VOLUME XVII, NO. 26 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 FEB. 1, 2017

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

Baseball Opens at Home This Weekend With Wiley

Basketball Hosting Midwestern, Cameron

Hitting the BasketKaylin Roher, 5-3 senior guardfrom League City (ClearSprings), had 26 points in a gamewith Texas Woman’s last week inDenton. She hit six of 10 (.600)three-point attempts and was nineof 14 (.643) from the field. Roherhad two assists and two rebounds.She leads the team in scoringwith 12.4 points a game, stealswith a 1.9 per-game average andminutes played with an average of30.2 a game.

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillebaseball team opens its seasonFriday and Saturday when it hostsWiley College in a three-gameseries at Nolan Ryan Field.

Friday’s single game is set for6 p.m. and Saturday’sdoubleheader will have a 1 p.m.start time.

Head coach Jason Gonzales

has 14 lettermen returning, threeredshirts, a squadman and 10transfers with collegiateexperience.

Two-year lettermen returning

are Christian Caudle, juniorcatcher from Houston (Klein);Jimmy Roche, senior infielder fromCorpus Christi (Calallen), and Trey

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The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s and women’s basketballteams will host Midwestern Stateand Cameron in Lone StarConference doubleheaders in theSteinke Center this week.

The Javelinas will take onMidwestern State Thursday, thewomen tipping off at 5:15 p.m. andthe men playing at 7:30 p.m.

Cameron will be in townSaturday and the men will have a 2p.m. start time and the women willplay at 4 p.m.

The Javelinas dropped gamesto the Mustangs and Aggiesearlier on the road.

The Javelina men are 12-7 forthe year and 5-5 in the LSC. Theyhave a four-game win streakunderway.

Duan Wright, 6-2 seniorforward from Alexandria, La., isleading the Javelina offensiveattack with 11.9 points a game.

Trey Sumpter, 6-6 juniorforward from Birmingham, Ala.,averages 11.7 points a game and isthe leading rebounder with a 5.1average.

Caelan Neal, 6-1 junior guardform Olathe, Kan., averages 10.2points an outing.

Midwestern is 13-7 for theyear and 6-5 in the LSC.

The Mustangs have five

players averaging in doublefigures.

Brandon Neel, 6-4 juniorguard from Cincinnati, Ohio, has a13.7 average; Igor Ibaka, 6-8 juniorforward from Brazzaville, Congo,

hits 12.4 a game and leads therebounding with a 9.5 average.

Pat Smith, 6-0 senior guardfrom Houston (Jones), averages11.4; Devante Pullum, 5-10 juniorguard from Little Elm, averages

10.7 and Logan Hicks, 6-2freshman guard from Temple,scores 10 a game.

Cameron has a Thursdaynight game at Angelo State before

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Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

2017 Javelina Men’s and Women’sRemaining Indoor Track & Field Schedule

Feb. 3 – Bayou Bengal Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. (LSU host).Feb. 10 – Fastrack National Invitational in Staten Island, N.Y. (Rider

host).Feb. 18-19 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Alamosa,

Colo. (Adams State host).Feb. 26 – Boston University Last Chance Meet in Boston, Mass.March 10-11 – NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in

Birmingham, Ala.

VisitingBand

The RicardoMiddle SchoolBand played atthe Javelinamen’s andwomen’sgames lastweek in theSteinkeCenter.

Seven Lone Star Conferenceteams were ranked in the NCAADivision II South Central Regionmen’s basketball top 10 last week,giving the league total dominancein the region.

Tarleton State was No. 1,Texas-Permian Basin No. 2, WestTexas A&M No. 3, Texas A&M-Commerce No. 4, Angelo State No.7 and Cameron and MidwesternState were tied at No. 8.NCAA Division II South CentralRegion Men’s Basketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDARank Team1. Tarleton State2. Texas-Permian Basin3. West Texas A&M

Seven LSC Clubs in Men’s BasketballNCAA South Central Regional Poll

4. Texas A&M-Commerce5. Fort Lewis (Colo.)6. Colorado Mines7. Angelo State8. Cameron

Midwestern State10. Colorado State-Pueblo

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

THE JAVELINA MEN’S first-half defense in the team’s winover Angelo State last week in the Steinke Center was as good asI’ve ever seen.

Angelo entered the game averaging 83.9 points a game, and thefigure had been much higher earlier in the season.

The Javelinas held the Rams to five points in the first 10minutes of play and to 14 points the first half.

The Javelinas have one of the best defensive scoring figures inthe Lone Star Conference and NCAA Division II. They haveallowed 67.7 points a game in a league that features several teamsranked high in the NCAA in scoring.

In the two Javelina victories over the Rams last week, theTAMUK defense held the opponent to 53 points in the first gameand was even tougher in the second game in San Angelo, limitingthe Rams to 50 points.

FORMER JAVELINA HIGH jumper Jeron Robinson, whowas a many-time national champion and All-American while withthe Javelinas in 2013-16, is now on the professional circuit andsome of the meets are nationally televised.

Robinson was in the Grand Prix last weekend in Boston andwill be competing in the Millrose Games Saturday in New York City.

This week’s meet will be in The Armory where Robinson hascompeted as a Javelina.

The high jump is set for 3:40 p.m. (CST) Saturday and themeet will be televised from 3:30-5:30 p.m. (CST) on NBC SportsNetwork.

Robinson’s sponsor is Nike.Robinson finished fourth in the Boston meet, clearing 6-10.75.

He has consistently cleared heights in the 7-4 and 7-5 range in hiscareer but is coming back from an injury that handicapped him inthe final few meets of his collegiate career.

TWO FOOTBALL TRANSFERS who are with the Javelinateam this spring come from families with rich athletic histories.

Beau Reilly, 6-6, 190-pound junior quarterback from ValleyCenter, Calif., is a transfer from the University of Hawaii.

Brother A.J. played football and basketball at the University ofUtah before transferring to Brigham Young-Hawaii to playbasketball.

Another brother, Trevor, played at Utah, was with the NewYork Jets for two seasons and was with the Miami Dolphins lastseason.

And a third brother, Drew, was a defensive back at BrighamYoung.

His father, Russ, played basketball at BYU-Hawaii.Keith Whitely, 5-9, 190-pound senior running back from

LaPorte, is a transfer from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.His father, Keith Sr., lettered at the University of Houston and

was his son’s position coach in high school.An uncle, Antonio Armstrong, was a four-year letterman at

linebacker for Texas A&M before playing with the Miami Dolphinsand San Francisco Forty-Niners. (Continued on Page 3)

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

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Feb. 2 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State inKingsville, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 3 - Baseball: Wiley College in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Indoor Track & Field: Bayou Bengal Invitational in Baton

Rouge, La.Feb. 4 – Baseball: Wiley College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m Women’s Tennis: Howard Payne in Brownwood, 1 p.m. Men’s & Women’s Basketball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 2

and 4 p.m.Feb. 9 – Women’s Tennis: Northeastern Oklahoma in San Antonio, 2 p.m.

Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State inStephenville, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 10- - Indoor Track & Field: Fastrack National Invitational inStaten Island, N.Y.

Softball: Grand Prairie Tournament in Grand Prairie. Women’s Tennis: Dallas Baptist in Kingsville, 2 p.m.

Feb. 11 – Baseball: Alumni Game in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Women’s Tennis: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in

Commerce, 2 and 4 p.m.. Softball: Grand Prairie Tournament in Grand Prairie.

Feb. 12 – Softball: Grand Prairie Tournament in Grand Prairie.Feb. 16 – Women’s Tennis: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, TBD.

Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M inKingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 – Baseball Minute Maid Classic in Houston (Minute Maid Park)vs. California State-Chico, 2 p.m.

Softball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5 p.m.Feb. 18 – Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston.

vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith, 10 a.m. Indoor Track & Field: Lone Star Conference

Championships in Alamosa, Colo. Women’s Tennis: Trinity in San Antonio, 1 p.m. Women’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in

Kingsville, 4 p.m. Men’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Softball: *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), noon

Feb. 19 – Women’s Tennis: Texas-Rio Grande Valley inKingsville, 2 p.m.

Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston.vs. St. Mary’s, 6 p.m.

Indoor Track & Field: Lone Star ConferenceChampionships in Alamosa, Colo.

Feb. 21 – Softball: Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), noon.Feb. 23 – Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Western New Mexico in

Silver City, N.M., 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.Feb. 24 – Softball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Feb. 25 – Softball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.

Women’s Tennis: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Baseball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m. Women’s & Men’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in

Portales, N.M., 2 and 4 p.m.Feb. 26 – Baseball: Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m.

Indoor Track & Field: Boston University Last Chance Meetin Boston, Mass.

Women’s Golf: Islander Classic in Corpus Christi.

*Lone Star Conference games/matchesBold-faced events are in Kingsville.

Andre Fuqua

Services were held for formerTexas A&M-Kingsville crosscountry and track athlete AndreFuqua Saturday in Corpus Christi.

Fuqua, 25, was studying for adegree at TAMUK.

He ran distance races for theJavelina track team.

A native of Corpus Christi, hewas a graduate of Flour Bluff HighSchool.

A memorial service for Fuquawas held at the First BaptistChurch in Corpus ChristiSaturday.

He is survived by his parents,Gregg and Sheila Fuqua;grandmother Ingeborg Fuqua andnumerous aunts, uncles andcousins.

There was a moment ofsilence in memorial of Fuquabefore the men’s and women’sbasketball games last week.

Service Held ForFormer JavelinaTrack Athlete

WEST TEXAS A&M opened an indoor training facility lastweek.

It provides indoor training for baseball, softball, golf and trackand field.

The facility has retractable batting nets and pitcher’s mound.It has a putting green, hitting nets and flight scope swing

analysis for golf and has areas for throwers and jumpers in trackand field.

WESTERN NEW MEXICO announced its 2017 footballschedule last week and the Mustangs have six home games.

One of the home appearances will be Nov. 4 with the Javelinas.Kickoff time will be noon in Silver City and 1 p.m., Central

Time.The Javelinas will be making their first appearance in Silver

City.

MIDWESTERN STATE ALSO announced its schedule lastweek and the Mustangs have six home games, including its firstthree Lone Star Conference contests.

After opening with non-conference Quincy (Ill.) in WichitaFalls and West Florida in Pensacola, Fla., the Mustangs will openLSC play when they host the Javelinas Sept. 16 in Wichita Falls.Kickoff time will be 7 p.m.

NCAA DIVISION II approved several proposals at the recentnational convention that are meant to better assist athletes in payingfor their college education.

The new financial aid legislation that will take effect in August2018 will do the following:

…Establish a model where only institutional athletics aid iscounted against individual and team equivalency limits.

…Eliminate the ability for schools to issue term-by-termfinancial aid awards.

…Allow schools to increase an athlete’s athletically relatedfinancial aid at any time, for any reason.

The division also passed a health and safety proposal that willincrease the decision-making authority of medical personnel incollege sports. The new legislation, which takes effect in August,will require schools to establish an administrative structure wherethe primary athletics health care providers would haveunchallengeable authority on medical management and return-to-play decisions.

It also will require schools to designate an athletics health careadministrator to oversee the school’s administration and delivery ofathletics health care and ensure best practices are followed.

Another new approved proposal will take effect in August andwill provide Division II athletes additional time off in their non-championship seasons. The change sets new limits on the amountof time college athletes can spend on countable athletically relatedactivities during the non-championship seasons while alsosimplifying the legislation. (Continued on Page 4)

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The Javelina Highlights is published weekly bythe Kingsville Publishing Co.

Send address changes, news, pictures orcorrespondence to

Fred Nuesch, MSC 114A,700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363

or kafcn00@tamuk.edu

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

Four Lone Star Conferenceteams were ranked in the NCAADivision II South Central Regionpoll released by D2SIDA lastweek.

Eastern New Mexico climbedinto the No. 2 spot, Angelo Statewas No. 4, Texas A&M-CommerceNo. 7 and West Texas A&M No. 10.NCAA Division II South CentralRegion Women’s Basketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDARank Team1. Colorado State-Pueblo2. Eastern New Mexico

Regis (Colo.)

Four LSC Women’s Squads RankedIn NCAA II Regional Basketball Poll

4. Angelo State5. St. Mary’s6. Colorado-Mesa7. Texas A&M-Commerce8. Fort Lewis (Colo.)

9. Colorado-Colorado Springs10. West Texas A&M

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

As time demands on athletes continues to be a key top ofdiscussion by the NCAA, Division II members saw this legislativechange as a step in the right direction.

THE NCAA PLAYING Rules Oversight Panel approved threeexperimental rules in softball designed to increase the pace of playin conference games for this season.

While the experimental rules were for the autonomyconferences, any league from any of the three NCAA divisions maysubmit a request to use the three experimental rules during the 2017season.

The rules will be applied in conference games for the AtlanticCoast, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference.

The rules are:…Restricting the number of charged conferences, either

offensive or defensive, to six per team. Teams may use twoconferences per inning. Each team is allowed one conference,offensive or defensive, for each extra inning. The teamrepresentative or player who initiates any additional chargedoffensive or defensive conference will be ejected.

The current rules allowed each team one offensive and onedefensive conference per inning.

…Defensive teams will not be allowed to huddle at the pitcher’smound after an out. Teams will still be allowed to throw the ballaround the infield, but the ball must then be thrown directly to thepitcher. The penalty for huddling at the mound the first time will bea warning and any subsequent violations will result in a ball beingawarded to the next batter.

The current rule allows teams to huddle after an out.…Teams will have 90 seconds between innings before they are

required to be ready to resume play. When the last defensive playercrosses the foul line closest to her dugout, the third base umpire, orbase umpire in a two-person crew, will start the time using astopwatch.

During the 90 seconds, the pitcher is allowed an unlimitednumber of warmup pitches. With 30 seconds left, the base umpirewill announce how much time is left to the dugouts. When the 90seconds haveexpired, the defensive team must be in position tostart, including the pitcher in position to throw a pitch and theoffensive team must have its batter in the box ready for a firstpitch.

If the defensive team isn’t ready after 90 seconds, the batterwill receive a ball. If the offensive team doesn’t have a batter in thebatter’s box ready to hit, a strike will be assessed to the batter.

Currently, there is no time limit between innings but the pitchersare limited to five warmup pitches.

There has been no announcement from the Lone StarConference in reference to the possibility of employing the newrules.

Ironically, softball has initiated the new rules despite beingconsidered one of the fastest-moving sports.

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

Championships, TBA.March 22-25 – NCAA Division II Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D.*Lone Star Conference games.

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Taking FlightCaelan Neal, 6-1 junior guard from Olathe, Kan., takes flight en routeto a basket in the Javelinas’ victory over Angelo State last week in theSteinke Center.

Banquet AttendeesJavelina assistant baseball coach Philip Middleton, right, and MattRogers, Corpus Christi Hooks senior director for communications, atthe South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi.

