KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363VOLUME XVIII, NO. 20 DEC. 20, 2017

Honor GraduateMariah Noyola, track and fieldathlete from Harlingen (South),was graduated summa cumlaude, with highest honor, lastweekend. She received a bach-elor of business administrationdegree.

Graduated With HonorsPayton Geisinger, center, baseball player from Wichita Falls (Rider), received a bachelor of arts degree lastweekend and was graduated summa cum laude, with highest honor. Left is TAMUK president, Dr. StevenTallant, and right is Dr. Scott Gines, vice president for intercollegiate ahtletics and campus recreation.

Basketball Teams Take Holiday Break Until Dec. 30

Texas A&M-Kingsvillecatcher Christian Caudle will berecognized as a college baseballplayer of the year at the SouthTexas Winter Baseball BanquetJan. 18 in the Solomon OrtizCenter in Corpus Christi.

Caudle, senior from Houston(Klein), is a three-year lettermenwith the Javelinas.

He hit .384 last season andhad 11 doubles, two triples and ahome run. He had 20 runs battedin and had eight stolen bases.

Caudle was All-Lone StarConference first team and led the

Caudle To Be Recognized atCC Winter Baseball Banquet

LSC in walks with 45. His battingaverage was the fourth best in theconference and was third in on-base percentage.

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s and women’s basketballteams are on a break for theholidays and won’t return toaction until Dec. 30.

The Javelina men were 9-2overall going into a Tuesday nightgame with St. Mary’s in theSteinke Center.

The squad is 2-0 in the LoneStar Conference standings.

The Javelina women were 3-7overall and 0-3 in the LSC going into aTuesday night league matchup withMidwestern State in the SPEC.

Trey Sumpter, 6-6 junior guard/forward from Birmingham, Ala.,leads the Javelinas in scoring with a12.2 average and he is second inrebounding with a 5.2 average.

Jacolby Harris, 6-2 juniorguard from Delray, Fla., isaveraging 9.7 points a game.

Robert Stevenson, 6-7sophomore forward from Houston

(Eisenhower), leads the teamrebounding with 5.4 pulldowns agame.

Angelica Wilson, 6-1 seniorforward from San Diego, Calif., isthe statistical leader for the Javelinawomen, scoring 7.9 points a gameand getting 8.4 rebounds.

Tatyana McFarland, 5-11junior guard from Riverside, Calif.,averages 7.5 rebounds an outing.

The Javelina men return tothe court Dec. 30 in an LSCcontest with Midwestern State.

The women will be hosting St.Edward’s in a non-conferencematchup when they resume playon Dec. 30.

Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

The Javelina Highlights,with a weekly circulation

of more than 30,000,is published weekly by theKingsville Publishing Co.

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Javelina SnowmanThis snowman donned a Javelina cap after the recent snow thatblanketed the campus.

OK POLLSTERS. TAKE notice preseason predictors. The Lone Star Conference has produced an NCAA Division IInational football champion. And it has produced another Harlon HillTrophy recipient. For years, the league hasn’t had its share of top-rankedfootball teams and hasn’t had its share of individual honorees. The winning of the national title by Texas A&M-Commercelast weekend and the taking of the Harlon Hill Trophy, which goesto the NCAA Division II player of the year, should show that theLSC produces as impressively as the other Division II leagues. And the LSC runnerup ended up being the national champion.Commerce finished second in the LSC race. Midwestern Statedefeated the Lions and won the league title. The Lions became the first LSC team to take the NCAADivision II title since Southwest Texas won in 1981 and 1982. They were the first conference team to reach thechampionship game since the Javelinas did it in 1994. Quarterback Luis Lopez was the third LSC player to win theHarlon Hill Trophy. Javelina running back Johnny Bailey receivedthe honor three times, in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Bernard Scott ofAbilene Christian was the 2008 recipient.

THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL title for Commerce is actuallythe second for the school. The 1972 team won the NAIA championship. The Javelinas, who have an NCAA Division II runnerup trophyalong with several semifinal trophies, won seven NAIA titles beforemoving to the NCAA in the early 1980s.

Between 1969 and 1979, LSC teams won 10 of the 11 NAIAchampionships.

The Javelinas took titles in 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976 and1979. Abilene Christian was champion in 1973 and 1977. AngeloState was the winner in 1978 and Commerce took its title in 1972.

THE RECENT NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinal footballplayoff game between Wofford (S.C.) and North Dakota State inthe Fargodome in Fargo, N.D., brought back memories of theseasons when the Javelinas played each of those schools.

The Javelinas went to Greenville, S.C., for the 1970 NAIAnational championship game and Wofford was the opponent.

The Javelinas defeated the “home” team, 38-7, for its thirdnational title and second consecutive trophy.

Wofford is in Spartanburg, S.C., only a few miles from thegame site.

The Javelinas played North Dakota State three times, each inthe Fargodome. The Bison won the 1996, 1998 and 2000 gamesand has now become a power in NCAA Division I-AA.

A SMALL COLLEGE basketball Hall of Fame was inauguratedin 2016 and the second class of inductees was recently brought intothe hall, which recognizes the outstanding players from NCAADivision II and III and NAIA schools.

This year’s inductees were: (Continued on Page 3)

Quarterback Luis Perez ofTexas A&M-Commerce wasnamed the 2017 Harlon HillTrophy recipient last week, givingthe Lone Star Conference its fifthtrophy.

Texas A&I running backJohnny Bailey received the trophythree consecutive years in the late1980s and Abilene Christian’srunning back Bernard Scott wonthe award in 2008.

Bailey is the only player toreceive the award three times, andhe was runnerup his fourthseason of play. He was thehonoree in 1987, 1988 and 1989after being runnerup his freshmanseason in 1986, his best statisticalseason.

The Harlon Hill Trophy goesto the NCAA Division II collegefootball player of the year.

The Division II sportsinformation directors select therecipient each fall.

