Congratulations To & Javan Gray For National Recognitions

VOLUME XV, NO. 48 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 JULY 1, 2015 Robinson Fourth in U.S. Track & Field Meet Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Games, won the competition with Dusty Jonas, unattached, NCAA Division II outdoor Jeron Robinson finished fourth a 7-9.25 jump. He competes for also cleared 7-5.75 but Robinson championship this spring and he out of the 19 competitors in the Brand Jordan. won the tiebreaker for the fourth- has been an All-America honoree at the U.S. National JoCorian Duffield of Texas place medal. in each of his indoor and outdoor Track & Field Meet last week in Tech was second at 7-8 and Jesse This is the second collegiate seasons. Eugene, Ore. Williams of Nike was third at 7-7. consecutive year Robinson has Robinson has been the Robinson cleared 7-5.75. Five of the 19 entries failed to qualified for the U.S. Nationals. NCAA Division II outdoor male He had a best jump of 7-7 make the opening height of 7-0.5 He finished sixth in 2014. athlete of the year for the past two during the 2015 season and that last weekend. He won his third straight years. broke the NCAA Division II record. Robinson, junior from Houston (Travis), missed qualifying for the World Track & Robinson Field Championships by one position. The top three in the Picked For nationals will advance to the big USA Team in meet Aug. 22-30 in Beijing, China. , the silver Pan American medalist in the 2012 Olympic Games The USA’s Best High Jumpers Jeron Robinson, Texas A&M- Results of the U.S. National Track & Field Meet Javan Gray Kingsville high jumper, has been High Jump selected for the USA team that will Gray Named Place Jumper Affilation Height compete in the Pan American 1. Erik Kynard Brand Jordan 7-9.25 Games this month in Toronto, First-Team 2. JoCorian Texas Tech 7-8 Canada, according to Javelina 3. Jesse Williams Nike 7-7 coach Ryan Dall. Academic 4. Jeron Robinson Texas A&M-Kingsville 7-5.75 The high jump at the meet will 5. Dusty Jonas unattached 7-5.75 be July 25. All-American 6. Nick Ross unattached 7-4.5 The Pan American Games will Javan Gray, Texas A&M- 7. Ricky Robertson unattached 7-4.5 include teams from 37 countries in Kingsville national champion 8. Avion Jones East Carolina 7-2.5 North, Central and South America. javelin thrower, has been named to 9. HoovaTaylor Norfolk Real 7-2.5 There are 48 sports during the the NCAA Division II Academic 10. Donte Hall unattached 7-0.5 three-week competition. All-America Men’s Track & Field/ Geoffrey Davis unattached 7-0.5 Robinson earned a spot on Cross Country first team. 12. Dakarai Hightower Flying AJST 7-0.5 the team with his fourth place He becomes the second Wally Ellenson Marquette 7-0.5 finish at the U.S. Track & Field Javelina athlete to make an Bryan McBride Arizona State 7-0.5 Meet last week in Eugene, Ore. Academic All-America first unit No Heighted (Didn’t clear opening height) He missed qualifying for the this school year. Deante Kemper unattached World Championship Track & Trevor Pesek, football player Roberto Valdez Lake Superior (Mich.) State Field Meet in China by one from Inez (Vanderbilt Industrial), Bradley Adkins Texas Tech position. was on the NCAA Division II Isaac Jean-Paul unattached (Continued on Page 4) James Harris unattached Jeron Robinson Javelina 365 Club Established Javelina Hash A Javelina 365 program has bridge the gap.” www.javelinaathletics.com/sports/ By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs been established by the Texas For more information on 2015/4/17/ A&M-Kingsville athletic Javelina 365, visit Javelina365.aspx?id=141". JERON ROBINSON, TEXAS A&M-Kingsville’s high jumper, department. was one of 10 NCAA Division II male athletes that qualified and Javelina 365 participants will participated in the U.S. National Track & Field Meet last weekend donate $1 a day for a year to help in Eugene, Ore. elevate scholarship aid for the He was the only athlete in the national Javelina athletic teams. meet. Donors can designate which Robinson finished fourth in the high jump, clearing 7-5.75. individual program their contribution will go to or it can be The other Division II male participants were: used by the general athletic …Justin Balczak, decathlete from Azusa Pacific (Calif.). scholarship fund. …Lamar Hargrove, 200-meter dash from Tiffin (Ohio). Javelina 365 contributors …Maurice Jones, 400-meter dash from Hillsdale (Mich.). support three goals: 1. Boosting …Damarcus Simpson, long jumper from Chadron (Neb.) State. every Javelina athletic program to …Tabor Stevens, steeplechase from Adams (Colo.) State. NCAA full scholarship …Roberto Valdez, high jumper from Lake Superior (Mich.) State. equivalency; 2. Providing athlete …Sean Wells, 110-meter hurdles from Grand Valley (Mich.) State. summer school scholarship …Drew Windle, 800-meter run, and Elijha Owens, 400-meter support, and 3. Improving hurdles, from Ashland (Ohio). scholarship support for graduate The three Division II females in the national meet were: assistant coaches. …Emily