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Javelinas!! VOLUME XVI, NO. 36 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 APRIL 13, 2016 Baseball Hosting Angelo State In Three-Game Conference Series The Texas A&M-Kingsville leads the Javelinas at the plate Hayden Vesely, senior utility baseball team will host Angelo with a .415 batting average. He player from Victoria (St. Joseph), State Friday and Saturday in a has nine doubles, three triples and has a .323 batting average with Lone Star Conference three-game four home runs. nine doubles, six triples and two series that sees the top two teams Ruben Almaguer, freshman home runs. in the standings battling for the infielder from Deer Park (South), is The Javelinas are hitting .293 lead. hitting .331 with 13 doubles, a as a team. Friday’s single game at Nolan triple and a home run. Lance Elling, senior Ryan Field is set for 6 p.m. and righthander from San Antonio, has Saturday’s doubleheader will start LSC Baseball Standings a 3-0 record on the mound and at 1 p.m. (Conference Only) Jake Kelm, junior lefty from Angelo State holds the LSC Team W L Pct. Georgetown, has a 2.37 earned run lead with a 16-7 record and the Angelo State 16 7 .696 average. Javelinas and West Texas A&M A&M-Kingsville 15 8 .652 The pitching corps has a are a game back at 15-8. West Texas A&M 15 8 .652 cumulative 4.52 ERA. The Javelinas and Rams split Cameron 11 12 .478 The Rams are led at bat by earlier in San Angelo. Tarleton State 9 14 .391 Jarryd Klemm, senior catcher from Javelina Takes a Ride The Javelinas are 24-12 for E. New Mexico 3 20 .130 (Continued on Page 2) Daren Wilkinson, Javelina head football coach, got a ride in one of the the season while the Rams are 23- Blue Angels’ jets last week at Kingsville Naval Air Station. He gives 14. the “J” sign after landing from the 40-minute trip with Blue Angel Dalton Perry, senior outfielder pilot Lt. Tyler Davies. from Lake Jackson (Brazoswood), Three Hits in Victory Softball at Home With Tarleton State Dalton Perry, The Texas A&M-Kingsville freshman infielder from Elk Grove, cumulative ERA of 4.83. senior softball team will host Tarleton Calif., has a .328 average and Tarleton State was 23-22 outfielder State in a four-game Lone Star Haley Boyett, sophomore overall going into a Sunday from Lake Conference series Friday and outfielder from Robinson, is doubleheader with Cameron and Jackson Saturday at Hubert Field. hitting .314. the Texans were 6-16 in the LSC. (Brazoswood), Friday’s doubleheader will Schoonard-Saborio has 10 Elyssa Ringhausen, junior went three for four in a 10-7 start at 5 p.m. and Saturday’s doubles, two triples and six home infielder from Coppell, leads the Javelina twinbill has a 2 p.m. start. runs and Boyett has five doubles, team in hitting with a .421 victory over The Javelinas were 18-27 for a triple and one home run. percentage. She has 16 doubles, Cameron last the year going into a Tuesday The Javelinas hit .285 as a four triples and a home run. weekendin doubleheader with St. Mary’s and team. Katelin Conlee, senior Lawton, Okla. 7-17 in the LSC standings. Carlie Clark, junior outfielder from Stephenville, hits He is the Rachael Longoria, sophomore righthander from Warsaw, Va., has .370 with eight doubles and four Javelinas’ infielder from Hutto, is the leading an 8-9 record and Karrie Smith, home runs and Nyka Wood, leading hitter. hitter for the Javelinas with a .340 senior righthander from Alvin, has sophomore catcher from North percentage. She has five doubles the lowest earned run average at Richland Hills (Richland), hits .350 and four home runs. 4.35. with 10 doubles and six home Victoria Schoonard-Saborio The Javelina pitchers have a runs. (Continued on Page 18) Baseball Hosting LSC Leading ASU Javelina Hash (Continued from Page 1) By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Adelaide, Australia. He is hitting .333 with five doubles. WHAT A WEEK for the Blue and Gold! Paxton DeLaGarza, senior With the usual sports activities, the Wings Over South Texas infielder and pitcher from Lubbock events gave Javelinas a full slate for most of the week. (Coronado), has a .328 batting average with nine doubles, two The Javelinas were involved in many of the activities. triples and five home runs. Athletes helped at the Blue Angels pep rally in Javelina Stadium The Rams are hitting .297 as a Friday morning. team. A group from the Marching Javelina Band played the national Bryce Zak, senior righthander anthem at the air show on Naval Air Station Kingsville. from San Angelo, has a 7-1 record Head football coach Daren Wilkinson got to take a ride in one for the squad and his ERA is 2.25. of the Blue Angels’ jets. The ASU pitching staff And the University took a role with sponsorships and volunteers. cumulative ERA is 3.48. It was definitely a big week for the Blue and Gold…that of the The Javelinas will be on the Javelinas and the Navy. road next Tuesday for a non- conference matchup with St. JAVELINA HIGH JUMPER Jeron Robinson not only is one of Edward’s in Austin. the top jumpers in NCAA Division II but in the country. The nationally ranked His best of 7-6 during the current Olympic qualifying period Hilltoppers are 28-9 going into a has him listed as one of the top U.S. performers in the event. three-game weekend series with Robinson has cleared 7-6 along with Bradley Adkins of Texas St. Mary’s. Tech. J.D. Arrowood, senior first That’s the second best height cleared in the qualifying period. baseman from League City (Clear The best jump has been by Erik Kynard of Brand Jordan Club Springs), has a .375 batting with a 7-7.75. average to lead the team. He has 15 doubles, a triple and 13 home In the current outdoor season, Robinson and Adkins have runs. cleared 7-6 while Kynard has cleared 7-6.5. Dylan Watts, senior third baseman from Round Rock, is JAVIER LOPEZ, JAVELINA junior 110-meter hurdle hitting .342 and has eight doubles, champion, has the third best time in his event during the current two triples and eight home runs. outdoor season, all classifications. Joseph Olson, senior catcher He has a best of 13.56. from Waco, is hitting .338 with 11 Devon Allen of the University of Oregon has a 13.40 and Isaiah doubles, three triples and two Moore of the University of South Carolina has a 13.54. home runs. Lopez is expected to compete in the Olympic Games in August The Toppers hit .315 as a Former Player Returns for Spain. team. David Malesky, right, former Javelina defensive player and now the Stuart Springer, senior head football coach at San Antonio O’Connor High School, attended a FORMER JAVELINA DISTANCE runner Adam Pena lefthander from San Antonio Javelina spring practice last weekend in Javelina Stadium. Left is competed in a half marathon race in Vienna, Austria, last week. (Marshall), has a 7-1 record on the Javelina coach Jaime Martinez. It was his fourth half marathon and they have come in four mound and a 2.05 ERA. different countries. Collin Sherrod, senior lefty from Garland (Naaman Smith), has He earlier was in races in Dublin, Ireland; Budapest, Hungary, 2016 Javelina Softball Schedule and Corvallis, Ore. a 7-1 record and has an ERA of April 15 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. Pena also competed in marathons internationally. 2.25. The St. Edward’s pitching April 16 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), noon. staff has a cumulative ERA of 2.55. April 22 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls (DH), 5 p.m. IN THE PAST, when you’ve spoken of strong women’s April 23 - *Midwestern State in in Wichita Falls (DH), 1 p.m. college basketball teams in West Texas, you usually would think of April 29-30 - Lone Star Conference Championship at site of No. 1 West Texas A&M of the Lone Star Conference. seed. But there’s a new kid on the block. May 6-8 - NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament at Lubbock Christian, in its first season of NCAA Division II site of No. 1 seed. competition, won the women’s basketball national championship May 13-14 - NCAA Division II South Central Super Regional at site last week…and with a 35-0 record. of No. 1 seed. The Chapparals are members of the Heartland Conference. May 18-21 - NCAA Division II Championships in Denver, Colo. The school’s track and field and cross country teams will begin Bold-faced games are at Hubert Field in Kingsville. competing in the Lone Star Conference in 2016-17. (Continued on Page 3) JavelinaJavelina HashHash Upcoming Javelina Events By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs April 14 – Football: Spring workout in Kingsville, 3 p.m. April 15 – Softball: *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. (Continued from Page 2) Baseball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Women’s Tennis: *Cameron in Bishop, 9:30 a.m. RIGO MORALES, FORMER Javelina football player and April 16 – Softball: *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), noon. track and field athlete, has been named the interim athletic director Baseball: *Angelo State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. at Corpus Christi Carroll High School and another former Javelina Football: Spring scrimmage in Kingsville, 10 a.m. football player, Joe Pena, is in charge of the football off-season Women’s Tennis: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 10 a.m. program. Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: Rice Twilight Meet in Houston. April 18 – Women’s Tennis: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 10 a.m. CORTNEE WHITE, WHO was a member of the Javelina Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. softball team in 2013 and 2014, is playing in the Legends Football April 19 – Football: Spring workout in Kingsville, 3 p.m. League. Baseball: St. Edward’s in Austin, 3 p.m. It is a 7-on-7 game with full contact. Preston Plovanich Women’s Golf: Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco. White is a captain and starting receiver for the Dallas Desire. April 21 – Football: Spring workout in Kingsville, 3 p.m. “I’m proud to be playing with women who are mostly college- Plovanich Gets April 22 – Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. educated and former college athletes from around the nation,” Softball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls (DH), 5 p.m. Regional, LSC April 23 – Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. White said last week. Football: Spring game in Kingsville, 5 p.m. Dallas is in the Western Division of the league with Austin, Los Pitching Honors Softball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls (DH), 1 p.m. Angeles and Seattle. Preston Plovanich, Texas A&M- Women’s Tennis: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 2 p.m. The Eastern Division has Atlanta, Chicago, New England and Kingsville freshman, was named the Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: LSU Alumni Gold Relays in Omaha. NCAA Division II South Central Baton Rouge, La. White said most of the coaches in the league are former NFL Region and Lone Star Conference April 28 – Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. and college players. pitcher of the week last week. April 29 – Baseball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. White said she wasn’t “ready to hang up “my competitive The regional honor was Women’s Tennis: Lone Star Conference Tournament in spirit” after finishing her college softball career. selected by the National Collegiate Wichita Falls. She is finishing up her first year of work on her master’s Baseball Writers Association. Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. degree at Lamar University. Plovanich, from Santa Fe, General: Region IV-4A, Region IV-2A high school boys and Cortnee is from Van Alstyne and played high school softball at pitched 8.1 innings in a victory girls track and field meet in Javelina Stadium. Harper High School. over West Texas A&M. April 30 – Baseball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 1 p.m. He allowed three hits, struck She transferred to TAMUK after two seasons at Alvin Women’s Tennis: Lone Star Conference Tournament in out four and walked three. Community College. Wichita Falls. Plovanich held the Buffalo Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. hitters to a .111 batting average. General: Region IV-4A, Region IV-2A high school boys and THE NCAA WOMEN’S basketball championship games were He improved to 3-0 with a 0.64 held recently in Indianapolis,Ind., and it was the first time in 35 girls track and field meet in Javelina Stadium. earned run average and with 18 May 5 – Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: Lone Star Conference years of NCAA women’s basketball that all three divisions played strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched. their championship game at the same location over a two-day Championships in Stephenville. May 6 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m. period. Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: Lone Star Conference Lubbock Christian defeated Alaska-Anchorage in the Division Championships in Stephenville. II title contest. Softball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament All three of the division champions finished the season at site of No. 1 seed. undefeated, the third time this has happened. May 7 – Baseball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. Along with the games, several other events were held in Men’s & Women’s Track & Field: Lone Star Conference connection with the women’s championship week. Championships in Stephenville. Tourney Town had 21,923 attendees and on one night, a first- Softball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament ever Hoops Meets Heels Fashion Show and a concert by Salt-N- at site of No. 1 seed. Pepa. It drew 7,000 fans. May 8 – Softball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament at Some 2,000 youngsters participated in the NCAA Bounce. site of No. 1 seed. There were 5,000 fans at the Super Sunday event that saw May 12 – Baseball: Lone Star Conference Tournament at site of league them watching the teams practice. champion. A 4Kay 5K Run had more than 800 runners, honoring the late May 13 – Baseball: Lone Star Conference Tournament at site of league North Carolina State coach. champion. There was a Women’s Final Four 3v3 Tournament with 22 Softball: NCAA Division II South Central Super Regional teams involved. The winning team had two former players from Tournament at site of No. 1 seed. Notre Dame, one from Division II Quinnipiac and one from *Lone Star Conference games/matches Wisconsin-Madison. (Continued on Page 4) Preston Plovanich (Bold-faced events are in Kingsville) JavelinaJavelina HashHash Golf Enters LSC Championships The Texas A&M-Kingsville Six teams will play for the Mustangs, are Angelo State, By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External women’s golf team will enter the team title and medalist. Cameron, Tarleton State and Texas Lone Star Conference Midwestern State is the A&M-Commerce. (Continued from Page 3) Championships Sunday-Tuesday defending team champion. The Javelinas concluded their The NCAA Team Works Legacy Project combined with the on the Frisco Lakes Golf Club Other teams entered, along regular-season schedule Monday course in Frisco. with the Javelinas and the and Tuesday at an invitational Nancy Lieberman Foundation’s Dream Courts program to build an tournament in Granbury, hosted outdoor basketball court and refurbish the grounds at the Martin by Tarleton State. Luther King Jr. Park in Indianapolis. Four LSC Teams in NCAA Two members of the squad More than 775 youngsters participated in the NCAA Youth West Regional Golf Poll are seniors and will be playing in Clinics during the Final Four period. Participants ages three to eight their final tournaments at the LSC received sport instruction from NCAA coaches and athletes as well Three Lone Star Conference 9. West Texas A&M championships. as t-shirts and other promotional items. teams were ranked in the first 10. California State-Chico These are Analysa Coy of Two thousand third-graders participated to the Read to the NCAA Division II West Region 11. St. Edward’s Bastrop and Jessica Sellers of San Final Four program. Students each pledged to read at least 30 women’s golf poll last week. 12. Oklahoma Christian Antonio (Steele). books prior to the Final Four. Those who did were given an Tarleton State was No. 1, 13. Midwestern State Both have been with the invitation to the Final Four events including tickets to the game. West Texas A&M No. 9 and 14. Newman (Kan.) Javelinas for four seasons and will The NCAA hosted the Beyond the Baseline. More than 500 Midwestern State No. 13. (Bold-faced and italicized earn their fourth letters this women attended the summit where professional development and NCAA Division II West Region teams are in the Lone Star spring. Women’s Golf Poll networking events were conducted to celebrate women’s basketball Conference) Compiled by NCAAsports.com and women’s advancement. Rank Team More than 750 items were collected for Dress for Success 1. Tarleton State whose mission is to empower women to achieve economic 2. Dallas Baptist independence by providing a network of support and professional 3. St. Mary’s attire and by developing tools to help women thrive in work and 4. California Baptist life. 5. Sonoma (Calif.) State Preparations have begun for the 2017 women’s Final Four, 6. Academy of Art (Calif.) which will be March 31-April 2 at the American Airlines Center in 7. Point Loma (Calif.) Dallas. 