Perez led his team to theNCAA Division II championshipgame last weekend where theLions defeated West Florida inKansas City, Kan.

The Hill Trophy is named forformer North Alabama playerHarlon Hill, who played for theLions in 1950-53 before going tothe Chicago Bears.

Harlon Hill Trophy Winners1986 – Jeff Bentrim, QB, North

Dakota State1987 – Johnny Bailey, RB,

Texas A&I.1988 – Johnny Bailey, RB,

Texas A&I.1989 – Johnny Bailey, RB,

Texas A&I.1990 – Chris Siimdom, QB,

North Dakota State.1991 – Ronnie West, WR,

Pittsburg (Kan.) State.1992 – Ronald Moore, RB,

Pittsburg (Kan.) State.1993 – Roger Graham, RB,

New Haven (Conn.).1994 – Chris Hatcher, QB,

Valdosta (Ga.) State.1995 – Ronald McKinnon, LB,

North Alabama.1996 – Jarett Andereson, TB,

Truman (Mo.) State.1997 – Irvin Sigler, TB,

LSC Player Receives Hill TrophyBloomsburg (Pa.).

1998 – Brian Shay, RB,Emporia (Kan.) State.

1999 – Corte McGuffey, QB,North Colorado.

2000 – Dusty Bonner, QB,Valdosta (Ga.) State.

2001 – Dusty Bonner, QB,Valdosta (Ga.) State.

2002 – Curt Anes, QB, GrandValley (Mich.) State.

2003 – Will Hall, QB, NorthAlabama.

2004 – Chad Friehauf, QB,Colorado Mines.

2005 – Jimmy Terwilliger, QB,East Stroudsburg (Pa.).

2006 – Danny Woodhead, RB,Chadron (Neb.) State.

2007 – Danny Woodhead, RB,Chadron (Neb.) State.

2008 – Bernard Scott, RB,Abilene Christian.

2009 – Joique Bell, RB,Wayne (Mich.) State.

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Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

Upcoming Javelina EventsDec. 30 – Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m.

Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 4 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in

Commerce, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.Jan. 6 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State in

Stephenville, 2 and 4 p.m.Jan. 11 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in

Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m.Jan. 12 - Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Texas A&M

Invitational in College Station.Jan. 13 – Men’s and Women’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in

Kingsville, 2 and 4 p.m.Jan. 18 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in

Portales, N.M., 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.Jan. 19 – Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Samford

Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.Jan. 20 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Western New Mexico in

Silver City, N.M., 3 and 5 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Samford

Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.Jan. 23 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Angelo State in San Angelo,

5:30 and 7:30 p.m.Jan. 25 – Women’s Basketball: *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Jan. 26 – Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: McNeese State

Indoor II in Lake Charles, La. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Armory

Invitational in New York, N.Y.Feb. 1 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Wichita

Falls, 2 and 7:30 p.m.Feb. 2 – Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston, vs. Colorado

Mines, 2 p.m.Softball: Texas A&M International Tournament in Laredo.

vs. Texas A&M International, 10 a.m.vs. Central Oklahoma, 3:15 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Bayou BengalInvitational in Baton Rouge, La.

Feb. 3 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2and 4 p.m.

Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston, vs. CentralMissouri, 2 p.m.

Softball: Texas A&M International Tournament in Laredo.vs. Central Oklahoma, 10 a.m.vs. Texas A&M International, 12:45 p.m.

Feb. 4 – Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston, vs. Henderson(Ark.) State, 2 p.m.

Softball: Texas A&M International Tournament in Laredo.vs. Central Oklahoma, 10 a.m.

Feb. 8 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State inKingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 9 – Baseball: Southwest Baptist (Mo.) in Kingsville, 6 p.m.Softball: North Texas Softball Bash in Grand Prairie, TBA.Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Fast Track

Nationals in Staten Island, N.Y.Feb. 10 – Baseball: Southwest Baptist in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m.

Softball: North Texas Softball Bash in Grand Prairie, TBA. Men’s and Women’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce, 2

and 4 p.m.Feb. 11 – Baseball: Southwest Baptist in Kingsville, 1 p.m.

Softball: North Texas Softball Bash in Grand Prairie, TBA.*Lone Star Conference games/matches

Halftime ParticipantThis contestant takes part in ahalftime promotion at a recenthome basketball game in theSteinke Center.

Receives DegreeBobby Huey, football player fromLubbock, received his bachelor ofscience degree last weekend inthe Steinke Center.

…Zelmo Beaty of Prairie View A&M.…Walt Frazier of Southern Illinois.…Emil Liston of Baker (Kan.), contributor.…Bob Love of Southern (La.).…Don Meyer, Hamline (Minn.), David Lipscomb (Tenn.) and

Northern (S.D.) State, coach.…Dave Robbins of Virginia Union, coach.…Jack Sikma of Illinois Wesleyan.…Elmore Smith of Kentucky State.…Jim Spivey of Southeastern Oklahoma.…Rico Swanson of Bethel (Ind.).…George Tinsley of Kentucky Wesleyan.…Al Tucker of Oklahoma Baptist.The first inductees in 2016 were:…Dick Barnett of Tennessee A&I.…John Ebeling of Florida Southern.…Bevo Francis of Rio Grande (Ohio).…Clarence Gaines of Winston-Salem (N.C.), coach.…Travis Grant of Kentucky State.…Bob Hopkins of Grambling.…Lucious Jackson of Pan American College.…Phil Jackson of North Dakota.…Arad McCutchan of Evansville (Ind.), coach.…John McLendon of North Carolina College, Hampton (Va.),

Tennessee A&I, Kentucky State and Cleveland (Ohio) State, coach.…Earl Monroe of Winston-Salem (N.C.) State.…Dr. James Naismith, contributor.…Willis Reed of Grambling.…John Rinka of Kenyon (Ohio).…Jerry Sloan of Evansville (Ind.).Some of the schools are now NCAA Division I but they were

Division II or III or NAIA at the time the inductees played there.Those two induction classes include some of the best players in

the history of the game as well as the game’s inventor, Dr.Naismith.

CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL (Minn.) won the NCAA Division IIvolleyball championship for the ninth time in the past 11 years.

Checking the Golden Bears’ roster to see where they get theirtalent, they don’t stray far from home.

All members of the roster are from Minnesota high schools.The tallest player is 6-0 and there are five of those.The head coach, Brady Starkey, has been in the position for 15

seasons.

THREE OF THE top four teams in the final NCAA Division IIvolleyball poll are from Minnesota.

Champion Concordia-St. Paul was No. 1, Southwest MinnesotaState No. 3 and Minnesota-Duluth No. 4.

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By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

2017-18 Javelina Women’s Basketball ScheduleDec. 30 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m.Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 p.m.Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6:30 p.m.Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 3 p.m.Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5:30 p.m.Jan. 25 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 2 p.m.Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m.Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Feb.10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 2 p.m.Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m.March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco.March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Playoffs,

TBA.March 19-23 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D.*Lone Star Conference games.

By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

Football GraduatesCarlos Cuellar, left, from Weslaco, and Armando Celedon, fromEdinburg, received bachelor of science degrees at last weekend’sCommencement in the Steinke Center. Both have been members of theJavelina football team.

WEST FLORIDA, WHICH reached the NCAA Division IInational championship game last weekend, is in its second season ofintercollegiate football.

The school is in the Gulf South Conference.

LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes:…Texas-Permian Basin was selected as the NCAA Division II

men’s team of the week last week.The Falcons beat eighth-ranked West Texas A&M to receive the

recognition.Picked to win the LSC, the Falcons improved to 8-1 with the

victory over the Buffaloes.…The Eastern New Mexico men’s basketball team hosted a toy

drive at its home game Tuesday night in Portales.The toys will go to the Baptist Children’s Home and the

Christian Children’s Home in Portales.Fans who donate a toy were admitted free.An ugly Christmas sweater contest was also held at the game.…The Texas A&M-Commerce indoor track and field team

opened its season Dec. 8-9 at a meet in Pittsburg, Kan.The Lions set nine school records, automatically qualified two

for the NCAA Division II national meet and had seven othersprovisionally qualify for the national event.

The automatic qualifiers were Florian Obst in the heptathlon(5,494 points) and the men’s 1600-meter relay team (3:11.87).

West Texas A&M opened its indoor season by competing intwo different meets. The women’s team had competitors at thePittsburg State meet and the women and men went to a meet inAlamosa, Colo.

Angelo State also opened its indoor season at the Pittsburg Statemeet.

…Hailey Roberts, senior outside hitter at Tarleton State, wasnamed to the NCAA Division II All-America volleyball first team.

On the second unit was Brianna Sotello, senior outside hitterfrom Angelo State and on the third team was Jordyn Keamo, seniorsetter from Tarleton State.

LSC players on the honorable mention list was ShelleyChapron, sophomore middle blocker at Texas A&M-Commerce.

...Kami Horton of Angelo State was selected as the nationalathlete of the week by the U.S. Track and Field CoachesAssociation last week.

She automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II nationalchampionships in the pentathlon at the Pittsburg (Kan.) Stateinvitational.

She had 3,999 points and had provisional marks in the 60-meterhurdles, long jump and high jump.

…Jaslyn Wacker, junior at Texas A&M-Commerce, was namedto the NCAA Division II Academic All-America second team involleyball. She is a junior with a 4.00 grade point average andmajoring in accounting.

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The Texas A&M-Kingsvillewomen’s 800-meter relay team wasrecognized at the U.S. Track &Field Coaches Associationconvention last week in Phoenix,Ariz.

The unit had the fastest timein the race during the 2017outdoor season.

Javelina head track and fieldcoach Ryan Dall accepted the award.

Members of the relay team,which ran a 1:37.70 time, wereKaina Martinez, senior from SeineBight, Belize; LaGae Brigance,sophomore from Missouri City(Hightower); Keandria Taylor,freshman from Rosebud-Lott, andPlaserae Johnson, senior fromGlendale, Ariz.

The NCAA Division II relayteams honored at the conventionwere:

Women’s Division400-meter relay: Adams

(Colo.) State, 44.84.800-meter relay: Texas

A&M-Kingsville, 1:37.70.1600-meter relay: San

Francisco (Calif.) State, 3:37.28.3200-meter relay: Walsh

(Ohio), 8:57.55.6000-meter relay: Stonehill

(Mass.), 19:06.80.Shuttle hurdle relay: Central

Oklahoma, 62.93.Sprint medley relay:

Minnesota State, 3:59.09.Distance medley relay:

11:56.68.Men’s Division

400-meter relay: Lincoln(Mo.), 39.56.

800-meter relay: Shorter (Ga.),1:23.97.

1600-meter relay: St.Augustine’s (N.C.), 3:06.73.

3200-meter relay: FranklinPierce (N.H.), 7:39.02.

6000-meter relay: Lock Haven(Pa.), 16:10.90.

Shuttle hurdle relay: EastStroudsburg (Pa.), 58.63.

Sprint medley relay: Shorter(Ga.), 3:20.38.

Distance medley relay:Queens (N.C.), 10:00.91.

Women’s 800-Meter RelayRecognized

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Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

Football GraduatesReceiving degrees at last weekend’s Commencement were, left to right, Christian Taylor from Irving(MacArthur), Gaylin Griffin of Marble Falls, Trevor Moses of Corpus Christi (Calallen), and Peyton Tilleyof Leander. All have been members of the Javelina football team.

The team is selected by the College Sports InformationDirectors of America.

…Offensive lineman Dillon Vaughan of West Texas A&M wasnamed to the NCAA Division II Academic All-America first unit infootball. He is a grad student with a 4.0 grade point average andhe’s majoring in marketing.

