Volleyball Hosts Two Lone Star Conference Opponents
VOLUME XVIII, NO. 13
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
NOV. 1, 2017
Volleyball Hosts Two Lone Star Conference Opponents
Carnival Volunteer Manuel Hanze, senior track and field athlete from Guayaquil, Ecuador, was a volutneer at the Lions Club Halloween Carnival last week.
The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team will close out its regulation-season home schedule Friday and Saturday when it hosts Lone Star Conference cohorts Texas-Permian Basin and West Texas A&M in the Steinke Center. The UTPB Friday match is set for 7 p.m. and the Javelinas take on West Texas at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Javelinas were 9-6 in the LSC and 17-10 for the year going into a Tuesday night match with Angelo State in San Angelo. Alexis Wick, 6-2 senior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), leads the Javelina attack with a .311 percentage.
Haley Hutchinson, 6-1 junior middle blocker from Georgetown (Rouse), has a .309 attack percentage and averages 0.98 blocks a set. Casey Klobedans, 5-10 senior setter from Boerne (Champion), averages 9.82 sets and Jasmine Jacinto, 5-4 freshman libero from San Antonio (Antonian), averages 4.04 digs. Madison Brabham, 5-11 junior hitter from Kingwood, averages 2.81 kills a set. Texas-Permian Basin had a Tuesday night matchup with Eastern New Mexico and had a 421 season’s record and 1-15 LSC
Football Returns to New Mexico Saturday
The Texas A&M-Kingsville football team will make its final road trip when it travels to Silver City, N.M., this weekend for a Lone Star Conference clash with Western New Mexico. Kickoff time will be 1 p.m. (CDT). This will be the second consecutive week for the Javelinas to play in New Mexico. They faced Eastern New Mexico last weekend in Portales. The Javelinas will be playing in Silver City for the first time. The two previous meetings with Western, both won by the Javelinas, were played Kingsville. The Javelinas take a 3-6 season’s record and 2-5 LSC mark into this week’s game. The team is averaging 405.3 total yards a game, 139.3 rushing and 266 passing.
The defense has given up 380.9 total yards an outing, 128.6 rushing and 252.3 passing. Nick Pelrean, 5-9, 185-pound junior running back from Houston (Chavez), leads the Javelina rushing attack with 87 yards a game and 6.8 yards an attempt. He has six rushing touchdowns. Cade Dyal, 5-11, 195-pound freshman quarterback from Kerrville, has completed 151 of 249 (.606) passes for 182.2 yards a game. He has thrown for 15 touchdowns and has had eight intercepted. Jordan Thomas, 6-0, 165pound senior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), has 51 receptions for 921 yards and eight touchdowns. Trevor Moses, 6-0, 200pound senior linebacker from Corpus Christi (Calallen), tops the
tackle chart with 59 and Peyton Tilley, 6-2, 210-pound senior linebacker from Leander, has 58. Brandon Jones, 6-3, 250pound junior defensive end from Houston (Nimitz), has 10 tackles for losses and Caleb Valentine, 61, 220-pound sophomore linebacker from Fulshear (Seven Lakes), has 5.5 sacks. Western is 2-7 for the year and 1-5 in the LSC. The Mustangs are averaging 388.9 total yards a game, 86.8 rushing and 302.1 passing. Defensively, they have allowed 383.8 total yards a game, 146.1 rushing and 257.7 passing. Justin Harris, 5-10, 170-pound senior running back from Temecula, Calif., leads the rushing with 60.7 yards a game and 4.4 yards a carry. He has three scores. (Continued on Page 3)
record going into the Tuesday competition. Skylar Friel, 5-10 sophomore outside hitter from Rowlett (Sachse), has a .187 attack
percentage and Rachel Dixon, 5-10 senior outside hitter from Arlington (Kennedale), averages 2.23 kills a set. (Continued on Page 4)
Men’s Basketball To Meet TAMUCC in Thursday Exhibition Game The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s basketball team will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in an exhibition game Thursday in Corpus Christi. Tipoff time will be 7 p.m. in the American Bank Center. The Javelinas played the U.S. Navy All-Stars in an exhibition last week in Kingsville and outscored the opponent, 69-60. The Javelinas open their regulation season Nov. 10 against South Dakota Mines in Kingsville.
Ties Record
Jordan Thomas (6), 6-0, 165pound senior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), tied the school record with 212 receiving yards in last weekend’s game with Eastern New Mexico. He had 11 receptions, one off the school mark.
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
THREE SENIOR MEMBERS of the Javelina volleyball team will recognized on Senior Day Saturday in the Steinke Center. The Javelinas will host West Texas A&M at 2 p.m. in the home finale. The three seniors are Krystal Faison, Casey Klobedans and Alexis Wick. Faison, outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson), is a threeyear letterwinner with the Javelinas as is Klobedans, setter from Boerne (Champion). Wick, middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), has been with the Javelinas the past two years and is also a member of the beach volleyball squad. SIX MEMBERS OF the Javelina men’s and women’s cross country teams are in their final seasons this fall. Four of the seniors are on the men’s rosters: …Daniel Guerrero from Corpus Christi (Moody). …Elias Madrid, three-year letterman from Evans, Ga.. …Francisco Solis, three-year letterman from Corpus Christi (Miller). …Shane Stehle, three-year letterman from Orange Grove. The seniors on the women’s roster are Chelsea Gonzalez, threeyear letterwinner from Corpus Christi (Carroll), and Mariah Noyola, three-year letterwinner from Harlingen (South).
THE JAVELINA BASEBALL team will hold its second fall scrimmage at 2 p.m. Friday. The Javelinas will host Coastal Bend College at Nolan Ryan Field. The squad scrimmaged Laredo College last weekend. The softball team will be in San Antonio for a pair of scrimmages Saturday. The Javelinas take on Navarro College at 12:30 p.m. and Texas State at 3 p.m. The softball team hosted Coastal Bend in a scrimmage doubleheader last weekend at Hubert Field.
FOUR JAVELINA ATHLETES were initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society last week in the Memorial Student Union Building ballroom. The athletes are Austin Alford, track and field participant from Ganado; Payton Geisinger, baseball player from Wichita Falls; Seth Hubert, baseball player from Riviera, and Brittney Rodriguez, golfer from Corpus Christi (Moody). Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective alldiscipline honor society. The society’s mission is to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.
THREE FORMER NCAA Division II players are in the World Series this fall. One is from Lone Star Conference member Texas-Permian (Continued on Page 3)
Alice Visitors Girls from the Alice Boys & Girls Club were guests at a recent Javelina volleyball match.
27 Games Set for LSC/RMAC Challenge Twenty-seven games are scheduled in the Lone Star Conference/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge Nov. 10-12. The Challenge will see men’s and women’s teams from the two leagues pitted against each other. Texas A&M-Kingsville’s men’s and women’s teams will be involved, the men hosting two games and the women traveling to South Dakota and Nebraska for action. The Javelina men will host South Dakota Mines on Nov. 10 and Chadron (Neb.) State will visit Nov. 11. The Javelina women will be at Black Hills (S.D.) State Nov. 10 and at Chadron State Nov. 11. Lone Star Conference/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge Schedule Men’s Division Nov. 10 – South Dakota Mines at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.) in Albuquerque, N.M. Angelo State vs. Colorado-
Colorado Springs in Stephenville. Metro (Colo.) State at Tarleton State. Western (Colo.) State at Texas-Permian Basin. Adams (Colo.) State at West Texas A&M. Nov. 11 – Chadron (Neb.) at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Angelo State vs. Metro State in Stephenville. Adams State at Texas-Permian Basin. Western New Mexico vs. New Mexico Highlands in Albuquerque, N.M. Eastern New Mexico vs. New Mexico Highlands in Albuquerque, N.M. Western State at West Texas A&M. Colorado-Colorado Springs at Tarleton State. Nov. 12 – Western New Mexico vs. Fort Lewis in Albuquerque, N.M. W omen’s Division
Nov. 10 – Texas A&M-Kingsville at Black Hills (S.D.) State. West Texas A&M at Colorado-Colorado Springs. Texas-Permian Basin vs. Fort Lewis in Durango, Colo. Eastern New Mexico vs. South Dakota Mines in Durango, Colo. Colorado-Mesa at Midwestern State. Metro State at Texas A&MCommerce. Western State at Tarleton State. Nov. 11 – Texas A&M-Kingsville at Chadron State. Western State at Texas Woman’s. Cameron vs. Colorado-Mesa in Wichita Falls. West Texas A&M at Regis (Colo.). Texas-Permian Basin vs. South Dakota Mines in Durango, Colo. Colorado State-Pueblo at Texas A&M-Commerce. Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Lewis in Durango, Colo.
Upcoming Javelina Events
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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Basin. He’s Evan Gattis, catcher for the Houston Astros. The Astros also have pitcher Mike Fiers from Nova Southeastern (Fla.) A Division II player on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster is outfielder O’Koyea Dickson of Sonoma (Calif.) State.
THE JAVELINA FOOTBALL played in Eastern New Mexico’s new on-campus Greyhound Stadium for the first time last weekend. The facility was opened in 2016. The Hounds had played home games in the stadium at Blackwater Draw for years before moving to the new field. It has a capacity of 4,000. There has been a move in the Lone Star Conference for teams to construct on-campus stadiums. Angelo State moved a couple of blocks from its old home to an on-campus field several years ago and West Texas A&M has plans to do the same.
