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VOLUME XVII, NO. 1
Nicaragua Locale Javelina volleyball players Alexis Wick (17), 6-2 junior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), and Kelby Sprinkles, 5-10, freshman outside hitter from Little River (Academy) pose at a site in Managua, Nicaragua, during their current exhibition tour of the country.
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The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team, which is currently on an exhibition tour to Nicaragua, will arrive back in Kingsville Friday and will open its preseason workouts Monday in the Steinke Center. Head coach Tanya Allen, beginning her sixth season with the Javelinas, has an experienced team returning with nine letterwinners. These are:
…Madison Brabham, 5-9 sophomore setter from Humble (Kingwood). …Ashley Bukowski, 5-8 senior middle blocker from Harlingen (South). …Krystal Faison, 5-7 junior outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson). …Haley Hutchinson, 6-1 sophomore middle blocker from Georgetown (Rouse). (Continued on Page 6)
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Javelina Football to Hold ‘Midnight Madness’ at 12:05 a.m. Thursday The 2016 Texas A&MKingsville football team will take the field for the first time at the Midnight Madness gathering at 12:05 a.m. Thursday in Javelina Stadium. Head coach Daren Wilkinson, in his second season as head of the Javelina program, says the squad will work on “team building and conditioning” in the midnight drills.
The first practice will be later in the day at 2:45 p.m. when the newcomers work out. The veterans join the practice sessions at 3:15 p.m. Saturday. The players actually reported Tuesday when the first meetings were held. There were tests, equipment checkout and meetings and more were set for Wednesday. The only two-a-day drills
will be Aug. 17 when the team practices at 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The first intrasquad scrimmage is set for Aug. 20 and there will be a mock game Aug. 27, a week before the opening Sept. 3 with Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Forty-four lettermen are returning, including nine with three letters and 11 with two letters. (Continued on Page 5)
Summer Graduation Javelina track and field athlete Kathy Trevino from received her master of science in education at last weekend Summer Commencement in the Steinke Center. Right is TAMUK president Dr. Steven Tallant and left is Jill Willson, the commencement speaker and former Javelina athletic director and head women’s basketball coach. Willson is now with the NCAA in Indianapolis, Ind. Trevino was a NCAA Division II gold medalist in track and field.
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WITH THE OLYMPIC Games currently underway in Brazil, there is a lot of attention being paid to the international athletic scene. The Javelina athletic teams and individuals have long been as active on the international stage as any school in the country. The men’s basketball team has hosted squads from Canada, Lithuania and Mexico and have met the Mexico teams in Kingsville and in Mexico. The football team has also played Mexico squads on both sides of the border and became the first U.S. squad to play in Europe when the 1976 Javelinas played a five-game exhibition schedule in Austria, France and Germany. The football team will be the first club from Texas to meet a Canadian team when it hosts Simon Fraser from British Columbia Sept. 10 in Javelina Stadium. Track and field has also competed in Mexico, including at the Olympic Village in Mexico City in 1969. The Javelinas have been in meets with teams from Canada and Mexico. The Javelinas had had football and basketball players participating in the Canadian Football League and European football leagues. There have been Javelina baseball players on clubs in Canada and Mexico. Over the past few months, the Javelinas have been as active internationally as during any period in their history. The volleyball team is currently on an exhibition tour in Nicaragua. High jumper Jeron Robinson recently competed in a meet in Canada. He was also in the Pan American Games last summer in Canada. Javelina head track and field coach Ryan Dall was recently a coach for the USA team in the North America-Central AmericaCaribbean Games in El Salvador. And as mentioned earlier, the football team will host Simon Fraser next month. The Javelina rosters have been sprinkled with international athletes through the years. These Javelinas have been from countries throughout the globe and have contributed to the success of the programs. During the past year, the Javelina rosters have included athletes from Australia, Barbados, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Jamaica, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Poland and Spain.
TREMAINE JACKSON, WHO was a defensive coach for the Javelina football team in 2006, is entering his second season as defensive coordinator at the University of Sioux Falls (S.D.). He joined the USF staff in 2013 after being the defensive coordinator at Evangel (Mo.). Jackson was on the Texas Southern coaching staff in 2008 and was there five seasons. He was defensive line coach at Trinity Valley Community College for one season. (Continued on Page 3)
Athletic Gathering At a recent athletic event were, left to right, Jaime Martinez, Javelina assistant football coach; Dr. Alberto Ruiez, dean of the College of Education and Human Performance; Daren Wilkinson, Javelina head football coach; attorney Jaime Carrillo of Kingsville anad attorney David Garcia of Falfurrias.
23 Days Until Javelina Football Team Opens 2016 Season at Incarnate Word
30 Days Until First Home Football Game with Simon Fraser
Receive Master’s Degrees David Massey, baseball player from Boerne (Champion), and Sarah Embrey, graduate assistant athletic trainer, received master’s degrees last weekend. Massey’s degree was a master of business administration and Embrey’s degree was in arts and sciences.
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Jackson is from Houston and played two seasons at Texas Southern after transferring from Louisiana-Monroe.
FORMER TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE head softball coach Brady Tiggert resigned as the head coach at Midwestern State last week. He has been head of the Mustang program for the past 13 seasons where he had 486 victories. He started the MSU program in 2004. Tigert was head of the Javelina program in 2000-02 and the 2002 squad won the Lone Star Conference championship and reached the championship game of the NCAA Division II South Central Region playoffs. His teams were 32-18 in 2000, 32-18 in 2001 and 46-18 in 2002. He also coached collegiately, as an assistant, at the University of Oregon and New Mexico State. NEW JAVELINA ASSISTANT women’s basketball coach D.J. Slifer definitely comes from a coaching family. His father, Dave, has been the head women’s basketball coach at Central Missouri for 13 seasons and has a 611-228 (.728) record. He was at Missouri Western prior to UCM and posted a 205-69 record there. And prior to that, he was the coach at Mount Mercy for six seasons and had a 178-30 record. D.J.’s mother, Tammy, is an assistant coach for her husband. She has been his assistant for 19 seasons. D.J. played basketball four seasons at Central Missouri. KELSEY WASHINGTON, WHO played four seasons with the Javelinas and has been a student assistant coach since finishing her eligibility, has been named an assistant volleyball coach at Calallen High School. She received her bachelor’s degree at the summer commencement last weekend in the Steinke Center where she played collegiate volleyball and has served as a coach. TEXAS WESLEYAN IS reviving its football program after 75 years. The school dropped the sport in 1941 because of World War II and its has been dormant since. The first team will be fielded in 2017. TWU is a member of the NAIA. It is one of 36 new programs since 2011. During that period, only one school (Charlotte) has stopped the sport. The school plans on building a stadium on campus with a capacity of 5,000. Since voting to restart the football program, applications have risen 33 percent, according to a story in USA Today. THE NCAA’S TOP governing board directed the leadership in Division I, II and III to consider developing legislation to address college athletes involved in reported incidents of sexual violence. (Continued on Page 4)
Jaquelyn Westbrook
Westbrook New Asst. Director Of Development Jacquelyn Westbrook has been named the assistant director of development-athletics at Texas A&M-Kingsville. A native of Kingsville, she received a bachelor’s degree with a marketing major from S.F. Austin State in 2015. She has been employed at Coldwell-Banker Homestead Realty in Kingsville. Westbrook is a member of the Junior Department of the Kingsville Woman’s Club, the Christus Spohn Ambassaors and is a graduate of the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. She is the daughter of Richard and Michelle Westbrook of Kingsville and the granddaughter of Peggy Westbrook, also of Kingsville.
Aug. 11 – Football: First practice for the football team (newcomers), Javelina Stadium, 2:45 p.m. Aug. 12 – Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 2:45 p.m. Aug. 13 – Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 15 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 16 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 17 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 18 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 19 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Aug. 20 – Football: Scrimmage, Javelina Stadium, 10 a.m. Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 1 p.m. General: Javelina Club Kickoff Barbecue in Kingsville, Knights of Columbus, North 14th Street, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 – Football: Mock game, Javelina Stadium, 10 a.m. Sept. 2 – Volleyball: Christian Brothers Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 12:30 p.m. vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 5 p.m. Sept. 3 - Football: Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Volleyball: Christian Brothers Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Barton (N.C.), 10:15 a.m. vs. Arkansas Tech, 2:45 p.m. Sept. 6 – Volleyball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 – Volleyball: Colorado State-Pueblo Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. xx vs. Adams (Colo.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Colorado State-Pueblo, 1 p.m. Sept. 10 - Football: Simon Fraser in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Military Appreciation Weekend). Volleyball: Colorado State-Pueblo Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Nova Southeastern (Fla.), 3 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Our Lady of the Lake Meet in San Antonio. Sept. 16 – Volleyball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Islander Splash in Corpus Christi. Sept. 17 - Football: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Heritage Weekend/Javelina Hall of Fame and Special Awards Weekend). Volleyball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Sept. 20 – Volleyball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 – Volleyball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5 p.m. Sept. 24 - Football: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7 p.m. Volleyball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 1 p.m. Volleyball: Dallas Baptist in Dallas, 7 p.m. Sept. 30 – Volleyball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. Oct. 1 - Football: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend). Volleyball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Chili Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. Oct. 7 – Volleyball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 - Football: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, TBD. Volleyball: *Texas –Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Incarnate Word Meet in San Antonio.
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The board of governors also created an ad hoc committee that will continue confronting and addressing issues of sexual violence on college campuses. The committee will be comprised of college presidents and chancellors, experts in the fields of student services and assault prevention and other leaders. Among its tasks will be focusing on strategies for prevention and continued education about sexual violence at colleges and universities. The board of governors considers the main points that could be turned into rules for members schools . It expects members to comply with campus authorities and follow campus protocol for reporting incidents of sexual violence; education student-athletes, coaches and staff about sexual violence prevention, intervention and response; assure compliance with all federal and applicable state regulations related to sexual violence prevention and response, and cooperate with but not manage, direct, control or interfere with college investigations into allegations of sexual violence, ensuring investigations involving student-athletes and athletics department staff are managed in the same manner as all other students and staff on campus.
PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS at NCAA member colleges and universities will be encouraged to sign a diversity and inclusion pledge, committing their schools to achieve ethnic and racial diversity and gender equity in college sports hiring practices. The higher-education community, including college athletes, has long supported diversity and inclusion in hiring practices, employment data suggest progress has stagnated. The NCAA will make the pledge available in a communication to presidents and chancellors later this month. MARK GUESS, FORMER Javelina student athletic trainer, has taken over the head football coaching job at Brownsville Hanna on an interim basis. He has been the Brownsville Independent School District athletic director for the past four years. Guess was at Brownsville Veterans Memorial before taking the AD job and was the head football coach at Corpus Christi West Oso before going to the Rio Grande Valley.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …The West Texas A&M women’s basketball team will open its 2016-17 season in Anaheim, Calif., where it will play three games. The Buffs also have a pair of games in Lakeland, Fla., on the slate. …The Tarleton women’s golf team will holds its annual fundraiser golf tournament Aug. 27 in Weatherford. The entry fee is $100 per person. Hold sponsorships are available for $100. All proceeds go to the women’s golf program. …Russell Gaskamp, head football coach at Oklahoma (Continued on Page 5)
Coffee Gathering Members of a coffee group that has met at Lydia’s Restaurant through the years got together last weekend when Jill Willson, third from the left on second row, former Javelina athletic director and head women’s basketball coach, was in town to deliver the commencement address at the TAMUK graduation in the Steinke Center. Left to right are, seated, Roberta Page, with the NCAA in Indianapolis, Ind.; Evelyn Alexander; Bobbie Nix and Sam Fugate, and standing, Darlyn Fugate, Sheila Harris, Willson, Sam Golden, Willson’s step father; Nancy Golden, Willson’s mother; Glenn Scholz and George Alexander.
