Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas
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| University | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Texas A&I University |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Ken Oliver |
| Location | Kingsville, Texas |
| Varsity teams | 11 |
| Football stadium | Javelina Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Hampton Inn Court at the Steinke Physical Education Center (SPEC) |
| Baseball stadium | Nolan Ryan Field |
| Softball stadium | Vernie and Blanche Hubert Field |
| Nickname | Javelinas |
| Fight song | Jalisco |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website | www |
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The Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas (/ˌhɑːvəˈliːnə/ HAH-və-LEE-nə) are the athletic teams that represent Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK). Some of the women's athletic teams use the name "Lady Javelinas;" however, the school's other teams use the "Javelina" name. The school's athletic program fields teams in 11 varsity sports and numerous club and intramural sports. The Javelina serves as the mascot representing the teams, and the school colors are blue and gold.
Texas A&M-Kingsville participates in the NCAA Division II and is a longtime member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The teams compete as members of the LSC South Division.
Texas A&M–Kingsville has a rich and storied sports history. From the establishment of the university as "South Texas State Teachers College" in 1925, the university embraced athletic competition. That year, the students of the school chose the "javelina" as a mascot – the only college or university in the world to do so.
Often incorrectly associated a wild pig, a javelina is actually a ferocious creature that shares more in common with a coyote than a pig. Once provoked, a javelina will often viciously and tenaciously fight any perceived threat, as demonstrated when the school's first president, Dr. Robert Cousins, discovered in 1929. After suffering an attack by one of the three mascots javelinas on the campus, Dr. Cousins stated that the creature stands for a symbol of the character of the school's students.
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