VOLUME XV, NO. 21 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 DEC. 31, 2014 ... · conference action for both programs....

VOLUME XV, NO. 21 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 DEC. 31, 2014

Key to the CityKingsville Mayor Sam Fugate, left, presented new Javelina headfootball coach Daren Wilkinson the Key to the City during a pressconference last week in McCulley Hall. Wilkinson was introduced asthe new coach at the gathering.

HappyNew YearFrom the

Folks in theJavelinaAthletic

Department

Track & Field Unit Receives Relay AwardThe 2014 Texas A&M-

Kingsville sprint medley relayteam was recognized as the best inNCAA Division II at the U.S.Track & Field/Cross CountryCoaches Association conventionlast week in Phoenix, Ariz..

The best relay teams in eachof the NCAA divisions werehonored along with their coaches.

Ryan Dall is the Javelina

men’s and women’s head trackand field coach and attended theconvention in Phoenix.

The Javelina relay had a timeof 3:19.74 and running legs were:

….. Jonathan Woodson, seniorfrom Missouri City (Marshall).

…..Tim Price, senior fromCorpus Christi (Carroll).

…..Sergio Rios, senior fromBrownsville (Pace).

…..Michal Idziak, sophomorefrom Mosina, Poland.

The other top relay units inDivision II were St. Augustine’s(N.C.) 400-meter, 800-meter and1600-meter teams; the CentralMissouri 3200-meter relay; theAugustana (S.D.) 6000-meter anddistance medley relays, and theMinnesota State shuttle hurdlerelay. Troy Jones

Basketball Teams Return toAction Saturday Afternoon

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s and women’s basketballteams will return to actionSaturday when they hostopponents in the Steinke Center.

Both squads have been on aholiday break since Dec. 20.

The Javelina women will takeon Our Lady of the Lake at 1 p.m.and the men will meet Schreiner at3 p.m.

It will be the final pre-conference action for bothprograms.

The Javelina women were 0-9in their pre-holiday play.

Micah Weaver, 5-9sophomore guard from Poth, is theonly player scoring in doublefigures. She hits 10.3 a game.

Lauren Jay, 5-11 seniorforward from San Antonio(Smithson Valley), is the toprebounder with a 6.1 average.

Our Lady of the Lake had aMonday night game with MaryHardin-Baylor and entered the

contest with an 8-3 record.Courtney Bayless, 6-0 senior

forward from Perth, Australia,leads the team in scoring with a17.2 average and she pulls down6.0 rebounds an outing.

Sonji Green, 6-0 junior centerfrom Fresno, Calif., averages 13.3points a game and is the toprebounder with a 6.1 average.

Taylor Hamilton, 5-3 juniorguard from Fairfield, Calif.,averages 12.5 points each game.

The Javelina men are 4-7 andare led in scoring (14.4) andrebounding (7.5) by Troy Jones, 6-7 junior forward from Alexandria,La.

Four of the Javelinas areaveraging in double figures.

Jamar Goodwin, 6-4 juniorforward from Ennis, averages 12.5points a game; D.J. Weathers, 6-2junior guard from Mexia, averages11.0, and Jordan Jahr, 6-7 seniorforward from Austin (Lake Travis),averages 10.3.

Jahr averages 6.0 rebounds agame.

Schreiner was 6-2 going intoa Tuesday night game with Texas-Tyler. The Mountaineers have aWednesday night game withLeTourneau before coming toKingsville.

Maverick Harris, 6-4 seniorguard from Boerne, and StevanGuerrero, 6-2 senior guard fromEdinburg, each average 11.1points a game to lead the team inscoring.

Guerrero is the leadingrebounder with a 6.4 average.

The Javelinas begin LoneStar Conference play later in theweek.

The women will host TexasWoman’s Jan. 7 and the men andwomen will host a doubleheaderwith Texas A&M-Commerce Jan. 8.

Javelina HashJavelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

2014-15 Javelina Men’s RemainingBasketball Schedule

Jan. 3 – Schreiner in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 8 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 10 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 7:30 p.m. (MST).Jan. 17 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 21 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 7:30 p.m.Jan. 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Jan. 31 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Feb. 4 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 4 p.m.Feb. 12 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m.Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m.March 4-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen.March 13-16 – NCAA Division II South Central Region

Championships, TBD.*Lone Star Conference games.

Meeting With FansDaren Wilkinson, Javelina head football coach, met with Javelina fans following a press conference last week.

National champion ColoradoState-Pueblo is the No. 1 team inthe final NCAA Division IIfootball poll of the season.

Runnerup Minnesota State issecond.

Angelo State is the only LoneStar Conference school in the pollat No. 20.

Texas A&M-Commercereceived votes but didn’t make thetop 25.

NCAA Division II Final Football Poll

Compiled by the AmericanFootball Coaches Association

Rank Team1. Colorado State-Pueblo2. Minnesota State3. Minnesota-Duluth4. Ohio Dominican5. Concord (W. Va.)6. West Georgia7. Pittsburg (Kan.) State8. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)9. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)10. Valdosta (Ga.) State11. Ferris (Mich.) State12. Bloomsburg (Pa.)13. Delta (Miss.) State14. Northwest Missouri

One LSC Team in Final Football Poll15. West Chester (Pa.)16. North Alabama17. Harding (Ark.)18. Sioux Falls (S.D.)19. Colorado Mines20. Angelo State21. Michigan Tech22. Virginia State

23. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)24. Winston-Salem (N.C.)25. Henderson (Ark.) State

Other teams receiving votesincludes Texas A&M-Commerce.

(Bold-faced and italicizedteams are in the Lone StarConference)

WITH THE ANNOUNCING of the new Javelina head footballcoach, a lot of excitement has been created among the Javelinafans. There’s lots of talk about the 2015 season despite the firstgame being 244 days away.

The schedule also has the fans buzzing. The first game withIncarnate Word in San Antonio has always been popular with theJavelinas. Having a road game just over two hours away is a rarityfor the Blue and Gold faithful.

The Javelinas have had as many as 4,000 supporters in thestands for the UIW games in San Antonio.

After the UIW trip, the Javelinas play three consecutive gamesin Javelina Stadium.

ROBERTO GARZA SIGNED a one-year contract extensionwith the Chicago Bears last week.

The former Javelina is the starting center for the club.He has been in the NFL for 14 seasons and 10 of those have

been in Chicago.Garza was originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons after being

drafted in the fourth round in 2001.Phil Emery, general manager of the Bears, said, “Extremely

happy for Roberto, his family and the Chicago Bears that Robertowill remain with the team. He has been a consistently good positiveproducer and key contributor to our offensive line for an extendedtime period along with being a leader and role model to everyone onour team and in the greater Chicago community.”

Garza, 35, is the longest tenured member of the Chicagooffense and had missed only two games prior to this season. Hewas out four games this year with an ankle injury.

Garza and his wife, the former Ashley Golden, a Javelina crosscountry and volleyball athlete while an undergraduate, have beencommunity leaders in Atlanta and Chicago. He has held a footballcamp for Hispanic boys and girls and he and Ashley have providedmonetary donations to the Empty Stocking Fund and the FalconsFeed the Homeless campaign.

He has been on offensive lines that have blocked for seven1,000-yard rushers.

Garza has been a team captain for the past three seasons.Garza was one of the most honored college athletes ever while

with the Javelinas. He was on 15 All-America first teams in footballand track and field.

The All-America squads were:…..Associated Press Little All-America football team in 1999

and 2000.…..American Football Coaches Association All-America unit in

1999 and 2000.…..Daktronics’ All-America football squad in 1999 and 2000.…..D2Football.com All-America in 2000.…..USAFootball.com All-America in 2000.…..Football Gazette All-America in 1999 and 2000.…..All-America Football Foundation All-America in 1999.…..NCAA Division II All-America in track and field in the

outdoor shot put in 1999 and 2000, indoor shot put in 2000 andoutdoor discus in 2000. (Continued on Page 3)

Javelina HashJavelina Hash Upcoming Javelina EventsJavelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

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Jan. 3 – Women’s Basketball: Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Schreiner in Kingsville, 3 p.m.Jan. 7 – Women’s Basketball: *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Jan. 8 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in

Kingsville, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.Jan. 10 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville,

5:30 & 7:30 p.m.Jan. 14 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in

Portales, N.M., 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. (MST).Jan. 16 – Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Texas A&M 12-Team

Invitational Meet in College Station.Jan. 17 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in

Kingsville, 2 & 4 p.m. (EmbroidMe sponsor)Jan. 21 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30

& 7:30 p.m.Jan. 24 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in

Kingsville, 4 & 6 p.m. (Mike Shaw Toyota sponsor)(Coaches vs. Cancer game).

Jan. 30 – Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Texas TechInvitational Meet in Lubbock.

Jan. 31 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 4& 6 p.m. (Blake Fulenwider Dodge-Jeep-Chryslersponsor).

