1975 javelina football team will celebrate 40th anniversary ......2020/05/28 · celebrate 40th...

VOLUME XX, NO. 40 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 MAY 27, 2020

Members of the 1975 Javelina football team are, left to right, front row, Johnny Martinez, Dan St. Leger, Larry Grady, Paul Rich, Larry Harvey, Joe Herzik, Howard Henderson, RayEvans, David Hill and Thurmond Marshall; second row, Larry Seidel, Harry Ullom, Larry Collins, James Clay, Larry McFarland, Leonard Avery, Steve Fefer, Randy Brooks and JohnMassingill; third row, Johnny Barefield, David Palmore, Clem Franks, Mike Hawkins, Rufus Green, Hughie Shaw, Maurice Ball, George Franklin and Jeff Pyatte; fourth row, LarryGrunewald, Kim Evans, John Dawson, Eliseo Hernandez, Gary Allen, Elvis Hartsfield, Carlos Perez, Bryan Sweeney and Larry Urban; fifth row, Larry Hirt, Mike Jekel, Doug Walker,David Marquez, Mark Dizdar, Steven Glick, Richard Mayfield, Reginald Jones and Jerry Wilbanks; sixth row, Dino Rector, Stuart Dornburg, Richard Ritchie, Joe Henke, LynnFrazier, Terry Russell, Billy John, Gary Davis and Kevin Gentry, and seventh row student trainers and managers Bill Lackey, Frank Wright, Bob Williams, Mark DeLaune, JanMumford, Clayton Roberts, Terri Patillo, Dean Graves and Rob Henderson. Not pictured are Doug Greene, Kent Allee, Wade Whiter and Glenn Starks.

1975 Javelina Football Team WillCelebrate 40th Anniversary This Fall

The 1975 Texas A&I footballteam will celebrate its 45th

anniversary this fall.It won an NAIA national

championship along with the LoneStar Conference title.

The 1974 team had won thetwo championships, and many of

the players on that squad werealso on the 1975 team.

The 1975 Javelinas were alsopart of the 42-game winning streakthat had started for the team in1973 and extended into the 1977seasons. The undefeated streakreached 46 games in a row.

The season started for theJavelinas when they went toHonolulu, Hawaii, for the opener.They helped open Aloha Stadium,one of the best-known arenas inthe country, by taking on theUniversity of Hawaii.

Aloha Stadium was the homeof numerous NFL postseasongames as well as bowl contests.

The Javelinas, who had morethan 800 fans follow them to theIslands, defeated the RainbowWarriors, 43-9.

LSC victories came overAbilene Christian, S.F. AustinState, East Texas State, Sul RossState, Angelo State, TarletonState, Sam Houston State, HowardPayne and Southwest Texas.

The Javelinas beat Oregon(Continued on Page 9)

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The 1973 Javelina volleyball teamwas one of the first when thecurrent women’s intercollegiateprogram began in 1968-69.Members of the team were, left toright, front row, Linda Haug,Diamond Gonzalez, DelmaTrevino, Hope Ruiz and HopeElizaondo, and second row, JaniceGipson, Marsha Spree, JoyceTegeler, Ester Pena and coachBetty Brewer Ford. The womenwere members of the TexasAssociation of IntercollegiateAthletics for Women and thenational Association of Intercol-legiate Athletics for Womenbefore the NAIA, NCAA and LoneStar Conference started competi-tion for the women’s programs.Texas A&I was one of the pioneerschools in initiating a women’sintercollegiate athletic program.Ford was instrumental in thestarting of intercollegiate sportsprogram in the fall of 1968.

AS YOU READ about NCAA Division II lowering themaximum and minimum number of games and matches for 2020-21, these are for one year only.

The national association could return to the current number ofcontests in 2021-22.

HAVING BEEN A part of the Javelina athletic department for52 years, I often get asked what is the biggest moment during thisspan.

This is impossible to answer. There have been nationalchampionships, associating with players and coaches who areamong the best in the history of college sports and taking trips noother person not associated with the Javelinas has had theopportunity to make.

I thought it would be interesting to just jot down some of theplaces the Javelina teams have played in over this 52-year period.

Internationally, Paris, France; Berlin and Nuremberg, Germany;Vienna, Austria; Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico, and Burnaby,British Columbia, Canada.

And in the U.S., Honolulu, Hawaii (three times); Anchorage andFairbanks, Alaska; Seattle and Ellensburg, Wash.; Portland andMonmouth, Ore.; Los Angeles, Dominguez Hills, Marymount, SanBernardino, Long Beach, Stanislaus, San Luis Obispo, Sacramento,Davis, San Diego, Pomona, Chico, Malibu and Northridge, Calif.;Pocatello, Idaho; Reno, Nev.; Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff, Ariz.;Billings, Mont.; Denver, Durango, Fort Collins, Grand Junction andPueblo, Colo.; Fargo and Grand Fork, N.D.; Des Moines, Iowa;Wichita, Emporia, Pittsburg and Topeka, Kan.; Kearney, Neb.;Duluth, St. Cloud and Rochester, Minn.; Stevens Point and EauClaire, Wis.; Kansas City, St. Joseph, Maryville and Rolla, Mo.;Searcy, Arkadelphia, Texarkana, Magnolia and Fort Smith, Ark.;New Orleans, Lafayette, Thibodeaux, Shreveport, Natchitoches,Monroe and Lake Charles, La.; Hattiesburg, Cleveland and Clinton,Miss.; Montgomery, Troy, Jacksonville, Livingston and Florence,Ala.; Carrollton, Dahlonega and Valdosta, Ga.; Miami, Bradenton,Daytona Beach, Tavares, Port St. Lucie, Orlando and Lakeland,Fla.; Wilberforce, Ohio; Greenville, S.C.; Richmond, Va.; Bowie,Md.; Allendale, Mich.; Cary, N.C.; Boston, Mass., and New York,N.Y.

And there have been numerous sites in Oklahoma, New Mexicoand Texas for Lone Star Conference and non-league contests.

I’m sure I’ve missed a few but there probably isn’t anotherschool that has had teams play in as many international and nationalsites as have the Javelinas. And this is just in the past 52 years.

Since the first intercollegiate teams began play in 1925, theJavelinas have long had schedules that have had the Javelinas beingseen pretty much throughout the world…and gaining fans whohave never been on campus.

FORMER JAVELINA ATHLETIC director and head women’sbasketball coach Jill Willson is now with the NCAA and attendingDivision II championship events.

