VOLUME XVI, NO. 49 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 JULY 13, 2016 First Three Games of ‘76 Football Season Were a Dream Pre-Game Greeting Javelina head coach Gil Steinke, right, and University of Hawaii head coach Larry Price exchange greetings prior to the Javelinas’ 1976 game in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Javelinas defeated the Rainbow Warriors, 56-21. Jeron Robinson The first three games of the 1976 Texas A&I football season gave the Javelinas a schedule other college teams could only dream of. The season opener was in the Houston Astrodome and at that time, few college squads had had an opportunity to play indoors. Then came a home game against Slippery Rock (Pa.), a team which had gained nationwide attention because of its name and also in Texas because of it being promoted by an announcer at the University of Texas home games. The Javelinas would return to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the third game. They had opened Aloha Stadium the previous season and returned for a rematch with the University of Hawaii. The Astrodome was billed as the eighth wonder of the world when it opened in the 1960s. TSU had defeated the Javelinas, 28-16, in the 1972 game in the dome but the 1976 Javelinas reversed the decision, 36-20, continuing an undefeated streak that had started in the last game of 1973. The Javelinas would return to the Astrodome in 1983 to take on Sam Houston State. They beat the Bearkats, 19-14. The game with Slippery Rock came about at a time when the name, Slippery Rock, amused fans throughout the country. Scores of its weekly games were announced at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, UCLA and Penn State games. The Armed Forces Radio outlets around the world also reported the Rockets’ results each weekend. Slippery Rock fan clubs were reportedly in each of the 50 states. How it got its name is interesting. In 1779, Col. Daniel Brodhead was in command of Fort Pitt at the present site of Pittsburgh, Pa. In a battle with the Seneca Indians, Brodhead and his men were forced to retreat. The troops crossed a creek at a place where there were very large, smooth rocks in the bed of (Continued on Page 7) Texas A&M-Kingsville high jumper Jeron Robinson was eliminated from the USA Olympic Trials last weekend in Eugene, Ore., in the preliminary rounds of the event. Robinson, who concluded his career with the Javelinas in May as the all-time best jumper in NCAA Division II and one of the best collegiate jumpers ever, failed to clear the opening height of 7-0.25. His best has been 7-7 and he has consistently jumped higher than the opening height at the Trials. Robinson has been injured since before the Division II national meet this season. Friday’s competition was held in the rain. There were 26 entries in the high jump and only 11 cleared the opening height despite having much better marks in their careers. Robinson is expected to compete in international meets this summer, including meets in Europe and Canada. (Continued on Page 16) Robinson Competes at Trials Football Season Tickets Now On Sale at The Javelina Ticket Office
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VOLUME XVI, NO. 49 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 JULY 13, 2016
First Three Games of ‘76 Football Season Were a Dream
Pre-Game GreetingJavelina head coach Gil Steinke, right, and University of Hawaii headcoach Larry Price exchange greetings prior to the Javelinas’ 1976game in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Javelinas defeated theRainbow Warriors, 56-21.
Jeron Robinson
The first three games of the1976 Texas A&I football seasongave the Javelinas a scheduleother college teams could onlydream of.
The season opener was in theHouston Astrodome and at thattime, few college squads had hadan opportunity to play indoors.
Then came a home gameagainst Slippery Rock (Pa.), a teamwhich had gained nationwideattention because of its name andalso in Texas because of it beingpromoted by an announcer at theUniversity of Texas home games.
The Javelinas would return toHonolulu, Hawaii, for the thirdgame. They had opened AlohaStadium the previous season andreturned for a rematch with theUniversity of Hawaii.
The Astrodome was billed asthe eighth wonder of the worldwhen it opened in the 1960s.
TSU had defeated theJavelinas, 28-16, in the 1972 gamein the dome but the 1976 Javelinasreversed the decision, 36-20,continuing an undefeated streakthat had started in the last game of1973.
The Javelinas would returnto the Astrodome in 1983 to takeon Sam Houston State. They beatthe Bearkats, 19-14.
The game with Slippery Rockcame about at a time when thename, Slippery Rock, amused fansthroughout the country.
Scores of its weekly gameswere announced at the Universityof Texas, University of Michigan,UCLA and Penn State games.
The Armed Forces Radiooutlets around the world alsoreported the Rockets’ results eachweekend.
Slippery Rock fan clubs werereportedly in each of the 50 states.
How it got its name isinteresting.