8. Western Washington There has been no announcement as to whether the NCAA will again hold the three division championship games at the same site. Three Student Trainers Cited LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …Texas-Permian Basin held its first-ever spring football game By Conference last weekend at Ratliff Stadium, which will be the home of the Texas A&M-Kingsville Falcons when they begin competing next fall. graduate student trainers were Tailgating was held prior to the scrimmage and the Lions Club recognized by the Lone Star sold concessions. Conference last week and received Jumpers were provided for youngsters and the UTPB alumni Athletic Training Student Analysa Coy Jessica Sellers association had a tent where season tickets were sold. Academic Awards for 2015-16. The Javelinas will host the Falcons Oct. 15 in Javelina Stadium. The LSC recognizes student …Chris Buckner has been named offensive coordinator at athletic trainers who devote hours 2016 Javelina Baseball Schedule Western New Mexico, replacing Reilly Murphy who resigned to to assist with the operation of the April 15 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. take a position at Dixie (Utah) State. athletics department while also April 16 - *Angelo State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Buckner has spent the past two years at North Carolina Central excelling in the classroom. April 19 – St. Edward’s in Austin, 3 p.m. To be eligible, a student must and before going there, he was at Savannah (Ga.) State. April 22 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. have at least a 3.3 grade point He spent two seasons at Jackson (Miss.) State. April 23 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. average with a minimum of 24 April 29 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. A native of Arlington, he played at New Mexico State. semester hours. April 30 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 1 p.m. …The Cameron softball program and Student-Athlete Advisory The Javelina honorees are: May 6 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m. Committee are auctioning off pink camo jersies that will be worn by …Jessica Johnson, graduate May 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. the Aggie players in a doubleheader April 15. student from Irving majoring in May 12-14 – Lone Star Conference Tournament at site of league This is the second year in a row that the Aggies have held the guidance and counseling. champion. program to make money for the SAAC projects and the Make-A- …Marco Regalado, graduate May 19-22 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament at site Wish Foundation. student from Zapata majoring in of No. 1 seed. The 15 uniforms will be available for auction on the Cameron educational administration. May 26-31 – NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C. athletic website. …Monica Valdez, graduate *Lone Star Conference games. (Continued on Page 5) student from Alice majoring in guidance and counseling. JavelinaJavelina Hash Hash LSC Second, Third in Final DII By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Basketball Conference Ratings (Continued from Page 4) The Lone Star Conference was Conference 16. Central Intercollegiate ranked No. 2 in the final NCAA 7. Peach Belt Conference Athletic Association NCAA DIVISION II notes: Division II women’s basketball 8. South Atlantic Conference 17. California Collegiate Athletic …Colorado Mines will host Colorado State-Pueblo Sept. 1 to open conference ratings released last week 9. Great Lakes Valley Association its season and it will be the first night game in Mines’ new Marv Kay by Herosports.com and the league Conference 18. Gulf South Conference Stadium. was third in the men’s rankings. 10. Great Lakes Intercollegiate 19. East Coast Conference It will be the school’s first night game at home since 2004. NCAA Division II Final Men’s Athletic Conference 20. Central Atlantic Collegiate Marv Kay Stadium opened last September and is billed by the Basketball Conference Ratings 11. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference school as “one of the premier football venues in NCAA Division II”. It Compiled by Herosports.com Conference 21. Southern Intercollegiate has a capacity of 4,090. Men’s Division 12. Great Northwest Athletic Athletic Conference Rank Conference Conference 22. Conference Carolinas 1. California Collegiate Athletic 13. Heartland Conference 23. Pacific West Conference Association 14. Great American Conference 24. Great Midwest Athletic 2. Pacific West Conference 15. Mountain East Conference Conference 3. Lone Star Conference 4. Great Northwest Athletic Conference 5. Heartland Conference 6. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 7. Mountain East Conference 8. Northeast 10 Conference 9. Gulf South Conference 10. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 11. Great Lakes Valley Conference 12. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 13. South Atlantic Conference 14. Sunshine State Conference 15. Peach Belt Conference 16. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 17. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 18. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 19. Great American Conference 20. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference 21. East Coast Conference 22. Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Helping With Seating 23. Great Midwest Athletic Ifey Ibik, 6-2, 290-pound junior football player from Sugar Land Conference (Travis), helps director students to their seats in Javelina Stadium for 24. Conference Carolinas the Blue Angels pep rally Friday morning. Running in Vienna Women’s Division Adam Pena, former Javelina track and field distance runner, competed Rank Conference in a half-marathon race last weekend in Vienna, Austria. Pena has 1. Mid-America Intercollegiate 2016 Women’s Tennis Schedule entered marathons and half-marathon races internationally as well as Athletics Association April 14 - *Cameron in Bishop, 9:30 a.m. throughout the U.S. He’s shown on the streets of Vienna after his race. 2. Lone Star Conference April 16 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 10 a.m. April 18 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 10 a.m. 3. Sunshine State Conference April 23 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 2 p.m. 4. Northeast 10 Conference April 29-30 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Wichita Falls. www.javelinaathletics.com 5. Rocky Mountain Athletic *Lone Star Conference matches Conference 6. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Breakaway Tristian Price, freshman running back from Corpus Christi (King), breaks on a run during a spring practice drill last week in Javelina Stadium. Spring drills continued this week. NCAA Division II Final Women’s Basketball Poll Compiled by Massey’s Ratings Rank Team 1. Lubbock Christian 2. Alaska-Anchorage 3. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 4. Emporia (Kan.) State 5. California Baptist 6. Ashland (Ohio) 7. Drury (Mo.) 8. Winona (Minn.) State 9. Missouri Western 10. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 11. California-San Diego 12. Lewis (Ill.) 13. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 14. Bentley (Mass.) 15. Fort Hays (Kan.) State 16. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 17. Virginia Union 18. Arkansas Tech 19. Bellarmine (Ky.) 20. Quincy (Ill.) 21. Augustana (S.D.) 22. West Texas A&M 23. West Liberty (W. Va.) 24. Florida Southern 25. Minnesota State-Moorhead (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Taking Third Conference) RoxyChapa, freshman catcher from McAllen (Sharyland), slides into third in a recent game at Hubert Field.