THE JAVELINA ATHLETIC department mourned the loss ofone of its former athletes last week with the death of Andre Fuqua.

Andre was a member of the Javelina cross country and trackand field teams.

Services were held Saturday in Corpus Christi.Fuqua ran in high school at Flour Bluff.

LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes:…West Texas A&M softball announced that six members of the

team have been named recipients of endowed scholarships inconjunction with the support of the Buffalo Club and BuffNation.

The scholarships have been endowed by four donors.Two of the scholarships are in their second year and two others

are in their first year.

NCAA DIVISION II notes:…David Dean was named the new head football coach at West

Georgia last week.Dean won the 2007 national championship at Valdosta (Ga.)

State in his first year as a head coach. His 2012 team won asecond national title.

In his nine seasons as a head coach, he has a 79-27 record andhis teams have been in the playoffs in six of the nine years.

Dean was an assistant at West Georgia in 1992-99 and wasoffensive coordinator at Valdosta State in 2000-07 before takingover the head position.

(Continued from Page 1)coming to Kingsville and entersthat game with a 13-8 season’srecord and 6-5 in the LSC.

Tyus Momoh, 5-11sophomore guard from GrandPrairie (Timberview), leads thescoring with a 12.0 average.

Tyler Williams, 6-3 sophomoreguard from Crete, Ill., scores 11.4 agame.

J.V. Long, 6-1 sophomoreguard from Arlington(Timberview), averages 11.1points a game and is the leadingrebounder with a 5.7 average.

The Javelina women are 9-9for the year and 4-8 in the LSCstandings.

Kaylin Roher, 5-3 senior guardfrom League City (Clear Springs),leads the team scoring with a 12.4average and Kaylee Kana, 6-0senior forward from Mont Belvieu(Barbers Hill), is the leadingrebounder with a 7.7 average.

Midwestern is 5-13 for the yearand 2-10 in the LSC standings.

Whitney Taylor, 5-11 junior guardfrom Melissa, leads the scoring with a13.6 average and Micheline Mercelita,6-0 junior forward from Edinburg, isthe leading rebounder with a 4.9average.

Cameron will meet Angelo

Basketball Hosts Midwestern, CameronState Thursday in San Angelobefore coming to Kingsville.

The Aggies enter theThursday game with an 8-10season’s record and 7-9 in the LSC.

Savanna James, 6-4 juniorforward from Wasilla, Alaska,leads the Aggies in scoring (16.4)

and rebounding (7.9).Jamie Bonnarens, 6-0

freshman forward from Cache,Okla., averages 13.3 points a gameand Natalie Haebleib, 5-10 juniorguard from Aurora, Colo., hits 11.4points a game and has a 7.3rebound average.

NCAA Division II Men’sBasketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDARank Team1. Northwest Missouri2. Fairmont (W. Va.) State3. California Baptist4. Shippensburg (Pa.)5. Queens (N.C.)6. Bellarmine (Ky.)7. West Liberty (W. Va.)8. Southern Indiana9. Tarleton State10. Barry (Fla.)11. Western Washington12. Arkansas-Monticello13. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)14. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.)15. Texas-Permian Basin16. Minnesota State-Moorhead17. Ferris (Mich.) State18. West Texas A&M19. Hawaii Pacific20. California State-Chico

Other teams receiving votesincludes Texas A&M-Commerce.

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Proceeds Benefit Javelina Women’s Athletics

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

(Continued from Page 1)Taylor, junior pitcher from Leander(Rouse).

The remaining 11 lettermenlettered for the first time last season:

…Payton Geisinger, seniorutility player from Wichita Falls.

…Tim Gleinser, sophomoreinfielder from Victoria (East).

…Alex Gonzalez, sophomoreinfielder from Robstown (Calallen).

…Pablo Hernandez,sophomore outfielder fromHouston (Spring Woods).

…Jako Kelm, senior pitcherfrom Georgetown.

…Hunter Lehman, seniorpitcher and catcher from Kyle.

…Donovan Lewis,sophomore pitcher and infielderfrom Alvin (Manvel).

…Sebi Palacios, senior

Baseball Opens This Weekend, To Host Wiley in Three Gamespitcher from Premont.

…Hunter Perkins, senior pitcherand outfielder from Victoria (East).

…Preston Plovanich,sophomore pitcher and outfielderfrom Santa Fe.

…Shane Veeder, sophomorepitcher from Houston (Cinco Ranch).

The returning squadman isAlec Kana, senior outfielder fromBastrop.

The redshirts are Alex Canul,freshman pitcher from Edinburg(North); Jordan Gunter, sophomoreinfielder from Santa Fe, and KohlUllman, freshman infielder fromHouston (St. Pius X).

The transfers are:…Joshua Croft, senior

infielder from Powell River, BritishColumbia, and Cumberland College.

…Travis Geiser, junior pitcherand outfielder from Portland(Gregory-Portland) and TexasA&M-Corpus Christi.

…Seth Hubert, junior pitcherfrom Riviera and Western TexasCollege.

…Isaiah Lybarger, juniorpitcher from Corpus Christi (Carroll)and Wharton County College.

…Nick Masarik, junior pitcherfrom Columbus (Blinn College).

…Ryan Rodriguez, freshmancatcher from Corpus Christi(Carroll) and Howard College.

…Brett Rohde, junior pitcher

from Fayetteville and BlinnCollege.

…Dallas Stafano, juniorpitcher and outfielder fromHouston (Cypress Creek) andWharton County College.

…Zach Wilson, senior pitcherfrom Katy and the University ofNew Orleans.

…Walker Winders, juniorinfielder from Belton (BlinnCollege).

The Javelinas were 35-19 lastseason and were 24-11 in the LSC.They finished one game out offirst in the conference standings.

The squad was selected forthe NCAA Division II nationalplayoffs and participated in theSouth Central Region tournament.

The Javelinas won LSCchampionships in 2014 and 2015.

The LSC schedule beginsMarch 3-5 when Tarleton State isat Ryan Field for a four-gameseries.

Two Lone Star Conferenceteams were ranked in the NCAADivision II South Central Regionpreseason baseball poll releasedby the D2BaseballNews.com lastweek.

Angelo State was selected asthe No. 1 squad and West TexasA&M was picked No. 5.NCAA Division II South CentralRegion Preseason Baseball Poll

Compiled byD2BaseballNews.com

Two LSC Teams in Region PollRank Team1. Angelo State2. Colorado-Mesa3. Lubbock Chrisian4. St. Edward’s5. West Texas A&M

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

Tight DefenseJavelina forward Kaylee Kana, 6-0 senior from Mont Belvieu (BarbersHill), defends an Angelo State player in a game in the Steinke Centerlast week.

Advance tickets for the 2017 Lone Star Conference BasketballChampionship are on sale at league schools.

Adult all-session passes are on sale with $15 off the regular priceuntil Feb. 28.

The tournament is set for March 2-5 at the Allen Event Center inAllen, north of Dallas.