In 1779, Col. Daniel Brodhead
was in command of Fort Pitt at thepresent site of Pittsburgh, Pa. In abattle with the Seneca Indians,Brodhead and his men were forcedto retreat.
The troops crossed a creek ata place where there were verylarge, smooth rocks in the bed of
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Texas A&M-Kingsville high jumper Jeron Robinson was eliminatedfrom the USA Olympic Trials last weekend in Eugene, Ore., in thepreliminary rounds of the event.
Robinson, who concluded his career with the Javelinas in May asthe all-time best jumper in NCAA Division II and one of the bestcollegiate jumpers ever, failed to clear the opening height of 7-0.25.
His best has been 7-7 and he has consistently jumped higher thanthe opening height at the Trials.
Robinson has been injured since before the Division II national meetthis season.
Friday’s competition was held in the rain.There were 26 entries in the high jump and only 11 cleared the
opening height despite having much better marks in their careers.Robinson is expected to compete in international meets this summer,
including meets in Europe and Canada. (Continued on Page 16)
Robinson Competes at Trials
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Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
Robert Barrett
Mary Beth Geyer and RobertBarrett have been named assistantstrength and conditioningcoaches/lecturers in the TexasA&M-Kingsville athleticdepartment.
Geyer, from Annapolis, Md.,has a bachelor’s degree fromDrexel (Pa.) University and was onthe school’s crew team.
She received a master’sdegree from Florida State.
Geyer served as a graduatestrength and conditioning internat Florida State and was at theGatorade IMG Academy in Florida.
She was the head strengthand conditioning coach at JohnPaul II High School in Tallahassee,Fla., in 2015 and most recently hasbeen an assistant at BrownUniversity.
Barrett, from Eugene, Ore.,has a bachelor’s degree fromWestern Oregon. He was athrower on the track and field
Mary Beth Geyer
Barrett, Geyer New StrengthAnd Conditioning Coaches
team.He holds a master’s degree
from Eastern Michigan.Barrett was a graduate
assistant at Oregon State andspent two and one-half years asan assistant strength andconditioning coach at Frostburg(Md.) State.
He is married to the formerKristin Pobert of Silverton, Ore.,and they are the parents of aneight-year-old daughter,Lauralynn, and a five-year-oldson, Jonathon.
Barrett and Geyer aremembers of the National Strengthand Conditioning Association.
Track and field sprinter KainaMartinez was the most honoredTexas A&M-Kingsville athlete in2015-16, being selected as the IBCBank athlete of the week eighttimes during the indoor andoutdoor seasons.
Martinez is a junior fromSeine Bight, Belize.
Javier Lopez, junior fromCordova, Spain, was selected fivetimes during the track and fieldseasons.
IBC Bank Athletes of the WeekAug. 31-Sept. 5 –
Krystal Faison, volleyballDevonte Williams, football
Sept. 7-12Brett Zaccardo, volleyballShawn Vasquez, football
Sept. 14-19Analysa Coy, golfJordan Thomas, football
Sept. 21-26Jade Guerrero, cross countryMyles Carr, football
Sept. 28-Oct. 3Valarie Moehrig, volleyballAnthony Autry, football
Oct. 5-7Valarie Moehrig, volleyballJordan Thomas, football
Oct. 9-17Haley Hutchinson, volleyballMichal Idziak, cross country
Oct. 19-24Krystal Faison, volleyballAA Vaaulu, football
Oct. 26-31Jade Guerrero, cross countryGreg Pitre, football
Nov. 2-7Madison Brabham, volleyballGreg Pitre, football
Nov. 9-15Kaylin Roher, basketballGreg Pitre, football
Nov. 30-Dec. 5Ashley Viera, basketballTroy Jones, basketball
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Martinez MostHonored IBCBank POW
ONE NEGATIVE THING about sports is the injuries.They can wreck an individual’s performance and can also move
a team from a contender to out-of-contention.Jeron Robinson is an example of this.He’s the all-time best high jumper in NCAA Division II and has
been one of the top collegiate jumpers in his four years with theJavelinas.
Robinson competed in the NCAA Division II national meet inlate May with a leg injury. It possibly cost him a national title. Hisheight at the national meet was inches short of the clearances he isaccustomed to.
Between the national meet and last week’s Olympic Trials, hewas able to work out once, according to his college coach, RyanDall.
He wasn’t able to clear the opening height at the Trials. The 7-0.25 jump is one in which Robinson usually breezes over. He’smore accustomed to clearing 7-7 to 7-5 any time he competed.
