Javelina Hash
VOLUME XVII, NO. 36
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
APRIL 12, 2017
It’s Eastern Before Easter for Baseball, Softball Baseball Hosts Hounds Thursday, Friday, Saturday Hot Streak Javelinainfielder Levi Zents, junior from Keller (Central), has taken over the Javelina hitting lead. He is hitting at a .456 average and was six for 14 for .429 against Angelo State last weekend.
Zents Named LSC Player of The Week
Texas A&M-Kingsville third baseman Levi Zents was named the Lone Star Conference hitter of the week for his performances the previous week. Zents, junior from Keller (Central), was seven for 10 (.700) in three games and reached safely 10 times for an on-base percentage of .750. His performances came against St. Mary’s, consistently one of the top teams in NCAA Division II. Zents’ performance had him at the top of the batting averages for the Javelinas. He was hitting .462 going into last weekend’s series with Angelo State. He is the third Javelina to be recognized as an LSC player of the week this spring. Utility player Hunter Perkins and pitcher Seth Hubert were the earlier honorees.
The Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team will host Eastern New Mexico in a four-game Lone Star Conference series Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Nolan Ryan Field. Thursday’s single game is set for 6 p.m., Friday’s doubleheader has a 1 p.m. start time and Saturday’s single game is at 1 p.m. The Javelinas enter the series with a 20-10 season’s record and 6-2 in the LSC. The Javelinas are one-game out of first. Levi Zents, junior infielder from Keller (Central), has had the hot bat lately and his batting average has jumped to .456. He has three doubles. Christian Caudle, junior catcher from Houston (Klein), is hitting .364 with five doubles and two triples. (Continued on Page 8)
Softball Takes On Zias Thursday, Friday at Hubert
Larrera Returns Erika Larrea, junior from Ambato, Ecuador, returns a serve during a Lone Star Conference victory over Western New Mexico last week on the Javelina courts. She had an 11-3 singles record going into a Tuesday match with St. Mary’s and was 10-4 as a doubles partner with Viviana Ortiz, junior from Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Tennis Hosts Tarleton in LSC Match Friday The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s tennis team will host Tarleton State Friday in the final regular-season match of the season. The Lone Star Conference confrontation is set for 11 a.m. on the Javelina courts. The Javelinas and Tarleton are tied in the LSC standings with 2-2 records. The Javelinas were 12-7 overall going into a Tuesday dual with St. Mary’s, the top team
in the region, and Tarleton had a Tuesday match with St. Edward’s and entered it with a 9-8 season’s record. Erika Larrea, junior from Ambato, Ecuador, has the best singles record on the Javelina team at 11-3 (.786). Julia Rauer, freshman from Leiselheim, Germany, is 12-6 (.667); Stephanie Baerman, freshman from San Antonio (Antonian), is 10-6 (.625) and Viktoria Romanovskaya,
freshman from Moscow, Russia, has a 12-8 (.600) record. In doubles, Larrea and Viviana Ortiz, junior from Guayaquil, Ecuador, are 11-4 (.733). Alicia Barbaroux, freshman from Marseille, France, has an 11-3 (.786) singles record. for Tarleton. Luiza Adas, senior from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Elena Preadca, senior form Chisinau, Moldova, (Continued on Page 2)
The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team will host Eastern New Mexico in a three-game Lone Star Conference series Thursday and Friday at Hubert Field. Thursday’s single game is set for 6 p.m. and Friday’s doubleheader will start at 1 p.m. The Javelinas are 19-21 overall and 8-11 in the LSC standings. Eastern is 18-30 for the year and 10-14 in the LSC. Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, sophomore infielder from Elk Grove, Calif., is leading the Javelinas at the plate with a .438 batting average. She has six doubles, two triples and six home runs. Haley Boyett, junior outfielder from Robinson, is hitting .350 with three doubles, two triples and a home run. Roxy Chapa, sophomore catcher from McAllen (Sharyland), has a .348 average with six doubles and seven home runs and Rachael Longoria, junior third baseman from Hutto, is hitting .341 with seven doubles and four home runs. The Javelinas hit .301 as a team. Sarah Gilbert, junior from Chipley, Fla., has a 5-2 pitching record and she has a 4.04 earned run average. (Continued on Page 3)
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
BEFORE JANE DODDS passed away a year ago, she requested that in lieu of flowers friends make donations to the Kingsville Garden Club Scholarship. The response has been overwhelming. The Garden Club has received more than $16, 000 in memorials locally and from throughout the nation. The club made a decision to create an endowed scholarship in Jane’s name with the TAMUK Foundation. The requirement for an endowed scholarship is $25,000. The club made a $4,000 donation and Jane’s family donated the remaining $5,000. It is now the Jane Dodds Kingsville Garden Club Scholarship Endowment. Jane was an energetic supporter of the Garden Club and the University. She, her husband Scott and her son Ed have been loyal supporters of the school and Javelina athletic programs for decades. Ed worked in the athletic department while an undergraduate. Distributions from the endowment will be used to provide at least one scholarship to a full-time student in good standing pursuing a degree in plant and soil sciences at Texas A&MKingsville. The recipient must be a sophomore or higher and must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The awards shall be designated by the University Scholarship Committee and recipients will be awarded at least $1,000 payable in two equal installments over the academic year. THERE WILL BE an interesting matchup in the Javelina softball series with Eastern New Mexico Thursday and Friday at Hubert Field. The top hitter for each team is from Elk Grove, Calif. And they are former teammates at Elk Grove High School. Victoria Schoonard-Saborio is a sophomore infielder for the Javelinas and Erikka Burke is a junior infielder for the Zias. Schoonard-Saborio leads the Javelinas at the plate with a .438 average. She has six doubles, two triples and six home runs. Burke is the top hitter for Eastern with a .348 average. She has 11 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs.
CALIFORNIA STATE-CHICO has been the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II baseball for the past two weeks. The team was 27-5 heading in last weekend’s games, and one of the losses came to the Javelinas, 4-1, in Houston’s Minute Maid Park in mid-February.
LAST WEEK WAS a big one for Javelina athletes. Four of the Javelinas were selected as Lone Star Conference athletes of the week. Baseball player Levi Zents was the player of the week in his sport and Victoria Schoonard-Saborio received the same honor in softball. Sprinter Kaina Martinez was the female track athlete of the week in the LSC and Javier Lopez was the top male track athlete. (Continued on Page 3)
She’s Safe Rachael Longoria, junior thirdbaseman from Hutto, slides safely into second base during a game with St. Edward’s last week at Hubert Field.
Tennis Hosts Tarleton in LSC Match Friday (Continued from Page 1) are 9-5 in doubles and Barbaroux and Tori Simmons, freshman from Plano (West) are 8-4. After this week’s matches, the Javelinas will be idle until the Lone Star Conference Championships April 21-22 at the Arlington Tennis Center in Arlington. Javelina Tennis Results Team Javelinas 9, Howard Payne 0 Northeastern Oklahoma 7, Javelinas 2 Dallas Baptist 7, Javelinas 2 *Javelinas 9, Texas-Permian
LSC Tennis Teams Ranked in Region Two Lone Star Conference teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II South Central Region women’s tennis poll last week. Midwestern State was No. 2 and Tarleton State was No. 4. NCAA Division II South Central Women’s Tennis Poll Compiled by the NCAA Division II Tennis Committee Rank Team 1. St. Mary’s 2. Midwestern State 3. Dallas Baptist 4. Tarleton State 5. Metro (Colo.) State
Basin 0 Javelinas 5, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 4 St. Edward’s 9, Javelinas 1 Javelinas 5, Trinity 4 Javelinas 8, North Central Texas 1 Javelinas 6, Indiana (Pa.) 3 Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 5, Javelinas 4 Florida Southern 9, Javelinas 0 Javelinas 8, Newman (Kan.) 1
Javelinas 8, Laredo College 1 Javelinas 5, Prairie View A&M 4 *Cameron 7, Javelinas 2 Javelinas 7, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 2 Javelinas 6, Arkansas-Fort Smith 3 *Midwestern State 8, Javelinas 1 *Javelinas 9, Western New Mexico 0 *Lone Star Conference matches
Singles Tabatha Lua Martina Urrutia Erika Larrea Nadia Grlj Julia Rauer Stephanie Baerman Viktoria Romanovskaya Lisa Carvajal Viviana Ortiz Valerie Ruiz Doubles Rauer-Baerman Carvajal-Rauer Baerman-Lua Larrea-Ortiz Rauer-Lua Carvajal-Larrea Ortiz-Rauer Carvajal-Lua Ruiz-Romaniovskaya Ruiz-Ortiz Grlj-Rauer
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Upcoming Javelina Events
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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TWO JAVELINA TRACK and field athletes and a relay unit had the best performances in NCAA Division II heading into last weekend’s competition. Kaina Martinez was the leader in the 100-meter dash with a best of 11.52, Javier Lopez had the best time in the 110-meter hurdles with a 13.92 and the women’s 400-meter relay team had the best time of 45.82. All three of the performances came at the Texas Relays in Austin. Running on the relay team were Martinez, LaGae Brigance, Teandria Taylor and Plaserae Johnson.