Fans can save $15 and avoid fees by purchasing tickets on-campus.The adult all-session ticket gains access to all seven sessions at a

reduced rate of $45.The adult price increases to $60 for all sessions or $15 per session

for those not buying before the Feb. 28 deadlline.Student single-session tickets are $10 at participating schools and at

the Allen Event Center box office. Students must have a valid school ID.Admission for children ages 2-18 is the same price as students.Tickets may also be purchased at the Allen Event Center or through

Ticketmaster.This is the sixth year the tournament has been played in Allen.Eight men’s teams and eight women’s teams will participate in the

tournament.The winner of the two tournament titles will receive the LSC

automatic berths in the NCAA Division II playoffs.2017 LSC Basketball Championship Tickets

Adult TicketsAdvance all-session (purchased before Feb. 28) $45All-session (at box office or on Ticketmaster.com) $60Single-session tickets $15

Student Tickets and Children 2-18Single-session $10

2017 LSC Basketball Championship ScheduleThursday, March 2

Session OneGame 1 – Women’s second seed vs. women’s seventh seed, noon.Game 2 – Men’s second seed vs. men’s seventh seed, 2:30 p.m.

Session TwoGame 3 – Women’s first seed vs. women’s eighth seed, 6 p.m.Game 4 Men’s first seed vs. men’s eighth seed, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 3Session Three

Game 5 – Women’s third seed vs. women’s sixth seed, noon.Game 6 – Men’s third seed vs. men’s sixth seed, 2:30 p.m.

Session FourGame 7 – Women’s fourth seed vs. women’s fifth seed, 6 p.m.Game 8 – Men’s fourth seed vs. men’s fifth seed, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 4Session Five

Game 9 – Women’s Game 1 winner vs. Game 5 winner, noonGame 10 – Men’s Game 2 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Session SixGame 11 – Women’s Game 3 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 6 p.m.Game 12 – Men’s Game 4 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 5Session Seven

Game 13 – Women’s Championship, 1 p.m.Game 14 – Men’s Championship, 3:30 p.m.

Tickets on Sale For LSCBasketball Tournaments

The Lone Star Conferenceremained the No. 1-ranked leaguein NCAA Division II men’sbasketball in a ratings byHerosports.com last week.

The conference has been atthe top since the start of theseason.

NCAA Division II Men’sBasketball Conference RatingsCompiled by Herosports.com

Rank Team1. Lone Star Conference2. Great American Conference3. California Collegiate Athletic

Association4. Great Northwest Athletic

Conference5. Pacific West Conference6. Great Lakes Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference7. Heartland Conference8. Sunshine State Conference9. Great Lakes Valley

LSC No. 1 in Men’s BasketballConference

10. Northern Sun IntercollegiateConference

11. Northeast 10 Conference12. Gulf South Conference13. Rocky Mountain Athletic

Conference14. Mid-America Intercollegiate

Athletic Association15. Peach Belt Conference16. South Atlantic Conference17. Mountain East Conference18. Pennsylvania State Athletic

Conference19. Central Intercollegiate

Athletic Association20. East Coast Conference21. Central Atlantic Collegiate

Conference22. Great Midwest Athletic

Conference23. Southern Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference24. Conference Carolinas.

Texas A&M-Kingsvillebasketball players Kaylin Roherand Duan Wright were named theIBC Bank athletes of the week fortheir performances last week.

Roher, 5-3 senior guard fromLeague City (Clear Springs), had31 points in two games. She alsohad three assists and a steal.

In a game with TexasWoman’s, she was nine of 14 fromthe field and six of 10 from thethree-point arch.

Wright had 29 points in twoJavelina victories over AngeloState.

He also had three assists, twoblocks and three steals.

In the game in San Angelo,Wright had 24 points and wasseven of 10 from the field and fourof seven from the three-pointstripe.

Roher is recognized for thefifth time this season and Wrightis the recipient of the award forthe third time.

Both had been selected forthe honor the previous week.

IBC Bank Athletes of the WeekSept. 1-3

Lexi Wick, volleyballMyles Carr, football

Sept. 5-10Krystal Faison, volleyballAnthony Autry, football

Sept. 12-17Casey Klobedans, volleyballJose Ventura IV, cross

countrySept. 19-24

Lexi Wick, volleyballJordan Thomas, football

Sept. 26-Oct. 1Valerie Ruiz, tennisAnthony Autry, football

Oct. 3-8Lexi Wick, volleyballBrandon Jones, football

Oct. 10-15Lexi Wick, volleyballMyles Carr, football

Oct. 17-22Lexi Wick, volleyballAlex Kuyinu, football

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Roher, WrightReceive IBCBank Honor

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

2017 Javelina Women’s Tennis RosterName Class Exp. Hometown (School)Stephanie Baerman Fr. 0 San Antonio (Antonian)Lisa Carvajal Jr. Tr. McAllen (PSJA) and

Laredo CollegeNadia Grlj Sr. 1VL Melbourne, AustraliaMadison Gomez So. Sq. Baytown (Sterling)Erika Larrea Jr. 1VL Ambato, EcuadorTabata Lua Sr. 1VL Mexico City, MexicoViviana Ortiz Jr. Tr. Guayaquil, Ecuador and

Southeast MissouriJulia Rauer Fr. 0 Leiselheim, GermanyViktoria Romanovskaya Fr. 0 Moscow, RussiaValerie Ruiz Fr. 0 San Antonio (Reagan)Martina Urrutia Jr. 1VL Madrid, Spain

Women’s Tennis Opens 2017 Season Saturday in BrownwoodThe Texas A&M-Kingsville

women’s tennis team opens itsspring season Saturday when ittravels to Brownwood to meetHoward Payne.

Match time will be 1 p.m.Coach Autumn Williams has

four letterwinners returning thisseason along with a squadman andtwo transfers with collegiateexperience.

The letterwinners, each withone letter, are Nadia Grlj, senior fromMelbourne, Australia; Erika Larrea,junior from Ambato, Ecuador;

Tabata Lua, senior from MexicoCity, and Martina Urrutia, juniorfrom Madrid, Spain.

Madison Gomez, sophomorefrom Baytown (Sterling), is areturning squadman.

The transfers are Lisa Carvajal,junior from McAllen (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo) and Laredo College, andViviana Ortiz, junior from Guayaquil,Ecuador, and Southeast Missouri.

The four remaining members ofthe team are freshmen. These areStephanie Baerman of San Antonio(Antonian); Julia Rauer from

Leiselheim, Germany; ViktoriaRomanovskaya of Moscow, Russia,and Valerie Ruiz of San Antonio(Reagan).

The Javelinas will play their

first home match Feb. 10 whenDallas Baptist visits.

The first Lone Star Conferencematch is Feb. 11 with Texas-PermianBasin in Kingsville.

The Javelinas will be playingtheir home matches on their neweight-court complex in the athleticand intramural facility on thenorthwest corner of the campus.

Juan Castillo

Former Texas A&I and TexasA&M-Kingsville player and coachJuan Castillo has been named theoffensive line coach and runninggame coordinator for the BuffaloBills.

Castillo has been a coach inthe NFL for 23 years.

He has been with theBaltimore Ravens for the past fourseasons, including 2013 whenthey won the Super Bowl.

Castillo was on thePhiladelphia Eagle staff from 1995-2012.

A native of Port Isabel,Castillo played for the Javelinas in1978-80 and received hisbachelor’s and master’s degreesfrom the University.

He served as a graduateassistant coach for the Javelinasafter finishing his eligibility andwas the defensive coordinator atKingsville King High School in

Castillo Named BuffaloBills’ Offensive Coach

1986-89.Castillo returned to his alma

mater in 1990 and was theoffensive line coach through the1994 season when he went withthe Eagles.

He served an internship withthe Bills in 1992.

Castillo is a member of theJavelina Hall of Fame and LoneStar Conference Hall of Honor.

He is married to the formerZaida Garcia of Kingsville andthey are the parents of four sons.

Castillo will work with newBuffalo head coach SeanMcDermott in his new position.