…Three Lone Star Conference players are among the nomineesfor the Cliff Harris Award, which goes to the NCAA Division II andIII and NAIA defensive player of the year.

The LSC players are Angelo State junior defensive linemanMarkus Jones, Texas A&M-Commerce linebacker Brucks Saathoffand TAMUC senior defensive back Yusef Sterling-Lowe.

Finalists for the Harris award and the top vote-getter fromeach division will be announced next week.

They will attend the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s annualawards banquet in January.

Harris is the former NFL standout for the Dallas Cowboys whoplayed collegiate football at NCAA Division II Ouachita Baptist inArkadelphia, Ark.

…Garrett Blubaugh, sophomore at Texas A&M-Commerce,was named the recipient of the Elite 90 Award for the 2017 NCAADivision II Football Championship.

Majoring in biological sciences, he currently has a 3.96 gradepoint average.

He was presented the award in Kansas City, Kan..Blubaugh is the second leading tackler on the Commerce

defense.The Elite 90 Award honors the individual who has reached the

national championship level in his or her sport while achieving thehighest academic standard among his or her peers.

The Elite 90 is presented to the athlete with the highest cumulativeGPAparticipating in the finals of each NCAA championship.

Athletes sophomores or above who have participated in theirsport for at least two years at their current school are eligible. Theymust be an active member of the team, traveling and a designatedmember of the squad size at the championship.

NCAA DIVISION II notes:…Former Lone Star Conference member East Central

Oklahoma has named University of Wisconsin assistant coach AlJohnson as its new head coach.

Johnson is an offensive line coach at Wisconsin and is currentlyhelping the team prepare for the Orange Bowl game.

He played four seasons for the Badgers and was in the NFL forseven seasons.

Johnson started his coaching career in 2013 as co-owner of afootball camp and a high school offensive coordinator.

He was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach atSt. Norbert (Wis.) for two seasons.

Johnson joined the Wisconsin staff in 2016.He replaces Tim McCarty, who resigned at the end of the fall season.

Robert Stevenson, TexasA&M-Kingsville sophomorebasketball player, was named theIBC Bank athlete of the week forhis performance in the only gameplayed.

Stevenson, 6-7 forward fromHouston (Eisenhower), had 14rebounds, nine points, threeblocked shots, a steal and anassistant in the Javelinas’ gamewith St. Edward’s.

There were no women’scontests during the past week.

Stevenson received the IBCBank honor for the first time thisseason.

IBC Bank Athletes of the WeekAug. 30-Sept. 2

Jasmine Jacinto, volleyballJose Ventura, cross country

Sept. 4-9Krystal Faison, volleyballKuziah Ferebee, football

Sept. 11-16Shelby Sheets, volleyballMarcus Younger, football

Sept. 18-23Alexis Wick, volleyball

Stevenson IBC Bank Athlete of the WeekJose Ventura, cross country

Sept. 25-30Krystal Faison, volleyballCade Dyal, footballJordan Thomas, football

Oct. 2-7Madison Brabham, volleyballCade Dyal, football

Oct. 9-14Madison Brabham, volleyballCade Dyal, football

Oct. 16-21Madison Brabham, volleyballNick Pelrean, footballJose Ventura, cross country

Oct. 23-28Krystal Faison, volleyballJordan Thomas, football

Oct. 30-Nov. 4Shelby Sheets, volleyballTrey Sumpter, basketball

Nov. 6-11Madison Brabham, volleyballCade Dyal, footballJordan Thomas, football

Nov. 12-18Angelica Wilson, basketballTrey Sumpter, basketball

Nov. 20-25

Angelica Wilson, basketballCaelan Neal, basketball

Nov. 27-Dec. 2Ope Ibrahim, basketballTrey Sumpter, basketball

Dec. 4-9Angelica Wilson, basketballTrey Sumpter, basketball

Dec. 11-16Robert Stevenson, basketball

NCAA Division II South CentralRegion Women’s Basketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDARank Team1. West Texas A&M

Lubbock Christian3. Fort Lewis (Colo.)4. Midwestern State5. Colorado-Mesa6. Angelo State7. Colorado Mines8. Colorado State-Pueblo9. Newman (Kan.)10. Black Hills (S.D.) State

Other teams receiving votesincludes Texas A&M-Commerce. (Bold-faced and italicized teamsare in the Lone Star Conference)

Engineering DegreesShaquira Kennedy, sports information student worker from El Paso,received a bachelor science in mechanical engineering and SebastianPalacios, baseball player from Premont, received a bachelor of sciencein industrial management and technology, at last weekend’s Com-mencement in the Steinke Center.

Athletic GraduatesAlexis Wick, left, volleyball player from Leander (Rouse), andSheridan Pilcher, basketball player from Hurst (Bell), receiveddegrees last weekend. Each received a bachelor of science degree.

(Continued from Page 2)2010 – Eric Czemiewski, QB,

Central Missouri.2011 – Jonas Randolph, RB,

Mars Hill (N.C.).2012 – Zach Zulli, QB,

Shippensburg (Pa.).2013 – Franklyn Quiteh, RB,

Bloomsburg (Pa )

LSC Player Receives Harlon Hill Trophy2014 – Jason Vander Laan,

QB, Ferris (Mich.) State.2015 – Jason Vander Laan,

QB, Ferris (Mich.) State.2016 – Justin Dvorak, QB,

Colorado Mines.2017 – Luis Perez, QB, Texas

A&M-Commerce.

The 2017 Harlon Hill Trophyrecipient was announced lastweek in Florence, Ala.

It goes to the outstandingNCAA Division II football player,the one designated as thedivision’s player of the year.

Texas A&M-Commercequarterback Luis Perez was namedthis year’s award winner.

And while he will receiveaccolades at the Harlon HillTrophy banquet in January, thepeople in Alabama and those whohave had a long-time associationwith the Harlon Hill Trophy nodoubt will still recall the TexasA&I player who was presentedthe award three consecutive timesin 1987-89.