Oren, steeplechase from Hillsdale (Mich.); Allison “Javelina 365 provides a way Updike, javelin thrower from Azusa Pacific (Calif.), and Heavin for any and every Javelina fan and Warner, high jumper from Central Missouri. alumnus to impact a life and a program one day and dollar at a LOUISIANA STATE-EUNICE recently won the National time,” Scott Gines, vice president of intercollegiate athletics and Junior College Athletic Association Division II national baseball Another Title championship and the team is coached by Jeff Willis, a former campus recreation, said. “Donors are our margin of excellence, and Jeff Willis, who was an assistant baseball coach at Texas A&M- assistant baseball coach for the Javelinas. Kingsville in 2000-02, is the head baseball coach at Louisiana State- this program identifies three Willis was with the Javelinas in 2000-02 and received his Eunice and his team won the National Junior College Athletic Associa- master’s degree from TAMUK. critical areas where annual gifts tion Division II national championship recently. It was the fifth He has been at LSU-Eunice for 13 seasons and the program national title for a Willis-coached team at the school. has won five national titles since 2006. He has a 623-158 record in his 13 seasons and the team has 2015 Javelina Football Schedule been ranked No. 1 in the nation for 10 consecutive years. 39 Days Until Sept. 5 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 7 p.m. Willis, from Dumas, has been national coach of the year four Javelina Sept. 12 – Missouri S&T in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hall of Fame times and is a finalist this season. He was named “coach of the Weekend) tournament” at the end of the recent national playoffs. Football Sept. 19 – *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. In his 13 seasons, his team has never finished lower than No. 7 (Hispanic Heritage Weekend) nationally. Reports for Sept. 26 – West Alabama in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend) He has a brother, Justin, who played for the Javelinas in 2001-03. Preseason Oct. 3 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 3 p.m. Oct. 10 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kingsville THE NCAA DIVISION II Championships Committee Workouts Community Appreciation Weekend). recommended a proposal that could change the way some teams Oct. 17 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 7 p.m. qualify for championships. Oct. 24 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg Bank The committee proposed the following changes to the Division Homecoming Game). II legislation on automatic qualification: 65 Days Until Oct. 31 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 1 p.m. …Eliminate the requirement that a championship bracket must Javelina Nov. 7 – Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA. have 48 or more teams in order to be eligible for automatic Nov. 14 – Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA. qualification. Football Season Nov. 21 – NCAA Division II First Round Playoffs, TBA. …Allow a conference’s affiliate members to count toward Opens With Nov. 28 – NCAA Division II Second Round Playoffs, TBA. sponsorship requirements for automatic qualifications in that sport. Dec. 5 – NCAA Division II Quarterfinals, TBA. A conference must now have six schools sponsor a sport to be Incarnate Word Dec. 12 – NCAA Division II Semifinals, TBA. Dec. 19 – NCAA Division II Championship in Kansas City, Kan. eligible for automatic qualification, and affiliate members do not (The Sporting Park). count toward that minimum number. In San Antonio *Lone Star Conference games. …Eliminate the requirement that when automatic qualification (Continued on Page 3) JavelinaJavelina Hash Hash Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash July 1 - General: Volleyball Beginners Camp in Kingsville, Steinke By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Center, ages 4-10, contact Tanya Allen at (361) 593- 2413 or at [email protected] or Joe Morales at (Continued from Page 2) (361) 593-4872 or at [email protected]. is offered in a sport, at least 50 percent of the championship field July 2 – General: Volleyball All-Skills Camp (ages 11-18) in for regional tournaments must be reserved for at-large teams. Each Kingsville, Steinke Center, contact [email protected], phone: (361) 593-2413 or governing sport committee would be in charge of recommending to [email protected], phone: 593-4872. the Championships Committee the appropriate percentage of at- General: Javelina Tennis Camp, 3-4 p.m., contact Autumn large bids. Williams at (361) 593-4873 or at Changes must be approved by the Division II Management [email protected]. Council and the Division II Presidents Council. If approved by July 3 – General: Volleyball All-Skills Camp in Kingsville. both, a proposal would be presented to the membership at the 2016 July4 – General: Volleyball All-Skills Camp in Kingsville. NCAA Convention. July 5 – General: Volleyball All-Skills Camp in Kingsville. A majority of those