Volleyball Faces West Texas A&M In Conference Tournament Opener

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1 Calallen vs. Mercedes 7:30 p.m. Friday Javelina Stadium Goes Over 100 Yards Nick Pelrean (34), 5-9, 185-pound sophomore running back from Houston (Chavez), topped the 100-yard rushing mark in last week s victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State. He had 103 yards on 12 carries. He averaged 8.6 yards a carry and had two touchdowns. VOLUME XVII, NO. 15 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS NOV. 16, 2016 Volleyball Faces West Texas A&M In Conference Tournament Opener Football Wins Sixth in a Row, Awaits Bowl Invitation The Texas A&M-Kingsville ootball team closed out its egulation season last weekend ith a victory over klahoma Panhandle State. It was the sixth consecutive in for the Javelinas, who have an -3 season s record. It is the longest victory treak, and the best record, for the avelinas since Two NCAA Division II bowl ames will announce their lineups his week and the Javelinas are opeful they will receive an nvitation for postseason action. they ve played postseason since 2012 when they were in the Kanza Bowl in Topeka, Kan. The Javelinas were 6-3 in the Lone Star Conference final standings and in third place, two games out of first place and one game out of second. Texas A&M-Commerce finished first and Midwestern State second. The Javelinas dropped two-point decisions to each of those clubs. The Javelinas have averaged total yards a game, rushing and 246 passing. The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team, seeded No. 3, will get West Texas A&M as a firstround opponent in the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament Thursday in San Angelo. The Javelinas and Buffaloes will open the eight-team meet at noon Thursday in the Junell Center on the Angelo State campus. ASU earned the host role by winning the conference championship in the regulation season. West Texas A&M is the No. 6 seed. The Javelinas swept two matches from the Buffaloes during the regulation campaign. Tarleton State is the second seed in the tournament and will face seventh-seeded Western total yards a game, 96.3 rushing and passing. Greg Pitre, 5-9, 185-pound sophomore running back from Hutto, has led the team in rushing with 69.1 yards a game and 4.4 yards a carry. He has four rushing touchdowns. Nick Pelrean, 5-9, 185-pound sophomore running back from Houston (Chavez), has averaged 51.6 yards a game and 5.1 yards a carry, and he has nine rushing touchdowns. Luis Lopez, 5-7, 215-pound junior running back from San New Mexico at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, fourth-seed Eastern New Mexico will take on No. 5 seed Texas A&M-Commerce at 5 p.m. and top-seeded Angelo State will meet eighth-seed Midwestern State at 7:30 p.m. The semifinal matches are set for 5and 7:30 p.m. Friday and the championship match is at 3 p.m. Saturday. The tournament winner receives the LSC s automatic berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Angelo State is the defending tournament champion. The Javelinas closed out their record-setting regulation season last weekend with a 25-8 record. This is the most victories ever recorded by a Javelina volleyball squad. The Javelinas were 14-6 in the LSC standings and alone in third and 5.4 yards a carry. He has seven rushing touchdowns. Myles Carr, 6-2, 210-pound senior quarterback from Arcadia, Calif., has completed 194 of 291 passes (.667) for yards a game. He has 29 touchdown completions and has had eight interceptions. Anthony Autry, 6-2, 190- pound senior wideout from Atlanta, Ga., has 42 receptions for 686 yards and seven touchdowns. ZaMarcus Green, 5-10, 195- pound senior linebacker from Houston (North Forest), has 49 place. Alexis Wick, 6-2 junior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), is leading the team in attack percentage (.408), kills (3.83) and blocks (1.07). Casey Klobedans, 5-9 junior setter from Boerne (Champion), leads the team with 10.6 assists a set and Krystal Puente, 5-8 junior (Continued on Page 6) Impressive Stats Krystal Faison, junior outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson), had impressive stats in the volleyball team s victories over Midwestern State and Cameron last weekend. She had 21 kills and 23 digs in the matches.

2 Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs THE JAVELINA ATHLETIC teams went 6-0 last Friday and aturday. The volleyball team swept matches from Midwestern State and ameron, wining each 3-0. The men s basketball team won wo games against South Dakota clubs. The women s basketball team opened with a victory over East entral Oklahoma. And the football team got its sixth consecutive victory with a ecision over Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, Okla. FIVE LOUSY POINTS!! Except for five total points in three games, the Javelina football eam could have been 11-0 this year and entering the NCAA ivision II playoffs as one of the top-ranked teams. Talk about a comeback. But even without those five points, the Javelinas finished 8-3 ast weekend and it may be the biggest turnaround on the college ootball scene between 2015 and The Javelinas had been 2-9 the previous year. No doubt the Javelinas are one of the big success stories of the urrent season. And enough credit can t be given to the Javelina oaches and players for their dedication and effort. And hopefully it s just the tip of the iceberg of things to come. THE FOOTBALL TEAM wasn t the only Javelina success tory of the fall. The volleyball squad won its 25th match last weekend and no ther volleyball team in school history has won as many. As the time this was being written, the week s NCAA Division I South Central Region poll hadn t been released. If the Javelinas an move into one of the top eight positions, and retain it through he selections next weekend, they would reach the NCAA postseason playoffs for the first time since the intercollegiate olleyball program was started in This year s coaches and players have made the Javelina olleyball program one of the best in the Lone Star Conference and he NCAA region. THE JAVELINA FOOTBALL team gave Oklahoma Panhandle tate a rather harsh goodbye as the Aggies depart the Lone Star onference and NCAA Division II. In the middle of its first year in the league and national rganization, OPSU announced it would drop from both at the end f this season. In its swan song, the Aggies received a licking by the outh Texans. JAVELINA BASKETBALL FANS are being given an pportunity to see teams from several areas of the country this eason. The Javelina men s team hosted two squads from South Dakota (Continued on Page 3) Marco...Polo Members of the Javelina football team held a workout in the Steinke Center pool last week. Football Wins Sixth Straight (Continued from Page 1) tackles to lead the defensive unit. He has 4.5 tackles for losses. Braedon Robinson, 5-10, 255- pound junior lineman from San Antonio (East Central), has 47 tackles and 12.5 have been for losses. He has 4.5 sacks. Brandon Jones, 6-3, 250- pound sophomore lineman from Houston (Nimitz), has 46 tackles and 11.5 have been for losses. He has 9.5 sacks, best in the LSC. Final Lone Star Conference Football Standings (Conference Only) Team W L Pct. A&M-Commerce Midwestern State A&M-Kingsville E. New Mexico West Texas A&M Tarleton State Angelo State W. New Mexico Panhandle State Texas-Permian Basin Last Weekend s Results: *Texas A&M-Kingsville 53, Oklahoma Panhandle State 39; *West Texas A&M 37, Western New Mexico 30; *Eastern New Mexico 30, Midwestern State 28; *Texas A&M-Commerce 30, Tarleton State 10; *Angelo State 70, Texas-Permian Basin 21. *Lone Star Conference games. Timeout Discussion Javelina head women s basketball coach Wade Scott instructs the Javelina players during a timeout in one of the games last weekend in the Steinke Center.

