KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363VOLUME XVIII, NO. 4 AUG. 30, 2017

Volleyball Opens in Angelo State Invitational

Football Hosts Central Washington Saturday

Cross Country To Enter DBUInvitational Saturday in Dallas

Here Come The Hogs!The Javelina football team will take the field for its first game of the season Saturday night when Central Washington visits Javelina Stadium.

NewcomerMikaila Paxton, 5-10 sophomoresetter from Arvada, Colo., is anewcomer to the Javelina volleyballteam this fall. She is a transfer fromthe University of New Orleans.

Two teams receiving votes inthe NCAA Division II preseasonfootball polls will battle thisweekend when Texas A&M-Kingsville hosts CentralWashington in Javelina Stadium.

The game is the highlight ofKingsville Community andMilitary Appreciation Weekend.

Kickoff time will be 7 p.m. inthe opener for both clubs.

It will be the fourth matchupbetween the teams. The Javelinas

have taken victories in theprevious three, winning 21-11 in2011 in Ellensburg, Wash.; 16-13in 2012 in Kingsville and 21-14 in2013 in Ellensburg.

This is the first of a two-gameseries between the teams. Theywill meet in 2018 in Ellensburg.

The Javelinas enter theseason with a seven-game victorystreak, second longest in NCAADivision II.

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The Texas A&M –Kingsvillemen’s and women’s cross countryteams will open their seasonsSaturday at the Patriot Invitationalin Mansfield.

Dallas Baptist is host.The men’s 8K race begins at

7:30 a.m. and the women will run a5K course, beginning at 8:15 a.m.

Host DBU is favored to winthe Heartland Conference thisyear and is expected to be rankednationally when the NCAA

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The Texas A&M-Kingsvillevolleyball team opens its seasonFriday and Saturday at the AngeloState Classic in San Angelo.

The Javelinas will play fourmatches.

They open with New Mexico

Highlands at 9:30 a.m. Friday andwill take on Colorado Christian at2:30 p.m. Friday.

Saturday’s matches will bewith Limestone (N.C.) at 9:30 a.m.and Highlands at 2:30 p.m.

Tanya Allen has eight

letterwinners returning thisseason along with five transferswith college experience.

The letterwinners includetwo with three letters: KrystalFaison, 5-7 senior outside hitterfrom San Antonio (Judson), and

Casey Klobedans, 5-10 seniorsetter from Boerne (Champion).

Two others have two letters:Madison Brabham, 5-11 juniorsetter from Humble (Kingwood),and Haley Hutchinson, 6-1 junior

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Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

2016Live United

Bowl Champion

Texas A&M-KingsvilleJavelinas

Rotary Club SpeakersThe Javelina fall sports head coaches were guest speakers at the Noon Rotary Club last week. Left to rightare head football coach Daren Wilkinson, Rotarian Karen Silvernail, head volleyball coach Tanya Allen andhead cross country coach Ryan Dall.

Alums Meet in New MexicoDan Sutton, left, former Javelina football player from Corpus Christi,and Amada Pena, Javelina alum and internationally known artist, metrecently when Sutton was on vacation in Santa Fe, N.M. Pena lives inSanta Fe and has one of his studios there.

IT IS ALWAYS with regret when you lose a member of theathletic staff. And this is especially true when it’s a close friend.

Such is the case with the departure of sports informationdirector Kelvin Queliz.

After three years with the Javelinas, Kelvin will be departingnext week for a position at the University of New Orleans.

Kelvin has done a good job and especially in getting the Javelinasocial media to a level as good as any.

His office has taken on new responsibilities since his arrival andhe and his staff have been innovative.

Although we don’t want good people and good friends to moveon, it’s part of the business. And certainly we wish Kelvin andChristina the very best in their new home.

PRESEASON PREPARATIONS FOR the football, volleyballand cross country teams haven’t gone exactly as planned.

You can thank Harvey for the disruption.The teams had to cease workouts last Thursday and were

scheduled to resume their schedules Monday, weather permitting.All three will open this weekend and it’s not the most desirable

situation when you have go veer from your schedule at that latestage of the preseason agenda.

But I can recall when I came here in 1968, Coach Gil Steinkeliked to joke about how maybe the preseason drills aren’t asimportant as thought. (Continued on Page 3)

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Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

Upcoming Javelina EventsSept. 1 – Volleyball: New Mexico Highlands in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m.

Volleyball: Colorado Christian in San Angelo, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 2 – Football: Central Washington in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kingsville

Community and Military Appreciation Weekend). Volleyball: Limestone (N.C.) in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m. Volleyball: New Mexico Highlands in San Angelo, 2:30 p.m. Men’s/Women’s Cross Country: Patriot Opener in Dallas

(Dallas Baptist host).Sept. 6 – Volleyball: Sioux Falls (S.D.) in Sioux Falls, S.D., 4 p.m.

Volleyball: Augustana (S.D.) in Sioux Falls, S.D., 7:30 p.m.Sept. 8 – Volleyball: Western (Colo.) State in Kearney, Neb., 10 a.m.

Volleyball: Northwestern Oklahoma in Kearney, Neb., 1 p.m.Sept. 9 – Volleyball: Southeastern Oklahoma in Kearney, Neb., 10 a.m.

Volleyball: Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney, Neb., 6 p.m. Football: Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, 3 p.m.