responding to a Division II census July 6 – General: Boys Basketball Skills Camp (ages 7-17) in expressed support for the changes. Kingsville, for information contact Omar Gonzalez at [email protected], phone (361) THE NCAA DIVISION II preseason football poll won’t be out 593-4874. until mid-August but you can pretty much predict how it will look. July 7 – General: Boys Basketball Skills Camp in Kingsville. There will be a similarity to the final 2014 poll. General: Javelina Tennis Camp, 3-4 p.m., contact Autumn Preseason polls always look a lot like the final polls from the Williams at (361) 593-4873 or at previous season. [email protected]. One Lone Star Conference team was in last fall’s final listing. Fred Kaspar Jr. July 8 – General: Boys Basketball Skills Camp in Kingsville. Angelo State was ranked No. 20. July 9 – General: Boys Basketball Skills Camp in Kingsville. LSC champion Texas A&M-Commerce received votes but Services Held General: Javelina Tennis Camp, 3-4 p.m., contact Autumn didn’t crack the top 25. Williams at (361) 593-4873 or at For Former [email protected]. As a preview, here was the final 2014 poll: Football Player July 10 – General: Boys Basketball Skills Camp in Kingsville. Rank Team General: Athletic Training Camp in Kingsville, for 1. Colorado State-Pueblo Services were held Thursday information contact Ruben Cantu at 2. Minnesota State for Fred Kaspar Jr., 65, a member [email protected], phone: (361) 593-2493. 3. Minnesota-Duluth of the 1970 Texas A&I national July 13 – General: Girls Individual Shooting/Skill Camp in 4. Ohio Dominican championship football team who Kingsville, 9-11 a.m., fourth through sixth grades, 5. Concord (W. Va.) died June 20 in Victoria. for information contact Brittany Mason at 6. West Georgia A rosary was recited and the [email protected] or at (361) 593-2499. 7. Pittsburg (Kan.) State Mass of Christian Burial followed General: Girls Little Javelina Camp in Kingsville, 11:30 8. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral a.m.-1 p.m., kindergarten through third grade, for 9. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) in Victoria. information contact Brittany Mason at 10. Valdosta (Ga.) State Kaspar, defensive back from [email protected] or at (361) 593-2499. 11. Ferris (Mich.) State Ganado, served in the U.S. Army General: Girls Shooting and Position Camp in Kingsville, 2-5 12. Bloomsburg (Pa.) during the Vietnam conflict and p.m., seventh through 12th grades, for information 13. Delta (Miss.) State was a coach and teacher in the contact Brittany Mason at Corpus Christi and Victoria school 14. Northwest Missouri [email protected] or at (361) 593-2499. districts. 15. West Chester (Pa.) General: Athletic Training Camp in Kingsville. He is survived by his wife, 16. North Alabama July 14 – General: Girls Individual Shooting/Skill Camp in Kingsville. Deborah Stuart Kaspar; daughters General: Girls Little Javelina Camp in Kingsville. 17. Harding (Ark.) Joni Mitchell of Victoria and Jo General: Girls Shooting/Position Camp in Kingsville. 18. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Dee Wells of Hutto; son, Clifton General: Athletic Training Camp in Kingsville. 19. Colorado Mines Mitchell of Victoria; sisters Cecilia July 15 - General: Girls Individual Shooting/Skill Camp in Kingsville. 20. Angelo State French of Ganado, Rosalie General: Girls Little Javelina Camp in Kingsville. 21. Tech Duplessis of Corpus Christi and General: Girls Shooting/Position Camp in Kingsville. 22. Virginia State Florence Herb of Houston, and July 16 - General: Girls Individual Shooting/Skill Camp in Kingsville. 23. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) eight grandchildren. General: Girls Little Javelina Camp in Kingsville. 24. Winston-Salem (N.C.) Interment with full military General: Girls Shooting/Position Camp in Kingsville. 25. Henderson (Ark.) State honors was under the auspices of July 17 - General: Girls Individual Shooting/Skill Camp in Kingsville. Other teams receiving votes includes Texas A&M-Commerce. the Victoria Veterans Council at General: Girls Little Javelina Camp in Kingsville. Memory Gardens Cemetery in General: Girls Shooting/Position Camp in Kingsville. FIFTEEN FOOTBALL PROGRAMS took part in a 7-on-7 Victoria. . Aug. 12 – Football: Javelina report to begin preseason workouts in competition last week in Kingsville. Kaspar is a member of the Kingsville, Javelina Stadium. (Continued on Page 4) Javelina Hall of Fame. JavelinaJavelina HashHash Gray Academic All-American By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External (Continued from Page 1) Bryant Keirns, Oklahoma Curran Kneebone, Academic All-America football Christian, Jr., 3.95 GPA, biology Philadelphia (Pa.), Sr., 3.98 GPA, team last fall. major, Wichita, Kan. mechanical engineering major, (Continued from Page 3) Gray, senior from Springfield, Payson Maydew, Emporia Saylorsburg, Pa. Games were played in Javelina Stadium and on Nolan Ryan Field. Ore., recently won the NCAA (Kan.) State, Jr., 3.81 GPA, Mitch Kraft, Black Hills (S.D.), The event was sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Division II national championship accounting major, Pratt, Kan. Sr., 3.82 GPA, environmental Andrew McLain, Lewis (Ill.), Bay City and Goliad were the teams reaching the championship in the javelin, throwing a Lone physical science major, Wessington Grad, 3.87 GPA, sports management Springs, S.D. game of the event. Star Conference record 233-7. major, Fort Wayne, Ind. Jani Lane, Michigan Tech, Jr., Both qualified for the next round of the state playoffs and He was named All-America Tyler Pence, Southern Indiana, 3.93 GPA, mechanical engineering chose not to play the title game because of the heat. Each had first team for the second Jr., 3.44GPA, elementary education major, Anchorage, Alaska. played four games earlier in the day. consecutive season. major, Springfield, Ill. Kevin Laceanceno, Harding Gray was recently graduated David Reinhardt, Slippery Rock (Ark.), Sr., 3.96 GPA, biochemistry/ JOHN ‘SKIP’ WAGNON, long-time athletic director at Central magna cum laude, with high honors. (Pa.), Jr., 3.74 GPA, science/physical molecular biology major, Clovis. N.M. Oklahoma, died last week in Edmond, Okla. He was a management major therapy major, Brandford, Pa. Brady Tien, Fort Hays (Kan.) Wagnon was the AD during the Bronchos’ stay in the Lone and had a 3.79 grade point Clint Rosser, California-San State, Sr., 3.72 GPA, justice studies Diego, Sr., 3.97 GPA, environmental major, Prairie View, Kan. Star Conference. average in 2014-15. He has been the LSC javelin engineering major, Westcheester, Calif. Andrew Trusty, Malone He spent 30 years in the UCO program and was athletic Dillon Schrodt, Nebraska- champion for the past two years (Ohio), Sr., 3.79 GPA, exercise director for 17 years before his retirement in 2003. Kearney, Sr., 3.87 GPA, math science major, Sycamore, Ohio. and his points have helped the Wagnon was athletic trainer when he joined the UCO staff and education major, Lincoln, Neb. Scott Whitaker, Malone later became the head golf coach as well as taking over as the AD. Javelina men finish fourth in the Second Team (Ohio), Sr., 3.86 GPA, NCAA Division II national meet in He is the father of Stan Wagnon, former LSC commissioner. Justin Ellerbee, California Poly- communication arts major, 2014 and 2015. Pomona, Sr., 3.76 GPA, aerospace Pittsburgh, Pa. Gray transferred to TAMUK engineering major, Rocklin, Calif. Bryan Wilcox, Stonehill LONE STAR CONFERENCE news: in 2014 as a junior. Trent Fortanella, Stonehill (Mass.), Sr., 3.71 GPA, accounting …Texas A&M-Commerce head track and field coach Tim The Javelina thrower is the (Mass.), Sr., 3.70 GPA, criminology major, Plantsville, Conn. Dibbern was named the Texas Track & Field Coaches Association only Lone Star Conference athlete & psychology major, Pelham, N.H. Donald Wilcox, Emporia (Kan.) Collegiate Coach of the year. on the Academic All-America first Jeff Fraley, Missouri Southern, State, Sr., 3.86 GPA, biology major, The TTFCA promotes track and field in the state by developing team. Jr., 3.56 GPA, biology major, Robert, Lee’s Summit, Mo. Mo. and enhancing lines of communication with all governing bodies at The Academic All-America David Yoder, Cedarville (Ohio), Alex Hampel, Indiana (Pa.), Sr., Sr., 4.00 GPA, biology/pre-medicine the local, state and national levels. team is sponsored by Capital One®. 4.00 GPA, biology major. major, Bluffton, Ohio. …Meagan Henson, former TCU basketball player, has been NCAA Division II Nick Kirkpatrick, Stonehill Academic All-American of the named a graduate assistant coach at Angelo State. Academic All-America (Mass.), Jr., 3.75 GPA, electrical Year She spent one year as a student assistant at TCU. Men’s Track & Field/Cross engineering major, Carmel, Ind. Aaron Dinzeo, California (Pa.) Henson is from Oklahoma City. Country Team …Two former Tarleton State basketball players will join a U.S. First Team team that will tour China for two weeks and play games against Luke Arnold, Western (Colo.) State, Sr., 3.81 grade point average, squads from the Chinese Basketball Association. business administration major, De’Andre Upchurch was with the Texans in 2012-14 and Wichita, Kan. Davene Carter finished his career with TSU last season. Ethan Barnes, Grand Valley …Work was completed last week on the renovation of the (Mich.) State, Sr., 3.88 GPA, Texas A&M-Commerce weight room. integrated sciences major. It included new flooring, new lighting, new weight equipment David Cooper, Tusculum and an area dedicated for speed and agility drill training. (Tenn.), Sr., 4.00 GPA, biology major, Greeneville, Tenn. Eight inches of concrete was poured to reinforce the floor and Aaron Dinzeo, California (Pa.), the area is covered by 14 new inlaid platforms. Sr., 3.89 GPA, anthropology major, There is an area for broad jump for NFL testing and 40 yards Sidney, Ohio. of turf installed for speed training. Randall Freeman, Carson- The cost of the renovation was $250,000. Newman (Tenn.), Sr., 3.87 GPA, art …Brenna Moore of Midwestern State, the NCAA Division II and graphic design major, Ooltewah, national