christi (Carroll) and Wharton County College. …Nick Masarik, junior pitcher from Columbus (Blinn College). …Ryan Rodriguez, freshman catcher from Corpus Christi (Carroll) and Howard College. …Brett Rohde, junior pitcher

from Fayetteville and Blinn College. …Dallas Stafano, junior pitcher and outfielder from Houston (Cypress Creek) and Wharton County College. …Zach Wilson, senior pitcher from Katy and the University of New Orleans. …Walker Winders, junior infielder from Belton (Blinn College). The Javelinas were 35-19 last season and were 24-11 in the LSC. They finished one game out of first in the conference standings. The squad was selected for the NCAA Division II national playoffs and participated in the South Central Region tournament. The Javelinas won LSC championships in 2014 and 2015. The LSC schedule begins March 3-5 when Tarleton State is at Ryan Field for a four-game series.

Two LSC Teams in Region Poll Two Lone Star Conference teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II South Central Region preseason baseball poll released by the D2BaseballNews.com last week. Angelo State was selected as the No. 1 squad and West Texas A&M was picked No. 5. NCAA Division II South Central Region Preseason Baseball Poll Compiled by D2BaseballNews.com

Rank Team 1. Angelo State 2. Colorado-Mesa 3. Lubbock Chrisian 4. St. Edward’s 5. West Texas A&M (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

Roher, Wright Receive IBC Bank Honor

Texas A&M-Kingsville basketball players Kaylin Roher and Duan Wright were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week for their performances last week. Roher, 5-3 senior guard from League City (Clear Springs), had 31 points in two games. She also had three assists and a steal. In a game with Texas Woman’s, she was nine of 14 from the field and six of 10 from the three-point arch. Wright had 29 points in two Javelina victories over Angelo State. He also had three assists, two blocks and three steals. In the game in San Angelo, Wright had 24 points and was seven of 10 from the field and four of seven from the three-point stripe. Roher is recognized for the fifth time this season and Wright is the recipient of the award for the third time. Both had been selected for the honor the previous week. IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Sept. 1-3 Lexi Wick, volleyball Myles Carr, football Sept. 5-10 Krystal Faison, volleyball Anthony Autry, football Sept. 12-17 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Jose Ventura IV, cross country Sept. 19-24 Lexi Wick, volleyball Jordan Thomas, football Sept. 26-Oct. 1 Valerie Ruiz, tennis Anthony Autry, football Oct. 3-8 Lexi Wick, volleyball Brandon Jones, football Oct. 10-15 Lexi Wick, volleyball Myles Carr, football Oct. 17-22 Lexi Wick, volleyball Alex Kuyinu, football (Continued on Page 9)

Tickets on Sale For LSC Basketball Tournaments Advance tickets for the 2017 Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship are on sale at league schools. Adult all-session passes are on sale with $15 off the regular price until Feb. 28. The tournament is set for March 2-5 at the Allen Event Center in Allen, north of Dallas. Fans can save $15 and avoid fees by purchasing tickets on-campus. The adult all-session ticket gains access to all seven sessions at a reduced rate of $45. The adult price increases to $60 for all sessions or $15 per session for those not buying before the Feb. 28 deadlline. Student single-session tickets are $10 at participating schools and at the Allen Event Center box office. Students must have a valid school ID. Admission for children ages 2-18 is the same price as students. Tickets may also be purchased at the Allen Event Center or through Ticketmaster. This is the sixth year the tournament has been played in Allen. Eight men’s teams and eight women’s teams will participate in the tournament. The winner of the two tournament titles will receive the LSC automatic berths in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

2017 LSC Basketball Championship Tickets

Tight Defense Javelina forward Kaylee Kana, 6-0 senior from Mont Belvieu (Barbers Hill), defends an Angelo State player in a game in the Steinke Center last week.

LSC No. 1 in Men’s Basketball The Lone Star Conference remained the No. 1-ranked league in NCAA Division II men’s basketball in a ratings by Herosports.com last week. The conference has been at the top since the start of the season. NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Conference Ratings Compiled by Herosports.com Rank Team 1. Lone Star Conference 2. Great American Conference 3. California Collegiate Athletic Association 4. Great Northwest Athletic Conference 5. Pacific West Conference 6. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 7. Heartland Conference 8. Sunshine State Conference 9. Great Lakes Valley

Conference 10. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 11. Northeast 10 Conference 12. Gulf South Conference 13. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 14. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 15. Peach Belt Conference 16. South Atlantic Conference 17. Mountain East Conference 18. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 19. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 20. East Coast Conference 21. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference 22. Great Midwest Athletic Conference 23. Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 24. Conference Carolinas.

