Three Selected for Induction Into Javelina Hall of Fame, Ceremony Set for Sept
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VOLUME XVII, NO. 49 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 JULY 12, 2017 Three Selected For Induction Into Javelina Hall of Fame, Ceremony Set For Sept. 22 Three former Texas A&I and Lone Star Conference honoree in Hall of Fame as a team member. took Lone Star Conference titles in Texas A&M-Kingsville athletic baseball and football. Brown made All-Lone Star three of his four seasons on the standouts will be inducted into Brown, from Van Vleck, was Conference and was Little All- squad. the Javelina Hall of Fame Sept. 22 on the 1969 and 1970 national America honorable mention. The Javelinas had a 38-7-1 in the Memorial Student Union championship squads and the After receiving his business record during his career. Building ballrooms on campus. 1968 national runnerup team. degree in 1971, Brown was active He was Academic All-America The event is set for 5:30 p.m. He was also a member of the in the U.S. Army in 1971-72 and (Continued on Page 10) The 2017 induction class 1967 undefeated team. was honorably discharged in 1977. Steve Yaden includes James Brown, an The Javelinas were 41-4 in his He was with B.D. Holt Co. in offensive lineman on two national four seasons with the team. Corpus Christi n 1972-73 and was Martin Makes championship teams; Wade Brown was selected by his briefly with the Texas A&I Alumni Whitmer, a three-time Academic teammates to serve as a captain in Association. Academic All- All-America first team honoree in 1970. He was owner of the J&G football, and Steve Yaden, an All- He is a member of the Javelina Farms in Bay City in 1974-81 and America Team owner of Brown Services in Bay Texas A&M-Kingsville pole City in 1981-91. vaulter Bryce Martin has been Brown was owner of named to the College Sports Enviroganics in Sugar Land in Information Directors of America 1991-94 and has been in Academic All-America men’s track investments since 1994. and field team. He was a managing partner in Martin, senior from Salado, EZ Talk Communications in 2002 was on the second unit. and managing director of He was recently graduated Southwest Water Co. in Houston summa cum laude, with highest in 2003-11. honor, and received a civil The Javelina alum has had J. engineering degree. Brown Consulting since January Martin had a 3.99 grade point 2012. average in his senior season. Jim Brown Brown has served on He is the only Lone Star University committees since his Conference track and field athlete graduation. to make one of the top three units He is married to the former on the academic squad. Linda Sue Schliska, a 1973 Texas Martin was the LSC outdoor A&I graduate, and they are the pole vault champion this year and parents of two children, D’Neal finished third at the indoor meet. Brown Krisch and Ashley Brown He is a four-time LSC all- Stokes. They have six academic honoree, was a 2015 U.S. grandchildren. Track & Field Coaches Whitmer was a defensive Association all-academic athlete lineman from Houston and was on and was the 2016 LSC track and the 1975-78 teams. field academic athlete of the year. The Javelinas won national (Continued on Page 9) championships in 1975-76 and Wade Whitmer Football Season Tickets on Sale Javelina Hash Season tickets for the five And seating in C and D is $72 Jav-A-Value passes are also By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Texas A&M-Kingsville home until Aug. 4 and $90 after Aug. 4. on sale for $50. These gain football games this fall are on sale Box seats are $100 before the admission to all home games and at the athletic ticket office in deadline and $125 after. matches except football. WHEN THE TEXAS A&M-Kingsville football team plays in McCulley Hall and online at Individual game tickts will be Canada Sept. 9, it will be the sixth different country in which the www.javelinatickets.com. on sale at the gate Sept. 2 and are Javelinas have had games. Fans can receive a savings if $10 for general admission, $13 for There isn’t another American football team that has appeared in they purchase theseason tickets sections A and F, $15 for sections as many countries. before Aug. 4. B and E, $18 for sections C and D The Javelinas played their first game on foreign soil in 1937 General admission tickets are and $25 in box seats. when they took on the National University of Mexico in Mexico $40 until Aug. 4 and $50 after that TAMUK faculty and staff and City. date. active duty military tickets are Other games have followed in Mexico as well as in Austria, Reserved seat tickets in discounted. France and Germany. And, of course, there are the hundreds of sections A and F are $52 until General admission