NCAA DIVISIOIN II schools raised more than $634,000 for Make-A-Wish during the 2016-17 school year. It is the most ever raised by the DII programs. Since the Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee established the partnership with Make-A-Wish in 2003, the division has raised more than $5.3 million for the organization. The funds are used to grant wishes to more than 660 youngsters across the country with life-threatening medical conditions. More than 81 percent of the Division II schools participated in raising the money. More than 250 schools from all 24 Division II conferences participated including 100 percent participation from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, Heartland Conference and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. PSAC was the top fundraising conference with $70,210. Among the schools, North Georgia raised the most with $26,000. SAAC adopted a model two years ago in which money collected from championship and enforcement fines are added to institutional fundraising in order for institutions to have the opportunity to host a wish reveal party on campus. In 2016-17, eight schools raised more than $10,000 and earned a wish reveal party. One Lone Star Conference school was among the top 30 in the amount raised for Make-A-Wish during the past school year. Texas A&M-Commerce raised $7,090.81 and ranked 14th among all institutions in the division. Lubbock Christian, a future member of the LSC, raised $8,000 and was 12th. The LSC ranked 11th among the 24 conferences in the amount raised. The league schools raised $19,776.00. LYNN (FLA.) HAS announced that it will add men’s cross country and track and field to its athletic program. (Continued on Page 4)
Touchdown Break Nick Pelrean, junior running back from Houston (Chavez), rests on the sideline after scoring the first touchdown in the recent game with Tarleton State.
Football Returns To New Mexico This Weekend (Continued from Page 1) Javia Hall, 6-1, 200-pound senior quarterback from Dallas (Skyline), has completed 215 of 389 (.553) passes for 121.5 yards a game. He has thrown for 19 touchdowns and has had 11 picked off. D’Angelo Bowie, 5-11, 180pound senior wideout from Virginia Beach, Va., has 50 receptions for 683 yards and six touchdowns. Dominic Barry, 6-0, 237-pound senior linebacker from Moreno Valley, Calif., leads the Mustangs defensively with 95 tackles and 5.5 sacks. After this weekend’s journey, the Javelinas return home to close out the season with nonconference opponent William Jewell of Missouri.
Nov. 2 – Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 7 p.m. (exhibition game). Nov. 3 – Volleyball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Baseball: Coastal Bend College in Kingsville, 2 p.m. (exhibition). Nov. 4 – Volleyball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 1 p.m. Softball: Navarro College in San Antonio (scrimmage), 12:30 p.m. Texas State in San Antonio (scrimmage), 3 p.m. Nov. 5 – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II South Central Region Meet in Canyon (West Texas A&M host). Nov. 10 – Men’s Basketball: South Dakota Mines in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m. Women’s Basketball: Black Hills (S.D.) State in Spearfish, S.D., 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 – Men’s Basketball: Chadron (Neb.) State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: William Jewell (Mo.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Day). Volleyball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. Women’s Basketball: Chadron (Neb.) State in Chadron, Neb., 2 p.m. Nov. 14 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. Nov. 17 – Men’s Basketball: Colorado State-Pueblo in Pueblo, Colo., 8 p.m. Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed.. Nov. 18 – Women’s Basketball: Texas International in Laredo, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Adams (Colo.) State in Pueblo, Colo., 4 p.m. Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. Nov. 19 – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind. Nov. 21 – Men’s and Women’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 – Women’s Basketball: Oklahoma Christian in San Angelo, 1:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 – Women’s Basketball: Fort Lewis (Colo.) in San Angelo, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 – Men’s and Women’s Basketball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. Dec. 1 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. Dec. 2 – Women’s Basketball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Austin, 4 p.m. Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. Dec. 7 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – Men’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Dec. 19 – Women’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30 – Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 4 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 and 4 p.m. Jan. 11 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games or matches.
Javelina Hash By By Fred Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of of Athletic Athletic External External (Continued from Page 3) The school already has women’s cross country and track and field. With the addition of Embry-Riddle and Palm Beach Atlantic as members of the Sunshine State conference this year, Lynn becomes the eighth school with men’s track and field and ninth with men’s cross country. The others with the programs are Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Nova Southeastern, Rollins, Saint Leo and Tampa. All are in Florida.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …Kevin Blaskowski has resigned as head softball coach at West Texas A&M. He said he will pursue a business opportunity. Blaskowski restarted the WTAM softball program in 2006 after a 24year absence and he has a 467-246 record in the 12 seasons since. The Lady Buffs have won five Lone Star Conference titles, a national championship and been in the College World Series twice. …Abilene Christian has announced the creation of the First Down Club, a fundraising initiative to aid in raising money for the Football Excellence Fund. The initiative is part of a solution to help decrease the difference left by the football program operating at $250,000 below the media budget of the Southland Conference. Anyone who gives $100 or more annually to a sport is considered a part of the Wildcat Club. To qualify for the First Down Club, a booster must donate $1,000 or more to the Fund. The initiative breaks up into five different levels and offers new perks based on the amount given each year. ACU is a former member of the Lone Star Conference and NCAA Division II. NCAA DIVISION II notes: …The NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct recognized six athletes who will receive the 2016-17 NCAA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Awards. One is from an NCAA Division II school. Pablo Jara is a soccer player and sport management major at Wingate (N.C.). Jara celebrates the talent of his competitors before he enjoys his own team’s victory. During the first round of the 2015 NCAA Division II soccer tournament, he made Wingate’s penalty kick to advance the Bulldogs to the regional semifinals. Immediately after, he approached Lander’s goalkeeper to congratulate him on a match well played. Jara made the game-winning play but praising his opponent’s talent and competitiveness remained his top priority. …Illinois-Springfield has announced it is proceeding with plans for an indoor athletic facility. The field house will become the first of its kind in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. It will accommodate a six-lane rubber track and areas for pole vault, long jump, triple jump and throws. There will be a turf infield, baseball and softball hitting tunnels, golf hitting and training area and multi-purpose flooring to accommodate tennis, volleyball and basketball. The structure will be 92,000 square feet.
Volleyball Hosts UTPB, West Texas (Continued from Page 1) Kiera Granado, 5-5 senior setter from Round Rock, averages 7.86 sets and Sarah Vasquez, 5-6 sophomore libero from San Antonio (Steele), averages 4.79 digs. West Texas had a Tuesday night engagement with Western New Mexico and had an 18-10 season’s record and 10-6 LSC mark going into that match. Destiny Jones, 5-11 freshman middle blocker from Richmond (Travis), has a .333 attack percentage and Erin Clark, 5-11
freshman outside hitter from Scottsdale, Ariz., averages 2.9 kills. Selena Batiste, 5-9 sophomore setter from Portland, Ore., averages 9.26 sets and Chandler Vogel, 5-2 freshman libero from Hereford, averages 4.11 digs a set. Crystal Thomas, 5-9 senior
outside hitter from San Antonio (Roosevelt), averages 1.03 blocks. The Javelinas close their regular season Nov. 10 and 11 at Midwestern State and Cameron. The Lone Star Conference postseason tournament will be Nov. 16-18 at the site of the No. 1 seed.
2017-18 Javelina Men’s Basketball Schedule
Taking It Home Tatyana McFarland, 5-11 junior guard from Riverside, Calif., drives for a basket in an exhibition game with the U.S. Navy AllStars last week in the Steinke Center.
Nov. 2 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 7 p.m. (Exhibition game) Nov. 10 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge vs. South Dakota Mines in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov.11 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge vs. Chadron (Neb.) State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 14 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 – Colorado State-Pueblo in Pueblo, Colo., 8 p.m. Nov. 18 – Adams (Colo.) State in Pueblo, Colo., 4 p.m. Nov. 21 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 – St. Edward’s in Austin, 4 p.m. Dec. 7 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Dec. 19 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 4 p.m. Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 8:30 p.m. Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 5 p.m. Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 4 p.m. Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 4 p.m. Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA. March 21-24 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D. *Lone Star Conference games.
Cross Country Teams Head to Regionals The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s cross country teams will enter the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships Saturday in Canyon. The women’s 6K race is set for 9:30 a.m. on the West Texas A&M campus course. The men’s 10K race will start at 10:45 a.m. The South Central Region is one of the strongest in NCAA division. In the last regular-season national poll, the Colorado Mines and Adams (Colo.) State men’s teams were ranked first and third. Western (Colo.) State was No. 12, Colorado State-Pueblo No. 14, Rogers (Okla.) State No. 21 and Dallas Baptist No. 25. All but Rogers State and DBU are in the Rocky Mountain
Athletic Conference. Rogers and DBU are in the Heartland Conference and will join the Lone Star Conference beginning in 2019-20. In the women’s national standings, Adams was No. 3, Colorado Mines No. 11, Dallas Baptist No. 13, Colorado-Colorado Springs No. 19 and Western State No. 24. All are in the RMAC but DBU.
Javelina men’s entry Jose Ventura, sophomore from San Antonio (O’Connor), finished fourth in the LSC meet this fall and made the All-LSC team. Daniel Guerrero, junior from Corpus Christi (Moody), was No. 11 and was also all-conference. The top team and individual finishers in the regional meet will earn spots in the NCAA Division II Championships Nov. 18 in Evansville, Ind.
NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Polls Blocking Duo
Casey Klobedans (7), senior setter from Boerne (Champion), and Alexis Wick, senior from Leander (Rouse), block a shot in a recent volleyball match in the Steinke Center.