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Javelina Hash Upcoming Javelina Events

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*Lone Star Conference games/matches(Bold-faced dates are in Kingsville.

August - (The indoor volleyball and football preseason workoutsstart early in August. These dates will be announcedat a later date).

Sept. 4 - Indoor Volleyball: Angelo State Tournament in San Angelo.Sept. 5 - Football: Colorado State-Pueblo in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Indoor Volleyball: Angelo State Tournament in San Angelo.Sept. 10 - Indoor Volleyball: Ouachita (Ark.) Baptist in Arkadelphia,

Ark., 3 p.m.Sept. 11 - Indoor Volleyball: Southern Arkansas Tournament in Magnolia.Sept. 12 - Football: Western Oregon in Monmouth, Ore., 3:05 p.m. Indoor Volleyball: Southern Arkansas Tournament in Magnolia.Sept. 15 - Indoor Volleyball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Sept. 18 - Indoor Volleyball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., TBA.Sept. 19 - Football: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Indoor Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, TBA.Sept. 26 - Football: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 6 p.m. Indoor Volleyball: *Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m.Oct. 2 - Indoor Volleyball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Oct. 3 - Indoor Volleyball: *Lubbock Christian in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Oct. 7 - Indoor Volleyball: Westminster (Utah) in Salt Lake City, Utah,

6 p.m.Oct. 9 - Indoor Volleyball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, TBA.Oct. 10 - Football: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Indoor Volleyball: *Dallas Baptist in Dallas, TBA.Oct. 13 - Indoor Volleyball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Oct. 16 - Indoor Volleyball: *Texas-Tyler in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Oct. 17 - Indoor Volleyball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Football: Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m.Oct. 23 - Indoor Volleyball: *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M.,

6 p.m.Oct. 24 - Football: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Indoor Volleyball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, TBA.Oct. 30 - Indoor Volleyball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Oct. 31 - Indoor Volleyball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Football: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, TBA.Nov. 3 - Indoor Volleyball: * St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m.Nov. 6 - Indoor Volleyball: *St. Edward’s in Austin, TBA.Nov. 7 - Football: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Nov. 13 - Indoor Volleyball: *Oklahoma Christian in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Nov. 14 - Indoor Volleyball: *Arkansas-Fort Smith in Kingsville, 1 p.m. Football: *Angelo State in San Angelo, TBA.Nov. 17 - Indoor Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Tournament, first

round, at site of top seed.Nov. 19 - Indoor Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Tournament,

quarterfinals, at site of No. 1 team.Nov. 20 - Indoor Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Tournament,

semifinals, at site of No. 1 team.Nov. 21 - Indoor Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Tournament,

championship, at site of No. 1 team. Football: NCAA Division II Championships, first round, at

site of No. 1 seed.Nov. 28 - Football: NCAA Division II Championships, second round, at

site of No. 1 seed.Dec. 3-6 - Indoor Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region

Tournament, at site of No. 1 seed.Dec. 5 - Football: NCAA Division II Championship quarterfinals at site of

No. 1 seeds.Dec. 10-12 - Indoor Volleyball: NCAA Division II Finals in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Walter Ring, 6-4, 225-poundfreshman tight end from LaVernia, works out at home inpreparation for the upcomingJavelina football season.

There is a video of her at these events at youtu.be/uRvIyR1UQ3Q and included on the video is Jill at last year’s NCAADivision II national track and field championships in JavelinaStadium.

She would have been back in Kingsville last weekend had thenational meet not been canceled.

TEXAS A&M-SAN ANTONIO has delayed the start of itsathletic program until spring 2021.

The program is moving forward, announcing the hiring of itsfirst three coaches and an associate athletic director.

TAMUSA had planned to start competition in softball, men’sgolf and men’s and women’s soccer in the fall but the Red RiverAthletic Conference approved the one-semester delay.

THE NCAA HAS cleared the return of student-athletes tocampus in football and men’s and women’s basketball June 1through June 30, according to a report from Yahoo Sports lastweek.

There had been a moratorium on all athletic activities throughMay 31.

ASHLAND (OHIO) UNIVERSITY has announced it will jointhe Great Midwest Athletic Conference beginning with the 2021-22school year.

Ashland has won four NCAA Division II nationalchampionships in the last seven years including last year’s men’strack and field title in Javelina Stadium.

It becomes the 14th member of the nine-year-old GMAC thatincludes Alderson Broaddus (W. Va.), Cedarville (Ohio), Findlay(Ohio), Hillsdale (Mich.), Kentucky Wesleyan, Lake Erie (Ohio),Malone (Ohio), Ohio Dominican, Ohio Valley (W. Va.), Tiffiin(Ohio), Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), Ursuline (Ohio) and Walsh(Ohio).

Associate members of the league in lacrosse are David & Elkins(W. Va.), Mercyhurst (Pa.), Seton Hill (Pa.) and Wheeling Jesuit(W. Va.).

Ashland will remain in the Great Lakes Valley Conference forthe upcoming school year. It has been in the GLVC since 1995.

A SURVEY BY NCAA research in collaboration with the NCAASport Science Institute and the national Division I, II and IIIStudent-Athlete Advisory Committees showed that mostrespondents reported experiencing high rates of mental distresssince the halt of college sports by the Coronavirus pandemic.

The survey was open from April 10-May 1 and had responsesfrom more than 37,000 athletes.

It showed 82 percent of respondents reported feeling positiveor very positive about the support they are receiving from theircoaches.

Still, the survey showed that times have caused stress and (Continued on Page 4)

Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External

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2020 Javelina Volleyball ScheduleSept. 4 – Angelo State Tournament in San Angelo (Colorado-Mesa,

Western Colorado, Arkansas-Monticello, East Central Oklahoma,Angelo State, Texas A&M-Kingsville).

Sept. 5- Angelo State Tournament in San Angelo.Sept. 10 – Ouachita (Ark.) Baptist in Arkadelphia, Ark., 3 p.m.Sept. 11 – Southern Arkansas Tournament in Magnolia, Ark.

(Montevallo, Ala.; East Central Oklahoma, Southern Arkansas, TexasA&M-Kingsville).