tickets are games in the U.S. Aug. 4 and $65 after the deadline. $8 Monday through Thursday The contests in Austria, France and Germany came in 1976 Seating in sections B and E is before each home game at the when the team met Henderson (Ark.) State in five exhibition games. $60 until Aug. 4 and $75 after. athletic ticket office Seven of the 12 games outside the U.S. have been in Mexico, all in Mexico City except a 1974 game with Monterrey Tech in Monterrey. This fall’s game with Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, will mark the Javelinas’ first trip north of the border. Not only do the Javelinas lead with their international record, they have also played in most of the U.S. states including two games in Hawaii. The Javelinas have met teams from 31 different states. Javelina Games Outside the U.S. 1937 – National University of Mexico in Mexico City. 1938 – National University of Mexico in Mexico City. 1952 – Heroico College in Mexico City. 1954 – Mexico City College in Mexico City. 1957 – National University of Mexico in Mexico City. 1958 – National University of Mexico in Mexico City. 1974 – Monterrey Tech in Monterrey, Mexico. 1976 – vs. Henderson (Ark.) State in Berlin, Germany. 1976 – vs. Henderson (Ark.) State in Mannheim, Germany. 1976 – vs. Henderson (Ark.) State in Nuremberg, Germany. 1976 – vs. Henderson (Ark.) State in Vienna, Austria. 1976 – vs. Henderson (Ark.) State in Paris, France. States From Which Javelinas Have Played Teams Alabama Nebraska Arizona Nevada Arkansas New Mexico California North Carolina Colorado North Dakota Georgia Ohio Hawaii Oklahoma Idaho Oregon Illinois Pennsylvania Kansas South Carolina Louisiana Tennessee Michigan Texas Minnesota Washington Mississippi West Virginia Missouri Wisconsin Coach and Cousins Montana Tanya Allen, left, Javelina head volleyball coach, had five cousins from New Mexico taking part in a beach (Continued on Page 3) volleyball clinic last week on the Javelina courts. Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash July 12-14 – Athletic Training: Athletic Trainers Camp in Kingsville, By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Javelina Stadium. Contact Ruben Cantu (361) 593- 2493 or ruben.cantu.tamuk.edu for more information. (Continued from Page 2) July 17-21 – Women’s Basketball: Girls Basketball Camp, grades K- A SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT created in memory of C.F. 12, in Kingsville, Steinke Center. Contact Wade Dick Schendel will benefit three Runge school district students who Scott at (361) 593-4029 or at [email protected] attend Texas A&M-Kingsville. Aug. 5 – Beach Volleyball: Adults 4’s Beach Night Tournament in Schendel is a former Javelina football player who was with the Kingsville, Javelina Courts. Contact Tanya Allen at Javelinas in the 1950s. (361) 593-2413 or at [email protected] for The three Runge students will have their tuition and fees paid more information. through the C.F. Dick Schendel Family Endowed Scholarship Football: Team reports for start of preseason workouts. created by his daughter Cynthia Schendel Nankervis. Aug. 14 – Volleyball: Team reports for start of preseason workouts. Schendel earned a bachelor of science degree in agricultural Aug. 19 – General: Riviera Communications & Gulf Coast Broadband education. Javelina Club Annual Kickoff BBQ in Kingsville, After serving in the military in World War II, he wanted to Northway Coliseum, 5:30- p.m. Sept. 1 – Volleyball: New Mexico Highlands in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m. return to school at Texas A&I and got a football scholarship. Volleyball: Colorado Christian in San Angelo, 2:30 p.m. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas A&I. Sept. 2 – Football: Central Washington in Kingsville, 7 p.m. After graduating, he returned to Runge where he became a (Kingsville Community and Military Appreciation farmer and rancher. He was also active on the Texas State Soil and Weekend). Water Conservation Board. Volleyball: Limestone (N.C.) in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m. The gift will also be used to establish an endowed professorship Volleyball: New Mexico Highlands in San Angelo, 2:30 p.m. in plant and soil sciences at TAMUK. Listening to Coach Men’s/Women’s Cross Country: Patriot Opener in Dallas Brady Stevens, foreground, and (Dallas Baptist host). THE UNIVERSITY OF New Mexico men’s basketball program other campers listen to instruc- Sept. 6 – Volleyball: Sioux Falls (S.D.) in Sioux Falls, S.D., 4 p.m. is opening its season in a unique way. tions from one of the coaches Volleyball: Augustana (S.D.) in Sioux Falls, S.D., 7:30 p.m. The Lobos, and Dreamstyle Arena, will host teams from around during the boys basketball camp Sept.