Feb. 1 – Women’s Tennis: Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, 11 a.m.Feb. 3 – Softball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m.Feb. 4 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in

Kingsville, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. (IBC Bank sponsor)(Pack the House

Feb. 5 – Baseball: Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) in Grand Prairie, 1 p.m.Feb. 6 – Baseball: Southwestern Oklahoma in Grand Prairie, 1 p.m.Feb. 7 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2

& 4 p.m.Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Ramapo College

Invitational Meet in New York, N.Y.Baseball: Southern Arkansas in Grand Prairie, 4 p.m.

Feb. 8 – Women’s Golf: Jack Brown Memorial Tournament in Laredo.Feb. 9 – Women’s Golf: Jack Brown Memorial Tournament in Laredo.Feb. 10 – Softball: St. Edward’s in Austin (DH), 4 p.m.

Women’s Golf: Jack Brown Memorial Tournament in Laredo.Feb. 11 – Women’s Basketball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 7 p.m.Feb. 12 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in

Commerce, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.Feb. 13 – Baseball: Newman (Kan.) in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m.

Softball: Southeastern Oklahoma Regional InvitationalTournament in Durant, Okla.vs. St. Mary’s, 12:30 p.m.vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 3 p.m.

Feb. 14 – Baseball: Newman (Kan.) in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State in Kingsville,

5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Softball: Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational

Tournament in Durant, Okla.vs. Washburn (Kan.), 12:30 p.m.vs. St. Mary’s, 3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis: Howard Payne in Brownwood, 11 a.m.Feb. 15 – Softball: Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational

Tournament in Durant, Okla.vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10 a.m.

*Lone Star Conference games, matchesBold faced games and matches are in Kingsville

Ruby ShootsRuby Robertson, 5-8 junior guardfrom Arlington (Bowie), shootsover a defender in a pre-holidaygame.

He won national championships in the indoor and outdoor shotput in 2000.

His hometown of Rio Hondo pays tribute to Garza each Dec. 2with “Roberto Garza Day”.

THE JAVELINA MEN’S basketball team has a several hotshots—from the field and the free-throw line.

Junior forward Troy Jones is hitting .660 from the field andthat has him in the Lone Star Conference lead. It ranks as the 15th

best percentage in NCAA Division II.Jones is fourth in the LSC in rebounding with his 7.5 average.The Javelinas have the two top free-throw shooters in the

conference.Junior guard D.J. Weathers is the lead with a .913 percentage

and senior forward Jordan Jahr is second with an .865 percentage.Weathers’ figure is 15th in Division II.

THE NCAA DIVISION II national football championship gamein Kansas City, Kan., had a listed attendance of 6,762.

The temperature was 43 degrees and it was partly sunny atgame time.

This was the first year for the title contest to be held inSporting Park and it will be at the site for several years into thefuture.

THE CORPUS CHRISTI newspaper had a story last weekabout Lynn Frazier and his erecting a ferris wheel near his Fajitavillerestaurant on North Beach.

Frazier is attempting to bring the area back to its old days whenit was a popular gathering place for area residents and tourists.

Lynn is a former Javelina football player from Port Lavaca(Calhoun).

DEFENSIVE END DARIUS Allen of national championColorado State-Pueblo was named the recipient of the 2014 CliffHarris Award, which goes to the nation’s top college divisiondefensive player.

He was chosen from a group of more than 5,000 defensiveplayers representing 500 NCAA Division II and Division III andNAIA schools.

This is the second year for the award, which is named for theformer defensive back at Division II Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) and forthe Dallas Cowboys.

Javelina safety Trevor Pesek was a finalist for the award.Pesek, who received his master’s degree from TAMUK earlier

this month, led the Javelinas defensively this season with 95tackles.

Allen will receive his award at a banquet in Little Rock, Ark., inFebruary.

NCAA DIVISION II notes:…..Albany (Ga.) State assistant football coach Dan Land has

been named the interim head coach. (Continued on Page 4)

Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External

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2015 Javelina Women’s Golf ScheduleFeb. 23-24 – Islander Invitational in Corpus ChristiMarch 9-10 – Texoma Chevy Dealers Lions Intercollegiate

Tournament in Pottsboro.March 16-17 – Women’s Sugar Tree Invitational in Lipan.April 19-21 – Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament in

Frisco.

Football Staff MembersNew Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson, center, with assistant coaches James Jefferson, left, andJaime Martinez, who has served as interim head coach since mid-season.

The Texas A&M-Kingsvilleathletic department will host aUSA Track & Field OfficialsCertification Clinic Saturday, Jan.24, in the Steinke Center on campus.

The clinic is open to anyoneinterested in becoming a certifiedtrack and field official.

Certification will be for the2013-16 Olympiad.

The clinic is set for 9 a.m.-noon and the cost is $75.

To register or for moreinformation, contact David Brock,[email protected], phone(361) 593-2500; Ryan Dall, phone(361) 593-2424, or RicardoWilliams, USATF certificationchair, [email protected], phone(512) 297-7824.

Athletics to Host Track & FieldOfficials Certification Clinic

Two Lone Star Conferenceschools were ranked in the NCAADivision II women’s basketballpoll last week.

West Texas A&M was No. 4and Midwestern State was No. 15.

NCAA Division II Women’sBasketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDARank Team1. Emporia (Kan.) State2. Lewis (Ill.)3. Adelphi (N.Y.)4. West Texas A&M

Alaska-Anchorage6. Florida Tech7. Columbus (Ga.) State8. Northern (S.D.) State9. California (Pa.)10. Seattle Pacific (Wash.)11. Indiana (Pa.)12. Limestone (N.C.)

Two LSC Teams in Women’s Basketball Poll13. Stonehill (Mass.)14. Michigan Tech15. Midwestern State

Nova Southeastern (Fla.)17. Arkansas Tech18. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)19. Rollins (Fla.)20. West Chester (Pa.)

21. Wayne (Mich.) State22. Assumption (Mass.)

Humboldt (Calif.) State24. Pittsburg (Kan.) State25. Colorado-Colorado Springs

(Bold-faced and italicizedteams are in the Lone StarConference)

The school has a national search underway for head coach.Mike White announced his retirement from the position lastWednesday and was introduced as the new head coach at Benedict(S.C.) the next day.

Land has been an assistant at Albany since 2002......Joe Schultz, sophomore defensive end at Colorado State-

Pueblo, was awarded the NCAA Division II Football Elite 89 Awardduring the national football championship banquet in Kansas City,Kan.

It is the sixth year for the award which honors an individualwho has reached the national championship game while maintainingthe highest academic standard.

The player with the highest grade point average on either of thenational finalists receives the honor.

Schultz has a 3.912 grade point average with an engineeringmajor.

…..Timm Rosenbach was named the new head football coach atAdams (Colo.) State last week.

He has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach atNevada-Las Vegas.

Over the past six years, he has also been on the staffs at theUniversity of Montana and New Mexico State.

Rosenbach has coached at Washington State, Eastern Washington,St. Ambrose (Iowa) and with the British Columbia Lions of theCanadian Football League.

He played at Washington State and in the NFL.A native of Missoula, Montana, he holds a bachelor’s degree from

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Driving for the BasketAshley Viera, 5-6 junior guard from Corpus Christi (Ray), drives forthe basket in a pre-holiday game in the Steinke Center.

Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

(Continued from Page 4) The Texas A&M-Kingsvillebaseball team has been ranked No.19 in the NCAA Division IIpreseason poll released byCollegiate Baseball News.

The Javelinas were No. 13 inthe final 2014 poll.

TAMUK is the defendingLone Star Conference championand was runnerup in the NCAADivision II South Central Regionplayoffs last season.

Defending national championSouthern Indiana is ranked No. 1.

Colorado-Mesa, which beatout the Javelinas by a run for theregional title, is ranked No. 5.

The only other LSC team inthe poll is West Texas A&M atNo. 40.

Tarleton State received votesbut didn’t make the top 40.

The Javelinas will meet fourof the teams in the poll in regular-season play.

They take on SouthernArkansas Feb. 7 in Grand Prairie inthe third game of the season; faceWest Texas A&M Feb. 27-March 1in Kingsville and April 3-4 inCanyon; St. Mary’s March 10 inKingsville and April 7 in SanAntonio; St. Edward’s March 24 inAustin and April 14 in Kingsville,and Tarleton State March 27-29 inStephenville and May 1-2 inKingsville.

2015 NCAA Division IIPreseason Baseball Poll

Compiled byCollegiate Baseball News

Rank Team1. Southern Indiana2. Tampa (Fla.)3. Lander (Fla.)4. Seton Hill (Pa.)5. Colorado-Mesa6. Emporia (Kan.) State7. Minnesota State8. California State-Chico9. Southern Arkansas10. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)11. Quincy (Ill.)12. Columbus (Ga.) State13. Mount Olive (N.C.)14. South Carolina-Aiken15. California-San Diego16. Florida Southern

Returning PitcherRyan Benitez, 6-0 senior from New Braunfels, is one of the returningpitchers for the Javelina baseball team this season.