Twenty-eight years after heconcluded his college career,Javelina running back JohnnyBailey is still the most decoratedcollegiate football player inhistory. And those honorsinclude the three Harlon Hilltrophies.

He received honors, setrecords and compiled yardage infootball that stand as the bestever for a collegiate athlete.

Bailey was on the Javelinateams in 1986-89.

His accomplishments areunexcelled in the history ofcollege football.

Bailey, from Houston YatesHigh School, rushed for 6,320yards and became only thesecond back to rush for more than6,000 yards in a career. The otherwas Tony Dorsett of theUniversity of Pittsburgh, who had6,082 in his four years. Baileysurpassed Dorsett’s mark at mid-season of his senior season. Bailey had 7,803 all-purposeyards, also the best ever at thetime. He finished third on thecollegiate scoring chart with 428points. He had 580 additional rushingyards in the three post-seasonplayoff games but these did notcount in career records at the time.Since, the NCAA has accepted

Javelina Bailey Still Rules as MostHonored College Football Player

post-season statistics as a part ofthe career figures.

Had the post-season yardsbeen tacked on, he would haveclosed with 6,800 career rushingyards.

His best single-gameperformance saw him rush for 254yards, those coming in hissophomore season. Bailey opened his collegecareer with four consecutive 200-plus yards games. No otherathlete had had such a collegedebut. He rushed for 100 or more

yards in his first 11 college games.His best rushing season was

his first when he picked up 2,011yards, the best single-seasonperformance for an LSC athlete.At the time, only two other collegebacks, any classification, had everrushed for more than 2,000 yardsin a season. Bailey ranks as the all-timeleading rusher in the state andLone Star Conference. The Javelina ace led the LSC inrushing for four consecutive year

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President’s Holiday ReceptionTAMUK president, Dr. Steven Tallant, and his wife,

Karen, hosted a reception last week for theUniversity faculty and staff. Members of the

Javelina athletic staff were among theguests attending.

Left to right, assistant volleyball coach Stephanie Johns, president Dr. Steven Tallant,head volleyball coach Tanya Allen and assistant volleyball coach Gary Payne.

Left to right, head women’s golf coach Stefanie Gray, assistant women’s basketball coachD.J. Slifer, assistant men’s basketball coach Matt Pressey, Dr. Steven Tallant, assistantmen’s basketball coach Mark Mathew and head men’s basketball coach Johnny Estelle.

Left to right, assistant women’s tennis coach Vanessa Tavares, coordinator of student-athlete services Fred Holmes and head women’s tennis coach Autumn Williams.

Left to right, senior associate athletic director Ruben Cantu, Karen Tallant, assistantathletic director for compliance Hanna Lantz and Dr. Steven Tallant.

Receives Bachelor’s DegreesThese four Javelina football players received bachelor’s degrees last week in the Steinke Center. Left toright are Demarcus Spurlock of Houston (North Forest), Kyle Plum of San Diego, Calif., Demarcus Tillmanof Eagle Lake (Rice) and Brandon Venske of La Vernia. The four received bachelor of science degrees.

Receives Master’s DegreeIleana Aleman, softball playerfrom Pharr (PSJA North),received a master of sciencedegree in reading specializationlast weekend at the Commence-ment in the Steinke Center.

(Continued from Page 6)and was the leading scorer in 1987and 1989.

He made every All-Americateam for which he was eligible forfour consecutive years. Heappeared on 15 of the units. While receiving the HarlonHill Trophy for three consecutiveyears, he was runnerup for thehonor as a freshman. Bailey was named Domino’sPizza/American Football CoachesAssociation “Coaches’ Choice”Player of the Year in the first yearof the award. He was selected to the FootballWriters of America All-America teamand became the first collegedivision athlete to earn a berth onthe roster. He was selected to theESPN All-America team and is theonly college division player to makethat squad. The Javelina back was on theAssociated Press’Little All-America and Kodak All-Americafirst teams in each of his fouryears of play, and became the firstathlete to appear on the squads

for four consecutive years.Bailey was the LSC offensive

player of the year for four seasonsand was selected as USA Today’sTexas Amateur Achiever of the Yeartwice. He was selected the offensiveplayer of the decade in the LSC.

Bailey was selected to appearin three post-season all-star games.

During his four-year career,the team compiled a 38-8 record,won three LSC championshipsand was ranked No. 1 in theNCAA Division II poll twice.

Bailey became the first Javelinaplayer to have his number retired.

After finishing with theJavelinas, Bailey was drafted bythe Chicago Bears, earned ProBowl status with the ArizonaCardinals and also played with theLos Angeles/St. Louis Rams.

He has been inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame, theLone Star Conference Hall ofFame, the NCAA Division IIFootball Hall of Fame and theJavelina Hall of Fame.

Bailey died in August 2010after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

But this weekend in Alabama,or anywhere knowledgeablefootball fans talk about the greatsof college football, JohnnyBailey’s name will come up.

Simply put, there’s neverbeen a better one.

Bailey Still Most Honored College Football Player

Johnny Bailey

Texas A&I, now Texas A&M-Kingsville, has the third mostnational football championshiptrophies with seven.

The championships havebeen won on the field through theNCAA and NAIA playoff system.

Mount Union (Ohio) has themost championships with 13. Allwere in NCAA Division III.

North Dakota State is second

Javelinas Have ThirdMost Football Titles

with 10. The Bison won five whilein NCAA Division II and havewon five in NCAA Division I-AA.

The Javelinas are third withtheir seven, won in 1959, 1969,1970, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1979.

Carroll (Wis.) (NAIA),Northwest Missouri State(Division II), Georgia Southern(Division I-AA), Wisconsin-Whitewater (Division III) andWestminster (Pa.) (NAIA DivisionII) each have six national titles.