3 Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs (Continued from Page 2) (Black Hills State and South Dakota Mines) last weekend while the women hosted a team from Florida (Tampa) and another from Oklahoma (East Central). On Thanksgiving weekend, the men will host a team from Arkansas (Ouachita Baptist) and another from Oklahoma (Southeastern Oklahoma). These teams represent three different conferences. JAVELINA STADIUM WILL be the site of one of the top high chool playoff games in the state this weekend when Calallen and ercedes meet. The Friday night game is expected to bring thousands of tudents and fans to the TAMUK campus and Kingsville for the 7:30 p.m. matchup. Calallen has been one of the top-ranked teams in Class 5A this year and its head coach, Phil Danaher, recently became the all-time winningest high school coach in the state. As always, Javelina Stadium is one of the top spots for high school football playoffs each fall. FIVE OF THE six universities in the Texas A&M University System with football programs had winning records after last weekend s results. Texas A&M-Commerce was 9-1, the Javelinas were 8-3, Texas A&M-College Station was 7-3, Prairie View A&M was 6-4 and West Texas A&M was 6-5. Tarleton State was just under.500 with a 5-6 record. Several of the schools still have games remaining before closing out the 2016 campaign. I HAVE ALWAYS felt that polls are not a good gauge for etermining the best teams in the nation. The polls last week by the American Football Coaches Association and he American Volleyball Coaches Association are good examples. The Javelina volleyball team had a 23-8 record going into last eekend s schedule. Yet it didn t receive a vote in the AVCA poll. There was one team in the top 20 with a 19-9 record, another ith a 17-7 record and another was at These teams received as many as 412 points. And the Javelinas t 23-8 didn t receive a vote. And in the AFCA football poll, the Javelinas entered the week with a 7-3 record and having won five in a row. Yet the Javelinas didn t receive a vote. Two Lone Star Conference coaches are on the committee that selects the teams in the football poll each week. This week s polls hadn t been released at the time this column was written. LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: The West Texas A&M men s team and Mercy Rotich of (Continued on Page 4) Driving for the Bucket Kaylin Roher, 5-3 senior guard from League City (Clear Springs), drives for a basket in the season opener with East Central Oklahoma last weekend in the Steinke Center. Volleyball 9th In NCAA Region The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team was ranked No. 9 in the NCAA Division II South Central Region poll selected by the NCAA Division II Volleyball Committee last week. NCAA Division II South Central Region Volleyball Poll Compiled by the NCAA Division II Volleyball Committee 1. Angelo State 2. Metro (Colo.) State 3. Tarleton State 4. Colorado Mines 5. Arkansas-Fort Smith 6. Colorado-Mesa 7. Regis (Colo.) 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9. Texas A&M-Kingsville 10. Colorado Christian (Bold-faced and italicized teams Upcoming Javelina Events Nov. 16 Women s Basketball: Texas-San Antonio in San Antonio (exhibition game), 7 p.m. Nov. 17 Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in San Angelo, Javelinas vs. West Texas A&M, noon. Nov. 18 Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in San Angelo. Nov. 19 Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in San Angelo. Nov. 22 Women s and Men s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 Men s Basketball: Thanksgiving Classic in Kingsville Texas-Permian Basin vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 5:30 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Men s Basketball: Thanksgiving Classic in Kingsville Texas-Permian Basin vs. Ouachita Baptist, 5:30 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Women s Basketball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5:30 p.m. Men s Basketball: St. Mary s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Women s Basketball: *Texas Woman s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Dec. 10 Men s Basketball: St. Edward s in Kingsville, 7 ;.m. Women s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 6 p.m. Dec. 13 Men s Basketball: St. Mary s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 Women s Basketball: St. Mary s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Dec. 17 Women s and Men s Basketball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 and 4 p.m. Dec. 19 Women s and Men s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. De.c 28 Women s Basketball: Incarnate Word in San Antonio (exhibition game), 6 p.m. Dec. 31 Men s Basketball: Texas-Rio Grande Valley in McAllen (exhibition game), 1 p.m. Jan. 5 Women s & Men s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 Men s & Women s Basketball: *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 2 and 4 p.m. Jan. 12 Women s & Men s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 Indoor Track & Field: Texas A&M Invitational in College Station. Jan Indoor Track & Field: Bayou Bengal Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. Baseball: Wiley College in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Women s & Men s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2 and 4 p.m. Jan. 19 Women s & Men s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 Men s & Women s Basketball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 and 4 p.m. Jan. 24 Women s and Men s Basketball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Women s Basketball: *Texas Woman s in Denton, 7 p.m. Jan. 28 Men s Basketball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 4 p.m. Feb. 2 Women s & Men s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 Baseball: Wiley College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m Women s Tennis: Howard Payne in Brownwood, 1 p.m. Men s & Women s Basketball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 and 4 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games/matches. xx