Sept. 12 – Volleyball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 15 – Volleyball: *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m.Sept. 16 – General: Javelina high school boys and girls cross country

meet in Kingsville, L.E. Ramey Golf Course, 8 a.m. Football: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7 p.m. Volleyball: *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 6 p.m. Men’s/Women’s Cross Country: Missouri Southern

Stampede in Joplin, Mo.Sept. 22 – General: Javelina Hall of Fame and Champions Banquet in

Kingsville, Memorial Student Union Buildingballrooms, 5:30 p.m..

Volleyball: *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s Cross Country: Islander Splash in Corpus

Christi (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi host).Sept. 23 – General: Fred and Joan Nuesch Scholarship Endowment

Brunch in Kingsville, Memorial Student UnionBuilding ballrooms, 11 a.m. (Celebrating thebeginning of the 50th year of Nuesch being on theJavelina athletic staff).

Football: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m.(Hispanic Heritage/Hall of Fame and ChampionWeekend).

Volleyball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Men’s/Women’s Cross Country: Texas A&M Invite in

College Station.Sept. 29 – Volleyball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 30 – Volleyball: *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 2 p.m.

Football: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m.Oct. 6 – Volleyball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 7 p.m.Oct. 7 – Football: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family

Weekend). Volleyball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: Incarnate WordInvitational in San Antonio.

Oct. 13 – Volleyball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 14 – Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m.

Football: *Texas –Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m.Oct. 17 – Volleyball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7 p.m.Oct. 20 – Volleyball: Dallas Baptist in Kingsville, 2 p.m.

Volleyball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Oct. 21 – Cross Country: Lone Star Conference Championships in

Kingsville, L.E. Ramey Golf Course. Volleyball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Homecoming).

*Lone Star Conference games/matches

Matt Pressey, who playedtwo seasons at the University ofMissouri, has been named agraduate assistant men’sbasketball coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville.

From Dallas, he played twoyears at Navarro College undercurrent Javelina head coachJohnny Estelle.

The team made the NJCAAnational tournament final four hissophomore year and was in thenational meet his freshmanseason.

Pressey made the NJCAAnational all-tournament team as afreshman and sophomore.

Navarro won the regional titlein 2009 and 2010.

He was the regional player ofthe year his sophomore seasonand was first-team All-American.

Pressey was selected for theNJCAA all-star game and was aregional all-academic honoree.

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Matt Pressey

Pressey NamedMen’s BasketballGrad Assistant

Hurricane Beulah hit in 1967, knocking out the Javelina Stadiumlights.

It forced the team to play all home games in the afternoon andalso disrupted the preseason schedule.

The team went 9-0 and ended the season as the top team in theNAIA.

THE NCAA APPROVED the University of Mary’s (N.D.)year-round campus initiative, allowing the school’s athletes theoption of completing their degrees much faster without jeopardizingtheir athletic eligibility.

The decision is the first of its kind for the NCAA. Previously, afull-time summer student would have it count against his or her 10-semester limit.

The year-round campus initiative will give athletes the option ofcompleting their degree in 2.6 years or earning their master’s degreein four years.

Mary is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate AthleticConference.

INTERSPORT CHICAGO, AN entertainment and sportsmarketing company, will launch the first-ever 3-on-3 College HoopsInvitational next spring.

The event will be March 30-April 1 in San Antonio to coincidewith the Final Four.

The 3-on-3 College Hoops Invitational will be open to collegesenior basketball players who have exhausted their college eligibilityand will have a prize pool of $100,000.

The 32 NCAA men’s collegiate basketball conferences will beeligible to field teams of four players each for the competition.

Intersport Chicago is launching the tournament as 3 on 3basketball has been cleared to become an Olympic sport beginningwith the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan.

LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes:…RaeAnne Booth has been named the head women’s basketball

coach at Texas-Permian Basin.She has been the head women’s coach at Friends (Kan.) for the

past seven seasons and her teams had a 159-69 record.Her teams were in the NAIA national tournament five times.Booth began her coaching career as an assistant at Warner

(Ga.) University for two years and was at her alma mater, Brenau(Ga.) for four seasons before going to Friends.

…Durmon Jennings and Rachael Eubank have been namedassistant coaches for the Eastern New Mexico women’s basketballteam.

Jennings is an assistant and Eubank will be a graduate assistant.Jennings has been a member of the men’s basketball staff at

Eastern for the past two yearsPrior to going to Eastern, he was an intern at the Nevada-Las

Vegas athletic office and an assistant basketball coach at Durango(Colo.) High School. (Continued on Page 4)

Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

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Charlotte, N.C., Named as Host For2018 DII Outdoor Track & Field Meet

Irwin Belk Complex

(Continued from Page 3)Missouri, he was on teams that made the NCAA national tournament ineach of his seasons, and he played on the 2012 All-Big XII region-season and tournament championship squad.

He is the son of Paul and Liz Pressey. His father played in the NBAfor 11 years and was an NBA coach for 20 seasons.

Pressey replaces Omar Gonzalez who is now an assistant men’sbasketball coach at Blinn College.

Pressey Named Basketball Assistant

Charlotte, N.C., has beenselected as the site of the 2018NCAA Division II men’s andwomen’s outdoor track and fieldchampionships.

The event is set for May 24-26.

The site was chosen afterSioux Falls, S.D., had beenscheduled but withdrew its bid ashost.

Johnson C. Smith will be the

host university for the event andthe Irwin Belk Complex will be thefacility. The 2010 national meetwas held at the site.

Smith is annually one of thetop track and field programs inNCAA Division II.

The Belk complex was openedin 2003 and has a seating capacityof 4,500.

The 2019 and 2020 nationalchampionships will be in Javelina

Stadium on the Texas A&M-Kingsville campus.