Holmes Named to Athletic Department Academic Post Fred Holmes has been named the coordinator of student-athlete services in the Texas A&MKingsville athletic department. He replaces Hanna Lantz, who was promoted to assistant athletic director for compliance
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and academics/senior women’s administrator. Holmes has been the operations supervisor for Lifetime Fitness in Cenntenial, Colo., since January and prior to that was a campus monitor for the Aurora (Colo.) Public Schools. He has also served as a group leader for the Ridge View Academy Youth Service Center, sports park supervisor for the City of Aurora Parks and Recreation and a counselor for the Ted Lechner Youth Service Center in Billings, Mont. Holmes has coaching experience at high schools in Louisiana, California, Montana and Colorado as well as in the Denver Broncos Futures Program. A native of Aurora, Colo., he holds a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a master’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Elias Named Assistant Athletic Trainer
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(Continued from Page 4) Panhandle State, was recently inducted into the Weatherford Athletic Hall of Fame. He attended Weatherford High School in 1991-94. Gaskamp was also a thrower in track and field and a wrestler in Weatherford. He played at the University of Texas and has coached at Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Southwestern Oklahoma and Angelo State before taking the OPSU position. …Liseth Orrego has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at Western New Mexico. She has been an assistant coach at Texas-Permian Basin since 2012. Orrego played at UTPB and in her senior season the Falcons won the Heartland Conference championship. Dylan Dudley is the new assistant men’s basketball coach at Midwestern State. He was the assistant coach at Central Missouri in 2012-13 and he has been an assistant at Henderson (Ark.) State the past two years. He has served three seasons as an assistant at TennesseeMartin and coached at Drury (Mo.) and Westminster (Mo.) Dudley played at Illinois College. …Midwestern State held its eighth annual women’s football clinic last week. It provided keys to the game, food and prizes. Two Wichita Falls television sportscasters and members of the MSU coaching staff spoke. There was a fashion show by football players. There was a question and answer period with the football coaches and coaches’ wives. …Conner Moreno has been named the director of internal operations in the Texas A&M-Commerce athletic department. He will serve as the athletic department’s chief financial officer. Moreno has been with the Southland Conference the past three years, serving as the assistant director of financial operations for the past school year. He has internships with the Texas Rangers and the Cotton Bowl Classic. Moreno, a native of Celina, holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas State and a master’s from North Texas. …The Jerry Behrens Memorial Game will be played by the West Texas A&M football team when it hosts Tarleton State Sept. 24 in Canyon. Behrens played for the Buffaloes in 1958-62 and coached at Odessa Permian High School in 1965 when it won a state championship/ He was a coach at West Texas in 1971-77. Behrens died in February and a scholarship established in his name will be awarded to an offensive lineman at the end of the 2016 season. (Continued on Page 6)
Victoria Elia has been named an assistant athletic trainer at Texas A&M-Kingsville. She has been a graduate assistant at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and holds a master’s from the school in kinesiology. Elia, from Taunton, Mass., holds a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training from Lasell (Mass.) College. She is currently working on her doctorate at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Elia is the daughter of Stephen and Janet Elia of Taunton, Mass.
Receive Degrees Luke Prihoda, left, assistant Javelina baseball coach, and MusaMahmud, football player from Houston (Jones), received degrees at last weekend’s summer commencement. Prihoda received a master of science in education and human performance and Mahmud received a bachelor of science in education and human performance.
22 Days Until Javelina Volleyball Team Opens Season in Memphis, Tenn.
26 Days Until Javelinas Open Home Season With St. Mary’s
‘Midnight Madness’ Thursday at 12:05 (Continued from Page 1) There are eight transfers and 22 redshirts with collegiate experience. The Javelinas are preparing for their Sept. 3 opener with Incarnate Word in San Antonio. The game will have a 6 p.m. kickoff. The home opener comes a week later against Simon Fraser (British Columbia). The Lone Star Conference opener comes the third week against Midwestern State, in Javelina Stadium
Victoria Elia
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(Continued From Page 5) …Michael McBroom, director of athletics at West Texas A&M, has been named chair of the NCAA Division II Football Committee. He has served on the committee since 2013. Along with McBroom, the football committee includes Reid Amos, commissioner, Mountain East Conference; Darryl Dickey, director of athletics, West Georgia; John Wristen, head football coach, Colorado State-Pueblo; Nick Smith, director of athletics, Assumption (Mass.); Dick Christy, director of athletics, North Carolina-Pembroke; Kent Weiser, director of athletics, Emporia (Kan.) State and Steve Mullins, director of athletics, Arkansas Tech. There are 171 football-playing schools in Division II this fall. …Former West Texas A&M head track and field coach Bob Kitchens is one of the six coaches selected for induction into the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The induction will be Dec. 14 at the USTFCCCA convention in Orlando, Fla. Other NCAA Division II coaches to be inducted are Terry Franson of Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and Pat Healy of Western Oregon. He was head coach at West Texas for 11 seasons and started the women’s program at the school. He left the Buffaloes in 1979 for the head track and field position at Mississippi State.
NCAA DIVISION II notes: …Ten games involving Gulf South Conference teams will be televised on ESPN3 this fall. The first game is Sept. 17 and continues through the regulation season. …Cities interested in hosting future NCAA championships are being asked to specifically outline how they will protect participants and spectators from discrimination. These cities must complete a questionnaire from the NCAA by Aug. 12, detailing any local anti-discrimination laws, provisions for refusal of services and other facility-specific information. Currently awarded host sites will have a separate deadline, which will be determined later, to submit the same information. The policy applies to all championships, including those with sites that are awarded based on competition results, also known as non-predetermined championships. The requirement follows action of legislatures in several states, which have passed laws allowing businesses or government to refuse to provide services to some people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The questionnaire integrates the requirement into the bidding process for championships, adding it to information already required regarding access for people with disabilities and details on playing and practice facilities. The committees for each of the 90 NCAA championships, which are comprised of representatives from NCAA schools, will use this information to ensure they award championships to cities that meet all hosting requirements.
Volleyball Opens Preseason Drills (Continued from Page 1) …Casey Klobedans, 5-9 junior setter from Boerne (Champion). …Valerie Moerhig, 5-10 senior outside hitter from La Vernia. …Krystal Puente, 5-8 junior outside hitter from San Antonio (Incarnate Word Academy). …Alexandria Wells, 5-8 senior middle blocker from Austin Bowie). …Brett Zaccardo, 5-7 junior libero from Amarillo (Bushland). Also on the team with college experience is Alexis Wick, 6-2 junior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse) and a transfer from New Mexico State. The team will work at 2 p.m. Monday and will have 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. workouts daily through Friday. The Javelinas have been in Nicaragua since Friday and have had three matches against the Nicaragua national team. The games aren’t scored and are considered “friendly matches”. The Javelinas have one match remaining and it is set for Thursday in Granada. The team performed community service Monday at Manos Unidas and Escuela Adelante. Manos Unidas is a coop of adults who make and sell reusable grocery bags. The coop provides jobs and education for those with disabilities in San Juan Del Sur. The Javelinas will visit the classroom, assist with production and support the people in the program. Escuela Adelante is a bilingual learning center offering a language exchange program for students. The program is a twoyear English langage course taught through the ESL course at Universidad Politecnica de Nicaragua with books sourced from Oxford University Pres. It is a supplemental program with the students attending their primary school in the morning and Escuela Adelante after finishing at their local school. The team will be in El Carizal Wednesday for community service
The women in the program make and sell homemade jam. Also on Wednesday, the Javelinas will attend Carizal English classes to help teach English to students, reading books to the students in English and Spanish, tutoring students in English, playing educational games and taking part in sports
with the students. Thursday while in Granada for the final match of the tour, the team will take a boat tour of the 350 islands in Lake Nicaragua. The Javelinas open their fall season Sept. 2-4 at a tournament in Memphis, Tenn., playing four matches in the two-day period.
2016 Javelina Volleyball Schedule Sept. 2 – Christian Brothers College Invitational Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 12:30 p.m. vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 5 p.m. Sept. 3 – Christian Brothers College Invitational Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Barton (N.C.), 10:15 a.m. vs. Arkansas Tech, 2:45 p.m. Sept. 6 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 – Colorado State-Pueblo Invitational Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. vs. Adams (Colo.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Colorado State-Pueblo, 1 p.m. Sept. 10 – Colorado State-Pueblo Invitational Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Nova Southeastern (Fla.), 3 p.m. Sept. 16 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Sept. 17 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Sept. 20 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5 p.m. Sept. 24 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 – Dallas Baptist in Dallas, 7 p.m. Sept. 30 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. Oct. 1 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m. Oct. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Oct. 14 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, noon Oct. 15 – St. Edward’s in Wichita Falls, 3 p.m. Oct. 18 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 21 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 6 p.m. Oct. 22 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m. Oct. 28 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 29 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m. Nov. 5 - *Texas-Permian Bsin in Odessa, noon. Nov. 11 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5 p.m. Nov. 12 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Nov. 17-19 – Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. *Lone Star Conference matches.
TAMUK Track & Field To Host Officials Certification Clinic The Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field program will host a USA Track & Field Officials Certification Clinic Dec. 17 in McCulley Hall, adjacent to Javelina Stadium.
Lone Star’s Top Rusher Returns For Greyhounds
Before Opening Match
Members of the Javelina volleyball team pose for a team shot prior to their opening match against the Nicaragua National Team in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday. The teams will play four matches on the tour.
Angelo State Returns Three All-LSC Players
(This is one in a nine-part series on the 2016 Javelina football opponents) The Angelo State Rams have been picked to finish third in the Lone Star Conference football standings this fall. They finished in a three-way tie for third last season. The All-LSC players back are senior center Tyler Hamilton, junior cornerback Fred Lawrence and junior wideout Donovan Thompson. Thompson had 70 receptions for 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns in 2015. The leading rusher returning
is senior Trey Green who averaged 35.2 yards a game and 5.2 yards a carry last fall. Defensively, the Rams return junior linebacker Willie Brown, who had 85 tackles last season and had seven tackles for losses. Sophomore linebacker Grant Aschenbeck returns and he had 71 tackles in 2015 and had 3.5 tackles for losses. Missing from the lineup will be quarterback Kyle Washington, who has been one of the topranked players at his position for the past two seasons. The Rams were 7-4 last eason and were 3-3 in the LSC standings.
There are 31 lettermen returning and 10 of these were starters in 2015. Will Wagner is starting his sixth year as head coach of the ASU program and he has a 31-25 record at the school. Located in San Angelo and with an enrollment of 6,888, Angelo State’s home games are played in LaGrand Stadium which has a capacity of 5,670. Since entering the LSC in 1969, the team has won three LSC titles, the last coming in 1987. The Javelinas will host the Rams Oct. 1 in Kingsville.
