VOLUME XVII, NO. 43 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 MAY 31, 2017 Martinez Three-Time All-American, Three Others Receive Honor at NCAA DII Meet Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Lott. finish. James Passley, senior from Kaina Martinez earned three Martinez, grad student from Johnson was also on the All- Portland, Jamaica, was second NCAA Division II All-America Seine Bight, Belize, was All- America second team twice. She team in the long jump. track and field positions at last American in the 100-meter and received the recognition in the Second-team All-Americans week’s NCAA Division II 200-meter dashes and a member of 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. are the athletes finishing in ninth Championships in Bradenton, Fla. the 400-meter relay team. Brigance was second team through 12th place at the national Regionally Ranked Three other Javelinas also Brigance, Johnson and Taylor All-America in the high jump and event. Lisa Carvajal, junior from received All-America recognition: joined Martinez on the sprint relay. McAllen (Pharr-San Juan- LaGae Brigance, sophomore from Martinez was second in the Alamo), was ranked No. 11 in the Missouri City (Hightower); 100 at the national event and was final NCAA Division II South Plaserae Johnson, senior from seventh in the 200. Central Region women’s tennis Glendale, Ariz., and Keandria The relay team received a poll released last week. Taylor, freshman from Rosebud- bronze medal with its third-place Women’s Tennis Team, Players Ranked In Final NCAA Division II Regional Poll The Texas A&M-Kingsville 6. Cameron State women’s tennis team is ranked No. 7. Metro (Colo.) State 17. Lacey Sprikel, Dallas Baptist 8 in the latest NCAA Division II 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville 18. Bethen Hayward, St. Edward’s South Central Region poll released 9. Newman (Kan.) 19. Janekke Rijk, Newman (Kan.) by the Intercollegiate Tennis 10. Colorado-Mesa 20. Paige Crews, Colorado Christian Association. Singles Doubles Lisa Carvajal, junior from Rank Player Rank Team McAllen (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo), 1. Paula Gutierrez, Cameron 1. Kaylin Kruseman/Tyra Timm, was ranked No. 11 in the singles 2. Camile Pujo, St. Mary’s St. Mary’s listings and Viktoriia Romanovskaia, 3. Daria Panforeva, Midwestern 2. Bianca Duff/Maddy Coffman, Midwestern State freshman from Moscow, Russia, State 3. Elena Preadca/Luiza Adas, was ranked No. 14. 4. Zhenia Shviadok, Cameron Tarleton State Carvajal and Tabatha Lua, 5. Kaylin Kruseman, St. Mary’s 6. Ally Maciel, St. Mary’s 4. Zhenia Shviadok/Mathilda senior from Mexico City, were Thibaudat, Cameron ranked No. 10 in doubles. 7. Bianca Duff, Midwestern State 8. Ana Banic, Dallas Baptist 5. Ana Banic/Lacey Sprinkel, NCAA Division II Women’s 9. Laura Galvan, St. Edward’s Dallas Baptist Tennis Polls 10. Erika Johnston, Tarleton State 6. Lindsey Pearce/Brittaney Released by the Intercollegiate 11. Lisa Carvajal, Texas A&M- McCasin, Arkansas-FortSmith Tennis Association Kingsville 7. Kristen Kirby/Katie Kirby, Team 12. Eirini Kontaki, Midwestern Colorado-Mesa Rank School State 8. Emily Kerr/Courtney Wright, 1. St. Mary’s 13. Tabitha Porter, Metro (Colo.) Metro (Colo.) State One of Three 2. Midwestern State 14. Viktoriia Romanovskaia, 9. Daria Panforeva/Eirini Kaina Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize, is awarded the silver 3. Tarleton State Texas A&M-Kingsville Kontaki, Midwestern State medal in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA Division II Track & Field 4. Dallas Baptist 15. Kristen Kirby, Colorado-Mesa 10 Lisa Carvajal/Tabatha Lua, Championships last weekend in Bradenton, Fla. She received three 5. St. Edward’s 16. Valerie Valencia, Metro (Colo.) Texas A&M-Kingsville medals at the meet. Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs THE BATTLE BETWEEN Corpus Christi Ray High School and Corpus Christi Moody High School this week for the Region IV-5A baseball championship will pit two Javelinas against each other. Ray is coached by Orlando Ruiz, who played for the Javelinas, and Joe Curiel, head coach at Moody and a former Javelina assistant coach. COLORADO-MESA WON the NCAA Division II South Central Region baseball title and will advance into the College World Series. The Mavericks went through the regional tournament in San Angelo without a loss. They had been seeded No. 2 behind Angelo State. Mesa has a 48-10 season’s record. BRADLY CHAVEZ HAS been named the athletic director and head football coach at Santa Gertrudis Academy High School. Chavez is a former Javelina assistant football coach who Bronze Medalists recently received his bachelor of science in counseling and guidance The Javelina 400-meter relay team received bronze trophies after finishing third at the NCAA Division II from TAMUK. Championships. Left to right are Keandria Taylor, freshman from Rosebud-Lott; LaGae