Adult Tickets Advance all-session (purchased before Feb. 28) All-session (at box office or on Ticketmaster.com) Single-session tickets Student Tickets and Children 2-18 Single-session

$45 $60 $15 $10

2017 LSC Basketball Championship Schedule Thursday, March 2 Session One Game 1 – Women’s second seed vs. women’s seventh seed, noon. Game 2 – Men’s second seed vs. men’s seventh seed, 2:30 p.m. Session Two Game 3 – Women’s first seed vs. women’s eighth seed, 6 p.m. Game 4 Men’s first seed vs. men’s eighth seed, 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 Session Three Game 5 – Women’s third seed vs. women’s sixth seed, noon. Game 6 – Men’s third seed vs. men’s sixth seed, 2:30 p.m. Session Four Game 7 – Women’s fourth seed vs. women’s fifth seed, 6 p.m. Game 8 – Men’s fourth seed vs. men’s fifth seed, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Session Five Game 9 – Women’s Game 1 winner vs. Game 5 winner, noon Game 10 – Men’s Game 2 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m. Session Six Game 11 – Women’s Game 3 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 6 p.m. Game 12 – Men’s Game 4 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Session Seven Game 13 – Women’s Championship, 1 p.m. Game 14 – Men’s Championship, 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Tennis Opens 2017 Season Saturday in Brownwood The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s tennis team opens its spring season Saturday when it travels to Brownwood to meet Howard Payne. Match time will be 1 p.m. Coach Autumn Williams has four letterwinners returning this season along with a squadman and two transfers with collegiate experience. The letterwinners, each with one letter, are Nadia Grlj, senior from Melbourne, Australia; Erika Larrea, junior from Ambato, Ecuador;

Tabata Lua, senior from Mexico City, and Martina Urrutia, junior from Madrid, Spain. Madison Gomez, sophomore from Baytown (Sterling), is a returning squadman. The transfers are Lisa Carvajal, junior from McAllen (Pharr-San JuanAlamo) and Laredo College, and Viviana Ortiz, junior from Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Southeast Missouri. The four remaining members of the team are freshmen. These are Stephanie Baerman of San Antonio (Antonian); Julia Rauer from

Leiselheim, Germany; Viktoria Romanovskaya of Moscow, Russia, and Valerie Ruiz of San Antonio (Reagan). The Javelinas will play their

first home match Feb. 10 when Dallas Baptist visits. The first Lone Star Conference match is Feb. 11 with Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville.

The Javelinas will be playing their home matches on their new eight-court complex in the athletic and intramural facility on the northwest corner of the campus.

Castillo Named Buffalo Bills’ Offensive Coach Former Texas A&I and Texas A&M-Kingsville player and coach Juan Castillo has been named the offensive line coach and running game coordinator for the Buffalo Bills. Castillo has been a coach in the NFL for 23 years. He has been with the Baltimore Ravens for the past four seasons, including 2013 when they won the Super Bowl. Castillo was on the Philadelphia Eagle staff from 19952012. A native of Port Isabel, Castillo played for the Javelinas in 1978-80 and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University. He served as a graduate assistant coach for the Javelinas after finishing his eligibility and was the defensive coordinator at Kingsville King High School in

Juan Castillo

1986-89. Castillo returned to his alma mater in 1990 and was the offensive line coach through the 1994 season when he went with the Eagles. He served an internship with the Bills in 1992. Castillo is a member of the Javelina Hall of Fame and Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor. He is married to the former Zaida Garcia of Kingsville and they are the parents of four sons. Castillo will work with new Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott in his new position.

Finishing Touches Workers put the finishing touchess on the new eight tennis courts in the athletic and intramural complex on the northwest side of the campus. The first home match of the season will be Feb. 10 with Dallas Baptist.

2017 Javelina Women’s Tennis Roster Name Stephanie Baerman Lisa Carvajal

Class Fr. Jr.

Exp. 0 Tr.

Nadia Grlj Madison Gomez Erika Larrea Tabata Lua Viviana Ortiz

Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr.

1VL Sq. 1VL 1VL Tr.

Julia Rauer Viktoria Romanovskaya Valerie Ruiz Martina Urrutia

Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

0 0 0 1VL

Hometown (School) San Antonio (Antonian) McAllen (PSJA) and Laredo College Melbourne, Australia Baytown (Sterling) Ambato, Ecuador Mexico City, Mexico Guayaquil, Ecuador and Southeast Missouri Leiselheim, Germany Moscow, Russia San Antonio (Reagan) Madrid, Spain

Roher, Wright Receive IBC Bank Honor

Foot Race Meesha Wade, 5-7 senior guard from Dallas (Lakeview Centennial), wins a foot race with an Angelo State player on the way to a basket last week.

2017 Javelina Women’s Tennis Spring Schedule Feb. 4 – Howard Payne in Brownwood, 1 p.m. Feb. 9 – Northeastern Oklahoma in San Antonio, 2 p.m. Feb. 10 – Dallas Baptist in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Feb. 16 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 18 – Trinity in San Antonio, 1 p.m. Feb. 19 – Texas-Rio Grande Valley in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 25 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. March 9 -11 – Texas-Permian Basin Shootout in Odessa. March 14 –Indiana (Pa.) in Orlando, Fla., 2 p.m. March 15 – Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) in Palm Beach, Fla., 3 p.m. March 17 – Florida Southern in Lakeland, Fla., 3 p.m. March 21 – Newman (Kan.) in Kingsville, 2 p.m. March 25 – Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, 2 p.m. March 30 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., TBA. March 31 – Southern Nazarene in Oklahoma City, 1 p.m. April 1 – Arkansas-Fort Smith in Oklahoma City, TBA. April 2 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 1 p.m. . April 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 11 a.m. April 21-22 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Arlington (Arlington Tennis Center).