(This is one in a nine-part series on the 2016 Javelina football opponents). Eastern New Mexico will be in a new, on-campus stadium this fall and the Greyhounds should break in the facility in a positive manner. The Greyhounds are being picked to be one of the top teams in the Lone Star Conference after finishing in a tie for third last year and taking part in the postseason CHAMPS Bowl. The Hounds return 43 lettermen and 13 of these are starters. Included is Kamal Cass, junior fullback who led the conference in rushing last season. He had 1,514 yards in 12 games. ENMU posted a 6-6 season’s record in 2015. Also returning is Elliot Peters, senior linebacker who was All-LSC first team last fall. The new Greyhound Stadium has a seating capacity of 4,000 and the first game in it will be the LSC opener Sept. 10 with crossstate rival Western New Mexico. Western is a newcomer to the league this fall. Eastern is located in Portales and was founded in 1934. It has an enrollment of 5,855. Since entering the LSC, the Hounds have won championships in 1991 and 2013. Eastern became the first school from outside Texas to gain membership in the LSC when it joined the league in 1984. The Javelinas will host the
The event is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. More information on the clinic can be obtained by contacting David Brock, phone (361) 593-2500 or email [email protected]. The Javelina men’s track and field program won the Lone Star Conference championship last spring and was runnerup in the NCAA Division II Championships.
Receives Degree Troy Jones, basketball player from Alexandria, La., received a bachelor of arts degree last weekend at the summer commencement in the Steinke Center.
The NCAA Division II Schools in 2016-17 Alabama (9) Alabama-Huntsville Auburn-Montgomery Miles Montevallo North Alabama Spring Hill Stillman Tuskegee West Alabama Alaska (2) Alaska-Anchorage Alaska-Fairbanks Arkansas (7) Arkansas Tech Arkansas-Fort Smith Arkansas-Monticello Harding Henderson State Ouachita Baptist Southern Arkansas British Columbia (1) Simon Fraser California (22) Academy of Art Azusa Pacific California Baptist California Poly-Pomona California State-Monterey Bay California State-Chico California State-Dominguez California State-East Bay California State-Los Angeles California State-San Bernardino California State-Stanislaus California State-San Marcos California-San Diego Concordia-Irvine Dominican Fresno Pacific Holy Names Humboldt State Notre Dame de Namur Point Loma Nazarene San Francisco State Sonoma State Colorado (10) Adams State Colorado Christian Colorado-Mesa Colorado Mines Colorado State-Pueblo Colorado-Colorado Springs Fort Lewis Metropolitan State Regis Western State Connecticut (4) Bridgeport
New Haven Post Southern Connecticut Delaware (2) Goldey-Beacom Wilmington District of Columbia (1) District of Columbia Florida (13) Barry Eckerd Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Flagler Florida Tech Florida Southern Lynn Nova Southeastern Palm Beach Atlantic Rollins Saint Leo Tampa West Florida Georgia (17) Albany State Armstrong State Augusta Clark Atlanta Clayton State Columbus State Emmanuel Fort Valley State Georgia College Georgia Southwestern State Morehouse North Georgia Paine Shorter Valdosta State West Georgia Young Harris Hawaii (4) Brigham Young-Hawaii Chaminade Hawaii-Hilo Hawaii Pacific Idaho (1) Northwest Nazarene
Illinois (4) Illinois-Springfield Lewis McKendree Quincy Indiana (4) Indianapolis Oakland City Southern Indiana St. Joseph’s Iowa (1) Upper Iowa Kansas (5) Emporia State Fort Hays State Newman Pittsburg State Washburn Kentucky (3) Bellarmine Kentucky State Kentucky Wesleyan Maryland (1) Bowie State Massachusetts (6) American International Assumption Bentley Massachusetts-Lowell Merrimack Stonehill Michigan (8) Ferris State Grand Valley State Lake Superior State Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Northwood Saginaw Valley Wayne State Minnesota (9) Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota State Minnesota State-Moorhead Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Duluth
Southwest Minnesota St. Cloud State Winona State Mississippi (2) Delta State Mississippi College Missouri (13) Central Missouri Drury Lincoln Lindenwood Maryville Missouri S&T Missouri Southern Missouri-St. Louis Northwest Missouri Rockhurst Southwest Baptist Truman State William Jewell Montana (1) Montana State-Billings Nebraska (3) Chadron State Nebraska-Kearney Wayne State New Hampshire (3) Franklin Pierce Southern New Hampshire Saint Anselm New Jersey (4) Bloomfield Caldwell Felician Georgian Court New Mexico (3) Eastern New Mexico New Mexico Highlands Western New Mexico New York (16) Adelphi Concordia Daemen Dominican Dowling Le Moyne Mercy Molloy New York Tech Nyack Pace Long Island-Post Queens Roberts Wesleyan Saint Rose St. Thomas Aquinas North Carolina (20) Barton Belmont Abbey Brevard
Catawba Chowan Elizabeth City Erskine Johnson C. Smith Lees-McRae Lenoir-Rhyne Livingstone Mars Hill Mount Olive North Carolina-Pembroke Pfeifer Queens Shaw St. Augustine’s Wingate Winston-Salem North Dakota (2) Mary Minot State Ohio (12) Ashland Cedarville Central State Findlay Lake Erie Malone Notre Dame Ohio Dominican Tiffin Urbana Ursuline Walsh Oklahoma (9) Cameron Central Oklahoma East Central Northeastern State Northwestern Oklahoma Oklahoma Baptist Oklahoma Christian Oklahoma Panhandle State Southeastern Oklahoma Southern Nazarene Southwestern Oklahoma Oregon (2) Concordia Western Oregon Pennsylvania (21) Bloomsburg California Chestnut Hill Cheyney Clarion East Stroudsburg Edinboro Gannon Holy Family Indiana (Continued on Page 7)
The NCAA Division II Schools in 2016-17 (Continued from Page 6) Union Kutztown Texas (13) Lincoln Angelo State Lock Haven Dallas Baptist Mansfield Lubbock Christian Mercyhurst Midwestern State Millersville St. Edward’s Pittsburgh-Johnstown St. Mary’s University of Sciences Tarleton State Seton Hill Texas A&M International Shippensburg Texas A&M-Commerce Slippery Rock Texas A&M-Kingsville Puerto Rico (3) Texas-Permian Basin Puerto Rico-Bayamon Texas Woman’s Puerto Rico-Mayaguez West Texas A&M Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Utah (2) South Carolina (13) Dixie State Anderson Westminster Benedict Vermont (1) Claflin Saint Michael’s Coker Virginia (3) Converse Virginia-Wise Erskine Virginia State Francis Marion Virginia Union Lander Washington (4) Limestone Central Washington Newberry Saint Martin’s North Greenville Seattle Pacific South Carolina-Aiken Western Washington Southern Wesleyan West Virginia (13) South Dakota (5) Alderson Broaddus Augustana Bluefield State Black Hills State Charleston Northern State Concord Sioux Falls Davis & Elkins South Dakota Mines Fairmont State Tennessee (10) Glenville State Carson-Newman Ohio Valley Christian Brothers Salem International King Shepherd Lane West Liberty Lee West Virginia State LeMoyne-Owen West Virginia Wesleyan Lincoln Memorial Wheeling Jesuit Trevecca Nazarene Wisconsin (1) Tusculum Wisconsin-Parkside (Bold-faced and italicized schools are members or associate members of the Lone Star Conference)
Graduates Kelsey Washington, left, graduate assistant coach in volleyball and former volleyball player from Goliad, and Matt Rhodes, right, baseball player from Pearland, received bachelor of science degrees in education and human performance last weekend in the Steinke Center. Center is Hanna Lantz, Javelina assistant athletic director for compliance and academics/senior women’s athletic administrator.
Smith Attends LSC SAAC Retreat Joslyn Smith, a member of the Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s basketball team, took part in the annual Lone Star Conference StudentAthlete Advisory Committee Retreat recently in Allen. The agenda included roundtables, an official’s panel, leadership presentation and community service and activities. Each of the LSC’s 11 schools had representatives at the retreat. These include newcomers Texas-Permian Basin and Western New Mexico. West Texas A&M received the 2015-16 LSC SAAC Cup, which is awarded each year to the school with the most points combined by LSC Community Service Month participation, Make-A-Wish participation, conference SAAC meeting attendance, campus SAAC meetings, SAAC legislative grids and other charitable fundraising and community service projects.
www.javelinaathletics.com Joslyn Smith
Information on Lone Star Conference Football-Playing Schools
Puerto Rico Meeting Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle,right, and former Javelina baseball player Asmel Acum met up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last week while Estelle and his family were visiting family members on the island. Both were Javelina athletes at the same time in the mid1990s and were on Lone Star Conference championship teams and were All-Lone Star Conference honorees.
Football Stadium Capacities 20,000 – West Texas A&M 17,931 – Texas-Permian Basin 14,362 – Midwestern State 12,500 – Texas A&MKingsville 10,000 – Texas A&MCommerce 7,000 – Tarleton State 5,670 – Angelo State 4,000 – Eastern New Mexico 4,000 – Oklahoma Panhandle State (associate) 1,100 – Western New Mexico Enrollment (2015-16) 13,000 – Texas A&MCommerce 12,000 – Tarleton State 9,850 – West Texas A&M 9,300 – Texas A&MKingsville 6, 888 – Angelo State 6,888 – Texas-Permian Basin 6,400 – Midwestern State 5,855 – Eastern New Mexico 3,300 – Western New Mexico 1,300 – Oklahoma Panhandle State (associate) Year Founded 1893 – Western New Mexico 1899 – Tarleton State 1899 – Texas A&M-Commerce 1909 – Oklahoma Panhandle State (associate)\ 1910 – West Texas A&M 1922 – Midwestern State 1925 – Texas A&M-Kingsville 1928 – Angelo State 1934 – Eastern New Mexico 1973 – Texas-Permian Basin Location Angelo State – San Angelo, Texas Eastern New Mexico – Portales, N.M. Midwestern State – Wichita Falls, Texas Oklahoma Panhandle State – Goodwell, Okla. (associate) Tarleton State – Stephenville, Texas Texas-Permian Basin – Odessa, Texas Texas A&M-Commerce – Commerce, Texas Texas A&M-Kingsville – Kingsville, Texas West Texas A&M – Canyon,
Western New Mexico – Silver City, N.M. Nickname Angelo State Rams Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Midwestern State Mustangs Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Tarleton State Texans Texas-Permian Basin Falcons Texas A&M-Commerce Lions
Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas West Texas A&M Buffaloes Western New Mexico Mustangs School Colors Angelo State – Blue and gold Eastern New Mexico – Green and silver Midwestern State – Maroon and gold (Continued on Page 11)
Bachelor Degrees Tonje Milde, basketball player and sports information student worker from Boenes, Norway, and Jose Galvan, track and field athlete from Los Fresnos, received degrees last weekend. Milde received a bachelor of science in natural gas engineering and Galvan received a
Javelinas Who Have Been LSC Annual Stats Leaders
Ready for Play
Javelina players Madison Brabham (9), 5-9 sophomore setter from Houston (Kingwood), and Paige Lanam, 5-7 freshman libero from Corpus Christi (Calallen), on the court prior to a match with the Nacaragua National Team last week in Managua.
