UMES Lady Hawks signs an Elite Lady, Sweeney Style

Chester, VA -- For Shawnee Sweeney, life's motto is simple. Life is only as good as what you make of it. The harder you work the better you will become. That is not just a life lesson that is a basketball lesson for the Thomas Dale (High School) senior. Since Sweeney was five years old, shooting hoops was a poignant part of her life.

"My dad taught me how to shoot and I would keep working on it. That drive to wanting to get it right, to be perfect came natural to me," Sweeney said. Those long hard-working hours have paid off as Sweeney signed her letter of intent to play Division I college basketball at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore next fall.


Videographer: sweeney2tes; Shawnee Sweeney signs to UMES. Shawnee posted a 4.2 GPA, is in the top 25 of her senior class and played all five positions on the court at Thomas Dale H.S.

"At first I was interested in going to Virginia Wesleyan or Christopher Newport, but at the very end of my high school season, Maryland of Eastern Shore got in touch with me and asked me to come for a visit," Sweeney said. "It was love at first sight with the school, the facilities to the coaches and players."

Sweeney who primarily played shooting guard and averaged about 15 points per game liked the fact that Maryland of Eastern Shore's coaches took the time to come see her play.

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Long-suffering Howard basketball pulls in heralded recruiting haul

"We’re going to shock the world. That’s what we plan on doing."

Washington, D.C. - Howard men’s basketball coach Kevin Nickelberry was never confident about securing a commitment from Prince Okoroh, the Eleanor Roosevelt forward who Nickelberry felt was good enough to play in the Atlantic 10 Conference and smart enough to thrive in the Ivy League.

As a Gates Millennium Scholar, Okoroh had his choice of schools. Would Okoroh want to suit up for a team that had won just six games this past season? Would he commit to a program whose basketball court was sprinkled with dead spots and whose poorly ventilated locker room was no bigger than a large storage closet?

The answer was yes. And when Okoroh called Nickelberry with the news in mid-April, a few days before he was named MVP of the preliminary game of the Capital Classic, the coach was “astonished,” Okoroh recalled. “He almost didn’t believe me at first. When I told him I was coming, it was almost like he fainted.”

Videographer: NCSAbasketball; Prince Okoroh Recruiting Video--Eleanor Roosevelt High School star forward will major in Chemical Engineering at Howard.

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This is exceptionally great news for the MEAC! No doubt Coach Nickleberry will produce a highly competitive program that will change the dynamics of the MEAC conference. Heck, it's time to purchase season tickets, as the Bison conference schedule will be very exciting with Hampton, Morgan State, NCCU, Savannah State, Bethune Cookman, A&T, Coppin State and upstarts---FAMU with new Coach Clemon Johnson, Del. State, SCSU, Norfolk State and UMES. There are no easy road games in MEAC conference. On any given night...the Bison may stampede them all!

See what a talented athletic director will do for your sports programs (Skip Perkins). Great job, Howard University!

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Santa Fe Saints D'Haiti Signs with Florida A&M

Eddie D'Haiti

Gainesville, FL - A member of the Santa Fe Saints men's basketball team has signed a letter of intent with Florida A&M University, Coach Chris Mowry announced. Eddie D'Haiti inked with Florida A&M University on May 26, 2011.

D'Haiti joins a FAMU team that finished the 2010-11 season 12-20 overall and 7-9 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rattlers are coached by newly hired Clemon Johnson, the former head coach at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 2007-2010. Johnson is a graduate of FAMU (1978) and played 10 years in the NBA, winning a championship with the Portland Trailblazers in 1983.

As a sophomore at SF, 6'8" D'Haiti averaged 11.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 30 games. For his efforts, he was named to the All Mid-Florida Conference First Team.

D'Haiti will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Florida A&M University Rattlers.

