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VOLUME XVIII, NO. 36 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 APRIL 11, 2018 Javelina Beach Volleyball Wins National Title, To Host ‘Battle on the Beach’ This Weekend The Texas A&M-Kingsville The Javelinas close out their Tenley Housler, freshman beach volleyball team, in its season this weekend with the from Bulverde (Smithson Valley), second year of competition, won Battle on the Beach tournament and Erin Umbel, freshman from the first-ever American Volleyball on the Javelina Courts. San Antonio (O’Connor), have the Coaches Association Division II Visiting teams will be Abilene best record of the Javelina pairs. national championship last Christian, University of New They are 18-4. weekend with a four-match sweep Mexico, St. Edward’s and Texas Haley Hutchinson, junior in the meet in Tavares, Fla. A&M-Corpus Christi. from Georgetown (Rouse), and The Javelinas, seeded No. 1 ACU, New Mexico and Kyra Henderson, senior form going into the tournament and TAMUCC are NCAA Division I Carlsbad, Calif., are 11-4 and entering the semifinal round, beat programs while St. Edward’s, like Madison Brabham, junior from Four-Hitter Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.), and the Javelinas, are Division II. Kingwood, and Macy Berg, Tyler Flores, freshman from San Florida Southern, 5-0, on the The Javelinas will be meeting freshman from San Antonio Antonio (Clark), pitched a four- opening day. each of the opponents for the first (Smithson Valley), are 15-7. hitter against nationally ranked In the semifinals, the Henderson and Madeline Angelo State last weekend as the time except Corpus Christi. The Javelinas downed Spring Hill (Ala.), Javelinas took a 16-2 victory in Javelinas and Islanders have split Sims, from Aztec, N.M., are the the opening game of the Lone Star 3-2, and then took the title with a 4-1 two matches this spring, each only seniors on the roster and Conference series at Nolan Ryan decision over Eckerd (Fla.). winning by a 3-2 score on their they will be recognized this Field. Flores allowed one walk and Eckerd had beaten the home courts. weekend while playing their final struck out 12 in pitching the Javelinas earlier in the season by The Javelinas are 16-10 for matches for the Javelinas. complete seven-inning game. the same score. the year. (Continued on Page 17) National Champs! The Javelina beach volleyball team, in its second season of play, won the first-ever American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II championship last weekend in Tarvares, Fla. Members of the team and coach- ing staff are, left to right, Whitney Walker, Sarah Miller, Maelee Sowa, Kadi Shipman, Kyra Henderson, Kylexus Block, Macy Berg, Erin Umbel and Loren Washington, and back row, assistant coach Gary Payne, Madi Brabham, Gabby Atchley Haley Hutchinson, Madie Sims, Tenley Housler, Shelby Tate, assistant coach Stephanie Johns and head coach Tanya Allen. Golf Team Awaits LSC Championnships Javelina Hash The Texas A&M-Kingsville teams in that division. Monday and Tuesday of this By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs women’s golf team will be idle next The Javelina women played in week to close out their regulation week and will be in action April 23- a tournament in Fort Smith, Ark., season. 24 at the Lone Star Conference JAVELINA NATION IS again home to a national championship Championships in Abilene. team. The tournament will be on the The beach volleyball squad, in only its second year of Diamondback Golf Club course. competition, won the American Volleyball Coaches Association Nine teams will be battle for Division II title last weekend by sweeping four matches in Florida. the women’s title: Angelo State, It is the first national championship for a Javelina intercollegiate Cameron, Midwestern State, squad since the 1979 football team took the NAIA trophy, the Tarleton State, Texas A&M- Commerce, Texas A&M- seventh for the program. Kingsville, Texas-Permian Basin, There have been numerous track and field individual national West Texas A&M and Western champs. New Mexico. You can see the Javelina beach squad in its final action of the Tarleton State is the season this weekend when it hosts the Battle on the Beach on the defending champion. Javelina Courts. The women’s squads will play Three of the four visiting teams are from NCAA Division I 18 holes each day of the meet. schools: Abilene Christian, University of New Mexico and Texas The LSC men’s tournament A&M-Corpus Christi. will be held in conjunction with the women’s meet and there are six THE JAVELINA BASEBALL team was also making waves NCAA Division II last weekend when it won three of four games from nationally ranked Angelo State Track & Field Polls ASU is favored to take this year’s Lone Star Conference title Compiled by the U.S. Track & and has been high in each of the Division II polls since the start of Field Coaches Association Men’s Division the season. Rank Team Javelina baseball coach Jason Gonzales hit a milestone during 1. Pittsburg (Kan.) State th the ASU series. His team got him his 300 victory as head of the 2. Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina program. 3. Colorado Mines 4. California State-Chico THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL and baseball teams were just 5. Angelo State part of the big weekend for Javelina Nation. 6. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) The women’s tennis team won three matches in three days on 7. Colorado State-Pueblo Chilly Weather the road. 8. Texas A&M-Commerce Fans had to bundle up for Saturday’s baseball doubleheader between the Two of the wins were over Lone Star Conference opponents 9. Tiffin (Ohio) Javelinas and Angelo State. The temperatures dipped into the 50s and there was a strong north wind. Texas-Permian Basin and nationally ranked Angelo State. 10. West Texas A&M Entering this week’s play, the Javelinas are one-half game out 11. Grand Valley (Mich.) State of first place in the conference standings. 12. Cal State-Los Angeles 13. Queens (N.C.) The softball team swept a doubleheader from long-time rival St. The Javelina Highlights, 14. Academy of Art (Calif.) Mary’s Friday at Hubert Field. 15. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) with a weekly circulation The Rattlers have long been a powerhouse in softball. Women’s Division The track and field team had some outstanding performances at Rank Team of more than 30,000, a meet in San Angelo. 1. West Texas A&M is published weekly by the Racheal Somoye threw the hammer 195-3, best ever for a Lone 2. Angelo State Star Conference female. The record had been 184-4. 3. Pittsburg (Kan.) State Kingsville Publishing Co. Somoye’s threw is the second best in Division II this spring. 4. San Francisco (Calif.) State Send pictures or Two Javelinas had performances that rank best in the nation. 5. Alaska-Anchorage Richard Cervantes threw the shot put 62-2.50 and Charles Greaves 6. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) correspondence to: long jumped 25-11. 7. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 8. Colorado-Colorado Springs Editor Fred Nuesch, THERE WERE FOUR events in which the Javelina men’s 9. Fresno Pacific (Calif.) MSC 114A, 10. Missouri Southern track and field team had athletes who ranked among the best in the 11. Fort Hays (Kan.) State 700 University Blvd., nation the week of March 26-April 1. 12. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) Each of these performances came in the Texas Relays in Austin 13. Texas A&M-Commerce Kingsville, TX 78363 in which they competed against the top collegiate athletes in the 14. New Mexico Highlands nation. (Continued on Page 3) 15. Concordia (Ore.) Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash April 12 – Football: Spring football workouts in Kingsville, Javelina By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Stadium, 7 a.m. April 13 – Football: Spring football workouts in Kingsville, Javelina Stadium, 7 a.m. (Continued from Page 2) Softball: *Easter New Mexico in Portales, 5 p.m. Javier Lopez had the second best time in the 110-meter hurdles. Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m. He ran a 13.57 and finished second in the race. Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Incarnate Word Richard Cervantes had the fourth best throw in the discus. He Invitational in San Antonio. threw 192-8 and finished second among the collegiate throwers in Women’s Tennis: Texas-El Paso in El Paso, noon. Austin. April 14 – Beach Volleyball: Javelina Battle on the Beach in Kingsville. The Javelina sprint medley relay had a 3:19.96 and that ranked vs. St. Edward’s, 10 a.m. seventh best in the country. Legs were run by Deon Hope, Todd vs. New Mexico, 3 p.m. Nicholas, Robert Downs and Lopez. Football: Spring football workouts in Kingsville, Javelina And Charles Greaves had 51-7 triple jump and that was the Stadium, 10 a.m. Softball: *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M. (DH), noon. eighth best nationally. Baseball: *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M. (DH), 3 p.m. Top 10 Men’s Collegiate Performances the Week of March 26- Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Incarnate Word April 1 Invitational in San Antonio. 110-meter hurdles Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Hurricane Collegiate 13.45 – Grant Holloway, So., Florida Invitational in Miami, Fla. 13.57 – Javier Lopez, Sr., Texas A&M-Kingsville Women’s Tennis: *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., TBA. 13.68 – Damion Thomas, Fr., LSU April 15 – Beach Volleyball: Javelina Battle on the Beach in Kingsville. 13.70 – Trey Cunningham, Fr., Florida State vs.