2016 Javelina Football Schedule
Sept. 3 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Sept. 10 – Simon Fraser (British Columbia) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Military Appreciation Weekend). Sept. 17 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Heritage Weekend/Hall of Fame and Champions Weekend) Sept. 24 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7 p.m. Oct. 1 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend) Oct. 8 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 5 p.m. Oct. 15 – *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg Bank Homecoming Game) Oct. 22 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. Oct. 29 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Communication Appreciation Weekend) Nov. 5 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Night) Nov. 12 - *Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, Okla., 1 p.m. Nov. 19 - NCAA Division II first round playoffs, TBD. Nov. 26 - NCAA Division II second round playoffs, TBD. Dec. 3 - NCAA Division II quarterfinals, TBD. Dec. 10 - NCAA Division II semifinals, TBD. Dec. 17 - NCAA Division II championship in Kansas City, Kan.
Scoring Leaders 2009 – Fred Winborn, 114 2003 – Larry Williams, 114 2002 – Larry Williams, 108 1989 – Johnny Bailey, 96 1988 – Heath Sherman, 120 1987 – Johnny Bailey, 120 1986 – Heath Sherman, 138 1984 – Neal LaHue, 68 1980 – Marcus Bonner, 78 1976 – Larry Collins, 82 Richard Ritchie, 82 1960 – Sid Blanks, 66 Rushing Leaders 2009 – Fred Winborn, 1,295 2003 – Larry Williams, 1,570 1989 – Johnny Bailey, 1,269 1988 – Johnny Bailey, 1,442 1987 – Johnny Bailey, 1,598 1986 – Johnny Bailey, 20.11 1985 – Heath Sherman, 1,111 1976 – Larry Collins, 1,185 1974 – Don Hardeman, 1,355 1961 – Sid Blanks, 609 1960 – Sid Blanks, 550 Passing Leaders 1966 – Terry Oglesby, 1,261 1964 – Randy Johnson, 1,414
Information on LSC Football Schools (Continued from Page 10) Oklahoma Panhandle State – Fred and navy blue Tarleton State – Purple and white Texas A&M-Commerce – Blue and gold Texas A&M-Kingsville – Blue and gold Texas-Permian Basin – Black and orange West Texas A&M – Maroon and white Western New Mexico – Royal purple and golden yellow Lone Star Conference Titles Won 27 – Texas A&M-Kingsville 22 – Texas A&M-Commerce 5 – West Texas A&M 3 – Angelo State 3 – Midwestern State 3 – Tarleton State 2 – Eastern New Mexico
Coach and Fan Javelina volleyball coach Gary Payne had a fan join him during one of the Javelina matches in Nicaragua last week. The Javelinas will play four matches against the Nicaragua National Team while on a tour of the country that will also see it taking part in community service projects.
Slifer New Javelina Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach D.J. Slifer, who has been an assistant women’s coach at Missouri-St. Louis for the past year, has been named to the same position at Texas A&MKingsville. Slifer, from Warrensburg, Mo., played four seasons at Central Missouri and during that period the Mules reached the NCAA Division II Final Four, the Division II Sweet 16 and won three MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Missouri and a master’s degree in sports administration from Indiana State. Slifer was a graduate assistant coach while at Indiana State. His father, Dave Slifer, is the head women’s basketball coach at Central Missouri and his mother, Tammy Slifer, is the assistant women’s coach.
D.J. Slifer
2016 Javelina Football Preseason Roster
Name Chaz Adams Darrow Adams Jacob Amar Kelechi Amushie Ralph Anderson Jacob Armstrong Anthony Autry Troy Billman Cameron Brown Shane Calvin Myles Carr Mando Castillo Mando Celedon Tommy Chavez Ty Chisum Kaylor Clark Chris Cooper Joe Crowe Carlos Cuellar Camron Davis Jimmer Davis Zach Davis Julio De La Garza Steven DeLuna Le’Andre Dever Rod’Johon Dorsey Cade Dyal Will Enriquez Dominick Evans Kuziah Ferebee
P WR QB OL DB LB WR WR OL DT LB QB OL DL LB WR DB TE DB OL DB LB LB K TE LB LB QB DL LB DB
Ht. 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-1
Wt. 200 205 300 180 185 184 186 285 270 195 215 295 250 275 200 175 280 170 285 170 190 185 190 230 190 183 195 280 194 167
Cl. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So.
Exp. 1VL Sq. Tr. 3VL 0 1VL 1VL 0 0 0 1VL RS 1VL 2Vl 1VL 0 2VL 3VL Tr. 0 0 RS 1VL RS 0 0 0 RS 0 Tr.
Jacob Fey John General Brandon Graham Marcus Green Zemarcus Green Narciso Grimaldo Tyler Handson Hondo Harris Jalen Harrison Leyton Hernandez Triston Hernandez Brent Hertel Emond Hobbs Rodney Hubert Ifey Ibik Troy Irby Aaron Jackson Charles Jefferson
DT LB OL WR LB OL QB QB LB TE P TE DB LB DL LB DB LB
6-3 6-0 6-5 5-10 5-10 6-5 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1
245 190 290 170 190 310 200 170 200 200 200 220 168 160 290 220 175 215
Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So.
0 1VL 1VL 1VL 2VL 0 RS 0 0 0 1VL 0 2VL Tr. 3VL RS 0 Tr.
Brandon Jones Forrest Jones Tyler Keller Louis Kelley Alex Kuyinu Sean Landez Justin Lofton Aundra Long Luis Lopez Brandon McClinton Christian McFerrin Devin Mendez Tyri Merchant
DL DB OL LB DL DB DB OL RB WR OL DB RB
6-3 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-11 5-8 6-0 6-4 5-7 5-9 6-4 5-11 5-11
250 188 320 190 247 170 164 270 220 155 270 175 180
So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So., Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
1VL 1VL 0 0 2VL 1VL RS 3VL Tr. 0 RS RS 0
DeChe Milburn
WR
6-0
186
Jr.
Tr.
Devin Milburn
WR
5-10
180
So.
Tr.
Hometown (School) Alexandria, La. Houston (Galena Park) McAllen (Memorial) (Rice) Richmond (Terry) Texas City Victoria (West) Atlanta, Ga. Donna Houston (North Shore San Antonio (Judson) Arcadia, Calif. Brownsville (Lopez) Edinburg Weslaco Eagle Pass San Antonio (Judson) San Antonio (Southwest) Houston (Aldine Nimitz) Weslaco (Mary Hardin-Baylor San Antonio (Taft) Willis Sugar Land (Austin) Brownsville (Lopez) Edinburg (Vela) Houston (North Shore) La Marque (Dickinson) Kerrville (Tivy) Corpus Christi (West Oso) Missouri City (Marshall) San Diego, Calif. (Trinity International) San Antonio (Southwest) Reddick, Fla. Corpus Christi (King) Pasadena, Calif. Houston (North Forest) Houston (Langham Creek) Sinton Aqua Dulce (Orange Grove) Crosby Corpus Christi (King) San Antonio (Judson) Houston (Cypress Falls) Freeport (Brazosport) Washington (Brehnan) (SMU) Sugar Land (Travis) San Antonio (Brennan) Houston (Alief Elsik Belle Rose, La. (Rochester, Minn., JC) Houston (Nimitz) Houston (Manvel) Houston (Langham Creek) Pflugerville Missouri City (Dulles) Mission (Sharyland) Missouri City (Marshall) Huntsville San Diego (Trinity Valley CC) San Antonio (Alamo Heights) Houston (Kingwood) Anchorage, Alaska College Station (A&M Consolidated) League City (Clear Springs) (West Texas A&M) League City (Clear Springs)
Trevor Moses Jared Mosley Hesain Newcombe Confidence Okpoko Michael O’Neal Tre Oliver Joseph Partida Rokeem Paul Nick Pelrean Shavon Pennie Ian Perry William Petit Greg Pitre Kyle Plum
LB DL RB DL OL LB OL WR RB DB RB DL RB WR
6-0 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-3 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-7 5-10
200 252 175 245 280 180 245 185 180 165 225 225 185 180
Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr.
2V 1VL 0 RS 3VL 2VL 0 0 1VL 2VL RS 0 3VL Tr.
Roe Posada Daniel Ramirez Tristian Price Stehly Reden
TE TE RB TE
6-3 6-2 5-6 6-4
215 215 170 230
So. Sr. Fr. Jr.
1VL 3VL RS Tr.
Jorge Rios Braedon Robinson Cody Rodriguez C.J. Romero Casey Rosellini Ralph Rubalcaba Stuart Sanchez Jarrod Sanders
DL DL LB WR QB OL OL DB
6-2 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-4 5-11
300 255 200 175 215 277 315 175
Fr. Jr. fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr.
0 2VL 0 0 0 1VL 1VL Tr.
Kishon Sanders
TE
6-2
260
Sr.
Tr.
Dillon Scherer Cole Shannon Shawn Sims Alan Smith Conner Smith
P OL DT WR QB
6-5 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-5
220 265 285 185 225
Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
0 0 0 0 Tr.
Luke Spies DeMarcus Spurlock Nicholas Stiff Christian Taylor Vaughn Taylor Jordan Thomas Torrey Thomas Peyton Tilley Tre’Michael Tutt Caleb Valentine Bo Villarreal Jake Wallace Justin Warren Jerome Watkins Nathan Sosa-Wells Omar Wilkins Devonte Williams Kyle Williams Kai Youngberg Marcus Younger
OL LB DB WR DE WR TE LB DB LB OL OL LB DL DE OL DB FB DB RB
6-45 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-9
290 242 175 190 240 1675 210 195 190 205 280 225 295 230 240 300 177 215 175 180
So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr.
1VL 2VL 0 Tr. 0 2VL 1VL 3VL 0 0 3VL 2VL Tr. RS 0 RS 1VL 0 0 0
Corpus Christi (Calallen) Farmington Hills, Mich. Corpus Christi (King) Sugar Land (Clements) San Antonio (Steele) Pearland (Dawson) San Benito Houston (Jersey Village Houston (Chavez) Bryan Houston (Hightower) League City (Clear Springs) Hutto San Diego, Calif. (Colorado State) Katy (Seven Lakes) Harlingen Corpus Christi (King) Valley Center, Calif. (Brigham Young) Port Lavaca (Calhoun) San Antonio (East Central) McAllen Odem Houston (Cypress Falls) Raymondville Corpus Christi (Carroll) Flomation, Ala. (Hutchinson, Kan., CC) Pasadena, Calif. (Fullerton, Calif., College) Spring (Klein Oak) Katy Manvel Humble (Atascocita) Richmond (Travis) (West Texas A&M) Katy Houston (North Forest) Houston (Cypress Ranch) Dallas (Trinity Valley CC) Conroe San Antonio (Stevens) Katy (Morton Ranch) Leander Channelview Katy (Seven Lakes) San Antonio (McCollum) Victoria (West) San Antonio (Roosevelt) (Rice) San Antonio (Clemens) Castroville (Medina Valley) Houston (Elkins) Houston (Travis) Katy Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff) Port Arthur (Memorial)
HEAD COACH: Daren Wilkinson OFFENSIVE LINE COACH: Phil Serchia RUNNING BACKS COACH: Jaime Martinez DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: David Brown DEFENSIVE LINE/SPECIAL TEAMS COACH: Ronnie Palmer LINEBACKERS COACH: Kevin May SPECIAL TEAMS ASSISTANT: Parker Cundiff WIDE RECEIVER COACH: Austin Gillmore LINEBACKERS COACH: Chris McCay
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Nicaragua Locale Javelina volleyball players Alexis Wick (17), 6-2 junior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), and Kelby Sprinkles, 5-10, freshman outside hitter from Little River (Academy) pose at a site in Managua, Nicaragua, during their current exhibition tour of the country.