Javelina Stadium Home of the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Championships 2019 and 2020
Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Colorado Mines 2. Adams (Colo.) State 3. Western (Colo.) State 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 5. Rogers (Colo.) State 6. Dallas Baptist 7. W est Texas A & M 8. Colorado-Colorado Springs 9. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 10. Colorado-Mesa Women’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Colorado Mines 3. Dallas Baptist 4. Colorado-Colorado Springs 5. Western (Colo.) State 6. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 7. Colorado Christian 8. Tarleton State 9. W est Texas A & M 10. Colorado State-Pueblo (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Honoring Marconi Former Javelina football player Paul Heckmann with Debra Saldana, right, and her daughter at the Distinguished Alumni Banquet recently in the Memorial Student Union Building. One of the distinguished alums recognized was Detective Ben Marconi of the San Antonio Police Department who was killed in the line of duty last year. Marconi and Heckmann were students at Texas A&I together and members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
2016 Live United Bowl Champion Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas
Faison, Thomas Named IBC Bank Top Athletes
Former Football Players, Coach Former football players returning for this year’s Homecoming game included, left to right, Printez Milburn, Mitch Laymance, Ken Mueller, Mike Dyal and Mike Spheeris and former head football coach Richard Cundiff.
Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball player Krystal Faison and Javelina football player Jordan Thomas were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week for their performances last weekend. Faison, 5-7 senior outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson), had 23 kills, 30 digs and five blocked shots in games with Texas Woman’s and Texas A&M-Commerce. She had a .242 attack percentage against TWU and .125 in the Commerce match. Thomas, 6-0, 185-pound senior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), had 11 receptions for 212 yards and a touchdown. His 212 receiving yards tied the school record, set by Gary Lusk in 2002. His 11 receptions missed the school mark by one. It is the third time Faison has been recognized as athlete of the week and Jordan has been recognized twice.
IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Jasmine Jacinto, volleyball Jose Ventura, cross country Sept. 4-9 Krystal Faison, volleyball Kuziah Ferebee, football Sept. 11-16 Shelby Sheets, volleyball Marcus Younger, football Sept. 18-23 Alexis Wick, volleyball Jose Ventura, cross country Sept. 25-30 Krystal Faison, volleyball Cade Dyal, football Jordan Thomas, football Oct. 2-7 Madison Brabham, volleyball Cade Dyal, football Oct. 9-14 Madison Brabham, volleyball Cade Dyal, football Oct. 16-21 Madison Brabham, volleyball Nick Pelrean, football Jose Ventura, cross country
Three LSC Teams in National Football Poll Three Texas A&M-Kingsville football opponents this season were ranked in the top nine of the NCAA Division II poll released by the American Football Coaches Association last week. Midwestern State was No. 5, Central Washington No. 8 and
Texas A&M-Commerce No. 9. Last weekend’s opponent, Eastern New Mexico, was ranked No. 21. NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by the American Football Coaches Association Rank Team
Lone Star Conference Football Standings (Conference Only) Team W L Pct. Midwestern State 6 0 1.000 Eastern New Mexico 6 1 .857 Texas A&M-Commerce 5 1 .833 Tarleton State 4 2 .667 Angelo State 2 4 .333 Texas A&M-Kingsville 2 5 .286 West Texas A&M 1 5 .167 Texas-Permian Basin 1 5 .167 Western New Mexico 1 5 .167 This Week’s Schedule: Thursday – Eastern New Mexico at West Liberty (W. Va.), 5 p.m.; Saturday - *Texas A&M-Kingsville at W estern New Mexico, 1 p.m. (CDT); *Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 2 p.m.; *Texas-Permian Basin at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.; *West Texas A&M at Angelo State, 6 p.m. Last Weekend’s Results: *Eastern New Mexico 51, Texas A&MKingsville34; *Texas A&M-Commerce 35, West Texas A&M 16; *Midwestern State 66, Texas-Permian Basin 8; *Angelo State 44, Western New Mexico 7; Tarleton State 28, Western Oregon 6.
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Northwest Missouri Shepherd (W. Va.) Minnesota State Indiana (Pa.) Midwestern State Indianapolis (Ind.) Fort Hays (Kan.) State Central Washington Texas A&M-Commerce Winona (Minn.) State Ferris (Mich.) State Ashland (Ohio) Assumption (Mass.) 14. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 15. Colorado-Mesa 16. Wingate (N.C.) 17. Virginia State 18. Humboldt (Calif.) State 19. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 20. Bowie (Md.) State 21. Eastern New Mexico 22. Findlay (Ohio) 23. Central Missouri 24. Colorado State-Pueblo 25. West Alabama (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
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Homecoming 2017...A Javelina Celebration of Past and Present
The homecoming tailgate this fall was the biggest ever.
Former Javelina football player Henry Pullam and his wife, Kim.
Former Javelina basketball player Claudia Castillo, left, and Gloria Buff, wife of former Javelina assistant football coach Haskel Buff.
ESPN3 televised the homecoming game live nationally.
Former Javelina Football players catch the Javelina volleyball action during Homecoming week activities.
Baseball Players Help Out at Lions Club Halloween Event
Giancarlo Servin, , left, freshman pitcher from Edinburg (North), and Matthew Stary, freshman pitcher from Houston (Cypress Falls).
Seth Hubert, senior pitcher from Riviera.
Jarred Taylor, senior pitcher from Vidor.
Brad Jones, junior first baseman and outfielder from Crandall.
Ryan Rodriguez, sophomore catcher from Corpus Christi (Carroll).
Jacob Vasquez, junior pitcher from Victoria (St. Joseph’s).
Baseball Players Help Out at Lions Club Halloween Event
Caleb Nash, freshman catcher from San Antonio (Clark).
Dylan Hutcheson, junior outfielder from Wichita Falls (Rider).
Tyler Flores, left, freshman pitcher from San Antonio (Clark), and Roy Sandoval, freshman outfielder from Corpus Christi (Moody).
2017 Men’s and Women’s Remaining Cross Country Schedule Nov. 5 - NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships in Canyon (West Texas A&M host). Nov. 19 - NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind.
2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville Remaining Football Schedule Nov. 4 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 1 p.m.. Nov.11– W illiam Jewell (Mo.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Day). *Lone Star Conference games. All times are Central Daylight or Central Standard Time. Nathan Kowalik, sophomore pitcher from Goliad.
Athletic Coaches, Staff Attend University Women’s Club Luncheon
Left to right, assistant men’s basketball coach Matt Pressey, assistant men’s basketball coach Mark Mathew, University Women’s Club president Tammy Brennan, head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle and head women’s basketball coach Wade Scott. Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson.
Senior associate athletic director Ruben Cantu and UWC member Ana Estelle, wife of Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle.
Left to right, head volleyballcoach Tanya Allen and assistant volleyball coaches Joe Morales and Gary Payne.
Athletic Coaches, Staff Attend University Women’s Club Luncheon
Head women’s golf coach Stefanie Gray, left, and Hanna Lantz, Assistant track and field coach Tim Miller and University assistant athletic director and women’s senior administrator. Women’s Club member Joan Nuesch.
Left to right, assistant tennis coach Vanessa Tavares, head women’s tnenis coach Autumn Williams, UWC member Perla Wheeler, assistant women’s basketball coach Meesha Wade and assistant women’s basketball coach D.J. Slifer.
Assistant football coach Jaime Martinez and Adline Sadory, University Women’s Club luncheon co-chair.
Dennis Hawkins, assistant athletic director for financial operations, and Carol Jones, associate administrator in the TAMUK Foundation office.
Basketball Gets Underway With Exhibitions Against Navy All-Stars
Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle poses with members of the Kingsville Running Rebels at last weekend’s exhibition game.
Capt. Erik Spitzer, commanding officer at Kingsville Naval Air Station, throws up the ball for the start of the men’s exhibition game between the Javelinas and Navy All-Stars last week in the Steinke Center.
Cadets from the University’s ROTC Javelina Battalion present the colors prior to the exhibition games last week.
Angelica Wilson, 6-1 senior forward from San Diego, Calif., drives for a basket in the exhibition game with the U.S. Navy All-Stars.
Basketball Gets Underway With Exhibitions Against Navy All-Stars
Left to right, Jeanie Alexander, school liaison officer at the Kingsville Naval Air Station; Dr. Scott Gines, vice president of intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation; Navy All-Star head coach Micah Bonner; All-Star assistant coach Rodnic Ward, and Randy Hughes, TAMUK chief of staff.
The Javelina men’s basketball team displays the “J” during the alma mater after the win over the Navy All-
Derrick Byrd, 5-9 senior guard from Atlanta, Ga., guards an opponent in the exhibition game with the U.S. Navy All-Stars last week.
Javelina head women’s basketball coach Wade Scott discusses strategy with Sadie Russell, 6-2 junior forward from Nottingham, England.
Men’s Basketball Team Picked To Finish Fifth in LSC Preseason Poll
The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s basketball team has been
picked fifth in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll.
Lone Star Conference Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll Place Team 1. Texas-Permian Basin 2. West Texas A&M 3. Tarleton State 4. Midwestern State 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 6. Angelo State 7. Texas A&M-Commerce 8. Cameron 9. Eastern New Mexico 10. Western New Mexico
1st place votes 19 5 3 1
Points 269 234 231 168 150 148 117 110 84 29
2017-18 Javelina Women’s Basketball Schedule Nov. 10 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge. vs. Black Hills (S.D.) State in Spearfish, S.D., 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge. vs. Chadron (Neb.) State in Chadron, Neb., 2 p.m. Nov. 14 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 2 p.m. Nov. 21 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Nov. 24 – Angelo State Thanksgiving Classic in San Angelo. vs. Oklahoma Christian, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 25 – Angelo State Thanksgiving Classic in San Angelo. vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Dec. 2 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 2 p.m. Dec. 7 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Dec. 19 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Dec. 30 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 p.m. Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 3 p.m. Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25 - *Texas W oman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 2 p.m. Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Feb.10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 2 p.m. Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Playoffs, TBA. March 19-23 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D. *Lone Star Conference games.
The LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives made the selections. Defending champion TexasPermian Basin is the choice to repeat and received 269 points and 19 first-place votes. West Texas A&M was the choice for second with 234 points and five first-place votes, Tarleton State was tagged third with 231 points and three first-place votes and Midwestern State was picked fourth with 168 points and one first-place vote. The Javelinas had 150 points for fifth and Angelo State was two points behind with 148 points. Texas A&M-Commerce was picked seventh with 117 points, Cameron eighth with 110 points, Eastern New Mexico ninth with 84 points and Western New Mexico 10th with 29 points. Daeshon Francis, TexasPermian Basin All-American, was selected as the preseason player of the year with 21 of the 28 votes. The 6-4 senior guard from Indianapolis, Ind., averaged 18.2 points and 6.6 rebounds a game last season. The team finishing first in the regular-season final standings will be the conference champion. The top eight teams in the final standings will advance into the conference postseason tournament March 1-4 in the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco. The tournament champion receives the LSC’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Boleware Guards Cris Boleware, 510 senior guard from Arlington, guards a Navy All-Star player in last week’s exhibition in the Steinke Center.
Women’s Basketball No. 8 The Texas A&M-Kingsville women have been picked to finish eighth in a Lone Star Conference preseason basketball poll announced last week. The LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. West Texas A&M, last year’s regional champion, was the choice for first with 11 first-place votes and 301 points. Eastern New Mexico was the pick for second with seven firstplace votes and 280 points. Tarleton State had 270 points and three first-place votes, Angelo State was selected fourth with 267 points and 267 points and Texas A&M-Commerce had six firstplace votes and 260 points. Texas Woman’s was tagged
sixth with 172 points, Cameron seventh with 145 points, the Javelinas eighth with 121 points, Midwestern State ninth with 120 points, Texas-Permian Basin 10th with 63 points and Western New Mexico 11th with 47 points. Mackenzie Hailey of Tarleton was selected as the preseason player of the year, receiving 15 of the 31 votes. A sophomore forward from Burleson, she averaged 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds a game last season. The regular-season winner will be the LSC champion . The top eight teams advance into the LSC postseason tournament and the winner will receive the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Lone Star Conference Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll Rank Team 1. West Texas A&M 2. Eastern New Mexico 3. Tarleton State 4. Angelo State 5. Texas A&M-Commerce 6. Texas Woman’s 7. Cameron 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9. Midwestern State 10. Texas-Permian Basin 11. Western New Mexico
1st place votes 11 7 3 4 6
Points 301 280 270 267 260 172 145 121 120 63 47
Baseball, Softball Teams Hold Scrimmages
Lee Gonzalez, senior from Corpus Christi (Calallen), fires from the mound during a scrimmage at Nolan Ryan Field last week.
Breanna Smith, sophomore from San Antonio (Churchill), throws in a scrimmage with Coastal Bend College at Hubert Field.
Levi Zents, senior third baseman from Fort Worth (Keller Central), is Sarah Gilbert, senior from Chipley, Fla., was in the circle for a scrimmage last weekend. one of the 19 lettermen returning for the Javelinas this season.
Javelina first-year head softball coach Craig Nicholson watches his team in action last weekend.
Delila Gillespie, junior outfielder from San Antonio (Judson), slides safely into third in a scrimmage with Coastal Bend College last weekend.
Seth Hubert, senior from Riviera, takes his turn on the mound during a scrimmage with Laredo College last week.
Guerrero, Ventura Named to All-LSC Cross Country Team
Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Jose Ventura and Daniel Guerrero were named to the All-Lone Star Conference cross country team last week. Ventura, sophomore from San Antonio (O’Connor), finished fourth in the recent LSC Championships in Kingsville. Guerrero, junior from Corpus Christi (Moody), was 11th in the
Daniel Guerrero
conference meet. Ventura in his two years on the Javelina team has made allconference in each of the seasons. All-Lone Star Conference Cross Country Teams Men’s Division Omer Almog, Eastern New Mexico, Jr., Tel Aviv, Israel. Justin Botello, Tarleton State, Fr., Pflugerville.
Jarred Elizondo, Tarleton State, So., Bandera. Ruben Guerra, Texas-Permian Basin, So., Midland. Daniel Guerrero, Texas A&M-Kingsville, So., Corpus Christi (Moody). Owen Hind, West Texas A&M, Sr., London, England. Leban Kandie, Angelo State, So., Iten, Kenya. Geoffrey Kipchumba, West Texas A&M, Sr., Kapsabet, Kenya. Jesus Martinez, TexasPermian Basin, So., Crystal. Michael Simcho, Tarleton State, So., Southlake. Ryan Thomson, West Texas A&M, Sr., Clydebank, Scotland. Jose Ventura, Texas A&MKingsville, So., San Antonio (O’Connor). Benedict Westhenry, West Texas A&M, Sr., Weymouth, England. Nicholas Wittkopp, TexasPermian Basin, Jr., Dove. Briggs Wittlake, West Texas A&M, Fr., Amarillo. Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Thomson, West Texas A&M. Freshman of the Year: Briggs Wittlake, West Texas A&M. Coach of the Year: Jake Krolick, West Texas A&M. W omen’s Division Laura Alicke, Texas A&MCommerce, Fr., Bad Lausick, Germany.
Jose Ventura
2017 Javelina Volleyball Remaining Schedule
Nov. 3 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 4 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, TBA. Nov. 11 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. Nov. 16-18 – Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA.
Javelina Pride Is Justified
Emily Ayers, Tarleton State, So., Denton. Esmeraldo Fuentes, Tarleton State, So., Buda. Nikolina Hrelec, West Texas A&M, So., Zagreb, Croatia. Kayleigh Jarrett, Midwestern State, Fr., Lossiemouth, Scotland. Erman Jepleting, West Texas A&M, fr., Eldoret, Kenya. Gretzel Jimenez, Tarleton State, So., China Spring. Delaney Locke, Midwestern State, Fr., Simi Valley, Calif. Kelly McCaskill, West Texas A&M, So., Fort Eustis, Va. Sara Smith, Midwestern State, Jr., Dalhart.
Brandi Stalder, Texas A&MCommerce, So., Sanger. Mason Swanson, Eastern New Mexico, So., Albuquerque, N.M. Kelsey Warren, Angelo State, Sr., Hico. Imani Williams, Tarleton State, Fr., Richmond. Aubri Wrye, West Texas A&M, Fr., Estancia, N.M. Newcomer of the Year: Amy Riera, Tarleton State. Freshman of the Year: Kay8leigh Jarrett, Midwestern State. Coach of the Year: Pat Ponder, Tarleton State.
USATF THROWERS MEET Date: Sunday, Nov. 12 Location: Javelina Stadium Texas A&M UniversityKingsville Time: 8 a.m. Open to all Ages. Contact Coach Tim Miller, Assistant Track & Field Coach Texas A&M UniversityKingsville Phone: 361/593-2424 [email protected]
Javelinas at the LSC Cross Country Championships
The Javelina men’s cross country lines up for the start of the race.
Former Javelina teammates Simon Guerrero, left, and Stacey Whitt at the meet. Guerrero had a son, Daniel, and daughter, Jade, competing for the Javelinas.
The Javelina women’s cross country squad is off in the fog at the start of the women’s 6K event.
Jade Guerrero, center, had her mother, Gloria Lopez Guerrero, and father, Simon Guerrero, at the meet. Gloria and Simon competed for the Javelinas.
Women’s Tennis Joins Opal Cochran Park Cleanup
NCAA Division II Volleyball Poll Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Rank Team 1. Southwest Minnesota 2. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 3. Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 4. Minneosta-Duluth 5. California Baptist 6. Lewis (Ill.) 7. Nebraska-Kearney 8. Western Washington 9. Northern (S.D.) State 10. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 11. Tarleton State 12. Arkansas Tech 13. Central Oklahoma 14. Regis (Colo.) 15. Augustana (S.D.) 16. Central Missouri 17. Winona (Minn.) State 18. Colorado Mines 19. Ferris (Mich.) State 20. Wayne (Neb.) State 21. Angelo State 22. West Florida 23. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 24. Wingate (N.C.) 25. Central Washington (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Javelina Coaches’ Show 6-7 p.m. - Mondays Green Jay Bar & Grill In Kingsville Broadcast Live on WILD 105.5 FM Javelina Hour Begins at 5 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Joins Opal Cochran Park Cleanup
Christian Lays Up Robert Christian, 6-3 sophomore guard from SanAntonio (Sam Houston), gets a layup in last week’s exhibition game with the U.S. Navy All-Stars in the Steinke Center.
LSC Teams Ranked In Football Region Three Lone Star Conference schools were ranked in the first NCAA Division II Super Region 4 football poll released last week. Midwestern State was No. 4, Texas A&M-Commerce No. 8 and Eastern New Mexico No. 9. Central Washington, an early-season opponent of the Javelinas, was ranked No. 2. NCAA Division II Super Region 4 Football Poll Compiled by the NCAA Division II Regional Football Committee Rank Team 1. Winona (Minn.) State 2. Central Washington 3. Minnesota State 4. Midwestern State 5. Humboldt (Calif.) State 6. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7. Colorado-Mesa 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9. Eastern New Mexico 10. Minnesota-Duluth (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
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Volleyball Hosts Two Lone Star Conference Opponents
Carnival Volunteer Manuel Hanze, senior track and field athlete from Guayaquil, Ecuador, was a volutneer at the Lions Club Halloween Carnival last week.
