Positive occult blood is a medical term used to describe the presence of blood in the stool that is not visible to the naked eye. This occult blood can be an indication of various gastrointestinal conditions, such as colorectal cancer, polyps, ulcers, or inflammation. In medical coding, the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) is used to assign codes to different medical conditions. For positive occult blood, the corresponding ICD-10 code is R19.5. This code is part of the chapter on "Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified" in the ICD-10 classification system.

History of the UTSA Roadrunners Mascot

Meep, meep! The UTSA Roadrunners mascot is one of the most distinctive in all of college football, but what do you know about Rowdy the Roadrunner?

After winning consecutive Conference USA titles, the UTSA Roadrunners football team is heading to the American Athletic Conference for the 2023 college football season. Their recent success is well-documented, but what do you know about the history of an important part of the program’s tradition, the UTSA Roadrunners mascot? It’s time to take a trip. Meep, meep!

This code is part of the chapter on "Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified" in the ICD-10 classification system. Assigning the correct ICD-10 code for positive occult blood is crucial for accurate medical documentation and billing purposes. It helps healthcare providers and insurance companies track and analyze specific medical conditions, assess the severity of the condition, and determine appropriate treatments and interventions.

What Is the UTSA Roadrunners Mascot?

As the name suggests, the UTSA Roadrunners mascot is a…wait for it… roadrunner. However, don’t get the mascot confused with the cartoon Road Runner, who used to outfox Wile E. Coyote in Looney Tunes.

Rowdy the Roadrunner has been the face of the UTSA athletics program since 1977. His existence far predates the formulation of a college football program at the University of Texas-San Antonio. The now highly successful football program didn’t take to the field until the 2011 CFB season.

The Roadrunners mascot design is based on the Greater Roadrunner, with a scientific name that translates to the “Californian Earth-cuckoo.” While the UTSA logo and mascot costume has evolved since 1977, Rowdy has kept his name and distinctive orange and blue coloring that has become synonymous with the football program.

Like most mascots, Rowdy has his own unique personality. According to his UTSAcheer.com profile, the Roadrunners mascot has achieved a multitude of outstanding — completely made up for fun — accolades, some of which we’ve listed out for your entertainment below.

• In 1983, Rowdy won the World Series of Poker with a hand consisting of a Joker, two of clubs, seven of spades, a green number four UNO card, and a Get Out of Jail Free Monopoly card.
• In 2011, he was cast as ABC’s next Bachelor, but due to his commitments as the UTSA Roadrunners mascot in their first college football season, Rowdy was forced to decline.
• Rowdy firmly believes that Rome would have been built in a day if they had followed his blueprints correctly.
• Rowdy once narrowly won a staring competition against his own reflection.
• The UTSA Roadrunners mascot was once voted more popular than the Kardashians.

As you can see, the UTSA mascot truly puts the fun into football, and that’s what college football is meant to be, right? Buried in amongst the never-ending arguments about NIL and the transfer portal, once you remove the competitive element of winning a national or conference title, the game is meant to be fun.

Rowdy the Roadrunner certainly adds that element.

Why Is the UTSA Mascot a Roadrunner?

Rowdy is undeniably one of the most fun and distinctive mascots in college football. However, why is the mascot for the program a roadrunner in the first place? What if we told you that, in 1977, they were nearly the UTSA Armadillos or the less imaginative UTSA Stars?

Well, that was nearly the case.

When it was decided that the program needed a mascot in 1977, it was put to a student vote to decide the name and nature of the unique identity of the university. According to documents released in 1987, there were over 50 potential suggestions.

Those were narrowed down to nine and put to a student vote in November 1977. Eagle, el conquistador, jaguar, puma, roadrunner, toro, and vaquero, were all cast aside, leaving the armadillos and stars as the top two contenders.

A 1977 sketch shows a ferocious-looking armadillo, complete with green eyes and sharpened claws, that was used as campaign material for supporters of the animal that many considered to be symbolic of the area of Texas hill country that UTSA called home.

Meanwhile, in a sentiment that was well before its time, Athletic Director Rudy Davalos argued that the star was a suitable mascot given that it “is neither masculine or feminine and equally can represent men and women athletes.”

Both arguments were declared moot when the Student Representative Assembly deemed the original vote void, and following a new ballot, the roadrunner defeated the armadillo to become the face of UTSA athletics forever more.

UTSA Mascot Tryouts

Rowdy the Roadrunner is a well-know figure not just on the UTSA campus but across the city of San Antonio. The Rowdy team makes appearances at many of UTSA athletic’s sporting events as well as UTSA events on and off campus as well as private events across the state of Texas. Additionally, the expectation of our mascot team is to compete in one national mascot competition every year and to be available to be for UTSA Cheer routines. We are looking for current UTSA students who are UTSA fanatics, able to work in a team, commit to learning as well as commit to fulfilling their duties as a Division 1 mascot.