Volleyball Opens Preseason Workouts Monday in SPEC
The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team, which is currently on an exhibition tour to Nicaragua, will arrive back in Kingsville Friday and will open its preseason workouts Monday in the Steinke Center. Head coach Tanya Allen, beginning her sixth season with the Javelinas, has an experienced team returning with nine letterwinners. These are:
…Madison Brabham, 5-9 sophomore setter from Humble (Kingwood). …Ashley Bukowski, 5-8 senior middle blocker from Harlingen (South). …Krystal Faison, 5-7 junior outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson). …Haley Hutchinson, 6-1 sophomore middle blocker from Georgetown (Rouse). (Continued on Page 6)
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
AUG. 10, 2016
Javelina Football to Hold ‘Midnight Madness’ at 12:05 a.m. Thursday The 2016 Texas A&MKingsville football team will take the field for the first time at the Midnight Madness gathering at 12:05 a.m. Thursday in Javelina Stadium. Head coach Daren Wilkinson, in his second season as head of the Javelina program, says the squad will work on “team building and conditioning” in the midnight drills.
The first practice will be later in the day at 2:45 p.m. when the newcomers work out. The veterans join the practice sessions at 3:15 p.m. Saturday. The players actually reported Tuesday when the first meetings were held. There were tests, equipment checkout and meetings and more were set for Wednesday. The only two-a-day drills
will be Aug. 17 when the team practices at 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The first intrasquad scrimmage is set for Aug. 20 and there will be a mock game Aug. 27, a week before the opening Sept. 3 with Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Forty-four lettermen are returning, including nine with three letters and 11 with two letters. (Continued on Page 5)
Summer Graduation Javelina track and field athlete Kathy Trevino from received her master of science in education at last weekend Summer Commencement in the Steinke Center. Right is TAMUK president Dr. Steven Tallant and left is Jill Willson, the commencement speaker and former Javelina athletic director and head women’s basketball coach. Willson is now with the NCAA in Indianapolis, Ind. Trevino was a NCAA Division II gold medalist in track and field.
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
WITH THE OLYMPIC Games currently underway in Brazil, there is a lot of attention being paid to the international athletic scene. The Javelina athletic teams and individuals have long been as active on the international stage as any school in the country. The men’s basketball team has hosted squads from Canada, Lithuania and Mexico and have met the Mexico teams in Kingsville and in Mexico. The football team has also played Mexico squads on both sides of the border and became the first U.S. squad to play in Europe when the 1976 Javelinas played a five-game exhibition schedule in Austria, France and Germany. The football team will be the first club from Texas to meet a Canadian team when it hosts Simon Fraser from British Columbia Sept. 10 in Javelina Stadium. Track and field has also competed in Mexico, including at the Olympic Village in Mexico City in 1969. The Javelinas have been in meets with teams from Canada and Mexico. The Javelinas had had football and basketball players participating in the Canadian Football League and European football leagues. There have been Javelina baseball players on clubs in Canada and Mexico. Over the past few months, the Javelinas have been as active internationally as during any period in their history. The volleyball team is currently on an exhibition tour in Nicaragua. High jumper Jeron Robinson recently competed in a meet in Canada. He was also in the Pan American Games last summer in Canada. Javelina head track and field coach Ryan Dall was recently a coach for the USA team in the North America-Central AmericaCaribbean Games in El Salvador. And as mentioned earlier, the football team will host Simon Fraser next month. The Javelina rosters have been sprinkled with international athletes through the years. These Javelinas have been from countries throughout the globe and have contributed to the success of the programs. During the past year, the Javelina rosters have included athletes from Australia, Barbados, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Jamaica, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Poland and Spain.
TREMAINE JACKSON, WHO was a defensive coach for the Javelina football team in 2006, is entering his second season as defensive coordinator at the University of Sioux Falls (S.D.). He joined the USF staff in 2013 after being the defensive coordinator at Evangel (Mo.). Jackson was on the Texas Southern coaching staff in 2008 and was there five seasons. He was defensive line coach at Trinity Valley Community College for one season. (Continued on Page 3)
Athletic Gathering At a recent athletic event were, left to right, Jaime Martinez, Javelina assistant football coach; Dr. Alberto Ruiez, dean of the College of Education and Human Performance; Daren Wilkinson, Javelina head football coach; attorney Jaime Carrillo of Kingsville anad attorney David Garcia of Falfurrias.
23 Days Until Javelina Football Team Opens 2016 Season at Incarnate Word
30 Days Until First Home Football Game with Simon Fraser
Receive Master’s Degrees David Massey, baseball player from Boerne (Champion), and Sarah Embrey, graduate assistant athletic trainer, received master’s degrees last weekend. Massey’s degree was a master of business administration and Embrey’s degree was in arts and sciences.
Upcoming Javelina Events
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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Jackson is from Houston and played two seasons at Texas Southern after transferring from Louisiana-Monroe.
FORMER TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE head softball coach Brady Tiggert resigned as the head coach at Midwestern State last week. He has been head of the Mustang program for the past 13 seasons where he had 486 victories. He started the MSU program in 2004. Tigert was head of the Javelina program in 2000-02 and the 2002 squad won the Lone Star Conference championship and reached the championship game of the NCAA Division II South Central Region playoffs. His teams were 32-18 in 2000, 32-18 in 2001 and 46-18 in 2002. He also coached collegiately, as an assistant, at the University of Oregon and New Mexico State. NEW JAVELINA ASSISTANT women’s basketball coach D.J. Slifer definitely comes from a coaching family. His father, Dave, has been the head women’s basketball coach at Central Missouri for 13 seasons and has a 611-228 (.728) record. He was at Missouri Western prior to UCM and posted a 205-69 record there. And prior to that, he was the coach at Mount Mercy for six seasons and had a 178-30 record. D.J.’s mother, Tammy, is an assistant coach for her husband. She has been his assistant for 19 seasons. D.J. played basketball four seasons at Central Missouri. KELSEY WASHINGTON, WHO played four seasons with the Javelinas and has been a student assistant coach since finishing her eligibility, has been named an assistant volleyball coach at Calallen High School. She received her bachelor’s degree at the summer commencement last weekend in the Steinke Center where she played collegiate volleyball and has served as a coach. TEXAS WESLEYAN IS reviving its football program after 75 years. The school dropped the sport in 1941 because of World War II and its has been dormant since. The first team will be fielded in 2017. TWU is a member of the NAIA. It is one of 36 new programs since 2011. During that period, only one school (Charlotte) has stopped the sport. The school plans on building a stadium on campus with a capacity of 5,000. Since voting to restart the football program, applications have risen 33 percent, according to a story in USA Today. THE NCAA’S TOP governing board directed the leadership in Division I, II and III to consider developing legislation to address college athletes involved in reported incidents of sexual violence. (Continued on Page 4)
Jaquelyn Westbrook
Westbrook New Asst. Director Of Development Jacquelyn Westbrook has been named the assistant director of development-athletics at Texas A&M-Kingsville. A native of Kingsville, she received a bachelor’s degree with a marketing major from S.F. Austin State in 2015. She has been employed at Coldwell-Banker Homestead Realty in Kingsville. Westbrook is a member of the Junior Department of the Kingsville Woman’s Club, the Christus Spohn Ambassaors and is a graduate of the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. She is the daughter of Richard and Michelle Westbrook of Kingsville and the granddaughter of Peggy Westbrook, also of Kingsville.
Aug. 11 – Football: First practice for the football team (newcomers), Javelina Stadium, 2:45 p.m. Aug. 12 – Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 2:45 p.m. Aug. 13 – Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 15 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 16 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 17 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 18 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 19 – Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Football: Preseason practice, Javelina Stadium, 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Aug. 20 – Football: Scrimmage, Javelina Stadium, 10 a.m. Volleyball: Preseason practice, Steinke Center, 1 p.m. General: Javelina Club Kickoff Barbecue in Kingsville, Knights of Columbus, North 14th Street, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 – Football: Mock game, Javelina Stadium, 10 a.m. Sept. 2 – Volleyball: Christian Brothers Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 12:30 p.m. vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 5 p.m. Sept. 3 - Football: Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Volleyball: Christian Brothers Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Barton (N.C.), 10:15 a.m. vs. Arkansas Tech, 2:45 p.m. Sept. 6 – Volleyball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 – Volleyball: Colorado State-Pueblo Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. xx vs. Adams (Colo.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Colorado State-Pueblo, 1 p.m. Sept. 10 - Football: Simon Fraser in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Military Appreciation Weekend). Volleyball: Colorado State-Pueblo Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Nova Southeastern (Fla.), 3 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Our Lady of the Lake Meet in San Antonio. Sept. 16 – Volleyball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Islander Splash in Corpus Christi. Sept. 17 - Football: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Heritage Weekend/Javelina Hall of Fame and Special Awards Weekend). Volleyball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Sept. 20 – Volleyball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 – Volleyball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5 p.m. Sept. 24 - Football: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7 p.m. Volleyball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 1 p.m. Volleyball: Dallas Baptist in Dallas, 7 p.m. Sept. 30 – Volleyball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. Oct. 1 - Football: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend). Volleyball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Chili Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. Oct. 7 – Volleyball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 - Football: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, TBD. Volleyball: *Texas –Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Incarnate Word Meet in San Antonio.
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The board of governors also created an ad hoc committee that will continue confronting and addressing issues of sexual violence on college campuses. The committee will be comprised of college presidents and chancellors, experts in the fields of student services and assault prevention and other leaders. Among its tasks will be focusing on strategies for prevention and continued education about sexual violence at colleges and universities. The board of governors considers the main points that could be turned into rules for members schools . It expects members to comply with campus authorities and follow campus protocol for reporting incidents of sexual violence; education student-athletes, coaches and staff about sexual violence prevention, intervention and response; assure compliance with all federal and applicable state regulations related to sexual violence prevention and response, and cooperate with but not manage, direct, control or interfere with college investigations into allegations of sexual violence, ensuring investigations involving student-athletes and athletics department staff are managed in the same manner as all other students and staff on campus.
PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS at NCAA member colleges and universities will be encouraged to sign a diversity and inclusion pledge, committing their schools to achieve ethnic and racial diversity and gender equity in college sports hiring practices. The higher-education community, including college athletes, has long supported diversity and inclusion in hiring practices, employment data suggest progress has stagnated. The NCAA will make the pledge available in a communication to presidents and chancellors later this month. MARK GUESS, FORMER Javelina student athletic trainer, has taken over the head football coaching job at Brownsville Hanna on an interim basis. He has been the Brownsville Independent School District athletic director for the past four years. Guess was at Brownsville Veterans Memorial before taking the AD job and was the head football coach at Corpus Christi West Oso before going to the Rio Grande Valley.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …The West Texas A&M women’s basketball team will open its 2016-17 season in Anaheim, Calif., where it will play three games. The Buffs also have a pair of games in Lakeland, Fla., on the slate. …The Tarleton women’s golf team will holds its annual fundraiser golf tournament Aug. 27 in Weatherford. The entry fee is $100 per person. Hold sponsorships are available for $100. All proceeds go to the women’s golf program. …Russell Gaskamp, head football coach at Oklahoma (Continued on Page 5)
Coffee Gathering Members of a coffee group that has met at Lydia’s Restaurant through the years got together last weekend when Jill Willson, third from the left on second row, former Javelina athletic director and head women’s basketball coach, was in town to deliver the commencement address at the TAMUK graduation in the Steinke Center. Left to right are, seated, Roberta Page, with the NCAA in Indianapolis, Ind.; Evelyn Alexander; Bobbie Nix and Sam Fugate, and standing, Darlyn Fugate, Sheila Harris, Willson, Sam Golden, Willson’s step father; Nancy Golden, Willson’s mother; Glenn Scholz and George Alexander.