Baseball Rated No. 16 in CBN Poll The Texas A&M-Kingsville Angelo State received votes 7. Florida Southern baseball team moved up to No. 16 but didn’t make the top 30. 8. Southern New Hampshire in the NCAA Division II national NCAA Division II Baseball Poll 9. California Baptist poll released by the Collegiate Compiled by 10. Belmont Abbey (N.C.) Baseball News last week. Collegiate Baseball News 11. Emporia (Kan.) State The Javelinas advanced six Rank Team 12. Lubbock Christian notches from the previous week 1. St. Cloud (Minn.) State 13. Indianapolis (Ind.) after defeating nationally ranked 2. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 14. Lander (S.C.) West Texas A&M in three games 3. Millersville (Pa.) 15. Dixie (Utah) State of a four-game series. 4. Colorado-Mesa 16. Texas A&M-Kingsville West Texas A&M fell to No. 5. South Carolina-Aiken 17. West Alabama 21. 6. Tampa (Fla.) 18. Delta (Miss.) State 19. Missouri Southern Javelinas 23rd in D2Baseball 20. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 21. West Texas A&M News.com National Rankings 22. Quincy (Ill.) 23. California State-Chico 21. Emporia (Kan.) State The Texas A&M-Kingsville 24. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 22. Belmont Abbey (N.C.) baseball team was ranked No. 23 25. West Florida 23. Texas A&M-Kingsville in the NCAA Division II poll 26. Central Missouri 24. California-San Diego released by D2Baseballnews.com 27. St. Edward’s 25. California Poly-Pomona last week. 28. Cal State-Monterey Bay 26. Seton Hill (Pa.) The only other Lone Star 29. Seton Hill (Pa.) 27. Delta (Miss.) State Conference team in the poll was California Poly-Pomona 28. Columbus (Ga.) State West Texas A&M at No. 30. Other teams receiving votes 29. St. Edward’s NCAA Division II Baseball Poll includes Angelo State. 30. West Texas A&M Compiled by D2Baseball (Bold-faced and italicized (Bold-faced and italicized News.com teams are in the Lone Star teams are in the Lone Star Awaiting Pickoff Rank Team Conference) Jimmy Roche, junior first baseman from Corpus Christi (Calallen), 1. St. Cloud (Minn.) State Conference) awaits a pickoff pitch. 2. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 3. Millersville (Pa.) NCBWA Baseball Poll Has 4. Colorado-Mesa 5. Southern New Hampshire 6. South Carolina-Aiken Javelinas Ranked No. 25 7. Tampa (Fla.) The Texas A&M-Kingsville 10. Emporia (Kan.) State 8. California State-Chico baseball team was ranked in the 11. Delta (Miss.) State 9. Florida Southern NCAA Division II national poll Southern New Hampshire 10. West Alabama compiled by the National 13. Dixie (Utah) State 11. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Collegiate Baseball Writers 14. LubbockChristian 12. California Baptist Association for the first time last 15. Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 13. Lander (S.C.) week. 16. West Florida 14. Dixie (Utah) State The Javelinas were No. 25 17. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 15. Cal State-Monterey Bay and the only Lone Star 18. St. Edward’s 16. Quincy (Ill.) Conference team in the listing. 19. Missouri Southern 17. Missouri Southern NCAA Division II Baseball Poll 20. Indianapolis (Ind.) 18. Lubbock Christian Compiled by the National 21. California State-Chico 19. Tusculum (Tenn.) Collegiate Baseball Writers 22. Florida Southern 20. Mercyhurst (Pa.) Association 23. Seton Hill (Pa.) NCAA Division II South Central Rank Team Catawba (N.C.) Region Baseball Poll 25. Texas A&M-Kingsville 1. St. Cloud (Minn.) State Compiled by 2. Colorado-Mesa (Bold-faced and italicized D2Baseballnews.com 3. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) teams are in the Lone Star Rank Team 4. Millersville (Pa.) Conference) 1. Colorado-Mesa 5. South Carolina-Aiken 2. Lubbock Christian 6. Tampa (Fla.) 3. Texas A&M-Kingsville 7. California Baptist 4. St. Edward’s Utility Player 8. Lander (S.C.) 5. West Texas A&M Hayden Vesely, senior from Victoria (St. Joseph), is a utility player for the Javelinas. Shown pitching, he is also one of the team’s leading 9. Quincy (Ill.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) hitters. Men’s Track & Field Ranked No. 2 In NCAA Division II, Women No. 8 The Texas A&M-Kingsville Angelo State No. 6, Texas A&M- Compiled by the U.S. Track & men’s track and field team was Commerce No. 17 and West Texas Field Coaches Association ranked No. 2 in the NCAA A&M No. 19. Men’s Division Division II national poll compiled In the women’s division, LSC Rank Team by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches teams ranked, along with the 1. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) Association last week and the Javelinas, were West Texas A&M 2. Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina women were No. 8. No. 7 and Angelo State No. 9. 3. Grand Valley (Mich.) State Other Lone Star Conference NCAA Division II 4. California State-Chico teams in the men’s rankings were Track and Field Polls 5. Alaska-Anchorage 6. Angelo State Track & Field Teams Ranked 7. Ashland (Ohio) 8. California-San Diego No. 2, No. 3 in Regional Poll 9. Shippensburg (Pa.) 10. Academy of Art (Calif.) The Texas A&M-Kingsville 3. Texas A&M-Kingsville 11. Central Missouri men’s track and field team was 4. Tarleton State 12. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) ranked No. 2 in the NCAA 5. Chadron (Neb.) State 13. Colorado Mines Division II South Central Region 6. Western (Colo.) State 14. Shorter (Ga.) National Honors poll last week and the Javelina 7. Black Hills (S.D.) State 15. Pittsburg (Kan.) State Jeron Robinson, senior from Houston (Travis), was named the NCAA women were rated No. 3. 8. Colorado State-Pueblo 16. Adams (Colo.) State Division II field athlete of the week last week. He won the high jump at The Lone Star Conference 9. Adams (Colo.) State the Angelo State Relays last weekend in San Angelo. 17. Texas A&M-Commerce had the top four teams in the 10. Texas A&M-Commerce 18. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Robinson National NCAA DII men’s poll. (Bold-faced and italicized teams 19. West Texas A&M Angelo State was No. 1, the are in the Lone Star Conference) 20. Minnesota State Athlete of the Week Javelinas No. 2, Texas A&M- 21. Missouri Southern Commerce No. 3 and West Texas 22. Cal State-Stanislaus Jeron Robinson, Texas A&M-Kingsville’s high jumper, was named A&M No. 4. 23. Findlay (Ohio) the NCAA Division II athlete of the week by the U.S. Track & Field Two other LSC teams also were 24. Cal State-Los Angeles Coaches Association last week. in the top 10: Tarleton State No. 7 25. Mount Olive (N.C.) Robinson, senior from Houston (Travis), had a victory at the and Eastern New Mexico No. 10. Women’s Division prestigious Texas Relays to gain the national honor. In the women’s division, the Rank Team In the meet, he and Texas Tech jumper Trey Culver cleared 7-5, but LSC had the top four positions: 1. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) Robinson won the tiebreaker. Angelo State No. 1, West Texas 2. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) Culver won the NCAA Division I national indoor title in the high A&M No. 2, the Javelinas No. 3 3. Shorter (Ga.) jump and Robinson took the Division II title. and Tarleton State No. 4. 4. Grand Valley (Mich.) State Robinson has been one of the most acclaimed jumpers in the nation The only other LSC women’s 5. California State-Chico throughout his career with the Javeilnas. team ranked was Texas A&M- 6. Central Missouri Commerce at No. 10. 7. West Texas A&M Baseball No. 4 in Region Poll NCAA Division II South Central 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville Region Track and Field Poll 9. Angelo State The Texas A&M-Kingsville Collegiate Baseball Writers Compiled by the U.S. Track & baseball team advanced two Association 10. Alaska-Anchorage Field Coaches Association 11. Pittsburg (Kan.) State positions to No. 4 in the NCAA Rank Team Men’s Division Division II South Central Region 1. Colorado-Mesa 12. Findlay (Ohio) Rank Team 13. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) poll compiled by the National 2. Lubbock Christian 1. Angelo State Collegiate Baseball Writers 3. St. Edward’s 14. Western Washington 2. Texas A&M-Kingsville 15. Hillsdale (Mich.) Association last week. 4. Texas A&M-Kingsville 3. Texas A&M-Commerce The Javelinas were the 5. Colorado State-Pueblo 16. Minnesota State 4. West Texas A&M 17. Claflin (S.C.) highest-ranked Lone Star 6. West Texas A&M 5. Western (Colo.) State Conference team in the poll. 7. Newman (Kan.) 18. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 6. Colorado Mines 19. Humboldt (Calif.) State Other LSC schools in the top 8. Angelo State 7. Tarleton State 10 were West Texas A&M No. 6 9. Arkansas-Fort Smith 20. Cal State-Stanislaus 8. Adams (Colo.) State 21. Adams (Colo.) State and Angelo State No. 8. Colorado Mines 9. Chadron (Neb.) State Cameron received votes but Teams receiving votes Two Golds 22. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 10. Eastern New Mexico Kenneth Jackson, junior from didn’t make the top 10. includes Cameron. 23. Missouri Southern Women’s Division Compton, Calif., won gold medals 24. Queens (N.C.) NCAA Division II South Central (Bold-faced and italicized Rank Team in the 100-meter and 200-meter Region Baseball Poll teams are in the Lone Star 25. Ashland (Ohio) 1. Angelo State dashes at the Angelo State Relays (Bold-faced and italicized teams Compiled by the National Conference) last weekend in San Angelo. 2. West Texas A&M are in the Lone Star Conference) Javelina Football Coach Wilkinson Gets a Ride With a Blue Angel