(Continued from Page 7) Oct. 24-29 Krystal Faison, volleyball Luis Lopez, football Oct. 31-Nov. 5 Madison Brabham, volleyball Luis Lopez, football Nov. 7-12 Krystal Faison, volleyball Nick Pelrean, football Nov. 14-19 Lexi Wick, volleyball Marcus Frazier, basketball Nov. 21-26 Kaylin Roher, basketball Caelan Neal, basketball Nov. 28-Dec. 3 Kaylee Kana, basketball Devonte Williams, football Dec. 5-10 Kaylin Roher, basketball Elliott Taylor, basketball Dec. 12-17 Kaylin Roher, basketball Trey Sumpter, basketball Dec. 19-24 Jamesha Wade, basketball Marcus Frazier, basketball. Dec. 26-31 Shaq Debose, basketball Robert Stevenson, basketball Jan. 2-7 TaSheena Moore, basketball Duan Wright, basketball Jan. 9-14 Kaina Martinez, indoor track and field Charles Greaves, indoor track and field Jan. 16-21 Kaylin Roher, basketball Duan Wright, basketball Jan. 23-28 Kaylin Roher, basketball Duan Wright, basketball

Donning Sneakers For a Cause Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle, above, and women’s coach Wade Scott wore sneakers as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Week last week.

2016-17 Javelina Women’s Remaining Basketball Schedule Feb. 2 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 4 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Feb. 9 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 2 p.m. Feb. 16 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Feb. 18 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Feb. 23 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 3 p.m. March 2-5 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. March 10-13 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA.

Defensive End Jones Named to All-America Second Unit

Texas A&M-Kingsville defensive end Brandon Jones was named to the D2Football.com AllAmerica second unit last week. Jones was the only player from the Lone Star Conference on the first or second teams. Four league players received honorable mention. Jones, sophomore from Houston (Nimitz), has received numerous honors for his play in 2016. He was the Lone Star Conference defensive player of the year and LSC defensive lineman of the year. Jones was on the Football Gazette All-Super Region Four second unit and the D2CCA All-

South Super Region second team. He was a Harlon Hill regional finalist. Jones recorded 9.5 sacks and 11.5 tackles for losses on a team that finished 9-3 and with a sevengame winning streak. He had 49 tackles. 2016 NCAA Division II AllAmerica Football Team Selected by D2Football.com First Team Offense QB – Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines, 6-0, 200, Sr. RB – Marty Carter, Grand Valley (Mich.), 6-0, 202, So. RB – Austin Ekeler, Western (Colo.) State, 5-9, 198, Sr. WR – Billy Brown, Shepherd (W. Va.), 6-4, 241, Sr.

Wrapped Up Brandon Jones, sophomore from Houston (Nimitz), wraps up an opponent quarterback.

WR – Garry Brown, California (Pa.), 6-1, 200, Sr. TE – Adam Shaheen, Ashland (Ohio), 6-6, 277, Jr. OL – Peter Bateman, Minnesota-Duluth, 6-6, 285, Sr. OL – Ethan Cooper, Indiana (Pa.), 6-3, 325, Sr. OL – Jordan Morgan, Kutztown (Pa.), 6-4, 320, Sr. OL – Nathan Theaker, Wayne (Mich.) State, 6-6, 303, Sr. OL – Zach Voytek, New Haven (Conn.), 6-5, 305, Sr. First Team Defense DL – Collin Bevins, Northwest Missouri, 6-6, 285, Sr. DL – Dylan Donahue, West Georgia, 6-3, 244, Sr. DL – Whitney Richardson, Lane (Tenn.), 6-5, 235, Jr. DL – Grover Stewart, Albany (Ga.) State, 6-5, 295, Sr. LB – Connor Harris, Lindenwood (Mo.), 6-0, 243, Sr. LB – Jacob Vollstedt, Northwest Missouri, 6-3, 215, Sr. LB – A.J. Wentland, McKendree (Ill.), 6-4, 240, Sr. DB – Philbert Martial, North Alabama, 5-10, 166, Sr. DB – Tre Sullivan, Shepherd, 6-0, 200, Sr. DB – Carlo Thomas, Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 6-2, 185, Jr. DB – Brian Walker, Fort Valley (Ga.), 6-0, 185, Sr. First Team Specalists K – Matt Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke, 6-1, 190, Sr. P – Aaron LaDeaux, Minot (N.D.) State, 6-2, 193, Sr. AP – Keelan Cole, Kentucky Wesleyan, 6-2, 175, Sr. Second Team Offense QB – Trey Heid, Augustana (S.D.), 6-2, 197, Jr. RB – Romello Brown, Wayne (Mich.) State, 5-11, 248, Jr. RB – Max Mickey, Sioux Falls (S.D.), 5-9, 185, Jr. WR – Matt Heller, Augustana, 6-0, 195, Sr. WR – Brody Oliver, Colorado Mines, 6-3, 195, So. TE – Kenny Johnston, Florida Tech, 6-4, 220, Sr. OL – Alex Cappa, Humboldt (Calif.) State, 6-7, 285, Jr. OL – Stephen Evans, North

Alabama, 6-4, 301, Sr. OL – Antonio Green, Sioux Falls, 6-3, 294, Sr. OL – Joe Hillin, Mars Hall (N.C.), 5-11, 300, Jr. OL – Jacque Polite, WinstonSalem (N.C.), 6-5, 300, Sr. Second Team Defense DL – Brandon Jones, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6-3, 290, So. DL – Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock (Pa.), 6-3, 245, Jr. DL – Sydney Omameh, Grand Valley, 6-4, 255, Sr. DL – Zach Sieler, Ferris (Mich.) State, 6-6, 275,So. LB – Tyler Kozeal, NebraskaKearney, 6-0, 240, Sr. LB – Kevin Haynes, Central Washington, 6-2, 228, Jr. LB – Michael Mehling, Sioux Falls, 5-11, 200, Sr.