4 Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs (Continued from Page 3) Eastern New Mexico advanced into the NCAA Division II national cross country meet. The WTAM men finished fifth in the NCAA Division II South Central Region meet in Denver, Colo., and Rotich was first in the regional meet in the women s division. NCAA Division I Wichita State hit a last-second shot to defeat Cameron in a women s exhibition game in Wichita, Kan., last week. Alex Cook was named executive director of the Lion Champions Fund. He will manage all annual giving, major gift initiatives and capital and special projects related to Lion athletics. Cook has been at Utah State for the past four years as assistant development officer for annual giving. He was assistant coordinator for the Scholarship Auction at Boise State prior to going to Utah State. Cook has also served as assistant director of marketing at Northwestern Louisiana State. He attended Eastern Oregon and holds a bachelor s degree from there and a master s degree from Northwestern Louisiana. David Chavolich of West Texas A&M was named to three of the preseason NCAA Division II All-America men s basketball teams this season. He is on the Basketball Times, Sporting News and Division II Bulletin lineups. Angelo State had to move its Nov basketball tournament to Nov because of the Lone Star Conference volleyball championships in the Junell Center. ASU became the host for the volleyball event after its team won the championship, decided in the regulation season. NCAA Division II Volleyball Conference Ratings Compiled by Herosports.com Rank Conference 12. Gulf South Conference 1. Northern Sun Intercollegiate 13. Great American Conference Conference 14. South Atlantic Conference 2. Sunshine State Conference 15. Pacific West Conference 3. Great Lakes Intercollegiate 16. Heartland Conference Athletic Conference 17. Northeast 10 Conference 4. Lone Star Conference 18. East Coast Conference 5. Great Northwest Athletic 19. Mountain East Conference Conference 20. Great Midwest Athletic 6. Mid-America Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association 21. Conference Carolinas 7. Rocky Mountain Athletic 22. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Conference 8. Great Lakes Valley 23. Central Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association 9. Peach Belt Conference 24. Southern Intercollegiate 10. California Collegiate Athletic Athletic Conference Association 11. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 26 Home Games Scheduled For 2017 Javelina Baseball Season Twenty-six home games are on the 51-game schedule set for the 2017 Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team. Twelve of the games are Lone Star Conference matchups. The season opens Feb. 3-4 when Wiley College visits Nolan Ryan Field. An alumni game is set for Feb. 11. The Javelinas return to the Minute Maid Classic Feb in Minute Maid Park in Houston. The facility is the home of the Houston Astros. The Javelinas will meet California State-Chico, Arkansas- Fort Smith and St. Mary s on the three days of the Classic. Other non-conference opponents for the Javelinas will be Texas A&M International and Our Lady of the Lake. In addition to the game in Houston, the Javelinas will play St. Mary s three times during the regulation season. The Javelinas have won the LSC championship in two of the past three years. They finished one game out of the top spot last spring. The LSC season opens March when Tarleton State is in Kingsville for a four-game series. The Javelinas host the Texans, Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M in conference action. League games on the road will be with Angelo State, Texas- Permian Basin and Cameron. The Javelinas will play fourgame series with Texas-Permian Basin, West Texas A&M and Cameron early in the season but they will not count in the LSC race Javelina Baseball Schedule Feb. 3 Wiley College in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 4 Wiley College in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m Feb. 11 Alumni Game in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 17 Minute Maid Classic in Houston (Minute Maid Park) vs. California State- Chico, 2 p.m. Feb. 18 Minute Maid Classic in Houston. vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith, 10 a.m. Feb. 19 Minute Maid Classic in Houston. vs. St. Mary s, 6 p.m. Feb. 25 Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m. Feb. 26 Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m. March 3 Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 4 Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 5 Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 7 Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 4 p.m. March 10 West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m. March 11 West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. March 12 West Texas A&M in Canyon, 1 p.m. March 17 Cameron in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 18 Cameron in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 19 Cameron in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 24 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. March 25 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 26 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 1 p.m. March 30 St. Mary s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 1 St. Mary s in San (Continued on Page 5) Former Player Byron Brown, right, who was a member of the Javelina football team in the mid-1990s, was back on campus last week and visited with Javelina football coach Jaime Martinez.