Javelina Baseball Ranked 19thIn Division II Preseason Listing

17. Arkansas Tech18. Drury (Mo.)19. Texas A&M-Kingsville20. Lynn (Fla.)

California Poly-Pomona22. Alabama-Huntsville23. Central Missouri24. Southern New Hampshire25. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)26. Mercyhurst (Pa.)27. Georgia College28. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)29. Grand Valley (Mich.)30. California Baptist

31. Delta (Miss.) State32. St. Cloud (Minn.)33. Millersville (Pa.)34. Augustana (S.D.)35. St. Edward’s36. West Florida37. Fresno Pacific (Calif.)38. Lee (Tenn.)39. St. Mary’s40. West Texas A&M

Other teams receiving votesincludes Tarleton State. (Bold-faced and italicized teamsare in the Lone Star Conference)

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillebaseball team will open its 2015season at the Quik Trip DIIClassic Feb. 5-7 in Grand Prairie.

The Javelinas will take onthree opponents, all from theGreat American Conference, in themeet.

Eight schools will be enteredin the competition: Arkansas-Monticello, Nebraska-Kearney,Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), Pittsburg(Kan.) State, Southern Arkansas,Southwestern Oklahoma, TexasA&M-Kingsville and West TexasA&M.

The Javelinas will take onOuachita Baptist at 1 p.m. Feb. 5,Southwestern Oklahoma at 1 p.m.Feb. 6 and Southern ArkansasFeb. 7 at 4 p.m.

UAM, OBU, SouthernArkansas and SouthwesternOklahoma are in the GAC.Nebraska-Kearney and PittsburgState are in the Mid-AmericaIntercollegiate AthleticAssociation. The Javelinas andWest Texas represent the LoneStar Conference.

Southern Arkansas is thehost team for the classic.

Baseball Opens in Grand Prairie

Extends ContractRoberto Garza,former Javelinafootball player andtrack and fieldathlete, signed aone-year extensionto his contract withthe Chicago Bearslast week.

Washington State and he is married to former professional volleyballplayer Kim Exner.

…..Quincy (Ill.) University plans to renovate its football andbaseball facilities with a $4 million investment by a California-baseddeveloper of facilities for colleges and universities.

The renovations will begin immediately and are scheduled to becompleted by next fall.

Dr. Robert Gervasi, president at Quincy, said the improvedfacilities will benefit not only the players on the field but also theuniversity as a whole as well as the entire Quincy region.

“QU prides itself in excellence in education and in all aspects,”Gervasi said. “Therefore, we must be competitive in attractingstudent-athletes. The expansion of QU athletics will increaseoverall enrollment, creating a more vibrant campus experience. Weenvision QU stadium to be a destination for large scale eventsappealing to the entire Quincy region.”

The school plans to recruit 90-100 more student-athletes byexpanded football and baseball rosters and with the addition ofmen’s and women’s lacrosse teams.

The renovations include synthetic turf surfaces for football andbaseball. The football field will get new bleachers, luxury suites, anew press box, new locker rooms, coaches’ offices, meetingrooms and training facilities.

…..Michael Morand has been named the head football coach atSt. Augustine’s (N.C.).

He has served as interim coach since the second game of the2014 season, and he becomes only the second coach at the schoolsince football was returned to the program in 2002.

Morand is a native of Atlanta, Ga., and played collegiate footballat Florida A&M.

He has college coaching experience at North Carolina A&T,Virginia State, Wingate (N.C.), Barber-Scotia (N.C.), Livingstone(N.C.) and West Georgia.

Morand holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M and amaster’s from Nova Southeastern (Fla.).

The Javelina Countdown To Second Semester Action3 Days

UntilMen’s,

Women’sBasketballResumes

15 DaysUntil First

Men’s,Women’s

Indoor Track &Field Meet

31 DaysUntil Women’s

TennisBegins Play

33 DaysUntil FirstSoftballGame

35 DaysUntil FirstBaseball

Game

38 DaysUntil FirstWomen’s

GolfTournament

The 2014 Associated PressLittle All-America football teamwas released last week and theLone Star Conference had oneplayer on the lineup.

Wideout Vernon Johnson ofTexas A&M-Commerce was on thethird unit.

Through the years, theJavelinas have had their share ofplayers on the team, and have hadseveral who have been the mosthonored.

Running back Johnny Baileywas on the first team for fourconsecutive seasons in 1986-89and no other player hasaccomplished such.

Wideout Dwayne Nix was onthe first unit three years in 1966-68.

The Javelinas had threeplayers on the first team in 1988:Bailey, offensive lineman RodMounts and defensive linemanJohn Randle.

The last Javelina to make thesquad was running back JonathanWoodson in 2011.

Javelina Associated PressLittle All-America

First-Team Honorees2011 – Jonathan Woodson,

running back2005 – Deandrae Fillmore,

linebacker2001 – Kiah Johnson, linebacker.2000 – Roberto Garza,

offensive lineman1999 – Roberto Garza,

offensive lineman1998 – Cliff Clemons,

offensive lineman

Javelinas Have Had Their Share of AP Little All-AmericansCedric Johnson,

defensive back1997 – Chris Hensley,

linebacker1996 – Todd Perkins,

offensive lineman1995 – Jermane Mayberry,

offensive lineman1993 – Anthony Phillips,

defensive back1992 – Earl Dotson, offensive

lineman1991 – Brian Nielson,

offensive lineman1990 – Keithen DeGrate,

offensive lineman1989 – Johnny Bailey, running

back1988 – Johnny Bailey, running

backRod Mounts, offensive

guardJohn Randle, defensive

lineman1987 – Johnny Bailey, running

back,1986 – Johnny Bailey, running

backMoses Horn, offensive

lineman1985 – Charles Smith,

offensive lineman1983 – Loyd Lewis, offensive

lineman1982 – Darrell Green,

defensive back1980 – Donald Washington,

defensive back1979 – Andy Hawkins,

linebacker1978 – Billy John, offensive

line

1977 – Larry Collins, runningback

1976 – Richard Ritchie,quarterback

Larry Grunewald,linebacker

1975 – David Hill, tight end1971 – Eldridge Small, wide

receiver1970 – Margarito Guerrero,

defensive lineman1968 – Dwayne Nix, tight end1967 – Dwayne Nix, tight end1966 – Dwayne Nix, tight end1965 – Randy Johnson,

quarterback1963 – Sid Blanks, running

back1962 – Doug Harvey, center1960 – Willie Crafts, defensive

lineman1959 – Gerald Lambert,

offensive lineman1941 – Stuart Clarkson, center1940 – Stuart Clarkson, center

Johnny Bailey

72 DaysUntil First

Men’s, Women’sOutdoor

Track & FieldMeet

Javelinas...Still The 1

2015 Javelina Baseball ScheduleFeb. 5 – Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) in Grand Prairie, 1 p.m.Feb. 6 – Southwestern Oklahoma in Grand Prairie, 1 p.m.Feb. 7 – Southern Arkansas in Grand Prairie, 4 p.m.Feb. 13 – Newman (Kan.) in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m.Feb. 14 – Newman (Kan.) in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Feb. 20 – Texas College in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Feb. 21 – Texas College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.Feb. 24 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 6 p.m.Feb. 27- *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Feb. 28 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.March 1 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 1 p.m.March 4 – Houston-Victoria in Victoria, 6 p.m.March 6 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m.March 7 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m.March 8 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m.March 10 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.March 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m.March 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.March 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m.March 20 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.March 21 - *Angelo State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.March 22 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 1 p.m.March 24 – St. Edward’s in Austin, 2 p.m.March 27 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 p.m.March 28 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 1 p.m.March 29 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 1 p.m.April 3 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m.April 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m.April 7 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m.April 10 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 6 p.m.April 11 - *Cameron in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.April 14 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.April 17 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m.April 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M. (DH), 1 p.m.April 24 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m.April 25 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 1 p.m.May 1 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.May 2 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.May 5-7 – Lone Star Conference Tournament, TBD.May 14-17 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament,

TBD.May 21-26 – NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C.*Lone Star Conference games.

The Lone Star Conferencedidn’t have a player on theDaktronics All-America footballteam released last week.

The league had three playerson the second unit.

Jason Vander Laan,quarterback at Ferris (Mich.) State,was selected as the offensiveplayer of the year and DariusAllen, defensive end at ColoradoState-Pueblo, was the defensiveplayer of the year.