PROFILE
Place of Birth: Orlando, Florida
High School: Oak Ridge High School (Orlando, Florida)
Size: 6-foot-8, 210 Strong Forward, Averaged 16 pts/11 rebounds per game.
Honors: Honorable-Mention Class 6-A All-State Selection, First Team All-Metro, All-Orange County and 2nd-Team All-Central Florida.
Rank: Ranked as one of the top 40 seniors in Florida by FloridaHoops.com and Hoop Scoop. Considered a four-star recruit by the recruiting services.
Colleges: Out of high school, signed NLI with Youngstown State University (Ohio).
Senior Year: Lead Oak Ridge to 21-8 record and advanced to the regional quarterfinals of the state tournament losing to eventual semifinalist Winter Springs (77-67). Pioneers had a 43-13 record during his junior and senior years...coach was Matt Turner.
Prospectus - A transfer from Youngstown State University, D’Haiti is a skilled big man with crafty post moves who can score with his back to the basket or knock down jumpers. Eddie has great court vision, which makes him a very good passer.

Parents: Odilbert Lubin and Rosemonde Milien

Major: Business

Born: January 30, 1989

By Santa Fe College Media Relations


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Howard Women's Basketball Among the teams in Preseason WNIT Field

Washington, D.C.(May 26,2011) – The 16-team field for the 2011 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament was announced today.

Top 10 teams Baylor, Notre Dame, and UCLA headline the field that also includes Akron, Chattanooga, Detroit, Drexel, ETSU, Hartford, Howard, Indiana State, Long Island, Manhattan, McNeese State, Tennessee Tech, and UAB.

The Preseason WNIT bracket will be announced in June. Here’s a quick snapshot of the field:

- Akron loses just one senior from its 14-16 team, and with the return of four starters, the Zips expect to get back to their form of 09-10 when they posted their best season in school history at 18-14.

- Baylor is a favorite to win next season’s national title after advancing to the Final Four in Indianapolis. The Lady Bears have U.S. Basketball Writers Association coach of the year Kim Mulkey to lead freshman of the year Odyssey Sims, All-American Brittney Griner, and the vast majority of the Bears that went 34-3 last season and captured the Big 12 Conference regular-season and tournament titles.

- Chattanooga won 11 straight Southern Conference titles until last season’s youth-laden team lost in overtime in the semifinals of the tournament. This year’s team is a year older and will build on a 17-14 mark with everyone on the roster back for another season under coach Wes Moore.

- Detroit is a program on the rise, as the Titans return all five starters from their 13-18 team that defeated Michigan on the road for the first time since 1983.

- Drexel earned its third straight trip to the postseason and finished 19-12 despite suffering some key injuries. The Dragons welcome all but one player back for next fall.

- ETSU has won three of the past four Atlantic Sun Tournament titles. The Lady Buccaneers return three starters from their 19-12 team, including Destiny Mitchell, who earned all-conference freshman team honors after suffering a season-ending knee injury in February.

- Hartford finished last season on a high note by winning the America East tournament and earning its sixth trip to the NCAAs despite a slow start with an inexperienced team. The Hawks, who were 27-5 a year ago, will again be a favorite this fall in the America East.

- Howard finished runner-up at the MEAC championships and returns conference Player of the Year Saadia Doyle for her junior season. The 16-18 Bison return all five of their starters for their first appearance in the Preseason WNIT.

- Indiana State head coach Teri Moren set a school record for most wins in a rookie season as the Sycamores were 16-16. They get all but one player back from a team that advanced to the Missouri Valley tournament’s semifinal round.

- Long Island returns its top players from a 19-11 team in the Northeast Conference, including senior Ashley Palmer, a two-time NEC first-team all-conference honoree.

- Manhattan is coming off its winningest season in school history, as it finished 24-10 and played in the postseason. The Jaspers welcome back four starters.

- McNeese State posted a record-setting season and tied the best turnaround in NCAA history with a 26-7 record after winning seven games the year before. The Cowgirls captured both the Southland Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and played in their first NCAA Tournament in school history. Their top players return to the team this fall.

- Notre Dame made it all the way to the NCAA championship game before falling to Texas A&M, and the Fighting Irish (31-8) will be back in force this fall for another strong run. They are led by point guard Skylar Diggins, who is among a record three Irish players who recently made the 14-player cut for the U.S. World University Games.

- Tennessee Tech won the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title and played in the Postseason WNIT. The Golden Eagles posted a nine-game turnaround from the season before, finishing with a 23-8 overall record. They get all five starters back this fall.

- UAB rolled to its first 20-win season in a decade, going 20-15 and winning the WBI postseason event. The Blazers return four of their five starters and all but one player on their roster.