5 Community Service Members of the Javelina women s track and field team worked at the Keep Kingsville Beautiful Recycling Event last weekend at the Recycling Center. Left to right are, Brittney Webley, senior from Long Island, N.Y.; Plasarae Johnson, senior from Glendale, Ariz.; Kaina Martinez, senior from Seine Bight, Belize; Teresa Cantu, freshman from Sinton; Jade Guerrera, sophomore from Corpus Christi (King); Mariah Noyola, junior from Harlingen (South), and Yesenia Ruiz, junior from Brownsville (Pace). 6 Home Games Set for 2017 Baseball Season (Continued from Page 4) Antonio (DH), 1 p.m. April 7 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. April 8 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 4 p.m. April 9 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 1 p.m. April 13 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. April 15 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m. April 18 Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 21 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. Aprl 22 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa (DH), 1 p.m. April 23 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 3 p.m. April 28 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. April 29 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 30 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m. May 5 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 3 p.m. May 6 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. May 7 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 1 p.m. May Lone Star Conference Championship at site of No. 1 seed. May NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, TBD. May 27-June 3 NCAA Division II College Word Series, TBD. *Lone Star Conference games. Two LSC Teams Get NCAA Division II Football Playoff Spots Two Lone Star Conference teams were selected for the NCAA Division II championship playoffs last weekend. Texas A&M-Commerce is the No. 4 seed in Super Region Four and Midwestern State is the No. 7 seed. Texas A&M-Kingsville, which finished third in the LSC final standings, two games behind TAMUC and a game behind MSU, lost to each of the teams by two points during the regulation season. Commerce will host Colorado- Mesa in a first-round game Saturday in Commerce and Midwestern will travel to take on Ferris (Mich.) State Saturday. TAMUC ended the season with a 9-1 record and Midwestern State was 8-2. Grand Valley (Mich.) is the top seed in Super Region Four. NCAA Division II Super Region Four First Round Pairings No. 1 seed Grand Valley (Mich.) State (11-0), bye. No. 2 seed Ferris (Mich.) State (9-2) hosts No. 7 seed Midwestern State (8-2) Saturday. No. 3 seed Southwest Baptist (Mo.) (10-1) hosts No. 6 seed Colorado Mines (9-2) Saturday. No. 4 seed Texas A&M- Commerce (9-1) hosts No. 5 seed Colorado-Mesa (9-2) Saturday. Honorary Coach of the Game Joe Cusack, left, was the honorable coach of the game for the Javelina men s opener last weekend. Right is Javelina head men s coach Johnny Estelle.

6 Men s Basketball Team Idle Until Tuesday, To Host International The Texas A&M-Kingsville men s basketball team will be idle until next Tuesday when it hosts Texas A&M International in the Steinke Center. Game time will be 7:30 p.m. It will be the second matchup with the Dustdevils in eight days. The teams met Tuesday night in Laredo. The Javelinas went 2-0 during the opening weekend, defeating a pair of South Dakota teams. The squad opened with Black Hills (S.D.) State and went against South Dakota Mines the following night. Duan Wright, 6-2 senior guard-forward from Alexandria, La., led the Javelinas in the two outings, averaging 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. Trey Sumpter, 6-5 junior guard/forward from Birmingham, La., averaged 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds. Derrick Byrd, 5-10 junior guard from Atlanta, Ga., averaged 11.0 points a game. International entered Tuesday s game with the Javelinas with a 3-2 record. The Devils also defeated the South Dakota teams last weekend. The Dustdevils have games with Paul Quinn and Southwestern Adventist this weekend before coming to Kingsville Tuesday. Denzel Bellot, 6-2 senior guard from Oakland, Calif., is leading the team s scoring with a 14.8 average. Kenny Hatch, 5-11 senior guard from San Francisco, Calif., averaged 10.4 points a game. Bunja Yaboe, 6-9 senior center from Brikama, Gambia, leads the rebounding with a 4.6 average. After the International game Tuesday, the Javelinas will host the Emerald Beach Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 25 and 26 with Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) and Southeastern Oklahoma visiting. The Lone Star Conference schedule begins Dec. 17 when the Javelinas go to Cameron in Lawton, Okla. Rebound Positioning rey Sumpter, 6-5 junior guard/forward from Birmingham, Ala., attles an opponent player for rebound position during a game last eekend in the Steinke Center. Volleyball Meets West Texas A&M In Tournament Opener (Continued from Page 1) outside libero from San Antonio (Incarnate Word Academy), averages 4.0 digs. Krystal Faison, 5-7 junior outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson), averages 3.78 kills and 3.57 digs a set. Haley Hutchinson, 6-1 sophomore middle blocker from Georgetown (Rouse), averages 1.03 blocks. West Texas finished with an overall record and 12-8 in the LSC. Elisa Bentsen, 6-1 senior middle blocker from Herperia, Calif., has a.329 attack percentage and averages 1.15 blocks a set. Cori Haley, 6-0 senior outside hitter from Lovington, N.M., averages 2.75 kills and Selena Batiste, 5-9 freshman setter from Portland, Ore., averages 7.97 sets. Lauren Britten, 5-2 senior libero from Amarillo, has 4.32 digs per set. The winner of the TAMUK- WTAM game will meet the winner of the Tarleton State-Western New Mexico first-round match at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The Javelinas swept two matches from Western during the regulation season and split with Tarleton State. Final LSC Standings (Conference only) Team W L Pct. Angelo State Tarleton State A&M-Kingsville A&M-Commerce E. New Mexico West Texas A&M W. New Mexico Midwestern State Texas Woman s Texas-Permian Basin Cameron NCAA Division II Men s Basketball Preseason Poll Compiled by D2SIDA.com 1. West Liberty (W. Va.) 2. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 3. Bellarmine (Ky.) 4. Alabama-Huntsville 5. Northwest Missouri 6. Tarleton State 7. California Baptist Saginaw Valley (Mich.) 9. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 10. Midwestern State 11. California State-Chico 12. Barry (Fla.) 13. Minnesota State 14. Augustana (S.D.) 15. Southern Connecticut 16. Alaska-Anchorage 17. Fairmont (W. Va.) State 18. Augusta (Ga.) 19. Arkansas-Fort Smith 20. Angelo State 21. Findlay (Ohio) 22. West Georgia 23. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 24. Southern New Hampshire 25. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) Other teams receiving votes includes West Texas A&M. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) Team Effort Casey Klobedans, left, junior setter from Boerne (Champion), and Alexis Wick, junior middle blocker from Leander (Rouse), go up for a block in a match last weekend.