Wilkerson is interviewed by KIII-TV, Channel 3, Corpus Christi after his flight.

Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson, right, with, left to right, NAS Kingsville commanding officer Capt . Christopher Misner; Teddy Carrier, head football coach at Kingsville H.M. King High School and a former Javelina football player, and Blue Angel pilot Lt. Tyler Davies.

Wilkerson prepares to deplane with the help one of the Blue Angel Wilkinson thanks Blue Angel pilot ground crew members. Lt. Tyler Davies after the flight. Wilkerson gives a “thumbs up” after landing from his flight. Wilkinson with pilot Lt. Tyler Davies and Javelina football players,left to right, quarterback Conner Smith, quarterback Joey Dominguez, offensivelineman Jake Wallace and offensive lineman Luke Spies.

Javelina football player Jake Wallace checks out the cockpit of a Blue Angels jet.

Wilkerson with his family. Left to right are son Jet, wife Ann and Wilkerson and Blue Angel pilot Lt. Tyler Davies are interviewed after daughter Macy. their flight last week. Track & Field To Enter Rice Meet The Texas A&M-Kingsville There were 14 provisional …Javier Lopez, junior from men’s and women’s track and field performances. These were: Cordova, Spain, in the 110-meter teams enter the Rice Twilight Meet …Lutalo Boyce, junior from hurdles (14.14). Saturday in Houston and will be Westbury, N.Y., in the long jump …Jamey Malvern, junior from competing against mostly NCAA (24-7). Evansville, Ind., in the 110-meter Division I squads. …Richard Cervantes, hurdles (14.36). The meet opens at 10 a.m. sophomore from Mission …Bryce Martin, junior from with the first of the field events. (Sharyland), in the discus (167-9). Salado, in the pole vault (15-9). Running event preliminaries begin …Deon Hope, sophomore …Kaina Martinez, senior from at 3 p.m. and the running event from St. Michael, Barbados, in the Seine Bight, Belize, in the 100- finals are at 6 p.m. in the Wendel 100-meter dash (10.53). meter dash (11.63) and 200-meter Ley Track Stadium. …Kenneth Jackson, junior dash (24.13). The Javelinas produced one from Compton, Calif., in the 100- …Jeron Robinson, senior NCAA Division II championship meter dash (10.46) and 200-meter from Houston (Travis), in the high automatic qualifying performance dash (21.20). jump (6-11). at the Angelo State Relays last …Plaserae Johnson, junior …Valerie Vrana, senior from week. Jordan Yamoah, senior from from Glendale, Ariz., in the 100- Seguin (Navarro), in the shot put Arlington, N.Y., pole vaulted 17- meter dash (11.94). (46-3.5). 8.5. …Men’s 400-meter relay Yamoah leads the nation in (Boyce; Todd Nicholas, freshman his event. from Eagle Lake (Rice); Jackson and Hope) (40.81). …Women’s 1600-meter relay (LaGae Brigance, freshman from Two-Time Winner Missouri City (Hightower); Kaina Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, was a two-time Adriana Bonin, freshman from winner at the Angelo State Relays last weekend in San Angleo, taking Conroe (Oak Ridge); Teandria gold in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. Taylor, freshman from Rosebud- Lott, and Martinez) (3:46.78). Javelina Track & Field Performances Jackson and Martinez each won two events in the relays. Among Best in Nation in All Divisions Jackson was first in the 100 and 200-meter dashes and Three Texas A&M-Kingsville He ran a 13.72 in the 7-3.75, Jeron Robinson, Martinez won the same events in athletes and a Javelina relay team preliminaries and that was the fifth Texas A&M-Kingsville her division. had performances the week of best time of the week. 7-3.75, Trey Culver, Texas Tech Other first-place March 28-April 2 that ranked Robinson and Lopez have 7-3, Ed’Ricus Williams, performances were by Cervantes among the best in the nation, all consistently ranked as the best in Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) in the discus; Molly Martinez, classifications. their event in collegiate circles. 7-2.50, Thane Pierson, sophomore from Bishop, in the Two Javelinas had the best Lutalo Boyce, junior from Washington State triple jump (38-1.25); Robinson in collegiate performances in their Westbury, N.Y., had a 25-2.75 long 7-2.25, Jeron Robinson, the high jump; Yamoah in the pole events. jump and that was the fourth best Texas A&M-Kingsville vault and the women’s 1600-meter Jeron Robinson, senior from mark of the week. 7-2.25, Trey Culver, Texas Tech relay unit. Houston (Travis), had a 7-5 height The women’s 800-meter relay 7-1.75, Wally Ellenson, The Javelina men were third in the high jump at the Texas team ran a 1:36.01 in Austin and Marquette in the team standings with 145 Relays and that tied him with Trey that was the eighth best time of 7-1.75, Xaivier McAllister, points. Texas A&M-Commerce Culver of Texas Tech for the best the week in that event. Kentucky had 221 points, host Angelo State in the nation. Running on the relay were Top 10 Performances in the 110- 208, Tarleton State 114, McMurry Robinson got the gold medal LaGae Brigance, freshman from meter Hurdles 48, Hardin-Simmons seven, and Culver the silver in Austin Missouri City (Hightower); 13.56, Javier Lopez, Texas Odessa College six and after a tiebreaker was used to Plaserae Johnson, junior from A&M-Kingsville Southwestern Assemblies of God determine the winner. Glendale, Ariz.; Kaina Martinez, 13.60, Freddie Crittenden, five. Robinson also cleared two senior from Seine Bight, Belize, Syracuse The Javelina women were other heights in the meet that and Teandria Taylor, freshman 13.60, Nick Anderson, fourth with 119 points. Angelo ranked among the top 10 of the from Rosebud-Lott. Kentucky State was first with 219.5 points, week. Top 10 Performances in the 13.65, Aaron Mallett, Iowa Multi-Event Entry Texas A&M-Commerce had 154, Javier Lopez, junior from High Jump 13.72, Javier Lopez, Texas Aaron Vasquez, junior from Tarleton State 149.5, McMurry 58, Cordova, Spain, had the best time 7-5, Jeron Robinson, Texas A&M-Kingsville Graden City, Kan., is a multi- Hardin-Simmons 31, Southwestern in the 110-meter hurdles as he won A&M-Kingsville 13.74, Adarius Washington, event entry for the Javelina track Christian four and Odessa College the event in 13.56 at the Texas Relays. 