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Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs THE FIRST OF three Javelina football reunions will be held this weekend. The 1979 team will celebrate its 30 th anniversary with special events Friday and Saturday. The squad will be introduced at the football game Saturday night in Javelina Stadium. THE JAVELINAS ARE home this weekend, thanks to a nice gesture by the Central Oklahoma officials this time last year. A hurricane was in the Gulf of Mexico and the Javelinas had a home game scheduled with the Bronchos. A decision had to be made whether to play the game or put an alternate plan in motion. The UCO officials agreed to have the Javelinas come to Oklahoma, with little advance notice, and the Bronchos would come to Kingsville this fall. This move gave Central three consecutive road games to open the 2009 season, and allowed the Javelinas to open with four consecutive home appearances. IT HAS BEEN 33 years since the Javelina football team got the trip of a lifetime. The 1976 squad was selected to make a three-week exhibition trip to Europe and introduce American football to fans in Austria, France and Germany. The squad played games in five cities, including Berlin, Paris and Vienna. In the 33 years since the dream tour, fans who witnessed the games periodically contact Javelina officials, remembering the experience and their favorable impression of the squad. As it turned out, the 1976 Javelina team they saw was one of the best in intercollegiate football history. The Houston Chronicle had a story last week about an American player in the German Football League and the Javelinas are credited in the article with having introduced football to the country. “…..American football has a long-standing if somewhat tenuous foothold here (Germany),” the article stated. “U.S. soldiers brought it to Germany during their occupation following World War II, and a tour by a Texas college football team helped the game take root. “In 1976, Texas A&M-Kingsville (then Texas A&I) went on a barnstorming tour of Europe that included three stops in Germany: Berlin, Mannheim and Nurnberg. The tour helped popularize the game, and a year later, the country’s first football organization was formed. In 1979, enthusiasts founded the German Football League…..” It’s good to know that the purpose of the Javelinas’ trip to Europe has been fulfilled. SAM STRICKLAND HAS finished his rookie season in the Gulf Coast League. The Toronto Blue Jays have invited him back to Dunedin, Fla., for an instructional league beginning Sept. 20. He was one of the most-used rookie pitchers by the Blue Jays during the summer season. THE NCAA DIVISION II Management Council Subcommittee on Infractions and Membership Committee Appeals has upheld an earlier finding of impermissible inducement violations and the vacation penalty against Abilene Christian. This means ACU must vacate its 10 victories in the 2007 football season as well as statistics for two student-athletes. Dr. Royce Money, ACU president, said, “The appeals process with NCAA is now over and we have exhausted all possible avenues in order to get a more fair decision. (Continued on Page 3) dddd Back With His Team Frank Gonzalez, right, a member of the Javelina basketball team in the early 1990s, brought his Laredo St. Augustine’s volleyball team to the Javelina volleyball match last week in the Steinke Center. Center is Javelina athletic director Ken Oliver and left is assistant athletic director and compliance director Breanne Flores-Contreras. Volleyball Returns Home Tuesday (Continued from Page 1) sophomore middle blocker from Poth, leads the Javelinas in attacks with a .333 percentage. Kirby Krueger, 5-7 senior setter from New Braunfels (Canyon), averages 6.09 sets a game Virginia Hernandez, 5-6 sophomore libero from Katy, averages 4.09 digs a game and Kristin Chancellor, 5-10 senior middle blocker from Bellville, averages 0.7 blocks a set. TAMIU has a four-game tournament in Stephenville this weekend and enters the meet with a 0-8 record. Brittany Rendon, 6-0 junior middle blocker from San Antonio (Marshall), leads the team in attacks with a .195 percentage and Alexandria Montemayor, 5-8 junior outside hitter from Watauga (Fossil Ridge), averages 2.31 kills. Nancy Rodriguez, 5-4 junior setter from Bakersfield, Calif., averages 5.85 sets and Isela Flores, 5-8 sophomore outside hitter from Mission (Veterans), has a 3.31 dig average. The match with the Dustdevils opens a three-match home stand for the Javelinas. They open Lone Star Conference play Sept. 17 against Texas A&M-Commerce and will host Texas Woman’s Sept. 19 in a conference matchup. Tramble Makes Second All-Tournament Team Texas A&M-Kingsville outside hitter Sha Tramble has been named to an alltournament team for the second consecutive week. Tramble, junior from Houston (Clear Brook), received a spot on the alltournament squad at the Texas Woman’s invitational last weekend in Denton. She had been on the all-tourney lineup at the Carson-Newman tournament the previous weekend in Jefferson City, Tenn. 2009 Javelina Cross Country Schedule Sept. 18 – Texas-San Antonio Classic in San Antonio. Sept. 25 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash in Corpus Christi. Oct. 3 – Texas Lutheran Invitational in Seguin. Oct. 10 – Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio. Oct. 24 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon. Nov. 7 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships in Abilene. Nov. 21 – NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind.