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE is holding two public forums on its conference alignment. The forum is to provide information and solicit feedback and opinions from students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as members of the local community. The school has been in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for the past five years after leaving the Lone Star Conference. Northeastern was a member of the LSC from 1995 until its withdrawal to enter the MIAA.
SIMON FRASER OF Burnaby, British Columbia, has announced the first phase of a student-led stadium project that would see a covered stadium being built by April 2020. It would be built through a $10-million contribution from SFU students. The stadium would have a full roof and a seating capacity of 1,800. It would include restroom facilities, a media center. The second phase would have other amenities such as a fieldhouse with team locker rooms. The Javelina football team, which hosted the Clan last fall in Kingsville, will meet the Canadian club Sept. 9 in Burnaby. This fall’s game will be at Terry Fox Field which has artificial turf and a permanent seating capacity of 2,500. There are 1,000 temporary seats at the facility.
IF THE FINAL score in the Western New Mexico spring football game is any indication, look for the Mustangs to put lots of points on the scoreboard in the fall. The offense defeated the defense, 76-71. The Javelinas will travel to Silver City for the first time next fall, taking on the Mustangs Nov. 4. That trip will end a nightmare two weeks for the Javelinas. They go the 864 miles to Silver City the week after playing in Portales, N.M., which is a 651-mile jaunt. EASTERN NEW MEXICO announced its 2017 football schedule last week and the Javelina game with the Greyhounds Oct. 28 in Portales will have a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will be the first time the Javelinas have met Eastern in a night-time game. (Continued on Page 4)
Rauer on Defense Julia Rauer, freshman from Leiselheim, Germany, awaits a return during a tennis match last week.
Softball Hosts Eastern New Mexico Zias (Continued from Page 1) Breanna Smith, freshman from San Antonio (Churchill) has a 7-7 record in the circle and she has an ERA of 4.54. Randa Hatter, freshman from Stratford, Okla., is 5-5 and has a 3.63 ERA. The Javelina pitchers have a cumulative ERA of 4.26. Erikka Burke, junior first baseman from Elk Grove, Calif., leads the Zias at the plate with a .348 batting average. She has 11 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs. Courtney Vigil, junior catcher from Lakewood, Colo., is hitting .333 with four doubles and Susannah Chandler, senior infielder from Farmington, N.M., is hitting .329 with 14 doubles, a triple and eight home runs. The Zias hit .288 as a team. Kaylee Rogers, freshman righthander from Keller, has a 1415 record in the circle and her ERA is 4.61. The Eastern pitchers have a cumulative ERA of 6.35.
April 13 – Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Softball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. April 14 – Softball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. Women’s Tennis: *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 11 a.m. Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Spring Hill (Ala.) in Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Baton Rouge, La., 6 p.m. April 15 – Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: Texas A&M-Commerce Invitational in Commerce. Beach Volleyball: Georgia State in Baton Rouge, La., 9 a.m. Beach Volleyball: Louisiana-Monroe in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. April 18 – Baseball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. April 19 – Beach Volleyball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Kingsville, 7 p.m. April 20 – Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. April 21 – Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 4 p.m. Baseball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Women’s Tennis: Lone Star Conference Championships in Arlington (Arlington Tennis Center). Softball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m. April 22 – Football: Spring game in Javelina Stadium, 5 p.m. Baseball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (DH), 1 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: LSU Alumni Gold Meet in Baton Rouge, La. Women’s Tennis: Lone Star Conference Championships in Arlington (Arlington Tennis Center). Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. Softball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 2 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Texas Christian in Corpus Christi, 10 a.m. Beach Volleyball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 3 p.m. April 23 – Baseball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 3 p.m. Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. April 24 – Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. April 25 – Softball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. April 28 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: Bobcat Classic in San Marcos. Softball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. General: Region IV Class 4A and 2A boys and girls track and field meets in Kingsville. April 29 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Softball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: Bobcat Classic in San Marcos. General: Region IV Class 4A and 2A boys and girls track and field meets in Kingsville. April 30 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. May 1 – Softball: Lone Star Conference Championships, TBA. *Lone Star Conference games/matches
Javelina Hash By By Fred Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of of Athletic Athletic External External (Continued from Page 3)
It will also be the first time the Javelinas have played in Eastern’s new on-campus stadium, which was opened last fall. Non-conference games are with Southwest Baptist of Missouri and West Liberty of West Virginia.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON, THE Javelina football team’s opening opponent Sept. 2 in Kingsville, opened its spring workouts last week and head coach Ian Shoemaker was pleased with the first practice. “We had a lot of energy today, which proves these guys are excited to get out here and compete,” Shoemaker said. “It wasn’t a perfect practice by any means but very encouraging. The offense looked smooth at times and our defense was sharp. Overall, I was pleased with the effort put forth, and the preparation our players put in to get us up and running to start this season off.” There are “more than 50” letterwinners returning along with a large number of redshirts. There are also a “handful” of transfers and walk-ons. “These practices are vital for anyone who has recently joined our program, and for those who sat out due to redshirt,” Shoemaker said. “They need reps, and everyone is going to get an opportunity to prove their value to our program. This time also helps build confidence for those who are returning from injury and allows our transfers to get a solid grasp of our schemes and concepts as we move forward to the start of the 2017 season.” The Wildcats workout at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The spring game is set for 1 p.m. April 29. LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …Jaret von Rosenberg has been named the men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M-Commerce. He has been an assistant coach at the University of Hartford (Conn.) for the past two years. Prior to Harford, he was an assistant at TAMUC for two years and was at Abilene Christian for two seasons. A 2009 graduate of Hartford, his first position was at Collin College for two years. He replaces Sam Walker, who left the coaching position to become executive director for alumni engagement in Commerce.
2017 Javelina Beach Volleyball Remaining Schedule April 14 – Spring Hill (Ala.) in Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m. April 14 – Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. April 14 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Baton Rouge, La., 6 p.m. April 15 – Georgia State in Baton Rouge, La., 9 a.m. April 15 – Louisiana-Monroe in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. April 19 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Kingsville, 7 p.m. April 22 - Texas Christian in Corpus Christi, 10 a.m. April 22 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 3 p.m.
Beach VB To Play in Louisiana The Texas A&M-Kingsville beach volleyball team goes to Louisiana for five matches this week in the Battle of the Bayou at Louisiana State in Baton Rouge. Four of the opponents are NCAA Division I schools. The Javelinas, 8-11 for the year, will play three matches Friday: Spring Hill (Ala.) 1 p.m., LSU 3 p.m. and Texas A&MCorpus Christi 6 p.m. Saturday’s matches will be with Georgia State at 9 a.m. and Louisiana-Monroe at 3 p.m. Spring Hill is an NCAA Division II school and the others are Division I. Two of the opponents are nationally ranked. LSU is No. 7 and Georgia State No. 10. The Javelinas will be meeting Louisiana-Monroe for the second time this season. They dropped a 4-1 decision to the Louisiana squad earlier. It will be the first of three matches between the Javelinas and neighboring Islanders this season. The squads have an April 19 dual in Kingsville and will meet April 22 in Corpus Christi. The Javelina duo of Haley Hutchinson, sophomore from Georgetown (Rouse), and Maelee Sowa, freshman from Sealy, have a 7-5 record and the duo of Morgan Broussard, senior from Gering, Neb., and Madison Brabham, sophomore from Kingwood, are 7-5. Javelina Beach Volleyball Records Team Defeated Stevenson (Md.), 3-2. Defeated Principia (Ill.), 5-0. Defeated Missouri Baptist, 3-2. Defeated Stevenson, 5-0 Lost to Grand Canyon (Ariz.), 5-0 Lost to University of New Mexico, 5-0 Lost to University of Arizona, 5-0 Lost to Arizona State, 5-0 Lost to Houston Baptist, 5-0 Los to New Orleans, 3-2 (Continued on Page 5)
Digging in the Sand Gabby Atchley, freshman from Concord, Calif., gets a dig as teammate Kelby Sprinkles, freshman from Little River (Academy), watches in a recent beach volleyball match on the Javelina courts.