Sept. 12 – Southern Arkansas Tournament in Magnolia, Ark.Sept. 15 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Sept. 18 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., TBA.Sept. 19 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Okla., TBA.Sept. 26 - *Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m.Oct. 2 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Oct. 3 - *Lubbock Christian in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Oct. 7 – Westminster (Utah) in Salt Lake City, Utah, 6 p.m.Oct. 9 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, TBA.Oct. 10 - *Dallas Baptist in Dallas, TBA.Oct. 13 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p..Oct. 16 - *Texas-Tyler in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Oct. 17 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Oct. 23 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 6 p.m.Oct. 24 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, TBA.Oct. 30 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Oct. 31 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Nov. 3 - *St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m.Nov. 6 - *St. Edward’s in Austin, TBA.Nov. 13 - *Oklahoma Christian in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Nov. 14 - *Arkansas-Fort Smith in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Nov. 17-21 – Lone Star Conference Championships at No. 1 seed.*Lone Star Conference matches.Bold-faced and italicized matches are in the Steinke Center.

Mitchell Aitken

(Photo courtesy of Perfect Game)

Two more high schoolprospects signed national letterswith Texas A&M-Kingsvilleathletic teams last week.

Kristen Aleman, a distancerunner from Santa Maris, signedwith the track and field team andwill run cross country.

Mitchell Aitken, lefthandedpitcher fromTomball, inked withthe Javelina baseball team.

Aleman became the 14th

signee for track and field andAitken is the eighth signee forbaseball.

2019-20 Javelina SigneesBaseball

Mitchell Aitken, lefthandedpitcher from Tomball.

Ivan Duarte, infielder fromCuidad Juarez, Mexico (El PasoIrvin) and El Paso CommunityCollege.

Christopher Lingo, pitcherfrom Copperas Cove.

Mason Longoria, pitcher fromVictoria (St. Joseph’s).

Caleb Monasmith, pitcher

Two More Sign With Javelina Athleticsfrom Georgetown and AngelinaCollege.

Jackson Teer, pitcher fromSan Antonio (Johnson).

Garrett Thompson, infielder/catcher from New Braunfels.

Matt Vasquez, lefthandedpitcher from San AntonioSouthwest and Richland College.

Beach VolleyballJulianna Jackson, 5-9, Bonner

Springs, Kan. (Nebraska-Kearney).

Olivia Nicholson, 6-0, NorthPlatte, Neb., and Colorado State.

Debra Rogers, 6-0, Tulsa,Okla., and Arkansas-Fort Smith.

Caitlin Willson, 5-9, Antonio(Johnson).

FootballJackson Allen, WR, 6-3, 165,

Fr., Sinton.Christian Armstrong, OL, 6-7,

280, Fr., Bridgeport.

Demarcus Barlow, RB, 5-11,195, Fr., Houston (Davis).

Jacob Cavazos, QB, 5-11, 175,Fr., Weslaco.

Will Chapman, OL, 6-7, 280,Fr., Junction.

Cassius Clay, WR, 6-1, 175,Fr., Corpus Christi (Miller)

Matt Dixon, TE, 6-2, 225, Fr.,San Marcos.

Bryson Dyer, WR, 6-0, 185,Fr., New Braunfels.

Kingsley Ejiofor, OL, 6-4, 270,Fr., Houston (Alief Taylor)

Stephen Figures, CB, 6-1, 200,Jr., Bakersfield, Calif. (BakersfieldCollege)

Gilbert Garza, K, 5-10, 175, Fr.,Weslaco (East)

Joshua Gidrey, RB, 6-0, 210,Fr., Corpus Christi (John Paul II)

Carlos Gonzalez, OL, 6-3 270,Fr., Laredo (United).


anxiety.Over a third of the respondents reported experiencing sleep

difficulties while more than a quarter reported feeling sadness and asense of loss. One of 10 reported feeling so depressed it has beendifficult to function “constantly” or “most every day”.

Seniors reported a sense of loss at 1.5 times the rate ofunderclassmen.

As a result of the pandemic, 99 percent of the respondents saidtheir coursework has shifted online.

Over 70 percent indicated feeling positive about their ability topass their spring courses, with a quarter feeling somewhat positiveor somewhat negative and less than five percent feeling negative.

Fifty-one percent indicated feeling positive about their ability tokeep up with classes.

Some of the athletes said they were struggling with onlineformat, some shared that faculty had increased their assignmentload as a result of moving online and others reported struggling toconnect with faculty, learning specialists or tutors when they hadquestions about course material.

Four out of five cited local regulations and a lack of access toappropriate facilities as barriers to their athletic training.

ATHLETES AREN’T THE only ones who are not enjoying thestoppage of athletic events.

Coaches, administrators, writers and fans also feel thatsomething big has been taken from their lives.

And as much as being distressed over having had athletics at astandstill for the past few months, is the uncertainty of when thesesports will return.

If you knew that this would all be over at the end of May, orend of June, etc., it wouldn’t be nearly as stressful. But there aredozens of theories as to when it will end, or at least be controlled.

I’ll never call any sport “boring” again! Right now, acompetitive croquet game between the Javelinas and Islanderssounds exciting!

JAVELINA ATHLETICS AND the University lost one of itsbiggest supporters with the passing of Harold Hees last week.

He and his wife, Joann, have been regulars at athletic eventsand university events through the years.

Harold played football for the Javelinas and was on the 1959national championship squad.

He will be greatly missed by Javelina Nation.

LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes:…Texas A&M-Commerce has announced a new football locker

room that will house the locker room, showers and equipment area.The new facility has a custom shoulder pad storage area;

helmet display area with accent LED lighting; security cubbystorage area with a programmable lock; electrical outlet andintegrated USB charging ports for devices; bar and five hooks for




Javelina Hash

Mention “the kick” around a long-time Javelina football fan and he or she will immediately know you aretalking about the field goal kicked by John Kardow in the 1967 game with Southwest Texas State in JavelinaStadium. The teams met in the season finale before a packed house and both were undefeated. SWT wasranked No. 1 in the NAIA. The 28-yard kick came with 1:13 remaining and gave the Javelinas the final 23-21 victory, and the Lone Star Conference championship.

‘The Kick’ in 1967 Game With SouthwestTexas in Javelina Stadium

clothing and uniforms; padded, lift-up bench seat; vented footlockerand ductwork connected to HVAC system for ventilation; laser-cut,powder coated Lion logo; player name and number on each lockerand LED toe-kick lighting.

The area also includes open spaces for the coaches to addressthe entire team, six big-screen televisions, chairs, sectionals and adry erase board.

There is ample space for the athletes to study, hang out andrelax.

The facility is the product of GearBoss brand which became asponsor of the Lone Star Conference and has been designated theofficial locker provider of the LSC. GearBoss athletic lockers andhigh-density storage products are part of Wenger Corporation’s fullline of specialty equipment designed for athletic programs.

The TAMUC staff went to the company’s Minnesotamanufacturing headquarters as well as the University of Minnesotato see lockers that had been installed at the school.