Javelina Hash By Fred By Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of Athletic of Athletic External External Affairs By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs (Continued from Page 2) Our intention is to comply fully with all the NCAA rules and the judgments of our peers and the NCAA staff.” Then Money goes on to say, “Having said that, we take strong exception to the conclusions the NCAA reached. We still contend that the unintentional infractions of our football coaches were secondary in nature and not a primary infraction worthy of a complete season being obliterated from the record books. It was needless overkill, in our opinion.” Wonder if there has ever been a school penalized by the NCAA felt that the penalties were justified? Jared Mosley, the ACU director of athletics, said, “We are extremely disappointed with the most recent decision from the appeals committee in upholding the penalty of vacating the wins and records from the 2007 football season. “It’s very frustrating that the coaches in the football program were not given the opportunity to share their side of the story with either of the committees. One of the coaches involved was not even interviewed regarding the allegations. “We felt strongly that if the committee really viewed these as major infractions in nature that they would have given those involved the opportunity to speak and be given due process.” The article released by ACU said that ACU head coach Chris Thomsen said, if given the chance, he would have told the NCAA that there was no intent by anyone on his staff to gain a competitive advantage. “We realize and acknowledge that we made some procedural errors,” he said, “but none of the things that happened were done out of disregard for the rules, and none were done to help us gain a competitive advantage.” DONNA BENOTTI, FORMER head volleyball coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville, has been elected second vice president of the Texas Girls Coaches Association. She will begin an officer rotation that will eventually see her becoming president of the organization. Benotti is the head volleyball coach at Cypress-Fairbanks High School in Houston. JAVELINAS APPEAR IN the 2009 NCAA Division II Football Records Book eight times. The marks held by Javelinas are: Most yards gained in first game of a career: 238, Johnny Bailey, 1986. Most yards gained by two players, per-game, same team: 320.5, Bailey and Heath Sherman, 1986. Most yards gained by two players, career, same team: 8,594, Bailey and Sherman, 1986-88. Most games gaining 100 yards or more by a freshman: 11, Bailey, 1986. Most consecutive games gaining 100 yards or more by a freshman: 11, Bailey, 1986. Most games gaining 200 yards or more by a freshman: 5, Bailey, 1986. Most seasons gaining 1,000 yards or more, career, 4, Bailey, 1986-89. Player taking most annual rushing titles: 3, Bailey, 1986, 1987 and 1989. NOTES FROM THE 2009 NCAA Division II Football Records Book: …..The record book is far from being accurate. It lists the longest victory streak by a DII school as 40. The Javelinas won 42 in a row and had a 47-game undefeated streak in 1973-77. Grand Valley (Mich.) State won the 40 in a row. Upcoming Javelina Events Former Quarterback Pat Walker, right, a quarterback for the Javelina football team in the late 1960s, attended last weekend’s home football game. He currently lives in Katy and is a sales representative for Gilman Gear. With Walker is TAMUK vice president for institutional advancement Scott Gines. Sept. 10 – Volleyball: St. Thomas in Houston, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 – *Central Oklahoma in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hispanic Heritage Weekend, 30th Anniversary Reunion 1979 National Champions) Sept. 15 – Volleyball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 17 – Volleyball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 – Cross country: Texas-San Antonio Classic in San Antonio. Sept. 19 – Volleyball: *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: *Northeastern Oklahoma in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Hall of Fame Weekend, 50th Anniversary Reunion 1959 National Champions) Sept. 24 – Volleyball: *Southwestern Oklahoma in Weatherford, Okla., 7 p.m. Sept. 25 – Cross country: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Splash in Corpus Christi. Sept. 26 – Volleyball: *Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., 2 p.m. Football: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m. Oct. 2 – Volleyball: St. Edward’s in Austin, 7 p.m. Oct. 3 – Football: *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Parents Weekend, 40th xx Anniversary Reunion 1969 National Champions) Softball: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi scrimmage in Kingsville (2), 1 p.m. Volleyball: St. Mary’s/Incarnate Word Crossover Tournament in San Antonio vs. Incarnate Word, 11 a.m. vs. St. Mary’s, 3 p.m. Cross country: Texas Lutheran Invitational in Seguin. Oct. 8 – Volleyball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Oct. 10 – Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 6 p.m. Cross country: Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio. Oct. 15 – Volleyball: *Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant, Okla., 7 p.m. Oct. 17 – Softball: Alvin College scrimmage in Kingsville, 9 a.m. Alvin College scrimmage in Kingsville, 11 a.m. Alvin College vs. San Antonio Law in Kingsville, 1 p.m. San Antonio Law in Kingsville, 3 p.m. Volleyball: *East Central in Ada, Okla., 2 p.m. Football: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 8 p.m. Bold-faced games/matches are in Kingsville. *Lone Star Conference games/matches #Lone Star Conference South Division games.
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