2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville Football Schedule Sept. 2 – Central Washington in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kingsville Community and Military Appreciation Weekend). Sept. 9 - Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, TBA. Sept. 16 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 – *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Heritage/Hall of Fame and Champions Weekend). Sept. 30 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. Oct. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend). Oct. 14 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Oct. 21 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Homecoming). Oct. 28 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 7 p.m. Nov. 4 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., noon (MST). Nov. 11 – William Jewell (Mo.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Day). *Lone Star Conference games.
Beach Volleyball to Play Five Matches at LSU (Continued from Page 4) Lost to Louisiana-Monroe, 4-1 Lost to Houston Baptist, 4-1 Defeated Warner (Ga.), 4-1 Defeated Lewis & Clark (Ill.), 5-0
Defeated Lewis & Clark, 5-0 Defeated Warner, 5-0 Lost to Houston Baptist, 5-0 Lost to Tulane, 5-0 Lost to Central Arkansas, 5-0
Individuals Taliah Phipps-Paige Lanam Madeline Sims-Marci Shipman Haley Hutchinson-Maelee Sowa Morgan Broussard-Madison Brabham Alexis Wick-Kyra Henderson Kat Evans-Kadi Shipman Madison Brabham-Paige Lanam, Gabby Atchley-Kelby Sprinkles Morgan Broussard-Marci Shipman Alexis Wick-Kelby Sprinkles Gabby Atchley-Kyra Henderson Kat Evans-Maelee Sowa Haley Hutchinson-Kadi Shipman
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Non-Contact Sport? Javelina infielder Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, sophomore from Elk Grove, Calif., collides with the St. Edward’s third baseman as she slides into the third base bag during last week’s doubleheader with the Hilltoppers at Hubert Field .
Five Teams on Javelina Beach Volleyball Slate Ranked in NCAA Top 15 Five opponents of the Texas A&M-Kingsville beach volleyball team were ranked in the NCAA poll released last week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. LSU was No. 7, Arizona No. 8, Georgia State No. 10, Grand Canyon (Ariz.) No. 12 and Arizona State No. 15. Three other teams on the Javelina schedule received votes: Texas Christian, Tulane and New Mexico. NCAA Beach Volleyball Poll Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Rank Team 1. Southern California 2. Pepperdine (Calif.) 3. UCLA 4. Florida State 5. Long Beach State 6. Hawaii 7. LSU 8. Arizona
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Stetson (Fla.) Georgia State South Carolina Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Florida International Florida Atlantic Arizona State Other receiving votes includes TCU, Tulane and New Mexico. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are on the Javelina schedule).
Visiting From Spain Martina Urrutia, center, junior from Madrid, Spain, had her father, Pablo, left, and sister, Aitana, visiting from Spain at last week’s tennis match with Western New Mexico on the Javelina courts.
Schoonard-Saborio LSC Hitter of the Week Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, Texas A&M-Kingsville sophomore first baseman, was named the Lone Star Conference hitter of the week last week. From Elk Grove, Calif., she hit .900 in four games the previous week and scored seven times. Schoonard-Saborio had a 1.600 slugging percentage and a .917 onbase percentage. Against Lone Star Conference cohort Cameron, she went six for six in a doubleheader, had a 2.000 slugging percentage and had five runs batted in. She was leading the team in hitting going into last week’s games with a .425 average. She became the first Javelina player to receive LSC player of the week recognition this spring.
LSC Teams First, Second in National Softball Rankings Line Drills The offensive and defensive lines get work against each other during a spring practice session last week.
Two Lone Star Conference teams were ranked first and second in the NCAA Division II softball poll compiled by Herosports.com last week. Angelo State was No. 1 and West Texas A&M No. 2.
Tarleton State was ranked No. 16 and Texas A&M-Commerce was No. 25. St. Mary’s, a team on the Texas A&M-Kingsville schedule along with the LSC schools, was ranked No. 4.
The Javelina Highlights is published weekly by the Kingsville Publishing Co. Send address changes, news, pictures or correspondence to Fred Nuesch, MSC 114A, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363 or [email protected] Spring Workouts Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson talks to his players prior to a spring workout last week in Javelina Stadium.
Lopez Has 10th Fastest Hurdle Time of the Week Javier Lopez’s time of 13.92 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays was the 10th fastest of the week, in any division, the week of March 27-April 1. The Texas A&M-Kingsville junior from Cordova, Spain, had a 13.92 in the preliminaries. It was the fastest among all Division II hurdlers. The nine better times were by NCAA Division I athletes. Top 10 Men’s 110-meter Performances for March 27-April 1. Athlete, School, Class Time Nick Anderson, Kentucky, Sr. 13.59 David Kendziera, Illinois, Jr. 13-60 Marquis Morris, Southern California, Jr. 13.61 Freddie Crittenden, Syracuse, Sr. 13.66 Spencer Offor, Texas, Sr. 13.66 Isaiah Moore, South Carolina, Jr. 13.73 Amere Lattin, Houston, So. 13.79 Ashtyn Davis, California, Jr. 13.83 Nate Pozolinski, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sr. 13.87 Javier Lopez, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Jr. 13.92
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Get a Preview of Your 2017 Javelina Football Team! Annual Spring Game 5 p.m. - Saturday, April 22 Javelina Stadium Tailgating Prior to the Game
Workout Warmups Members of the Javelina football team go through a warmup drill before a practice last week in Javelina Stadium.
Honorary Game Captains: The Villarreal Brothers (Chico & Tito) and Phil Neessen
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Quarterback Drill Javelina coach Jaime Martinez watches as the Javelina quarterbacks go through a drill during a spring workout session last week in Javelina Stadium.
(Continued from Page 1) Pablo Hernandez, sophomore outfielder from Havana, Cuba, is hitting .337 with 13 doubles and a home run and Hunter Perkins, senior utility player from Victoria (East), has a .321 average with seven doubles and a home run. The Javelinas are hitting .298 as a team. Seth Hubert, senior righthander from Riviera, has a 6-1 record on the mound and his earned run average is 2.37. Preston Plovanich, sophomore lefty from Santa Fe, has a 4-1 record and his ERA is 4.18. The Javelina pitching staff has a cumulative ERA of 3.85. Eastern is 27-11 overall and has a 5-5 LSC record. Alex DeLaCruz, junior infielder from Freeport, N.Y., has a .441 batting average to lead the team in that category and he has 11 doubles, a triple and five home runs. Michael McNicholl, senior outfielder from Alta Loma, Calif., is hitting .391 with 10 doubles and seven home runs.
Endy Villalona, junior infielder from Freeport, N.Y., has a .380 average with five doubles, two triples and a home run. The Greyhounds are hitting .330 as a team. Keenan Dodd, junior righthander from Albuquerque, N.M., has a 6-1 record on the mound and his ERA is 2.14. The Greyound pitchers have a cumulative ERA of 3.87. The Javelinas will remain at home Tuesday to host Texas A&M International in a nonconference affair. Game time will be 6 p.m. The Dustdevils have a threegame series with Angelo State this weekend before coming to Kingsville. They enter the series with a 10-21 record. The Javelinas swept a doubleheader from the Devils earlier in Laredo, winning 16-2 and 14-4.
Martinez, Lopez Receive IBC Bank Recognition Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field athletes Kaina Martinez and Javier Lopez were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week this week for their performances last weekend in San Angelo. Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, had two NCAA Division II provisional performances, winning the 200-meter dash in 23.66 and finishing second in the long jump with a 19-10.75 mark. She ran a leg on the secondplace 400-meter relay team. Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, automatically qualified for the NCAA meet with a time of 13.82 in the 110-meter hurdles. He finished first in the race and also ran a leg on the 400-meter relay unit that had a third place finish.
Javelina in Berlin Adam Pena, former Javelina track and field athlete, competed in the Berlin, Germany, half marathon recently and finished 1,138th out of 30,000 runners. He’s shown at the location of the Berlin Wall before it was torn down.