Again, there’s no doubt injury played a key role in his failing tomake the finals, and possibly a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.Robinson wouldn’t use that as an excuse, but it is. You simplycannot jump as your best if you’re not in top physical shape…andif you have a problem with one of your legs.
But Robinson has his name listed among the best jumpers in theUSA. And there will be more meets for him.
Dall said that he’s expected to be selected to take part for theU.S. team at international meets over the next few weeks. Thesewill be in Europe and Canada.
Robinson is now a professional and as such, his opportunitieswill be much better than when he still had collegiate eligibilityremaining.
It’s too bad that he didn’t go out as the outdoor nationalchampion and as an Olympian. His resume is impressive enough towarrant such.
FOR REAL?One of the NCAA Division II preseason football polls released
last week has the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Associationteams ranked so high, the league would seem to be head-and-shoulders above any other conference in the country.
The first four teams in the poll are from the MIAA: NorthwestMissouri No. 1, Emporia (Kan.) State No. 2, Central Missouri No. 3and Central Oklahoma No. 4.
The conference also had the No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10 teams:Fort Hays (Kan.) State No. 8, Pittsburg (Kan.) State No. 9 andMissouri Western No. 10.
The sad thing is that teams from other leagues won’t get to testthe MIAA clubs until the postseason playoffs.
The MIAA is one of those conferences that doesn’t play non-league schools. Each of those seven teams ranked in the top 10will see only conference opponents until the playoffs.
WHEN THE JAVELINA football team opens with IncarnateWord Sept. 3 in San Antonio, two special dates will be celebratedby the Cardinals. (Continued on Page 3)
Javelina Hash Upcoming Javelina EventsJavelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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*Lone Star Conference games/matches(Bold-faced events are in Kingsville)
July 11-15 – General: Boys Basketball Skills Camp in Kingsville,Steinke Center, phone (361) 593-4874 for additionalinformation.
Shooting/Skill Camp for girls fourth throughsixth grades, 9-11 a.m.
Little Javelina Camp for girls kindergarten throughthird grade, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Shooting/Position Camp for girls seventh through 12th
grade, 2-5 p.m.Pre-registration at javelinaathletics.com/camps. For
more information contact Wade Scott at (361)593-4029 or email at [email protected].
Aug. 5-12 – Volleyball: Nicaragua Exhibition and Community Service tour inNicaragua.
Aug. 9 – Football: Players for the start of preseason workouts inKingsville.
Aug. 11 – Football: First practice for the football team in Kingsville,Javelina Stadium.
Aug. 18 - Volleyball: First practice for the volleyball team in Kingsville,Steinke Center.
Aug. 20 – General: Javelina Club Kickoff Barbecue in Kingsville,Northway Coliseum.
Sept. 2 – Volleyball: Christian Brothers Tournament in Memphis, Tenn.vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 12:30 p.m.vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 5 p.m.
Sept. 3 - Football: Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Volleyball: Christian Brothers Tournament in Memphis, Tenn.
vs. Barton (N.C.), 10:15 a.m.vs. Arkansas Tech, 2:45 p.m.
Sept. 6 – Volleyball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Sept. 9 – Volleyball: Colorado State-Pueblo Tournament in Pueblo, Colo.
vs. Adams (Colo.) State, 9 a.m.vs. Colorado State-Pueblo, 1 p.m.
Sept. 10 - Football: Simon Fraser in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (MilitaryAppreciation Weekend).
Volleyball: Colorado State-Pueblo Tournament in Pueblo, Colo.vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 9 a.m.vs. Nova Southeastern (Fla.), 3 p.m.
Sept. 16 – Volleyball: *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Sept. 17 - Football: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic
Heritage Weekend).Volleyball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m.
Sept. 20 – Volleyball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7 p.m.Sept. 23 – Volleyball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5 p.m.Sept. 24 - Football: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7 p.m. Volleyball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 1 p.m. Volleyball: Dallas Baptist in Dallas, 7 p.m.Sept. 30 – Volleyball: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m.Oct. 1 - Football: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend). Volleyball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m.Oct. 7 – Volleyball: *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 8 - Football: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, TBD. Volleyball: *Texas –Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Oct. 14 – Volleyball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30 p.m.Oct. 15 - Football: *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg
Bank Homecoming Game).
The Texas A&M-Kingsvillefootball team is picked sixth in aLone Star Conference preseasonrankings released by Massey’sListings.
