DURHAM, North Carolina -- Imagine going to college to play basketball. Then graduating to become a collegiate coach. Then moving from the court to the front office to take command of an athletic program, or even an entire conference.
This isn't some dream scenario; it's the real story of the three women in the spotlight at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship, which takes place Saturday in Durham, North Carolina. Former collegiate athletes Tonia Walker (Hampton University) and Peggy Davis (Howard Payne University) are now athletic directors at Winston-Salem State and Virginia State University, respectively, while Walker's former teammate Jacqie McWilliams is the commissioner of the CIAA, which is made up of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and is the oldest African American athletic conference in the nation. The three are the first African American women in CIAA history to lead a football championship in senior administrative roles.
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