Golf Team Awaits LSC Tournament The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s golf team will be idle until the Lone Star Conference Championships April 24-25 in Frisco. The squad closed out its regular-season schedule last week in Mountain Home, Ark., finishing sixth in a field of 10 teams. Arkansas Tech took the title with a 594 score, Central Oklahoma was second at 607, host Henderson (Ark.) State was third with a 613 score, ArkansasMonticello fourth at 629, Arkansas-Fort Smith fifth with a 634 score, the Javelinas sixth at 635, Southern Nazarene seventh at 639, Southern Arkansas eighth at 647, Northwest Missouri ninth at 651 and Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 10th with a 713 score. Rachelle Nielsen, sophomore from Summerland, British Columbia, was the low for the Javelinas at 154. She finished 11th. Other Javelina scores were Reanna De La Cruz, freshman from Austin (Westlake), 155; Analysa Coy, senior from Bastrop, 161, Bailey Blezinger, freshman from Bellville, 165 and Brittany Rodriguez, junior from Corpus Christi (Moody), 169.
Javelina Football Spring Workout Remaining Schedule
Thursday, April 13 – 7 p.m. Friday, April 14 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 – 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20 – 7 p.m. Friday, April 21 – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22 – Spring Game, 5 p.m.
Track & Field To Enter Texas A&M-Commerce Meet The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel to North Texas Saturday for the Texas A&MCommerce Invitational in Commerce. The field events will begin at 11 a.m. and the running events start at 5:30 p.m. There will be no preliminaries in the running events. The Javelinas had one NCAA Division II automatic qualifier last weekend at the Angelo State Relays in San Angelo and 13 provisional standards were achieved.
Javier Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, ran a 13.82 in winning the 110-meter hurdles and that earned him a spot in the national championships in late May. Kaina Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, provisionally qualified in two events with a 23.66 time in the 200-meter dash and a 19-10.75 long jump. James Passley, senior from Portland, Jamaica, also had two provisional performances, jumping 24-1.75 in the long jump and 482.75 in the triple jump. Nine other provisional
Getting a Dig Alexis Wick, junior from Leander (Rouse), gets a dig in a recent beach volleyball match on the Javelina courts.
2017 Javelina Remaining Women’s Tennis Spring Schedule April 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 11 a.m. April 21-22 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Arlington (Arlington Tennis Center).
performances were turned in by the Javelinas: …LaGae Brigance, sophomore from Missouri City (Hightower) with a 5-8.5 high jump. …Christian Garcia, grad student from Eagle Pass with a 558.5 throw in the shot put. …Plaserae Johnson, senior from Glendale, Ariz., with a 23.92 time in the 200-meter dash. …Bryce Martin, senior from Salado with a 15-7.25 height in the pole vault. …Jorge Rios, freshman from Port Lavaca with a 167-6 discus throw. …Rachael Somoye, sophomore from Houston (Alief Taylor) with a throw of 183-11 in the hammer. …Keandria Taylor, freshman from Rosebud-Lott with an 11.84 time in the 100-meter dash. …Brandon Wilson, freshman from Toronto, Ontario, with a 14.39 in the 110-meter hurdles. …The women’s 400-meter relay team with a 46.87 time. Running on the relay unit were Martinez, Taylor, Johnson and Adriana Bonin, sophomore from Conroe (Oak Ridge). Garcia won gold in the shot put, Lopez in the hurdles, Martinez in the 100 and Somoye in the hammer throw. Both Javelina teams finished fourth in the team standings. Host Angelo State won the men’s title with 213 points, Texas A&M-Commerce was second with 133.33, South Plains finished third with 114, the Javelinas had 97, Tarleton State was fifth with 75.83, West Texas College sixth with 69,
McMurry seventh with 25.83, Pittsburg (Kan.) State eighth with 22, Hardin-Simmons ninth with eight and Texas-Permian Basin 10th with three. In the women’s division, ASU won with 226.5 points. Texas A&M-Commerce was
second with 117.5, South Plains third with 107.5, the Javelinas fourth with 90.5, Tarleton State fifth with 81, West Texas College sixth with 67, McMurry seventh with 33, Hardin-Simmons eighth with 11, Pittsburg State ninth with 10 and UTPB 10th with one.
Defensive Line Drill Players on the Javelina defensive line go through a station drill during spring practice last week in Javelina Stadium.
2017 Remaining Javelina Softball Schedule April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. April 21 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m. April 22 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (dh), 2 p.m. April 25 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville (dh), 4 p.m. April 28 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 29 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. May 1-6 – Lone Star Conference Championships, TBD. May 12-14 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. May 19-20 – NCAA Division II Super Regionals, TBD. May 25-28 – NCAA Division II World Series in Salem, Va. *Lone Star Conference games.
Timeout Talk Javelina assistant coach and former player Marija Dimitrovska talks with Javelina players Viktoria Romanovskaya, freshman from Moscow, Russia, and Valerie Ruiz, freshman from San Antonio (Reagan), during a timeout in a match with Western New Mexico last week on the Javelina courts. The Javelinas won the Lone Star Conference match, 9-0.
2017 Javelina Remaining Baseball Schedule April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. April 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. April 18 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 21 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Aprl 22 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (DH), 1 p.m. April 23 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 3 p.m. April 28 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 29 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 30 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. May 5 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 3 p.m. May 6 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. May 7 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m. May 11-13 – Lone Star Conference Championship at site of No. 1 seed. May 18-21 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, TBD. May 27-June 3 – NCAA Division II College Word Series, TBD. *Lone Star Conference games.
Final Home Match Of Its Inagural Season For the Javelina Beach Volleyball Team 7 p.m. - Wednesday, April 19 Javelina Courts vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Best Time In DII Javier Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, steps off a 13.92 time in the 110meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in Austin. It was the fastest time in NCAA Division II thus far this spring. He ran a 13.82 last weekend in San Angelo to automatically qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships.
Javelina Track & Field Teams Ranked Nationally The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s track and field teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II polls compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association last week. The men were No. 14 and the women were No. 13. Five LSC men’s teams were ranked in the top 17: Texas A&MCommerce No. 4, Angelo State No. 11, Eastern New Mexico No. 13, the Javelinas No. 14 and West Texas A&M No. 17. In the women’s division, LSC teams were in the first two spots of the poll: West Texas A&M No. 1 and Angelo State No. 2. Other conference schools ranked were the Javelinas No. 13 and Texas A&M-Commerce No. 25. NCAA Division II Track & Field Polls Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. California State-Chico 2. Ashland (Ohio) 3. Tiffin (Ohio) 4. Texas A&M-Commerce 5. Shorter (Ga.) 6. St. Augustine’s (N.C.)
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Adams (Colo.) State Central Missouri Limestone (N.C.) Angelo State Lincoln (Mo.) Eastern New Mexico Texas A&M-Kingsville Minnesota State Alaska-Anchorage West Texas A&M Mount Olive (N.C.) Shippensburg (Pa.) Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Grand Valley (Mich.) Pittsburg (Kan.) State California Poly-Pomona Florida Tech Western Oregon Women’s Division Rank Team 1. West Texas A&M 2. Angelo State 3. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 4. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 5. California State-Chico 6. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 7. California Baptist 8. San Francisco (Calif.) State 9. Humboldt (Calif.) State 10. Alaska-Anchorage 11. Western (Colo.) State 12. Shippensburg (Pa.) 13. Texas A&M-Kingsville 14. Findlay (Ohio)
16. Simon Fraser (British Columbia) 17. Academy of Art (Calif.) 18. Grand Valley (Mich.) 19. Chadron (Neb.) State 20. Concordia (Ore.) 21. Wayne (Neb.) State
22. 23. 24. 25.
California-San Diego Walsh (Ohio) Minnesota-Duluth Texas A&M-Commerce (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Martinez, Lopez LSC Athletes of The Week Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field athletes Kaina Martinez and Javier Lopez were named Lone Star Conference athletes of the week for their performances the week of March 27-April 1. Both were in the Texas Relays in Austin. Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, was the women’s track athlete of the week after running an 11.52 at the Relays. It is the best time this spring in NCAA Division II and a school record. Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, had a 13.92 time in the 110meter hurdles to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships in May. It was his best performance of the year, and the best in the LSC. It is the second consecutive week Lopez has been recognized and Martinez becomes the first Javelina female to be honored this season.
Making a Point Javelina assistant softball coach Lauren Palmer gives directions during a doubleheader with St. Mary’s last week at Hubert Field.
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
APRIL 12, 2017
It’s Eastern Before Easter for Baseball, Softball Baseball Hosts Hounds Thursday, Friday, Saturday Hot Streak Javelinainfielder Levi Zents, junior from Keller (Central), has taken over the Javelina hitting lead. He is hitting at a .456 average and was six for 14 for .429 against Angelo State last weekend.