- UCLA earned more regular-season wins (26) than ever before, and matched its highest seed in history in the NCAA Tournament at No. 3. The Bruins (28-5) will have a new coaching staff led by Cori Close after Nikki Caldwell took the LSU job, but should again be picked to finish around the No. 2 spot in the Pac-12 Conference this fall.


Videographer: howarduniversity; Performer Frenchy Davis tells how Howard University shaped her career

The Preseason WNIT features a three-game guarantee format. The event opens Nov. 11 with first-round games. Second-round games will be played Nov. 13-14; semifinals will be Nov. 16-17; and the championship is set for Sunday, Nov. 20. Teams that lose in the first two rounds will play consolation games on the second weekend, Nov. 18-19. All games are hosted by participating schools.

In last year’s Preseason WNIT, Purdue defeated DePaul 67-58.

For more information, visit the website at www.womensnit.com.

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NCAA Academic Metric Hits HBCUs

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned a record eight teams from postseason play because of their athletes’ poor academic performance -- the most since the academic penalty system was first used two years ago. But, in a sign of the widening gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” in college sport, four of those punished teams are from historically black colleges and universities, and a fifth is from an institution designated by the federal government as predominantly black.

Tuesday, the NCAA released its annual set of Academic Progress Rates -- scores for each Division I sports team based on the academic eligibility and retention of each scholarship athlete. Teams scoring below certain APR thresholds can face penalties ranging from scholarship losses and practice time reductions to postseason bans and, ultimately, suspension of their institution’s NCAA membership. The longer a team scores below a certain threshold, the more severe its penalty. Each teams is judged on the four-year average of its APR. The latest scores are from the 2006-7, 2007-8, 2008-9 and 2009-10 academic years. (A searchable database is available showing complete APR scores and penalties per institution and team.) This year, of the 6,400 teams in Division I, 103 teams from 67 institutions were punished. Sixty teams lost scholarships, 16 received public warnings, 19 lost practice time and 8 have postseason bans.

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FAMU athletic director outlines future ideas at national alumni conference

ORLANDO — Florida A&M athletic director Derek Horne outlined his strategy for improving attendance and making the Rattlers' teams more competitive, while pleading with alumni for financial support that is necessary to make the programs flourish.

Horne, who eight months ago became FAMU's athletic director, made his pitch Thursday morning during FAMU's National Alumni Association conference at the Rosen Center. He also promised "radical changes," and said he hopes to be the school's AD for the long haul.

Winning championships and improving facilities are two of the major changes he promised. But he warned that a complete turnaround won't happen overnight.


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MEAC ANNOUNCES 2011 COMMISSIONER’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

NORFOLK, Va., (May 16, 2011) - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announces the 2011 Commissioner's All-Academic Team, recognizing 761 student-athletes from the conference's 13 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2010-11 academic school year. The team honors student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

"I am elated to recognize 761 student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during the 2010-11 academic school year," said Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas. "I would also like to take this moment to celebrate the athletic academic support staff and personnel, coaches, institutions, and parents for their contributions to the success of these student-athletes."

Listed below are the 2011 Commissioner's All-Academic Award Winners (by institutions):

BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY (59)

