b'Art & EntertainmentLive SportsCOLLEGE SPORTS THIS FALLOne of the many wonderful contribu-tions that Texas A&M University Corpus Christinow with more than 12,000 full-time studentshas brought to the Coastal Bend is a big-time, NCAA Division I home-town team to root for in five mens sports and nine (yes, nine!) womens sports. If you live or regularly hang out anywhere near the university, you will run into these very fit, very confident, almost majestic looking young people pumping gas, shopping at HEB, or running down Ennis Joslin. These kids are often among the hundreds of athletes recruited from high schools or smaller colleges around the United States (and the world in a few cases) to complete as an Islanderand we local yokels should be thrilled that theyre here! When you see one or a group say Howdy! or Yo! or what-ever you do, but make them feel welcome. And by all means attend their games, matches and tournamentsMens & Womens Basketball, Tennis, Cross Country, and Track & Field, Mens Baseball, Womens Golf, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, and Beach Volleyball. GoIslanders.comTheCoastalBend.com THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINEFall 2019 79'