What's a Javelina?

A&M-Kingsville is the only university in the nation to have the Javelina as its mascot. Chosen by our first students given its fierce and tenacious behavior and ability to over the challenges it faced in the harsh mesquite-and-prickly pear thickets of South Texas, the Javelina serves as a constant reminder of our history and ability to overcome adversity as we strive to achieve our goals. More information regarding our mascot can be found at http://www.tamuk.edu/about/javelina/.

Named Porky, our Javelina mascot visits campus on a regular basis for home football games and other events. When not on call at the stadium, Porky lives on a South Texas ranch, managing the daily duties required to run a working ranch. If you'd like to meet Porky, stop by the south end zone of Javelina Stadium during a football game, where he manages a different kind of operation called Porky's Pack, a program for children held in the end zone during football games.

One of our most important campus locations is the statue in front of College Hall commemorating the Javelina as the A&M-Kingsville mascot. Perhaps the most memorable photo of this statue ever to be taken is "Hogs in Snow", shown here on the left. This photo was taken by Mr. Doug Smith on Christmas Eve 2004, when Kingsville and the surrounding area was blanketed with up to 8" of snow, a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence for South Texans. Be sure to stop by and have your picture taken with "the hogs" as you begin to write your own A&M-Kingsville history!