96 Javelina Athletes, Staff Members Make LSC Commissioner's Honor
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VOLUME XVIII, NO. 48 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 JULY 4, 2018 96 Javelina Athletes, Staff Members Make LSC Al Harris Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 24 Have 4.0 GPAs (Photo Courtesy of KC Chiefs) Ninety-six Texas A&M- Richard Cervantes, track & Midway). Caleb Nash, baseball, Kingsville athletes were named to field, junior, criminology major, Megan Mattie, indoor freshman, civil engineering major, Harris Beginning the Lone Star Conference Mission (Sharyland). volleyball, sophomore, accounting San Antonio (Clark). Sixth Season on Commissioner’s Honor Roll last Mariana Correa, tennis, major, Silver City, N.M. Viviana Ortiz, tennis, senior, week. freshman, civil engineering major, Lane Michna, track & field, management major, Guayaquil, Kansas City Staff Athletes must have at least a Victoria, Brazil. sophomore, agribusiness major, (Continued on Page 8) 3.30 grade point average for the Travis Geiser, baseball, senior, Lorena. Former Texas A&M- spring semester and be a regular general business major, Portland Kingsville defensive back Al member of an athletic team. (Gregory-Portland). Harris is beginning his sixth Barbados Twenty-four of the Javelinas Kristina Gutierrez, golf, season as a member of the Kansas Champion had perfect 4.00 GPAs. freshman, civil engineering major, Javelina long City Chiefs’ coaching staff. These are: Laredo (St. Augustine). jumper He has been the secondary/ Ileana Aleman, softball, Payton Hendrix, football, Charles cornerbacks coach for three senior, adult education major, graduate student, business Greaves won seasons and prior to that was the Pharr (PSJA North). administration, Lancaster. the gold defensive assistant/secondary Tarah Aliceaacosta, track & Pablo Hernandez, baseball, medal in the coach. event at the field, junior, kinesiology major, junior, finance major, Houston Harris had a 15-year NFL Barbados Houston (Langham Creek). (Spring Woods). playing career during which time national Sydney Andrews, softball, Madeleine Maltais, track & he was in two Pro Bowls and was champion- sophomore, kinesiology major, field, sophomore, civil engineering All-Pro. He was with the ships. He is Belton. major, Corpus Christi (Tuloso- Javelinas in 1995 and 1996, making expected to compete in the All-Lone Star Conference first the North team. America/ He played his first two Central seasons of collegiate football at Greaves Wins Gold Medal America/ Trinity Valley Community College Caribbean where he was a member of the In Barbados National Meet champion- ships later 1994 national title team. Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Charles Greaves won the long jump this summer. Harris is a native of Pompano championship at the Barbados national championships last week in St. Beach, Fla. The NCAA Michael, Barbados. Division II Prior to joining the Chiefs’ He jumped 24-11.25. staff, Harris was a coaching intern national Greaves, who has an indoor season remaining with the Javelinas, champion for the Miami Dolphins in 2012. had a season best of 25-11 in the long jump and 52-9 in the triple jump. will compete He was drafted in the sixth He won the NCAA Division II national championship in the triple for the round by the Tampa By jump and was runnerup in the long jump. He also ran a leg on the gold Javelinas Buccaneers after finishing his medal 400-meter relay team. during the career with the Javelinas in 1996. Greaves was named the NCAA Division II Male Field Outdoor indoor Harris was signed by the Athlete of the Year. season in 2019 and has Philadelphia Eagles in 1998 and He is expected to compete in the North American/Central American/ completed his played cornerback for five Caribbean Championships and the Central America/Caribbean seasons. He was on two NFC outdoors Championships later this summer before returning to TAMUK for the eligibility. (Continued on Page 6) indoor season. Tennis Team Javelina Hash To Host Quad By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Sept. 21-22 JAVELINA PITCHER GARRETT Alexander, junior The Texas A&M-Kingsville righthander from Houston (Klein Collins), has been selected to women’s tennis team will play in participate in the 2018 Texas Collegiate League All-Star Game four meets this fall and one will be Wednesday (July 4) at Riverside Stadium in Victoria. on the Javelina Courts. Alexander is on the Victoria General roster this summer. The Kingsville quad will be A home run derby is set for 6 p.m. followed by the All-Star Sept. 21-22 and the Javelinas will host Sam Houston State, St. game at 7:10 p.m. Mary’s and St. Edward’s. Alexander is a reliever for the Generals and has pitched 6.1 The other meets are Sept. 7-8 innings. He has 11 strikeouts and a 1.42 earned run average. in San Antonio with Trinity hosting, Sept. 14-15 in Corpus JERON