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

Championships, TBA.

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

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

(Arlington Tennis Center).

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

(Continued from Page 7)Oct. 24-29

Krystal Faison, volleyballLuis Lopez, football

Oct. 31-Nov. 5Madison Brabham, volleyballLuis Lopez, football

Nov. 7-12Krystal Faison, volleyballNick Pelrean, football

Nov. 14-19Lexi Wick, volleyballMarcus Frazier, basketball

Nov. 21-26Kaylin Roher, basketballCaelan Neal, basketball

Nov. 28-Dec. 3Kaylee Kana, basketballDevonte Williams, football

Dec. 5-10Kaylin Roher, basketballElliott Taylor, basketball

Dec. 12-17Kaylin Roher, basketballTrey Sumpter, basketball

Dec. 19-24Jamesha Wade, basketballMarcus Frazier, basketball.

Dec. 26-31Shaq Debose, basketballRobert Stevenson, basketball

Jan. 2-7TaSheena Moore, basketballDuan Wright, basketball

Jan. 9-14Kaina Martinez, indoor track

and fieldCharles Greaves, indoor track

and fieldJan. 16-21

Kaylin Roher, basketballDuan Wright, basketball

Jan. 23-28Kaylin Roher, basketballDuan Wright, basketball

Roher, WrightReceive IBCBank Honor

Texas A&M-Kingsvilledefensive end Brandon Jones wasnamed to the D2Football.com All-America second unit last week.

Jones was the only playerfrom the Lone Star Conference onthe first or second teams. Fourleague players received honorablemention.

Jones, sophomore fromHouston (Nimitz), has receivednumerous honors for his play in2016.

He was the Lone StarConference defensive player ofthe year and LSC defensivelineman of the year.

Jones was on the FootballGazette All-Super Region Foursecond unit and the D2CCA All-

Wrapped UpBrandon Jones, sophomore from Houston (Nimitz), wraps up anopponent quarterback. Brandon Jones

Defensive End Jones Named to All-America Second UnitSouth Super Region second team.

He was a Harlon Hill regionalfinalist.

Jones recorded 9.5 sacks and11.5 tackles for losses on a teamthat finished 9-3 and with a seven-game winning streak.

He had 49 tackles.2016 NCAA Division II All-

America Football TeamSelected by D2Football.com

First Team OffenseQB – Justin Dvorak, Colorado

Mines, 6-0, 200, Sr.RB – Marty Carter, Grand

Valley (Mich.), 6-0, 202, So.RB – Austin Ekeler, Western

(Colo.) State, 5-9, 198, Sr.WR – Billy Brown, Shepherd

(W. Va.), 6-4, 241, Sr.

WR – Garry Brown, California(Pa.), 6-1, 200, Sr.

TE – Adam Shaheen, Ashland(Ohio), 6-6, 277, Jr.

OL – Peter Bateman,Minnesota-Duluth, 6-6, 285, Sr.

OL – Ethan Cooper, Indiana(Pa.), 6-3, 325, Sr.

OL – Jordan Morgan,Kutztown (Pa.), 6-4, 320, Sr.

OL – Nathan Theaker, Wayne(Mich.) State, 6-6, 303, Sr.

OL – Zach Voytek, NewHaven (Conn.), 6-5, 305, Sr.

First Team DefenseDL – Collin Bevins,

Northwest Missouri, 6-6, 285, Sr.DL – Dylan Donahue, West

Georgia, 6-3, 244, Sr.DL – Whitney Richardson,

Lane (Tenn.), 6-5, 235, Jr.DL – Grover Stewart, Albany

(Ga.) State, 6-5, 295, Sr.LB – Connor Harris,

Lindenwood (Mo.), 6-0, 243, Sr.LB – Jacob Vollstedt,

Northwest Missouri, 6-3, 215, Sr.LB – A.J. Wentland,

McKendree (Ill.), 6-4, 240, Sr.DB – Philbert Martial, North

Alabama, 5-10, 166, Sr.DB – Tre Sullivan, Shepherd,

6-0, 200, Sr.DB – Carlo Thomas, Johnson

C. Smith (N.C.), 6-2, 185, Jr.DB – Brian Walker, Fort Valley

(Ga.), 6-0, 185, Sr.First Team SpecalistsK – Matt Davis, North

Carolina-Pembroke, 6-1, 190, Sr.P – Aaron LaDeaux, Minot

(N.D.) State, 6-2, 193, Sr.AP – Keelan Cole, Kentucky

Wesleyan, 6-2, 175, Sr.Second Team Offense

QB – Trey Heid, Augustana(S.D.), 6-2, 197, Jr.

RB – Romello Brown, Wayne(Mich.) State, 5-11, 248, Jr.

RB – Max Mickey, Sioux Falls(S.D.), 5-9, 185, Jr.

WR – Matt Heller,Augustana, 6-0, 195, Sr.

WR – Brody Oliver, ColoradoMines, 6-3, 195, So.

TE – Kenny Johnston, FloridaTech, 6-4, 220, Sr.

OL – Alex Cappa, Humboldt(Calif.) State, 6-7, 285, Jr.

OL – Stephen Evans, North

Alabama, 6-4, 301, Sr.OL – Antonio Green, Sioux

Falls, 6-3, 294, Sr.OL – Joe Hillin, Mars Hall

(N.C.), 5-11, 300, Jr.OL – Jacque Polite, Winston-

Salem (N.C.), 6-5, 300, Sr.Second Team Defense

DL – Brandon Jones, TexasA&M-Kingsville, 6-3, 290, So.

DL – Marcus Martin, SlipperyRock (Pa.), 6-3, 245, Jr.

DL – Sydney Omameh, GrandValley, 6-4, 255, Sr.

DL – Zach Sieler, Ferris(Mich.) State, 6-6, 275,So.

LB – Tyler Kozeal, Nebraska-Kearney, 6-0, 240, Sr.

LB – Kevin Haynes, CentralWashington, 6-2, 228, Jr.

LB – Michael Mehling, SiouxFalls, 5-11, 200, Sr.

DB – Drew Hebel, Black Hills(S.D.), 5-11, 172, So.

DB – DaQuan Holmes,American International (Mass.), 6-0, 185, Sr.

DB – Joshua Simmons,Limestone (N.C.), 6-1, 200, Jr.

DB – Tavierre Thomas, FerrisState, 5-11, 195, Jr.

Second Team SpecialistsK – Simon Mathiesen,

Northwest Missouri, 6-5, 205, Sr.P – Brett Benes, Charleston

(W. Va.), 6-0, 185, Sr.AP – Richie Sanders,

Mercyhurst (Pa.), 5-7, 185, Sr.Honorable Mention

Includes:WR – Xavier Ayers, Western

New Mexico, 5-11, 180, Sr.OL – Jared Machorro, Texas

A&M-Commerce, 6-7, 280, Jr.OL – Akoakoa Paleka-

Kenney, Midwestern State, 6-3,285, Sr.

LB – Cody Burtscher,Tarleton State, 5-11, 230, Sr.

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

2016-17 Javelina SigneesBaseball

R.J. Pena, San Antonio (EastCentral), pitcher, 6-0, 175, Fr.

Giancarlo Servin, Edinburg(North), pitcher/third baseman, 6-2, 200, Fr.

Matthew Stary, Houston(Cypress Falls), pitcher/utilityplayer, 6-3, 175, Fr.

Connor Thompson, LibertyHill, shortstop, 5-9, 160, Fr.

FootballBeau Reilly, Valley Center,

Calif., and University of Hawaii,quarterback, 6-6, 190, Jr.