Women (26): Analisa Austin (WTK, Business Administration), Shakira Garner (WTK, Political Science), LaShondra Wilbon (WTK, Criminal Justice), Jasmine Daniels (WBB, History), Parress Davis (WBB, Physical Education/Recreation), Jamine Elum (WBB, Sociology), Demetria Frank (WBB, Physical Education/Recreation), Maxine Garner (WGO, Political Science), Brittani Austin (WSB, Mass Communications), Simone Cesar (WSB, Business Administration /Marketing), Sabrina Ferguson (WSB, Psychology), Allison Garcia (WSB, Criminal Justice), JoAnna Hernandez (WSB, Psychology), Brianna Leverett (WSB, Nursing), Elizabeth Parish (WSB, Elementary Education), Stacey Lopez (WTE, Biology), Andrea Paez (WTE, Hospitality Management), Shereen Peterson-Paul (WTE, Business Administration), Katarina Szaboova (WTE, International Business), Krysta Gardner (WVB, Undecided), Ebony Mitchell (WVB, Mass Communications), Linda Nwabuko (WVB, Biology), Shanicka Reddick (WVB, Elementary Education), Frances Rodriguez (WVB, Mathematics), Shaylyn Smith (CHR, Business), Lericia Harris (CHR, Mass Communications)...Men (33): Richard Carter (MTR, Computer Science), Devon Creary (MTR, Biology), Willie Cyrus (MTR, Exceptional Student Education), Martin Embry (MTR, Physical Education/Recreation), Joshua Perkins (MTR, Sociology), Androse Bell (MFB, Hospitality Mangement), Stephen Berthelot (MFB, Mass Communications), Kory Kowalski (MFB, Physical Education/Recreation), Jean Fanor (MFB, Psychology), Brandon Gould (MFB, Physical Education/Recreation), Nesly Marcellon (MFB, Business Administration), Christopher Perry (MFB, Criminal Justice), Joseph White (MFB, Biology), Jairo Acevedo (MBA, Psychology), Christopher Anselmo (MBA, Sociology), Emmanuel Castro (MBA, Physical Education/Recreation), Jordan Dailey (MBA, Criminal Justice), Carlos Delgado (MBA, Psychology), Diego Delgado (MBA, Business Administration), Ryan Durrence (MBA, Business Administration/Marketing), Patrick Goelz (MBA, Criminal Justice), Joseph Munoz (MBA, Hospitality Management), Alejandro Sanchez (MBA, Business Administration), Ali Simpson (MBA, Biology), Brandon Turner (MBA, Criminal Justice), Matthew Wright (MBA, Business Administration), Albert Abrahams (MBB, Criminal Justice), Vitor Belucci (MTE, International Business), Kip Jackson (MTE, Criminal Justice), Kristofer Martin (MTE, Business Administration/Management Information Systems), Marc Miscanovic (MTE, International Business), Emil Vassilev (MTE, Hospitality Management), Quintin Terrell (CHR, Physical Education/Recreation)

COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY (27):

Women (14): Jade Dudley (WSB, Sports Management), Charma Robinson (WSB, Sports Management), Tiffani Whaley (WSB, Computer Science), Patrice Williams (WSB, Biology), Amber Miller (WSB, Criminal Justice), Lauretta Mukam (WTE, Biology), Sharise Coppin (WTE, Nursing), Jaleah Holsey (WBB, Management Science), Samantha Leigh (WTK, Sports Management), Alexis Easterling (WTK, Sports Management), Brittany Giles (WTK, Sports Management), Christina Epps (WVB, Applied Psychology), Stephanie Johnson (WVB, Sports Management), Tyler Phillips (WVB, Sports Management)...Men (13): Dale Dunn (MTR, Management Science), Jerome Black (MTR, Sports Management), Quincy Darko (MTE, Management Science), James Jeffreys (MTE, Sports Management), Jahra Wigfall (MTE, Management Science), Alex Black (MBA, Criminal Justice), Andrew Kiessling (MBA, Criminal Justice), Derek Richards (MBA, Criminal Justice), John Bergwall (MBA, Criminal Justice), James Vagnier (MBA, Sports Management), William Butler (MBA, Sports Management), Ceslovas Kucinskas (MBB, Interdisciplinary Studies),Vince Goldsberry (MBB, Sports Management)

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (122)