Five championships havebeen won by Carson-Newman(Tenn.) (NAIA) and four titleshave been won by Grand Valley(Mich.) (Division II), Youngstown(Ohio) State (Division I-AA) andAugustana (Ill.) (Division III).

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s basketball team was rankedNo. 23 in the NCAA Division IInational poll compiled by theNational Association of BasketballCoaches last week.

Three other Lone StarConference teams were ranked inthe top 25.

Texas-Permian Basin was No.10, West Texas A&M No. 12 andTexas A&M-Commerce No. 22.

NCAA Division IIMen’s Basketball Poll

Compiled by the NationalAssociation of Basketball CoachesRank Team1. Northwest Missouri2. Queens (N.C.)3. Bellarmine (Ky.)4. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)5. Ferris (Mich.) State6. Colorado Mines7. West Liberty (W. Va.)8. Christian Brothers (Tenn.)9. Barry (Fla.)10. Texas-Permian Basin11. Arkansas-Fort Smith12. West Texas A&M13. Northern (S.D.) State14. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.)15. Fort Lewis (Colo.)16. Western Oregon17. Virginia State18. Lake Superior (Mich.) State19. Valdosta (Ga.) State20. Le Moyne (N.Y.)21. West Florida22. Texas A&M-Commerce23. Texas A&M-Kingsville24. Dallas Baptist25. Southern New Hampshire (Bold-faced and italicized teamsare in the Lone Star Conference).

Men’s Basketball23rd in NABC Poll

Baseball GraduatesBaseball players receiving degrees last week included Jacob Kelm,left, from Georgetown and Zach Wilson of Katy. Each received abachelor of business administration degree.

December GraduateJordan Thomas, football player from San Antonio (Stevens), received abachelor of science degree at Commencement exercises last weekendin the Steinke Center. Right is Hanna Lantz, assistant athleticdirector for compliance and academics.

A Different UseJaarika Cantu, daughter of Javelina athletic trainer Ruben Cantu andhis wife, Reili, finds a different use for a basketball at last weekend’sgame with St. Edward’s in the Steinke Center.

Lone Star Conference Lands TwoPlayers on AFCA All-America Team

Two Lone Star Conferenceplayers were on the NCAADivision II All-America footballteam announced by the AmericanFootball Coaches Association lastweek.

Kamal Cass, running back atEastern New Mexico, and JaredMachorro, offensive lineman atTexas A&M-Commerce, were theleague representatives.

Four LSC players were on theoffensive and defensive second units.

Texas A&I and Texas A&M-Kingsville have had more playerson the AFCA All-America teamthan any other school. TheJavelinas have had 30 players on34 of the teams.

The Javelinas also hold thedistinction of having had the mostconsecutive players on the unit.There were Javelinas on the squadin each season between 1986 and2003.

2017 NCAA Division IIAll-America Football TeamSelected by the American

Football Coaches AssociationOffense First Team

QB – Travis Tomowski,Ashland (Ohio), 5-11, 218, Sr.,Broadview Heights, Ohio

RB – Marc Jones, Gannon(Pa.), 5-11, 225, Sr., Painesville,Ohio.

RB – Kamal Cass, EasternNew Mexico, 5-11, 185, Sr., Clovis,N.M.

WR – Donta Armstrong,West Alabama, 5-10, 151, Sr.,Bruce, Miss.

WR – Weston Carr, AzusaPacific (Calif.), 6-2, 200, So., SantaCruz, Calif.

TE – Seth Hebert, CentralMissouri, 6-4, 225, Jr., St. Louis,Mo.

OL – Jared Machorro, TexasA&M-Commerce, 6-7, 280, Sr.,Coldspring.

OL – Joseph Lacey, LongIsland-Post (N.Y.), 6-6, 328, Sr.,Medford, N.Y.

OL – Desmond Harrison,West Georgia, 6-7, 288, Sr.,Houston (Oak Ridge).

OL – Andrew Alten, Findlay(Ohio), 6-2, 308, Sr., Loveland,Ohio.

OL – Ruben Holcomb,Indianapolis (Ind.), 6-4, 317, Sr.,Fort Wayne, Ind.

Defense First TeamDL – Blake Nelson, Colorado-

Mesa, 5-11, 230, Sr., Centennial,Colo.

DL – Marcus Martin, SlipperyRock (Pa.), 6-2, 255, Sr., WestMifflin, Pa.

DL – Zach Sieler, Ferris(Mich.) State, 6-6, 290, Jr., Pickney,Mich.

DL – Nathan Shepherd, Fort

Hays (Kan.) State, 6-5, 300, Sr.,Ajax, Ontario, Canada

LB – Kyle Kitchens, Catawba(N.C.), 6-2, 205, Sr., Decatur, Ga.

LB – Brandon Payer,Colorado State-Pueblo, 6-4, 248,Jr., Pine, Colo.

LB – Osband Thompson,Tuskegee (Ala.), 6-0, 205, Sr.,Miami, Fla.

DB – Max Redfield, Indiana(Pa.), 6-1, 205, Sr., Mission Viejo,Calif.

DB – Chris Johnson, NorthAlabama, 6-3, 200, Jr., Birmingham,Ala.

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2017-18 Javelina Men’s Basketball ScheduleDec. 30 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 4 p.m.Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 8:30 p.m.Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 5 p.m.Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 4 p.m.Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 4 p.m.Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m.March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco.March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region

Championships, TBA.March 21-24 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D.

*Lone Star Conference games.

Baseball GraduateJacob Foitek, baseball playerfrom Denton, received a bachelorof business administration lastweek in the Steinke Center.

Trapping a TopperJavelina defenders Robert Stevenson (33), 6-7 sophomore forward fromHouston (Eisenhower), and Will West (4), 6-3 junior guard fromLeague City (Clear Lake), trap a St. Edward’s player in Saturday’sgame in the Steinke Center.