7 Timeout Javelina basketball players, left to right, Essence Sauls, sophomore guard from Austin (Del Valle); Meesha Wade, senior guard from Dallas (Lakeview Centennial); Kaylin Roher, senior guard from League City (Clear Springs), and Angelica Wilson, junior center from San Diego, Calif., take a break during a timeout in one of the women s basketball games last weekend in the Steinke Center. hree LSC Teams in NCAA Women s asketball Regional Preseason Poll Three Lone Star Conference eams were ranked in the NCAA ivision II South Central Region reseason women s basketball oll selected by D2SIDA.com. West Texas A&M was No. 2, Angelo State No. 3 and Texas Woman s No. 6. Defending national champion Lubbock Christian was ranked wo LSC Teams in Women s asketball National Poll Two Lone Star Conference teams were ranked in the NCAA Division II women s basketball preseason poll released by D2SIDA.com last week. West Texas A&M was No. 8 and Angelo State No. 22. NCAA Division II Preseason Women s Basketball Poll Compiled by D2SIDA.com 1. Bentley (Mass.) 2. Emporia (Kan.) State 3. California Baptist 4. Lubbock Christian 5. Ashland (Ohio) 6. Florida Southern Limestone (N.C.) 8. West Texas A&M 9. California (Pa.) 10. Alaska-Anchorage 11. Bellarmine (Ky.) 12. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 13. Grand Valley (Mich.) 14. Virginia Union Union (Tenn.) 16. Queens (N.Y.) 17. Lander (S.C.) 18. Winona (Minn.) State 19. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 20. Western Washington 21. Lewis (Ill.) 22. Angelo State 23. Benedict (S.C.) 24. California-San Diego 25. Arkansas Tech (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) No.1 Three other LSC teams received votes but didn t make the top. These were Tarleton State, Cameron and Texas A&M- Commerce. NCAA Division II South Central Region Preseason Women s Basketball Poll Compiled by D2SIDA.com 1. Lubbock Christian 2. West Texas A&M 3. Angelo State 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 5. Colorado Mines 6. Texas Woman s 7. Colorado-Colorado Springs 8. Black Hills (S.D.) State 9. Arkansas-Fort Smith Colorado-Mesa Other teams receiving votes includes Tarleton State, Cameron and Texas A&M-Commerce. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) Women s Basketball Faces UTSA, TAMIU The Texas A&M-Kingsville women s basketball team will travel to San Antonio Wednesday night to take on Texas-San Antonio and will return home next Tuesday to host Texas A&M International. The UTSA game has a 7 p.m. starting time and the matchup with the Dustdevils will start at 5:15 p.m. The Javelinas were 1-1 going into a Monday night game with St. Mary s in San Antonio. Kaylin Roher, 5-3 senior guard from League City (Clear Springs), leads the early Javelina scoring with a 10-point average. Kaylee Kana, 6-0 senior forward from Mont Belvieu (Barbers Hill), leads the rebounding with an 8.0 average. UTSA is 0-2 for the year and is led by Loryn Goodwin, 5-9 junior guard from Houston (Cypress Falls) who averages 20.5 points a game. Timea Toth, 6-1 freshman forward from Dunakeszi,Hungary, NCAA Division II Men s Preseason Basketball Poll Compiled by Division II Bulletin 1. Bellarmine (Kay.) 2. West Liberty (W. Va.) 3. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.,) 4. Southern Connecticut 5. Saginaw Valley (Mich.) 6. California State-Chico 7. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 8. Northwest Missouri 9. Alabama-Huntsville 10. Kutztown (Pa.) 11. Drury (Mo.) 12. California Baptist 13. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 14. Tarleton State 15. Lander (S.C.) 16 Fort Lewis (Colo.) 17. Indianapolis (Ind.) 18. Alaska-Anchorage 19. Barry Fla.) 20. Southern New Hampshire (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) leads the rebounding with a 5.5 average. The Dustdevils were 0-2 going into a Tuesday night game with Texas-Permian Basin. They have a Saturday game with Angelo State before coming to Kingsville. Hannah Beede, 5-10 senior forward from Brisbane, Australia, leads the team in scoring with a 16.5 average and she also tops the rebounding with a 12.0 average. Joanna Perez, 5-4 senior guard from El Paso, is averaging 11.5 points a game. Layup Cris Boleware, 5-10 senior guard from Arlington (Seguin), goes up for a layup in one of the men s basketball games last weekend.

8 Congratulations to the 2016 Javelina Football Team, Coaches and Staff! 8-3 Regulation Season Record Third-Place Finish In 10-Team Lone Star Conference Winning...It s a Javelina Thing!!

9 Congratulations to the 2016 Javelina Volleyball Team, Coaches and Staff! 25-8 Regular-Season Record Third in the 11-Team Lone Star Conference Making Javelina Pride Justified!!