Defending champion TexasA&M-Commerce is the choice tofinish at the top.
Lone Star ConferencePreseason Football Poll
Compiled by Massey’s ListingsRank Team1. Texas A&M-Commerce2. Midwestern State3. Angelo State4. West Texas A&M5. Eastern New Mexico6. Texas A&M-Kingsville7. Tarleton State8. Western New Mexico9. Oklahoma Panhandle State10. Texas-Permian Basin
Football Picked6th in Massey’sRatings Poll
Escaping TacklerWesley McCoy, 5-9, 175-poundwideout and cornerback from Terrell,escapes a tackler during springworkouts. McCoy is a transfer fromButte (Calif.) College.
It will be Hall of Fame Weekend and Fan Appreciation Day onthe UIW camps.
The Javelinas and Cardinals meet in a 6 p.m. contest.
JAVELINAS ARE MAKING an impact in the Texas CollegiateBaseball League.
Jimmy Roche, first baseman from Corpus Christi (Calallen), iswith the Woodlands Strykers and is tied for the league lead indoubles with eight.
Sebi Palacios, pitcher from Premont, had pitched 13.1 inningsas of July 4 and had 17 strikeouts and only three walks. He is withthe Brazos Valley Bombers.
Christian Caudle, catcher from Houston (Klein), is with theVictoria Generals and he ranked fourth in the league in runs battedin with 13 and was fifth in hitting with a .309 batting average.
Palacios and Roche will be seniors with the Javelinas nextspring and Caudle will be a junior.
INCARNATE WORD, THE Javelina football team’s openingopponent Sept. 3 in San Antonio, has been moved into the fourthyear of its reclassification process.
UIW, former members of the Lone Star Conference and NCAADivision II, is now in the Southland Conference and in Division I-AA in football and Division I in the other sports.
If the school is advanced again after this school year, it willbecome eligible for NCAA and conference postseason competitionin 2017-18.
TWO JAVELINA PLAYERS figured in the final NCAADivision II softball statistics for the 2016 season, and both werefreshmen.
Victoria Schoonard-Saborio, infielder from Elk Grove, Calif.,was 22nd in walks issued. She got a free pass 38 times.
Roxy Chapa, infielder and catcher from McAllen (Sharyland),was 28th in runs batted in. She had 55 in her rookie season.
THE 2016 TEXARKANA Live United Bowl game has been setfor noon Dec. 3.
Played in Razorback Stadium in Texarkana, Ark., the gamefeatures a team from the Great American Conference as the hostschool against a Division II squad from the region.
The game will be televised on ESPN3.
THE PICTURES FROM the Javelina football team’s tour ofEurope and the games in Hawaii that appeared in last week’s andthis week’s Javelina Highlights were taken by Bob Allen, theUniversity photographer at that time.
Bob also took video of the European trip and it was made into ahighlight film.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes:…The Texas Woman’s soccer team will host the 10th annual
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Javelina atRushmore
Johnny Moreno,wearing hisJavelina cap,recently visitedMount Rushmorein South Dakota.Moreno is on theTAMUK staff andis a long-timeJavelina sportsfan.
Twenty-four Texas A&M-Kingsville athletes, coaches andtrainers are candidates for degreesat the Summer CommencementAug. 6 in the Steinke Center.
Pioneer Power Sprint Triathlon and 5K July 31.The triathlon is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event and it
includes a 200-yard swim, a 16.1 mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run.The registration fee was $75 before a July 12 deadline and will
be $89 between now and the event.There will be team and individual competitions.The 5K event is for runners and walkers.There were more than 500 entries for last year’s triathlon.All proceeds will go to the TWU soccer team.…Texas-Permian Basin has a new artificial playing surface for
football and soccer beginning this fall.The Falcons are in the Lone Star Conference as of July 1.The new surface is Field Turf, Revolution 360, and uses cork
pellets rather than rubber pellets.The cork supposedly keeps the playing surface up to 35
degrees cooler than rubber.A track around the field is currently planned and will be
constructed when $1 million in funding can be raised.The Falcons are fielding an intercollegiate football team for the
first time this fall.The Javelinas will play UTPB in Kingsville Oct. 15.
NCAA DIVISION II notes:…Missouri Western will add men’s and women’s indoor and
outdoor track and field and men’s and women’s cross country toits program beginning in 2017-18.