Daktronics All-America Football Team

Selected by the Division IISports Information Directors

First Team OffenseQB – Jason Vander Laan,

Ferris (Mich.) State, Jr., Frankfort, Ill.RB – Terrell Watson, Azusa

Pacific (Calif.), Sr., Oxnard, Calif.RB – Anthony Bilal, Lake Eris

(Ohio), Jr., Painesville, Ohio.WR – Darius Davis,

Henderson (Ark.) State, Sr., Frisco.WR – Tyler Slavin, New

Mexico Highlands, Sr., Corona, Calif.TE – Cole Spurgeon,

Colorado Mines, Jr., Gretna, Neb.OL – Josh Meeker,

Minnesota State, Sr., Omaha, Neb.OL – Jacob VanderKlok,

Ferris (Mich.) State, Sr., Caledonia,Mich.

OL – Justin Glover, Ferris(Mich.) State, Sr., Grand Rapids,Mich.

OL – Joe Ray, Lenoir-Rhyne(N.C.), Jr., Atlanta, Ga.

RS – Etauj Allen, OuachitaBaptist (Ark.), Sr., San Antonio.

No LSC Players Make DaktronicsAll-America Football First Team

PK – Tom Obarski,Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), Sr.,Burnsville, Minn.

First Team DefenseDL – Joshua Gordon,

Minnesota State, Jr., Milwaukee,Wis.

DL – Darius Allen, ColoradoState-Pueblo, Sr., Pueblo, Colo.

DL – Matt Longacre,Northwest Missouri, Sr., Omaha,Neb.

LB – Nores Fradi, Wayne(Mich.) State, Sr., DeerbornHeights, Mich.

LB – Kole Kadavy, ColoradoMines, Sr., Greeley, Colo.

LB – Tanner Botts, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), Sr., Lawrenceville,Ga.

LB – Tayler Henderson,Minnesota State, Jr., Mankato,Minn.

CB – Stephan Dickens, ColoradoState-Pueblo, Sr., Aurora, Colo.

CB – Solomon St. Pierre,Sioux Falls (S.D.), Jr., Wagner, S.D.

S – Zack Mitchell, OuachitaBaptist (Ark.), Sr., Vilonia, Ark.

S – Colin Kimball,Mercyhurst (Pa.), Sr., Erie, Pa.

P – Patrick Carney, NewMexico Highlands, Sr., Chico, Calif.

Second Team OffenseQB – Anthony Abenoja,

Pittsburg (Kan.) State, Sr.,Overland Park, Kan.

RB – LaVance Taylor, CentralMissouri, Sr., Raytown, Mo.

RB – Andy Hibbett, Carson-Newman (Tenn.), Sr., Corryton,Tenn.

WR – Marquise Cushon,Pittsburg (Kan.) State, Jr., KansasCity, Mo.

WR – Xavier Milton, FloridaTech, Sr., Alameda, Calif.

TE – Tim Brown, WestChester (Pa.), Jr., Clifton Heights,Pa.

OL – Tyler Smith, Pittsburg(Kan.) State, Sr., Sand Springs, Okla.

OL – Andrew Muer,Minnesota-Duluth, Sr., Perham,Minn.

OL – Jim Bayer, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), Sr., Lawrenceville,Ga.

OL – Perrin Cunningham,Ohio Dominican, Sr., Cincinnati,Ohio.

OL – Tory Day, Harding(OArk.), Sr., Memphis, Tenn.

RS – Danarius Appling, WestGeorgia, Sr., Griffin, Ga.

PK – Coinner Hollabaugh,West Texas A&M, So., Amarillo.

Second Team DefenseDL – Marcus Martin,

Slippery Rock (Pa.), Fr., WestMifflin, Pa.

DL – Justin Zimmer, Ferris(Mich.) State, Jr., Greenville, Mich.

DL – Devin Benton,Southwestern Oklahoma, Sr.,Arlington.

LB – Jared Koster, NewMexico Highlands, Sr., Corona, Calif.

LB – Justin Shirk,Bloomsburg (Pa.), Sr., Harrisburg,Pa.

LB – Rush Seaver, AngeloState, Sr., Lampasas.

LB – Connor Harris,Lindenwood (Mo.), So., Lee’sSummit, Mo.

CB – C.J. Roberts, ColoradoState-Pueblo, Sr., Boynton Beach,Fla.

CB – De’Vante Bausby,Pittsburg (Kan.) State, Sr., KansasCity, Mo.

S – Deonte Hurst, GrandValley (Mich.) State, Sr.,Kentwood, Mich.

S – Charles Moore, TarletonState, Sr., Carrollton.

P – Jake Medlock, Valdosta(Ga.) State, Sr., Jacksonville, Fla.

Volleyball Coach Allen Signs Contract ExtensionTanya Allen, who has been

the head volleyball coach at TexasA&M-Kingsville for the past fourseasons, has been given a two-year contract extension.

Her team had an 18-13 recordlast season and reached the LoneStar Conference postseasonplayoffs.

“I am honored and privilegedto have the opportunity tocontinue to lead the Javelina

volleyball program and hopefullybring a Lone Star Conferencechampionship to Javelina Nation,”Allen said.

“Losing the senior class ishuge but we have a lot ofreturnees that were vital to oursuccess this season.”

Allen came to TAMUK afterthree seasons at Frank PhillipsCollege where she was a three-time Western Junior College

Athletic Conference coach of theyear.

She was the NJCAA districtcoach of the year twice and wasnamed a 30 Under 30 Awardrecipient by the AmericanVolleyball Coaches Association in2011.

Allen had been an assistantcoach at Frank Phillips a yearbefore taking over the head spot.

She played at New Mexico

State where the team went 113-19in her four years with the club.

A native of Deming, N.M., sheholds a bachelor’s degree fromNew Mexico State and has amaster’s degree from WesternNew Mexico.

Media, Javelina Fans Meet and Welcome.....

Daren Wilkinson, left, with former Javelina football player MarkDizdar.

Wilkinson with Javelina fans, left to right, Ed Preston, Lewis Bradshaw and Jackie Collins.

Brad Walker, right, executive director in the Office of the President atTAMUK, visits with Wilkinson at last week’s press conference.

Wilkinson visits with a fan after his introduction last week.

Wilkinson dons a Javelina cap athis first news conference as headcoach of the Javelinas.

.....New Head Football Coach Daren Wilkinson

Javelina Family GainsNew Member

Wilkinson is interviewed at the press conference by Alan Harwell, sports director at KRIS-TV, and Chris-tina Spencer of the Javelina sports information office.

Wilkinson awaits his introduction with Javelina sports informatioindirector Kelvin Queliz.

Wilkinson with Scott Gines, vice president of intercollegiate athleticsand campus recreation.

Wilkerson is interviewed by George Vondracek of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

2015 Javelina Softball ScheduleFeb. 3 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m.Feb. 10 – St. Edward’s in Austin (DH), 4 p.m.Feb. 13 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament

in Durant, Okla.vs. St. Mary’s, 12:30 p.m.vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 3 p.m.

Feb. 14 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournamentin Durant, Okla.

vs. Washburn (Kan.), 12:30 p.m.vs. St. Mary’s, 3 p.m.

Feb. 15 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournamentin Durant, Okla.

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

2014 Javelina Athletic Department Highlights

Community ProjectJavelina athletes trim a hedge during one of the numerous community projects performed in 2014. Javelinaathletics has received numerous awards for their work in the communities.

National championships, LoneStar Conference titles andnumerous team and individualhonors highlighted the 2014 sportsyear for the Texas A&M-KingsvilleJavelinas.

Following are highlights of theyear:

JAVELINA BASEBALLPLAYERS Taylor Taska and DallasPonder were on the NCAA DivisionII preseason All-America teamselected by Collegiate BaseballNewspaper.

Taska, from Houston(Woodland), was named as adesignated hitter and Ponder, fromFlatonia, was a starting pitcher.

The Javelinas also had a playeron the “newcomers to watch” list.

Derrick Walls, senior shortstopfrom San Antonio (Reagan), was atransfer from Incarnate Word.

JAVELINA FIRST BASEMANand pitcher Taylor Taska wasrecognized at the South TexasWinter Baseball Banquet in CorpusChristi.

Taska, senior from Houston(Woodlands), was a first-team All-American last spring and washonored as the Javelinas’ mostvaluable player in 2013.

He received numerousnational, regional and Lone StarConference honors and helped theJavelinas capture the LSCtournament championship andreach the championship game of theNCAA Division II South CentralRegion playoffs.

Nolan Ryan was the featuredspeaker at the banquet. TheJavelina home baseball stadium isnamed for Ryan.

Hector Salinas, the Javelinas’first baseball coach when theintercollegiate program started in1993, received a lifetimeachievement award at the event.

He is a member of the JavelinaHall of Fame and during his sixyears as head coach of the squad,the Javelinas won two LSC titles.

The Mike Adams professionalplayer of the year honoree was

Jordan John, son of former JavelinaAll-American football player BillyJohn.

The award is named for theformer Javelina pitcher who is amember of the Javelina Hall of Fameand now pitches for thePhiladelphia Phillies.