7-5, Trey Culver, Texas Tech (Continued on Page 13) and field team this spring. three. Javelina Season’s Best Outdoor Track & Field Performances Men’s Division 3000-meter steeplechase: Kingsville (3-19). High jump: 5-8.75, LaGae Plaserae Johnson, 100-meter 100-meter dash: 10.32w, 10:28.13, Shane Stehle (2), San 1600-meter relay; 3:20.98, Brigance (1), Arlington (3-26). dash, 11.70 Javier Lopez (1), Kingsville (3-19). Antonio (4-1). Marckenley Belony, Roman Pole vault: 11-0.25, Janeth Plaserae Johnson, 200-meter 200-meter dash: 21.20, 5000-meter run: 17:03.61, Shane Hernandez, Jamey Malvern, Sean Navarro (3), Kingsville (3-19). dash, 24.27 Kenneth Jackson (1), San Angelo Stehle (32), Arlington (3-26). Landez (3), Corpus Christi (3-12). Long jump: 19-5.50w, Aricela Javier Lopez, 100-meter dash, (4-9). 110-meter hurdles: 13.56, Sprint medley relay: 3:25.33, Alvarez (1), Kingsville (3-19). 10.32 400-meter dash: 50.72, Sean Javier Lopez (1), Arlington (3-26); Roman Hernandez, Deon Hope, Triple jump: 39-4, Aricela Javier Lopez, 200-meter dash, Landez (p), San Angelo (4-9). *13.56, Lopez (1), Austin (4-2). Michal Idziak, Kenneth Jackson Alvarez (2), Corpus Christi (3-12). 21.33 800-meter run: 1:51.55, Michal 400-meter hurdles: 53.44, (7), Austin (4-2). Shot put: 46-3.5, Valerie Vrana Jamey Malvern, 110-meter Idziak (2), Arlington (3-26). Roman Hernandez (p), Austin (4-1). High jump: 7-5, Jeron (2), San Angelo (4-9). hurdles, 14.36 1500-meter run: 4:01.80, 400-meter relay: 40.23, Lutalo Robinson (1), Austin (4-2). Discus: 139-8, Rachael Bryce Martin, pole vault, 15-9 Francisco Solis (1), Corpus Christi Boyce, Javier Lopez, Kenneth Pole vault: 17-8.5, Jordan Samoye (4), San Angelo (4-9). Kaina Martinez, 100-meter (3-12). Jackson, Deon Hope (1), Yamoah (1), San Angelo (4-9). Hammer: 156-5, Cheyanne dash, 11.63 Long jump: 25-2.75, Lutalo Nalle (2), San Angelo (4-9). Kaina Martinez, 200-meter Boyce (6), Austin (4-2). Javelin: 78-0, Ysenia Ruiz (3), dash, 23.69 Triple jump: 47-0.75, James Kingsville (3-19). Kaina Martinez, 400-meter Passley (13), Arlington (3-26). NCAA Division II Championships dash, 55.28 Shot put: 53-5.75, Christian automatic qualifiers Valerie Vrana, shot put, 46-3.5. Garcia (2), Arlington (3-26). Lutalo Boyce, long jump, 25- Kenny Zamorano, hammer, Discus: 177-10, Richard 2.75 176-1 Cervantes (1), Kingsville (3-19). Javier Lopez, 110-meter Javelin: 134-5, Angel hurdles, 13.56 Espinosa (8), Corpus Christi (3-12). Jeron Robinson, high jump, 7-5 Hammer: 176-1, Kenny Jordan Yamoah, pole vault, Zamorano (2), San Antonio (4-1). 17-8.5 Women’s Division NCAA Division II Championships 100-meter dash: 11.63, Kaina provisional qualifiers Martinez (1), San Angelo (4-7). Aricela Alvarez, long jump, 200-meter dash: 23.69, Kaina 19-5.50 Martinez (1), Arlington (3-26). Aricela Alvarez, triple jump, 400-meter dash: 55.28, Kaina 39-4 Martinez (3), Arlington (3-26). Lutalo Boyce, Javier Lopez, 800-meter run: 2:23.24, Josie Kenneth Jackson, Deon Hope, Guzman (3), Corpus Christi (3-12). 400-meter relay, 40.23 1500-meter run: 4:56.87, Josie LaGae Brigance, high jump, Guzman (9), Corpus Christi (3-12). 5-8.75 3000-meter steeplechase: LaGae Brigance, Adriana 12:05.46, Jake Guerrero (2), San Bonin, Teandria Taylor, Kaina Antonio (4-1). Martinez, 1600-meter relay, 3:46.78 5000-meter run: 19:18.65, Richard Cervantes, discus, Kaitlyn Tharp (7), San Angelo (4-9). 177-10. 100-meter hurdles: 15.65, Christian Garcia, shot put, 53- Tarah Aliceaacosta (29), Arlington 5.75 (3-26). Roman Hernandez, 400-meter Gold, Silver Medals 400-meter hurdles: 1:06.91, hurdles, 53.44 Richard Cervantes, sophomore from Mission (Sharyland), won gold and Tarah Aliceaacosta (2), Kingsville Britteny Holcombe, Deana silver at the Angelo State Relays last weekend in San Angelo. He won (3-19). Richardson, Kaina Martinez, gold in the discus and finished second in the shot put. 400-meter relay: 45.46, Britteny Plaserae Johnson, 400-meter relay, Holcombe, Deana Richardson, 45.56 Kaina Martinez, Plaserae Johnson, Deon Hope, 100-meter dash, 2016 Javelina Men’s and Women’s (3), Arlington (3-26). 10.53 Outdoor Track & Field Schedule 800-meter relay: 1:36.01, Deon Hope, 200-meter dash, New Heights April 16 – Rice Twilight Meet in Houston . LaGae Brigance, Plaserae 21.31 Jordan Yamoah, senior from April 23 – Louisiana State Alumni Gold Relays in Baton Rouge, La. Johnson, Kaina Martinez, Michal Idziak, 800-meter run, Arlington, N.Y., reached a new April 28-30 – Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. Teandria Taylor (4), Austin (4-2). 1:51.55 season height in the pole vault May 5-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Stephenville. 1600-meter relay: 3:46.78, Kenneth Jackson, 100-meter last weekend at the Angelo State May 14 – Sam Houston State Last Chance Meet in Huntsville. LaGae Brigance, Teandria Taylor, dash, 10.46 Relays in San Angelo. He cleared May 26-28 – NCAA Division II Championships in Bradenton, Fla. Adriana Bonin, Kaina Martinez Kenneth Jackson, 200-meter 17-8.5, and is the top vaulter in (1), San Angelo (4-9). dash, 21.20 NCAA Division II thus far this season. Javelina Stadium Hosts Blue Angels Pep Rally

Javelina women’s tennis coach Autumn Williams, second from left, and Hanna Lantz, right, coordinator of student-athlete services/senior women’s administrator, with two members of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team that performed in Javelina Stadium Friday.

Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson, right, with Capt. Christopher Misner, center, commanding officer, NAS Kingsville, and former Javelina football player Teddy Carrier, athletic director and head football coach at Kingsville H.M. King High School..

The Marine Corps Silent Drill Team performed in Javelina Stadium Friday for the Blue Angels pep rally, with more than 5,000 secondary school students in attendance. Javelina Stadium Hosts Blue Angels Pep Rally

Daren Wilkinson, left, Javelina head football coach, is interviewed by Capt. Christopher Misner, commanding officer, Naval Air Station Kingsville, during the Blue Angels pep rally in Javelina Stadium Friday.