“We’re excited about what track and field and cross countrycan add for an athletic program, but there is no question this is alsoa good thing for the University,” athletic director Kurt McGuffinsaid. “It takes a significant number of student-athletes to remaincompetitive in these sports, and those are students who might nothave been looking at Missouri Western as an option before theaddition of these teams.”
Missouri Western, in St. Joseph, Mo., is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
…Jordan Herdman, 6-2, 231-pound senior linebacker fromWinnipeg, Manitoba, was named athlete of the year at Simon Fraser(British Columbia).
He was earlier named the Great Northwest Athletic Conferencedefensive player of the year, was all-region first team and was theClans’ first’ ever NCAA Division II All-America honoree.
He set a GNCA single-game record for tackles and was rankedfifth in Division II in tackles.
Herdman was a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award, presented tothe top defensive player in NCAA Division II and III and the NAIA.
The Javelinas will go against Herdman and the Clan Sept. 10 inJavelina Stadium.
…Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State haveannounced that they will play an Oct. 1 game in ArrowheadStadium in Kansas City, Mo.
The stadium is the home of the Kansas City Chiefs.The schools are in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic
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Javelina Hash
2016 Javelina Football ScheduleSept. 3 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 6 p.m.Sept. 10 – Simon Fraser (British Columbia) in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
(Military Appreciation Weekend).Sept. 17 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic
Heritage Weekend/Hall of Fame and Champions Weekend).Sept. 24 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7 p.m.Oct. 1 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Weekend)Oct. 8 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, TBD.Oct. 15 – *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg
Bank Homecoming Game)Oct. 22 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m.Oct. 29 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
(Communication Appreciation Weekend)Nov. 5 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Senior Night)Nov. 12 - *Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, Okla., 1 p.m.Nov. 19 - NCAA Division II first round playoffs, TBD.Nov. 26 - NCAA Division II second round playoffs, TBD.Dec. 3 - NCAA Division II quarterfinals, TBD.Dec. 10 - NCAA Division II semifinals, TBD.Dec. 17 - NCAA Division II championship
One LSC All-Time Best Recorded in 2016There was one Lone Star
Conference all-time bestperformance during the 2016 trackand field season just completed.
Norma Cunigan of West TexasA&M threw the shot put 53-1 at theNCAA Division II Championshipsand that is the best ever.
The former best was 52-10 byAdree Lakey of Angelo State in 2009.
Texas A&M-Kingsville hadtwo relay teams that neared theall-best times in their events.
The men’s 400-meter relayhad a best of 39.80, that coming inthe national meet, and the all-timebest is 39.20.
The women’s sprint relay hada best of 44.51 and that was justoff the best of 44.10.
Association and the league has had games in the facility in the past.…The Gulf South Conference has added Auburn-Montgomery
(Ala.) and Montevallo (Ala.) as members of the league.The conference will have 17 members with the addition of the
two in 2017-18.Montevallo is a past member of the GSC, having withdrawn in
2009.Auburn-Montgomery is transitioning into Division II.The 12 active members of the GSC are Alabama-Huntsville,
Christian Brothers (Tenn.), Delta (Miss.) State, Florida Tech, Lee(Tenn.), Mississippi College, North Alabama, Shorter (Ga.), SpringHill (Ala.), Union (Tenn.), Valdosta (Ga.) State, West Alabama, WestFlorida, West Georgia and Young Harris (Ga.).
…The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hasannounced it will induct the 2011 Pittsburg (Kan.) State footballteam into the MIAA Hall of Fame this year.
Pittsburg State won NCAA Division II national championshipthat season.
The Gorillas will become the 21st team to be inducted into theMIAA Hall, since the inaugural class of 2010.
…The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hasadded women’s bowling as an NCAA championship sport.
The first champion will be determined at a conferencetournament March 25-26, 2017, in Kansas City, Kan.
The conference accepted Drury (Mo.), Elmhurst (Ill.),Maryville (Mo.), McKendree (Ill.) and Nebraska Wesleyan asassociate members. They will join MIAA current members CentralMissouri and Lincoln (Mo.) as members of the league for bowling.
…Stan Wagnon, former commissioner of the Lone StarConference, was named the new commissioner of the SoonerAthletic Conference last week.
He was the LSC commissioner for 11 years.Wagnon was the sports information director at Tarleton State
for three years and had been the SID at Midwestern State for fourseasons before joining the TSU staff.
He is a graduate of Central Oklahoma and he worked in thesports information department while an undergraduate. UCO was amember of the LSC at the time.