Keith Whitely, LaPorte andNevada-Las Vegas, running back,5-9, 190, Sr.

Track & FieldGertrudis Ruiz Balli,

Brownsville (Pace), thrower, Fr.Women’s Golf

Kristina Gutierrez, Laredo (St.Augustine), Fr.

Abigail Willcoxon, Conroe, Fr.

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

Richardson, Greaves Named LoneStar Conference Athletes of Week

Texas A&M-Kingsvillesprinter and jumper CharlesGreaves and Javelina sprinterDeana Richardson were named theLone Star Conference indoor trackand field athletes of the week lastweek.

Greaves was the top male

field event competitor andRichardson was the women’s toptrack athlete.

Greaves, senior fromBridgetown, Barbados, won thelong jump and triple jump at theAggie Invitational in CollegeStation in his first competitionwith the Javelinas.

He set a school record in thetriple jump and in each of theevents he recorded the bests ofthe season in the LSC.

Greaves also ran a 6.86 in the60-meter dash and finished thirdamong the NCAA Division Iathletes.

Richardson, sophomore fromSan Antonio (Brennan), won the60-meter dash in College Station in7.52.

Greaves provisionallyqualified for the NCAA Division IIChampionships in his three eventsand Richardson was a provisionalqualifier in the 60.

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

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NCAA Division II Men’sBasketball Poll

Compiled by Herosports.comRank Team1. California Baptist2. Northwest Missouri3. Tarleton State4. Hawaii Pacific5. West Liberty (W. Va.)6. California State-Chico7. Southern Indiana8. San Francisco (Calif.) State9. Western Washington10. Fairmont (W. Va.) State11. Arkansas-Monticello12. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)13. Bellarmine (Ky.)14. West Texas A&M15. Sonoma (Calif.) State16. East Central Oklahoma17. Kentucky Wesleyan18. Shippensburg (Pa.)19. Barry (Fla.)20. Ferris (Mich.) State21. California-San Diego22. Colorado Mines23. Texas-Permian Basin24. Alaska-Anchorage25. Harding (Ark.)26. Fort Lewis (Colo.)27. Dixie (Utah) State28. Angelo State29. Arkansas Tech30. Western Oregon

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

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

Championships, TBD.May 19-20 – NCAA Division II Super Regionals, TBD.May 25-28 – NCAA Division II World Series in Salem, Va.*Lone Star Conference games.

Indoor Track & Field To Compete in LSU Meet FridayThe Texas A&M-Kingsville

men’s and women’s indoor trackand field teams will return to actionFriday when they compete in theLSU Bayou Bengal Meet in the CarlMaddox Fieldhouse in BatonRouge, La.

The Javelinas will be the onlyNCAA Division II team in the

competition.Schools entered are Alcorn

(Miss.) State, Hinds (Miss.),Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, McNeese(La.) State, New Orleans (La.),Nicholls (La.) State, SoutheasternLouisiana, Southern (La.), TAMUKand Texas Southern.

Running andJumping

CharlesGreaves,center, seniorfromBridgewater,Barbados, is aJavelinasprinter andjumper. Hewon the longjump andtriple jumpgolds in hisfirst meet withthe Javelinasin CollegeStation inJanuary.

The meet opens at 12:30 p.m.with the field event finals.

Running event preliminaries areat 3:30 p.m. and the running eventfinals start at 4:30 p.m.

It will be the second meet forthe Javelinas, who competed in theAggie Invitational Jan. 13 in CollegeStation.

The Javelinas had 13 NCAADivision II provisional qualifyingperformances.

Charles Greaves, senior fromBridgewater, Barbados,provisionally qualified in the triplejump, long jump and 60-meter dash.

Kaina Martinez, senior fromSeine Bight, Belize, qualified in the60-meter and 200-meter dashes.

The other qualifiers were:…Christian Garcia, senior from

Eagle Pass, shot put.…Deon Hope, junior from St.

Michael, Barbados, 60-meter dash.…Kenneth Jackson, senior from

Compton, Calif., 200-meter dash.…Plaserae Johnson, senior

from Glendale, Ariz., 60-meter dash.…Javier Lopez,senior from

Cordova, Spain, 60-meter hurdles.…James Passley, senior from

Portland, Jamaica, triple jump.…Deana Richardson,

sophomore from San Antonio(Brennan), 60-meter dash.

…Rachael Somoye, sophomorefrom Houston (Alief Taylor), weightthrow.

The meet opens a busy stretchfor the indoor teams.

They will be in two meets Feb.9-10 at the Ford Center in Frisco andenter the Lone Star ConferenceChampionships Feb. 18-19 inAlamosa, Colo.

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s and women’s indoor trackand field teams are ranked in thefirst NCAA Division II SouthCentral Region polls of the seasonannounced by the U.S. Track &Field Coaches Association lastweek.

The men are ranked No. 5 andthe women are No. 9.

Other Lone Star Conferenceteams in the men’s poll are TexasA&M-Commerce No. 2, WestTexas A&M No. 4 and AngeloState No. 7.

In the men’s division, WestTexas A&M is No. 1, Texas A&M-Commerce No. 3 and Angelo StateNo. 7.

NCAA Division II SouthCentral Region Indoor

Track & Field PollsCompiled by the U.S. Track &

Field Coaches AssociationMen’s Division

Rank Team1. Adams (Colo.) State2. Texas A&M-Commerce3. Western (Colo.) State4. West Texas A&M5. Texas A&M-Kingsville6. Chadron (Neb.) State7. Angelo State8. Colorado Mines9. Colorado State-Pueblo10. Colorado-Colorado Springs

Women’s Division

Javelina Men, Women Ranked No. 5, No. 9In First Regional Indoor Track & Field Poll

Rank Team1. West Texas A&M2. Adams (Colo.) State3. Texas A&M-Commerce4. Chadron (Neb.) State5. Colorado State-Pueblo6. New Mexico Highlands7. Angelo State8. Western (Colo.) State9. Texas A&M-Kingsville10. Dallas Baptist

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

2017 Javelina Beach Volleyball ScheduleMarch 3 – Javelina Invitational in Kingsville.

vs. Stevenson (Md.), 3 p.m.vs. Principia (Ill.), 6 p.m.

March 4 – Javelina Invitational in Kingsville.vs. Missouri Baptist, 11 a.m.vs. Stevenson, 2 p.m.

March 8 – Grand Canyon (Ariz.) in Phoenix, Ariz., 5 p.m.March 10 – University of New Mexico in Tempe, Ariz., 5 p.m.March 11 – Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., noon.March 11 – University of Arizona in Tempe, Ariz., 3 p.m.March 15 – Houston Baptist in Kingsville, 4 p.m.March 24 – University of New Orleans in Houston, 5 p.m.March 25 – Louisiana-Monroe in Houston, 11 a.m.March 25 – Houston Baptist in Houston, 5 p.m.March 31 – Warner (Fla.) in Kingsville, 5 p.m.April 1 – Warner (Fla.) in Kingsville, 2 p.m.April 7 – Houston Baptist in Houston, 11 a.m.April 7 – Tulane in Houston, 3 p.m.April 8 – Central Arkansas in Houston, 9 a.m.April 14 – Spring Hill (Ala.) in Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m.April 14 – Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m.April 14 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Baton Rouge, La., 6 p.m.April 15 – Georgia State in Baton Rouge, La., 9 a.m.April 15 – Louisiana-Monroe in Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m.

