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Posted 03/15/2010 6:59 PM

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KINGSVILLE - After starting the season 4-11, the Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team has won seven straight games to get back to .500 on the season. On Monday, they swept a pair of games from visiting Newman University, 4-1 and 11-1 at Hubert Field.

In the first game, Lindsey Brown (Spring/Spring HS) limited the Jets (0-8) to just three hits and one run as she picked up her ninth win of the season. She struck out thr… Click to Read More

Posted 03/14/2010 7:28 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Freshman jumper C.J. Griggs (Cedar Lane/Van Vleck HS) became the first Texas A&M-Kingsville indoor track and field athlete to earn All-America honors since 2006 on Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships hosted by Adams State College.

Griggs qualified for the national meet in both the long jump and triple jump. On Friday, he competed in the long jump and took 10th place with a leap of 22-0.75. It was thought that the long jump would be … Click to Read More

Posted 03/12/2010 9:55 AM

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STEPHENVILLE, Tex. - The Texas A&M-Kingsville men's track and field team competed at the Tarleton State Invitational on Thursday night. A pair of freshmen, Isaiah Glover (Cuero/Cuero HS) and Sergio Rios (Brownsville/James Pace HS), each provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships.

The Javelinas did not win a single event, but Glover came the closest as he took home silver medal honors in … Click to Read More

Posted 03/11/2010 3:47 PM

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RICHARDSON, Tex. - Texas A&M-Kingsville junior Connell Davis (Portland/Gregory-Portland HS) was named the Lone Star Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week on Thursday by the conference office.

Davis was a three-time winner at the Border Olympics in Laredo, Texas. He won the long jump with a NCAA Division II provisional leap of 23-5.5. He came back and won the 200 meters in a time of 22.19 while running into a … Click to Read More

Posted 03/10/2010 3:44 PM

RICHARDSON, Tex. - Texas A&M-Kingsville senior centerfielder Clifton Thomas was named the Diamond Hitter of the Week by the Lone Star Conference on Wednesday.

Thomas, a Journalism major, flashed his power stroke last week as he had seven extra base hits in a four game series with Eastern New Mexico. After driving in one run and scoring another in the series opener he caught fire. He went 3-for-6 in Game 2 with three runs and two RBI's. He missed hitting for the cycle by a single… Click to Read More

Posted 03/09/2010 2:58 PM

RICHARDSON, Tex. - The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team had two players earn Lone Star Conference South Division Player of the Week honors on Tuesday. Sophomore third baseman Yvette Berlanga (San Antonio/O'Connor HS) was named the Hitter of the Week while sophomore Lindsey Brown (Spring/Spring HS) was named the Pitcher of the Week.

Berlanga, an Education major, led the Javelinas to a doubleheader sweep of visiting St. Edward's. First, she had the game-winning RBI in a 2-0 win. T… Click to Read More

Posted 03/03/2010 1:39 PM

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - The Texas A&M-Kingsville men's basketball team had two players recognized at the annual Lone Star Conference Tournament banquet on Tuesday night. Seniors Naquawn Lee (San Antonio/East Central HS) and Adan Montalvo (La Joya/La Joya HS) were the Javelina honorees.

Lee, a Kinesiology major, was named Honorable Mention all-Lone Star Conference South Division. Lee averaged 10.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 48.1 percent from the field. In con… Click to Read More

Posted 03/03/2010 12:38 PM

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - The Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball team had four players earn Lone Star Conference South Division postseason honors on Tuesday night. Seniors Dyana Bullinger (Spring/Klein HS), Angela Franklin (Vacaville, CA/Vanden HS), Kayla Naylor (Corpus Christi/Calallen HS) and Felicia Soza (Beeville/A.C. Jones HS) all were named LSC South Honorable Mention. Bullinger was also named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Bullinger is a two-time all-LSC South hon… Click to Read More

Posted 03/03/2010 11:22 AM

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball teams locked horns on Tuesday night at Whataburger Field in front of a crowd of 779. The Islanders came out on top 11-6.