…Dalton Roach, a pitcher for Minnesota State, threw 171pitches in an 11-inning game against St. Cloud (Minn.) State. MSUwon the game, 1-0.
…Southeastern Oklahoma head baseball coach Mike Methenybecame only the third NCAA Division II coach to reach 1,300victories when he reached the mark last spring.
He’s 14 wins behind leader Joe Roberts of Armstrong (Ga.)State.
Some of Metheny’s victories came when Southeastern was amember of the Lone Star Conference. The Javelinas had a 16-13record against the Savage Storm when the programs were leaguecohorts.
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Javelina Football Makes Its Presence Known on the Islands
Javelina players, left to right, Ray Evans, David Hill and Larry Seidel receive leis prior to a game in AlohaStadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1976.
Javelina player Mike Hawkins gets a greeting from a fan upon arrival inHonolulu. More than 800 fans made the trip to Honolulu for the 1976game, and the same number had gone the previous year for the 1975contest that opened Aloha Stadium. The Javelinas won both games.
Players, left to right, James Clay, Mike Hawkins and Leonard Avery getthe scores from the Mainland prior to departing for the game in Honolulu.
Rufus Green (84) and the Javelina players and fans board buses for thetrip to Aloha Stadium and the 1976 game. No. 70 is Steve Fefer.
Javelina Football Makes Its Presence Known on the Islands
A Javelina player is silhouetted against the Hawaiian sunset during aworkout on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu.
A paperboy displays the front page of the Honolulu newspaper announcing the Javelinas’ game with theUniversity of Hawaii in Aloha Stadium, in the background.
Javelina head football coach Gil Steinke’s wife Mary and daughter Janamong the 800 plus fans who made the trip to support the Javelinas inHonolulu. Mary has on her “Aloha” pin.
(Continued from Page 1)the stream. The water was slickand oily. In pursuit, the Senecasslipped and fell, enablingBrodhead’s men to escape. Thecreek was dubbed Slippery RockCreek and the adjoining town ofSlippery Rock received its catchyname.
The national limelight wasfirst focused on Slippery Rock in1936 when the two majorwireservice polls differed in theirfinal rankings for the topcollegiate team in the country.
The Associated Press hadMinnesota No. 1 and theUniversity of Pittsburgh No. 2while the United PressInternational had the two powersin reverse order.
Following much discussion, asportswriter turned out a satirical
piece which proved, to him atleast, that Slippery Rock wasreally the nation’s No. 1 team.
His reasoning was thatSlippery Rock had beatenWestminster (Pa.), which hadbeaten West Virginia Wesleyan,which had beaten Duquesne,which beat Pitt, which beat NotreDame, which defeatedNorthwestern, which had downedMinnesota.
This brought Slippery Rocknational recognition and a Bostonsportswriter persuaded BostonUniversity to schedule theRockets the following year.
Slippery Rock’s first trip toTexas came for the 1976 game. Adelegation from the University ofTexas, site of one of the SlipperyRock fan clubs, was at the gamealong with several sportswriters,including a reporter from the UTpaper, the Daily Texan, whichdidn’t normally cover theJavelinas.
It turned out to be anothernotch for the Javelinas on theirvictory belt as they downed thePennsylvania club, 58-7.
Luckily the Javelinas had atwo-year contract with the
University of Hawaii to play inHonolulu. After the 1975Javelinas hit the Islands, theymight not have been invited backwithout the pact.
The Javelinas beat theRainbow Warriors, 43-9, in thestadium opening in 1975.
The trip back in 1976 saw theJavelinas giving another stellarperformance, beating the Warriors,56-21.
In both seasons, theJavelinas took more than 800 fansto Honolulu for the game. Theyfilled Braniff 747 planes fromDallas to Honolulu for two days.
The fans making reservationswere from 65 different Texas citiesand towns, from eight differentstates and from Mexico.
States with fans makingreservations were Arkansas,Georgia, Oklahoma, Indiana,Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippiand Texas.
Javelina quarterback RichardRitchie, who had racked upimpressive statistics in the 1975game, was even more impressivein the 1976 contest.
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LaGae Brigance, track & field,Fr., Missouri City (Hightower).
(Continued on Page 11)Women’s national champion 400-meter relay team, left to right, Brittney Holcombe, Plaserae Johnson,‘Teandria Taylor and Kaina Martinez.