The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team will close out its regulation-season home schedule Friday and Saturday when it hosts Lone Star Conference cohorts Texas-Permian Basin and West Texas A&M in the Steinke Center. The UTPB Friday match is set for 7 p.m. and the Javelinas take on West Texas at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Javelinas were 9-6 in the LSC and 17-10 for the year going into a Tuesday night match with Angelo State in San Angelo. Alexis Wick, 6-2 senior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), leads the Javelina attack with a .311 percentage.
Haley Hutchinson, 6-1 junior middle blocker from Georgetown (Rouse), has a .309 attack percentage and averages 0.98 blocks a set. Casey Klobedans, 5-10 senior setter from Boerne (Champion), averages 9.82 sets and Jasmine Jacinto, 5-4 freshman libero from San Antonio (Antonian), averages 4.04 digs. Madison Brabham, 5-11 junior hitter from Kingwood, averages 2.81 kills a set. Texas-Permian Basin had a Tuesday night matchup with Eastern New Mexico and had a 421 season’s record and 1-15 LSC
Football Returns to New Mexico Saturday
The Texas A&M-Kingsville football team will make its final road trip when it travels to Silver City, N.M., this weekend for a Lone Star Conference clash with Western New Mexico. Kickoff time will be 1 p.m. (CDT). This will be the second consecutive week for the Javelinas to play in New Mexico. They faced Eastern New Mexico last weekend in Portales. The Javelinas will be playing in Silver City for the first time. The two previous meetings with Western, both won by the Javelinas, were played Kingsville. The Javelinas take a 3-6 season’s record and 2-5 LSC mark into this week’s game. The team is averaging 405.3 total yards a game, 139.3 rushing and 266 passing.
The defense has given up 380.9 total yards an outing, 128.6 rushing and 252.3 passing. Nick Pelrean, 5-9, 185-pound junior running back from Houston (Chavez), leads the Javelina rushing attack with 87 yards a game and 6.8 yards an attempt. He has six rushing touchdowns. Cade Dyal, 5-11, 195-pound freshman quarterback from Kerrville, has completed 151 of 249 (.606) passes for 182.2 yards a game. He has thrown for 15 touchdowns and has had eight intercepted. Jordan Thomas, 6-0, 165pound senior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), has 51 receptions for 921 yards and eight touchdowns. Trevor Moses, 6-0, 200pound senior linebacker from Corpus Christi (Calallen), tops the
tackle chart with 59 and Peyton Tilley, 6-2, 210-pound senior linebacker from Leander, has 58. Brandon Jones, 6-3, 250pound junior defensive end from Houston (Nimitz), has 10 tackles for losses and Caleb Valentine, 61, 220-pound sophomore linebacker from Fulshear (Seven Lakes), has 5.5 sacks. Western is 2-7 for the year and 1-5 in the LSC. The Mustangs are averaging 388.9 total yards a game, 86.8 rushing and 302.1 passing. Defensively, they have allowed 383.8 total yards a game, 146.1 rushing and 257.7 passing. Justin Harris, 5-10, 170-pound senior running back from Temecula, Calif., leads the rushing with 60.7 yards a game and 4.4 yards a carry. He has three scores. (Continued on Page 3)
record going into the Tuesday competition. Skylar Friel, 5-10 sophomore outside hitter from Rowlett (Sachse), has a .187 attack
percentage and Rachel Dixon, 5-10 senior outside hitter from Arlington (Kennedale), averages 2.23 kills a set. (Continued on Page 4)
Men’s Basketball To Meet TAMUCC in Thursday Exhibition Game The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s basketball team will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in an exhibition game Thursday in Corpus Christi. Tipoff time will be 7 p.m. in the American Bank Center. The Javelinas played the U.S. Navy All-Stars in an exhibition last week in Kingsville and outscored the opponent, 69-60. The Javelinas open their regulation season Nov. 10 against South Dakota Mines in Kingsville.
Ties Record
Jordan Thomas (6), 6-0, 165pound senior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), tied the school record with 212 receiving yards in last weekend’s game with Eastern New Mexico. He had 11 receptions, one off the school mark.
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
THREE SENIOR MEMBERS of the Javelina volleyball team will recognized on Senior Day Saturday in the Steinke Center. The Javelinas will host West Texas A&M at 2 p.m. in the home finale. The three seniors are Krystal Faison, Casey Klobedans and Alexis Wick. Faison, outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson), is a threeyear letterwinner with the Javelinas as is Klobedans, setter from Boerne (Champion). Wick, middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), has been with the Javelinas the past two years and is also a member of the beach volleyball squad. SIX MEMBERS OF the Javelina men’s and women’s cross country teams are in their final seasons this fall. Four of the seniors are on the men’s rosters: …Daniel Guerrero from Corpus Christi (Moody). …Elias Madrid, three-year letterman from Evans, Ga.. …Francisco Solis, three-year letterman from Corpus Christi (Miller). …Shane Stehle, three-year letterman from Orange Grove. The seniors on the women’s roster are Chelsea Gonzalez, threeyear letterwinner from Corpus Christi (Carroll), and Mariah Noyola, three-year letterwinner from Harlingen (South).
THE JAVELINA BASEBALL team will hold its second fall scrimmage at 2 p.m. Friday. The Javelinas will host Coastal Bend College at Nolan Ryan Field. The squad scrimmaged Laredo College last weekend. The softball team will be in San Antonio for a pair of scrimmages Saturday. The Javelinas take on Navarro College at 12:30 p.m. and Texas State at 3 p.m. The softball team hosted Coastal Bend in a scrimmage doubleheader last weekend at Hubert Field.
FOUR JAVELINA ATHLETES were initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society last week in the Memorial Student Union Building ballroom. The athletes are Austin Alford, track and field participant from Ganado; Payton Geisinger, baseball player from Wichita Falls; Seth Hubert, baseball player from Riviera, and Brittney Rodriguez, golfer from Corpus Christi (Moody). Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective alldiscipline honor society. The society’s mission is to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.
THREE FORMER NCAA Division II players are in the World Series this fall. One is from Lone Star Conference member Texas-Permian (Continued on Page 3)
Alice Visitors Girls from the Alice Boys & Girls Club were guests at a recent Javelina volleyball match.
27 Games Set for LSC/RMAC Challenge Twenty-seven games are scheduled in the Lone Star Conference/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge Nov. 10-12. The Challenge will see men’s and women’s teams from the two leagues pitted against each other. Texas A&M-Kingsville’s men’s and women’s teams will be involved, the men hosting two games and the women traveling to South Dakota and Nebraska for action. The Javelina men will host South Dakota Mines on Nov. 10 and Chadron (Neb.) State will visit Nov. 11. The Javelina women will be at Black Hills (S.D.) State Nov. 10 and at Chadron State Nov. 11. Lone Star Conference/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge Schedule Men’s Division Nov. 10 – South Dakota Mines at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.) in Albuquerque, N.M. Angelo State vs. Colorado-
Colorado Springs in Stephenville. Metro (Colo.) State at Tarleton State. Western (Colo.) State at Texas-Permian Basin. Adams (Colo.) State at West Texas A&M. Nov. 11 – Chadron (Neb.) at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Angelo State vs. Metro State in Stephenville. Adams State at Texas-Permian Basin. Western New Mexico vs. New Mexico Highlands in Albuquerque, N.M. Eastern New Mexico vs. New Mexico Highlands in Albuquerque, N.M. Western State at West Texas A&M. Colorado-Colorado Springs at Tarleton State. Nov. 12 – Western New Mexico vs. Fort Lewis in Albuquerque, N.M. W omen’s Division
Nov. 10 – Texas A&M-Kingsville at Black Hills (S.D.) State. West Texas A&M at Colorado-Colorado Springs. Texas-Permian Basin vs. Fort Lewis in Durango, Colo. Eastern New Mexico vs. South Dakota Mines in Durango, Colo. Colorado-Mesa at Midwestern State. Metro State at Texas A&MCommerce. Western State at Tarleton State. Nov. 11 – Texas A&M-Kingsville at Chadron State. Western State at Texas Woman’s. Cameron vs. Colorado-Mesa in Wichita Falls. West Texas A&M at Regis (Colo.). Texas-Permian Basin vs. South Dakota Mines in Durango, Colo. Colorado State-Pueblo at Texas A&M-Commerce. Eastern New Mexico vs. Fort Lewis in Durango, Colo.
Upcoming Javelina Events
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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Basin. He’s Evan Gattis, catcher for the Houston Astros. The Astros also have pitcher Mike Fiers from Nova Southeastern (Fla.) A Division II player on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster is outfielder O’Koyea Dickson of Sonoma (Calif.) State.
THE JAVELINA FOOTBALL played in Eastern New Mexico’s new on-campus Greyhound Stadium for the first time last weekend. The facility was opened in 2016. The Hounds had played home games in the stadium at Blackwater Draw for years before moving to the new field. It has a capacity of 4,000. There has been a move in the Lone Star Conference for teams to construct on-campus stadiums. Angelo State moved a couple of blocks from its old home to an on-campus field several years ago and West Texas A&M has plans to do the same.