Charlotte is the largest city inNorth Carolina. Between 2004-14,it was ranked as the country’sfastest growing city with 888,000new residents.

It is the second largest city inthe Southeast and the Charlottemetropolitan area ranks 22nd in theU.S. with a 2016 population of2,474,314.

The Texas A&M-KingsvilleSack Club is accepting newmembers for the 2017 footballseason.

Members pledge $50 per sackat home games, as determined bythe official game statistics.

There is an initial membershipfee of $75.

At the end of the season,members donate $50 for each sack,or can pay $575.

Javelina Sack Club Open to New MembersAll funds received are

dedicated to the operation andmaintenance of the J.H. ClementRehabilitation and TrainingCenter.

The Sack Club raised $11,450in 2016 and it was used to replacethe covers on benches in the

center and also help with theopening of an auxiliary weightroom to relieve congestion in theClement Center.

Those interesting in joiningthe Sack Club can contact ScottDodds at (361) 592-0234 orscott_dodds@hotmail.com.

Eubank played two seasons at Angelo State and was an internwith the Tarleton State women’s team for the past year.

…Eastern New Mexico was recently selected as the topcollegiate football program in New Mexico by Herosports.com.

The website annually selects the top football program in each ofthe states, based on several criteria. These include winningpercentages, coaches of the year selection, conferencechampionships, playoff appearances, national titles and divisionplayers of the year.

Nine NCAA Division II schools were selected as the topfootball programs in their states.

Along with Eastern, these were Henderson State in Arkansas,Colorado State-Pueblo in Colorado, Valdosta State in Georgia,Emporia State in Kansas, Ferris State in Michigan, NorthwestMissouri in Missouri, Winston-Salem in North Carolina andShepherd in West Virginia.

The top football program in Texas? NCAA Division III MaryHardin-Baylor.

…Texas Woman’s has unveiled its new athletic mascot, thefirst in the 116-year history of the school.

The mascot is the “owl of Minerva”. “It is as fierce as it iswise, just like the student-athletes wearing it,” an official releasefrom the school stated.

It is a warrior-goddess mythological figure.A costume is currently being created for the mascot to wear at

the home athletic events.…Tarleton State knows it will be playing Delta (Miss.) State

this weekend in Cleveland, Miss., but just where is still up in the air.The new Delta synthetic turf field wasn’t ready to go as of

early this week.If it isn’t finished in time for Saturday’s game, it will be played

at Cleveland High School.

NCAA DIVISION II notes:…Texas A&M International received an NCAA Award of

Excellence for a program it held last fall.More than 60 TAMIU athletes rallied around homeless veterans

in the South Texas community.More than 70 percent of the men’s and women’s golf, baseball

and softball teams worked together with more than 40 local andregional businesses and service providers to provide 800 services to76 veterans and 10 citizens in Laredo and the South Texas region.

Some of the services provided were dental, physical and mentalhealth, housing, transportation, haircuts and essential needs such asfood and water.

Athletes had the opportunity to exchange stories of service,perseverance and strength with many of the veterans.

The school’s athletic department donated more than 50 pairs ofsocks in addition to the 200-plus hours of community service toassist those in need.

www.javelinaathletics.com

Javelina StadiumHome of the

NCAA Division IIMen’s and Women’s

Track and Field Championships2019 and 2020

Spaghetti SupperMembers of the Javelina football team were treated to a spaghetti supper by the Elks Club recently.

(Continued from Page 1)middle blocker from Georgetown (Rouse).

The remaining letterwinners are TaliahPhipps, 5-7 sophomore setter from SanAntonio (Brennan); Courtney Rabius, 5-9sophomore outside hitter from Cat Spring(Sealy); Kelby Sprinkles, 5-9 sophomoreoutside hitter from Little River (Academy),and Alexis Wick, 6-2 senior middle blockerfrom Leader (Rouse).

The transfers are:…Gabby Atchley, 5-11 sophomore

middle blocker from Blanco and Texas State.…Jade DeLaRosa, 5-8 sophomore

setter from San Antonio (MacArthur) andBenedictine (Ill.).

…Megan Mattie, 5-11 sophomoresetter from Silver City, N.M., and NewMexico State.

…Sarah Miller, 5-9 junior outside hitterfrom Long Beach, Calif., and Long BeachCommunity College.

…Mikalia Paxton, 5-10 sophomoresetter from Arvada, Colo., and theUniversity of New Orleans.

The four freshmen are:…Kayla Ashworth, 5-8 libero from

Katy (Seven Lakes).…Jasmine Jacinto, 5-4 libero from San

Antonio (Stevens).…Hadley McIvor, 5-9 outside hitter

from San Angelo (Central).…Shelly Sheets, 5-10 middle blocker

from San Antonio (Antonian).All of the statistical leaders from last

season are returning.Wick had a .398 attack percentage and

was the block leader with 1.06 a set.Faison had 3.18 kills a set and

Klobedans averaged 10.5 sets.Hutchinson averaged 1.05 blocks, just

.01 less than leader Wick.Faison and Wick were named to the

All-Lone Star Conference first team last fall.

Highlands will also be opening itsseason with the match against TAMUK.

The team was 7-16 last season andreturns Bryanna Lopez, 5-2 junior liberofrom Rio Rancho, N.M., who led the teamswith 4.71 digs per set last year, and ShayliSchulz, 5-10 senior setter from Houston(Cypress Woods) who had 8.5 sets a set.

Colorado Christian had a 27-11 recordin 2016 and returns its statistical leaders.

Sophia Proano, 5-11 senior middleblocker from Thornton, Colo., average 3.61kills and had a .307 attack percentage.

