<strong>Texas</strong> A&M-<strong>Kingsville</strong> <strong>Track</strong> & Field In 2011, the Javelina track & field program took another step forward with both the men and women having All-Americans for the first time since 2006. The Javelina men were ranked in the USTFCCCA Top 25 all season long and reached the top 10 on two occasions. The season concluded at the NCAA Division II national championships hosted by Cal State-Stanislaus in Turlock, CA. There was a contingent of six athletes at the national meet and each came home with All- America honors. Sophomores Jonathan Woodson and Samantha Alvarez were the MVP’s for the men’s and women’s programs, respectively. Woodson set the school record in the indoor 200-meter dash and earned All-America honors in the event during the indoor and outdoor seasons. He finished the year with another All-America honor when he anchored the 4x100-meter relay team that had a top time of 39.98. He also earned five all-region citations during the year. Alvarez had an unbelievable season that was punctuated by a national Runner-Up finish in the high jump. It was the best finish by a Javelina woman at the outdoor national championships since Patricia Rivers won the 200-meter dash in 1991. In addition to her national meet success, she was named the Lone Star Conference Field Athlete of the Week, three times, LSC Field Athlete of the Year, LSC All-Academic Team, First Team Capital One Academic All-District VI and USTFCCCA All-Region. The Javelina men’s team capped off a strong season with a third place finish at the Lone Star Conference Championships hosted by Tarleton State. It was the best finish for the team since 2006. Head Coach Ryan Dall was named the LSC Men’s Coach of the Year for a second straight season. The relay team of Anthony Washington, Norman Thompson, Sergio Rios and Woodson ran a season best time of 3:11.83 to defeat rival Angelo State for the first time. Woodson ran a 46-second final leg to erase the ASU lead and give the team a victory. The Javelinas did very well in the sprints and picked up some key points from Kiya Dandena in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and Trent Hesseltine in the high jump. Dandena took second place in both events to give him a total of 16 points in the meet. Hesseltine was unable to defend his high jump title, but cleared a career best 6-9.75 to take third place and provisionally qualify for nationals. 20 20 2011 <strong>2012</strong> Javelina Javelina Softball <strong>Track</strong> Media & Field<strong>Guide</strong> The 4x100-meter relay team of Washington, Tommy Singletary, Tim Price and Woodson took second place in a time of 40.62, just .05 behind Abilene Christian. Washington took third place in the 400 meters in a time of 48.25. Singletary added a sixth place finish in the 100 meters in a time of 10.55. Price and Woodson were the stars on the track for the team. Price picked up three silver medals after taking second in the 100 and 200 meters. He ran season best times of 10.29 to automatically qualify for nationals in the 100 and a 20.92 in the 200. Woodson took third in the 200 in a time of 21.15 and fourth in the 100 with a season best time of 10.47. The Javelina women finished in eighth place overall at the LSC Championships after losing at least 11 points due to disqualifications in two events that would have put the team in sixth place. Angelo State won the meet for the third straight year with 197 points while Abilene Christian was second with 168.5 and West <strong>Texas</strong> A&M third with 96. Alvarez got the day started on the right foot for the team as she set a personal record in the javelin with a toss of 126-8. It was good enough for fifth place in the event. She came back two hours later and took third in the high jump with a personal best clearance of 5-8.5 which is only a quarter inch under the NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark. She finished the meet with 18 points to lead the team. Brittany Stafford was strong in both the 200 and 400-meter dashes taking fourth place in each. In the 200, she improved upon her career best time with a run of 24.83. In the 400, she went out strong and finished in 58.66. The trio of Alvarez, Amy Rabalais and Elvia Lopez took second, third and fifth, respectively in the pole vault. Alvarez cleared 11-0.75, Rabalais went 10-6.75 and Lopez had a season best clearance of 9-1. In the throwing events, Katie Dugie and Christal Gonzales each picked up points for the Javelinas. Dugie nabbed fifth place in the shot put with a toss of 44-0.75. Gonzales picked up a sixth place finish in the hammer throw with a distance of 128-1. For the season the track & field program received six all-conference, 18 all-region and six All-America awards.
2011 NCAA Division II National Championship May 26-28, Turlock, CA Championship Memories 2011 <strong>2012</strong> Javelina Softball <strong>Track</strong> Media & Field<strong>Guide</strong> 21 21
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