From the AD's Desk
Dear Javelina Family!Family and community are the backbone to Javelina Athletics. This is the one time of the year that everyone comes together to celebrate friendship, family and community. We as Javelinas are lucky to have the best fans and supporters in the country.
As a member of the Javelina family you would be proud of our student-athletes. The Javelinas continue to lead by example through community engagement and service. During the first semester they completed or participated in over 30 events including: Toys for Tots, Kleberg Park Service Day, Keep Kingsville Beautiful Flower Pot Collection, Kingsville Boys and Girls Club Parent Day Out Program, Lions Club Halloween Carnival, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Rally, HEB Children Literacy Program, Game Day for the Kingsville Senior Citizen Center, Collection of Funds for the Minot State University’s Flood Relief and the Make-A-Wish Foundation to name a few.
For the second straight year the Javelinas have won the Lone Star Conference Game Environment Award of Excellence and the athletic department was recognized as one of ten NCAA Division II member schools recognized as winners for the 2010-11 award.
We had a number of outstanding individual student-athlete performance starting with Kiya Dandena earning All-American honors in Men’s Cross Country, Jeremy Aguilar being named Lone Star Conference Linebacker of the Year and Jonathan Woodson capturing the NCAA Division II national statistical title in all-purpose yards (209.9/game). We had fifteen student-athletes who received the Lone Star Conference Player of the Week award; eight student-athletes who landed on the Lone Star Conference, Regional, or District All-Academic Teams.
Other highlights include: the Javelinas playing in the Lone Star Football Festival at Cowboys Stadium, Volleyball team making the Lone Star Conference Tournament with a winning record, football team finishing with a winning record (fourth straight season) for the 64th time since 1925 and Head Volleyball Coach Tanya Allen named 30 under 30 award recipient by American Volleyball Coaches Association.
A banquet honoring former Javelina baseball player Mike Adams will be held on January 20 on campus in the Memorial Student Union Ballroom. Adams, who was a pitcher for the Javelinas in 1999-2001, is currently on the Texas Rangers’ pitching staff and helped the team reach the World Series last summer. He is one of the most effective relievers in Major League Baseball. Adams was with the San Diego Padres before being traded to the Rangers during the past season.??A special thanks goes to the Javelina Club members and corporate sponsors. For the second straight year our fundraising and corporate sponsorship figures are at an all-time high in school history; more dollars, more Javelina Club members and more corporate sponsors. Javelina athletics could not be successful without the support of Javelina Nation!
Happy Holidays!
Remember Every Day is Game Day in Javelina Nation!!
Sincerely,
Kenneth R. Oliver
Director of Javelina Athletics