Kylee Wurster, 5-9 junior setter fromLincoln, Neb., had 10.87 sets and MarielaGonzalez, 5-4 sophomore libero from SanAntonio (Alamo Heights), averaged 4.36digs a set.

Limestone had an 11-17 record last fall.It returns Rycki Ebert, 6-0 senior outside

hitter from Sussex, Wis., who average 2.69kills a set and Kylee Moyer, 6-1 senior middleblocker from Spartanburg, S.C., who had a.244 attack percentage last year.

The Javelinas will continue a busyroad schedule next week, playingtwo matches Sept. 6 in Sioux Falls, S.D., and

2017 Javelina Indoor Volleyball RosterName P Ht. Class Exp. Hometown (School)Kayla Ashworth DS 5-8 Fr. 0 Katy (Seven Lakes)Gabby Atchley MB 5-11 So. Tr. Blanco (Texas State)Madison Brabham RS 5-11 Jr. 2VL Humble (Kingwood)Jade DeLaRosa S 5-8 So. Tr. San Antonio (MacArthur)

(Benedictine University)Krystal Faison OH 5-7 Sr. 3VL San Antonio (Judson)Haley Hutchinson MB 6-1 Jr. 2VL Georgetown (Rouse)Jasmine Jacinto DS 5-4 Fr. 0 San Antonio (Stevens)Casey Klobedans S 5-10 Sr. 3VL Boerne (Champion)Megan Mattie RS 5-11 So. Tr. Silver City, N.M. (New Mexico State)Hadley McIvor OH 5-9 Fr. 0 San Angelo (Central)Sarah Miller OH 5-9 Jr. Tr. Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach CC)Mikalia Paxton S 5-10 So. Tr. Arvada, Colo. (University of New

Orleans)Taliah Phipps S 5-7 So. 1VL San Antonio (Brennan)Courtney Rabius OH 5-9 So. 1VL Cat Spring (Sealy)Shelly Sheets MB 5-10 Fr. 0 San Antonio (Antonian)Kelby Sprinkles H 5-9 So. 1VL Little River (Academy)Alexis Wick MB 6-2 Sr. 1VL Leander (Rouse)

HEAD COACH: Tanya AllenASSISTANT COACH: Joe MoralesASSISTANT COACH: Gary PayneGRADUATE ASSISTANT: Stephanie Johns

Volleyball Opens in Angelo State Invitational This Weekend four matches Sept. 8 in Kearney, Neb.

The club doesn’t open at home untilSept. 12 when it hosts St. Mary’s in theSteinke Center.

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A True Blue & GoldWeekend

Friday, Sept. 224 p.m. - Javelina volleyball vs.

Texas Woman’s, Steinke Center.5:30 p.m. - 41st Javelina Hall of Fame

and Champions Banquet,Memorial Student Union Building

ballrooms.(Inductees will be football player Jim Brown, foot-

ball player Wade Whitmer and baseball and footballplayer Steve Yaden).

Saturday, Sept. 2311 a.m. - Fred Nuesch

Scholarship Endowment Brunch,Memorial Student Union Building

ballrooms.(Celebrating the beginning of Nuesch’s 50th year

on the Javelina athletic staff. Benquet proceeds goto the Fred and Joan Nuesch Scholarship Fund).

2 p.m. Javelina volleyball vs.Texas A&M-Commerce, Steinke Center.

7 p.m. - Javelina football vs. TexasA&M-Commerce, Javelina Stadium.

Tickets for the banquet and brunch may bepurchased by calling (361) 593-4030 or by going to

www.javelinaathletics.com,clicking on the “Javelina Hall of Fame” button onthe right side of the cover page and then scrollingto the bottom of the page and clicking on “Hall of

Fame Induction Ceremony”(Deadline for purchasing tickets to either event is

Sept. 18. No tickets will be sold at the door).

Javelina Nation...A Family Unlike

Servings for Big AppetitesMembers of the Javelina football team were fed a spaghetti supper bythe Elk Club members recently.

Twelve home games are ontap for the 2017-18 Texas A&M-

12 Home Games Set for 2017-18Javelina Women’s Basketball Team

Kingsville women’s basketballteam, according to the schedule

released by head coach WadeScott last week.

The Javelinas open Nov. 10-11 at the Lone Star Conference-Rocky Mountain AthleticConference Challenge in SouthDakota and Nebraska.

The Javelinas take on BlackHills (S.D.) State Nov. 10 inSpearfish, S.D., and will move toChadron, Neb., Nov. 11 for a gamewith Chardon (Neb.) State.

The first home game isn’tuntil Nov. 21 when the Javelinashost Texas A&M International.

The team has an exhibitiongame with the U.S. Navy All-Starteam at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 31 in theSteinke Center.

Other non-conference gamesare with St. Mary’s, OklahomaChristian, Fort Lewis (Colo.) andSt. Edward’s.

The LSC opener is Nov. 28with Angelo State in Kingsville.

2017-18 Javelina Women’sBasketball Schedule

Oct. 26 – U.S. Navy All-StarTeam in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.(Exhibition game).

Nov. 10 – Lone StarConference-Rocky MountainAthletic Conference Challenge.

vs. Black Hills (S.D.) State inSpearfish, S.D., 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 11 – Lone StarConference-Rocky MountainAthletic Conference Challenge.

vs. Chadron (Neb.) State inChadron, Neb., 2 p.m.

Nov. 14 – St. Mary’s in SanAntonio, 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 18 – Texas A&MInternational in Laredo, 2 p.m.