Brigance, sopho- more from Missouri City (Hightower); Plaserae Johnson, senior from Glendale, Ariz., and Kaina Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize. JAKO KELM AND Zach Wilson, who completed their eligibility with the Javelina baseball team this spring, have signed professional contracts with the Monterey (Calif.) Amberjacks of the Martinez Final IBC Bank Athlete of the Week Pecos League. Texas A&M-Kingsville track Lexi Wick, volleyball Trey Sumpter, basketball Kelm is a lefthanded pitcher from Georgetown and Wilson is a and field athlete Kaina Martinez Brandon Jones, football Dec. 19-24 was named the IBC Bank athlete Oct. 10-15 Jamesha Wade, basketball righthanded pitcher from Katy. of the week for her performances Lexi Wick, volleyball Marcus Frazier, basketball. The Pecos League has 13 teams playing in two divisions. last week at the NCAA Division II Myles Carr, football Dec. 26-31 Monterey is in the Pacific Division. Track & Field Championships. Oct. 17-22 Shaq Debose, basketball Teams in the league are the Alpine Cowboys, Bakersfield She was a three-time All- Lexi Wick, volleyball Robert Stevenson, basketball (Calif.) Train Robbers, California City Whiptails, Garden City (Kan.) American, finishing second in the Alex Kuyinu, football Jan. 2-7 Wind, High Desert (Calif.) Yardbirds, Hollywood (Calif.) Stars, 100-meter dash and seventh in the Oct. 24-29 TaSheena Moore, basketball Roswell (N.M.) Invaders, Salina (Kan.) Stockade, Santa Fe (N.M.) 200 and running a leg on the third- Krystal Faison, volleyball Duan Wright, basketball Fuego, Trinidad (Colo.) Triggers, Tucson (Ariz.) Saguaros, and place 400-meter relay unit. Luis Lopez, football Jan. 9-14 White Sands (N.M.) Pupfish. Martinez has been the athlete Oct. 31-Nov. 5 Kaina Martinez, indoor track of the week eight times this school Madison Brabham, volleyball and field NO SITE HAS been set for the 2018 NCAA Division II Track year. Luis Lopez, football Charles Greaves, indoor track & Field Championships. IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Nov. 7-12 and field The meet was originally scheduled for Sioux Falls, S.D., but Sept. 1-3 Krystal Faison, volleyball Jan. 16-21 the host city has withdrawn its bid. Lexi Wick, volleyball Nick Pelrean, football Kaylin Roher, basketball The 2019 and 2020 meets will be in Kingsville. Myles Carr, football Nov. 14-19 Duan Wright, basketball Sept. 5-10 Lexi Wick, volleyball Jan. 23-28 One of the sites bidding for the 2018 meet is San Angelo, which Krystal Faison, volleyball Marcus Frazier, basketball Kaylin Roher, basketball has hosted NAIA, NCAA and National Junior College Athletic Anthony Autry, football Nov. 21-26 Duan Wright, basketball Association meets in the past. Sept. 12-17 Kaylin Roher, basketball Jan. 30-Feb. 4 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Caelan Neal, basketball Kaina Martinez, indoor track THE WEST TEXAS A&M women’s track and field team won Jose Ventura IV, cross country Nov. 28-Dec. 3 and field the NCAA Division II national championship last weekend in Sept. 19-24 Kaylee Kana, basketball Derrick Byrd, basketball Bradenton, Fla. Lexi Wick, volleyball Devonte Williams, football Feb. 6-11 Angelo State was third, the Javelinas No. 17 and Texas A&M- Jordan Thomas, football Dec. 5-10 Kaina Martinez, indoor Commerce No. 56. Sept. 26-Oct. 1 Kaylin Roher, basketball track and field Sixty-nine teams scored in the women’s division. Valerie Ruiz, tennis Elliott Taylor, basketball Charles Greaves, indoor St. Augustine’s (N.C.) won the men’s title. Angelo State and Anthony Autry, football Dec. 12-17 track and field (Continued on Page 3) Oct. 3-8 Kaylin Roher, basketball (Continued on Page 10) Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash June 19 – Football: Youth Camp, grades 1-8, 9 a.m-noon, in Kingsville, By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Javelina Stadium. Contact David Brown at (361) 593- 4524 or at [email protected] for more (Continued from Page 2) information. Football: Football Camp, grades 7-12, 4-7 p.m., in TAMUC tied for 10th with 24 points, West Texas A&M was 28th and Kingsville, Javelina Stadium. Contact David Brown at Tarleton State finished 38th. (361) 593-4524 or at [email protected] for more information. THE PRESEASON FOOTBALL polls are beginning to appear June 20 – Football: Football Camp, grades 7-12, 5-8 p.m., in and it will be interesting to see how they rank the Javelinas this Kingsville, Javelina Stadium. Contact David Brown at season. (361) 593-4524 or at [email protected] for There wasn’t much respect for the team last year. more information. CompughterRatings.com had the Javelinas No. 116 in its June 22 – Football: Football Camp, grades 7-12, 9 a.m.-noon, in preseason listing last summer and in the final poll, it had them No. Harlingen, Boggus Stadium. Contact David Brown at 31. That 85-point jump may have been the best in the country. (361) 593-4524 or at [email protected] for more information.