NCAA DIVISIOIN II schools raised more than $634,000 for Make-A-Wish during the 2016-17 school year. It is the most ever raised by the DII programs. Since the Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee established the partnership with Make-A-Wish in 2003, the division has raised more than $5.3 million for the organization. The funds are used to grant wishes to more than 660 youngsters across the country with life-threatening medical conditions. More than 81 percent of the Division II schools participated in raising the money. More than 250 schools from all 24 Division II conferences participated including 100 percent participation from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, Heartland Conference and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. PSAC was the top fundraising conference with $70,210. Among the schools, North Georgia raised the most with $26,000. SAAC adopted a model two years ago in which money collected from championship and enforcement fines are added to institutional fundraising in order for institutions to have the opportunity to host a wish reveal party on campus. In 2016-17, eight schools raised more than $10,000 and earned a wish reveal party. One Lone Star Conference school was among the top 30 in the amount raised for Make-A-Wish during the past school year. Texas A&M-Commerce raised $7,090.81 and ranked 14th among all institutions in the division. Lubbock Christian, a future member of the LSC, raised $8,000 and was 12th. The LSC ranked 11th among the 24 conferences in the amount raised. The league schools raised $19,776.00. LYNN (FLA.) HAS announced that it will add men’s cross country and track and field to its athletic program. (Continued on Page 4)
Touchdown Break Nick Pelrean, junior running back from Houston (Chavez), rests on the sideline after scoring the first touchdown in the recent game with Tarleton State.
Football Returns To New Mexico This Weekend (Continued from Page 1) Javia Hall, 6-1, 200-pound senior quarterback from Dallas (Skyline), has completed 215 of 389 (.553) passes for 121.5 yards a game. He has thrown for 19 touchdowns and has had 11 picked off. D’Angelo Bowie, 5-11, 180pound senior wideout from Virginia Beach, Va., has 50 receptions for 683 yards and six touchdowns. Dominic Barry, 6-0, 237-pound senior linebacker from Moreno Valley, Calif., leads the Mustangs defensively with 95 tackles and 5.5 sacks. After this weekend’s journey, the Javelinas return home to close out the season with nonconference opponent William Jewell of Missouri.
Nov. 2 – Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 7 p.m. (exhibition game). Nov. 3 – Volleyball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Baseball: Coastal Bend College in Kingsville, 2 p.m. (exhibition). Nov. 4 – Volleyball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 1 p.m. Softball: Navarro College in San Antonio (scrimmage), 12:30 p.m. Texas State in San Antonio (scrimmage), 3 p.m. Nov. 5 – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II South Central Region Meet in Canyon (West Texas A&M host). Nov. 10 – Men’s Basketball: South Dakota Mines in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m. Women’s Basketball: Black Hills (S.D.) State in Spearfish, S.D., 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 – Men’s Basketball: Chadron (Neb.) State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: William Jewell (Mo.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Day). Volleyball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. Women’s Basketball: Chadron (Neb.) State in Chadron, Neb., 2 p.m. Nov. 14 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. Nov. 17 – Men’s Basketball: Colorado State-Pueblo in Pueblo, Colo., 8 p.m. Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed.. Nov. 18 – Women’s Basketball: Texas International in Laredo, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Adams (Colo.) State in Pueblo, Colo., 4 p.m. Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. Nov. 19 – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind. Nov. 21 – Men’s and Women’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 – Women’s Basketball: Oklahoma Christian in San Angelo, 1:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 – Women’s Basketball: Fort Lewis (Colo.) in San Angelo, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 – Men’s and Women’s Basketball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. Dec. 1 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. Dec. 2 – Women’s Basketball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Austin, 4 p.m. Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. Dec. 7 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – Men’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Dec. 19 – Women’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30 – Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 4 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 and 4 p.m. Jan. 11 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games or matches.
Javelina Hash By By Fred Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of of Athletic Athletic External External (Continued from Page 3) The school already has women’s cross country and track and field. With the addition of Embry-Riddle and Palm Beach Atlantic as members of the Sunshine State conference this year, Lynn becomes the eighth school with men’s track and field and ninth with men’s cross country. The others with the programs are Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Nova Southeastern, Rollins, Saint Leo and Tampa. All are in Florida.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …Kevin Blaskowski has resigned as head softball coach at West Texas A&M. He said he will pursue a business opportunity. Blaskowski restarted the WTAM softball program in 2006 after a 24year absence and he has a 467-246 record in the 12 seasons since. The Lady Buffs have won five Lone Star Conference titles, a national championship and been in the College World Series twice. …Abilene Christian has announced the creation of the First Down Club, a fundraising initiative to aid in raising money for the Football Excellence Fund. The initiative is part of a solution to help decrease the difference left by the football program operating at $250,000 below the media budget of the Southland Conference. Anyone who gives $100 or more annually to a sport is considered a part of the Wildcat Club. To qualify for the First Down Club, a booster must donate $1,000 or more to the Fund. The initiative breaks up into five different levels and offers new perks based on the amount given each year. ACU is a former member of the Lone Star Conference and NCAA Division II. NCAA DIVISION II notes: …The NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct recognized six athletes who will receive the 2016-17 NCAA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Awards. One is from an NCAA Division II school. Pablo Jara is a soccer player and sport management major at Wingate (N.C.). Jara celebrates the talent of his competitors before he enjoys his own team’s victory. During the first round of the 2015 NCAA Division II soccer tournament, he made Wingate’s penalty kick to advance the Bulldogs to the regional semifinals. Immediately after, he approached Lander’s goalkeeper to congratulate him on a match well played. Jara made the game-winning play but praising his opponent’s talent and competitiveness remained his top priority. …Illinois-Springfield has announced it is proceeding with plans for an indoor athletic facility. The field house will become the first of its kind in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. It will accommodate a six-lane rubber track and areas for pole vault, long jump, triple jump and throws. There will be a turf infield, baseball and softball hitting tunnels, golf hitting and training area and multi-purpose flooring to accommodate tennis, volleyball and basketball. The structure will be 92,000 square feet.
Volleyball Hosts UTPB, West Texas (Continued from Page 1) Kiera Granado, 5-5 senior setter from Round Rock, averages 7.86 sets and Sarah Vasquez, 5-6 sophomore libero from San Antonio (Steele), averages 4.79 digs. West Texas had a Tuesday night engagement with Western New Mexico and had an 18-10 season’s record and 10-6 LSC mark going into that match. Destiny Jones, 5-11 freshman middle blocker from Richmond (Travis), has a .333 attack percentage and Erin Clark, 5-11
freshman outside hitter from Scottsdale, Ariz., averages 2.9 kills. Selena Batiste, 5-9 sophomore setter from Portland, Ore., averages 9.26 sets and Chandler Vogel, 5-2 freshman libero from Hereford, averages 4.11 digs a set. Crystal Thomas, 5-9 senior
outside hitter from San Antonio (Roosevelt), averages 1.03 blocks. The Javelinas close their regular season Nov. 10 and 11 at Midwestern State and Cameron. The Lone Star Conference postseason tournament will be Nov. 16-18 at the site of the No. 1 seed.
2017-18 Javelina Men’s Basketball Schedule
Taking It Home Tatyana McFarland, 5-11 junior guard from Riverside, Calif., drives for a basket in an exhibition game with the U.S. Navy AllStars last week in the Steinke Center.
Nov. 2 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, 7 p.m. (Exhibition game) Nov. 10 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge vs. South Dakota Mines in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov.11 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge vs. Chadron (Neb.) State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 14 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 – Colorado State-Pueblo in Pueblo, Colo., 8 p.m. Nov. 18 – Adams (Colo.) State in Pueblo, Colo., 4 p.m. Nov. 21 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 – St. Edward’s in Austin, 4 p.m. Dec. 7 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Dec. 19 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 4 p.m. Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 8:30 p.m. Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 5 p.m. Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 4 p.m. Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 4 p.m. Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA. March 21-24 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D. *Lone Star Conference games.
Cross Country Teams Head to Regionals The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s cross country teams will enter the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships Saturday in Canyon. The women’s 6K race is set for 9:30 a.m. on the West Texas A&M campus course. The men’s 10K race will start at 10:45 a.m. The South Central Region is one of the strongest in NCAA division. In the last regular-season national poll, the Colorado Mines and Adams (Colo.) State men’s teams were ranked first and third. Western (Colo.) State was No. 12, Colorado State-Pueblo No. 14, Rogers (Okla.) State No. 21 and Dallas Baptist No. 25. All but Rogers State and DBU are in the Rocky Mountain
Athletic Conference. Rogers and DBU are in the Heartland Conference and will join the Lone Star Conference beginning in 2019-20. In the women’s national standings, Adams was No. 3, Colorado Mines No. 11, Dallas Baptist No. 13, Colorado-Colorado Springs No. 19 and Western State No. 24. All are in the RMAC but DBU.
Javelina men’s entry Jose Ventura, sophomore from San Antonio (O’Connor), finished fourth in the LSC meet this fall and made the All-LSC team. Daniel Guerrero, junior from Corpus Christi (Moody), was No. 11 and was also all-conference. The top team and individual finishers in the regional meet will earn spots in the NCAA Division II Championships Nov. 18 in Evansville, Ind.
NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Polls Blocking Duo
Casey Klobedans (7), senior setter from Boerne (Champion), and Alexis Wick, senior from Leander (Rouse), block a shot in a recent volleyball match in the Steinke Center.