UTSA Cheer will be holding tryouts this summer open to all current UTSA students and incoming freshmen to be the next Roadrunners mascot! We are currently accepting applications and are due on June 1, 2022. Tryout options will be either held in-person at UTSA’s Historic Convocation Center or virtually via video submission all on June 14, 2022. UTSA Cheer Head Coach, along with a mascot team member will hold a informational Zoom meeting on June 7, 2022 at 12:00pm for those interested in trying out.

• Professional
• Punctual
• Creative
• Team oriented
• Energetic/Enthusiastic
• Approachable
• Committed

• Must be an enrolled UTSA student
• Be enrolled in no less than 12 credit hours per semester (full-time)
• Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA
• Must be in good physical shape
• Must be available for all UTSA home football games.

• Must maintain an equal commitment to both academic responsibilities and responsibilities as the mascot.
• Commit to an equally distributed amount of appearances and sporting events.
• Work well in a team environment.
• Preserve the identity of our mascot without deviating from established character including:
  • Body language/mannerisms
  • Communicating and expressing yourself non-verbally

  Raucous, Rambunctious, & Rowdy: A History of UTSA’s Mascot

  On June 5, 1969, the University of Texas at San Antonio was officially formed when Governor Preston Smith signed House Bill 42 in front of the Alamo. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion, the University is spending the duration of 2019 reflecting on its history and celebrating this milestone.

  Special Collections has joined in the festivities with an exhibit curated by Kristin Law, University Archivist, and myself, currently on display outside the Special Collections reading room in the John Peace Library. Our quest: to find out how UTSA’s mascot eventually morphed into Rowdy the Roadrunner whom we all know today. Tackling this topic meant taking on five decades worth of University publications in the University Archives to search for clues. The results of our investigation are highlighted below, with more extensive coverage in the exhibit itself.

  The first section of the exhibit, Dillos vs Stars , tells the story of initial debates in the late 1970’s over what symbol would best represent the University. By the fall semester of 1977, the SRA (Student Representative Assembly, the precursor to the Student Government Association) was organizing an election for the future mascot of UTSA. By November of that year, the ballot was narrowed down via student vote to the top nine contenders: armadillo, eagle, el conquistador, jaguar, puma, roadrunner, star, toro, and vaquero.

  UTSA Dillos poster (reproduction), 1977. University Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection, UA 98.

  The armadillos (also known as Dillos) and stars won the election, knocking the roadrunner from the running. However, the SRA declared the November election void because of failure to adhere to the election rules. A new election was held and on December 12, 1977; the winning UTSA mascot was announced at a bonfire rally on Main Campus. The roadrunner emerged victorious.

  With President James Wagener, November 20, 1981.

  During a UTSA Men’s basketball game against NTSU (North Texas State University, now University of North Texas), January 14, 1984.

  Heading to a pep rally organized by Student Activities, November 11, 1987.

  The exhibit then delves into the various iterations of the roadrunner’s look with The First Roadrunner Mascot . The first mascot and cheerleading squad tryouts were held in the fall of 1981, following the University’s announcement the previous year to join intercollegiate athletics. Antonio Gonzalez III, a senior majoring in Business Management, was chosen to be the first Roadrunner Mascot.

  The Roadrunner Mascot made his first appearance

  The Roadrunner Hatches features the mascot’s first-ever appearance at a pep rally to celebrate the kickoff of the University’s inaugural basketball season on November 24, 1981.

  “I got in the egg before the game started,” Antonio Gonzalez recalled. He remembers hoping he would pop out of the egg at the right time and how gratifying it was for fans to see their first game, complete with a mascot. “It was hot,” he said of the costume. “But I was so excited about being out on the floor that it didn’t really matter.”

  When did he become Rowdy? Next, the exhibit explores when the Roadrunner officially became known as Rowdy. This question ended up being difficult to answer explicitly, but we found a general timeline encompassing the transition.

  A March 1984 article in The Roadrunner newsletter advertised upcoming cheerleader and mascot tryouts. “Raucous, rambunctious rowdies” were sought to encourage “Roadrunner Rage.” Clearly “rowdy” was a desired attribute for UTSA spirit leaders. The first documented use of the name Rowdy (that we could find) is in a January 22, 1992 article in The Roadrunner newsletter.

  Rowdy waving a UTSA flag at the Howdy Rowdy Bash, October 2009.

  The exhibit closes with an exploration of Roadrunner Pride showcased by a variety of novelty items created to express school pride. Donated to the University Archives by former faculty and staff members, these objects (such as metal statues and a megaphone) illustrate different incarnations of the roadrunner from the first two decades of UTSA.

  All materials for this exhibit are from the University Archives, which is a part of UTSA Libraries Special Collections. All photographs are from UTSA: Office of University Communications Photographs.

  

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