Zents Named LSC Player of The Week
Texas A&M-Kingsville third baseman Levi Zents was named the Lone Star Conference hitter of the week for his performances the previous week. Zents, junior from Keller (Central), was seven for 10 (.700) in three games and reached safely 10 times for an on-base percentage of .750. His performances came against St. Mary’s, consistently one of the top teams in NCAA Division II. Zents’ performance had him at the top of the batting averages for the Javelinas. He was hitting .462 going into last weekend’s series with Angelo State. He is the third Javelina to be recognized as an LSC player of the week this spring. Utility player Hunter Perkins and pitcher Seth Hubert were the earlier honorees.
The Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team will host Eastern New Mexico in a four-game Lone Star Conference series Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Nolan Ryan Field. Thursday’s single game is set for 6 p.m., Friday’s doubleheader has a 1 p.m. start time and Saturday’s single game is at 1 p.m. The Javelinas enter the series with a 20-10 season’s record and 6-2 in the LSC. The Javelinas are one-game out of first. Levi Zents, junior infielder from Keller (Central), has had the hot bat lately and his batting average has jumped to .456. He has three doubles. Christian Caudle, junior catcher from Houston (Klein), is hitting .364 with five doubles and two triples. (Continued on Page 8)
Softball Takes On Zias Thursday, Friday at Hubert
Larrera Returns Erika Larrea, junior from Ambato, Ecuador, returns a serve during a Lone Star Conference victory over Western New Mexico last week on the Javelina courts. She had an 11-3 singles record going into a Tuesday match with St. Mary’s and was 10-4 as a doubles partner with Viviana Ortiz, junior from Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Tennis Hosts Tarleton in LSC Match Friday The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s tennis team will host Tarleton State Friday in the final regular-season match of the season. The Lone Star Conference confrontation is set for 11 a.m. on the Javelina courts. The Javelinas and Tarleton are tied in the LSC standings with 2-2 records. The Javelinas were 12-7 overall going into a Tuesday dual with St. Mary’s, the top team
in the region, and Tarleton had a Tuesday match with St. Edward’s and entered it with a 9-8 season’s record. Erika Larrea, junior from Ambato, Ecuador, has the best singles record on the Javelina team at 11-3 (.786). Julia Rauer, freshman from Leiselheim, Germany, is 12-6 (.667); Stephanie Baerman, freshman from San Antonio (Antonian), is 10-6 (.625) and Viktoria Romanovskaya,
freshman from Moscow, Russia, has a 12-8 (.600) record. In doubles, Larrea and Viviana Ortiz, junior from Guayaquil, Ecuador, are 11-4 (.733). Alicia Barbaroux, freshman from Marseille, France, has an 11-3 (.786) singles record. for Tarleton. Luiza Adas, senior from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Elena Preadca, senior form Chisinau, Moldova, (Continued on Page 2)
The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team will host Eastern New Mexico in a three-game Lone Star Conference series Thursday and Friday at Hubert Field. Thursday’s single game is set for 6 p.m. and Friday’s doubleheader will start at 1 p.m. The Javelinas are 19-21 overall and 8-11 in the LSC standings. Eastern is 18-30 for the year and 10-14 in the LSC. Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, sophomore infielder from Elk Grove, Calif., is leading the Javelinas at the plate with a .438 batting average. She has six doubles, two triples and six home runs. Haley Boyett, junior outfielder from Robinson, is hitting .350 with three doubles, two triples and a home run. Roxy Chapa, sophomore catcher from McAllen (Sharyland), has a .348 average with six doubles and seven home runs and Rachael Longoria, junior third baseman from Hutto, is hitting .341 with seven doubles and four home runs. The Javelinas hit .301 as a team. Sarah Gilbert, junior from Chipley, Fla., has a 5-2 pitching record and she has a 4.04 earned run average. (Continued on Page 3)
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
BEFORE JANE DODDS passed away a year ago, she requested that in lieu of flowers friends make donations to the Kingsville Garden Club Scholarship. The response has been overwhelming. The Garden Club has received more than $16, 000 in memorials locally and from throughout the nation. The club made a decision to create an endowed scholarship in Jane’s name with the TAMUK Foundation. The requirement for an endowed scholarship is $25,000. The club made a $4,000 donation and Jane’s family donated the remaining $5,000. It is now the Jane Dodds Kingsville Garden Club Scholarship Endowment. Jane was an energetic supporter of the Garden Club and the University. She, her husband Scott and her son Ed have been loyal supporters of the school and Javelina athletic programs for decades. Ed worked in the athletic department while an undergraduate. Distributions from the endowment will be used to provide at least one scholarship to a full-time student in good standing pursuing a degree in plant and soil sciences at Texas A&MKingsville. The recipient must be a sophomore or higher and must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The awards shall be designated by the University Scholarship Committee and recipients will be awarded at least $1,000 payable in two equal installments over the academic year. THERE WILL BE an interesting matchup in the Javelina softball series with Eastern New Mexico Thursday and Friday at Hubert Field. The top hitter for each team is from Elk Grove, Calif. And they are former teammates at Elk Grove High School. Victoria Schoonard-Saborio is a sophomore infielder for the Javelinas and Erikka Burke is a junior infielder for the Zias. Schoonard-Saborio leads the Javelinas at the plate with a .438 average. She has six doubles, two triples and six home runs. Burke is the top hitter for Eastern with a .348 average. She has 11 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs.
CALIFORNIA STATE-CHICO has been the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II baseball for the past two weeks. The team was 27-5 heading in last weekend’s games, and one of the losses came to the Javelinas, 4-1, in Houston’s Minute Maid Park in mid-February.
LAST WEEK WAS a big one for Javelina athletes. Four of the Javelinas were selected as Lone Star Conference athletes of the week. Baseball player Levi Zents was the player of the week in his sport and Victoria Schoonard-Saborio received the same honor in softball. Sprinter Kaina Martinez was the female track athlete of the week in the LSC and Javier Lopez was the top male track athlete. (Continued on Page 3)
She’s Safe Rachael Longoria, junior thirdbaseman from Hutto, slides safely into second base during a game with St. Edward’s last week at Hubert Field.
Tennis Hosts Tarleton in LSC Match Friday (Continued from Page 1) are 9-5 in doubles and Barbaroux and Tori Simmons, freshman from Plano (West) are 8-4. After this week’s matches, the Javelinas will be idle until the Lone Star Conference Championships April 21-22 at the Arlington Tennis Center in Arlington. Javelina Tennis Results Team Javelinas 9, Howard Payne 0 Northeastern Oklahoma 7, Javelinas 2 Dallas Baptist 7, Javelinas 2 *Javelinas 9, Texas-Permian
LSC Tennis Teams Ranked in Region Two Lone Star Conference teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II South Central Region women’s tennis poll last week. Midwestern State was No. 2 and Tarleton State was No. 4. NCAA Division II South Central Women’s Tennis Poll Compiled by the NCAA Division II Tennis Committee Rank Team 1. St. Mary’s 2. Midwestern State 3. Dallas Baptist 4. Tarleton State 5. Metro (Colo.) State
Basin 0 Javelinas 5, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 4 St. Edward’s 9, Javelinas 1 Javelinas 5, Trinity 4 Javelinas 8, North Central Texas 1 Javelinas 6, Indiana (Pa.) 3 Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 5, Javelinas 4 Florida Southern 9, Javelinas 0 Javelinas 8, Newman (Kan.) 1
Javelinas 8, Laredo College 1 Javelinas 5, Prairie View A&M 4 *Cameron 7, Javelinas 2 Javelinas 7, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 2 Javelinas 6, Arkansas-Fort Smith 3 *Midwestern State 8, Javelinas 1 *Javelinas 9, Western New Mexico 0 *Lone Star Conference matches
Singles Tabatha Lua Martina Urrutia Erika Larrea Nadia Grlj Julia Rauer Stephanie Baerman Viktoria Romanovskaya Lisa Carvajal Viviana Ortiz Valerie Ruiz Doubles Rauer-Baerman Carvajal-Rauer Baerman-Lua Larrea-Ortiz Rauer-Lua Carvajal-Larrea Ortiz-Rauer Carvajal-Lua Ruiz-Romaniovskaya Ruiz-Ortiz Grlj-Rauer
1-0 1-0 11-3 2-1 12-6 10-6 12-8 9-7 5-6 9-11
1.000 1.000 .786 .667 .667 .625 .600 .563 .455 .450
2-0 1-0 1-0 11-4 2-1 1-1 1-1 6-7 6-12 0-1 0-2
1.000 1.000 1.000 .733 .667 .500 .500 .462 .333 .000 .000
Upcoming Javelina Events
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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TWO JAVELINA TRACK and field athletes and a relay unit had the best performances in NCAA Division II heading into last weekend’s competition. Kaina Martinez was the leader in the 100-meter dash with a best of 11.52, Javier Lopez had the best time in the 110-meter hurdles with a 13.92 and the women’s 400-meter relay team had the best time of 45.82. All three of the performances came at the Texas Relays in Austin. Running on the relay team were Martinez, LaGae Brigance, Teandria Taylor and Plaserae Johnson.