…Four Lone Star Conference players have been named to theNCAA Division II District 6 women’s at-large academic team.

They are Shaley Goad, junior golfer majoring in nutrition andexercise science with a 3.84 GPA; Jamie McGarrigle, gradswimmer majoring in finance and with a 3.91 GPA, and AbigailRigsby, senior golfer majoring in mathematics and with a 3.82 GPA,all from Oklahoma Christian, and Ashley Ramirez, senior tennisplayer from Midwestern majoring in marketing and with a 3.82GPA.

One LSC player was named to the District 6 men’s at-largeacademic team. He is Andrew Assaleh of Oklahoma Christian. He isa junior with a 4.00 grade point average and he is majoring inaccounting.

The at-large teams include athletes in beach volleyball, bowling,crew, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing,swimming, tennis and water polo.

…Oklahoma Christian has announced it will host basketball,baseball and softball summer camps beginning last week.

Dallas Baptist has set summer camps in basketball, crosscountry and golf.

…Texas A&M-Commerce has announced the establishment ofan endowed athletic scholarship by a former member of the Lionfootball team in honor of former head football coach ErnestHawkins.

He said he would never have attended East Texas State withoutthe scholarship afforded him by Hawkins and his time in college ledto a successful career in computer science.

…West Texas A&M began its annual Buffalo Club Campaignlast week.

…Tarleton State has announced it will hold its annual PlowboyShootout at Squaw Creek Golf Course in Willow Park June 26.

The tournament benefits the Tarleton athletic scholarship fund.…Tarleton has also announced it will meet UCLA Nov. 20 in

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Kristen Aleman

(Continued from Page 4)KeAon Griffin, RB, 6-0, 190,

Fr., Victoria (St. Joseph).Anthony Guerera, DT, 5-11,

285, Fr., Corpus Christi (VeteransMemorial)

Sevan Guidry, RB, 5-9, 220,Fr., Houston (Eisenhower).

Roger Hagan, RB, 5-11, 180,Fr., Houston (Northshore).

Micah Hare, OL, 6-5, 315, Fr.,Cleveland (Tarkington).

Demarcus Hendricks, DE, 6-4,240, Fr., San Antonio (Wagner)

James Hester, WR, 6-4, 200,Fr., Pflugerville (Hendrickson).

Rod Hudson, RB, 5-10, 190,Fr., Dallas (South Oak Cliff).

Branon Jackson, OL, 6-4, 275,Fr., San Antonio (Brennan).

Raymond Jackson, OL, 6-3,270, Fr., San Antonio (Madison).

Evan Kelly, OL, 6-4, 310, Fr.,Port Arthur (Memorial).

Jakari Landry, LB, 6-0 205, Fr.,Houston (Hightower).

Darian Mayberry, CB, 5-11,190, Fr., Floresville.

Akeem McAdams, CB, 5-8,185, Fr., Dallas (South Oak Cliff).

Jordan McGuire, LB, 6-0, 200,Fr., Houston (King)

Kalijah Michael, LB, 6-0, 225,Fr., San Antonio (Holy Cross).

Frank Miller, LB, 6-2, 205, Fr.,Houston (Marshall).

Tavita Moe, OL, 6-3, 350, Jr.,Bellflower, Calif., and Mount SanAntonio (Calif.) College.

Daniel Mulonda, DB, 5-11,160, Fr., Houston (King).

Jonas Ortiz, Ath, 6-2, 185, Fr.,McAllen (Rowe).

Corey Pargmann, TE/DE, 6-3,210, Fr., Yorktown.

Gilbert Partida, OL, 6-3, 295,Fr., Kyle (Lehman).

Kobe Piper, RB, 5-10, 195, Fr.,Corpus Christi (VeteransMemorial).

Rafael Recio, OL, 6-3, 295, Fr.,Brownsville (Pace).

Ivan Reed, DT, 6-2, 280, Fr.,San Antonio (Sam Houston).

Sterling Riles, CB, 6-1, 175, Fr.,Stafford

Jacoby Lee Robinson, WR, 5-10, 175, Fr., Victoria (St. Joseph).

Kevin Rojas, WR, 6-1, 180, Fr.,Edinburg (Vela).

Two More Sign With Javelina AthleticsSeven Sanchez, S, 5-9, 170,

Fr., Pharr (Pharr-San Juan-AlamoNorth).

Garri Smith, OL, 6-4, 300, Fr.,Houston (Village School).

Avante Stevens, CB, 5-10,165, Fr., San Antonio (Wagner).

Keion Thomas, CB, 6-1, 165,Fr., San Antonio (Brennan).

La’Darrin Thomas, WR, 5-10,160, Fr., Navasota.

Darryon Tolefree, WR, 5-10,175, San Antonio (Brennan).

Chris Turner, DB, 6-0, 185, Fr.,Del Valle.

Demond Woods, OL, 6-3, 290,Fr., Houston (North Forest).

Men’s BasketballDerek Luna, 6-3 guard,

Mission (Pioneer).Tyrese Patterson, 6-3 guard,

Harlem, N.Y., and Navarro College.Ja Robertson, 6-8 center,

Missouri City (Hightower).Softball

Anika Barbosa, utility player,Cayuga ( Navarro College).

Breana Carr, outfielder,Kingsville (Academy).

Katelyn Casey, catcher, Hutto.

Lizette Del Angel, pitcher,Corpus Christi (Calallen).

Janae Giruard, pitcher andfirst baseman, Galveston (Ball).

Kyla Gonzales, infielder, SanAntonio (East Central).

Anissa Lechner, infielder andoutfielder, McKinney (Boyd).

Elizabeth Montes, pitcher,San Antonio (MacArthur).

Sarah Montes, catcher andoutfielder, San Antonio(MacArthur).

Audrey Rodriguez, shortstop/outfielder, Ingleside.

Allie Touchstone, catcher,Jourdanton.

VolleyballShelby Draker, 5-10 right side/

outside hitter, San Antonio(Brandeis).

Ayanna Jackson, 5-10 middleblocker/outside hitter, SanAntonio (Harlan).

Madeleine Stolzer, 5-7 setter,San Antonio (Reagan).

Women’s BasketballMia Cherry, 5-8 guard, Broek

and Blinn College(Continued on Page 10)

The Texans, who move into NCAA Division I this summer,earlier announced a game with Texas A&M Dec. 2.