Holmes Named to Athletic Department Academic Post Fred Holmes has been named the coordinator of student-athlete services in the Texas A&MKingsville athletic department. He replaces Hanna Lantz, who was promoted to assistant athletic director for compliance
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and academics/senior women’s administrator. Holmes has been the operations supervisor for Lifetime Fitness in Cenntenial, Colo., since January and prior to that was a campus monitor for the Aurora (Colo.) Public Schools. He has also served as a group leader for the Ridge View Academy Youth Service Center, sports park supervisor for the City of Aurora Parks and Recreation and a counselor for the Ted Lechner Youth Service Center in Billings, Mont. Holmes has coaching experience at high schools in Louisiana, California, Montana and Colorado as well as in the Denver Broncos Futures Program. A native of Aurora, Colo., he holds a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a master’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Elias Named Assistant Athletic Trainer
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(Continued from Page 4) Panhandle State, was recently inducted into the Weatherford Athletic Hall of Fame. He attended Weatherford High School in 1991-94. Gaskamp was also a thrower in track and field and a wrestler in Weatherford. He played at the University of Texas and has coached at Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Southwestern Oklahoma and Angelo State before taking the OPSU position. …Liseth Orrego has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at Western New Mexico. She has been an assistant coach at Texas-Permian Basin since 2012. Orrego played at UTPB and in her senior season the Falcons won the Heartland Conference championship. Dylan Dudley is the new assistant men’s basketball coach at Midwestern State. He was the assistant coach at Central Missouri in 2012-13 and he has been an assistant at Henderson (Ark.) State the past two years. He has served three seasons as an assistant at TennesseeMartin and coached at Drury (Mo.) and Westminster (Mo.) Dudley played at Illinois College. …Midwestern State held its eighth annual women’s football clinic last week. It provided keys to the game, food and prizes. Two Wichita Falls television sportscasters and members of the MSU coaching staff spoke. There was a fashion show by football players. There was a question and answer period with the football coaches and coaches’ wives. …Conner Moreno has been named the director of internal operations in the Texas A&M-Commerce athletic department. He will serve as the athletic department’s chief financial officer. Moreno has been with the Southland Conference the past three years, serving as the assistant director of financial operations for the past school year. He has internships with the Texas Rangers and the Cotton Bowl Classic. Moreno, a native of Celina, holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas State and a master’s from North Texas. …The Jerry Behrens Memorial Game will be played by the West Texas A&M football team when it hosts Tarleton State Sept. 24 in Canyon. Behrens played for the Buffaloes in 1958-62 and coached at Odessa Permian High School in 1965 when it won a state championship/ He was a coach at West Texas in 1971-77. Behrens died in February and a scholarship established in his name will be awarded to an offensive lineman at the end of the 2016 season. (Continued on Page 6)
Victoria Elia has been named an assistant athletic trainer at Texas A&M-Kingsville. She has been a graduate assistant at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and holds a master’s from the school in kinesiology. Elia, from Taunton, Mass., holds a bachelor’s of science degree in athletic training from Lasell (Mass.) College. She is currently working on her doctorate at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Elia is the daughter of Stephen and Janet Elia of Taunton, Mass.
Receive Degrees Luke Prihoda, left, assistant Javelina baseball coach, and MusaMahmud, football player from Houston (Jones), received degrees at last weekend’s summer commencement. Prihoda received a master of science in education and human performance and Mahmud received a bachelor of science in education and human performance.
22 Days Until Javelina Volleyball Team Opens Season in Memphis, Tenn.
26 Days Until Javelinas Open Home Season With St. Mary’s
‘Midnight Madness’ Thursday at 12:05 (Continued from Page 1) There are eight transfers and 22 redshirts with collegiate experience. The Javelinas are preparing for their Sept. 3 opener with Incarnate Word in San Antonio. The game will have a 6 p.m. kickoff. The home opener comes a week later against Simon Fraser (British Columbia). The Lone Star Conference opener comes the third week against Midwestern State, in Javelina Stadium
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(Continued From Page 5) …Michael McBroom, director of athletics at West Texas A&M, has been named chair of the NCAA Division II Football Committee. He has served on the committee since 2013. Along with McBroom, the football committee includes Reid Amos, commissioner, Mountain East Conference; Darryl Dickey, director of athletics, West Georgia; John Wristen, head football coach, Colorado State-Pueblo; Nick Smith, director of athletics, Assumption (Mass.); Dick Christy, director of athletics, North Carolina-Pembroke; Kent Weiser, director of athletics, Emporia (Kan.) State and Steve Mullins, director of athletics, Arkansas Tech. There are 171 football-playing schools in Division II this fall. …Former West Texas A&M head track and field coach Bob Kitchens is one of the six coaches selected for induction into the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The induction will be Dec. 14 at the USTFCCCA convention in Orlando, Fla. Other NCAA Division II coaches to be inducted are Terry Franson of Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and Pat Healy of Western Oregon. He was head coach at West Texas for 11 seasons and started the women’s program at the school. He left the Buffaloes in 1979 for the head track and field position at Mississippi State.
NCAA DIVISION II notes: …Ten games involving Gulf South Conference teams will be televised on ESPN3 this fall. The first game is Sept. 17 and continues through the regulation season. …Cities interested in hosting future NCAA championships are being asked to specifically outline how they will protect participants and spectators from discrimination. These cities must complete a questionnaire from the NCAA by Aug. 12, detailing any local anti-discrimination laws, provisions for refusal of services and other facility-specific information. Currently awarded host sites will have a separate deadline, which will be determined later, to submit the same information. The policy applies to all championships, including those with sites that are awarded based on competition results, also known as non-predetermined championships. The requirement follows action of legislatures in several states, which have passed laws allowing businesses or government to refuse to provide services to some people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The questionnaire integrates the requirement into the bidding process for championships, adding it to information already required regarding access for people with disabilities and details on playing and practice facilities. The committees for each of the 90 NCAA championships, which are comprised of representatives from NCAA schools, will use this information to ensure they award championships to cities that meet all hosting requirements.
Volleyball Opens Preseason Drills (Continued from Page 1) …Casey Klobedans, 5-9 junior setter from Boerne (Champion). …Valerie Moerhig, 5-10 senior outside hitter from La Vernia. …Krystal Puente, 5-8 junior outside hitter from San Antonio (Incarnate Word Academy). …Alexandria Wells, 5-8 senior middle blocker from Austin Bowie). …Brett Zaccardo, 5-7 junior libero from Amarillo (Bushland). Also on the team with college experience is Alexis Wick, 6-2 junior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse) and a transfer from New Mexico State. The team will work at 2 p.m. Monday and will have 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. workouts daily through Friday. The Javelinas have been in Nicaragua since Friday and have had three matches against the Nicaragua national team. The games aren’t scored and are considered “friendly matches”. The Javelinas have one match remaining and it is set for Thursday in Granada. The team performed community service Monday at Manos Unidas and Escuela Adelante. Manos Unidas is a coop of adults who make and sell reusable grocery bags. The coop provides jobs and education for those with disabilities in San Juan Del Sur. The Javelinas will visit the classroom, assist with production and support the people in the program. Escuela Adelante is a bilingual learning center offering a language exchange program for students. The program is a twoyear English langage course taught through the ESL course at Universidad Politecnica de Nicaragua with books sourced from Oxford University Pres. It is a supplemental program with the students attending their primary school in the morning and Escuela Adelante after finishing at their local school. The team will be in El Carizal Wednesday for community service
The women in the program make and sell homemade jam. Also on Wednesday, the Javelinas will attend Carizal English classes to help teach English to students, reading books to the students in English and Spanish, tutoring students in English, playing educational games and taking part in sports
with the students. Thursday while in Granada for the final match of the tour, the team will take a boat tour of the 350 islands in Lake Nicaragua. The Javelinas open their fall season Sept. 2-4 at a tournament in Memphis, Tenn., playing four matches in the two-day period.
2016 Javelina Volleyball Schedule Sept. 2 – Christian Brothers College Invitational Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 12:30 p.m. vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 5 p.m. Sept. 3 – Christian Brothers College Invitational Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. vs. Barton (N.C.), 10:15 a.m. vs. Arkansas Tech, 2:45 p.m. Sept. 6 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 – Colorado State-Pueblo Invitational Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. vs. Adams (Colo.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Colorado State-Pueblo, 1 p.m. Sept. 10 – Colorado State-Pueblo Invitational Tournament in Pueblo, Colo. vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 9 a.m. vs. Nova Southeastern (Fla.), 3 p.m. Sept. 16 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Sept. 17 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Sept. 20 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5 p.m. Sept. 24 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 – Dallas Baptist in Dallas, 7 p.m. Sept. 30 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. Oct. 1 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m. Oct. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Oct. 14 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, noon Oct. 15 – St. Edward’s in Wichita Falls, 3 p.m. Oct. 18 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 21 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 6 p.m. Oct. 22 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m. Oct. 28 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 29 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Nov. 1 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m. Nov. 5 - *Texas-Permian Bsin in Odessa, noon. Nov. 11 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5 p.m. Nov. 12 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Nov. 17-19 – Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. *Lone Star Conference matches.
TAMUK Track & Field To Host Officials Certification Clinic The Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field program will host a USA Track & Field Officials Certification Clinic Dec. 17 in McCulley Hall, adjacent to Javelina Stadium.
Lone Star’s Top Rusher Returns For Greyhounds
Before Opening Match
Members of the Javelina volleyball team pose for a team shot prior to their opening match against the Nicaragua National Team in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday. The teams will play four matches on the tour.
Angelo State Returns Three All-LSC Players
(This is one in a nine-part series on the 2016 Javelina football opponents) The Angelo State Rams have been picked to finish third in the Lone Star Conference football standings this fall. They finished in a three-way tie for third last season. The All-LSC players back are senior center Tyler Hamilton, junior cornerback Fred Lawrence and junior wideout Donovan Thompson. Thompson had 70 receptions for 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns in 2015. The leading rusher returning
is senior Trey Green who averaged 35.2 yards a game and 5.2 yards a carry last fall. Defensively, the Rams return junior linebacker Willie Brown, who had 85 tackles last season and had seven tackles for losses. Sophomore linebacker Grant Aschenbeck returns and he had 71 tackles in 2015 and had 3.5 tackles for losses. Missing from the lineup will be quarterback Kyle Washington, who has been one of the topranked players at his position for the past two seasons. The Rams were 7-4 last eason and were 3-3 in the LSC standings.
There are 31 lettermen returning and 10 of these were starters in 2015. Will Wagner is starting his sixth year as head coach of the ASU program and he has a 31-25 record at the school. Located in San Angelo and with an enrollment of 6,888, Angelo State’s home games are played in LaGrand Stadium which has a capacity of 5,670. Since entering the LSC in 1969, the team has won three LSC titles, the last coming in 1987. The Javelinas will host the Rams Oct. 1 in Kingsville.