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE is holding two public forums on its conference alignment. The forum is to provide information and solicit feedback and opinions from students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as members of the local community. The school has been in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for the past five years after leaving the Lone Star Conference. Northeastern was a member of the LSC from 1995 until its withdrawal to enter the MIAA.
SIMON FRASER OF Burnaby, British Columbia, has announced the first phase of a student-led stadium project that would see a covered stadium being built by April 2020. It would be built through a $10-million contribution from SFU students. The stadium would have a full roof and a seating capacity of 1,800. It would include restroom facilities, a media center. The second phase would have other amenities such as a fieldhouse with team locker rooms. The Javelina football team, which hosted the Clan last fall in Kingsville, will meet the Canadian club Sept. 9 in Burnaby. This fall’s game will be at Terry Fox Field which has artificial turf and a permanent seating capacity of 2,500. There are 1,000 temporary seats at the facility.
IF THE FINAL score in the Western New Mexico spring football game is any indication, look for the Mustangs to put lots of points on the scoreboard in the fall. The offense defeated the defense, 76-71. The Javelinas will travel to Silver City for the first time next fall, taking on the Mustangs Nov. 4. That trip will end a nightmare two weeks for the Javelinas. They go the 864 miles to Silver City the week after playing in Portales, N.M., which is a 651-mile jaunt. EASTERN NEW MEXICO announced its 2017 football schedule last week and the Javelina game with the Greyhounds Oct. 28 in Portales will have a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will be the first time the Javelinas have met Eastern in a night-time game. (Continued on Page 4)
Rauer on Defense Julia Rauer, freshman from Leiselheim, Germany, awaits a return during a tennis match last week.
Softball Hosts Eastern New Mexico Zias (Continued from Page 1) Breanna Smith, freshman from San Antonio (Churchill) has a 7-7 record in the circle and she has an ERA of 4.54. Randa Hatter, freshman from Stratford, Okla., is 5-5 and has a 3.63 ERA. The Javelina pitchers have a cumulative ERA of 4.26. Erikka Burke, junior first baseman from Elk Grove, Calif., leads the Zias at the plate with a .348 batting average. She has 11 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs. Courtney Vigil, junior catcher from Lakewood, Colo., is hitting .333 with four doubles and Susannah Chandler, senior infielder from Farmington, N.M., is hitting .329 with 14 doubles, a triple and eight home runs. The Zias hit .288 as a team. Kaylee Rogers, freshman righthander from Keller, has a 1415 record in the circle and her ERA is 4.61. The Eastern pitchers have a cumulative ERA of 6.35.
April 13 – Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Softball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. April 14 – Softball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. Women’s Tennis: *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 11 a.m. Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Spring Hill (Ala.) in Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Baton Rouge, La., 6 p.m. April 15 – Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: Texas A&M-Commerce Invitational in Commerce. Beach Volleyball: Georgia State in Baton Rouge, La., 9 a.m. Beach Volleyball: Louisiana-Monroe in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. April 18 – Baseball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. April 19 – Beach Volleyball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Kingsville, 7 p.m. April 20 – Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 7 p.m. April 21 – Football: Spring workout in Javelina Stadium, 4 p.m. Baseball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Women’s Tennis: Lone Star Conference Championships in Arlington (Arlington Tennis Center). Softball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m. April 22 – Football: Spring game in Javelina Stadium, 5 p.m. Baseball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (DH), 1 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: LSU Alumni Gold Meet in Baton Rouge, La. Women’s Tennis: Lone Star Conference Championships in Arlington (Arlington Tennis Center). Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. Softball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 2 p.m. Beach Volleyball: Texas Christian in Corpus Christi, 10 a.m. Beach Volleyball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 3 p.m. April 23 – Baseball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 3 p.m. Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. April 24 – Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. April 25 – Softball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. April 28 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: Bobcat Classic in San Marcos. Softball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. General: Region IV Class 4A and 2A boys and girls track and field meets in Kingsville. April 29 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Softball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Outdoor Track & Field: Bobcat Classic in San Marcos. General: Region IV Class 4A and 2A boys and girls track and field meets in Kingsville. April 30 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. May 1 – Softball: Lone Star Conference Championships, TBA. *Lone Star Conference games/matches
Javelina Hash By By Fred Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of of Athletic Athletic External External (Continued from Page 3)
It will also be the first time the Javelinas have played in Eastern’s new on-campus stadium, which was opened last fall. Non-conference games are with Southwest Baptist of Missouri and West Liberty of West Virginia.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON, THE Javelina football team’s opening opponent Sept. 2 in Kingsville, opened its spring workouts last week and head coach Ian Shoemaker was pleased with the first practice. “We had a lot of energy today, which proves these guys are excited to get out here and compete,” Shoemaker said. “It wasn’t a perfect practice by any means but very encouraging. The offense looked smooth at times and our defense was sharp. Overall, I was pleased with the effort put forth, and the preparation our players put in to get us up and running to start this season off.” There are “more than 50” letterwinners returning along with a large number of redshirts. There are also a “handful” of transfers and walk-ons. “These practices are vital for anyone who has recently joined our program, and for those who sat out due to redshirt,” Shoemaker said. “They need reps, and everyone is going to get an opportunity to prove their value to our program. This time also helps build confidence for those who are returning from injury and allows our transfers to get a solid grasp of our schemes and concepts as we move forward to the start of the 2017 season.” The Wildcats workout at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The spring game is set for 1 p.m. April 29. LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …Jaret von Rosenberg has been named the men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M-Commerce. He has been an assistant coach at the University of Hartford (Conn.) for the past two years. Prior to Harford, he was an assistant at TAMUC for two years and was at Abilene Christian for two seasons. A 2009 graduate of Hartford, his first position was at Collin College for two years. He replaces Sam Walker, who left the coaching position to become executive director for alumni engagement in Commerce.
2017 Javelina Beach Volleyball Remaining Schedule April 14 – Spring Hill (Ala.) in Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m. April 14 – Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. April 14 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Baton Rouge, La., 6 p.m. April 15 – Georgia State in Baton Rouge, La., 9 a.m. April 15 – Louisiana-Monroe in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m. April 19 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Kingsville, 7 p.m. April 22 - Texas Christian in Corpus Christi, 10 a.m. April 22 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 3 p.m.
Beach VB To Play in Louisiana The Texas A&M-Kingsville beach volleyball team goes to Louisiana for five matches this week in the Battle of the Bayou at Louisiana State in Baton Rouge. Four of the opponents are NCAA Division I schools. The Javelinas, 8-11 for the year, will play three matches Friday: Spring Hill (Ala.) 1 p.m., LSU 3 p.m. and Texas A&MCorpus Christi 6 p.m. Saturday’s matches will be with Georgia State at 9 a.m. and Louisiana-Monroe at 3 p.m. Spring Hill is an NCAA Division II school and the others are Division I. Two of the opponents are nationally ranked. LSU is No. 7 and Georgia State No. 10. The Javelinas will be meeting Louisiana-Monroe for the second time this season. They dropped a 4-1 decision to the Louisiana squad earlier. It will be the first of three matches between the Javelinas and neighboring Islanders this season. The squads have an April 19 dual in Kingsville and will meet April 22 in Corpus Christi. The Javelina duo of Haley Hutchinson, sophomore from Georgetown (Rouse), and Maelee Sowa, freshman from Sealy, have a 7-5 record and the duo of Morgan Broussard, senior from Gering, Neb., and Madison Brabham, sophomore from Kingwood, are 7-5. Javelina Beach Volleyball Records Team Defeated Stevenson (Md.), 3-2. Defeated Principia (Ill.), 5-0. Defeated Missouri Baptist, 3-2. Defeated Stevenson, 5-0 Lost to Grand Canyon (Ariz.), 5-0 Lost to University of New Mexico, 5-0 Lost to University of Arizona, 5-0 Lost to Arizona State, 5-0 Lost to Houston Baptist, 5-0 Los to New Orleans, 3-2 (Continued on Page 5)
Digging in the Sand Gabby Atchley, freshman from Concord, Calif., gets a dig as teammate Kelby Sprinkles, freshman from Little River (Academy), watches in a recent beach volleyball match on the Javelina courts.