NCAA DIVISION II notes:…The West Alabama football playing surface has been replaced

with SPRINTURF.The new turf and updated logs and word marks are part of the

improvements.Permanent bench seating is expected to be added to the home

general admission seating area prior to the 2020 season, and plansare underway to improve the home side, including the hospitalityareas, seating and the press box.

The Javelinas have played in the West Alabama stadium.…Jared Bernhardt, a lacrosse player at the University of Maryland,

is transferring to play quarterback at Ferris (Mich.) State.The 6-1, 195-pounder was a triple-option quarterback in high

school and had more than 4,000 all-purpose yards and 30touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons.

Ferris has been one of the top-ranked teams in NCAA DivisionII the past few years.

…The Northwood (Mich.) football field was flooded last weekafter heavy rain fell in the area and a dam collapsed, flooding muchof the campus.

Officials said that the field was actually floating on top of thewater and there was kayaking on it.

The university installed AstroTurf at a cost of $750,000 prior tothe 2018 season, the final phase of an improvement project.

An official said that the investment “is bobbing like a three-quarter-million dollar raft, anchored by goal posts”`

Eight inches of rain hit the region in less than 48 hours.Photos showed most of the Northwood campus under water.The field where the football team practices had water halfway

to the crossbar of the goal posts, which are 10 feet off ground.Northwood is a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference.

ATHLETIC NEWS FROM other Texas colleges:…Ken Burmeister, long-time men’s basketball coach at

Incarnate Word, died last week.He was coach at UIW for 12 seasons (2007-18) and during that

time the Javelinas and Cardinals met 11 times.UIW was a member of the Lone Star Conference in 2010-13.…S.F. Austin has announced a move to Mobile First ticketing.Fans will still be able to purchase tickets online for mail

delivery, Will Call pickup the day before the game, immediate print-a-home and the preferred method of immediate Mobile Delivery.

The athletic department will create a mobile copy of tickets onon-line accounts that can be used to gain access to athletic events.

…Texas-El Paso athletic officials announced that there are noplans to cut programs.

The school has the minimum number of sports to be in NCAA(Continued on Page 7)

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The planning for the 2020 fallNCAA championships is movingforward with the idea to preparefor adjustments in theseunpredictable times.

During the latest NCAASocial Series, Senior VicePresident of Championships JoniComstock, Division I CompetitionOversight Committee Chair LyndaTealer and Chief Medical OfficerBrian Hainline discussed howthey are leading preparations ascollege sports attempts to returnduring the COVID-29 pandemic.

However, alterations mayhave to occur due to local, state ornational health and safetymandates.

“Clearly, this is a newchallenge for us,” Comstock said.“We have been listening andcollaborating at a completelydifferent level with the sportscommittees.”

Sharing information from theNCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel,which is headed by Hainline, ispart of the process, so theindividual sports committees haveall the information to makedecisions should they have toalter any selection, seeding andbracketing procedures.

Infectious disease expertshave warned there could beanother spike of the COVID-19virus in late November orDecember. If that is the case, fallchampionships could be movedup to avoid championships beinginterrupted.

The membership is aware ofthe sense of loss student-athletesfelt with the cancellationsannounced in March of theremaining 2020 winter and springchampionships. Preliminaryconsideration is being given inhopes of avoiding that type ofscenario again.

“We are in early discussionsright now of looking at ‘Does itmake sense for us to move up theregular season and try toconclude fall championships on,around or before the week ofThanksgiving?’” Comstock said.

Planning For NCAA Fall Events Continues“If we can , and it makes sense, wecertainly would like to have acomplete experience for thestudent-athletes this fall.”

The Division I Council votedto allow football and basketballstudent-athletes to participate inon-campus voluntary athleticsactivities beginning June 1, aslong as all local, state and federalregulations are followed. TheCouncil voted to allow voluntaryathletics activities in all Division Isports beginning June 1.

“There is a lot of concern oncampus about getting this rightand doing things safely,” saidTealer, who is also the executiveassociate athletics director atFlorida. “We are equipped to dothat.”

If student-athletes are goingto begin workouts again, Tealerthinks campuses can provide thesafest atmosphere.

Schools can provide sanitizedfacilities and manage the numberof people who are working out at aspecific time. Temperature checksand other health screenings andtests could be made available.

Hainline added that medicaladvancements regarding testingfor the COVID-19 virus could helpenhance the return of college sports.

“Right now, the diagnostictest for the viral antigen can onlyhandle four or five tests at a time,”Hainline said. “But a newtechnology came out recently thatbumped that up to lose to 50. Ifthat can be perfected, and we canget batch testing to 100 or 500,that will be a game changer.”

Hainline also said there is anew point-of-care testing beingdeveloped that could be used insettings like a doctor’s office.Test results could be known infive ro 10 minutes. The first roundof this testing proved to bearound 80 percent accurate. If thetesting becomes more accurate, itwould make anotherbreakthrough.

Comstock, Tealer andHainline are optimistic about thefall championships, provided thereare no setbacks from the virus.

“We are trying to figure outthe way, and we think we can,”Hainline said.



Division II. There are 16.The officials also said the school plans to have its athletic teams

active in the fall.UTEP also reported that the Sun Bowl press box and Captains

Club renovations are on schedule. The stadium is the site of thehome football games.

…The Southland Conference board of directors approved2020-21 competitive standards last week in the aftermath of theCoronavirus pandemic.

The presidents made a number of changes to postseasonchampionships. In baseball, women’s soccer, softball andvolleyball, the top four regular-season finishers will advance to thetournaments at the site of the No. 1 seed.

Baseball and softball tournaments will feature double-eliminationcompetition.

Men’s and women’s tennis teams will advance their top fourregular-season finishers to the tournament but the event will remainin Beaumont.

The board did not finalize plans for the 2021 conferencebasketball tournament.

In sports without regular-season conference competition, the2020-21 events will remain as scheduled with all eligible teamsparticipating.

The restrictions will apply to 2020-21 only.The presidents approved team travel squad limitations for

conference competition. Home teams will not be subject to squadlimitations.

…Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork said last week hispreference is to have athletes back on campus and reopen facilitiesJune 1.

He said Coronavirus testing and social distancing and otherpractices are a part of Texas A&M’s plan.

…University of Texas officials issued a 48-page guide to theiremployees last week that dealt in detail about how Longhorncoaches and staff can safely return to work.

The majority of the 375 UT employees office in the north endzone of Royal-Memorial Stadium.

Employees will have to fill out an online questionnaire at homebefore showing up.

They must pass a temperature check to get into the building,wear a face covering at all times and practice social distancing.