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

Men’s Division60-meter dash

6.80 – Kenneth Turner,Angelo State

6.81 – Edward Simmons,Angelo State.

6.84 – Todd Handley, WestTexas A&M.200-meter dash

21.40 – Luis Perez, ASU.21.44 – Steven Cooper, WTAM.21.77 – Kenneth Jackson,

TAMUK.400-meter dash

47.02 – Luis Perez, ASU.48.23 – Steven Cooper,

WTAM.48.57 – Isaac Marquez, ASU

800-meter run1:51.98 – Luis Romero, Texas

A&M-Commerce.1:55.04 – Brandon Rivera,

WTAM.1:55.75 – Jacob Suchors, WTAM

Mile run4:06.64 – Luis Romero, TAMUC4:17.65 – Austin Yaeger, TAMUC.

LSC’s Top Indoor Track & Field Performances4:18.64 – Luis Osornio, TAMUC

3000-meter run8:12.44 – Luis Romero, TAMUC.8:12.81 – Owen Hind, WTAM.8:24.11 – Elliot Martynkiewicz,

TAMUC5000-meter run

14:59.99 – Payton Heinig,Tarleton State.

14.87.00 – Turner Pool, TAMUC.15:00.48 – Johen Deleon, TSU

60-meter hurdles8.06 – Javier Lopez, TAMUK.8:22 – Kylon Drones, WTAM.8.34 – Avodeji Adekokyn, ASU.

1600-meter relay3:14.53 - ASU.3:16.64 - TAMUC3:19.91 – WTAM.

Distance medley relay10:01.57 – TAMUC10:38.45 – Lubbock Christian

High jump6-8.75 – Kenneth Lloyd, ENMU6-8.75 – Paolo Lazaric, WTAM6-4.25 – Axel Jacquesson, ASU.

Pole vault

15-5 – Florian Obst, TAMUC15-3.5 – Aaron Dixon, ASU15-3.5 – Trivett Jones, ASU

Long jump24-10.5 – Charles Greaves,

TAMUK23-4 – Gage Bowles, TAMUC22-9.75 – James Passley,

TAMUK.Triple jump

50-4.5 – Charles Greaves,TAMUK.

50-2 – DeVontae Steele, TAMUC.49-6.25 – Abraham Seaneke,

WTAM.Shot put

55-9.75 – Christian Garcia,TAMUK.

52-1 – Joseph Brown, TAMUC.50-3.25 – Tanner Stone, WTAM

Weight throw60-1.25 – Chase Graham,

TAMUC56-10.75 – Kellon Alexis, TAMUC54-1.25 – Joseph Brown,

TAMUC (Continued on Page 14)

2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville Women’s Golf ScheduleFeb. 26-28 – Islander Classic in Corpus Christi (Texas A&M-Corpus

Christi host).March 5-7 – Texas-Rio Grande Valley Invitational in McAllen

(Texas-RGV host).March 18-21 – Hillcat Classic in Owasso, Okla. (Rogers State host).April 1-4 – Southern Bancorp Invitational in Mountain Home, Ark.

(Henderson State host).April 22-25 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco.

Javelinas at BanquetJavelina head baseball coach Jason Gonzales, left, with Gil Perez,social media coordinator for the Corpus Christi Hooks, at the SouthTexas Winter Baseball Banquet last week in Corpus Christi. Perezplayed baseball for the Javelinas.

Fifty-five Texas A&M-Kingsville athletes have beennamed to the President’s List,Dean’s List and Honor Roll for thefall semester.

Eleven were on thePresident’s List which requires astudent to be enrolled in at least15 hours and have a perfect 4.0grade point average.

Thirty were on the Dean’sList that requires a GPA of at least3.65 and with a minimum of 13hours completed.

And 14 were on the HonorRoll. It requires a 3.5 GPA and atleast 12 semester hours.

Following are the Javelinahonorees:

President’s ListJade Guerrero, track and field,

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

So., Corpus Christi (King).Lily Hospers, basketball, Sr.,

Nelson, New Zealand.Hunter Lehman, baseball, Sr.,

Kyle (Lehman).Alex Lichtenberger, track &

field, Jr., Bishop.Bryce Martin, track & field,

Sr., Salado.Christian McFerrin, football,

Fr., Kingwood.Mariah Noyola, track & field,

Jr., Harlingen (South).Sebastian Palacios, baseball,

Sr., PremontJulia Rauer, tennis, Fr.,

Sasbach, Germany.Deana Richardson, track &

field, So., San Antonio (Brennan).Casey Rosellini, football, Fr.,

Cypress (Cypress Falls).Dean’s List

Sydney Andrews, softball, Fr.,Copperas Cove.

Lindsey Angelico, softball,So., San Antonio (Johnson).

Amanda Bakonyi, volleyball,Fr., San Antonio (SmithsonValley).

Bailey Blezinger, golf, Fr.,Bellville.

Madison Brabham, volleyball,So., Kingwood.

Morgan Broussard, beachvolleyball, Sr., Gering, Neb.

Meagan Cantu, golf, Sr.,Monte Alto (Edcouch-Elsa).

Carlie Clark, softball,Sr.,Warsaw, Va.

Tyler Crouch, baseball, Fr.,San Antonio (Smithson Valley).

Krystal Faison, volleyball, Jr.,San Antonio (Judson).

Madison Gomez, tennis, So.,

Baytown (Sterling).Emond Hobbs, football, Jr.,

Freeport (Brazosport).Lane Janecka, track & field,

Fr., Flatonia. -Blake Johnson, baseball, Sr.,

Sugar Land (Clements).Kaylee Kana, basketball, Sr.,

Mont Belvieu (Barbers Hill).CaseyKlobedans, volleyball,

Jr., Boerne (Champion).Rachel Longoria, softball, Jr.,

Hutto.Tabatha Lua, tennis, Sr.,

Mexico City, Mexico.Lane Michna, track & field,

Fr., Lorena.Trevor Moses, football, Jr.,

Corpus Christi (Calallen).Viviana Ortiz, tennis, Jr.,

Guayaquil, Ecuador.Hunter Perkins, baseball, Sr.,

Victoria (East).Ashlea Rosenbaum, golf, Sr.,

Brownsville.Stuart Sanchez, football, Jr.,

Corpus Christi (Carroll).Luke Spies, football, So.,

Katy.Kelly Sprinkles, volleyball, Fr.,

Little River (Academy).Nicholas Stiff, football, Fr.,

Cypress (Cypress Ranch).Martina Urrutia, tennis, Jr.,

Madrid, Spain.Jake Wallace, football, Jr.,

Victoria (West).Vitaly Zhgun, track & field,

Fr., Moscow, Russia.Honor Roll

Jacob Armstrong, football,So., Victoria (West).

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(Continued from Page 13)Heptathlon

50-49 – Florian Obst, TAMUC4790 – Joe Owens, ASU4362 – Colby Bagwell, Eastern

New MexicoWomen’s Division

60-meter dash7.52 – Deanna Richardson,

Texas A&M-Kingsville7.58 – Kaina Martinez,

TAMUK.7.60 – Plaserae Johnson,

TAMUK.200-meter dash

24.58 – Kaina Martinez,TAMUK.

25.10 – Jasmine Sillemon, ASU25.23 – Kennedy Hudson,

WTAM.400-meter dash

57.06 – Kamryn, McKee,Texas A&M-Commerce.

59.52 – Hayley Wilson, ASU\60.10 – Tare Ward, ASU.