(This is one in a nine-part series on the 2016 Javelina football opponents). Eastern New Mexico will be in a new, on-campus stadium this fall and the Greyhounds should break in the facility in a positive manner. The Greyhounds are being picked to be one of the top teams in the Lone Star Conference after finishing in a tie for third last year and taking part in the postseason CHAMPS Bowl. The Hounds return 43 lettermen and 13 of these are starters. Included is Kamal Cass, junior fullback who led the conference in rushing last season. He had 1,514 yards in 12 games. ENMU posted a 6-6 season’s record in 2015. Also returning is Elliot Peters, senior linebacker who was All-LSC first team last fall. The new Greyhound Stadium has a seating capacity of 4,000 and the first game in it will be the LSC opener Sept. 10 with crossstate rival Western New Mexico. Western is a newcomer to the league this fall. Eastern is located in Portales and was founded in 1934. It has an enrollment of 5,855. Since entering the LSC, the Hounds have won championships in 1991 and 2013. Eastern became the first school from outside Texas to gain membership in the LSC when it joined the league in 1984. The Javelinas will host the
The event is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. More information on the clinic can be obtained by contacting David Brock, phone (361) 593-2500 or email [email protected]. The Javelina men’s track and field program won the Lone Star Conference championship last spring and was runnerup in the NCAA Division II Championships.
Receives Degree Troy Jones, basketball player from Alexandria, La., received a bachelor of arts degree last weekend at the summer commencement in the Steinke Center.
The NCAA Division II Schools in 2016-17 Alabama (9) Alabama-Huntsville Auburn-Montgomery Miles Montevallo North Alabama Spring Hill Stillman Tuskegee West Alabama Alaska (2) Alaska-Anchorage Alaska-Fairbanks Arkansas (7) Arkansas Tech Arkansas-Fort Smith Arkansas-Monticello Harding Henderson State Ouachita Baptist Southern Arkansas British Columbia (1) Simon Fraser California (22) Academy of Art Azusa Pacific California Baptist California Poly-Pomona California State-Monterey Bay California State-Chico California State-Dominguez California State-East Bay California State-Los Angeles California State-San Bernardino California State-Stanislaus California State-San Marcos California-San Diego Concordia-Irvine Dominican Fresno Pacific Holy Names Humboldt State Notre Dame de Namur Point Loma Nazarene San Francisco State Sonoma State Colorado (10) Adams State Colorado Christian Colorado-Mesa Colorado Mines Colorado State-Pueblo Colorado-Colorado Springs Fort Lewis Metropolitan State Regis Western State Connecticut (4) Bridgeport
New Haven Post Southern Connecticut Delaware (2) Goldey-Beacom Wilmington District of Columbia (1) District of Columbia Florida (13) Barry Eckerd Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Flagler Florida Tech Florida Southern Lynn Nova Southeastern Palm Beach Atlantic Rollins Saint Leo Tampa West Florida Georgia (17) Albany State Armstrong State Augusta Clark Atlanta Clayton State Columbus State Emmanuel Fort Valley State Georgia College Georgia Southwestern State Morehouse North Georgia Paine Shorter Valdosta State West Georgia Young Harris Hawaii (4) Brigham Young-Hawaii Chaminade Hawaii-Hilo Hawaii Pacific Idaho (1) Northwest Nazarene
Illinois (4) Illinois-Springfield Lewis McKendree Quincy Indiana (4) Indianapolis Oakland City Southern Indiana St. Joseph’s Iowa (1) Upper Iowa Kansas (5) Emporia State Fort Hays State Newman Pittsburg State Washburn Kentucky (3) Bellarmine Kentucky State Kentucky Wesleyan Maryland (1) Bowie State Massachusetts (6) American International Assumption Bentley Massachusetts-Lowell Merrimack Stonehill Michigan (8) Ferris State Grand Valley State Lake Superior State Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Northwood Saginaw Valley Wayne State Minnesota (9) Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota State Minnesota State-Moorhead Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Duluth
Southwest Minnesota St. Cloud State Winona State Mississippi (2) Delta State Mississippi College Missouri (13) Central Missouri Drury Lincoln Lindenwood Maryville Missouri S&T Missouri Southern Missouri-St. Louis Northwest Missouri Rockhurst Southwest Baptist Truman State William Jewell Montana (1) Montana State-Billings Nebraska (3) Chadron State Nebraska-Kearney Wayne State New Hampshire (3) Franklin Pierce Southern New Hampshire Saint Anselm New Jersey (4) Bloomfield Caldwell Felician Georgian Court New Mexico (3) Eastern New Mexico New Mexico Highlands Western New Mexico New York (16) Adelphi Concordia Daemen Dominican Dowling Le Moyne Mercy Molloy New York Tech Nyack Pace Long Island-Post Queens Roberts Wesleyan Saint Rose St. Thomas Aquinas North Carolina (20) Barton Belmont Abbey Brevard
Catawba Chowan Elizabeth City Erskine Johnson C. Smith Lees-McRae Lenoir-Rhyne Livingstone Mars Hill Mount Olive North Carolina-Pembroke Pfeifer Queens Shaw St. Augustine’s Wingate Winston-Salem North Dakota (2) Mary Minot State Ohio (12) Ashland Cedarville Central State Findlay Lake Erie Malone Notre Dame Ohio Dominican Tiffin Urbana Ursuline Walsh Oklahoma (9) Cameron Central Oklahoma East Central Northeastern State Northwestern Oklahoma Oklahoma Baptist Oklahoma Christian Oklahoma Panhandle State Southeastern Oklahoma Southern Nazarene Southwestern Oklahoma Oregon (2) Concordia Western Oregon Pennsylvania (21) Bloomsburg California Chestnut Hill Cheyney Clarion East Stroudsburg Edinboro Gannon Holy Family Indiana (Continued on Page 7)
The NCAA Division II Schools in 2016-17 (Continued from Page 6) Union Kutztown Texas (13) Lincoln Angelo State Lock Haven Dallas Baptist Mansfield Lubbock Christian Mercyhurst Midwestern State Millersville St. Edward’s Pittsburgh-Johnstown St. Mary’s University of Sciences Tarleton State Seton Hill Texas A&M International Shippensburg Texas A&M-Commerce Slippery Rock Texas A&M-Kingsville Puerto Rico (3) Texas-Permian Basin Puerto Rico-Bayamon Texas Woman’s Puerto Rico-Mayaguez West Texas A&M Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Utah (2) South Carolina (13) Dixie State Anderson Westminster Benedict Vermont (1) Claflin Saint Michael’s Coker Virginia (3) Converse Virginia-Wise Erskine Virginia State Francis Marion Virginia Union Lander Washington (4) Limestone Central Washington Newberry Saint Martin’s North Greenville Seattle Pacific South Carolina-Aiken Western Washington Southern Wesleyan West Virginia (13) South Dakota (5) Alderson Broaddus Augustana Bluefield State Black Hills State Charleston Northern State Concord Sioux Falls Davis & Elkins South Dakota Mines Fairmont State Tennessee (10) Glenville State Carson-Newman Ohio Valley Christian Brothers Salem International King Shepherd Lane West Liberty Lee West Virginia State LeMoyne-Owen West Virginia Wesleyan Lincoln Memorial Wheeling Jesuit Trevecca Nazarene Wisconsin (1) Tusculum Wisconsin-Parkside (Bold-faced and italicized schools are members or associate members of the Lone Star Conference)
Graduates Kelsey Washington, left, graduate assistant coach in volleyball and former volleyball player from Goliad, and Matt Rhodes, right, baseball player from Pearland, received bachelor of science degrees in education and human performance last weekend in the Steinke Center. Center is Hanna Lantz, Javelina assistant athletic director for compliance and academics/senior women’s athletic administrator.
Smith Attends LSC SAAC Retreat Joslyn Smith, a member of the Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s basketball team, took part in the annual Lone Star Conference StudentAthlete Advisory Committee Retreat recently in Allen. The agenda included roundtables, an official’s panel, leadership presentation and community service and activities. Each of the LSC’s 11 schools had representatives at the retreat. These include newcomers Texas-Permian Basin and Western New Mexico. West Texas A&M received the 2015-16 LSC SAAC Cup, which is awarded each year to the school with the most points combined by LSC Community Service Month participation, Make-A-Wish participation, conference SAAC meeting attendance, campus SAAC meetings, SAAC legislative grids and other charitable fundraising and community service projects.
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Information on Lone Star Conference Football-Playing Schools
Puerto Rico Meeting Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle,right, and former Javelina baseball player Asmel Acum met up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last week while Estelle and his family were visiting family members on the island. Both were Javelina athletes at the same time in the mid1990s and were on Lone Star Conference championship teams and were All-Lone Star Conference honorees.
Football Stadium Capacities 20,000 – West Texas A&M 17,931 – Texas-Permian Basin 14,362 – Midwestern State 12,500 – Texas A&MKingsville 10,000 – Texas A&MCommerce 7,000 – Tarleton State 5,670 – Angelo State 4,000 – Eastern New Mexico 4,000 – Oklahoma Panhandle State (associate) 1,100 – Western New Mexico Enrollment (2015-16) 13,000 – Texas A&MCommerce 12,000 – Tarleton State 9,850 – West Texas A&M 9,300 – Texas A&MKingsville 6, 888 – Angelo State 6,888 – Texas-Permian Basin 6,400 – Midwestern State 5,855 – Eastern New Mexico 3,300 – Western New Mexico 1,300 – Oklahoma Panhandle State (associate) Year Founded 1893 – Western New Mexico 1899 – Tarleton State 1899 – Texas A&M-Commerce 1909 – Oklahoma Panhandle State (associate)\ 1910 – West Texas A&M 1922 – Midwestern State 1925 – Texas A&M-Kingsville 1928 – Angelo State 1934 – Eastern New Mexico 1973 – Texas-Permian Basin Location Angelo State – San Angelo, Texas Eastern New Mexico – Portales, N.M. Midwestern State – Wichita Falls, Texas Oklahoma Panhandle State – Goodwell, Okla. (associate) Tarleton State – Stephenville, Texas Texas-Permian Basin – Odessa, Texas Texas A&M-Commerce – Commerce, Texas Texas A&M-Kingsville – Kingsville, Texas West Texas A&M – Canyon,
Western New Mexico – Silver City, N.M. Nickname Angelo State Rams Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Midwestern State Mustangs Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Tarleton State Texans Texas-Permian Basin Falcons Texas A&M-Commerce Lions
Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas West Texas A&M Buffaloes Western New Mexico Mustangs School Colors Angelo State – Blue and gold Eastern New Mexico – Green and silver Midwestern State – Maroon and gold (Continued on Page 11)
Bachelor Degrees Tonje Milde, basketball player and sports information student worker from Boenes, Norway, and Jose Galvan, track and field athlete from Los Fresnos, received degrees last weekend. Milde received a bachelor of science in natural gas engineering and Galvan received a
Javelinas Who Have Been LSC Annual Stats Leaders
Ready for Play
Javelina players Madison Brabham (9), 5-9 sophomore setter from Houston (Kingwood), and Paige Lanam, 5-7 freshman libero from Corpus Christi (Calallen), on the court prior to a match with the Nacaragua National Team last week in Managua.