Texas football coach Tom Herman, his coaching staff, somefootball personnel and some essential facilities employees returnedto work last week following the procedures outlined in the manual.

All athletic facilities remained closed to athletes.

Harold Hees with wife, JoAnn.

Harold Hees as a player with the Javelinas.

Harold Hees at he and wife Jo Ann’s induction into the Javelina Society. Right is TAMUK past presidentDr. Steve Tallant, and left is Brad Walker, TAMUK vice president for institutional advancement and externalrelations.

Services Pending for Harold HeesA celebration of life will be

held for former Texas A&I footballplayer Harold Hees, 82, long-timebooster of the Javelinas and theuniversity who passed away May21.

Hees was a player in 1958-60and was on the 1959 squad thatwon a national championship,seen on national television.

He was also a member of the1960 team that won the GreatSouthwest Bowl in Grand Prairie.

Hees played at Texas A&Mfor coach Bear Bryant beforetransferring to Texas A&I.

He lettered three seasonsunder coach Gil Steinke.

Hees, from Harlingen, wasone of the first inductees into theJavelina Hall of Fame in 1982.

He was Associated PressLittle All-America honorablemention and made the All-LoneStar Conference squad. He wasAll-Texas College.

Hees is a member of the RioGrande Valley Sports Hall of Fame.

He was a member of theJavelina Hall of Fame selectioncommittee.

Hees and his wife, Jo Ann,were supporters of the Javelinaathletic department and theschool.

They are members of theJavelina Society for the TexasA&M University-KingsvilleFoundation.

He was honored as aDistinguished Alumni by theJavelina Alumni Association.

Hees was a member of thePresidents Circle from its inception,was a member of the ChampionsClub and the Javelina Club.

Hees was president of theKingsville Jaycees in 1963 and1965 during which time the groupreceived the Outstanding Club ofthe Year Award.

He was a member of the HolyCross Church Council and servedon the Aransas Pass Electrical

Board.He is survived by his wife of

61 years, Jo Ann. They lived inAransas pass.

Other survivors are a sister,Ruth Garrison of San Antonio;son, Kevin Hees of Palm Springs,Calif.; daughter Ramey Hees, andhis grandsons, Conner andJackson Hees of Austin.

Donations in Hees’ memorymay be made to Holy CrossLutheran Church, PO Box 301,Rockport, Texas 78361 or to theTAMUK Athletics MemorialScholarship Fund, Texas A&MUniversity-Kingsville Foundation,PO Box 2202, Kingsville, Texas78363. Checks should be madepayable to Texas A&MUniversity-Kingsville Foundationand Hees Memorial should bewritten on the memo line.

The 1975 Javelina football teamposes with the NAIA nationalchampionhip banner and trophyafter taking the title with a 37-0victory over Salem (W. Va.) inJavelina Stadium. Kneeling frontrow are Texas A&I president Dr.Gerald Robins, right, andJavelina head football coach GilSteinke, center. The Javelinaswent 12-0-0 in 1975 and took 37-0 wins in the semifinal and finalgames of the postseason playoffs.

(Continued from Page 1)College (now Western Oregon),37-0, and had a 37-0 victory overSalem (W. Va.) in the nationalchampionship game.

The two NAIA playoff gameswere played before capacitycrowds in Javelina Stadium.

Gil Steinke was in his 22nd

year as head coach of theJavelinas. The assistant coacheswere Ron Harms, Fred Jonas, GeneWalkoviak, John Cosgrove andDavis Corley.

Steinke was LSC coach of theyear in 1975.

Tight end David Hill wasnamed to the Associated PressLittle All-America first team as wellas the NAIA and AmericanFootball Coaches Association All-America first units.

He was NAIA all-district andAll-Lone Star Conference.

Hill was selected to play inthe East-West Shrine Game,American Bowl Game, Japan All-Star Game and College All-StarGame.

Center Dan St. Leger wasNAIA All-America first team andwas NAIA all-district and LSC all-academic.

Quarterback Richard Ritchiewas NAIA all-district and All-LSC.He was named the LSC back of theyear, LSC all-academic and wasthe most valuable back in theNAIA semifinal playoff game.

Ritchie was named the LSCoutstanding back.

Linebacker Johnny Barefieldwas All-LSC and NAIA all-districtand was the most valuablelineman in the NAIA semifinalplayoff game.

Defensive back LeonardAvery was All-LSC and NAIA all-district.

Running back Larry Collinswas All-LSC and NAIA all-districtand was the most valuable back inthe NAIA national championshipgame.

Ray Evans was All-LSC,NAIA all-district and LSC all-academic.

Defensive back Larry Gradywas All-LSC and NAIA all-district.

Defensive back Larry Harveywas LSC all-academic.

Defensive lineman HowardHenderson was All-LSC andNAIA all-district. He was themost valuable lineman in theNAIA title game.

Offensive linemen JohnnyMartinez, Larry McFarland andPaul Rich were All-LSC and NAIAall-district.

Hill and Evans were electedcaptains of the 1975 squad.

Numerous players on theteam went on to NFL careers.

Hill was a second round draftchoice of the Detroit Lions in1976.

Running back GeorgeFranklin was a second round pickof the St. Louis Cardinals in 1977.

Six of the 1975 Javelinas weredrafted in 1978. These wereBarefield in the second round bySt. Louis; Collins in the thirdround by the Cleveland Browns;safety Doug Greene in the thirdround by St. Louis; wideout GlennStarks in the sixth round bySeattle; defensive end MikeHawkins in the seventh round byNew England and running backHughie Shaw in the 10th round bythe Minnesota Vikings.

Wideout Bryan Sweeney, who

1975 Football Team Celebrating Its 40th Anniversary in 2020was a freshman on the 1975 team,was a 12th round pick of theDetroit Lions in 1979.

1975 ScoresA&I 43, Hawaii 9A&I 24, Abilene Christian 21A&* 49, S.F. Austin 0A&I 36, East Texas State 7A&I, 50, Sul Ross 26A&I 14, Angelo State 6A&I 28, Tarleton State 0A&I 43, Sam Houston State 7A&I 48, Howard Payne 10A&I 28, Southwest Texas 8*A&I 37, Oregon College 0#A&I 37, Salem (W. Va.) 0*NAIA semifinal playoff game.#NAIA national championship game.