GARY ZACKER, WHO hadserved as Coordinator of AlumniDevelopment for the JavelinaAlumni Association, was named thenew Annual Giving and Game-DayPromotions Coordinator in theathletic department.

Zacher is a native of CorpusChristi and attended IncarnateWord Academy.

He received his bachelor ofscience degree in mathematics andmaster of business administrationdegree in management fromWayland Baptist University.

After graduating, he wasCoordinator of General Accounts atWayland and then becomeAssistant to the Executive Directorof Institutional Advancement at the

institution.Zacher took the position at

TAMUK in July.TEN MEMBERS OF the

Javelina men’s and women’s indoortrack and field team were named to12 positions on the NCAA DivisionII All-South Central Region team.

The squad was selected bythe U.S. Track & Field CoachesAssociation.

Tim Price, junior from CorpusChristi (Carroll), and C.J. Griggs,senior from Van Vleck, were on theteam twice.

Price made the squad in the 55-meter and 200-meter dashes andGriggs made the lineup in the longand triple jump.

Javan Gray, sophomore fromSpringfield,Ore., was on the team asa shot putter; Jeron Robinson,junior from Houston (Travis), wasnamed as a high jumper; JordanYamoah, sophomore from Arlington,N.Y., was on the team as a polevaulter.

Javelina women on the teamwere Amber Perry, junior fromGoliad in the 400-meter dash;Shykilia Sheppard, junior fromHouston (Reagan) in the long jump;Kathy Trevino, junior from RioGrande City in the 400-meter dash,and Alexis Williams, freshman fromYoakum in the pole vault.

Joining the Javelinas from the (Continued on Page 11)


They Are the ChampionsThe Javelina baseball team captured the Lone Star Conference championship last spring and ended the season ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II.

(Continued from Page 10)Lone Star Conference, West TexasA&M had 18 individuals in 23events, Tarleton State had sevenindividuals in eight events, TexasA&M-Commerce had fiveindividuals in five events, AngeloState had five individuals in 10events, Eastern New Mexico hadtwo individuals in two events andHarding had one individual in oneevent.

ELEVEN MEMBERS OF theindoor track and field team werenamed to the All-Lone StarConference lineup.

The all-conference squadincludes athletes who won events,ran on winning relay units or whoscored 14 points in the LSC meet.

Nine Javelinas won goldmedals, more than any other school.

Six of the medals were won byJavelina men.

West Texas A&M had sevengolds, Tarleton State five, TexasA&M-Commerce and Angelo Statefour each, Harding two andMidwestern State and Eastern NewMexico one each.

The Javelinas also had moreathletes on the All-LSC team thanany other school with 11.

West Texas A&M had nine;Tarleton State eight; Angelo State,

Texas A&M-Commerce andMidwestern State four each;Harding two and Eastern NewMexico one.

Javelinas on the All-LSCteam were:

…..C.J. Griggs, senior fromVan Vleck.

…..Michal Idziak, sophomorefrom Mosina, Poland.

…..Amber Perry, junior fromGoliad.

…..Tim Price, junior fromCorpus Christi (Carroll).

…..Jeron Robinson, juniorfrom Houston (Travis).

…..Shykilia Sheppard, juniorfrom Houston (Reagan).

…..Kathy Trevino, juniorfrom Rio Grande City.

…..Valerie Vrana, sophomorefrom Seguin (Navarro).

…..Alexis Williams, freshmanfrom Yoakum.

…..Jordan Yamoah,sophomore from Arlington, N.Y.

…..Macario Zarate, juniorfrom Alamo (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial).

FOUR JAVELINAS EARNEDNCAA Division II indoor trackand field All-America recognition,giving the Javelinas 41 All-America positions since 1998.

Michal Idziak, sophomore

from Mosina, Poland, earned All-America honors for the secondtime in the 800-meter run.

Tim Price, junior from CorpusChristi (Carroll), made the All-America list in the 200-meter dashfor the second time.

Jeron Robinson, junior fromHouston (Travis), is All-Americanin the high jump for the secondtime.

And Jordan Yamoah,sophomore from Arlington, N.Y., isan All-American, and nationalchampion, in the pole vault for thesecond season.

Lashaundra Ratcliff was afive-time indoor All-Americanwhile competing for the Javelinasin 2003-05. Her honors came inthe 60-meter and 200-meter dashesand as a member of the 1600-meterrelay team.

JORDAN YAMOAHREPEATED as the NCAADivision II national champion inthe pole vault and the four maleJavelina competitors at the meetscored 27 points to give theJavelinas a seventh place finish.

Yamoah, sophomore fromArlington, Va., cleared 17-0.75 totake his second gold medalindoors to go with his gold at lastyear’s outdoor meet.

Jeron Robinson, junior fromHouston (Travis), tied for first inthe high jump but lost thetiebreaker and got the silvermedal.

He cleared 7-1.Robinson was the defending

champion indoors and won lastyear’s outdoor title.

Tim Price, junior from CorpusChristi (Carroll), finished third inthe 200-meter dash with a time of21.38.

Michal Idziak, sophomorefrom Mosina, Poland, was sixth inthe 800-meter run with a time of1:53.07.

Yamoah, Robinson, Price andIdziak earned All-America spotswith their victories.

Javan Gray, sophomore fromSpringfield, Ore., finished 16th inthe shot put with a throw of 52-8.75.

Shykilia Sheppard, juniorfrom Houston (Reagan), competedin the long jump and was 14th witha jump of 17-11.

Amber Perry, junior fromGoliad, ran in the 400-meter dashpreliminaries and didn’t qualify forthe finals.

PETE PETERSON,JAVELINA men’s head basketballcoach for the past 17 seasons,

announced his retirement.His tenure is the longest in

school history.Peterson was twice named

Lone Star Conference coach of theyear and two of his teamsadvanced into the NCAA DivisionII national playoffs. The Javelinashave been in the LSC postseasontournament 11 times.

Peterson had his playersinvolved in numerous communityprojects.

His “Live the Dream” projectbrought more than 2,500 juniorhigh school students to theSteinke Center to watch theJavelina teams play and toexperience a college atmosphere.

JERON ROBINSON,JAVELINA high jumper, wasnamed the most outstanding fieldathlete at the Lone StarConference Indoor Track and

(Continued on Page 12)Field Championships in Lubbock.

Robinson, junior fromHouston (Travis), cleared 7-3.25 tobreak his own conference recordin the event.

JORDAN YAMOAH,TAMUK national champion polevaulter, was named the Lone StarConference Indoor Field Athlete


2015 Javelina Women’s Tennis ScheduleFeb. 1 – Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, 11 a.m.Feb. 7 – Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, 2 p.m.Feb. 14 – Howard Payne in Brownwood, 11 a.m.Feb. 16 – Texas-Permian Basin in San Antonio, 1 p.m.Feb. 27 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, TBA.Feb. 28 – Central Oklahoma in Austin, 10 a.m.Feb. 28- St. Edward’s in Austin, 2 p.m.March 6 – Dallas Baptist in San Antonio, 4:30 p.m.March 7 – St. Edward’s in San Antonio, 11 a.m.March 13 – Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, TBA.March 17 – Florida Southern in Tampa, Fla., 3 p.m.March 18 – University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., 3 p.m.March 28 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 1 p.m.April 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 10 a.m.April 4 – Southern Nazarene in Oklahoma City, Okla., 10 a.m.April 5 – Central Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Okla., TBA.April 11 – Trinity in San Antonio, 3 p.m.April 18 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 11 a.m.April 24 – Lone Star Conference Tournament in Lawton, Okla.May 2 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament, TBA. May 13 – NCAA Division II National Tournament, TBA.*Lone Star Conference matches


Annual Egg HuntThe Javelina athletic department sponsors an annual Easter egg hunt and hundreds of youngsters take partin the event.

(Continued from Page 11)of the Year.

Yamoah, sophomore fromArlington, N.Y., has participated inthree NCAA Division II meets andhas won the gold medal in each.

He has been the indoornational champion in 2013 and2014 and was the 2013 outdoortitlist.

Yamoah cleared 17-0.75 toclaim his recent indoorchampionship.

JAVELINA HIGH JUMPERJeron Robinson was named theNCAA Division II national fieldathlete of the week after his 7-6height in the IBC Bank CactusCup meet in Javelina Stadium.

Robinson, junior fromHouston (Travis), became the firstoutdoor field athlete to receive therecognition this season.

His height is the best for aDivision II jumper since 2007when Jim Dilling of MinnesotaState cleared 7-6.50 at the DrakeRelays.

Robinson has been one ofthe nation’s top jumper sincejoining the Javelina squad lastyear.

He won the 2013 NCAADivision II indoor and outdoornational championships and tiedfor the best height at this year’sindoor meet. He was awarded thesilver medal after losing atiebreaker.

TWO TAMUK STUDENTtrainers were recognized by theLone Star Conferenceas AthleticTraining Student Academic Awardrecipients.