DB – Drew Hebel, Black Hills (S.D.), 5-11, 172, So. DB – DaQuan Holmes, American International (Mass.), 60, 185, Sr. DB – Joshua Simmons, Limestone (N.C.), 6-1, 200, Jr. DB – Tavierre Thomas, Ferris State, 5-11, 195, Jr. Second Team Specialists K – Simon Mathiesen, Northwest Missouri, 6-5, 205, Sr. P – Brett Benes, Charleston (W. Va.), 6-0, 185, Sr. AP – Richie Sanders, Mercyhurst (Pa.), 5-7, 185, Sr. Honorable Mention Includes: WR – Xavier Ayers, Western New Mexico, 5-11, 180, Sr. OL – Jared Machorro, Texas A&M-Commerce, 6-7, 280, Jr. OL – Akoakoa PalekaKenney, Midwestern State, 6-3, 285, Sr. LB – Cody Burtscher, Tarleton State, 5-11, 230, Sr. (Bold-faced and italicized players are in the Lone Star Conference)

2016-17 Javelina Signees Baseball R.J. Pena, San Antonio (East Central), pitcher, 6-0, 175, Fr. Giancarlo Servin, Edinburg (North), pitcher/third baseman, 62, 200, Fr. Matthew Stary, Houston (Cypress Falls), pitcher/utility player, 6-3, 175, Fr. Connor Thompson, Liberty Hill, shortstop, 5-9, 160, Fr. Football Beau Reilly, Valley Center, Calif., and University of Hawaii, quarterback, 6-6, 190, Jr. Keith Whitely, LaPorte and Nevada-Las Vegas, running back, 5-9, 190, Sr. Track & Field Gertrudis Ruiz Balli, Brownsville (Pace), thrower, Fr. Women’s Golf Kristina Gutierrez, Laredo (St. Augustine), Fr. Abigail Willcoxon, Conroe, Fr.

Brandon Jones

Richardson, Greaves Named Lone Star Conference Athletes of Week Texas A&M-Kingsville sprinter and jumper Charles Greaves and Javelina sprinter Deana Richardson were named the Lone Star Conference indoor track and field athletes of the week last week. Greaves was the top male

Dunkin’ Robert Stevenson, 6-7 sophomore forward from Houston (Eisenhower), gets a dunk in the Javelinas’ win over Angelo State last week.

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NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Poll Compiled by Herosports.com Rank Team 1. California Baptist 2. Northwest Missouri 3. Tarleton State 4. Hawaii Pacific 5. West Liberty (W. Va.) 6. California State-Chico 7. Southern Indiana 8. San Francisco (Calif.) State 9. Western Washington 10. Fairmont (W. Va.) State 11. Arkansas-Monticello 12. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 13. Bellarmine (Ky.) 14. West Texas A&M 15. Sonoma (Calif.) State 16. East Central Oklahoma 17. Kentucky Wesleyan 18. Shippensburg (Pa.) 19. Barry (Fla.) 20. Ferris (Mich.) State 21. California-San Diego 22. Colorado Mines 23. Texas-Permian Basin 24. Alaska-Anchorage 25. Harding (Ark.) 26. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 27. Dixie (Utah) State 28. Angelo State 29. Arkansas Tech 30. Western Oregon (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

field event competitor and Richardson was the women’s top track athlete. Greaves, senior from Bridgetown, Barbados, won the long jump and triple jump at the Aggie Invitational in College Station in his first competition with the Javelinas. He set a school record in the triple jump and in each of the events he recorded the bests of the season in the LSC.

Greaves also ran a 6.86 in the 60-meter dash and finished third among the NCAA Division I athletes. Richardson, sophomore from San Antonio (Brennan), won the 60-meter dash in College Station in 7.52. Greaves provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships in his three events and Richardson was a provisional qualifier in the 60.

Past and Present Coaches Javelina head baseball coach Jason Gonzales, left, with former Javelina head baseball coach Hector Salinas at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi. Salinas was the head coach of the Javelinas when the intercollegiate program was started in 1993 and in his six seasons at the helm of the team, the Javelinas won two Lone Star Conference championships and had a 190-123-2 (.606) record.

Indoor Track & Field To Compete in LSU Meet Friday The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams will return to action Friday when they compete in the LSU Bayou Bengal Meet in the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse in Baton Rouge, La. The Javelinas will be the only NCAA Division II team in the

competition. Schools entered are Alcorn (Miss.) State, Hinds (Miss.), Louisiana-Lafayette, LouisianaMonroe, Louisiana Tech, McNeese (La.) State, New Orleans (La.), Nicholls (La.) State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern (La.), TAMUK and Texas Southern.