800-meter run2:15.56 – Klaudia Szych, ENMU.2:18.54 – Kaitlin Rodriguez,

WTAM.2:20.04 – Morgan Aurich,

WTAM.Mile run

4:51.24 – Melina Gyschka,ENMU

5:29.58 – Maiya Collins, TAMUC.5:41.7 – Kylee Gorney,

Midwestern State.3000-meter run

90:40.47 – Melina Gryschka,ENMU.

10:27.89 – Nikolina Hrelec,WTAM.

10:46.90 – Kaitlyn Cecchini,WTAM5000-meter run

18:23.09 – Katelin Huckabee,TSU

19:32.61 – Amy Reira, TSU19:41.57 – Maddie Shubert,

TAMUC.60-meter hurdles

8.59 – Victoria Rausch, WTAM.8.61 – Kami Norton, ASU8.81 – Adrine Monagi, ASU.

1600-meter relay3:52.50 – TAMUC3:54.06 – WTAM3:55.42 - ASU

Distance medley relay13:02.92 - TAMUC.

13:12.60 – Lubbock Christian.High jump

5-7 – Rellie Kaputin, WTAM.5-6 – Kami Norton, ASU.5-6 – Markie Abbott, TAMUC.

Pole vault11-7 – Taytum Morris, ASU11-3 – Maggie Waites, TAMUC10-11 – Kylie Ferguson, TAMUC10-10.75 – Kylie Ferguson,

TAMUC.Long jump

19-1.5 – Rellie Kaputin, WTAM18-4.25 – Kami Norton, ASU18-2.5 – Kamryn McKee,

TAMUCTriple jump

41-5.25 – Rellie Kaputin,WTAM

37-11.25 – Jasmine Roberts,TAMUC

37-10.75 – Trenadey Scott, ASUShot put

50-5.25 – Norma Cunigan,WTAM

46-1 – Alexandria VanSickle,TAMUC

45-10.5 – Holly Cunigan, WTAMWeight throw

58-1.75 – Rachael Somoye,TAMUK.

54-7.25 – Anitial Robins, TAMUC53-5.5 – Courtney Head, WTAM

LSC’s Top Indoor Track & Field Performances

2017 Javelina Baseball ScheduleFeb. 3 – Wiley College in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Feb. 4 – Wiley College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.mFeb. 11 – Alumni Game in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Feb. 17 – Minute Maid Classic in Houston (Minute Maid Park)

vs. California State-Chico, 2 p.m.Feb. 18 – Minute Maid Classic in Houston.

vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith, 10 a.m.Feb. 19 – Minute Maid Classic in Houston.

vs. St. Mary’s, 6 p.m.Feb. 25 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m.Feb. 26 – Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m.March 3 – Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 6 p.m.March 4 – Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.March 5 – Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 1 p.m.March 7 – Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 4 p.m.March 10 – West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m.March 11 – West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m.March 12 – West Texas A&M in Canyon, 1 p.m.March 17 – Cameron in Kingsville, 6 p.m.March 18 – Cameron in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.March 19 – Cameron in Kingsville, 1 p.m.March 24 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.March 25 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.March 26 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 1 p.m.March 30 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.April 1 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio (DH), 1 p.m.April 7 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m.April 8 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 4 p.m.April 9 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 1 p.m.April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m.April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m.April 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m.April 18 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m.April 21 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m.Aprl 22 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (DH), 1 p.m.April 23 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 3 p.m.April 28 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m.April 29 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.April 30 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m.May 5 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 3 p.m.May 6 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m.May 7 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m.May 11-13 – Lone Star Conference Championship at site of No. 1

seed.May 18-21 – NCAA Division II South Central Region

Championship, TBD.May 27-June 3 – NCAA Division II College Word Series, TBD.*Lone Star Conference games.

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

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s and women’s indoor track &field teams were ranked in theNCAA Division II polls compiledby the U.S. Track & Field CoachesAssociation last week.

The Javelina women were No.

15 and the men were ranked No.18.

Other Lone Star Conferencemen’s teams in the poll are TexasA&M-Commerce No. 5, AngeloState No. 16 and West TexasA&M No. 17.

Indoor Track & Field Teams Ranked in First National PollsIn the women’s division,

West Texas A&M is No. 8 andEastern New Mexico No. 25.

NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Polls

Selected by the U.S. Track &Field Coaches Association

Men’s DivisionRank Team1. Ashland (Ohio)2. Tiffin (Ohio)3. Adams (Colo.) State4. Grand Valley (Micih.)5. Texas A&M-Commerce6. St. Augustine’s (N.C.)7. Minnesota State8. Lincoln (Mo.)9. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)10. Central Missouri11. Western (Colo.) State12. Colorado State-Pueblo13. Pittsburg (Kan.) State14. Sioux Falls (S.D.)15. Findlay (Ohio)16. Angelo State17. West Texas A&M18. Texas A&M-Kingsville

19. Limestone (N.C.)20. Shorter (Ga.)21. Emporia (Kan.) State22. Hillsdale (Mich.)23. Colorado-Colorado Springs24. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)25. Cal State-Los Angeles

Women’s DivisionRank Team1. Grand Valley (Mich.)2. Pittsburg (Kan.) State3. Adams (Colo.) State4. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)5. Chadron (Neb.) State6. Minnesota State7. Minnesota-Duluth8. West Texas A&M9. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)10. Bellarmine (Ky.)

11. Ashland (Ohio)12. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)13. St. Augustine’s (N.C.)14. Central Missouri15. Texas A&M-Kingsville16. Colorado State-Pueblo17. Findlay (Ohio)18. Lincoln (Mo.)19. American International(Mass.)20. Winona (Minn.) State21. McKendree (Ill.)22. St. Cloud (Minn.) State23. Oklahoma Baptist24. Western (Colo.) State25. Eastern New Mexico

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

Houston WinterBaseball Invitational

Minute Maid ParkFeb. 17-19

Friday, Feb. 1710 a.m. - Tarleton State vs. St. Mary’s

2 p.m. - Texas A&M-Kingsville vs.California State-Chico

6 p.m. - Arkansas-Fort Smith vs. Central MissouriSaturday, Feb. 18

10 a.m. - Texas A&M-Kingsville vs.Arkansas-Fort Smith

2 p.m. - Tarleton State vs. Central Missouri6 p.m. - California State-Chico vs. St. Mary’s

Sunday, Feb. 1910 a.m. - California State-Chico vs.

Central Missouri2 p.m.- Tarleton State vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith

6 p.m. - Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. St. Mary’sTickets - $15 adults, $8 students with valid ID,

$5 youth ages 4-14.(Ticket allows entrance to all games in a day)

Parking - $3Tickets Can Be Purchased Online

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

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

(Continued from Page 14)basketball, Jr., Eddyville, Iowa.

Cade Dyal, football, Fr.,Kerrville (Tivy).

Travis Geiser, baseball, Jr.,Portland (Gregory-Portland).

Payton Geisinger, baseball,Sr., Wichita Falls.

Thomas Gomez, basketball,

55 Athletes on Fall Semester Academic ListsSr., Bogota, Colombia.

Alia Griffin, track & field, Fr.,San Antonio (Brennan).

Seth Hubert, baseball, Sr.,Riviera.

Plaserae Johnson, track &field, Sr., Glendale, Ariz.

Molly Martinez, track & field,Jr., Kingsville (Bishop).

Bianca Silerio, golf, So.,Palmview.

Maelie Sowa, beachvolleyball, Fr., Sealy.

Abby Wells, volleyball, Sr.,San Antonio (Steele).

Alex Wells, volleyball, Sr.,Austin (Bowie).