The Javelinas are RachelLockett, junior from Manvell, andYoshio Villarreal, sophomore fromLaJoya.

Both are health andkinesiology majors.

To be eligible for the honor, astudent must have at least a 3.3grade point average with aminimum of 24 semester hours.

MARIAXI HERRERA,SOPHOMORE tennis player, wasnamed to the Lone StarConference all-academic team.

She was one of six players onthe squad.

Herrera, the Javelinas’ No. 1singles player and a member of thetop doubles team, is a financemajor from Ecuador.

To be eligible for LSCacademic honors, athletes musthave at least a 3.3 grade pointaverage and be at least asophomore academically.

THE JAVELINA MEN’S trackand field team captured the LoneStar Conference championship inJavelina Stadium.

The Javelina menj scored 175points to beat out defendingchampion Angelo State, whichhad 153.

Texas A&M-Commerce wasthird with 114, indoor championWest Texas A&M and TarletonState tied for fourth with 109,Harding was sixth with 76,McMurry finished seventh with 43and Eastern New Mexico had 39.

The Javelina women finishedfourth with 92 points.

Defending champion AngeloState repeated with 182 points,indoor champion West TexasA&M had 161, Tarleton was thirdwith 122, McMurry was fifth with67 points, Harding finished sixthwith 52.5 points, Eastern NewMexico had 50, Texas A&M-Commerce scored 43 andMidwestern State had 41.

Javelina athletes captured 12hold medals.

Tim Price, junior from CorpusChristi (Carroll), was a triplewinner, taking the 100-meter and200-meter dash gold medals and

running on the winning 400-meterrelay unit.

Price broke the LSC record inthe 100 with a 10.19 time. Therecord had been held by JavelinaDarrell Green, who had a 10.24time in 1982.

Sergio Rios, senior fromBrownsville (Pace), was a doublewinner, taking the 110-meter and400-meter hurdle championships.

Kaina Martinez, junior fromBelize, was a double winner,winning the 100-meter and 200-meter dash titles.

Jeron Robinson, junior fromHouston (Travis), repeated in thehigh jump and Jordan Yamoah,sophomore from Arlington, N.Y.,won the pole valt.

Javan Gray, junior fromSpringfield, Ore., won the javelinand Amber Perry, junior fromGoliad, repeated in the 400-meterdash.

C.J. Griggs, senior from VanVleck, took gold in the triple jump.

The men’s 400-meter relayteam had a winning time of 40.48and running with Price wereJonathan Woodson, senior fromMissouri City (Marshall);Anthony Washington, senior fromHouston (Cypress Springs), andCorbin Whalum, junior fromArcadia, Calif.

JAVELINA MIDDLEDISTANCE runner Michal Idziak

was named to the Lone StarConference All-Academic Track &Field Team.

To be eligible, an athletemust have at least a 3.3 gradepoint average and be at least asophomore .

Idziak, sophomore fromMosina, Poland, is a criminologymajor.

THE BASEBALL TEAMcaptured the Lone StarConference championship, its fifthsince starting the intercollegiatesport in 1993.

West Texas A&M wassecond behind the Javelinas.

The Javelinas earned theright to host the LSC postseasontournament and be the No. 1 seedin the meet.

The Javelinas posted a 34-16record.

JOHNNY ESTELLE, WHOplayed for the Texas A&M-Kingsville basketball team in themid-1990s and served twoseasons as a member of thecoaching staff, is returning to hisalma mater as the head men’sbasketball coach. Estelle was named the newhead coach. Estelle played for theJavelinas in 1994-95 and 1995-96under head coach Bill Carter. Hewas the most valuable player in


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Habitat for HumanityMembers of the Javelina football team took part in a Habitat forHumanity project in Alice.

(Continued from Page 12)the 1995-96 Lone Star Conferencetournament and was on the LSCall-tournament squad his juniorseason. He set a single-game recordwith nine three-point goals in the1996 tournament and also set aschool season record with 88steals the same season. Estelle had 742 points in histwo seasons as a Javelina, had 214rebounds, 211 assists and 138steals. He remained with theTAMUK program for one seasonas a student assistant and thenserved as a graduate assistant forone year under head coach PetePeterson. The new Javelina headcoach spent a season as anassistant coach at NorthlandPioneer College where he hadplayed two seasons before joiningthe Javelinas.

He spent 13 seasons atNavarro College and was the headcoach for five years. Estelle had a 126-48 record ashead coach at Navarro, averagingmore than 25 victories a season.His clubs were 13-2 in NJCAARegion XIV tournament games. Navarro went to the NJCAAnational tournament three timesand it reached the Final Four in2010. Estelle was district coach ofthe year three times and he was

selected to be a court coach withthe USA Olympic U19 team in2009. Ninety percent of his playersgraduated and his 2010 teamreceived NJCAA all-academicteam honors with a 3.01 teamgrade point average, seventh bestin the nation. Twenty-two of his playerswent on to play at NCAA DivisionI programs and 100 percent playedat four-year schools. Estelle was an assistant at theUniversity of Houston in 2013-14under head coach James Dickey.

WADE SCOTT, WHO hasbeen at the University of Houstonsince 2006, was named the headwomen’s basketball coach atTexas A&M-Kingsville.

Scott is familiar with the LoneStar Conference, having played atEastern New Mexico.

He holds a bachelor ofscience degree from ENMU.

Scott has 20 years of collegecoaching for men’s and women’steams, and at the junior collegeand four-year level.

Since 2010, he has beenassociate head coach for theHouston women. In 2009-10, theteam finished second inConference USA and went to theWomen’s National InvitationTournament with Scott as theinterim head coach.

This year, he was the interimhead coach as the Cougars

competed in the American AthleticConference.

Scott was instrumental in theCougars dominating theConference USA in 2010-11, goingundefeated with a 16-0 record.

The squad went to theNCAA tournament and finishedwith a 26-6 record.

Prior to his tenure atHouston, he coached in the juniorcollege ranks, including nineseasons as head coach of men’sand women’s teams in Texas, NewMexico and Oklahoma.

He began his coaching careerat New Mexico Military Institutein 1993-94.

After a season in highschool, he went to WesternOklahoma State in 1995. In his fiveseasons as head coach, he led themen’s team to three NJCAAregional tournaments.

He became the head women’scoach at Clarendon College in2001 and the school went to theNJCAA regional tournament in hisfirst season.

Scott next went to GraysonCounty Community College wherehis team reached the NJCAAregionals in 2005.

The new Javelina coach wasan assistant men’s coach atTrinity Valley Community coach in2005-06 before joining theHouston staff in 2006.

MARIA HERRERA ANDMarija Dimitrovska were named tothe All-Lone Star Conferencewomen’s tennis team announcedlast week.

Herrera, sophomore fromIbarra, Ecuador, was on the all-league roster in singles and doublesand Dimitrovska, sophomore fromSkopje, Macedonia, was on the all-doubles team as a partner ofHerrera.

The Javelinas defeatedseveral nationally ranked singlesand doubles players during thepast season.

DEFENSIVE TACKLE ZANEBrown was named to the 2014National Football FoundationHampshire Honor Society.

It is comprised of college

football players from all divisionswho have maintained a cumulativegrade point average of 3.2 orbetter throughout their collegecareers.

Brown, 6-0, 296-pound seniorfrom Houston (Travis), receivednumerous academic honors duringhis career with the Javelinas alongwith recognition for his play.

“We continue to raise the bareach year for the number ofstudent-athletes who qualify formembership in the Hampshire

Qualifications formembership in the NFF HampshireHonor Society include being astarter or significant contribute inone’s last year of eligibility at anNCAA Division I, I-AA, II or IIIschool or an NAIA program; haveat least a 3.2 cumulative GPAthroughout his entire course ofundergraduate study, and meet allNCAA-mandated progresstowards degree requirements.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONPOLE vaulter Yamoah andJavelina volleyball player KelseyWashington were named therecipients of the Gil E. SteinkeAward.

The award goes to the maleand female athletes of the year. Itnamed for the long-time Javelinahead football coach, athleticdirector and player.

Yamoah, sophomore fromArlington, N.Y., has been NCAADivision II national champion inthe three national events in whichhe has participated.

He was the indoor andoutdoor gold medalist in 2013 andwon the national indoor titleearlier this season.

Washington, junior fromCuero, has been an All-Lone StarConference honoree in volleyballand has been a statistical leader inthe Lone Star Conference.

Also receiving athleticdepartment awards were:

…..Derek Tesch, seniorfootball player and track and fieldathlete from Blanco, Athlete/Career Award and FootballAchievement Award.

…..Stephanie Johns, juniorvolleyball player from Lubbock(Coronado), Johnny MarroquinMemorial Award.