women’s golf medalist, was presented two resolutions Tenn. Javan Gray, Texas A&M- from the Texas Legislature last week in Austin. Kingsville, Sr., 3.79 GPA, One was from the Senate and the other from the House of management major, Springfield, Ore. Representatives. Johnnie Guy, Southern Indiana, Jr., 3.57 GPA, engineering major, Palmyra, Ind. 7-on-7 Administrator Ryan Haebe, Western (Colo.) Barron Honea of Corpus Christi, area director for the Fellowship of www.javelinaathletics.com State, Jr., 3.71 GPA, history major, Christian Athletes, was an administrator for the 7-on-7 football Evergreen, Colo. tournament last week in Javelina Stadium and Nolan Ryan Field. Fifteen South Texas high school teams took part in theone-day event. Football, Baseball Programs Add More Signees for 2014-15 FootballJaveJavelinaThe Texas A&M-Kingsville Jacob Foitek, Denton (Dallas Michael Rohland, League receiver, Fr. back, Fr. football team has added two more Bishop Lynch) and Odessa City (Clear Creek), 5-9, 170, Jackson Effiom, Austin (Hyde Jordan Martinez, New signees and the baseball team College, 6-2, 190, pitcher, Jr. outfielder, Fr. Park), 5-10, 192, running back, Fr. Braunfels, 6-2, 190, offensive line, signed a junior college transferHashPayton Geisinger, Wichita Football Jonathon General, Ocala, Fla. Fr. last week. Falls (Rider) and Cedar Valley Justin Aminzadeh, Corpus (Trinity Catholic) and Allan Christian McFerrin, Humble Football signed LaMarquis Community College, 5-9, 170, Christi (King), 6-1, 165, kicker/ Hancock (Calif.) College, 6-0, 190, Kingwood, 6-4, 265, offensive Jefferson of Navasota and Dillon infielder, Jr. , Fr. defensive lineman, Jr. lineman, Fr. McGrew of Le Marque and Diablo Jordan Gunter, Santa Fe, first Anthony Autry, Norcross, Brandon Graham, Corpus Dillon McGrew, Le Marque Valley (Calif.) Community College. baseman, 6-0, 235, Fr. Ga., and Hutchinson (Kan.) Christi (King), 6-5, 290, offensive and Diablo Valley (Calif.) Jefferson, 5-11, 205-pound Timothy Johnson, Santa Fe, Community College, 6-4, 191, wide tackle, Fr. Community College, 6-0, 212, Jr. running back and , has shortstop, outfielder and right- receiver Tyler Handson, Sinton, 6-1, Devin Mendez, San Antonio been All-District 10-4A on offense handed pitcher, 6-2, 190, Fr. Torey Boozer, Arlington 185, quarterback, Fr. (Roosevelt), 5-11, 185, defensive and defense. Hunter Lehman, Kyle (Oakridge), 6-3, 210, safety, Fr. Tre Hobbs, , Mich., 5- back, Fr. He was a member of last fall’s (Lehman) and Blinn Junior Nicholas Bowerman, Amarillo, 10, 160, quarterback, Fr. Alex Merchant, Houston Class 4A state championship College, 6-0, 200, catcher and 6-2, 200, linebacker, Fr. Stephen Irby, San Antonio (Dulles), 5-11, 190, safety, Fr. team. pitcher, Jr. Justin Carroll, Dickinson, 5- (Brennan), 5-10, 205, running back, Jared Mosley, Orchard Park, Jefferson has played Donovan Lewis, Manvel, 10, 210, linebacker, Fr. Fr. Mich., 6-2, 252, / basketball as well as football. right-handed pitcher, 6-1, 195, Fr. Brian Chisum, Eagle Pass, 6-3, LaMarquis Jefferson, linebacker, Fr. McGrew is a 6-0, 212-pound Sebastian Palacios, Corpus 190, quarterback, Fr. Navasota, 5-11, 205, running back, Confidence Okpoko, Sugar defensive back. Christi (Calallen) and Midland Zach Davis, Sugar Land Fr. Land (Fort Bend Clements), 6-1, They become the 38th and 39th Junior College, right-handed (Austin), 6-1, 180, safety, Fr. Shannon Joseph, Houston 231, defensive lineman, Fr. signee for the Javelina football pitcher, 5-11, 185, Jr. Steven De Luna, Edinburg (Hightower), 6-1, 210, linebacker/ Nick Pelrean, Houston team. Preston Plovanich, Santa Fe, (Vela), 6-2, 220, fullback, Fr. defensive end, Fr. (Chavez), 5-10, 180, running back, Baseball signed Payton outfielder and left-handed pitcher, Aaron Dilworth, Corpus Justin Lofton, Missouri City Fr. Geisinger, 5-9 infielder from 5-10, 185, Fr. Christi (Flour Bluff), 6-1, 180, wide (Marshall), 6-1, 170, defensive (Continued on Page 6) Wichita Falls (Rider) and Cedar Valley Community College. He played in teams at Rider that won the Class 4A state championship in 2011 and were state runnersup in 2010 and 2013. Geisinger received numerous awards in high school including academic all-state and District 5- 4A most valuable player. In addition to baseball, Geisinger played football. He has been at Cedar Valley the past two years and hit .418 as a freshman and .355 as a sophomore. He served as team captain this spring. Geisinger is the 13th signee for the Javelina baseball program which has taken the Lone Star Conference championship the past two seasons. Javelina Signees Baseball Ruben Almaguer, Deer Park (South), 5-11, 205, infielder, Fr. Michael Box, Humble (Atascocita) and Ranger Junior College, 6-3, 227, pitcher, Jr. Alex Canul, Edinburg (North), 6-4, 215, pitcher and designated Making Blossoms hitter, Fr. Members of the Texas A&M-Kingsville have made hundreds of Brooke’s Blossoms over the past few years. These were used to supply little girls Dominic Cruz, Kenedy, 6-1, battling cancer with headbands and hats after they lost their hair due to treatments. These were in honor of Brooke Hester who passed away last 155, pitcher and outfielder, Fr. week after a five-year battle with cancer. The blossoms were sent to girls throughout the world. Football, Baseball Add Signees (Continued from Page 5) Samamtha Moore, Seguin TaSheena Moore, Lubbock Marcus Porter, Los Angeles, Calif., (Schertz Clemens) and Angelina (Frenship) and Northwestern and Los Angeles Harbor College, College, pitcher, Jr. State, 5-7 guard, Sr. 5-10, 180, defensive back, Jr. Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, Lucia Serrano Ranz, Ian Perry, Houston Elk Grove, Calif., shortstop/ Argentona, Spain, 5-9, guard, Fr. (Hightower), 5-10, 225, linebacker, second base/outfield, Fr. Kaylin Roher, League City Fr. Angelina Villarreal, Neew (Clear Springs) and McLennan Kyle Plum, San Diego, Calif., Braunfels (Canyon), outfield, Fr. Community College, 5-4, guard, Jr. and Colorado State, 5-10, 170, Track & Field/Cross Country Joslyn Smith, Amarillo (Palo wide receiver, So. LaGa’e Brigance, Missouri Duro) and Frank Phillips College, Roe Posada, Katy (Seven City (Hightower), distance, Fr. 5-10, forward, Jr. Lakes), 6-3, 215, , Fr. Jade Guerrero, Corpus Christi Jamesha Wade, Dallas Luke Spies, Katy, 6-4, 290, (King), distance, Fr. (Lakeview Centennial) and Frank offensive line, Fr. Josie Guzman, Devine, Phillips College, 5-7, guard, Jr. Gary Stinnette, Round Rock distance, Fr. Women’s Golf (Stony Point), 6-0, 205, running Adriana Bonin, Conroe (Oak Reanna De La Cruz, Austin back, Fr. Ridge), hurdles, 400-meter dash, (Westlake), Fr. Torrey Thomas, Katy 800-meter run, Fr. Rachelle Nielsen, (Morton Ranch), 6-4, 210, tight Michael Cavazos, Edinburg Summerland, British Columbia, Fr. end, Fr. (Vela), 400-meter dash, relays, Fr.. Women’s Tennis Malik Tisdale, Houston Deana Richardson, San Madison Gomez, Houston (Lamar), 6-3, 220, linebacker, Fr. Antonio (Brennan), sprinter, (Sterling), Fr. Nathan Turner, San Antonio relays, Fr. Samantha Penz, Bruni, Fr. (Warren), 6-2, 247, guard, Fr. Keandria Taylor, Rosebud- Exes Visit Omar Wilkins, Houston Lott, sprinter/relays, Fr. Andy Mangum, left, former Javelina football player, and Robbie McFarlin, (Elkins), 6-1, 300, offensive line, Fr. Teandria Taylor, Rosebud- former Javelina student athletic trainer, were back on campus for a visit Henry Young, Seguin, 5-10, Lott, sprinter/relays, Fr. last week. Mangum was on the Javelina teams in 2001-02 and 2004-05. 175, quarterback, Fr. Kendall Torres, Geronimo He currently is chief operataing officer for Mangum’s Oilfield Services in Men’s Basketball (Navarro), 400-meter dash, 800- Eagle Lake and San Angelo. McFarlin is the athletic trainer at Klein High Cris Boleware, Arlington meter run, Fr. School in Houston. McFarlin served as a trainer for the 7-on-7 tourna- (Seguin) and Navarro College, 5- ment last week in Javelina Stadium. Volleyball 11, point guard, Jr. Madison Brabham, Humble Boys Basketball Camp Kyre Edwards, Pasadena (Kingwood), 5-10, setter, Fr. (Rayburn), 6-2, guard, Fr. Haley Hutchinson, Leander Next Week JaMarkus Horace, Sugar Land (Rouse), 6-0, middle blocker, Fr. (Austin) and Nicholls (La.) State, A boys basketball skills camp will open Monday and will run Yaneisy Lua, Leander 6-6, forward, Sr. (Rouse), 5-11, outside hitter, Fr. through July 10. Robert Stevenson, Houston Registration is now underway. Kadeja Scott, Arlington (Eisenhower) and McLennan (Mansfield Timberview), 5-6, The camp is open to players ages 7-17. Community College, 6-7, 195, It will stress the basic fundamentals of basketball through defensive libero, Fr. forward, Fr. Abbey Wells, San Antonio station drills, ball handling, shooting, rebounding and passing. David Woodard, Cross Plains, Each camper will receive intensive individual instruction. (Steele), 5-7, setter, Fr.. Tenn., and Trevecca Nazarene Alexis Wick, Leander (Rouse) There will be team and individual contests and games will be played (Tenn.), 6-2, guard, Sr. at morning and afternoon sessions. and New Mexico State, 6-2, middle Softball blocker, So. The camp will be in the Steinke Center and Health and Recreation Arabella Acosta-Cantu, Building on campus. Malayzia Winbush, Orange Portland (Gregory-Portland), (Little Cypress-Mauriceville), 5-9, Resident campers will have supervised activities each night and infield, Fr. these include swimming, shooting contests, game room and bowling middle blocker, Fr. Lindsey Angelico, San Women’s Basketball visits and movies. Antonio (Johnson), outfield, Fr. Campers may request a roommate. Reneisha Alfred, New Iberia, Roxanne Chapa, McAllen La., 5-7, forward, Fr. The fee for resident campers is $400 and this includes meals and (Sharyland), catcher, Fr. housing. Lily Hospers, Marybank, New Delila Gillespie, San Antonio Zealand, and Edinboro (Pa.) Day campers will have sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. each day of the (Judson), outfield, Fr. camp. University, 6-0, guard, Jr. Lauren Oatman, North Kaylee Kana, Mont Belvieu Cooling Refreshment The fee for day campers is $220 and this includes lunch. Richland