(Continued frm Page 10)Malcolm Cameron, track &
field, Sr. Washington D.C.Alex Canul, baseball, Fr.,
vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 9 a.m.vs. Nova Southeastern (Fla.), 3 p.m.
Sept. 16 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Sept. 17 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Sept. 20 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7 p.m.Sept. 23 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5 p.m.Sept. 24 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 1 p.m.Sept. 24 – Dallas Baptist in Dallas, 7 p.m.Sept. 30 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m.Oct. 1 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m.Oct. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 8 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Oct. 14 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30 p.m.Oct. 15 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, noonOct. 15 – St. Edward’s in Wichita Falls, 3 p.m.Oct. 18 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 21 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 6 p.m.Oct. 22 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m.Oct. 28 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Oct. 29 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Nov. 1 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Nov. 1 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Nov. 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7 p.m.Nov. 5 - *Texas-Permian Bsin in Odessa, noon.Nov. 11 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5 p.m.Nov. 12 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 1 p.m.Nov. 17-19 – Lone Star Conference Championships at site of No.
1 seed.*Lone Star Conference matches.
(Continued from Page 11)Christi (Calallen).
…Michael Vasquez, freshmanbasketball player from Brownsville(Lopez).
…Shane Veeder, freshmanbaseball player from Houston(Cinco Ranch)
…Hayden Vesely, seniorbaseball player from Victoria (St.Joseph).
…Valerie Vrana, senior track& field athlete from Seguin(Navarro).
…Abbey Wells, freshmanvolleyball player from SanAntonio (Steele).
…Alex Wells, juniorvolleyball player from Austin(Bowie).
…Brett Zaccardo, sophomorevolleyball player from Amarillo(Bushland).
Lone Star ConferenceMale Indoor Track & Field
Athlete of the YearJeron Robinson, Sr., Houston
(Travis).Lone Star Conference Male
Outdoor Track & FieldAthlete of the Year
Lutalo Boyce, Jr., Westbury,N.Y.
Lone Star ConferenceFemale Outdoor Track
Athlete of the YearKaina Martinez, Jr., Seine
Bight, Belize.Lone Star ConferenceMale Outdoor FieldAthlete of the Year
Jordan Yamoah, Sr.,Arlington, N.Y.
Lone Star ConferenceGolden Glove AwardRachael Longoria, softball,
So., Hutto.Lone Star Conference
Coach of the YearRyan Dall, indoor track &
field.Ryan Dall, outdoor track &
field.Lone Star Conference
Track & Field AcademicAthlete of the Year
Bryce Martin, Jr., Salado.Lone Star ConferenceFreshman of the YearPreston Plovanich, baseball,
Three Lone Star Conferenceteams are listed in the NCAADivision II preseason football pollreleased by Massey’s Ratings.
Texas A&M-Commerce isNo. 20, Midwestern State No. 24and Angelo State No. 25.
The Javelinas will hostMidwestern State in the theiropening LSC game this fall. Thedate is Sept. 17.
The Javelinas also hostAngelo State (Oct. 1) and will playin Commerce Sept. 24.
Three LSC Clubs in Football Preseason PollDefending national
champion Northwest Missouri isranked No. 1
The top four teams in thepoll are in the Mid-AmericaIntercollegiate AthleticAssociation.
Seven of the top 10 schoolsin the poll are in the MIAA.