ROBINSON’S WINNING high jump at the USA Christi with Texas A&M-Corpus Championships recently was the fifth best by a U.S. athlete thus far Christi serving as host and the this season. Intercollegiate Tennis Association Robinson cleared 7-7 to win the gold medal. regionals Sept. 28-30 in Wichita It is the same height that was Robinson’s best while competing Falls with Midwestern State being for the Javelinas and that is the all-time best by an NCAA Division II the host school. or Lone Star Conference athlete. Head coach Autumn Williams While with the Javelinas, Robinson won numerous national and had two seniors on the team last conference titles and was a multi-time All-American, indoors and spring and the remaining seven outdoors. veterans are expected to return. Following are the U.S. leaders in the high jump thus far this These are: …Stephanie Baerman, junior outdoor season: from San Antonio (Antonian). 7-8.5 – Bryan McBride …Mariana Correa, sophomore 7-7.75 – Trey Culver from Victoria, Brazil. 7-7.75 – Vernon Turner …Laura Montalvo, 7-7.25 – Ricky Robertson sophomore from Cochabamba, 7-7 – Jeron Robinson Bolivia. 7-7 – Erik Kynard …Phoephathep Philavong, 7-6 – Randall Cunningham junior from Vientiane, Laos. Back on Campus …Julia Rauer, junior from 7-6 – Shelby McEwen Juan Castillo, left, former Javelina football coach and player, was back 7-5.25 – Keenon Laine Leiselheim, Germany. on campus last week while in South Texas visiting relatives. Castillo 7-5 – Jonathan Wells …Viktoriia Romanovskaya, is the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Buffalo junior from Moscow, Russia. Bills. Right is Javelina head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle. TEXAS WESLEYAN WILL be opening its season Sept. 8 …Valerie Ruiz, junior from San when it comes to Kingsville to take on the Javelina football team. Antonio (Reagan). The Javelinas will have opened the previous week against Texas Also expected to return is Lisa Carvajal, senior from McAllen The Javelina Highlights, A&M-Commerce in Commerce. (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo) who The Javelinas and TWU will be meeting for the second time. lettered in 2016-17. with a weekly circulation The only other matchup came in the season finale in 1941 and the of more than 30,000, Javelinas took a 39-26 victory in Kingsville. It was the last game for the Javelinas before they suspended the is published weekly by the sport until 1946 because of World War II. Kingsville Publishing Co. WESTERN OREGON HAS three Lone Star Conference Send pictures or opponents on its schedule this fall. correspondence to: The Wolves open with Angelo State in Monmouth, Ore.; meet the Javelinas Oct. 6 in Kingsville and will close Nov. 10 with Editor Fred Nuesch, Eastern New Mexico in Portales. MSC 114A, The Javelinas will host the Wolves in 2018 and 2019. This will be the fourth meeting of the Javelinas and Wolves, and 700 University Blvd., the latter holds a 1-2 advantage. Kingsville, TX 78363 They played in 1975 in the NAIA semifinals and the Javelinas took a 37-0 victory in Kingsville. (Continued on Page 3) Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash July 5 – Volleyball: Volleyball Coaches Clinic in Kingsville, 3-6:30 By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs p.m., $40. Contact Tanya Allen at (361) 593-2413 for information. July 6-8 – Volleyball: Indoor volleyball camp in Kingsville, Steinke (Continued from Page 2) Physical Education Center. Contact Tanya Allen at Western took a 36-10 victory in 2006 in Monmouth and (361) 593-2413 for information. downed the Javelinas, 22-14 in 2007 in Kingsville. July 8-10 – Athletic Training: Athletic training camp in Kingsville, Western is a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Javelina Stadium. Contact Ruben Cantu at (361) 593- 2493 for information. CONGRATULATIONS TO FORMER Javelina football player July 8-13 – Men’s Basketball: Boys basketball camp in Kingsville, Jim Gandy who was named the Frisco Style 2018 Person of the Steinke Physical Education Center. Contact Johnny Year last week. Estelle at (361) 593-2412 for information. Gandy, from Ganado, retired as executive director of the Frisco July 16-20 – Women’s Basketball: Girls Basketball Camp in th Economic Development Corporation in March after serving in the Kingsville, Steinke Physical Education Center. 4 - 6th grades, 9-11 a.m.; K-3rd grades, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; position since 1996. 7th-12th grades, 2-5 p.m. Contact Wade Scott at (361) During his time as head of the EDC, the city became one of the 593-4029 for information. fastest growing in the nation and has become the home of July 24 – Football: Lone Star Conference Media Day in San Antonio, numerous sports and business centers. Marriott Riverwalk. 11 a.m.. Gandy is married to the former Jan Pederson, also a Texas A&I Aug. 4 – Football: Players report for the start of preseason workouts graduate.