Nov. 21 – Texas A&MInternational in Kingsville, 5:15p.m.

Nov. 24 – Angelo StateThanksgiving Classic in SanAngelo.

vs. Oklahoma Christian, 1:30p.m.

Nov. 25 – Angelo StateThanksgiving Classic in SanAngelo.

vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 1:30p.m. (Continued on Page 10)

2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville Football ScheduleSept. 2 – Central Washington in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kingsville

Community and Military Appreciation Weekend).Sept. 9 - Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, 3 p.m.Sept. 16 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7 p.m.Sept. 23 – *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m.

(Hispanic Heritage/Hall of Fame and Champions Weekend).Sept. 30 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m..Oct. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family

Weekend).Oct. 14 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m.Oct. 21 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Homecoming).Oct. 28 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 8 p.m.Nov. 4 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M.,1 p.m.Nov. 11 – William Jewell (Mo.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Day).*Lone Star Conference games.All times are Central Daylight or Central Standard Time.

(Continued from Page 1)The squad was 9-3 last year and closed

out the season with a victory over SouthernArkansas in the Live United Bowl inTexarkana, Ark. The three Javelina setbackswere by a total of five points.

The Javelinas have a veteran lineup ashead coach Daren Wilkinson begins histhird season at the helm of the program.

There are 41 lettermen, 21 redshirtswho were on the roster last year but didn’tsee game action, two transfers and asquadman.

While several of the statistical leadersare gone from the 2016 lineup, there is aplentiful supply of athletes who compiledimpressive figures last fall.

Offensive returnees include NickPelrean, junior running back from Houston(Chavez) who had a 47.3 per-game rushingaverage; Jordan Thomas, senior wideoutfrom San Antonio (Stevens) who had 34receptions for 509 yards and five scores,and Stehly Reden, junior right end fromValley Center, Calif., who had 22 catches for397 yards and eight scores.

Placekicker Julio DeLaGarza, juniorfrom Brownsville (Lopez), led the Javelinascoring with 86 points. He was successfulon 11 of 14 field goal attempts and 53 of 55extra point kicks.

Defensively, the Javelinas return a hostof stat leaders.

Braedon Robinson, senior defensivelineman from San Antonio (East Central),tied for the tackle chart lead with 51. Hehad 12.5 tackles for losses and 4.5 sacks.

Trevor Moses, senior linebacker fromCorpus Christi (Calallen), tied Robinson for

Football Hosts Central Washington Saturday in Openerthe tackle chart lead with 51.

Brandon Jones, junior defensive endfrom Houston (Nimitz), had 49 tackles and14were for losses. He had 11 sacks and thatled the Lone Star Conference.

Jones was the LSC defensive player ofthe year and the defensive lineman of theyear. He has been picked as the MVP ondefense in the LSC this season.

He was on the All-LSC first team alongwith DeLaGarza; Reden; Robinson; StuartSanchez, senior offensive lineman fromCorpus Christi (Carroll), and TorreyThomas, senior receiver from Katy (MortonRanch).

Central is also experienced this season.The Wildcats compiled a 7-3 record lastseason and is picked second in this year’sGreat Northwest Athletic Conferencepreseason poll.

The Wildcats had the top passingoffense in the conference last season,averaging 303.7 aerial yards per game.

Their passing efficiency ratings was166.07, sixth best in Division II.

Defensively, CMU limited theopponents to 81.3 rushing yards a game,fifth best in Division II.

Kevin Hayes, All-American and GNACdefensive player of the year last fall, returnsafter recording 100 tackles and getting 19tackles for losses.

Jackson Huerta, senior defensive back,was all-conference last season with 70tackles and two forced fumbles.

The two are joined by All-GNAC seniorlinebacker Sean Elledge and sophomoredefensive back Darien Williams, who wasan honorable mention selected last season.

The Wildcats will be the first of twoGNAC opponents the Javelinas will face inthe first two weeks of the season.

The South Texans will take on SimonFraser Sept. 9 in Burnaby, British Columbia,

Canada.After the two regional opponents, the

Javelinas will open Lone Star Conferenceplay Sept. 16 with Midwestern State in

Wichita Falls.

2017 Javelina Football RosterName P Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. HometownChristian Anderson DB 5-11 183 Fr. 0 Houston (Cypress Falls)Jacob Armstrong WR 6-0 190 Jr. 2VL Victoria (West)esleyArrambide WR 6-2 185 Fr. 0 El CampoAndres Barrios QB 6-1 185 Fr. 0 AliceDennis Berry III OL 6-3 285 Fr. 0 San Antonio (Jay)Troy Billman OL 6-3 285 Fr. 0 DonnaDe’Marius Brooks DT 6-0 285 Fr. 0 Humble (Atacocita)Cameron Brown DT 6-2 270 Fr. RS Houston (North Shore)Nico Brown WR 6-4 218 Jr. 1VL LeanderKam Bryant DE 6-2 235 Fr. 0 Mobile, Ala.Shane Calvin LB 5-10 195 So. Sq. San Antonio (Judson)Jalen Campbell CB 5-11 175 So. Tr. Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff)

