Javelina Family,
With the athletic year coming to a close, I am excited to share the June Edition of the Javelina Rundown with you all. Tuesday marked the official release of our Javelina Club webpage. Our hopes are that the extension will provide an easier avenue for Javelina Nation to support the Department and its athletic teams.
The last month also saw the outdoor track and field teams close out yet another historic season at NCAA Nationals in Pueblo, CO, where they produced 16 All-Americans, including Ronald Greuso Mosquera, who became an individual National Champion in the men's shot put as well as the National Runner up in the men's discus. Senior
Thomas Nieto also finished as a National Runner-Up, breaking the school record in the men's pole vault.
We are proud to announce that the Athletic Department finished back-to-back semesters with a cumulative grade point average above 3.00.
Commissioner's Honor Roll:
Texas A&M-Kingsville Athletics is proud to announce that 153 of our student-athletes have been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. This year's total marks an increase from the 2023-24 academic year, in which we placed 136 student athletes on the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll. To be eligible for the recognition, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 grade-point average for either spring or fall semester and be on the institution's sport roster.
Javelina Club Release:
Javelina Athletics is proud to announce the release of the Javelina Club athletics webpage. This new addition to Javelinaathletics.com will help serve our community of alumni, corporate sponsors and donors and provide a clear outlook on membership levels and benefits and provide our student athletes with essential resources to help Javelina Athletics compete for championships.
To become a member of the Javelina Club, you can join today through the button below.
Postseason Awards:
Baseball:
Ulises Quiroga - D2CCA South-Central Region Second-Team.
Outdoor Track and Field:
Thomas Nieto - National Runner-Up, All-Region
Ronald Grueso Mosquera - National Champion, National Runner-Up, USTFCCCA South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year, LSC Field Athlete of the Year, All-Region
Michael Samihamba - First Team All-American
Taylor Chaney - First Team All-American
Sterling Riles - First Team All-American
Tony Benitez - First Team All-American
Jazmin Ray - First Team All-American
Jhonatan Rodriguez-Osorno - First Team All-American
David Guzman - First Team All-American, Second Team All-American, All-Region
Cynai Christopher - Second Team All-American x2, All-Region
Madison Alegria - Second Team All-American, All-Region
Afaf Benhadja - Second Team All-American, All-Region
Paxton Hair - Second Team All-American, All-Region
Vitiana Robert - Second Team All-American, All-Region
Sakara Wade - Second Team All-American, All-Region
Oneika Brissett - Second Team All-American, All-Region
Madison Ramos - All-Region
Team Updates:
Track and Field:
The Javelinas closed out their outdoor season in dominating fashion across a weekend of competition at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Nationals meet, producing an individual National Champion, two runner-up performances, a third-place relay finish, and an incredible sixth-place team finish on the men's side. The men's and women's teams combined to produce 16 All-Americans, including 10 First-Team All-Americans.
With just 10 athletes competing at the meet for the men's team, the squad took home its highest finish since placing in the same spot in 2019 - just one year after its National Title. Among a slew of amazing performances was senior
Ronald Grueso Mosquera, who had one of the best throwing weekends in Javelina history, bringing home a national title in the shot put and finishing as the National Runner-Up in the discus, and senior
Thomas Nieto, who smashed a record that had stood since before the turn of the century to bring home a National Runner-Up title in the men's pole vault. As if that wasn't enough history, the men's 4x400m relay team of
Sterling Riles,
Tony Benitez,
Michael Samihamba, and
Taylor Chaney broke their own school record in the event, finishing third place in the nation, while senior triple-jumper
Jazmin Ray broke her own school record as well, finishing sixth in the nation.
Football:
Javelina Football will kick off the
Scott Parr era on September 6th against Lincoln University at Javelina Stadium. It will be a new look for the Hogs in the 2025 season, as the football program welcomed in Louisiana Tech transfer
Jack Turner to be the next quarterback of the program. Turner, who has played under Coach Parr dating back to their days at Navarro Junior College, threw for 1,664 yards and eight touchdowns in his time with the Bulldogs including a 281-yard performance against North Carolina State during the 2024 season.
Up and Coming:
FB: Junior and Senior Showcase Valley Camp (June 20th)
FB: Junior and Senior Showcase Kingsville Camp (July 18th)
FB: Women's Clinic (July 25th)
MBB: Little Hogs Camp, Kingsville (June 25th-27th)
MBB: Shooting & Father/Son Clinic, Kingsville (June 28th)
MBB: Elite Camp, Edinburg (July 11th)
MBB: Team Camp, Edinburg (July 12-13th)
Javelina Barbeque: August 28th. JK Northway Exposition Center
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news and updates from Javelina Athletics here at Javelinaathletics.com. Live coverage of future games can be found through each team's respective social media page or through links on the website.
- Michael Salinas