2016 Javelina Football Schedule
Sept. 3 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Sept. 10 – Simon Fraser (British Columbia) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Military Appreciation Weekend). Sept. 17 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Heritage Weekend/Hall of Fame and Champions Weekend) Sept. 24 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7 p.m. Oct. 1 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend) Oct. 8 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 5 p.m. Oct. 15 – *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg Bank Homecoming Game) Oct. 22 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. Oct. 29 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Communication Appreciation Weekend) Nov. 5 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Night) Nov. 12 - *Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, Okla., 1 p.m. Nov. 19 - NCAA Division II first round playoffs, TBD. Nov. 26 - NCAA Division II second round playoffs, TBD. Dec. 3 - NCAA Division II quarterfinals, TBD. Dec. 10 - NCAA Division II semifinals, TBD. Dec. 17 - NCAA Division II championship in Kansas City, Kan.
Scoring Leaders 2009 – Fred Winborn, 114 2003 – Larry Williams, 114 2002 – Larry Williams, 108 1989 – Johnny Bailey, 96 1988 – Heath Sherman, 120 1987 – Johnny Bailey, 120 1986 – Heath Sherman, 138 1984 – Neal LaHue, 68 1980 – Marcus Bonner, 78 1976 – Larry Collins, 82 Richard Ritchie, 82 1960 – Sid Blanks, 66 Rushing Leaders 2009 – Fred Winborn, 1,295 2003 – Larry Williams, 1,570 1989 – Johnny Bailey, 1,269 1988 – Johnny Bailey, 1,442 1987 – Johnny Bailey, 1,598 1986 – Johnny Bailey, 20.11 1985 – Heath Sherman, 1,111 1976 – Larry Collins, 1,185 1974 – Don Hardeman, 1,355 1961 – Sid Blanks, 609 1960 – Sid Blanks, 550 Passing Leaders 1966 – Terry Oglesby, 1,261 1964 – Randy Johnson, 1,414
Information on LSC Football Schools (Continued from Page 10) Oklahoma Panhandle State – Fred and navy blue Tarleton State – Purple and white Texas A&M-Commerce – Blue and gold Texas A&M-Kingsville – Blue and gold Texas-Permian Basin – Black and orange West Texas A&M – Maroon and white Western New Mexico – Royal purple and golden yellow Lone Star Conference Titles Won 27 – Texas A&M-Kingsville 22 – Texas A&M-Commerce 5 – West Texas A&M 3 – Angelo State 3 – Midwestern State 3 – Tarleton State 2 – Eastern New Mexico
Coach and Fan Javelina volleyball coach Gary Payne had a fan join him during one of the Javelina matches in Nicaragua last week. The Javelinas will play four matches against the Nicaragua National Team while on a tour of the country that will also see it taking part in community service projects.
Slifer New Javelina Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach D.J. Slifer, who has been an assistant women’s coach at Missouri-St. Louis for the past year, has been named to the same position at Texas A&MKingsville. Slifer, from Warrensburg, Mo., played four seasons at Central Missouri and during that period the Mules reached the NCAA Division II Final Four, the Division II Sweet 16 and won three MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Missouri and a master’s degree in sports administration from Indiana State. Slifer was a graduate assistant coach while at Indiana State. His father, Dave Slifer, is the head women’s basketball coach at Central Missouri and his mother, Tammy Slifer, is the assistant women’s coach.
D.J. Slifer
2016 Javelina Football Preseason Roster
Name Chaz Adams Darrow Adams Jacob Amar Kelechi Amushie Ralph Anderson Jacob Armstrong Anthony Autry Troy Billman Cameron Brown Shane Calvin Myles Carr Mando Castillo Mando Celedon Tommy Chavez Ty Chisum Kaylor Clark Chris Cooper Joe Crowe Carlos Cuellar Camron Davis Jimmer Davis Zach Davis Julio De La Garza Steven DeLuna Le’Andre Dever Rod’Johon Dorsey Cade Dyal Will Enriquez Dominick Evans Kuziah Ferebee
P WR QB OL DB LB WR WR OL DT LB QB OL DL LB WR DB TE DB OL DB LB LB K TE LB LB QB DL LB DB
Ht. 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-1
Wt. 200 205 300 180 185 184 186 285 270 195 215 295 250 275 200 175 280 170 285 170 190 185 190 230 190 183 195 280 194 167
Cl. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So.
Exp. 1VL Sq. Tr. 3VL 0 1VL 1VL 0 0 0 1VL RS 1VL 2Vl 1VL 0 2VL 3VL Tr. 0 0 RS 1VL RS 0 0 0 RS 0 Tr.
Jacob Fey John General Brandon Graham Marcus Green Zemarcus Green Narciso Grimaldo Tyler Handson Hondo Harris Jalen Harrison Leyton Hernandez Triston Hernandez Brent Hertel Emond Hobbs Rodney Hubert Ifey Ibik Troy Irby Aaron Jackson Charles Jefferson
DT LB OL WR LB OL QB QB LB TE P TE DB LB DL LB DB LB
6-3 6-0 6-5 5-10 5-10 6-5 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1
245 190 290 170 190 310 200 170 200 200 200 220 168 160 290 220 175 215
Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So.
0 1VL 1VL 1VL 2VL 0 RS 0 0 0 1VL 0 2VL Tr. 3VL RS 0 Tr.
Brandon Jones Forrest Jones Tyler Keller Louis Kelley Alex Kuyinu Sean Landez Justin Lofton Aundra Long Luis Lopez Brandon McClinton Christian McFerrin Devin Mendez Tyri Merchant
DL DB OL LB DL DB DB OL RB WR OL DB RB
6-3 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-11 5-8 6-0 6-4 5-7 5-9 6-4 5-11 5-11
250 188 320 190 247 170 164 270 220 155 270 175 180
So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So., Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
1VL 1VL 0 0 2VL 1VL RS 3VL Tr. 0 RS RS 0
DeChe Milburn
WR
6-0
186
Jr.
Tr.
Devin Milburn
WR
5-10
180
So.
Tr.
Hometown (School) Alexandria, La. Houston (Galena Park) McAllen (Memorial) (Rice) Richmond (Terry) Texas City Victoria (West) Atlanta, Ga. Donna Houston (North Shore San Antonio (Judson) Arcadia, Calif. Brownsville (Lopez) Edinburg Weslaco Eagle Pass San Antonio (Judson) San Antonio (Southwest) Houston (Aldine Nimitz) Weslaco (Mary Hardin-Baylor San Antonio (Taft) Willis Sugar Land (Austin) Brownsville (Lopez) Edinburg (Vela) Houston (North Shore) La Marque (Dickinson) Kerrville (Tivy) Corpus Christi (West Oso) Missouri City (Marshall) San Diego, Calif. (Trinity International) San Antonio (Southwest) Reddick, Fla. Corpus Christi (King) Pasadena, Calif. Houston (North Forest) Houston (Langham Creek) Sinton Aqua Dulce (Orange Grove) Crosby Corpus Christi (King) San Antonio (Judson) Houston (Cypress Falls) Freeport (Brazosport) Washington (Brehnan) (SMU) Sugar Land (Travis) San Antonio (Brennan) Houston (Alief Elsik Belle Rose, La. (Rochester, Minn., JC) Houston (Nimitz) Houston (Manvel) Houston (Langham Creek) Pflugerville Missouri City (Dulles) Mission (Sharyland) Missouri City (Marshall) Huntsville San Diego (Trinity Valley CC) San Antonio (Alamo Heights) Houston (Kingwood) Anchorage, Alaska College Station (A&M Consolidated) League City (Clear Springs) (West Texas A&M) League City (Clear Springs)
Trevor Moses Jared Mosley Hesain Newcombe Confidence Okpoko Michael O’Neal Tre Oliver Joseph Partida Rokeem Paul Nick Pelrean Shavon Pennie Ian Perry William Petit Greg Pitre Kyle Plum
LB DL RB DL OL LB OL WR RB DB RB DL RB WR
6-0 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-3 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-7 5-10
200 252 175 245 280 180 245 185 180 165 225 225 185 180
Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr.
2V 1VL 0 RS 3VL 2VL 0 0 1VL 2VL RS 0 3VL Tr.
Roe Posada Daniel Ramirez Tristian Price Stehly Reden
TE TE RB TE
6-3 6-2 5-6 6-4
215 215 170 230
So. Sr. Fr. Jr.
1VL 3VL RS Tr.
Jorge Rios Braedon Robinson Cody Rodriguez C.J. Romero Casey Rosellini Ralph Rubalcaba Stuart Sanchez Jarrod Sanders
DL DL LB WR QB OL OL DB
6-2 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-4 5-11
300 255 200 175 215 277 315 175
Fr. Jr. fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr.
0 2VL 0 0 0 1VL 1VL Tr.
Kishon Sanders
TE
6-2
260
Sr.
Tr.
Dillon Scherer Cole Shannon Shawn Sims Alan Smith Conner Smith
P OL DT WR QB
6-5 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-5
220 265 285 185 225
Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
0 0 0 0 Tr.
Luke Spies DeMarcus Spurlock Nicholas Stiff Christian Taylor Vaughn Taylor Jordan Thomas Torrey Thomas Peyton Tilley Tre’Michael Tutt Caleb Valentine Bo Villarreal Jake Wallace Justin Warren Jerome Watkins Nathan Sosa-Wells Omar Wilkins Devonte Williams Kyle Williams Kai Youngberg Marcus Younger
OL LB DB WR DE WR TE LB DB LB OL OL LB DL DE OL DB FB DB RB
6-45 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-9
290 242 175 190 240 1675 210 195 190 205 280 225 295 230 240 300 177 215 175 180
So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr.
1VL 2VL 0 Tr. 0 2VL 1VL 3VL 0 0 3VL 2VL Tr. RS 0 RS 1VL 0 0 0
Corpus Christi (Calallen) Farmington Hills, Mich. Corpus Christi (King) Sugar Land (Clements) San Antonio (Steele) Pearland (Dawson) San Benito Houston (Jersey Village Houston (Chavez) Bryan Houston (Hightower) League City (Clear Springs) Hutto San Diego, Calif. (Colorado State) Katy (Seven Lakes) Harlingen Corpus Christi (King) Valley Center, Calif. (Brigham Young) Port Lavaca (Calhoun) San Antonio (East Central) McAllen Odem Houston (Cypress Falls) Raymondville Corpus Christi (Carroll) Flomation, Ala. (Hutchinson, Kan., CC) Pasadena, Calif. (Fullerton, Calif., College) Spring (Klein Oak) Katy Manvel Humble (Atascocita) Richmond (Travis) (West Texas A&M) Katy Houston (North Forest) Houston (Cypress Ranch) Dallas (Trinity Valley CC) Conroe San Antonio (Stevens) Katy (Morton Ranch) Leander Channelview Katy (Seven Lakes) San Antonio (McCollum) Victoria (West) San Antonio (Roosevelt) (Rice) San Antonio (Clemens) Castroville (Medina Valley) Houston (Elkins) Houston (Travis) Katy Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff) Port Arthur (Memorial)
HEAD COACH: Daren Wilkinson OFFENSIVE LINE COACH: Phil Serchia RUNNING BACKS COACH: Jaime Martinez DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: David Brown DEFENSIVE LINE/SPECIAL TEAMS COACH: Ronnie Palmer LINEBACKERS COACH: Kevin May SPECIAL TEAMS ASSISTANT: Parker Cundiff WIDE RECEIVER COACH: Austin Gillmore LINEBACKERS COACH: Chris McCay