Name P Class HometownKent Allee LB So. Houston (Klein)Gary Allen DE So. Corpus Christi (Miller)Leonard Avery DB Jr. WoodsboroMaurice Ball C Fr. San Antonio (Highlands)Johnny Barefield LB So. Victoria (Stroman)Brandy Brooks DB Fr. Houston (Kashmere)James Clay T Jr. Vicksburg, Miss.Larry Collins RB So. San Antonio (Edison)Gary Davis FB Fr. HardinJohn Dawson T Fr. Kingsville (King)Mark Dizdar LB Fr. McAllenStuart Dornburg C So. GoliadKim Evans DB So. Port Lavaca (Calhoun)Ray Evans DE Sr. Houston (Jones)Steve Fefer DT So. Houston (Bellaire)George Franklin FB Jr. San Antonio (Houston)Clem Franks TE So. Houston (Kashmere)Lynn Frazier DE So. Port Lavaca (Calhoun)Kevin Gentry RB Fr. Houston (Lamar)Steven Glick T Fr. McAllenLarry Grady DB Sr. Abilene (Cooper)Rufus Green TE So. RefugioDoug Greene DB So. Houston (Yates)Larry Grunewald LB Jr. BloomingtonElvis Hartsfield QB Fr. San Antonio (Highlands)Larry Harvey DB Sr. Kingsville (King)Mike Hawkins DE So. Van VleckHoward Henderson DT Sr. Houston (Lee)Joe Henke LB So. Hallettsville (Sacred Heart)Eliseo Hernandez T Jr. DevineJoe Herzik FB Sr. ColumbusDavid Hill TE Sr. San Antonio (Highlands)Larry Hirt DE Jr. Santa Ana, Calif.

1975 Javelina Football TeamMike Jekel TE Jr. Kingsville (King)Billy John TE Fr. Carrizo SpringsReginald Jones RB Jr. Houston (Kashmere)David Marquez G Fr. Houston (South Houston)Thurmond Marshall LB Sr. Victoria (Stroman)Johnny Martinez T Sr. WoodsboroJohn Massingill T So. PasadenaRichard Mayfield RB So. Corpus Christi (West Oso)Larry McFarland T Jr. San Antonio (Highlands)David Palmore LB So. San Antonio (Jay)Carlos Perez LB Fr. San Antonio (St. Gerard)Jeff Pyatte K Fr. Portland (Gregory-Portland)Dinno Rector C Fr. ConroePaul Rich G Sr. Austin (Reagan)Richard Ritchie QB Jr. Mineral WellsTerry Russell T Fr. Houston (North Shore)Dan St. Leger C Jr. DevineLarry Seidel DE Jr. San Antonio (McCollum)Hughie Shaw RB So. Austin (Manor)Glenn Starks WR So. Houston (Jones)Bryan Sweeney WR Fr. BeltonHarry Ullom G Jr. Corpus Christi (Ray)Larry Urban QB Fr. BishopDoug Walker LB Fr. SchulenburgWade Whitmer LB Fr. Houston (North Shore)Jerry Wilbanks WR Fr. Pasadena (Dobie)

HEAD COACH: Gil SteinkeOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Ron HarmsDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Fred JonasOFFENSIVE BACKFIELD COACH: Gene WalkoviakLINEBACKER COACH: John CosgroveDEFENSIVE LINE COACH: Davis CorleyHEAD TRAINER: Ron HuntSPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Fred Nuesch

Joseph Partida, 6-3, 290-poundJavelina senior offensive linemanfrom San Benito, goes through aworkout at his home in prepara-tion for the fall football season.

(Continued from Page 6)Annelise Dominguez, 5-8

guard, El Paso (Chapin).Rebekah Hailey, 5-10 guard ,

College Station.Janessa Payne, 5-10 center,

Aledo (All-Saints Episcopal).Brianna Pena, 5-8 guard,

Weslaco and Hill College.Mia Rivers, 5-8 guard, College

Station.Jayde Tschrittere, 5-7 guard,

Corpus Christi (DME, Fla., Academy).Devon Williams, 6-1 forward

from Gonzales.Women’s Golf

Olivia Vargas, Austin (LakeTravis).

Women’s TennisJana Knaab, Stuttgart, Germany.Alessa Maier, Hechingen,

Germany.Milieu Ter Morsche,

Netherlands.Noemi Sante, Dusseldorf,

Germany.

Track & FieldKristen Aleman, Santa Maria.Marco Arevalo, Falfurrias and

Northwestern Louisiana State.Taylor Chaney, Missouri City

(Fort Bend Hightower).Mackenzie Contreras,

Edcouch-Elsa.Kennedy Crystian, Cedar HillBreanna Despanie, Houston

(Davis).Dylan Garza, Orange Grove.Bryssa Guzman, Weslaco

(East).Katryna Hernandez,

Skidmore-Rynan.Desmond Jefferson, Killeen

(Shoemaker) and Texas-San Antonio.Ehizefua Oboh, Missouri City

(Fort Bend Hightower)Jaqualon Scott, Missouri City

(Fort Bend Hightower)Jezell Shows, Comal

(Smithson Valley).Melonie Thomas, Seguin

(Navarro).

Two More Sign With Javelinas

Jason Gonzales with wife, Courtney.

Jason Gonzales begins his13th season as head coach of theTexas A&M-Kingsville baseballteam which has established itselfas one of the top clubs in theLone Star Conference and NCAADivision II.

Gonzales became the thirdhead coach since the start ofintercollegiate baseball in1993when he took over the topspot in August 2008.

The Javelinas have reachedthe LSC postseason playoffs 10consecutive years before the 2020campaign was cut short by thecancellation of the schedule bythe NCAA and LSC because ofthe Coronavirus pandemic. Theteam played 29 of its 50 games thisspring before the cancellation.

Two years ago, his team wonthe NCAA Division II SouthCentral Region championship andbecame the first Javelina squad toadvance into the Division IICollege World Series in Cary, N.C.

The team had a 42-17 recordthat year.

During his tenure, theJavelinas have had four All-Americans, 25 All-South CentralRegion and 78 All-LSC athletes.

There have been 10 All-LSCtournament honorees and 13 havereceived all-academic recognition.

Gonzales, from Cuero, wasLSC coach of the year in 2014 and2015 and was American BaseballCoaches Association SouthCentral Region coach of the yearin 2018.

The Javelinas have madeSouth Central Region appearancesfive times and three of the playersunder Gonzales have been draftedby Major League Baseball teams.

Gonzales got his 350th victoryin 2019.

In addition to having the 42-17 team, he has had six otherteams have 30-win seasons: 38-20in 2014, 35-19 in 2016, 31-18 in2012, 31-18 in 2017 and 30-20 in2019.

After his first season in 2009,he hasn’t had a team with a losingrecord.