2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville Football Schedule Sept. 2 – Central Washington in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kingsville Community and Military Appreciation Weekend). Sept. 9 - Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, TBA. Sept. 16 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 – *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Heritage/Hall of Fame and Champions Weekend). Sept. 30 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. Oct. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend). Oct. 14 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Oct. 21 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Homecoming). Oct. 28 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 7 p.m. Nov. 4 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., noon (MST). Nov. 11 – William Jewell (Mo.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Day). *Lone Star Conference games.
Beach Volleyball to Play Five Matches at LSU (Continued from Page 4) Lost to Louisiana-Monroe, 4-1 Lost to Houston Baptist, 4-1 Defeated Warner (Ga.), 4-1 Defeated Lewis & Clark (Ill.), 5-0
Defeated Lewis & Clark, 5-0 Defeated Warner, 5-0 Lost to Houston Baptist, 5-0 Lost to Tulane, 5-0 Lost to Central Arkansas, 5-0
Individuals Taliah Phipps-Paige Lanam Madeline Sims-Marci Shipman Haley Hutchinson-Maelee Sowa Morgan Broussard-Madison Brabham Alexis Wick-Kyra Henderson Kat Evans-Kadi Shipman Madison Brabham-Paige Lanam, Gabby Atchley-Kelby Sprinkles Morgan Broussard-Marci Shipman Alexis Wick-Kelby Sprinkles Gabby Atchley-Kyra Henderson Kat Evans-Maelee Sowa Haley Hutchinson-Kadi Shipman
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Non-Contact Sport? Javelina infielder Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, sophomore from Elk Grove, Calif., collides with the St. Edward’s third baseman as she slides into the third base bag during last week’s doubleheader with the Hilltoppers at Hubert Field .
Five Teams on Javelina Beach Volleyball Slate Ranked in NCAA Top 15 Five opponents of the Texas A&M-Kingsville beach volleyball team were ranked in the NCAA poll released last week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. LSU was No. 7, Arizona No. 8, Georgia State No. 10, Grand Canyon (Ariz.) No. 12 and Arizona State No. 15. Three other teams on the Javelina schedule received votes: Texas Christian, Tulane and New Mexico. NCAA Beach Volleyball Poll Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Rank Team 1. Southern California 2. Pepperdine (Calif.) 3. UCLA 4. Florida State 5. Long Beach State 6. Hawaii 7. LSU 8. Arizona
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Stetson (Fla.) Georgia State South Carolina Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Florida International Florida Atlantic Arizona State Other receiving votes includes TCU, Tulane and New Mexico. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are on the Javelina schedule).
Visiting From Spain Martina Urrutia, center, junior from Madrid, Spain, had her father, Pablo, left, and sister, Aitana, visiting from Spain at last week’s tennis match with Western New Mexico on the Javelina courts.
Schoonard-Saborio LSC Hitter of the Week Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, Texas A&M-Kingsville sophomore first baseman, was named the Lone Star Conference hitter of the week last week. From Elk Grove, Calif., she hit .900 in four games the previous week and scored seven times. Schoonard-Saborio had a 1.600 slugging percentage and a .917 onbase percentage. Against Lone Star Conference cohort Cameron, she went six for six in a doubleheader, had a 2.000 slugging percentage and had five runs batted in. She was leading the team in hitting going into last week’s games with a .425 average. She became the first Javelina player to receive LSC player of the week recognition this spring.
LSC Teams First, Second in National Softball Rankings Line Drills The offensive and defensive lines get work against each other during a spring practice session last week.
Two Lone Star Conference teams were ranked first and second in the NCAA Division II softball poll compiled by Herosports.com last week. Angelo State was No. 1 and West Texas A&M No. 2.
Tarleton State was ranked No. 16 and Texas A&M-Commerce was No. 25. St. Mary’s, a team on the Texas A&M-Kingsville schedule along with the LSC schools, was ranked No. 4.
The Javelina Highlights is published weekly by the Kingsville Publishing Co. Send address changes, news, pictures or correspondence to Fred Nuesch, MSC 114A, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363 or [email protected] Spring Workouts Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson talks to his players prior to a spring workout last week in Javelina Stadium.
Lopez Has 10th Fastest Hurdle Time of the Week Javier Lopez’s time of 13.92 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays was the 10th fastest of the week, in any division, the week of March 27-April 1. The Texas A&M-Kingsville junior from Cordova, Spain, had a 13.92 in the preliminaries. It was the fastest among all Division II hurdlers. The nine better times were by NCAA Division I athletes. Top 10 Men’s 110-meter Performances for March 27-April 1. Athlete, School, Class Time Nick Anderson, Kentucky, Sr. 13.59 David Kendziera, Illinois, Jr. 13-60 Marquis Morris, Southern California, Jr. 13.61 Freddie Crittenden, Syracuse, Sr. 13.66 Spencer Offor, Texas, Sr. 13.66 Isaiah Moore, South Carolina, Jr. 13.73 Amere Lattin, Houston, So. 13.79 Ashtyn Davis, California, Jr. 13.83 Nate Pozolinski, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sr. 13.87 Javier Lopez, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Jr. 13.92
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Get a Preview of Your 2017 Javelina Football Team! Annual Spring Game 5 p.m. - Saturday, April 22 Javelina Stadium Tailgating Prior to the Game
Workout Warmups Members of the Javelina football team go through a warmup drill before a practice last week in Javelina Stadium.
Honorary Game Captains: The Villarreal Brothers (Chico & Tito) and Phil Neessen
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Quarterback Drill Javelina coach Jaime Martinez watches as the Javelina quarterbacks go through a drill during a spring workout session last week in Javelina Stadium.
(Continued from Page 1) Pablo Hernandez, sophomore outfielder from Havana, Cuba, is hitting .337 with 13 doubles and a home run and Hunter Perkins, senior utility player from Victoria (East), has a .321 average with seven doubles and a home run. The Javelinas are hitting .298 as a team. Seth Hubert, senior righthander from Riviera, has a 6-1 record on the mound and his earned run average is 2.37. Preston Plovanich, sophomore lefty from Santa Fe, has a 4-1 record and his ERA is 4.18. The Javelina pitching staff has a cumulative ERA of 3.85. Eastern is 27-11 overall and has a 5-5 LSC record. Alex DeLaCruz, junior infielder from Freeport, N.Y., has a .441 batting average to lead the team in that category and he has 11 doubles, a triple and five home runs. Michael McNicholl, senior outfielder from Alta Loma, Calif., is hitting .391 with 10 doubles and seven home runs.
Endy Villalona, junior infielder from Freeport, N.Y., has a .380 average with five doubles, two triples and a home run. The Greyhounds are hitting .330 as a team. Keenan Dodd, junior righthander from Albuquerque, N.M., has a 6-1 record on the mound and his ERA is 2.14. The Greyound pitchers have a cumulative ERA of 3.87. The Javelinas will remain at home Tuesday to host Texas A&M International in a nonconference affair. Game time will be 6 p.m. The Dustdevils have a threegame series with Angelo State this weekend before coming to Kingsville. They enter the series with a 10-21 record. The Javelinas swept a doubleheader from the Devils earlier in Laredo, winning 16-2 and 14-4.
Martinez, Lopez Receive IBC Bank Recognition Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field athletes Kaina Martinez and Javier Lopez were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week this week for their performances last weekend in San Angelo. Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, had two NCAA Division II provisional performances, winning the 200-meter dash in 23.66 and finishing second in the long jump with a 19-10.75 mark. She ran a leg on the secondplace 400-meter relay team. Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, automatically qualified for the NCAA meet with a time of 13.82 in the 110-meter hurdles. He finished first in the race and also ran a leg on the 400-meter relay unit that had a third place finish.
Javelina in Berlin Adam Pena, former Javelina track and field athlete, competed in the Berlin, Germany, half marathon recently and finished 1,138th out of 30,000 runners. He’s shown at the location of the Berlin Wall before it was torn down.