(Sam Houston State)Jeff Carr RB 5-7 190 Fr. 0 TempleMando Castillo OL 6-2 295 So. 1VL Brownsville (Lopez)Tommy Chavez LB 5-11 225 So. 2VL WeslacoTy Chisum WR 6-4 206 So. 2VL Eagle PassJacob Clarkson WR 6-2 230 Fr. 0 Houston (Jersey Village)Carlos Cuellar NT 6-0 290 Sr. 1VL WeslacoJimmar Davis LB 6-1 290 Fr. RS WillisZach Davis LB 6-0 180 Fr. 1VL Sugar Land (Austin)Julio De La Garza K 5-10 200 So. 2VL Brownsville (Lopez)Leandre Dever LB 6-0 180 Fr. RS Houston (North Shore)Aaron Dilworth WR 6-3 188 So. 0 Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff)Cade Dyal QB 5-11 195 Fr. RS Kerrville (Tivy)B.J. Ebozue WR 5-11 197 Jr. Tr. Grand Prairie (North Texas)Will Enriquez DT 6-2 280 Sr. 1VL Corpus Christi (West Oso)Kuziah Ferebee DB 6-1 170 So. 1VL San Diego, Calif.Kaanan Flores OL 6-3 350 Fr. 0 Pharr (McAllen Rowe)Jamal Foote DE 6-1 225 Jr. 1VL Richmond (Lamar)Kason Franklin DB 5-11 187 Fr. 0 Houston (Cypress Woods)Ken’twan Freeman DE 6-0 180 Fr. 0 Victoria (West)Cody Gardner DL 6-1 285 Fr. 0 Spring (Klein Oak)John General LB 6-0 190 Jr. Tr. Reddick, Fla.Sam Godinez K/P 5-11 210 Fr. 0 Kingsville (Pan American)Dylan Gonzalez LB 6-5 230 Fr. 0 Pasadena (Memorial)Marcus Green WR 5-10 170 Sr. 1VL Pasadena, Calif.Gayln Griffin DL 6-3 195 Sr. 0 Marble FallsNarciso Grimaldo OL 6-5 310 Fr. RS Houston (Langham Creek)Justin Guillory CB 6-0 180 So. 1VL Beaumont (Westbrook)Russell Hall WR 6-4 195 Fr. 0 Friendswood (Clear Brook)Johnnie Harper S 5-10 175 Fr. 0 CrosbyJalen Harrison DB 5-9 200 Fr. RS CrosbyJoseph Hedge WR 6-1 189 Fr. 0 BryanJunior Henderson DB 6-2 195 So. Tr. Katy (Abilene Christian)Leyton Hernandez TE 6-1 200 Fr. RS Corpus Christi (King)Brent Hertel TE 6-1 230 So. 1VL Houston (Cypress Falls)Emond Hobbs DB 5-10 180 Jr. 3VL Freeport (Brazosport)Josh Hockless TE 6-5 225 Fr. 0 BaytownKeon Hodge RB/LB5-11 205 Fr. 0 Corpus Christi (West Oso)Deaderick Hollaway DB 6-1 185 Fr. 0 El Campo

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2017 Texas A&M-KingsvilleIndoor Volleyball Schedule

Sept. 1 – New Mexico Highlands in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m.Sept. 1 – Colorado Christian in San Angelo, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 2 – Limestone (N.C.) in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m.Sept. 2 – New Mexico Highlands in San Angelo, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 6 – Sioux Falls (S.D.) in Sioux Falls, S.D., 4 p.m.Sept. 6 – Augustana (S.D.) in Sioux Falls, S.D., 7:30 p.m.Sept. 8 – Western (Colo.) State in Kearney, Neb., 10 a.m.Sept. 8 – Northwestern Oklahoma in Kearney, Neb., 2 p.m.Sept. 9 – Southeastern Oklahoma in Kearney, Neb., 10 a.m.Sept. 9 – Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney, Neb., 6 p.m.Sept. 12 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m.Sept. 16 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M. 6 p.m.Sept. 22 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 23 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Sept. 29 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 30 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Oct. 6 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 7 p.m.Oct. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2 p.m.Oct. 13 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 14 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Oct. 17 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7 p.m.Oct. 20 – Dallas Baptist in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Oct. 20 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 21 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Oct. 27 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 7 p.m.Oct. 28 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 2 p.m.Oct. 31 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 7 p.m.Nov. 3 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Nov. 4 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Nov. 10 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m.Nov. 11 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m.Nov. 16-18 – Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No. 1

seed.Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – NCAA Division II South Central Region

Championships, TBA.

(Continued from Page 8)John Horn Jr. OL 6-3 290 Fr. 0 Missouri City (Hightower)Moses Horn OL 6-1 290 Fr. 0 StaffordElijah Hunter DB 6-0 195 Fr. 0 San Antonio (Roosevelt)Troy Irby DB 5-10 220 So. 1VL San Antonio (Brennan)Aaron Jackson DB 5-9 180 Fr. RS Houston (Alief Elsik)Indigo Jackson DB 6-0 180 Fr. 0 Corpus Christi (King)Justin Johnson OL 6-3 265 Fr. 0 Spring (Westfield)Brandon Jones DL 6-3 250 Jr. 2VL Houston (Nimitz)Louis Kelley LB 5-11 200 Fr. RS PflugervilleKyle Kinyo OL 6-5 295 Fr. 0 Spring (Klein Oak)Sean Landez DB 5-8 170 Jr.. 2VL Kingsville (Sharyland)Darryl Layton DB 6-0 178 Fr. 0 Sugar Land (Austin)Alec Lewis LB 6-0 210 Fr. 0 CrosbyOnix Little WR 6-4 195 Fr. 0 Friendswood (Clear Brook)Justin Lofton DB 6-1 270 Fr. RS Missouri City (Marshall)Lawrence Mann LB 6-1 190 Fr. 0 Corpus Christi (Calallen)Ryan Martinez WR 5-9 160 Fr. 0 Kingsville (King)