The Islanders (5-2) jumped out to a big early lead scoring 10 runs in the first three innings. Cory Ege did most of the damage for Corpus Christi with three hits, three runs, three RBI's and a home run in the first three innings. The Islanders scored a run in the first, three … Click to Read More

Posted 03/02/2010 9:50 PM

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In the first-ever meeting between the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball programs, the Islanders spotted the Javelinas the first run of the game but answered with 10 straight en route to a 11-6 win at Whataburger Field.

With the victory, the Islanders move to 5-2 on the season, while A&M-Kingsville falls to 9-8 on the year. The Islanders open Southland Conference action this weekend when they trav… Click to Read More

Posted 03/01/2010 9:11 PM

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KINGSVILLE, TEXAS - On Tuesday night at 6:30, the Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team gets a chance to take on NCAA Division I rival Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Whataburger Field, the home of the Corpus Christi Hooks.

This will be the first meeting all-time between the two programs, despite being less than an hour apart.

The Javelinas are 9-7 on the season and boast some of the best pitching in the entire Lone Star Conference. Junior David de Leon (Corpus Christi/Calall… Click to Read More

Posted 02/28/2010 8:04 PM

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS - The Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball team clinched their first Lone Star Conference Tournament berth since 2001-02 on Saturday after Angelo State lost to Tarleton State, 62-49.

The Javelinas, 18-9, have struggled over the final few weeks of the season, but will have new life when they travel to Bartlesville, Oklahoma for the LSC Tournament. They are matched up with LSC North Division champion Northeastern State. The two teams will tip-off at 2:30 on Thursday… Click to Read More

Posted 02/25/2010 10:03 AM

KINGSVILLE - The annual Senior Night for the Texas A&M-Kingsville men's basketball team had a sour start on Wednesday night, but a sweet finish as Antwan Mullins' (Katy/Cinco Ranch HS) lay-up as the buzzer sounded gave the team a 64-62 win over visiting Lone Star Conference South Division rival West Texas A&M at Kingsville Hampton Inn Court.

The Javelinas (13-13, 3-8) began the game slowly and found themselves down 26-16 to the Buffalos (14-12, 5-6) with 6:15 left in the first… Click to Read More

Posted 02/25/2010 10:00 AM

KINGSVILLE - The Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball team entered the final home game of the season with a perfect 12-0 mark at Kingsville Hampton Inn Court. Enter #6 West Texas A&M and the streak was snapped as the Lady Buffs won 81-59 on Senior Night.

The Javelinas (18-8, 6-5) fell behind 12-2 in the first 3:30 of the game before rallying in the first half. They closed to within four points on a Victoria Gonzalez (Hidalgo/Hidalgo HS) lay-up with 7:06 left in the half, … Click to Read More

Posted 02/18/2010 12:34 PM

KINGSVILLE - Senior Dyana Bullinger (Spring/Klein HS), a member of the Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball team, was named the Texas American College of Sports Medicine's (TACSM) Undergraduate Scholar for 2010.

Bullinger, a Pre-Physical Therapy major, is a four-year starter for the Javelinas and a big reason why the team is currently 18-6. She will be recognized at the upcoming TACSM annual meeting in Houston March 4-5.

Bullinger was the first recipient of the Departm… Click to Read More

Posted 02/18/2010 9:39 AM

KINGSVILLE - Texas A&M-Kingsville's Felicia Soza (Beeville/A.C. Jones HS) scored her 1,000th career point as the women's basketball team defeated Lone Star Conference South Division rival Midwestern State on Wednesday night, 72-63 at Kingsville Hampton Inn Court.

Soza needed just one point to become the 13th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. She eclipsed the total on a jumper with 16:36 left in the first half.

The Javelinas (18-6, 6-3) had a tough tim… Click to Read More

Posted 02/18/2010 9:37 AM

KINGSVILLE - The Texas A&M-Kingsville men's basketball team lost 87-74 to #9 Midwestern State on Wednesday night at Kingsville Hampton Inn Court.

The two teams played an entertaining game. The Javelinas (12-12, 2-7) led 16-14 with 8:37 left in the first half. The Mustangs (23-2, 9-2) responded with a 12-2 run to take a 10-point lead. The Hoggies pulled back to within six points before halftime when Flavio Milam (Killeen/Ellison HS) made three-pointers on back-to-back possession… Click to Read More