Golf Team Awaits LSC Tournament The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s golf team will be idle until the Lone Star Conference Championships April 24-25 in Frisco. The squad closed out its regular-season schedule last week in Mountain Home, Ark., finishing sixth in a field of 10 teams. Arkansas Tech took the title with a 594 score, Central Oklahoma was second at 607, host Henderson (Ark.) State was third with a 613 score, ArkansasMonticello fourth at 629, Arkansas-Fort Smith fifth with a 634 score, the Javelinas sixth at 635, Southern Nazarene seventh at 639, Southern Arkansas eighth at 647, Northwest Missouri ninth at 651 and Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 10th with a 713 score. Rachelle Nielsen, sophomore from Summerland, British Columbia, was the low for the Javelinas at 154. She finished 11th. Other Javelina scores were Reanna De La Cruz, freshman from Austin (Westlake), 155; Analysa Coy, senior from Bastrop, 161, Bailey Blezinger, freshman from Bellville, 165 and Brittany Rodriguez, junior from Corpus Christi (Moody), 169.
Javelina Football Spring Workout Remaining Schedule
Thursday, April 13 – 7 p.m. Friday, April 14 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 – 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20 – 7 p.m. Friday, April 21 – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22 – Spring Game, 5 p.m.
Track & Field To Enter Texas A&M-Commerce Meet The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel to North Texas Saturday for the Texas A&MCommerce Invitational in Commerce. The field events will begin at 11 a.m. and the running events start at 5:30 p.m. There will be no preliminaries in the running events. The Javelinas had one NCAA Division II automatic qualifier last weekend at the Angelo State Relays in San Angelo and 13 provisional standards were achieved.
Javier Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, ran a 13.82 in winning the 110-meter hurdles and that earned him a spot in the national championships in late May. Kaina Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, provisionally qualified in two events with a 23.66 time in the 200-meter dash and a 19-10.75 long jump. James Passley, senior from Portland, Jamaica, also had two provisional performances, jumping 24-1.75 in the long jump and 482.75 in the triple jump. Nine other provisional
Getting a Dig Alexis Wick, junior from Leander (Rouse), gets a dig in a recent beach volleyball match on the Javelina courts.
2017 Javelina Remaining Women’s Tennis Spring Schedule April 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 11 a.m. April 21-22 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Arlington (Arlington Tennis Center).
performances were turned in by the Javelinas: …LaGae Brigance, sophomore from Missouri City (Hightower) with a 5-8.5 high jump. …Christian Garcia, grad student from Eagle Pass with a 558.5 throw in the shot put. …Plaserae Johnson, senior from Glendale, Ariz., with a 23.92 time in the 200-meter dash. …Bryce Martin, senior from Salado with a 15-7.25 height in the pole vault. …Jorge Rios, freshman from Port Lavaca with a 167-6 discus throw. …Rachael Somoye, sophomore from Houston (Alief Taylor) with a throw of 183-11 in the hammer. …Keandria Taylor, freshman from Rosebud-Lott with an 11.84 time in the 100-meter dash. …Brandon Wilson, freshman from Toronto, Ontario, with a 14.39 in the 110-meter hurdles. …The women’s 400-meter relay team with a 46.87 time. Running on the relay unit were Martinez, Taylor, Johnson and Adriana Bonin, sophomore from Conroe (Oak Ridge). Garcia won gold in the shot put, Lopez in the hurdles, Martinez in the 100 and Somoye in the hammer throw. Both Javelina teams finished fourth in the team standings. Host Angelo State won the men’s title with 213 points, Texas A&M-Commerce was second with 133.33, South Plains finished third with 114, the Javelinas had 97, Tarleton State was fifth with 75.83, West Texas College sixth with 69,
McMurry seventh with 25.83, Pittsburg (Kan.) State eighth with 22, Hardin-Simmons ninth with eight and Texas-Permian Basin 10th with three. In the women’s division, ASU won with 226.5 points. Texas A&M-Commerce was
second with 117.5, South Plains third with 107.5, the Javelinas fourth with 90.5, Tarleton State fifth with 81, West Texas College sixth with 67, McMurry seventh with 33, Hardin-Simmons eighth with 11, Pittsburg State ninth with 10 and UTPB 10th with one.
Defensive Line Drill Players on the Javelina defensive line go through a station drill during spring practice last week in Javelina Stadium.
2017 Remaining Javelina Softball Schedule April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. April 21 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m. April 22 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (dh), 2 p.m. April 25 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville (dh), 4 p.m. April 28 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 29 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville (dh), 1 p.m. May 1-6 – Lone Star Conference Championships, TBD. May 12-14 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. May 19-20 – NCAA Division II Super Regionals, TBD. May 25-28 – NCAA Division II World Series in Salem, Va. *Lone Star Conference games.
Timeout Talk Javelina assistant coach and former player Marija Dimitrovska talks with Javelina players Viktoria Romanovskaya, freshman from Moscow, Russia, and Valerie Ruiz, freshman from San Antonio (Reagan), during a timeout in a match with Western New Mexico last week on the Javelina courts. The Javelinas won the Lone Star Conference match, 9-0.
2017 Javelina Remaining Baseball Schedule April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. April 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. April 18 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 21 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Aprl 22 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (DH), 1 p.m. April 23 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 3 p.m. April 28 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 29 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 30 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. May 5 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 3 p.m. May 6 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. May 7 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m. May 11-13 – Lone Star Conference Championship at site of No. 1 seed. May 18-21 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, TBD. May 27-June 3 – NCAA Division II College Word Series, TBD. *Lone Star Conference games.
Final Home Match Of Its Inagural Season For the Javelina Beach Volleyball Team 7 p.m. - Wednesday, April 19 Javelina Courts vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Best Time In DII Javier Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, steps off a 13.92 time in the 110meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in Austin. It was the fastest time in NCAA Division II thus far this spring. He ran a 13.82 last weekend in San Angelo to automatically qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships.
Javelina Track & Field Teams Ranked Nationally The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s track and field teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II polls compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association last week. The men were No. 14 and the women were No. 13. Five LSC men’s teams were ranked in the top 17: Texas A&MCommerce No. 4, Angelo State No. 11, Eastern New Mexico No. 13, the Javelinas No. 14 and West Texas A&M No. 17. In the women’s division, LSC teams were in the first two spots of the poll: West Texas A&M No. 1 and Angelo State No. 2. Other conference schools ranked were the Javelinas No. 13 and Texas A&M-Commerce No. 25. NCAA Division II Track & Field Polls Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. California State-Chico 2. Ashland (Ohio) 3. Tiffin (Ohio) 4. Texas A&M-Commerce 5. Shorter (Ga.) 6. St. Augustine’s (N.C.)
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Adams (Colo.) State Central Missouri Limestone (N.C.) Angelo State Lincoln (Mo.) Eastern New Mexico Texas A&M-Kingsville Minnesota State Alaska-Anchorage West Texas A&M Mount Olive (N.C.) Shippensburg (Pa.) Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Grand Valley (Mich.) Pittsburg (Kan.) State California Poly-Pomona Florida Tech Western Oregon Women’s Division Rank Team 1. West Texas A&M 2. Angelo State 3. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 4. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 5. California State-Chico 6. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 7. California Baptist 8. San Francisco (Calif.) State 9. Humboldt (Calif.) State 10. Alaska-Anchorage 11. Western (Colo.) State 12. Shippensburg (Pa.) 13. Texas A&M-Kingsville 14. Findlay (Ohio)
16. Simon Fraser (British Columbia) 17. Academy of Art (Calif.) 18. Grand Valley (Mich.) 19. Chadron (Neb.) State 20. Concordia (Ore.) 21. Wayne (Neb.) State
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California-San Diego Walsh (Ohio) Minnesota-Duluth Texas A&M-Commerce (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Martinez, Lopez LSC Athletes of The Week Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field athletes Kaina Martinez and Javier Lopez were named Lone Star Conference athletes of the week for their performances the week of March 27-April 1. Both were in the Texas Relays in Austin. Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, was the women’s track athlete of the week after running an 11.52 at the Relays. It is the best time this spring in NCAA Division II and a school record. Lopez, senior from Cordova, Spain, had a 13.92 time in the 110meter hurdles to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships in May. It was his best performance of the year, and the best in the LSC. It is the second consecutive week Lopez has been recognized and Martinez becomes the first Javelina female to be honored this season.
Making a Point Javelina assistant softball coach Lauren Palmer gives directions during a doubleheader with St. Mary’s last week at Hubert Field.