2017 Javelina Football RosterDeche Milburn DB 6-0 186 Sr. Tr. League City (Clear Springs)

(Abilene Christian)Devin Milburn WR 5-10 180 So. 1VL League City (Clear Springs)Octavian Modeste LB 6-1 208 Fr. 0 Baytown (Sterling)Trevor Moses LB 6-0 200 Jr. 3VL Corpus Christi (Calallen)Tay Ogden DB 5-8 175 Fr. 0 Victoria (West)Tre Oliver LB 5-10 180 Sr. 3VL Pearland (Dawson)Joseph Partida OL 6-3 270 Fr. RS San BenitoRokeem Paul WR 5-10 180 Fr. RS Houston (Jersey Village)Nick Pelrean RB 5-9 185 So. 2VL Houston (Chavez)Connor Perkins WR 5-7 150 Fr. 0 NederlandWilliam Petit DE 6-3 240 So. 1VL Lowell, Mass.Kyle Plum WR 5-11 185 Jr. 2VL San Diego, Calif.Roe Posada TE 6-3 230 Jr. 2VL Katy (Seven Lakes)Stehly Reden TE 6-5 250 Sr. 1VL Valley Center, Calif.Beau Reilly QB 6-6 190 Jr. Tr. Valley Center, Calif. (Hawaii)George Rios LS 6-0 190 So. 1VL Corpus Christi (Carroll)Jorge Rios NT 6-4 330 So. 1VL Port Lavaca (Calhoun)Braedon Robinson DL 5-10 255 Sr. 3VL San Antonio (East Central)Casey Rosellini RB 6-1 205 Fr. 0 Houston (Cypress Falls)Ralph Rubalcaba OL 6-1 290 Sr. 2VL RaymondvilleStuart Sanchez OL 6-5 315 Sr. 2VL Corpus Christi (Carroll)Jarrod Sanders DB 6-0 175 Jr. 1VL Flomation, Ala.Ty Shelton LB 6-1 195 Fr. 0 Seguin (Navarro)Shawn Sims DT 5-11 285 Fr. 0 Houston (Manvel)Trent Sisco P/PK 6-1 155 Fr. 0 Tomball (Klein Oak)Alan Smith WR 6-4 185 Fr. RS Humble (Atascocita)Connor Smith QB 6-5 225 Sr. Tr. Richmond (Travis) (West

Texas A&M)DeMarcus Spurlock LB 5-10 225 Sr. 3VL Houston (North Forest)Nick Stiff CB 6-0 175 Fr. RS Houston (Cypress Ranch)Christian Taylor WR 6-0 190 Sr. 1VL Irving (MacArthur)Vaughn Taylor DE 6-2 230 So. 1VL ConroeJordan Thomas WR 6-0 165 Sr. 3VL San Antonio (Stevens)Torrey Thomas TE 6-4 215 Jr. 2VL Katy (Morton Ranch)Peyton Tilley LB 6-2 210 Sr. 3VL LeanderWyatt Traham RB 5-9 195 Fr. 0 Kerrville (Tivy)William Turner LB 6-3 218 Fr. 0 San Antonio (Randolph)TreMichael Tutt DB 5-10 188 Fr. RS ChannelviewCaleb Valentine LB 6-1 220 So. 1VL Garland (Naaman Forest)Kirklin Varnado WR 6-0 197 Fr. 0 Jonesboro, Ga.Jake Wallace OL 6-3 250 Sr. ??? Victoria (West)Justin Warren OL 6-4 300 Sr. 1VL San Antonio (Roosevelt)Nathan Sosa-Wells DE 6-6 240 Fr. RS Castroville (Medina Valley)Teke Cheetham-West DL 6-5 290 Jr. Tr. Houston (Blinn Junior

College)Keith Whitely RB 5-9 190 Sr. Tr. Houston (North Texas)Omar Wilkins OL 6-1 270 So. 1VL Houston (Elkins)Devonte Williams DB 6-0 177 So. 2VL Houston (Travis)Kyle Williams FB 5-11 215 So. 1VL KatyJosh Wilson CB 5-8 170 Fr. RS Corpus Christi (Carroll)Kai Youngburg S 6-1 180 Fr. RS Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff)Marcus Younger RB 5-9 180 Fr. RS Port Arthur (Memorial)

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Daren Wilkinson (Second Season)Defensive Coordinator: David Brown (Second Season)Offensive Lines Coach: Phil Serchia (Second Season)Defensive Lines Coach/Special Teams Coordinator: Ronnie Palmer (Second Season)Running Backs/Full Backs Coach: Jaime Martinez (12th Season)Linebackers Coach: Kevin May (Second Season)Special Teams Assistant/Flex Linebackers Coach: Parker Cundiff (Second Season)Wide Receivers Coach: Austin Gillmore (Second Season)Graduate Assistant: Parker CundiffGraduate Assistant: Ryan Rodriguez

(Continued from Page 6)Nov. 28 - *Angelo State in

Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Dec. 2 - *Texas Woman’s in

Denton, 2 p.m.Dec. 7 - *Cameron in

Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Dec. 19 - *Midwestern State

in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Dec. 30 – St. Edward’s in

Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-

Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m.Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in

Stephenville, 2 p.m.Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian

Basin in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M

in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 18 - *Eastern New

Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6:30 p.m.Jan. 20 - *Western New

Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 3 p.m.Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San

Angelo, 5:30 p.m.Jan. 25 - *Texas Woman’s in

Kingsville, 7 p.m.Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in

Wichita Falls, 2 p.m.Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton,

Okla., 2 p.m.Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in

Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Feb.10 - *Texas A&M-

Commerce in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M

in Canyon, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian

Basin in Odessa, 2 p.m.Feb. 22 - *Western New

Mexico in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Feb. 24 - *Eastern New

Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m.March 1-4 – Lone Star

Conference Championships inFrisco.