(Continued from Page 9)DB – Marcus Jones,

Northwest Missouri, 6-0, 178, Sr.,Gladstone, Mo.

DB – Andrew Spencer,Winona (Minn.) State, 6-1, 210, Sr.,Lake Villa, Ill.

SpecialistsPK – Casey Bednarski,

Minnesota State, 6-1, 230, Jr.,Oconomowoc, Wis.

P – Cody Mikell, Henderson(Ark.) State, 6-0, 215, Sr.,Poplarville, Miss.

AP – Deonte Harris,Assumption (Mass.), 5-6, 170, Jr.,Baltimore, Md.

Second Team OffenseIncludes:QB – Luis Perez, Texas A&M-

Commerce, 6-3, 220, Sr., ChulaVista, Calif.

OL – Islam Sbeih, MidwesternState, 6-1, 298, Sr., East Oakland,Calif.

Second Team DefenseIncludes:DL – Markus Jones, Angelo

State, 6-3, 255, Jr., Crowley.LB – Kevin Haynes, Central

Washington, 6-1, 228, Sr., BattleGround, Wash.

DB – Yusef Sterling-Lowe,Texas A&M-Commerce, 6-2, 170,Sr., Oakland, Calif.

Two LSC PlayersMake AFCA All-America Team

One Lone Star Conferenceplayer was on the Associated PressNCAA Division II All-Americafootball team announced last week.

Luis Perez, senior quarterbackat Texas A&M-Commerce, was onthe first unit.

Defensive lineman Bo Bannerand defensive back Tyler Hasty,

One LSC Player on AP NCAA Division II All-America Unitboth of Central Washington, madethe first team. The Javelinashosted Central Washington in theopening game this fall and willopen with the Wildcats nextseason in Ellensburg, Wash.

2017 Associated PressNCAA Division II

All-America Football Team

First Team OffenseQB – Luis Perez, Texas A&M-

Commerce, Sr.RB – Marc Jones, Gannon

(Pa.), Sr.RB – Cameron Mayberry,

Colorado Mines, So.WR – J.T. Luper, Central

Oklahoma, Sr.WR – Weston Carr, Azusa

Pacific (Calif.), So.TE – D.J. Cornish, Shepherd

(W. Va.), So.OL – Alex Cappa, Humboldt

(Calif.) State, Sr.OL – Lavonte Hights,

Shepherd (W. Va.), Sr.OL – Dominic Giunta,

Ashland (Ohio), Sr.OL – Harley Vaughn, West

Georgia, Sr.OL – Gavin De Los Santos,

Harding (Ark.) Sr.AP – Devontae Jackson,

West Georgia, Jr.K – Casey Bednarski,

Minnesota State, Jr.First Team Defense

DL – Marcus Martin, SlipperyRock (Pa.), Sr.

DL – Bo Banner, CentralWashington, Sr.

DL – Adonis Davis, FloridaTech, Jr.

DL – Myles Humphrey,Shepherd (W. Va.), Sr.

LB – Kevin Haynes, CentralWashington, Sr.

LB – Terry Samuel, WestAlabama, Jr.

LB – Dennis Gardeck, SiouxFalls (S.D.), Sr.

DB – Tyler Hasty, CentralWashington, Jr.

DB – Tavierre Thomas, Ferris(Mich.) State, Sr.

DB – J.R. Stevens, Indiana(Pa.), So.

DB – Chris Johnson, NorthAlabama, Jr.

P – Justin Marcha, Emporia(Kan.) State, Sr.

Second Team OffenseIncludes:OL – Jared Machorro, Texas

A&M-Commerce, Sr.

Graduation CelebrationThe Javelina sports informationstaff helped Shaquira Kennedy,center, celebrate her graduationlast week. Left to right are R.J.Young, Robert Salazar, assistantsports information directorKeonte Herrera, Kennedy, KyraHenderson, Ryan Smith andassistant sports informationdirector Mark Inserra.

Preventing a Throw-inJavelina forward Elton Dyer, 6-4 junior from Houston (Sam Houston),prevents a St. Edward’s player from throwing in during last weekend’sgame in the Steinke Center.

Three Lone Star Conferencewere named to the NCAA DivisionII All-America football teamcompiled by D2 ConferenceCommissioners Association.

Luis Perez, senior quarterbackat Texas A&M-Commerce, was theoffensive player of the year.

Joining him on the All-America first team was teammateJared Machorro, senior offensivelineman.

Also on the first unit weresenior tight end Kyle Self andsenior linebacker Kevin Haynes ofCentral Washington. TheJavelinas hosted Central in theseason opener in JavelinaStadium.

NCAA Division IIAll-America Football Team

Selected by D2CCAFirst Team Offense

QB – Luis Perez, Texas A&M-Commerce, Sr., 6-3, 220, ChulaVista, Calif.

RB – Marc Gones, Gannon(Pa.), Jr., 5-11, 225, Painesville,Ohio.

RB – Ja’Quan Gardner,Humboldt (Calif.) State, Sr., 5-7,205, Ceres, Calif.

WR – J.T. Luper, CentralOklahoma, Sr., 5-9, 175, Sherman.

LSC Players on D2CCA A-A Football TeamWR – Weston Carr, Azusa

Pacific (Calif.), So., 6-2, 200,Benicia, Calif.

TE – Kyle Self, CentralWashington, Sr., 6-5, 229, Vaughn,Wash.

OL – Jared Machorro, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., 6-7, 280,Coldspring.

OL – Alex Cappa, Humboldt(Calif.) State, Sr., 6-7, 305, Dublin,Calif.

OL – Lavonte Hights,Shepherd (W. Va.), Sr., 6-4, 300,North Chesterfield, Va.

OL – Gavin De Los Santos,Harding (Arik.), Sr., 6-3, 285, HotSprings, Ark.

OL – Dominic Giunta,Ashland (Ohio), Sr., 6-3, 284,Willoughby, Ohio.