The meet opens at 12:30 p.m. with the field event finals. Running event preliminaries are at 3:30 p.m. and the running event finals start at 4:30 p.m. It will be the second meet for the Javelinas, who competed in the Aggie Invitational Jan. 13 in College Station.

Javelina Men, Women Ranked No. 5, No. 9 In First Regional Indoor Track & Field Poll The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams are ranked in the first NCAA Division II South Central Region polls of the season announced by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association last week. The men are ranked No. 5 and the women are No. 9. Other Lone Star Conference teams in the men’s poll are Texas A&M-Commerce No. 2, West Texas A&M No. 4 and Angelo State No. 7. In the men’s division, West Texas A&M is No. 1, Texas A&MCommerce No. 3 and Angelo State No. 7.

NCAA Division II South Central Region Indoor Track & Field Polls Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Texas A&M-Commerce 3. Western (Colo.) State 4. West Texas A&M 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 6. Chadron (Neb.) State 7. Angelo State 8. Colorado Mines 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 10. Colorado-Colorado Springs Women’s Division

Rank Team 1. West Texas A&M 2. Adams (Colo.) State 3. Texas A&M-Commerce 4. Chadron (Neb.) State 5. Colorado State-Pueblo 6. New Mexico Highlands 7. Angelo State 8. Western (Colo.) State 9. Texas A&M-Kingsville 10. Dallas Baptist (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

Running and Jumping Charles Greaves, center, senior from Bridgewater, Barbados, is a Javelina sprinter and jumper. He won the long jump and triple jump golds in his first meet with the Javelinas in College Station in January.

The Javelinas had 13 NCAA Division II provisional qualifying performances. Charles Greaves, senior from Bridgewater, Barbados, provisionally qualified in the triple jump, long jump and 60-meter dash. Kaina Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, qualified in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes. The other qualifiers were: …Christian Garcia, senior from Eagle Pass, shot put. …Deon Hope, junior from St. Michael, Barbados, 60-meter dash. …Kenneth Jackson, senior from Compton, Calif., 200-meter dash. …Plaserae Johnson, senior

from Glendale, Ariz., 60-meter dash. …Javier Lopez,senior from Cordova, Spain, 60-meter hurdles. …James Passley, senior from Portland, Jamaica, triple jump. …Deana Richardson, sophomore from San Antonio (Brennan), 60-meter dash. …Rachael Somoye, sophomore from Houston (Alief Taylor), weight throw. The meet opens a busy stretch for the indoor teams. They will be in two meets Feb. 9-10 at the Ford Center in Frisco and enter the Lone Star Conference Championships Feb. 18-19 in Alamosa, Colo.

2017 Javelina Softball Schedule Feb. 10-12 – Grand Prairie Tournament in Grand Prairie. Feb. 17 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5 p.m. Feb. 18 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (dh), noon. Feb. 21 – Texas A&M International in Laredo (dh), noon. Feb. 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 25 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. Feb. 28 – Huston-Tillotson in Kingsville (dh), 4 p.m. March 3 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, TBA. March 4 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (dh), tba. March 7 – St. Edward’s in Austin (dh), 2 p.m. March 10 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 11 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. March 14 – Oklahoma Christian in Kingsville (dh), 4 p.m. March 17 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. March 18 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (dh), 1 p.m. March 21 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio (dh), 4 p.m. March 24 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 25 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. March 28 – Houston-Victoria in Victoria (dh), 3 p.m. March 31 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., TBA. April 1 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (dh), TBA. April 4 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville (dh), 4 p.m. April 5 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville (dh), 4 p.m. April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. April 21 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m. April 22 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (dh), 2 p.m. April 25 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville (dh), 4 p.m. April 28 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 29 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. May 1-6 – Lone Star Conference Championships, TBD. May 12-14 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. May 19-20 – NCAA Division II Super Regionals, TBD. May 25-28 – NCAA Division II World Series in Salem, Va. *Lone Star Conference games.

Corpus Christi Hog Call Javelina coaches were the guest speakers at a Hog Call in Corpus Christi last week. The coaches are, left to right, front row, golf coach Stefanie Gray, volleyball coach Tanya Allen and volleyball assistant Stephanie Johns, and second row, third from the left, softball coach Betsy Dean, head football coach Daren Wilkinson, track and field coach Ryan Dall, tennis coach Autumn Williams, tennis assistant Marija Dimistrovska and tennis assistant Mariaxi Herrera.

LSC’s Top Indoor Track & Field Performances 2017 Javelina Beach Volleyball Schedule March 3 – Javelina Invitational in Kingsville. vs. Stevenson (Md.), 3 p.m. vs. Principia (Ill.), 6 p.m. March 4 – Javelina Invitational in Kingsville. vs. Missouri Baptist, 11 a.m. vs. Stevenson, 2 p.m. March 8 – Grand Canyon (Ariz.) in Phoenix, Ariz., 5 p.m. March 10 – University of New Mexico in Tempe, Ariz., 5 p.m. March 11 – Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., noon. March 11 – University of Arizona in Tempe, Ariz., 3 p.m. March 15 – Houston Baptist in Kingsville, 4 p.m. March 24 – University of New Orleans in Houston, 5 p.m. March 25 – Louisiana-Monroe in Houston, 11 a.m. March 25 – Houston Baptist in Houston, 5 p.m. March 31 – Warner (Fla.) in Kingsville, 5 p.m. April 1 – Warner (Fla.) in Kingsville, 2 p.m. April 7 – Houston Baptist in Houston, 11 a.m. April 7 – Tulane in Houston, 3 p.m. April 8 – Central Arkansas in Houston, 9 a.m. April 14 – Spring Hill (Ala.) in Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m. April 14 – Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. April 14 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Baton Rouge, La., 6 p.m. April 15 – Georgia State in Baton Rouge, La., 9 a.m. April 15 – Louisiana-Monroe in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m.