…..Mitchell Bro, junior from(Continued on Page 14)

2015 Javelina Football ScheduleSept. 5 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 7 p.m.Sept. 12 – Missouri S&T in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hall of Fame

Weekend)Sept. 19 – *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m.

(Hispanic Heritage Weekend)Sept. 26 – West Alabama in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Fiesta

Weekend)Oct. 3 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 3 p.m.Oct. 10 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kingsville

Community Appreciation Weekend).Oct. 17 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, TBA.Oct. 24 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg Bank

Homecoming Game).Oct. 31 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, TBA.Nov. 7 – Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA.Nov. 14 – Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA.Nov. 21 – NCAA Division II First Round Playoffs, TBA.Nov. 28 – NCAA Division II Second Round Playoffs, TBA.Dec. 5 – NCAA Division II Quarterfinals, TBA.Dec. 12 – NCAA Division II Semifinals, TBA.Dec. 19 – NCAA Division II Championship in Kansas City, Kan.

(The Sporting Park).*Lone Star Conference games.


National ChampionJeron Robinson, right, junior from Houston (Travis), won the NCAADivision II outdoor high jump championship with a 7-6.5 height. Thisbroke the meet record and tied the all-time mark in the event. Left isJavelina head track and field coach Ryan Dall.

(Continued from Page 13)Bedford (Euless Trinity),Academic Award.

…..Brandy Rivera, seniorgolfer from McAllen, AcademicAward.

…..Arturo Leal, grad studentfrom Zapata, Fred and JoanNuesch Award.

…..Washington, JuneDotterweich Sportswoman of theYear Award.

The Athlete/Career Awardwas established by Dr. StewartCooper, long-time chair of theUniversity’s health andkinesiology department and goesto an athlete who has lettered in atleast one sport, has been anintramural participant and who isplanning a career in coaching.

The Football AchievementAward was established by Dr.Frank Dotterweich in memory ofhis wife, June, and is a fullscholarship presented to thefootball program in the name ofthe athlete honored. The athletemust have at least a 2.5 gradepoint average, be a letterman, beachieving in school andcommunity work and havecompleted at least two fullsemesters of college work.

The Johnny MarroquinAward goes to an athlete who willbe teaching and coaching aftergraduate. It was established byMary Marroquin in memory of herhusband, Johnny.

The academic awards go tothe senior male and femaleathletes who have the bestcumulative grade point averagesduring their college careers.

The Fred and Joan NueschAward goes to a student in thesports information office whopreferably is a journalism or masscommunications major with plansto become a sports journalist. Itwas established at the time of FredNuesch’s retirement from theUniversity after 35 years as theathletic department’s athleticmedia relations director.

The June DotterweichSportswoman of the Year Awardwas established by Dr. Frank

Dotterweich in memory of his wife,June and the recipient is a femaleathlete who has been outstandingin the classroom and in athletics.

THE LONE STARConference champion TexasA&M-Kingsville men’s track andfield team led the All-LSCselections with nine.

To be eligible for the All-LSCteam, an athlete must score atleast 14 points or win an event atthe LSC Championships.

The team is selected by theLSC head track and field coaches.

The Javelina men led in theall-league selections with theirnine. Runnerup Angelo State hadfive; Texas A&M-Commerce three;West Texas A&M, Tarleton Stateand Eastern New Mexico twoeach, and McMurry and Hardingone each.

Tim Price, junior from CorpusChristi (Carroll), won the 100-meterand 200-meter dashes and ran theanchor leg on the winning 400-meter relay team.

His 22.5 points were thesecond highest in the meet.

Sergio Rios, senior fromBrownsville (Pace), had 22 pointsfor the third highest total.

In addition to Price and Rios,the Javelinas on the All-LSCsquad are:

…..Javan Gray, Jr.,Springfield, Ore.

…..C.J. Griggs, Sr., Van Vleck.…..Jeron Robinson, Jr.,

Houston (Travis).…..Anthony Washington,

Sr., Houston (Cypress Springs).…..Corbin Whalum, Sr.,

Arcadia, Calif.…..Jonathan Woodson, Sr.,

Missouri City (Marshall).…..Jordan Yamoah, So.,

Arlington, N.Y.JAVELINA HEAD TRACK

and field coach Ryan Dall andJavelina sprinter Tim Pricereceived special awards from theLone Star Conference.

Dall was named the men’strack and field coach of the yearand Price, junior from CorpusChristi (Carroll), was named theoutstanding male track athlete.

Dall’s men’s team won theLSC championship and Price wasa three-time gold medal winner,taking the 100-meter and 200-meterdashes and running a leg on thewinning 400-meter relay unit.

SPRINTER KAINAMARTINEZ and quarter entryAmber Perry were named to theAll-Lone Star Conference trackand field team.

They were selected for theirperformances in the LSCChampionships held in JavelinaStadium.

Martinez, junior from Belize,won the 100-meter and 200-meterdashes and ran legs on the 400-meter and 1600-meter relay teams.

Perry, junior from Goliad, wonthe 400-meter dash and ran in the200-meter dash and on the 1600-meter relay team.

To be eligible for the all-conference team, an athlete musthave won an event at thechampionships or scored aminimum of 14 points.

The final list of honorees wasselected by the LSC coaches

SEVEN JAVELINAPLAYERS received positions onthe All-Lone Star Conferencebaseball first team and threeothers were on the second unit.

The Javelinas, the LSCchampions, and runnerup WestTexas A&M tied for the most first-team picks.

Making the first team fromthe Javelinas were:

…..Dallas Ponder, seniorstarting pitcher from Flatonia.

…..Denver Diefenbach,senior starting pitcher fromVictoria (St. Joseph).

…..Ryan Scott, junior reliefpitcher from Sanger.

…..Cody Williams, seniorrelief pitcher from Houston(Cypress Woods).

…..Taylor Taska, senior firstbaseman and pitcher fromHouston (Kingwood).

…..Derrick Walls, seniorshortstop from San Antonio(Reagan).

…..Ryan Guedry, senior(Continued on Page 15)

2014-15 Javelina Women’s Basketball ScheduleJan. 3 – Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Jan. 7 – *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Jan. 8 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m..Jan. 10 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 5:30 p.m.Jan. 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 5:30 p.m.Jan. 17 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 21 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30 p.m.Jan. 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 31 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Feb. 4 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2 p.m.Feb. 11 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 7 p.m.Feb. 12 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 4 p.m.Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 4 p.m.March 3-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. *Lone Star Conference games.


Cleanup HelpJavelina athletes took part in the Keep Kingsville Klean projectsduring the year.

(Continued from Page 14)designated hitter from Houston(Christian).

On the second unit are…..Matt Perez, senior second

baseman from Stevensville, Mont.…..Brian Frazier, senior outfielder

from Houston (Kingwood).

…..Justin Lee, senior utilityplayer from Strathmore, Alberta.

One of the three playersmaking the honorable mention listis James Black, senior thirdbaseman from Spring (KleinCollins).

The all-conference team was

selected by the LSC coaches.BASEBALL COACH

JASON Gonzales and shortstopDerrick Walls received specialawards from the Lone StarConference.

Gonzales was named thecoach of the year and Walls,senior from San Antonio (Reagan),was chosen as the player of theyear.

They were announced at theLSC baseball tournament banquetin Kingsville.

JAVELINA PITCHER DenverDiefenbach was named the LoneStar Conference academic playerof the year.

Diefenbach is a senior fromVictoria (St. Joseph).

He joined teammate DallasPonder, senior pitcher fromFlatonia, on the LSC all-academicsquad.

The nine honorees had tohave at least a 3.3 grade pointaverage and be at leastsophomores.

The LSC sports informationdirectors select the players on thesquad from the nominees.

Diefenbach had a 9-3 recordduring the regular-season and hada 3.10 earned run average.

He and Ponder helped theJavelina pitching corps lead theconference pitching statistics, andwere instrumental in the Javelinascapturing the LSC championship.

INFIELDER DERRICKWALLS was named to the LoneStar Conference all-tournamentteam at the conclusion of the meetat Nolan Ryan Field.Walls, senior from San Antonio(Reagan), went four for eight(.500) in the Javelinas’ twotournament games.One of his hits was a double andhe had a run batted in and scoredthree times.

Ryan Dall, men’s andwomen’s indoor and outdoor trackand field coach, was named the2014 NCAA Division II SouthCentral Region men’s track andfield coach of the year.

Dall was selected by theDivision II coaches in the region.

His men’s team won the LoneStar Conference outdoorchampionship this spring, the firsttime a Javelina squad has taken aleague track and field title since1970.

Dall, in his sixth season ashead coach of the Javelinas, hascoached numerous All-Americansand several athletes who haveranked among the best in thecollegiate ranks and the world.

Dall was recently named theLSC men’s track and field coach ofthe year.

He has 18 individuals and tworelay teams qualified for theNCAA Division II Championshipsthis week in Allendale, Mich.