10 each Volleyball in NCAA South Region The Texas A&M- Kingsville beach volleyball team will compete in the South Region when it begins competition for the irst time next spring. The NCAA program, hich includes all 70 teams egardless of the school lassification, will have five egions and the South has he most teams at 27. The Southwest Region as 17 teams, the Northwest egion 14 teams, the idwest Region 10 squads nd the East Region two eams. The Javelinas are one of 0 teams from NCAA ivision II schools. These re California State-Los ngeles, California State-San arcos, Carson-Newman Tenn.), Colorado-Mesa, oncordia-irving (Calif.), ckerd (Fla.), Hawaii-Pacific, incoln Memorial (Tenn.), pring Hill (Ala.) and Texas &M-Kingsville. There are five NCAA ivision III schools ompeting in the sport. The American Volleyball Coaches Association lists other schools that have indicated they will be adding beach volleyball to their programs over the next five years. These include Division II schools Alaska-Anchorage, Angelo State, Emmanuel (Ga.), Florida Southern, Georgia College, Lewis (Ill.). Limestone (S.C.), Metro (Colo.) State, Nebraska-Kearney, Newberry (S.C.), Nova Southeastern (Fla.), St. Martin s (Wash.) and Wayne (Neb.) State. Also listed as adding the sport are Texas Division I schools Abilene Christian, Sam Houston State and Texas Tech. When the number of participants allows, the NCAA is expected to begin championships in the three divisions I, II and III NCAA Beach Volleyball Regions South Region Alabama-Birmingham Charleston (S.C.) Coastal Carolina (S.C.) Eckerd (Fla.) Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Florida International Florida State Georgia State Houston Baptist Huntingdon (Ala.) Jacksonville (Fla.) Jacksonville (Ala.) State Louisiana- Monroe Louisiana State Mercer (Ga.) Mississippi State New Orleans North Caroling-Wilmington North Florida South Carolina Spring Hill (Ala.) Stetson (Fla.) Texas Christian Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas A&M-Kingsville Tulane Southwest Region Arizona Arizona State California-Santa Cruz California State-Bakersfield California State-Los Angeles California State-Northridge California State-San Marcos Concordia-Irvine (Calif.) Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Hawaii Hawaii Pacific Long Beach State Loyola Marymount (Calif.) New Mexico Pepperdine Southern California UCLA Northwest Region Boise State California-Berkeley California Poly California State-Sacramento Oregon Pacific (Calif.) Portland (Ore.) St. Mary s (Calif.) Santa Clara (Calif.) San Francisco (Calif.) San Jose State Stanford Utah Washington Midwest Region Austin Peay (Tenn.) Carson Newman (Tenn.) Central Arkansas Colorado-Mesa Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) Morehead (Ky.) State Nebraska Principia (Ill.) Tennessee-Martin East Region Rutgers-Newark Stevenson (Md.) Preparing Early Members of the Javelina beach volleyball team work out recently as they prepare for their first season of play next spring. In Your Face Tee Moore, 5-7 senior guard from Lubbock (Frenship), gets in the face of an East Central player in last weekend s game in the Steinke Center. Football Remains No. 3 in LSCScoop.com Power Poll Texas A&M-Kingsville remained in the No. 3 spot in the NCAA Division II football power poll compiled by LSCScoop.com last week. Texas A&M-Commerce was No. 1 and Midwestern State No. 2. Lone Star Conference Football Power Poll Compiled by LSCScoop.com 1. Texas A&M-Commerce 2. Midwestern State 3. Texas A&M-Kingsville 4. Tarleton State 5. Eastern New Mexico 6. West Texas A&M 7. Western New Mexico 8. Angelo State 9. Oklahoma Panhandle State 10. Texas-Permian Basin

11 On Guard Christian Bambrook (1), 6-8 junior forward from Eddyville, Iowa, blocks an opponent s drive for the goal in a men s basketball game last weekend in the Steinke Center. wo LSC Teams in AFCA Poll Two Lone Star Conference teams were ranked n the NCAA Division II football poll released by the American Football Coaches ssociation last week. Texas A&M-Commerce was No. 8 and Midwestern State No. 12. NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by the American Football Coaches Association 1. Northwest Missouri 2. Grand Valley (Mich.) 3. Shepherd (W. Va.) 4. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 5. Harding (Ark.) 6. California (Pa.) 7. North Alabama 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9. Emporia (Kan.) State 10. Long Island-Post (N.Y.) 11. Indiana (Pa.) 12. Midwestern State 13. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 14. Tuskegee (Ala.) 15. Assumption (Mass.) 16. North Carolina-Pembroke 17. Minnesota-Duluth 18. Ferris (Mich.) State 19. Newberry (S.C.) 20. Ashland (Ohio) 21. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 22. Fairmont (W. Va.) State 23. Valdosta (Ga.) State 24. Central Missouri 25. Colorado Mines (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) 43 Athletes, Athletic Staff Members Candidates for December Degrees Forty-three Texas A&M- Kingsville athletes and athletic staff members are candidates for graduation at the December Commencement in the Steinke Center. These are: Dustin Aguilar, baseball from San Antonio (Churchill). Wesley Aguilar, baseball from San Diego, Calif. Ryan Benitez, baseball from New Braunfels. Ollie Brady, football from Missouri City (Elkins). Ashley Bukowski, volleyball from Harlingen (South). Brayton Carlson, baseball from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gregorio Carmona, track and field from La Feria (Santa Maria). Emily Castillo, trainer from Hidalgo. Joe Castillo, track and field from Port Lavaca (Calhoun). Jaime Chapa, manager from Kingsville. Edgar Chavarin, track and field from Alamo. Chris Cooper, football from San Antonio (Southwest). Joe Crowe, football from Houston (Aldine Nimitz). Alex Dean, football from Pflugerville. Nothing Beats Being a Javelina... Since 1925! Steven Dorman, football from San Antonio (Somerset). Jose Galvan, track and field from Los Fresnos. Christian Garcia, track and field from Eagle Pass. Jamar Goodwin, basketball from Ennis. Amanda Guerra, track and field from Corpus Christi. Jamarkus Horace, basketball from Houston (Austin). Wiktor Hudyka, football from Krakow, Poland. Emanuel Ibanez, men s track and field from Kingsville (King). Ifey Ibik, football from Sugar Land (Travis). Forrest Jones, football from Manvel. Ventateswara Kunchala, track and field Hyderabad, India. Chris Lowe, manager from Monrovia, Md. Kaina Martinez, track and field from Seine Bight, Belize. Monica Megee, basketball from Corpus Christi. Jesus Montalvo, manager from Rio Grande City. Tasheena Moore, basketball from Lubbock (Frenship). Daniel Navarro, trainer from McAllen. Uriel Oliver, football from Pearland (Dawson). Celia Pena, trainer from Progreso. Joe Pena, track and field from McAllen. Amanda Perez, trainer from Rio Hondo. Ty Ramos, track and field from Moulton. Ruben Riojas, trainer from Mercedes. Braedon Robinson, football from San Antonio (East Central). Montez Singleton, football from Decatur, Ill. Rowena Trevino, track and field from San Diego. Valerie Vrana, track and field from Seguin (Navarro). Alex Wells, volleyball from Austin (Bowie). Tough Going Marcus Frazier, 5-10 senior guard from Arlington (Seguin), drives through a pair of defenders in last weekend s opener with Black Hills (S.D.) State.