Gonzales played at BlinnCollege for two seasons beforegoing to Louisiana-Lafayettewhere he was on the Ragin’Cajuns’ roster for two years.

He was an assistant coach atLouisiana-Lafayette in 1994 beforegoing to Arkansas State as anassistant in 1995 and 1996.

He was an assistant atWharton County College in 1997and returned to Louisiana-Lafayette as an assistant in 1998.He was there through the 2002season.

Gonzales Set To Begin 13th SeasonAs Javelina Head Coach in Baseball

Gonzales was on the AtlantaBraves’ staff in 2003-04 beforebecoming head coach atSkidmore-Tynan High School. Hewas an assistant coach atMcNeese (La.) State in 2008before taking the Javelina positionin 2018.

He holds an associate degreefrom Blinn, a bachelor’s degreefrom Louisiana-Lafayette and amaster’s from Arkansas State.

He and his wife, Courtney,have three daughters: Roy Grace,Dale Rose and Stevie Marie.

Jason Gonzales with Hector Salinas. Salinas was the Javelina baseballteam’s head coach when the current intercollegiate program wasstarted in 1993. Salinas, a member of the Javelina Hall of Fame, hadtwo teams win Lone Star Conference championships.

Dallas Baptist dominated theAll-Lone Star Conferencewomen’s golf team announced lastweek.

The Patriots, new to theconference this season, had threeplayers on the first unit and alsoreceived three of the fourindividual awards.

All-Lone Star ConferenceWomen’s Golf Team

First TeamElena Castanon, St. Edward’s,

So., Austin.Faith Delagarza, Dallas

Baptist, So., Midland.Julia Garcia, Dallas Baptist,

Fr., Temple.Juanita Gomez, Midwestern

State, Jr., Medellin, Colombia.Hanna Harrison, Dallas

Baptist, Sr., Plano.Junie Khaw, Tarleton State,

Jr., Selangor, Malaysia.Sofia Ruescas, St. Mary’s, Jr.,

Madrid, Spain.Loukyee Songprasert, West

Texas A&M, sr., Chiang Mai,Thailand.Second Team

Evelyn Arguelles, DallasBaptist, Sr., Oaxtepec, Mexico.

Kiersten Bryant, St. Edward’s,Fr., San Antonio.

Brenda Dominguez, WesternNew Mexico, Sr., El Paso.

Jeina Fernando, West TexasA&M, Sr., Haywards Heath,England.

Sophie Hempel, Texas A&M-Commerce, Jr., Pirmasens,Germany.

Sofia Rodriguez, TarletonState, Fr., Santander, Spain.

Sarah Wongsinth, TexasA&M-Commerce, Jr., Udon Thani,Thailand.

Yuliana Yapur, Texas A&MInternational, So., Morelos,Mexico.Special Recognition

Player of the year: HannaHarrison, Dallas Baptist

Newcomer of the year:Alyssa Campbell, West TexasA&M

Freshman of the year: JuliaGarcia, Dallas Baptist

Coach of the year: KennyTrapp, Dallas Baptist.

DBU Dominates All-LSC Golf Team

2020 Javelina Football ScheduleSept. 5 - Colorado State-Pueblo in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 12 - Western Oregon in Monmouth, Ore., 3:05 p.m.Sept. 19 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 26 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 6 p.m.Oct. 3 - OpenOct. 10 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 17 - Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m.Oct. 24 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 31 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m.Nov. 7 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Nov. 14 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 4 p.m.*Lone Star Conference games.

Services for Aaron Houston, right, long-time coach in the WoodsboroIndependent School District, were held Monday in Woodsboro. Hous-ton, 65, was a graduate of Texas A&I and coached for 32 years inWoodsboro. Graveside services were at LaRosa Cemetery inWoodsboro and a memorial service was in the Woodsboro High Schoolfootball stadium. With Houston at a Javelina game is one of hisproducts, Lamar Beall, a freshman on the football team last season.

Coaches and players on the Javelina women’s tennis team this spring were, left to right, kneeling, StephanieBaerman and Victoria Romanovskaia, and standing, assistant coach Gabby Chinchilla, Maya Donkor,Valerie Ruiz, Laura Montalvo, Franka Sindicic, Daniela Koleva, assistant coach Nirmal Goswami and headcoach Autumn Wollenzien.

Tennis Team Receives National RecognitionThe Texas A&M-Kingsville

women’s tennis team receivedrecognition from the IntercollegiateTennis Association when itreceived ITA Community ServiceAward honorable mention in NCAADivision II South Central Region.

Seven regional awards wereannounced.

The only other team awardwent to Midwestern State, whichreceived the Community ServiceAward.

Individual awards were

Arthur Ashe Leadership andSportsmanship Award, KateDaugherty, Dallas Baptist; ITARookie of the Year, Brooklyn Ross,Metro (Colo.) State; ITA Player toWatch, Casie Curry, MidwesternState; ITA Most Improved Senior:Lea Cizeron, Midwestern State,and ITA Senior Player of the Year,Alicia Barbaroux, Tarleton State.

The Javelina women’s tennissquad has annually compiledmany hours of community servicein Kingsville.

It has helped at the Mission911 in Corpus Christi and spentmany hours working in the areasdamaged by Hurricane Harvey.

Harper, Henderson Named NCAA Division IIIndoor Track & Field All-Americans

De’Stini HendersonJohnathon Harper

Johnathon Harper De’Stini Henderson

Texas A&M-Kingsvilleheptathlete Jonathon Harper andJavelina sprinter De’StiniHenderson were named to theNCAA Division II Indoor Trackand Field All-America teamannounced by the U.S. Track &Field Coaches AssociationTuesday.

Both qualified for the NCAADivision II national indoorchampionships and were in

Birmingham, Ala., for the meetwhen it was canceled by theNCAA due to the Coronaviruspandemic.

Harper and Henderson hadbeen All-Lone Star Conferenceearlier.

Harper had 5561 points in theheptathlon this year and hadautomatically qualified for thenational meet, one of sevenathletes to accomplish such.

His point total is the secondbest ever for a Javelina athlete inthe event.

Henderson had a best time of7.55 in the 60-meter dash toqualify for the national meet.

Henderson is a senior fromDallas (Bishop Dunne) and Harperis a junior from Lorena.

Henderson will have a year ofeligibility remaining for outdoortrack and field if she returns in 2021.

The All-America honorees arenormally based on athletes’performances at the national meet.Since it was canceled, theUSTFCA adopted new criteria inorder to select a team. It wasbased on the start-list for thenational meet.

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