ALL-AMERICAN HIGHjumper Jeron Robinson wasnamed the NCAA Division IISouth Central Region outdoortrack and field men’s field athleteof the year by the U.S. Track &Field Coaches Association.

Robinson, sophomore fromHouston (Travis), had cleared 7-6at the time of the honor, the 10th

best height in the world and thebest in Division II.

Robinson has been an indoorand outdoor All-American in eachof his seasons with the Javelinas.

He is the Lone StarConference champion this season.

The regional athletes of theyear are chosen by the Division IIcoaches.

JAVELINA ATHLETESRECEIVED 25 spots on theNCAA Division II All-SouthCentral Region track and fieldteam announced by the U.S. Track& Field Coaches Association.

Three of the Javelinas earnedthree positions each on the team:

…..Tim Price, junior fromCorpus Christi (Carroll), 100-meterdash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter relay team.

…..Sergio Rios, senior fromBrownsville (Pace), 400-meterdash, 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles.

…..Corbin Whalum, juniorfrom Arcadia, Calif., 100-meterdash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter relay.

Receiving two spots on theall-region squad were:

…..Javan Gray, junior fromSpringfield, Ore., shot put andjavelin.

…..Kaina Martinez, juniorfrom Belize, 100-meter dash and200-meter dash.

The remaining honorees were:…..C.J. Griggs, senior from

Van Vleck, triple jump.…..Amanda Haven, senior

from Corpus Christi (Calallen),high jump.

…..Trent Hesseltine, seniorfrom Sinton, high jump.

…..Michal Idziak, sophomorefrom Mosina, Poland, 800-meter run.

…..Amber Perry, junior fromGoliad, 400-meter dash.

…..Jeron Robinson, juniorfrom Houston (Travis), high jump.

…..Kathy Trevino, junior fromRio Grande City, 400-meter dash.

…..Anthony Washington,senior from Houston (CypressSprings), 400-meter relay.

…..Alexis Williams, freshmanfrom Yoakum, pole vault.

…..Jonathan Woodson,senior from Missouri City(Marshall), 400-meter relay.

…..Jordan Yamoah,sophomore from Arlington, N.Y.,pole vault.

…..Macario Zarate, juniorfrom Alaml (Pharr-San Juan-AlamoMemorial), 110-meter hurdles.

FOR THE SECONDconsecutive season, the baseballteam battled its way into thechampionship game of the NCAADivision II South Central Regiontournament before losing by a runin the “if necessary” matchup.

The Javelinas beat host andtop-seeded Colorado-Mesa, 9-8, inthe opening game of thechampionship round, forcing the“if necessary” contest.

The Javelinas scored twice inthe top of the ninth inning in thetitle clash but fell a run short asthe Mavericks took a 7-6 decisionto gain the regional trophy.

The victory for the Javelinas inthe first game spoiled a perfect homeseason for the Mavericks, who


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

March 14 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Invitational in CorpusChristi.

March 21 – IBC Bank Cactus Cup in KingsvilleMarch 26-28 – Texas Relays in AustinMarch 27 – Ttrinity Relays in San Antonio.

. April 2 – Angelo State Relays in San Angelo.April 11 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Invitational in Corpus

Christi.April 18 – Louisiana State Relays in Baton Rouge, La.April 25 – Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa.April 25 – Rice Twilight Meet in Houston.May 7-9 – Lone Star Conference Championships in San Angelo.May 21-23 – NCAA Division II Championships in Allendale, Mich.


Live the DreamThe Live the Dream basketball games in the Steinke Center attracted 2,500 elementary and middle schoolstudents from throughout the area. It received a national commendation from the NCAA and is one of thefinalists for a national award.

(Continued from Page 15)finished 31-1 on their home field.

The Javelinas opened regionalplay with a 9-2 victory over St.Edward’s, the defending championand the squad that edged theJavelinas in an “if necessary” gamelast spring in Kingsville.

West Texas A&M downedthe Javelinas, 17-3, on the secondday of the meet, knocking the clubinto the consolation bracket.

The Javelinas fought back todefeat Tarleton State, 8-6, andWest Texas, 7-4, in back-to-backgames Saturday night.

That gave the South Texans aspot in the championship roundwith Mesa.

Shortstop Derrick Walls,senior from San Antonio (Reagan),had a career tournament, hitting.583 with 14 hits on 24 trips to theplate.

He scored 10 times and had apair of doubles.

Taylor Taska, senior firstbaseman and pitcher from Houston(Kingwood), hit .409 with nine hitson 22 trips. He had 11 runs battedin and scored six times.

Taska had five extra base hits,two home runs and three doubles.

Brian Frazier, senior outfielderand designated hitter fromHouston (Kingwood), hit .360 withnine hits in 25 appearances at theplate. He had eight RBIs andscored three times. He had ahome run and two doubles.

Matt Perez, senior secondbaseman from Stevensville, Mont.,had four doubles in the meet;Miles Holcomb, sophomorepitcher and outfielder fromDripping Springs, had two homeruns and a double and ClintWallace, junior catcher fromCorpus Christi (Tuloso-Midway)had a pair of home runs.

THREE MEMBERS OF thebaseball team were named to theNCAA Division II South CentralRegion all-tournament team.

Making the squad were BrianFrazier, senior outfielder anddesignated hitter from Houston(Kingwood); Taylor Taska, seniorfirst baseman and pitcher fromHouston (Kingwood), and DerrickWalls, senior shortstop from SanAntonio (Reagan).

Frazier hit .360 in the sixplayoff games and had twodoubles and a home run. He hadeight runs batted in and scoredthree times.

Taska hit .409 and had 11RBIs. He scored six times and hadtwo home runs and three doubles.

Walls had a .583 average atthe plate and scored 10 times. Hehad two doubles.

The all-tournament team wasselected by members of the mediaattending the event.

INFIELDER DERRICKWALLS, first baseman andpitcher Taylor Taska and reliefpitcher Ryan Scott were named to

the NCAA Division II All-SouthCentral Region first team.

Walls, senior from San Antonio(Reagan), had a .370 batting averagewith 22 runs batted in.

He was earlier named the LoneStar Conference player of the yearand first team LSC all-tournament.

Taska, senior from Houston(Kingwood), has a .346 battingaverage and has 41 runs batted in.

On the mound, he has a 2-1record with a 2.31 ERA. He hasone save.

Scott, junior from Sanger, has11 saves for the year and has a2.37 earned run average.

On the second unit wereJavelinas Dallas Ponder, seniorpitcher from Flatonia, and DenverDiefenbach, senior pitcher fromVictoria (St. Joseph).

WIDE RECEIVER ROBERTArmstrong signed a free agentcontract with the Dallas Cowboysshortly after the end of the recentNFL draft.

Armstrong, 6-2, 200 fromCuero, reported to the Cowboycamp for a rookie mini-camp afterthe signing.

He holds the Javelina careerrecords for most receptions (229)and touchdown catches (33). Hehas the season record for mostreceptions (67).

Armstrong had 66 receptions

for 762 yards and eighttouchdowns last season, missinghis own single-season record forcatches by one.

One of Armstrong’s bestsingle-game performances came inthe Cowboys’ stadium last fall. Hehad 18 receptions for 177 yards andfour touchdowns, but they didn’tcount in the statistics or recordsbecause they came againstMonterrey Tech of Mexico.

The NCAA doesn’t recognizestatistics against internationalopponents unless they aremembers of the NCAA.

THE MEN’S TRACK and fieldteam had an outstanding NCAADivision II outdoor meet.

The Javelnas finished fourthamong the 60 teams participating,had the top scorer in the men’sdivision of the meet, a Javelinatied a national record and theJavelinas had nine athletes earn 11All-America spots.

The Javelinas scored 49points for their highest finish in anational meet since the 1969squad placed fourth in the NAIAnational meet in Billings, Mont.

Javelina sprinter Tim Price,junior from Corpus Christi(Carroll), was the top scorer in themen’s division with 20.75 points.

He established himself as thefastest man in Division II by

sweeping the 100-meter and 200-meter gold medals.

Price also ran a leg on thesixth-place 400-meter relay team.

Price had two of the Javelinas’three gold-medal performances atnationals.

Jeron Robinson, junior fromHouston (Travis), tied the nationalrecord in winning the high jumpwith a 7-6.5 clearance.

It was the second consecutiveoutdoor title for Robinson, who isone of the top-ranked jumpers inall college divisions.

Defending pole vaultchampion Jordan Yamoah,sophomore from Arlington, N.Y.,tied for first place but got thesilver medal after losing a tie-breaker.

C.J. Griggs, senior from VanVleck, was the defendingchampion in the triple jump buthad to withdraw after thepreliminaries because of an injurythat has plagued him throughoutthe season.

Price was a three-time All-American at the meet, in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes andas a member of the relay unit.

(The second part of the 2014Javelina Athletic DepartmentHighlights will appear in thenext issue of the JavelinaHighlights).

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