Javelina volleyball players Casey Klobedans, left, sophomore from Boerne (Champion), and Valarie Moerhig, junior from La Vernia, help students find their seats for Friday’s Blue Angels pep rally.

Thomas Diaz, upper left, junior basketball player from Bogota, Colombia, helps direct school groups to their seats in Javelina Stadium Basketball player Elliot Taylor, sophomore from Houston (Marshall), for Friday’s Blue Angels pep rally. was a volunteer at last weekend’s pep rally in Javelina Stadium. Tennis to Host Cameron Friday The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s tennis team will play its three Lone Star Conference Strategy matches in a four-day period, Javelina beginning with a home match women’s Friday morning with Cameron. head tennis Match time will be 9:30 a.m. coach on the Bishop High School courts Autumn in Bishop. Williams The Javelinas will go to gives instructions Stephenville Saturday for a 10 a.m. to players match with Tarleton State and will Paula Saenz, close out the conference regular- left, senior season campaign at 10 a.m. from Monday against Midwestern Hamilton, State in Wichita Falls. Return Ontario, and Marija Dimitrovska, senior Tabata Lua, senior from Mexico City, Nadia Grlj, from Skopje, Macedonia, has a 14- junior from hits a return 8 record in singles and Mariaxi during a match Melbourne, Herrera, senior from Ibarra, Australia, with Trinity last Ecuador, has a 13-9 record. during last weekend in Bishop. weekend’s In doubles, Herrera and Erika match with Larrea, sophomore from Ambato, Trinity in Ecuador, is 7-2 and Dimitrovska Bishop. and Madi Gomez, freshman from Houston (Sterling), are 5-3. The Javelinas close out their regular-season schedule April 23 with St. Mary’s in San Antonio. The Lone Star Conference tennis championship tournament is set for April 29-30 in Wichita Falls.

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78363 Tennis and RedLine Pilots or [email protected] Members of the Javelina tennis team pose with pilots from the RedLine Shows at a Meet the Blue Angels event at Northway Coliseum Friday night. Left to right, Beth Brown, Javelina defensive coordinator David Brown, Charlotte Sharp and Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp. Athletic Staff, Exes Turn Out for the President’s Legacy Ball

Javelina football player Ifey Ibik, 6-2, 290-pound junior from Sugar Land (Travis), helped provide the dining music by playing the viola. Former Javelina football player Kevin Beasley and his wife, Amy.

Left to right, front row, Ana Estelle, Janis Brock, Jackie Collins, Kirby Brock and Javelina men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle, and back row, assistant football coach Jaime Martinez, former Javelina volleyball player Marissa Fancher Martinez, and Javelina operations and events coordinator David Brock. Former Javelina football player Mark Dizdar and his wife, Kelly. LSC No. 3 in Softball League Ratings

The Lone Star Conference week. Rank Team was ranked No. 3 in the NCAA NCAA Division II Softball 1. Gulf South Conference Division II softball league ratings Conference Ratings 2. California Collegiate Athletic compiled by Herosports.com last Compiled by Herosports.com Association 3. Lone Star Conference Two Lone Star Teams Rated 4. Great Northwest Athletic Conference In Herosports Softball Poll 5. Great American Conference 6. Peach Belt Conference Two Lone Star Conference 9. Valdosta (Ga.) State 7. Sunshine State Conference teams were ranked in the NCAA 10. Arkansas Tech 8. South Atlantic Conference Division II softball poll compiled 11. Armstrong (Ga.) State 9. Heartland Conference by Herosports.com last week. 12. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10. Northern Sun Intercollegiate West Texas A&M returned to 13. Dixie (Utah) State Conference the No. 1 position and Texas 14. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 11. Great Lakes Valley A&M-Commerce was No. 27. 15. Concordia (Calif.) Conference NCAA Division II Softball Poll 16. Missouri-St. Louis 12. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Compiled by Herosports.com 17. West Virginia Wesleyan Athletic Conference Rank Team 18. St. Mary’s 13. Mid-America Intercollegiate 1. West Texas A&M 19. California State-Chico Athletics Association 2. North Alabama 20. Wingate (N.C.) State 14. Pennsylvania State Athletic 3. Saint Leo (Fla.) 21. Colorado-Mesa Conference 4. California Baptist 22. New Haven (Conn.) 15. Conference Carolinas 5. Southern Arkansas 23. Lubbock Christian 16. Pacific West Conference 24. West Florida Three Hits 6. Humbodt (Calif.) State 17. Mountain East Conference 25. Shorter (Ga.) Rachael Longoria, sophomore infielder from Hutto, went three for four 7. Alabama-Huntsville 18. Rocky Mountain Athletic 26. Minnesota State in the Javelina softball team’s victory over nationally ranked Texas 8. North Georgia Conference Woman’s last weekend in Denton. 27. Texas A&M-Commerce 19. Northeast 10 Conference 28. Delta (Miss.) State NCAA Division II Final Women’s 20. Central Atlantic Collegiate 29. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) NFCA Softball Poll Ranks Two Basketball Poll Conference 30. Central Oklahoma Compiled by Herosports.com 21. East Coast Conference (Bold-faced and italicized Lone Star Conference Teams Rank Team 22. Great Midwest Athletic teams are in the Lone Star 1. Lubbock Christian Conference Two Lone Star Conference 15. West Chester (Pa.) Conference) 2. Alaska-Anchorage 23. Southern Intercollegiate teams were ranked in the NCAA 16. Young Harris (Ga.) 3. Emporia (Kan.) State Athletic Conference Division II softball poll released 17. Armstrong (Ga.) State 4. Ashland (Ohio) 24. Central Intercollegiate by the National Fastpitch Coaches 18. Missouri Western 5. Pittsburg (Kan.) State Athletic Association Association last week. 19. West Virginia Wesleyan 6. Missouri Western West Texas A&M was No. 2 20. Delta (Miss.) State 7. Winona (Minn.) State and Cameron was No. 22. 21. Caldwell (Idaho) 8. Drury (Mo.) Texas Woman’s received 22. Cameron 9. Virginia Union votes. 23. Southern Arkansas 10. Arkansas Tech NCAA Division II Softball Poll 24. California State-Chico 11. Grand Valley (Mich.) State Compiled by the National 25. Southern New Hampshire 12. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Fastpitch Coaches Association Other teams receiving votes 13. California Baptist Rank Team includes Texas Woman’s. 14. Lewis (Ill.) 1. Indianapolis (Ind.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams 15. Michigan Tech 2. West Texas A&M are in the Lone Star Conference) Softball Hosts 16. Fort Hays (Kan.) State 3. Humboldt (Calif.) State 17. Columbus (Ga.) State 4. Saint Leo (Fla.) Lubbock Christian Tarleton State 18. Limestone (S.C.) 5. Arkansas Tech (Continued from Page 1) Takes DII Title 19. Benedict (S.C.) 6. North Alabama The TexAnns are hitting .301 20. Bentley (Mass.) 7. North Georgia Lubbock Christian, in its first as a team. 21. California-San Diego 8. Missouri-St. Louis season of NCAA Division II play, Haley Freyman, sophomore 22. American International (Mass.) 9. California Baptist won the national women’s Winning Pitcher righthander from North Richland 23. California (Pa.) 10. St. Mary’s basketball championship last week Sarah Gilbert, sohomore from Hills (Richland), has an 18-15 24. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 11. California (Pa.) with a 78-73 victory over Alaska- Chipley, Fla., was the winning record in the circle and her ERA is 25. Florida Southern 12. Alabama-Huntsville Anchorage in Indianapolis, Ind. pitcher in a Javelina victory over 2.56. 26. West Texas A&M 13. Dixie (Utah) State The Lady Chaparrals finished nationally ranked Texas Woman’s The TexAnn pitching staff 27. Lander (S.C.) 14. Wayne (Mich.) State their season with a 35-0 record. last weekend in Denton. has a cumulative 3.48 ERA. 28 Minnesota State-Moorhead Three LSC Teams in Final Men’s Poll Three Lone Star Conference 14. California State-Chico 21. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) teams were ranked in the final 15. Concordia (Calif.) 22. Alaska-Fairbanks NCAA Division II men’s 16. Ferris (Mich.) State 23. Kentucky Wesleyan basketball poll released by 17. Tarleton State 24. Angelo State Herosports.com last week. 18. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) (Bold-faced and italicized Midwestern State was No. 5, 19. Saint Anselm (N.H.) teams are in the Lone Star Tarleton State No. 17 and Angelo 20. Minnesota State-Moorhead Conference) State No. 24. NCAA Division II Men’s Javelinas Among Top Track & Basketball Final Poll Compiled by Herosports.com Field Performers in All Divisions Rank Team (Continued from Page 12) Kennesaw State 1. Augustana (S.D.) Indiana State 24-10.50, Marcus Flannigan, 2. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 13.75, Cam Viiney, Illinois Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 3. California Baptist 13.76, Ashtyn Davis, 24-9.25, Andre Dorsey, Grand 4. West Liberty (W. a.) California Canyon 5. Midwestern State 13.78, Ruebin Walters, Central 24-9.25, Kenneth Fisher, 6. Western Oregon Arizona Bethune-Cookman 7. California-San Diego 13.83, Michael Dickson, North 24-9.25, Louis Rollins, 8. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) Carolina A&T Pittsburg (Kan.) State 9. Northwest Missouri Top 10 Performances in the Long Top 10 Performances in the 800- 10. Bellarmine (Ky.) Jump meter Relay 11. Fairmont (W. Va.) State 25-11, Jonathan Addison, 1:31.30, LSU 12. California Poly-Pomona North Carolina State 1:31.51, Tennessee 13. Dixie (Utah) State 25-5.5, Will Williams, Texas 1:32.60, Texas A&M 1:33.34, Purdue 25-4, Braxton Drummond, 1:33.81, South Carolina Charleston Southern 1:35.05, Central Florida 25-2.75, Lutalo Boyce, Texas 1:36.01, Texas A&M- A&M-Kingsville Kingsville (LaGae Brigance, Coach Demonstrates 25-2.50, Andre Dorsey, Plaserae Johnson, Kaina David Brown, Javelina football defensive coordinator, lines up with his Kennesaw (Ga.) State Martinez, Teandria Taylor) players during a demonstration in one of the spring drills last week in 24-11.75, Trey McRae, 1:36.68, Virginia Javelina Stadium. Charlotte 1:36.83, Texas-San Antonio 24-11, Andre Dorsey, 1:36.93, Troy (Ala.)