12 Playing Defense haw Debose, 5-4 freshman guard from Houston (Eisenhower), plays efense in the Javelina game with East Central Oklahoma last weeknd. Football No. 22 in Herosports.com The Texas A&M-Kingsville football team was ranked No. 22 in the NCAA Division II poll compiled by Herosports.com last week. Other Lone Star Conference teams in the top 25 were Texas A&M-Commerce No. 5 and Midwestern State No. 16. NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by Herosports.com 1. North Alabama 2. Northwest Missouri 3. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 4. Florida Tech Football 21st in Massey s Ratings The Texas A&M-Kingsville football team was ranked No. 21 in the NCAA Division II poll compiled by Massey s Ratings last week. Other Lone Star Conference teams in the poll were Texas A&M-Commerce No. 9 and Midwestern State No. 13. NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by Massey s Ratings 1. Northwest Missouri 2. North Alabama 3. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 4. California (Pa.) 5. Grand Valley (Mich.) 6. Emporia (Kan.) State 7. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 8. Harding (Ark.) 9. Texas A&M-Commerce 10. Indiana (Pa.) 11. Central Missouri 12. Ferris (Mich.) State 13. Midwestern State 14. Shepherd (W. Va.) 15. Colorado Mines 16. Central Washington 17. Ashland (Ohio) 18. Florida Tech 19. Valdosta (Ga.) State 20. Fort Hays (Kan.) State 21. Texas A&M-Kingsville 22. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 23. Colorado State-Pueblo 24. Wayne (Mich.) State 25. West Alabama (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) 5. Texas A&M-Commerce 6 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 7. Indiana (Pa.) 8. Assumption (Mass.) 9. Shepherd (W. Va.) 10. Valdosta (Ga.) State 11. Newberry (S.C.) 12. California (Pa.) 13. Grand Valley(Mich.) 14. Ferris (Mich.) State 15. Colorado Mines 16. Midwestern State 17. Ashland (Ohio) 18. West Alabama 19. Harding (Ark.) 20. Colorado State-Pueblo 21. North Greenville (S.C.) 22. Texas A&M-Kingsville 23. Colorado-Mesa 24. Minnesota State 25. Minnesota-Duluth (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) Javelina Highlights is published weekly by the Kingsville Publishing Co. Send pictures or correspondence to: Editor Fred Nuesch, MSC 114A, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX Driving Angelica Wilson, 6-1 sophomore forward from San Diego, Calif., drives past a defender in the season opener with East Central Oklahoma last weekend in the Steinke Center.

13 aison, Pelrean Named IBC Bank thletes of the Week For Nov Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball player Krystal Faison and Javelina football player Nick Pelrean were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week for their performances last weekend. Faison, junior outside hitter from San Antonio (Judson), had 21 kills, 23 digs and four blocked shots in the Javelina victories over Midwestern State and Cameron. She was recognized for the third time this seson. Pelrean, sophomore running back from Houston (Chavez), ushed for 103 yards in the avelinas victory over Oklahoma anhandle State. He scored twice nd averaged 8.6 yards a carry on 2 attempts. He also had a reception for 13 ards. IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Sept. 1-3 Lexi Wick, volleyball Myles Carr, football Sept Krystal Faison, volleyball Anthony Autry, football Sept Casey Klobedans, volleyball Jose Ventura IV, cross country Sept Lexi Wick, volleyball Jordan Thomas, football Sept. 26-Oct. 1 Valerie Ruiz, tennis Anthony Autry, football Oct. 3-8 Lexi Wick, volleyball Brandon Jones, football Oct Lexi Wick, volleyball Myles Carr, football Oct Lexi Wick, volleyball Alex Kuyinu, football Oct Krystal Faison, volleyball Luis Lopez, football Oct. 31-Nov. 5 Madison Brabham, volleyball Luis Lopez, football Nov Krystal Faison, volleyball Nick Pelrean, football Timeout Javelina head men s basketball coach Johnny Estelle draws up plays during a timeout in last weekend s action in the Steinke Center. Emerald Beach Hotel Thanksgiving Classic Nov Steinke Physical Education Center Nov. 25 Texas-Permian Basin vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 5:30 p.m. Javelina Men vs. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Ouachita Baptist vs. Texas-Permian Basin, 4 p.m. Second Generation adi Crawford, 5-9 sophomore guard from Fort Worth (Fossil Ridge), is a second generation Javelina from er family. Her dad, Tray Crawford, was a student trainer for the Javelinas while enrolled at Texas A&I. eft is mother Jennifer. Javelina Men vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

