2012 Track Medie Guide (pdf file) - Texas A&M Kingsville

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Texas A&M-Kingsville Track & Field year. A native of Detroit, Texas, Stewardson enters her second year with the Javelina track and cross country programs. During the cross country season she coached only the second All-American in the program’s history in Kiya Dandena. In her first year with the Javelinas, she helped guide a young women’s cross country team to an eight place finish in the Lone Star Conference. She helped Dandena earn first team all-LSC and all-region honors in cross country and first team all-LSC honors in track. Stewardson did graduate course work at Adams (Colo.) State and has been named an emerging junior elite coach by the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Track and Field. She has worked at the University of Oregon and Francie Larrieu-Smith camps. Stewardson was a volunteer men’s and women’s cross country coach at Harvard in 2007, was head men’s cross country and track and field coach at Colby (Kan.) Community College in 2008 and was the men’s and women’s distance coach at Neosha County (Kan.) Community College in 2009. She was a three-year letterwinner at the University of Texas where she received her bachelor’s degree and she received her master’s degree from Harvard. She attended Texas A&M her freshman In addition to participating in track and cross country for the Longhorns, Stewardson was on the powerlifting squad that placed third in the nation while she finished fifth individually. Harold Nair is in his third year with the Javelina track and field program. He was a multi-event athlete for the Javelinas for two years before joining the coaching staff. Nair works extensively with the jumpers, vaulters and multi-event athletes and has success in his short time with the program. In 2010, high jumper Trent Hesseltine and long jumper Connell Davis each won the Lone Star Conference title with the help of his tutelage. He had had a pair of female pole vaulters get second and third place at the LSC Championships in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, he guided Samantha Alvarez to a national runner-up finish in the high jump. A native of Fiji, Nair holds numerous national records and finished third in the decathlon at the 2007 South Pacific Games. Prior to coming to Texas A&M-Kingsville, he competed in the decathlon at Mt. Sac Junior College where he finished third in the California Junior College State Championship. Nair earned a degree in Kinesiology/Pre-Physical Therapy from Texas A&M-Kingsville and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Science. Anthony Ayala, a four-year member of the Javelina track & field program, is in his third year working with the team. Ayala was a graduate assistant coach for the Javelinas for two years before working at Orange Grove High School for one year and returns back to Kingsville after the year away. He completed his USATF Level I certification in December of 2008. During his first two years with the Hoggies, Ayala was an outstanding recruiter and worked extensively with the sprinters and hurdlers. He helped Sergio Rios win the 2010 Lone Star Conference title in the 400-meter hurdles. As a Javelina student-athlete, he medaled three different years at the LSC Championships in the 400-meter hurdles. His best finish was his senior year when he took sixth place in a time of 55.69. His best performance in his career came when he clocked a 54.60 in the 400 hurdles at the 2007 LSC Championships. He was a part of two medal winning 4x400-meter relay teams. The 2007 team finished in second place at the conference meet in a time of 3:18.67. He was named to the LSC All-Academic Team in 2007. He received a degree and in Kinesiology from Texas A&M-Kingsville in 2008. Olivia Raya is in her first year as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M-Kingsville. She will work exclusively with the throwers. Raya comes to the Javelinas from UNLV where she graduated with a degree in University Studies with a focus on Kinesiology and Physical Education. She was a four-time All-Mountain West Conference Academic Team member. She broke the school record in the hammer throw in 2009 with a toss of 174- 9. Raya is originally from Orange, CA and is pursuing a degree in Kinesiology with a focus on Athletic Administration. She is a certified American College of Sports Medicine Personal Fitness Trainer. 44 2011 2012 Javelina Javelina Softball Track Media & FieldGuide
Javelina Women’s Roster Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (School) Marissa Acosta Distance SO 5-2 Alice (Alice HS) Aricela Alvarez Jumps FR 5-4 Bishop (Bishop HS) Samantha Alvarez Jumps JR 5-6 Victoria (Memorial HS) Brianna Bartosch Sprints/Hurdles FR 5-5 Goliad (Goliad HS) Santia Deck Sprints SO 5-0 Alpharetta, GA (Milton HS) Bethani Eberhart Middle Distance FR 5-6 Lindsay (Lindsay HS) Stephanie Garcia Sprints FR 5-4 Freer (Freer HS) Kamry Horton Throws FR 5-6 Cuero (Cuero HS) Danica Huerta Distance SO 5-5 Van Vleck (Van Vleck HS) Chelsea Ikeda Throws FR 6-0 Keller (Keller Central HS) Rebekah Jimenez Distance FR 5-2 McAllen (Memorial HS) Stephanie Johns High Jump FR 6-0 Lubbock (Coronado HS) Meagan Lindsay Distance FR 5-4 La Porte (La Porte HS) Melissa Lopez Sprints SO 5-5 Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas (Pres. Pan American) Taylor McCumber Pole Vault FR 5-7 George West (George West HS) Logan Nelson Sprints FR 5-7 Orange Grove (Orange Grove HS) Ashley Nunez Distance SO 5-3 Kingsville (H.M. King HS) Amber Perry Sprints FR 5-6 Goliad (Goliad HS) Amy Rabalais Multi JR 5-6 Sandia (George West HS) Amber Ramirez Pole Vault/Sprints FR 5-6 Shiner (Shiner HS) Marissa Reyes Distance FR 5-7 Corpus Christi (West Oso HS) Cherrelle Richardson Sprints FR 5-2 San Antonio (John Jay HS) Anna Richburg Distance FR 5-6 La Porte (La Porte HS) Tezna Roy Middle Distance SO 5-4 Palacios (Palacios HS) Brittany Stafford Sprints JR 5-6 Victoria (Memorial HS) Kathy Trevino Sprints FR 5-7 Rio Grande City (Rio Grande City) Rowena Treviño Distance JR 5-6 San Diego (San Diego HS) Brianna Villarreal Distance SO 5-7 La Feria (La Feria HS) Porschea Wilson Sprints/Jumps FR 5-5 Round Rock (Round Rock HS) Ashley Zamora Javelin SR 5-10 San Juan (PSJA HS) 2011 2012 Javelina Softball Track Media & FieldGuide 55
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Page 25 and 26: Open Long jump: 25-10¼, Greg Johns
Page 27 and 28: 1:02.50 - Rhonida Carter, 2010 1:02
Page 29 and 30: Men’s High Jump 7-3.25 - Harrison
Page 31 and 32: Ray Acuna, 2007 Howard Adams, 1947
Page 33 and 34: Henry Smith, 1928 Jerry Smith, 1955
Page 35 and 36: Matt Hickl 3-Time National Champion
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