Men’s Division 60-meter dash 6.80 – Kenneth Turner, Angelo State 6.81 – Edward Simmons, Angelo State. 6.84 – Todd Handley, West Texas A&M. 200-meter dash 21.40 – Luis Perez, ASU. 21.44 – Steven Cooper, WTAM. 21.77 – Kenneth Jackson, TAMUK. 400-meter dash 47.02 – Luis Perez, ASU. 48.23 – Steven Cooper, WTAM. 48.57 – Isaac Marquez, ASU 800-meter run 1:51.98 – Luis Romero, Texas A&M-Commerce. 1:55.04 – Brandon Rivera, WTAM. 1:55.75 – Jacob Suchors, WTAM Mile run 4:06.64 – Luis Romero, TAMUC 4:17.65 – Austin Yaeger, TAMUC.

4:18.64 – Luis Osornio, TAMUC 3000-meter run 8:12.44 – Luis Romero, TAMUC. 8:12.81 – Owen Hind, WTAM. 8:24.11 – Elliot Martynkiewicz, TAMUC 5000-meter run 14:59.99 – Payton Heinig, Tarleton State. 14.87.00 – Turner Pool, TAMUC. 15:00.48 – Johen Deleon, TSU 60-meter hurdles 8.06 – Javier Lopez, TAMUK. 8:22 – Kylon Drones, WTAM. 8.34 – Avodeji Adekokyn, ASU. 1600-meter relay 3:14.53 - ASU. 3:16.64 - TAMUC 3:19.91 – WTAM. Distance medley relay 10:01.57 – TAMUC 10:38.45 – Lubbock Christian High jump 6-8.75 – Kenneth Lloyd, ENMU 6-8.75 – Paolo Lazaric, WTAM 6-4.25 – Axel Jacquesson, ASU. Pole vault

15-5 – Florian Obst, TAMUC 15-3.5 – Aaron Dixon, ASU 15-3.5 – Trivett Jones, ASU Long jump 24-10.5 – Charles Greaves, TAMUK 23-4 – Gage Bowles, TAMUC 22-9.75 – James Passley, TAMUK. Triple jump 50-4.5 – Charles Greaves, TAMUK. 50-2 – DeVontae Steele, TAMUC. 49-6.25 – Abraham Seaneke, WTAM. Shot put 55-9.75 – Christian Garcia, TAMUK. 52-1 – Joseph Brown, TAMUC. 50-3.25 – Tanner Stone, WTAM Weight throw 60-1.25 – Chase Graham, TAMUC 56-10.75 – KellonAlexis, TAMUC 54-1.25 – Joseph Brown, TAMUC (Continued on Page 14)

55 Athletes Named to President’s List, Dean’s List, Honor Roll For Fall

Javelinas at Banquet

Fifty-five Texas A&MKingsville athletes have been named to the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honor Roll for the fall semester. Eleven were on the President’s List which requires a student to be enrolled in at least 15 hours and have a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Thirty were on the Dean’s List that requires a GPA of at least 3.65 and with a minimum of 13 hours completed. And 14 were on the Honor Roll. It requires a 3.5 GPA and at least 12 semester hours. Following are the Javelina honorees: President’s List Jade Guerrero, track and field,

Javelina head baseball coach Jason Gonzales, left, with Gil Perez, social media coordinator for the Corpus Christi Hooks, at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi. Perez played baseball for the Javelinas.

LSC’s Top Indoor Track & Field Performances

(Continued from Page 13) Heptathlon 50-49 – Florian Obst, TAMUC 4790 – Joe Owens, ASU 4362 – Colby Bagwell, Eastern New Mexico Women’s Division 60-meter dash 7.52 – Deanna Richardson, Texas A&M-Kingsville 7.58 – Kaina Martinez, TAMUK. 7.60 – Plaserae Johnson, TAMUK. 200-meter dash 24.58 – Kaina Martinez, TAMUK. 25.10 – Jasmine Sillemon, ASU 25.23 – Kennedy Hudson, WTAM. 400-meter dash 57.06 – Kamryn, McKee, Texas A&M-Commerce. 59.52 – Hayley Wilson, ASU\ 60.10 – Tare Ward, ASU. 800-meter run 2:15.56 – Klaudia Szych, ENMU. 2:18.54 – Kaitlin Rodriguez, WTAM. 2:20.04 – Morgan Aurich,

WTAM. Mile run 4:51.24 – Melina Gyschka, ENMU 5:29.58 – Maiya Collins, TAMUC. 5:41.7 – Kylee Gorney, Midwestern State. 3000-meter run 90:40.47 – Melina Gryschka, ENMU. 10:27.89 – Nikolina Hrelec, WTAM. 10:46.90 – Kaitlyn Cecchini, WTAM 5000-meter run 18:23.09 – Katelin Huckabee, TSU 19:32.61 – Amy Reira, TSU 19:41.57 – Maddie Shubert, TAMUC. 60-meter hurdles 8.59 – Victoria Rausch, WTAM. 8.61 – Kami Norton, ASU 8.81 – Adrine Monagi, ASU. 1600-meter relay 3:52.50 – TAMUC 3:54.06 – WTAM 3:55.42 - ASU Distance medley relay 13:02.92 - TAMUC.