Hills (Richland), outfield, One of the participants in the All campers will receive t-shirts. (Barbers Hill) and Ranger Junior Fr. College, 6-0, forward, Jr. summer track and field program Participants may register at www.javelinaathletics.com/camps. in Javelina Stadium enjoyed a Sage Martinez, La Vernia, Mar Lamadrid, Barcelona, Additional information is available by contacting Omar Gonzalez, email infield, Fr. watermelon break after one of the at [email protected] or phone at (361) 258-8946. Spain, 5-10, forward/guard, Fr. sessions last week. LSC Football Teams Open Schedules Sept. 3 The Lone Star Conference a member of the league in 2016. *WTAM vs. TSU in Arlington, Nov. 7 – Lone Star Conference football season will open 2015 LONE STAR 3:30 p.m.; Bacone (Okla.) vs. ASU Playoffs: Game 1 - No. 4 seed at No. Thursday, Sept. 3, with four of the CONFERENCE FOOTBALL in Arlington, 7:30 p.m. 1 seed, Game 2 - No. 3 seed at No. 2 league teams in action. COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Sept. 26 – West Alabama at seed, Game 3 - No. 7 seed at No.6 Two more will open their Sept. 3 – New Mexico TAMUK, 7 p.m.; *ASU at WTAM, seed, Game 4 - No. 5 seed at seasons Saturday, Sept. 5, and the Highlands at Eastern New Mexico, 5 p.m.; *ENMU at TAMUC, 7 p.m.; Oklahoma Panhandle State. remaining school will open Sept. 12. 6 p.m.; Oklahoma Panhandle State *TSU at MSU, 7 p.m. Nov. 14 – Lone Star Conference Texas A&M-Kingsville opens at Angelo State, 7 p.m.; Adams Oct. 3 - *TAMUK at ENMU, Playoffs: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Sept. 5 with a non-conference (Colo.) State at Texas A&M- 3 p.m.; *MSU at ASU, 7 p.m.; Game 2 at highest seed, Loser Game game against Incarnate Word in Commerce, 7 p.m.; Azusa Pacific *TAMUC at TSU, 7 p.m. 1 vs. Loser Game 2 at highest seed, San Antonio. (Calif.) at West Texas A&M, 7 p.m. Oct. 10 - *TSU at TAMUK, 7 Winner Game 3 at Winner Game 5, Six of the teams begin LSC Sept. 5 – Texas A&M- p.m.; *WTAM at MSU, 7 p.m.; Oklahoma Panhandle State at Loser play Sept. 19. Kingsville at Incarnate Word, 7 *ASU at TAMUC, 7 p.m.; ENMU Game 3. The Javelinas will host p.m.; Truman (Mo.) State at at Bacone (Okla.), TBA. Nov. 21 – NCAA Division II defending champion Texas A&M- Midwestern State. Oct. 17 - *TAMUK at ASU, 7 First Round Playoffs. Commerce in Kingsville on that Sept. 12 – Missouri S&T at p.m.; *TAMUC at WTAM, TBA; Nov. 28 – NCAA Division II date. TAMUK, 7 p.m.; ASU at Western *ENMU at TSU, 6 p.m.; Humboldt Second Round Playoffs. The LSC will host a playoff (Colo.) State, 2 p.m.; Colorado (Calif.) State at MSU, 8 p.m. Dec. 5 – NCAA Division II series Nov. 7 and 14 again this year. State-Pueblo at WTAM, 5 p.m.; Oct. 24 - *WTAM at TAMUK, Quarterfinal Playoffs. All seven of the league teams Delta (Miss.) State at TAMUC, 7 7 p.m.; *ASU at ENMU, 1 p.m.; Dec. 12 – NCAA Division II plus Oklahoma Panhandle State p.m.; Findlay (Ohio) at Tarleton *MSU at TAMUC, 4 p.m.; Semifinal Playoffs. will take part in the playoffs. State, 7 p.m.; MSU at Colorado- Oklahoma Panhandle State at Dec. 19 – NCAA Division II Panhandle will join the LSC as Mesa, 8 p.m.; ENMU at Adams TSU, 7 p.m. Championship in Kansas City, Kan. an associate member in 2016. (Colo.) State, TBA. Oct. 31 - *TAMUK at MSU, 7 *Lone Star Conference games. Texas-Permian Basin also becomes Sept. 19 - *TAMUC at p.m.; *ENMU at WTAM, noon; TAMUK, 7 p.m.; *MSU vs. *TSU at ASU, 7 p.m.; TAMUC at ENMU in Arlington, 11:30 a.m.; Sam Houston State, TBA.

Founded in 1931... 44 Days Until A Big One The Oldest Guile Vela, former Javelina Javelina running back, caught this 27- Conference inch redfish recently in South Volleyball Bay of South Padre Island. Vela In the was on the 1969 and 1970 Opens Javelina national championship Lone Star State! teams and is in the Javelina Hall Preseason of Fame. Workouts

2015 Javelina Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Schedule 64 Days Until Sept. 4 – Texas A&M International dual meet in Laredo. Javelina Sept. 25 – Islander Splash Invitational in Corpus Christi (West Guth Park). Volleyball Oct. 13 – Angelo State Invitational in San Angelo. Oct. 24 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Stephenville. Season Opens Nov. 7 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships in In St. Louis Canyon. Nov. 21 – NCAA Division II Championships in Joplin, Mo. Boys & Girls Club Speaker Tournament Daren Wilkinson, Javelina head football coach, was the guest speaker at a Boys & Girls Club fundraiser last week. Left is his wife, Ann. Javelinas in Young Baseball League Five Texas A&M-Kingsville …..Cline Andrews, senior And on the Sky Sox roster is baseball players are on teams in third baseman from Sugar Land Dylan Bass, freshman outfielder the Karl Young College Baseball (Clements). and pitcher from Magnolia League this summer. …..Blake Johnson, senior (Tomball). They are on three of the outfielder from Sugar Land Silverberg and Smith will be squads in the league. (Clements). returning for the Javelinas next Members of the Bay Sox are: …..Wes Silverberg, junior spring. pitcher