Sunday, January 19, 2014

B-CU Wildcats Celebrate 2013 MEAC Football Championship

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida  -- Under the direction of head coach Brian Jenkins, the Bethune-Cookman University football team held its annual end-of-year banquet, celebrating the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the 500 Club of the Daytona International Speedway.

The M.C. for the evening was veteran sports commentator Charlie Neal, while comedian Rod Z performed a special standup act during the dinner portion of the event. The event was limited to season ticket holders, trustees and specially invited guests, due to limited seating inside the 500 Club. As expected, it was sold out occasion.

Performed much like the Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, the evening included special team awards named after several people associated with the Bethune-Cookman University football family. Videos highlighted the nominees for each award, while the winner was revealed from an envelope by the presenter.

With assistance from Darian McCaskill of the award-winning CatEye Network, Tiffany Todd revealed the end-of-year video with a special look inside the Wildcats program. Other presentations from the CatEye Network included clips of celebrations around the season from student-athletes, coaches and support staff, as well as a “Then and Now” portion, including baby pictures and much more.

The night ended with Director of Athletics Lynn W. Thompson and Brian Jenkins giving a special award to Charlie Neal for his outstanding career announcing and broadcasting Historically Black College/University (HBCU) games for more than 40 years.

A “Herald” is the word used to describe Neal in the award.


Name of HonoreeAward Received
Tevin ToneyCharles Bingham Humanitarian Award
Cary WhiteLee Bryant Outstanding Leadership Award
Isidore JacksonJack “Cy” McClairen Trailblazer Award
Erik WilliamsWillie “Foots” Lee Defensive Lineman Award
Andrew EdouardLarry Little Workman Award
Nesley MarcellonScholar Award
Rashard BrownDean Montgomery Gridiron Scholar Award
Eddie PooleBill Flynt Achievement Award
Jarkevis FieldsMary McLeod Bethune Legacy Award
LeBrandon RichardsonLee Williams Workman Award
Dyron DyeMathis-Collins-Weems Perseverance Award
Jordan MurphyDonavan Wells Excellence Award
Rahdeese Alcutt & Preston CleckleySpecial Cat Award

The next event for B-CU football will be the national signing day bash on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 5. A time and location for the annual event will be announced in the days to come.

Fans can keep up-to-date with all B-CU Athletics via twitter at Twitter.com/BCUathletics, in addition to the official football twitter page at Twitter.com/BCUGridIron. You can also become a fan of the Wildcats on Facebook at Facebook.com/BCUathletics.

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