NCAA Division IIPreseason Football Poll
Compiled by Massey’s RatingsRank Team1. Northwest Missouri
2. Emporia (Kan.) State3. Central Missouri4. Central Oklahoma5. West Georgia6. Minnesota State7. Ferris (Mich.) State8. Fort Hays (Kan.) State9. Pittsburg (Kan.) State10. Missouri Western11. Grand Valley (Mich.) State12. Colorado State-Pueblo13. Washburn (Kan.)14. North Alabama15. Humboldt (Calif.) State16. Ashland (Ohio)17. Shepherd (W. Va.)18. Sioux Falls (S.D.)19. Minnesota-Duluth20. Texas A&M-Commerce21. Ohio Dominican22. Valdosta (Ga.) State23. Augustana (S.D.)24. Midwestern State25. Angelo State
(Bold-faced and italicizedteams are in the Lone StarConference)
Congratulations to the2015-16 Javelina National and Conference Champions
NCAA Division II National Champions
Brittney Holcombe - Track & Field Outdoor 400-Meter RelayPlaserae Johnson - Track & Field Outdoor 400-Meter Relay
Kaina Martinez - Track & Field Outdoor 400-Meter RelayJeron Robinson - Track & Field Indoor High Jump
Teandria Taylor - Track & Field Outdoor 400-Meter RelayJordan Yamoah - Track & Field Indoor Pole Vault, Outdoor Pole Vault
-------------------------------------------------------------Lone Star Conference Champions
Men’s Track & Field Outdoor Team(Seth Barker, Marckenley Belony, Lutalo Boyce, Malcolm Cameron, Richard Cervantes,
Ty Chisum, Christian Garcia, Miguel Hanze, Roman Hernandez, Drew Hill, Deon Hope, Michal Idziak,Kenneth Jackson, Sean Landez, Javier Lopez, Courtney Macon, Elias Madrid, Jamey Malvern,Bryce Martin, Ricky Medrano, Todd Nicholas, James Passley, Ramon Quijano, Jeron Robinson,
Francisco Solis, Shane Stehle, Aaron Vazquez, Jordan Yamoah, Kenneth Zamarano,Head Coach Ryan Dall, Assistant Coach Tim Miller, Assistant Coach Aared Sampson,
Assistant Coach Amanda Haven)
IndividualsLutalo Boyce - Track & Field Indoor, Outdoor Long Jump and 400-Meter Relay
Richard Cervantes - Track & Field Indoor Weight Throw, Outdoor DiscusChristian Garcia - Track & Field Outdoor Shot Put
Brittney Holcombe - Track & Field Outdoor 400-Meter RelayDeon Hope - Track & Field Outdoor 400-Meter RelayMichal Idziak - Track & Field Indoor 800-Meter Run
Kenneth Jackson - Track & field Indoor 60-Meter and 200-Meter Dash,Outdoor 100-Meter Dash and 400-Meter Relay
Plaserae Johnson - Track & Field Indoor 60-Meter Dash, Outdoor 400-Meter RelayJavier Lopez - Track & Field Indoor 60-Meter Hurdles, Outdoor 110-Meter Hurdles and 400-Meter Relay
Kaina Martinez - Track & Field Indoor 400-Meter Dash, Outdoor 200-Meter and400-Meter Dash and 400-Meter Relay
Cheyanne Nalle - Track & Field Outdoor Hammer ThrowJeron Robinson - Track & Field Indoor High Jump, Outdoor High Jump
Teandria Taylor - Track & Field Outdoor 400-Meter RelayJordan Yamoah - Track & field Indoor Pole Vault, Outdoor Pole Vault
(Continued from Page 1)for 224 yards and fourtouchdowns, and ran for anadditional 38 yards.
The Honolulu sportswriterscalled him a “magician” and theHawaii head coach, Larry Price,said he “runs the veer offense likehe invented it”.
Price said the Javelinas andSan Jose (Calif.), a major collegepower, could play a good game. “Ican tell you that San Jose andA&I are both powers. But I wouldrate A&I a slight favorite becausethey have a better quarterback inRitchie.”
His touchdown passes werefor seven and 60 yards to BryanSweeney and seven and 22 yardsto Glenn Starks.
The three impressive gamesthat opened the 1976 seasonadded to the glory of thatcampaign, and to the claim thatthere has never been a collegefootball squad to compile moresuccesses and accolades.
(Continued from Page 1)Robinson, from Houston
(Travis), holds the Division II andLone Star Conference high jumprecords.
He won the Division IIoutdoor high jump titles in 2013,2014 and 2015 and was thenational indoor champion in 2013and 2016. He was the nationaloutdoor runnerup in 2016 and thenational indoor runnerup in 2014.
Robinson was Division IIindoor and outdoor All-Americanin each of his four seasons withthe Javelinas.
He also has been named all-conference and all-regional ineach of his years of competition.
Top ReceiverAnthony Autry (1) makes a one-handed catch during the 2015 Javelina football season. Autry, 6-2, 186-pound wideout from Atlanta, Ga., was the team’s leading receiver last season and returns for his senior yearthis fall.
First Three 1976 GamesWere a Team’s Dream
Returning Defensive CoordinatorDavid Brown begins his second season as Javelina defensive coordina-tor when the Javelina football team opens preseason workouts nextmonth in Javelina Stadium. The Javelinas have been picked as high asfifth in Lone Star Conference preseason polls. The official league pollwill be announced July 28.
More on the 1976 team willcontinue in upcoming issues ofthe Javelina Highlights.