2016 Javelina Football Schedule Sept. 3 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 2 p.m. Sept. 10 – Simon Fraser (British Columbia) in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Military Appreciation Weekend). Sept. 17 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Spring Drills Heritage Weekend) Caleb Valentine Sept. 24 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7 p.m. (40) , 5-9, 170- Oct. 1 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend) pound back from Oct. 8 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, TBD. Garland Oct. 15 – *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg (Naaman Forest), Bank Homecoming Game) and Colby Oct. 22 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m. Fuselier (41), 5- Oct. 29 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. 10, 195-pound back from (Communication Appreciation Weekend) Somerset, go Nov. 5 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hall of Fame through a drill and Champions Weekend, Senior Night) during spring Nov. 12 - *Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, Okla., 1 p.m. workouts last Nov. 19 - NCAA Division II first round playoffs, TBD. week in Javelina Nov. 26 - NCAA Division II second round playoffs, TBD. Stadium. Dec. 3 - NCAA Division II quarterfinals, TBD. Dec. 10 - NCAA Division II semifinals, TBD. Dec. 17 - NCAA Division II championship Martinez, Jackson Selected IBC Bank Athletes of The Week Texas A&M-Kingsville track Sept. 14-19 Kaylin Roher, basketball Kaina Martinez, indoor track Feb. 22-28 and field athletes Kaina Martinez Analysa Coy, golf Greg Pitre, football & field Kaylin Roher, basketball and Kenneth Jackson were named Jordan Thomas, football Nov. 16-22 Javier Lopez, indoor track & Dalton Perry, baseball the IBC Bank athletes of the week Sept. 21-26 Casey Klobedans, volleyball field Feb. 29-March 6 for their performances last Jade Guerrero, cross country D.J. Weathers, basketball Jan. 18-23 Rachael Longoria, softball weekend at the Angelo State Myles Carr, football Nov. 23-29 Jamesha Wade, basketball Sebi Palacios, baseball Relays in San Angelo. Sept. 28-Oct. 3 TaSheena Moore, basketball Troy Jones, basketball March 7-13 Martinez, senior from Seine Valarie Moehrig, volleyball Jamar Goodwin, basketball Jan. 25-30 Kaina Martinez, indoor track Bight, Belize, won the 100-meter and Anthony Autry, football Nov. 30-Dec. 5 Kaina Martinez, indoor track & field 200-meter dashes and Jackson, Oct. 5-7 Ashley Viera, basketball & field Jeron Robinson, indoor track junior from Compton, Calif., won Valarie Moehrig, volleyball Troy Jones, basketball Javier Lopez, indoor track & & field gold in the same events. Jordan Thomas, football Dec. 7-12 field Jordan Yamoah, indoor track Martinez had NCAA Division Oct. 9-17 Jamesha Wade, basketball Feb. 1-6 & field II provisionally qualifying times in Haley Hutchinson, volleyball Jamar Goodwin, basketball Troy Jones, basketball March 14-20 the 100 (11.63) and 200 (24.13). Michal Idziak, cross country Dec. 14-20 Sebi Palacios, baseball Aricela Alvarez, outdoor track Jackson provisionally Oct. 19-24 Kaylin Roher, basketball Feb. 8-14 & field qualified in the 100 (10.46) and 200 Krystal Faison, volleyball Cole Boleware, basketball Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, Christian Caudle, baseball (21.20). AA Vaaulu, football Dec. 21-26 softball Javier Lopez, outdoor track & IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Oct. 26-31 No athletic events Lutalo Boyce, indoor track & field Aug. 31-Sept. 5 – Jade Guerrero, cross country Dec. 28-Jan. 2 field March 21-26 Krystal Faison, volleyball Greg Pitre, football No athletic events Feb. 15-21 Lauren Oatman, softball Devonte Williams, football Nov. 2-7 Jan. 4-9 Kaina Martinez, indoor track Javier Lopez, outdoor track & Sept. 7-12 Madison Brabham, volleyball Kaylin Roher, basketball & field field Brett Zaccardo, volleyball Greg Pitre, football Troy Jones, basketball Kenneth Jackson, indoor Shawn Vasquez, football Nov. 9-15 Jan. 11-16 track & field

Javelina Tennis Team With the Marines These members of the Javelina tennis team posed with members of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team prior to the Marines’ marching at the Meet the Blues program at Northway Coliseum last week. The tennis players are, left to right, Tabata Lua, senior from Mexico City; Erika Larrea, sophomore from Ambato, Ecuador; Martina Urrutia, sophomore from Madrid, Spain; Mariaxi Herrera, senior from Ibarra, Ecuador; Paula Saenz, senior from Hamilton, Ontario, and Nadia Grlj, junior from Melbourne, Australia.