from Katy (Taylor). NCAA Division II Playing for the Red Dogs is Academic All-America Zach Smith, junior infielder from Baseball Team Bridge City. First Unit P – Matthew Kaplanis, Indianapolis (Ind.), Jr., 3.97 grade 2015 Javelina Volleyball Schedule point average, accounting major, Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 4 – Maryville Invitational Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. P – Jon Klein, Mercyhurst vs. Southern Wesleyan (S.C.), 11 a.m. (Pa.), Sr., 3.77 GPA, accounting vs. Henderson (Ark.) State, 3 p.m. and finance major, Cheektowaga, Sept. 5 – Maryville Invitational Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. N.Y. vs. Central Oklahoma, 1 p.m. C – Michael Jurgella, St. vs. Maryville (Mo.), 5 p.m. Cloud (Minn.) State, Sr., 3.62 GPA, Sept. 11 – Emerald Beach Hotel/Javelina Invitational finance major, Plover, Wis. Tournament in Kingsville IF – Christian Binger, vs. St. Mary’s, noon. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), Jr., 4.00 vs. Bentley (Mass.), 4:30 p.m. GPA, sports management major, Sept. 12 – Emerald Beach Hotel/Javelina Invitational Lee’s Summit, Mo. Tournament in Kingsville IF – Matthew Chavez, New vs. Drury (Mo.), 10 a.m. Mexico Highlands, Sr., 3.83 GPA, vs. Lubbock Christian, 2:30 p.m. health and exercise sciences major, Sept. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Sept. 19 – Our Lady of the Lake, 9:30 a.m. IF – Stephen James, Ashland Sept. 19 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. (Ohio), Sr., 3.81 GPA, exercise Sept. 23 – Panhandle State (Okla.) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 5 p.m. Summer League Play science major, Westlake, Ohio. IF – Matt Peters, California Sept. 27 - *Texas A&M-Commerce, 2 p.m. Wes Silverberg, left, junior pitcher from Katy (Taylor), and Zach Sept. 29 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7 p.m. Smith, junior infielder from Bridge City, are two of the five Javelinas (Pa.), Sr., 3.61 GPA, liberal studies Oct. 2 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. playing for teams in the Karl Young League this summer. major, Upper Darby, Pa. OF – Justin Harris, Emporia Oct. 3 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. (Kan.) State, Sr., 3.50 GPA, Oct. 7 – New Mexico Highligihts in Goodwell, Okla., 4 p.m. business major, Tulsa, Okla. Oct. 7 – Panhandle (Okla.) State in Goodwell, Okla., 7 p.m. OF – Matt Paculan, Urbana Oct. 9 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 7 p.m. Javelina Remaining Summer Camp Schedule Oct. 10 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 12:30 p.m. July 1 – Volleyball Beginners Camp in Kingsville, ages 4-10, 8:30 (Ohio), Sr., 3.80 GPA, psychology major, Mississauga, Ontario. Oct. 10 – Newman (Kan.) in Canyon, 3:30 p.m. a.m.-2:30 p.m., contact Tanya Allen at (361) 593-2413 or at Oct. 15 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. [email protected] or Joe Morales at (361) 593-4872 or at OF – Lee Sponseller, Ohio Dominican, So., 3.82 GPA, Oct. 23 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 3 p.m. [email protected]. Oct. 23 – Arkansas-Monticello in Wichita Falls, 5 p.m. July 2-5 - Volleyball All-Skills Camp in Kingsville, ages 11-18, 2-6 business major, Mason, Ohio. DH – Davis Richardson, Oct. 24 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. p.m. July 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 3-5, contact Tanya Allen at (361) 593-2413 Oct. 28 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. or at [email protected] or Joe Morales at (361) 593-4872 or at Harding, Sr., 4.00 GPA, interior design major, Kennesaw, Ga. Oct. 30 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. [email protected] Oct. 31 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 2 p.m. July 6-10 – Boys Basketball Skills Camp in Kingsville, ages 7-17, 8 Academic All-American of the Year Nov. 3 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m. July 6-9, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 10, contact Omar Gonzalez at (361) Nov. 6 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 7 p.m. 593-4874 or at [email protected]. Michael Jurgella, St. Cloud (Minn.) State, Sr. Nov. 7 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 p.m. July 12-14 – Athletic Training Camp in Kingsville, contact Ruben Nov. 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Cantu at (361) 593-2493 or at [email protected]. Nov. 14 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. July 13-17 – Girls Basketball Camps in Kingsville, Individual Nov. 19-21 - Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament at Shooting/Skill Camp, 9-11 a.m., fourth through sixth grades; Little No. 1 seed. Javelina Camp, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., kindergarten through third grade; *Lone Star Conference matches th Shooting and Position Camp, 2-5 p.m., seventh through 12 grades; (Bold-faced and italicized matches are at home). register at www.javelinaathletics.com/camps. For information, contact Brittany Mason at [email protected] or at (361) 593-2499.