13:12.60 – Lubbock Christian. High jump 5-7 – Rellie Kaputin, WTAM. 5-6 – Kami Norton, ASU. 5-6 – Markie Abbott, TAMUC. Pole vault 11-7 – Taytum Morris, ASU 11-3 – Maggie Waites, TAMUC 10-11 – Kylie Ferguson, TAMUC 10-10.75 – Kylie Ferguson, TAMUC. Long jump 19-1.5 – Rellie Kaputin, WTAM 18-4.25 – Kami Norton, ASU 18-2.5 – Kamryn McKee, TAMUC Triple jump 41-5.25 – Rellie Kaputin, WTAM 37-11.25 – Jasmine Roberts, TAMUC 37-10.75 – Trenadey Scott, ASU Shot put 50-5.25 – Norma Cunigan, WTAM 46-1 – Alexandria VanSickle, TAMUC 45-10.5 – Holly Cunigan, WTAM Weight throw 58-1.75 – Rachael Somoye, TAMUK. 54-7.25 –Anitial Robins, TAMUC 53-5.5 – Courtney Head, WTAM

So., Corpus Christi (King). Lily Hospers, basketball, Sr., Nelson, New Zealand. Hunter Lehman, baseball, Sr., Kyle (Lehman). Alex Lichtenberger, track & field, Jr., Bishop. Bryce Martin, track & field, Sr., Salado. Christian McFerrin, football, Fr., Kingwood. Mariah Noyola, track & field, Jr., Harlingen (South). Sebastian Palacios, baseball, Sr., Premont Julia Rauer, tennis, Fr., Sasbach, Germany. Deana Richardson, track & field, So., San Antonio (Brennan). Casey Rosellini, football, Fr., Cypress (Cypress Falls). Dean’s List Sydney Andrews, softball, Fr., Copperas Cove. Lindsey Angelico, softball, So., San Antonio (Johnson). Amanda Bakonyi, volleyball, Fr., San Antonio (Smithson Valley). Bailey Blezinger, golf, Fr., Bellville. Madison Brabham, volleyball, So., Kingwood. Morgan Broussard, beach volleyball, Sr., Gering, Neb. Meagan Cantu, golf, Sr., Monte Alto (Edcouch-Elsa). Carlie Clark, softball, Sr.,Warsaw, Va. Tyler Crouch, baseball, Fr., San Antonio (Smithson Valley). Krystal Faison, volleyball, Jr., San Antonio (Judson). Madison Gomez, tennis, So.,

Baytown (Sterling). Emond Hobbs, football, Jr., Freeport (Brazosport). Lane Janecka, track & field, Fr., Flatonia. Blake Johnson, baseball, Sr., Sugar Land (Clements). Kaylee Kana, basketball, Sr., Mont Belvieu (Barbers Hill). CaseyKlobedans, volleyball, Jr., Boerne (Champion). Rachel Longoria, softball, Jr., Hutto. Tabatha Lua, tennis, Sr., Mexico City, Mexico. Lane Michna, track & field, Fr., Lorena. Trevor Moses, football, Jr., Corpus Christi (Calallen). Viviana Ortiz, tennis, Jr., Guayaquil, Ecuador. Hunter Perkins, baseball, Sr., Victoria (East). Ashlea Rosenbaum, golf, Sr., Brownsville. Stuart Sanchez, football, Jr., Corpus Christi (Carroll). Luke Spies, football, So., Katy. Kelly Sprinkles, volleyball, Fr., Little River (Academy). Nicholas Stiff, football, Fr., Cypress (Cypress Ranch). Martina Urrutia, tennis, Jr., Madrid, Spain. Jake Wallace, football, Jr., Victoria (West). Vitaly Zhgun, track & field, Fr., Moscow, Russia. Honor Roll Jacob Armstrong, football, So., Victoria (West). Christian Bambrook, (Continued on Page 16)

2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville Women’s Golf Schedule Feb. 26-28 – Islander Classic in Corpus Christi (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi host). March 5-7 – Texas-Rio Grande Valley Invitational in McAllen (Texas-RGV host). March 18-21 – Hillcat Classic in Owasso, Okla. (Rogers State host). April 1-4 – Southern Bancorp Invitational in Mountain Home, Ark. (Henderson State host). April 22-25 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco.

Indoor Track & Field Teams Ranked in First National Polls

The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II polls compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association last week. The Javelina women were No.

15 and the men were ranked No. 18. Other Lone Star Conference men’s teams in the poll are Texas A&M-Commerce No. 5, Angelo State No. 16 and West Texas A&M No. 17.