Javelina Stadium Home of the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Championships 2019 and 2020
Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Colorado Mines 2. Adams (Colo.) State 3. Western (Colo.) State 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 5. Rogers (Colo.) State 6. Dallas Baptist 7. W est Texas A & M 8. Colorado-Colorado Springs 9. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 10. Colorado-Mesa Women’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Colorado Mines 3. Dallas Baptist 4. Colorado-Colorado Springs 5. Western (Colo.) State 6. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 7. Colorado Christian 8. Tarleton State 9. W est Texas A & M 10. Colorado State-Pueblo (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Honoring Marconi Former Javelina football player Paul Heckmann with Debra Saldana, right, and her daughter at the Distinguished Alumni Banquet recently in the Memorial Student Union Building. One of the distinguished alums recognized was Detective Ben Marconi of the San Antonio Police Department who was killed in the line of duty last year. Marconi and Heckmann were students at Texas A&I together and members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
2016 Live United Bowl Champion Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas
Faison, Thomas Named IBC Bank Top Athletes
Former Football Players, Coach Former football players returning for this year’s Homecoming game included, left to right, Printez Milburn, Mitch Laymance, Ken Mueller, Mike Dyal and Mike Spheeris and former head football coach Richard Cundiff.
Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball player Krystal Faison and Javelina football player Jordan Thomas were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week for their performances last weekend. Faison, 5-7 senior outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson), had 23 kills, 30 digs and five blocked shots in games with Texas Woman’s and Texas A&M-Commerce. She had a .242 attack percentage against TWU and .125 in the Commerce match. Thomas, 6-0, 185-pound senior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), had 11 receptions for 212 yards and a touchdown. His 212 receiving yards tied the school record, set by Gary Lusk in 2002. His 11 receptions missed the school mark by one. It is the third time Faison has been recognized as athlete of the week and Jordan has been recognized twice.
IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Jasmine Jacinto, volleyball Jose Ventura, cross country Sept. 4-9 Krystal Faison, volleyball Kuziah Ferebee, football Sept. 11-16 Shelby Sheets, volleyball Marcus Younger, football Sept. 18-23 Alexis Wick, volleyball Jose Ventura, cross country Sept. 25-30 Krystal Faison, volleyball Cade Dyal, football Jordan Thomas, football Oct. 2-7 Madison Brabham, volleyball Cade Dyal, football Oct. 9-14 Madison Brabham, volleyball Cade Dyal, football Oct. 16-21 Madison Brabham, volleyball Nick Pelrean, football Jose Ventura, cross country
Three LSC Teams in National Football Poll Three Texas A&M-Kingsville football opponents this season were ranked in the top nine of the NCAA Division II poll released by the American Football Coaches Association last week. Midwestern State was No. 5, Central Washington No. 8 and
Texas A&M-Commerce No. 9. Last weekend’s opponent, Eastern New Mexico, was ranked No. 21. NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by the American Football Coaches Association Rank Team
Lone Star Conference Football Standings (Conference Only) Team W L Pct. Midwestern State 6 0 1.000 Eastern New Mexico 6 1 .857 Texas A&M-Commerce 5 1 .833 Tarleton State 4 2 .667 Angelo State 2 4 .333 Texas A&M-Kingsville 2 5 .286 West Texas A&M 1 5 .167 Texas-Permian Basin 1 5 .167 Western New Mexico 1 5 .167 This Week’s Schedule: Thursday – Eastern New Mexico at West Liberty (W. Va.), 5 p.m.; Saturday - *Texas A&M-Kingsville at W estern New Mexico, 1 p.m. (CDT); *Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 2 p.m.; *Texas-Permian Basin at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.; *West Texas A&M at Angelo State, 6 p.m. Last Weekend’s Results: *Eastern New Mexico 51, Texas A&MKingsville34; *Texas A&M-Commerce 35, West Texas A&M 16; *Midwestern State 66, Texas-Permian Basin 8; *Angelo State 44, Western New Mexico 7; Tarleton State 28, Western Oregon 6.
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Northwest Missouri Shepherd (W. Va.) Minnesota State Indiana (Pa.) Midwestern State Indianapolis (Ind.) Fort Hays (Kan.) State Central Washington Texas A&M-Commerce Winona (Minn.) State Ferris (Mich.) State Ashland (Ohio) Assumption (Mass.) 14. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 15. Colorado-Mesa 16. Wingate (N.C.) 17. Virginia State 18. Humboldt (Calif.) State 19. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 20. Bowie (Md.) State 21. Eastern New Mexico 22. Findlay (Ohio) 23. Central Missouri 24. Colorado State-Pueblo 25. West Alabama (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
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Homecoming 2017...A Javelina Celebration of Past and Present
The homecoming tailgate this fall was the biggest ever.
Former Javelina football player Henry Pullam and his wife, Kim.
Former Javelina basketball player Claudia Castillo, left, and Gloria Buff, wife of former Javelina assistant football coach Haskel Buff.
ESPN3 televised the homecoming game live nationally.
Former Javelina Football players catch the Javelina volleyball action during Homecoming week activities.
Baseball Players Help Out at Lions Club Halloween Event
Giancarlo Servin, , left, freshman pitcher from Edinburg (North), and Matthew Stary, freshman pitcher from Houston (Cypress Falls).
Seth Hubert, senior pitcher from Riviera.
Jarred Taylor, senior pitcher from Vidor.
Brad Jones, junior first baseman and outfielder from Crandall.
Ryan Rodriguez, sophomore catcher from Corpus Christi (Carroll).
Jacob Vasquez, junior pitcher from Victoria (St. Joseph’s).
Baseball Players Help Out at Lions Club Halloween Event
Caleb Nash, freshman catcher from San Antonio (Clark).
Dylan Hutcheson, junior outfielder from Wichita Falls (Rider).
Tyler Flores, left, freshman pitcher from San Antonio (Clark), and Roy Sandoval, freshman outfielder from Corpus Christi (Moody).
2017 Men’s and Women’s Remaining Cross Country Schedule Nov. 5 - NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships in Canyon (West Texas A&M host). Nov. 19 - NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind.
2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville Remaining Football Schedule Nov. 4 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 1 p.m.. Nov.11– W illiam Jewell (Mo.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Day). *Lone Star Conference games. All times are Central Daylight or Central Standard Time. Nathan Kowalik, sophomore pitcher from Goliad.
Athletic Coaches, Staff Attend University Women’s Club Luncheon
Left to right, assistant men’s basketball coach Matt Pressey, assistant men’s basketball coach Mark Mathew, University Women’s Club president Tammy Brennan, head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle and head women’s basketball coach Wade Scott. Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson.
Senior associate athletic director Ruben Cantu and UWC member Ana Estelle, wife of Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle.
Left to right, head volleyballcoach Tanya Allen and assistant volleyball coaches Joe Morales and Gary Payne.
Athletic Coaches, Staff Attend University Women’s Club Luncheon
Head women’s golf coach Stefanie Gray, left, and Hanna Lantz, Assistant track and field coach Tim Miller and University assistant athletic director and women’s senior administrator. Women’s Club member Joan Nuesch.
Left to right, assistant tennis coach Vanessa Tavares, head women’s tnenis coach Autumn Williams, UWC member Perla Wheeler, assistant women’s basketball coach Meesha Wade and assistant women’s basketball coach D.J. Slifer.
Assistant football coach Jaime Martinez and Adline Sadory, University Women’s Club luncheon co-chair.
Dennis Hawkins, assistant athletic director for financial operations, and Carol Jones, associate administrator in the TAMUK Foundation office.
Basketball Gets Underway With Exhibitions Against Navy All-Stars
Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle poses with members of the Kingsville Running Rebels at last weekend’s exhibition game.
Capt. Erik Spitzer, commanding officer at Kingsville Naval Air Station, throws up the ball for the start of the men’s exhibition game between the Javelinas and Navy All-Stars last week in the Steinke Center.
Cadets from the University’s ROTC Javelina Battalion present the colors prior to the exhibition games last week.
Angelica Wilson, 6-1 senior forward from San Diego, Calif., drives for a basket in the exhibition game with the U.S. Navy All-Stars.
Basketball Gets Underway With Exhibitions Against Navy All-Stars
Left to right, Jeanie Alexander, school liaison officer at the Kingsville Naval Air Station; Dr. Scott Gines, vice president of intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation; Navy All-Star head coach Micah Bonner; All-Star assistant coach Rodnic Ward, and Randy Hughes, TAMUK chief of staff.
The Javelina men’s basketball team displays the “J” during the alma mater after the win over the Navy All-
Derrick Byrd, 5-9 senior guard from Atlanta, Ga., guards an opponent in the exhibition game with the U.S. Navy All-Stars last week.
Javelina head women’s basketball coach Wade Scott discusses strategy with Sadie Russell, 6-2 junior forward from Nottingham, England.
Men’s Basketball Team Picked To Finish Fifth in LSC Preseason Poll
The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s basketball team has been
picked fifth in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll.
Lone Star Conference Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll Place Team 1. Texas-Permian Basin 2. West Texas A&M 3. Tarleton State 4. Midwestern State 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 6. Angelo State 7. Texas A&M-Commerce 8. Cameron 9. Eastern New Mexico 10. Western New Mexico
1st place votes 19 5 3 1
Points 269 234 231 168 150 148 117 110 84 29
2017-18 Javelina Women’s Basketball Schedule Nov. 10 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge. vs. Black Hills (S.D.) State in Spearfish, S.D., 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 – Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Challenge. vs. Chadron (Neb.) State in Chadron, Neb., 2 p.m. Nov. 14 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 2 p.m. Nov. 21 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Nov. 24 – Angelo State Thanksgiving Classic in San Angelo. vs. Oklahoma Christian, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 25 – Angelo State Thanksgiving Classic in San Angelo. vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Dec. 2 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 2 p.m. Dec. 7 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Dec. 19 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Dec. 30 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 p.m. Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 3 p.m. Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25 - *Texas W oman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 2 p.m. Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Feb.10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 2 p.m. Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Playoffs, TBA. March 19-23 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D. *Lone Star Conference games.
The LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives made the selections. Defending champion TexasPermian Basin is the choice to repeat and received 269 points and 19 first-place votes. West Texas A&M was the choice for second with 234 points and five first-place votes, Tarleton State was tagged third with 231 points and three first-place votes and Midwestern State was picked fourth with 168 points and one first-place vote. The Javelinas had 150 points for fifth and Angelo State was two points behind with 148 points. Texas A&M-Commerce was picked seventh with 117 points, Cameron eighth with 110 points, Eastern New Mexico ninth with 84 points and Western New Mexico 10th with 29 points. Daeshon Francis, TexasPermian Basin All-American, was selected as the preseason player of the year with 21 of the 28 votes. The 6-4 senior guard from Indianapolis, Ind., averaged 18.2 points and 6.6 rebounds a game last season. The team finishing first in the regular-season final standings will be the conference champion. The top eight teams in the final standings will advance into the conference postseason tournament March 1-4 in the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco. The tournament champion receives the LSC’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Boleware Guards Cris Boleware, 510 senior guard from Arlington, guards a Navy All-Star player in last week’s exhibition in the Steinke Center.
Women’s Basketball No. 8 The Texas A&M-Kingsville women have been picked to finish eighth in a Lone Star Conference preseason basketball poll announced last week. The LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. West Texas A&M, last year’s regional champion, was the choice for first with 11 first-place votes and 301 points. Eastern New Mexico was the pick for second with seven firstplace votes and 280 points. Tarleton State had 270 points and three first-place votes, Angelo State was selected fourth with 267 points and 267 points and Texas A&M-Commerce had six firstplace votes and 260 points. Texas Woman’s was tagged
sixth with 172 points, Cameron seventh with 145 points, the Javelinas eighth with 121 points, Midwestern State ninth with 120 points, Texas-Permian Basin 10th with 63 points and Western New Mexico 11th with 47 points. Mackenzie Hailey of Tarleton was selected as the preseason player of the year, receiving 15 of the 31 votes. A sophomore forward from Burleson, she averaged 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds a game last season. The regular-season winner will be the LSC champion . The top eight teams advance into the LSC postseason tournament and the winner will receive the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Lone Star Conference Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll Rank Team 1. West Texas A&M 2. Eastern New Mexico 3. Tarleton State 4. Angelo State 5. Texas A&M-Commerce 6. Texas Woman’s 7. Cameron 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville 9. Midwestern State 10. Texas-Permian Basin 11. Western New Mexico
1st place votes 11 7 3 4 6
Points 301 280 270 267 260 172 145 121 120 63 47
Baseball, Softball Teams Hold Scrimmages
Lee Gonzalez, senior from Corpus Christi (Calallen), fires from the mound during a scrimmage at Nolan Ryan Field last week.
Breanna Smith, sophomore from San Antonio (Churchill), throws in a scrimmage with Coastal Bend College at Hubert Field.
Levi Zents, senior third baseman from Fort Worth (Keller Central), is Sarah Gilbert, senior from Chipley, Fla., was in the circle for a scrimmage last weekend. one of the 19 lettermen returning for the Javelinas this season.
Javelina first-year head softball coach Craig Nicholson watches his team in action last weekend.
Delila Gillespie, junior outfielder from San Antonio (Judson), slides safely into third in a scrimmage with Coastal Bend College last weekend.
Seth Hubert, senior from Riviera, takes his turn on the mound during a scrimmage with Laredo College last week.
Guerrero, Ventura Named to All-LSC Cross Country Team
Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Jose Ventura and Daniel Guerrero were named to the All-Lone Star Conference cross country team last week. Ventura, sophomore from San Antonio (O’Connor), finished fourth in the recent LSC Championships in Kingsville. Guerrero, junior from Corpus Christi (Moody), was 11th in the
Daniel Guerrero
conference meet. Ventura in his two years on the Javelina team has made allconference in each of the seasons. All-Lone Star Conference Cross Country Teams Men’s Division Omer Almog, Eastern New Mexico, Jr., Tel Aviv, Israel. Justin Botello, Tarleton State, Fr., Pflugerville.
Jarred Elizondo, Tarleton State, So., Bandera. Ruben Guerra, Texas-Permian Basin, So., Midland. Daniel Guerrero, Texas A&M-Kingsville, So., Corpus Christi (Moody). Owen Hind, West Texas A&M, Sr., London, England. Leban Kandie, Angelo State, So., Iten, Kenya. Geoffrey Kipchumba, West Texas A&M, Sr., Kapsabet, Kenya. Jesus Martinez, TexasPermian Basin, So., Crystal. Michael Simcho, Tarleton State, So., Southlake. Ryan Thomson, West Texas A&M, Sr., Clydebank, Scotland. Jose Ventura, Texas A&MKingsville, So., San Antonio (O’Connor). Benedict Westhenry, West Texas A&M, Sr., Weymouth, England. Nicholas Wittkopp, TexasPermian Basin, Jr., Dove. Briggs Wittlake, West Texas A&M, Fr., Amarillo. Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Thomson, West Texas A&M. Freshman of the Year: Briggs Wittlake, West Texas A&M. Coach of the Year: Jake Krolick, West Texas A&M. W omen’s Division Laura Alicke, Texas A&MCommerce, Fr., Bad Lausick, Germany.
Jose Ventura
2017 Javelina Volleyball Remaining Schedule
Nov. 3 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 4 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, TBA. Nov. 11 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. Nov. 16-18 – Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1 seed. Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA.
Javelina Pride Is Justified
Emily Ayers, Tarleton State, So., Denton. Esmeraldo Fuentes, Tarleton State, So., Buda. Nikolina Hrelec, West Texas A&M, So., Zagreb, Croatia. Kayleigh Jarrett, Midwestern State, Fr., Lossiemouth, Scotland. Erman Jepleting, West Texas A&M, fr., Eldoret, Kenya. Gretzel Jimenez, Tarleton State, So., China Spring. Delaney Locke, Midwestern State, Fr., Simi Valley, Calif. Kelly McCaskill, West Texas A&M, So., Fort Eustis, Va. Sara Smith, Midwestern State, Jr., Dalhart.
Brandi Stalder, Texas A&MCommerce, So., Sanger. Mason Swanson, Eastern New Mexico, So., Albuquerque, N.M. Kelsey Warren, Angelo State, Sr., Hico. Imani Williams, Tarleton State, Fr., Richmond. Aubri Wrye, West Texas A&M, Fr., Estancia, N.M. Newcomer of the Year: Amy Riera, Tarleton State. Freshman of the Year: Kay8leigh Jarrett, Midwestern State. Coach of the Year: Pat Ponder, Tarleton State.
USATF THROWERS MEET Date: Sunday, Nov. 12 Location: Javelina Stadium Texas A&M UniversityKingsville Time: 8 a.m. Open to all Ages. Contact Coach Tim Miller, Assistant Track & Field Coach Texas A&M UniversityKingsville Phone: 361/593-2424 [email protected]
Javelinas at the LSC Cross Country Championships
The Javelina men’s cross country lines up for the start of the race.
Former Javelina teammates Simon Guerrero, left, and Stacey Whitt at the meet. Guerrero had a son, Daniel, and daughter, Jade, competing for the Javelinas.
The Javelina women’s cross country squad is off in the fog at the start of the women’s 6K event.
Jade Guerrero, center, had her mother, Gloria Lopez Guerrero, and father, Simon Guerrero, at the meet. Gloria and Simon competed for the Javelinas.
Women’s Tennis Joins Opal Cochran Park Cleanup
NCAA Division II Volleyball Poll Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Rank Team 1. Southwest Minnesota 2. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 3. Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 4. Minneosta-Duluth 5. California Baptist 6. Lewis (Ill.) 7. Nebraska-Kearney 8. Western Washington 9. Northern (S.D.) State 10. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 11. Tarleton State 12. Arkansas Tech 13. Central Oklahoma 14. Regis (Colo.) 15. Augustana (S.D.) 16. Central Missouri 17. Winona (Minn.) State 18. Colorado Mines 19. Ferris (Mich.) State 20. Wayne (Neb.) State 21. Angelo State 22. West Florida 23. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 24. Wingate (N.C.) 25. Central Washington (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Javelina Coaches’ Show 6-7 p.m. - Mondays Green Jay Bar & Grill In Kingsville Broadcast Live on WILD 105.5 FM Javelina Hour Begins at 5 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Joins Opal Cochran Park Cleanup
Christian Lays Up Robert Christian, 6-3 sophomore guard from SanAntonio (Sam Houston), gets a layup in last week’s exhibition game with the U.S. Navy All-Stars in the Steinke Center.
LSC Teams Ranked In Football Region Three Lone Star Conference schools were ranked in the first NCAA Division II Super Region 4 football poll released last week. Midwestern State was No. 4, Texas A&M-Commerce No. 8 and Eastern New Mexico No. 9. Central Washington, an early-season opponent of the Javelinas, was ranked No. 2. NCAA Division II Super Region 4 Football Poll Compiled by the NCAA Division II Regional Football Committee Rank Team 1. Winona (Minn.) State 2. Central Washington 3. Minnesota State 4. Midwestern State 5. Humboldt (Calif.) State 6. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7. Colorado-Mesa 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9. Eastern New Mexico 10. Minnesota-Duluth (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