RS – Deonte Harris,Assumption (Mass.), Jr., 5-6, 170,Baltimore, Md.

PK – Casey Bednarski,Minnesota State, Jr., 6-1, 230,Oconomowoc, Wis.

Offensive Player of the YearLuis Perez, QB, Texas A&M-

Commerce.First Team Defense

DL – Marcus Martin, SlipperyRock (Pa.), Sr., 6-2, 255, WestMifflin, Pa.

DL – Myles Humphrey,Shepherd (W. Va.), Sr., 6-2, 245,Upper Marlboro, Md.

DL – Zachy Sieler, Ferris (Mich.)State, Jr., 6-6, 290, Pinckney, Mich.

LB – Dennis Gardeck, SiouxFalls (S.D.), Sr., 6-0, 205, Lake inthe Hills, Ill.

LB – Kevin Haynes, CentralWashington, Sr., 6-1, 228, BattleGround, Wash.

LB – Kyle Kitchens, Catawba(N.C.), Sr., 6-2, 205, Decatur, Ga.

LB – Sam Blankenship,Harding (Ark.), Jr., 6-2, 205, Tulsa,Okla.

S – Andrew Spencer, Winona(Minn.) State, Sr., 6-1, 210, LakeVilla, Ill.

S – Andrew Benson,Assumption (Mass.), Sr., 6-2, 205,East Bridgewater, Mass.

CB – Darius Williams,Colorado State-Pueblo, Jr., 6-0,195, Gilbert, Ariz.

CB – Tyler Hasty, CentralWashington, Jr., 6-0, 190, Bellevue,Wash.

P – Justin Marcha, Emporia(Kan.) State, Sr., 6-1, 200, Edmond,Okla.

Defensive Player of theYearMarcus Martin, DL, Slippery

Rock (Pa.).

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Receives DegreeMaria Macias, a student workerin the Javelina sports informationoffice, received her bachelor ofscience degree last week at theDecember Commencement in theSteinke Center.

Defensive PressureChristian Bambrook, 6-8 junior forward from Eddyville, Iowa, putspressure on a St. Edward’s ball handler in last weekend’s game.

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s basketball team receivedvotes in the NCAA Division II pollreleased by D2SIDA last week.

Three Lone Star Conferenceteams were ranked in the top 25.

West Texas A&M was No. 15,Texas A&M-Commerce No. 23 andTexas-Permian Basin No. 24.

NCAA Division II Men’sBasketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDARank Team1. Northwest Missouri2. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)3. Ferris (Mich.) State4. Bellarmine (Ky.)5. Arkansas-Fort Smith

Men’s Basketball Receives Votes in D2SIDA Poll6. Christian Brothers (Tenn.)7. Queens (N.C.)8. Colorado Mines9. West Liberty (W. Va.)10. Barry (Fla.)11. Virginia State12. Northern (S.D.) State13. West Florida14. California Poly-Pomona15. West Texas A&M

Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.)17. Lake Superior (Mich.) State18. Western Oregon19. Bridgeport (Conn.)20. West Chester (Pa.)21. California State-Chico

North Carolina-Pembroke23. Texas A&M-Commerce

24. Texas-Permian Basin25. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)

Other teams receiving votes

includes Texas A&M-Kingsville. (Bold-faced and italicized teamsare in the Lone Star Conference).

Texas A&M-Kingsville graduates Sally Lozano DeLeon andThomas De Los Santos will be honored at the South Texas WinterBaseball Banquet Jan. 18 at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center.

DeLeon , coach at Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway, is the largeschool softball coach of the year and De Los Sontos, coach at SantaGertrudis Academy High School, is the small school softball coach ofthe year.

DeLeon’s team reached the Class 5A regional semifinals last yearand finished 29-10.

De Los Santos coached his team to the Class 3A state tournamentwhere the Lions lost in the title game. It had a 39-3 season’s record.

Two members of the Academy team have signed national letterswith the Javelinas.

Lozano was on the 2004-07 Javelina softball teams and was All-LSCSouth Division.

Joe Curiel, former TexasA&M-Kingsville assistantbaseball coach, will be recognizedas the large school baseball coachof the year at the South TexasWinter Baseball Banquet Jan. 18 inthe Solomon Ortiz Center inCorpus Christi.

Curiel has taken his Trojansto the Class 5A state tournamentin two of his five seasons as headcoach.

TAMUK Graduates NamedSoftball Coaches of the Year

Curiel Baseball Coach of the YearLast spring’s squad had a 30-

3-3 record and reached thesemifinals of the state meet.

Curiel was an assistant coachfor the Javelinas in 1995 and 1996.The team had a 67-36 overallrecord and a 30-15 Lone StarConference record during thosecampaigns.

The Javelinas won the LSCchampionship in 1995, the thirdyear for the intercollegiate program.

One Lone Star Conferenceteam was ranked in the NCAADivision II women’s basketballpoll released by the Women’sBasketball Coaches Associationlast week.

West Texas A&M was No. 3.Future LSC member Lubbock

Christian was No. 4.NCAA Division II

Women’s Basketball PollCompiled by the Women’s

Basketball Coaches AssociationRank Team1. Ashland (Ohio)2. Alaska-Anchorage3. West Texas A&M4. Lubbock Christian5. Indiana (Pa.)6. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)7. Drury (Mo.)8. Bentley (Mass.)

9. Virginia Union10. Central Missouri11. California (Pa.)12. Northern (S.D.) State13. Edinboro (Pa.)14. Wingate (N.C.)15. Michigan Tech16. Fort Lewis (Colo.)17. Southern Indiana18. Augustana (S.D.)19. Seattle Pacific (Wash.)20. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

Southwestern Oklahoma22. Cedarville (Ohio)23. Central Oklahoma24. University of Sciences (Pa.)25. Rollins (Fla.) (Bold-faced and italicized teamsare in the Lone Star Conference)

One LSC Women’s Hoops Team Ranked