2017 Javelina Baseball Schedule Feb. 3 – Wiley College in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 4 – Wiley College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m Feb. 11 – Alumni Game in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 17 – Minute Maid Classic in Houston (Minute Maid Park) vs. California State-Chico, 2 p.m. Feb. 18 – Minute Maid Classic in Houston. vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith, 10 a.m. Feb. 19 – Minute Maid Classic in Houston. vs. St. Mary’s, 6 p.m. Feb. 25 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m. Feb. 26 – Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m. March 3 – Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 4 – Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 5 – Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 7 – Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 4 p.m. March 10 – West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m. March 11 – West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. March 12 – West Texas A&M in Canyon, 1 p.m. March 17 – Cameron in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 18 – Cameron in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 19 – Cameron in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 24 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 25 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 26 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 30 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 1 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio (DH), 1 p.m. April 7 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. April 8 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 4 p.m. April 9 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 1 p.m. April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. April 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. April 18 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 21 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Aprl 22 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (DH), 1 p.m. April 23 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 3 p.m. April 28 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 29 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 30 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. May 5 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 3 p.m. May 6 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. May 7 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m. May 11-13 – Lone Star Conference Championship at site of No. 1 seed. May 18-21 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, TBD. May 27-June 3 – NCAA Division II College Word Series, TBD. *Lone Star Conference games.

In the women’s division, West Texas A&M is No. 8 and Eastern New Mexico No. 25. NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Polls Selected by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Ashland (Ohio) 2. Tiffin (Ohio) 3. Adams (Colo.) State 4. Grand Valley (Micih.) 5. Texas A&M-Commerce 6. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 7. Minnesota State 8. Lincoln (Mo.) 9. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 10. Central Missouri 11. Western (Colo.) State 12. Colorado State-Pueblo 13. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 14. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 15. Findlay (Ohio) 16. Angelo State 17. West Texas A&M 18. Texas A&M-Kingsville

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Limestone (N.C.) Shorter (Ga.) Emporia (Kan.) State Hillsdale (Mich.) Colorado-Colorado Springs St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) Cal State-Los Angeles Women’s Division Rank Team 1. Grand Valley (Mich.) 2. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 3. Adams (Colo.) State 4. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 5. Chadron (Neb.) State 6. Minnesota State 7. Minnesota-Duluth 8. West Texas A&M 9. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 10. Bellarmine (Ky.)

11. Ashland (Ohio) 12. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 13. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 14. Central Missouri 15. Texas A&M-Kingsville 16. Colorado State-Pueblo 17. Findlay (Ohio) 18. Lincoln (Mo.) 19. American International (Mass.) 20. Winona (Minn.) State 21. McKendree (Ill.) 22. St. Cloud (Minn.) State 23. Oklahoma Baptist 24. Western (Colo.) State 25. Eastern New Mexico (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)

Honoree and Family Former Javelina baseball player Dalton Perry, second from left, with his family at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi. Left to right are grandmother Shirley Newcomb, Perry, mother Tracy Kuhariski and step-father Frank Kuhariski. Perry was honored as the Javelina player of the year for 2016.

Academic Recognition

The Javelina athletes and trainers who were named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll were recognized at the home basketball game last week. The Javelinas had 102 honorees on the team.

55 Athletes on Fall Semester Academic Lists

Houston Winter Baseball Invitational Minute Maid Park Feb. 17-19

(Continued from Page 14) basketball, Jr., Eddyville, Iowa. Cade Dyal, football, Fr., Kerrville (Tivy). Travis Geiser, baseball, Jr., Portland (Gregory-Portland). Payton Geisinger, baseball, Sr., Wichita Falls. Thomas Gomez, basketball,

Sr., Bogota, Colombia. Alia Griffin, track & field, Fr., San Antonio (Brennan). Seth Hubert, baseball, Sr., Riviera. Plaserae Johnson, track & field, Sr., Glendale, Ariz. Molly Martinez, track & field, Jr., Kingsville (Bishop).

Bianca Silerio, golf, So., Palmview. Maelie Sowa, beach volleyball, Fr., Sealy. Abby Wells, volleyball, Sr., San Antonio (Steele). Alex Wells, volleyball, Sr., Austin (Bowie).

Friday, Feb. 17 10 a.m. - Tarleton State vs. St. Mary’s 2 p.m. - Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. California State-Chico 6 p.m. - Arkansas-Fort Smith vs. Central Missouri

Saturday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. - Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith 2 p.m. - Tarleton State vs. Central Missouri 6 p.m. - California State-Chico vs. St. Mary’s

Sunday, Feb. 19 10 a.m. - California State-Chico vs. Central Missouri 2 p.m.- Tarleton State vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith 6 p.m. - Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. St. Mary’s Tickets - $15 adults, $8 students with valid ID, $5 youth ages 4-14. (Ticket allows entrance to all games in a day) Parking - $3 Tickets Can Be Purchased Online

Banquet Recognition Former Javelina baseball player Dalton Perry, center, was presented a plaque as the Texas A&M-Kingsville player of the year in 2016. The award was presented by Ken Schrom, right, president of the Corpus Christi Hooks, at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi. Left is Javelina head baseball coach Jason Gonzales.