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The Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas ( ) 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. ==History== 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.〔〔()〕 The first varsity letters were awarded to fifteen members of the Javelina football team in December 1925.〔Hunter, Cecilia Aros and Leslie Gene. "Texas A&M University-Kingsville." Arcadia Press, 2000. p.62〕 By the time of the school's first name change (to "Texas College of Arts and Industries") in 1929, the school participated in a wide array of sports, including football, baseball, men and women's basketball and men and women's track and field. Today, the school competes in eleven NCAA varsity sports and has gained recognition around the country for its ability to compete on a regional and national level. The school has a rich history of athletes who have moved on to national and international competition in the Olympic Games as well as various professional sport leagues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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