March 10-12 – NCAADivision II South Central RegionPlayoffs, TBA.

March 19-23 – NCAADivision II Elite Eight in SiouxFalls, S.D.

*Lone Star Conference

games.

12 Home GamesSet for Women’sBasketball Team

There’s No Place LikeJavelina Nation

For College Athletic Excitement!

2017 Men’s and Women’sCross Country Schedule

Sept. 2 - Patriot Opener in Dallas (Dallas Baptist host).

Sept. 16 - Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo.Sept. 22 - Islander Splash in Corpus Christi (Texas A&M-Corpus

Christi host).Sept. 23 - Texas A&M Invite in College Station.Oct. 7 - Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio.Oct. 21 - Lone Star Conference Championships in Kingsville.Nov. 5 - NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships

in Canyon (West Texas A&M host).Nov. 19 - NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind.

(Continued from Page 1)Division II polls are released thisweek.

Seven members of the men’steam are lettermen and five of thewomen own letters.

Elias Madrid, senior fromEvans, Ga.; Francisco Solis, seniorfrom Corpus Christi (Miller), andShane Stehle, senior from OrangeGrove, are three-year lettermen.

Ricardo Medrano, junior fromPearsall, has two letters and one-year lettermen are Hilario Garcia,junior from Tamaulipas, Mexico;Ricardo Medrano, junior fromPearsall; Isaiah Patterson, juniorfrom Corpus Christi (West Oso),and Jose Ventura, sophomore fromSan Antonio (O’Connor).

The freshman members of theteam are Jason Alamarez fromHebbronville, Jesus Cabellero ofCorpus Christi (Collegiate),Francisco Flores from Pharr-SanJuan-Alamo (Southwest), AngelMartinez of El Paso (Burges) and

2017 Javelina Cross Country RostersMen

Name Class Exp. HometownJason Alamarez Fr. 0 HebbronvilleJesus Cabellero So. 0 Corpus Christi (Collegiate)Robert Downs So. Tr. Philadelphia, Pa. (South Plains JC)Francisco Flores Fr. 0 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (Southwest)Hilario Garcia Jr. 1VL Tamaulipas, MexicoDaniel Guerrero Jr. Tr. Corpus Christi (Moody) (Texas

A&M-Corpus Christi)Elias Madrid Sr. 3VL Evans, Ga.Angel Martinez Fr. 0 El Paso (Burges)Ricardo Medrano Jr. 2VL PearsallIsaiah Patterson Jr. 1VL Corpus Christi (West Oso)Rivaldo Rios Fr. 0 Freeport (Brazosport)Francisco Solis Sr. 3VL Corpus Christi (Miller)Shane Stehle Sr. 3VL Orange GroveJose Ventura So. 1VL San Antonio (O’Connor)

WomenName Class Exp. HometownJennifer Bernal So. 1VL Laredo (Nixon)McKayla Cortez Fr. 0 Port Lavaca (Calhoun)Chelsea Gonzalez Sr. 3VL Corpus Christi (Carroll)Leanna Gottschuat So. Tr. Port Lavaca (Calhoun) (S.F. Austin)Jade Guerrero Jr. 2VL Corpus Christi (King)Josie Guzman Jr. 2VL DevineVictoria Jaime So. 1VL Carrizo SpringsLaura Rodriguez Fr. 0 San BenitoCincy Sanchez Fr. 0 RobstownValerie Tellez Fr. 0 Los FresnosPriscilla Verastegi So. 0 Del Rio

HEAD COACH: Ryan DallASSISTANT COACH: Aarod Sampson

X-Country Enters DBU Meet Saturday in DallasRivaldo Rios of Freeport (Brazosport).

On the women’s roster,Chelsea Gonzalez, senior fromCorpus Christi (Carroll), is a three-year letterwinner.

Two-year letterwinners areJake Guerrero, junior from CorpusChristi (King), and Josie Guzman,junior from Devine.

Jennifer Bernal, sophomore

from Laredo (Nixon), and VictoriaJaime, sophomore from CarrizoSprings, are one-yearletterwinners.

Freshmen are McKayla Cortezof Port Lavaca, Laura Rodriguez ofSan Benito, Cincy Sanchez ofRobstown, Valeria Tellez of LosFresnos and Priscilla Verastegi of

Del Rio.

Miss Lone Star StateTessie Ledesma, who is a student worker in the Javelina sportsinformation office, was recently crowned Miss Lone Star State. She isa past Miss Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

All nine of the Lone StarConference football-playingschools will open their seasonsthis week.

Four games are set forThursday. Angelo State will hostMcKendree (Ill.) at 6 p.m.; TexasA&M-Commerce goes to NorthAlabama for a 6 p.m. contest;Quincy (Ill.) will visit MidwesternState at 7 p.m. and Eastern NewMexico will host SouthwestBaptist (Mo.) at 8 p.m. (MDT).

The remaining five teams willplay Saturday, including TexasA&M-Kingsville which hostsCentral Washington at 7 p.m.

The other Saturday games areTarleton State at Delta (Miss.)State, 2 p.m.; Sul Ross at Texas-Permian Basin, 6 p.m.; AzusaPacific (Calif.) at West TexasA&M, 6 p.m., and Western NewMexico at the University of SanDiego (Calif.), 2 p.m. (PDT).

LSC Football TeamsOpen This Week

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