14 NCAA Division II Volleyball Poll Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association 1. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 2. Minnesota-Duluth 3. Nebraska-Kearney 4. Southwest Minnesota 5. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 6. Winona (Minn.) State 7. Augustana (S.D.) 8. Wayne (Neb.) State 9. Central Oklahoma 10. Angelo State 11. Alaska-Anchorage 12. Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 13. Washburn (Kan.) 14. Cal State-San Bernardino 15. Lewis (Ill.) 16. Central Missouri 17. Metro (Colo.) State 18. Western Washington 19. Ferris (Mich.) State 20. Northern (S.D.) State 21. Colorado Mines 22. Tampa (Fla.) 23. Rockhurst (Mo.) 24. Concordia (Calif.) 25. Northwest Missouri Other teams receiving votes includes Tarleton State. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) Javelina Men s Basketball Remaining Schedule Nov. 22 Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 Emerald Beach Thanksgiving Classic in Kingsville Texas-Permian Basin vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 5:30 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Emerald Beach Thanksgiving Classic in Kingsville Texas-Permian Basin vs. Ouachita Baptist, 4 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 6 p.m. Nov. 29 St. Mary s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 St. Edward s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Dec. 13 St. Mary s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Dec *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 4 p.m. Dec *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Texas-Rio Grande Valley in McAllen, 1 p.m. (exhibition game). Jan. 5 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 7:30 p.m. Jan *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 4 p.m. Jan *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Jan *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Jan *Angelo State in San Angelo, 4 p.m. Feb. 2 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb. 9 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7:30 p.m. Feb *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 4 p.m. Feb *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Feb *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 7:30 p.m. Feb *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 4 p.m. March 2-5 Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. March NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA. March NCAA Division II Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. *Lone Star Conference games. Salute to a Fan, Veteran The Javelina volleyball team presented Col. Ed Preston, top row, with an autographed picture of the team last weekend to honor him as a fan and also a military veteran. The Friday night game was played on Veterans Day. Basketball Past and Present Current Javelina basketball player Ope Ibrahim, junior from Houston (Bush), second from right, with former Javelina players Lauren Jay, left; Michelle Wagner, second from left, and Tonje Milde, right, at a game last weekend in the Steinke Center. Wagner is a coach at Industrial High School and Milde works in the Javelina sports information office.

15 Clearing Out Brandon Etienne, 5-11 junior guard from Houston (North Shore), goes by a defender during the seasonopening game with Black Hills (S.D.) State last weekend Javelina Women s Basketball Remaining Schedule Nov. 16 Texas-San Antonio in San Antonio (exhibition game), 7 p.m. Nov. 22 Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Nov *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1 - *Texas Woman s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. ec. 10 Texas A&M International in Laredo, 6 p.m. Dec. 14 St. Mary s in Kingsville, 6 p.m.. ec *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m. ec *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 5:30 p.m. ec. 28 Incarnate Word in San Antonio (exhibition game), 6 p.m. Jan. 5 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Jan. 7 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 4 p.m. an. 12 *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 5:30 p.m. an *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2 p.m. Jan *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. Jan *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan *Angelo State in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. an. 26 Texas Woman s in Denton, 7 p.m. eb. 2 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. eb. 4 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 4 p.m. eb. 9 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 5:30 p.m. eb *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 2 p.m. eb *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m. eb *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 4 p.m. eb *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 5:30 p.m. eb *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 3 p.m. arch 2-5 Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. arch NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBA. arch NCAA Division II Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Javelina Football Ranked 29th in Compughterratings.com Listing The Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas were ranked No. 29 in the NCAA Division II football poll compiled by Compughterratings.com last week. The other Lone Star Conference teams in the poll were Midwestern State No. 10 and Texas A&M-Commerce No. 11. NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by Compughterratings.com 1. California (Pa.) 2. Grand Valley (Mich.) 3. Indiana (Pa.) 4. Northwest Missouri 5. North Alabama 6. Edinboro (Pa.) 7. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 8. Ferris (Mich.) State 9. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 10. Midwestern State 11. Texas A&M-Commerce 12. Emporia (Kan.) State 13. Harding (Ark.) 14. Ashland (Ohio) 15. Ohio Dominican 16. Colorado Mines 17. Wayne (Mich.) State 18. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 19. Central Missouri 20. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 21. Shepherd (W. Va.) 22. Tiffin (Ohio) 23. Valdosta (Ga.) State 24. Minnesota-Duluth 25. Colorado-Mesa 26. Truman (Mo.) State 27. Long Island-Post (N.Y.) 28. Findlay (Ohio) 29. Texas A&M-Kingsville 30. Central Washington (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) NCAA Division II Football Conference Ratings Compiled by Herosports.com 1. Gulf South Conference 2. Great Northwest Athletic Conference 3. Lone Star Conference 4. South Atlantic Conference 5. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 6. Great American Conference 7. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 8. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 9. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 10. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 11. Mountain East Conference 12. Northeast 10 Conference 13. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 14. Great Lakes Valley Conference 15. Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Seniors The three senior members of the Javelina volleyball team were recognized before the final home match last weekend. The seniors are Alexandria Wells (12) of Austin (Bowie); Valarie Hill (14) of La Vernia and Ashley Bukowski (3) of Harlingen (South). Coaches are, left to right, Stephanie Johns, Tanya Allen, Joe Morales and Gary Payne.

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