Women (85): Ashley Blake (WTK, Psychology), Capri Jones (WTK, Accounting), Ayanna Kelly (WTK, Mass Communications), Victoria McGroary (WTK, Political Science), Shaquana Neils (WTK, Sport Sciences), Kara Rice (WTK, Psychology), Mariah Wilson (WTK, Biology), Shelby Bonneville (WEQ, Equine Business), Ashley Butler (WEQ, Management), Brittni Collins (WEQ, Agriculture), Reily Finnelly (WEQ, Management), Caroline Foltz (WEQ, Agriculture), Amanda Hotz (WEQ, Agriculture), Alicia Maynard (WEQ, Wildlife Management), Jennifer McInnis (WEQ, Political Science), Jennifer Pierson (WEQ, Agriculture), Diana Savosh (WEQ, Agriculture), Morgan Scuse (WEQ, Chemistry/Pre-Professional), Jessica Smith (WEQ, Agriculture), McKenzie Trueba (WEQ, Art), Kelly Cheng (WSO, Movement Sciences), Brittany Curtis (WSO, Chemistry), Brianna Dingman (WSO, Management), Michelle Giorgilli (WSO, Forensic Biology), Ashlee Gourdine (WSO, Biology), Courteney Haas (WSO, Sports Sciences), Leah Hontz (WSO, Education), Latoya Lesane (WSO, Physical Education), Jeanette Salgado (WSO, Movement Sciences), Theresa Wappett (WSO, Movement Sciences), Candace Wyre (WSO, Elementary Education), Casey Beighley (WSB, Mass Communications), Skye Boris (WSB, Physical Education), Amber Coburn (WSB, Psychology), Jessica Langley (WSB, Movement Sciences), Kelsey Lewis (WSB, Elementary Education), Janelle Lukens (WSB, Mass Communications), Leslie Pleasanton (WSB, Education), Tawny Reeger (WSB, Biology), Jordan Reid (WSB, Criminal Justice), Allison Rubin (WSB, History), Sherelle Sheppard (WSB, History), JoCarol Shields (WSB, Sports Sciences), Andrea Waters (WSB, MBA), Hannah Adewumi (WTE, Computer Science), Cristina Andrade-Pires (WTE, Finance & Banking), Kristen Lopez (WTE, Textiles & Apparel), Anna Ratnikova (WTE, Criminal Justice), Polina Razborova (WTE, Finance & Banking), Marina Sicic (WTE, Management), Sonja Banicevic (WVB, Finance & Banking), Sara Elliott (WVB, Art), Martina Ferrari (WVB, Political Science), Ashley Herman (WVB, Biology), Elisa Herrmann (WVB, Hospitality & Tourism Management), Princess Puckett (WVB, Movement Sciences), Erica Tajchman (WVB, Biology/Pre-Professional), Jasmine Cooper (CHR, Accounting), Corrine Gramby (CHR, Textiles & Apparels), Tynisha Hearne (CHR, Music Education), Tanai-Yea Hinson (CHR, Criminal Justice), Chelsea Jones (CHR, Early Childhood Education), Tailisha Miller (CHR, Textiles & Apparel), Mariah Minor (CHR, Psychology), Kira Robison (CHR, Biology), Bethany Stewart (CHR, History), Stephanie Brush (WBB, Psychology), Kiana D'Oliveira (WBB, Biology), Selena Galloway (WBB, Criminal Justice), Alexis Johnson (WBB, Criminal Justice), Samantha Koonce (WBB, Biology), Crystal Pitt (WBB, Social Work), Ashley Thompson (WBB, Physics), Jazmyne Hefflefinger (WBW, Movement Sciences), Adriana Jaime (WBW, Education), Tara McQueen (WBW, Computer Science), Brooke Peterson (WBW, Nursing), Angela Reynolds (WBW, Psychology), Samantha Scionti (WBW, Music Education), Courtney Varin (WBW, Biology), Kalyn Washburn (WBW, English), Calisa Emerson (WCC, Accounting), Tracey Fan Fan (WCC, Movement Sciences), Kendra Mayers (WCC, Movement Sciences), Brittany Roberson (WCC, Movement Sciences)...Men (37): Joey Babuca (MBA, Physical Education), Peter Broehl (MBA, Movement Sciences), Scott Davis (MBA, Physical Education), Jordan Elliott (MBA, Sports Sciences), Elliott Gardner (MBA, Movement Sciences), Keith Hernandez (MBA, Criminal Justice), Derek Marshallsea (MBA, Sports Sciences), Kevin Noriega (MBA, Marketing), Jose Portela-Berrios (MBA, Biology), Michael Rizzuto (MBA, Management), Joe Rush (MBA, Sports Sciences), Ernest Adjei (MFB, Community Health), George Bansah (MFB, Accounting), BJ Conley (MFB, Psychology), Brandon Cunningham (MFB, Criminal Justice), Nick Elko (MFB, Management), Mike Gable (MFB, Biology), Ryan Langdon (MFB, Criminal Justice), Byron Lewis (MFB, Criminal Justice), Calvin Miner (MFB, Criminal Justice), Steven Steinbacher (MFB, Management), Travis Tarpley (MFB, Management), Greg Smith (MBB, Movement Sciences), Trevor Welcher (MBB, Sports Sciences), Kouri Falconer (MCC, Psychology), Ed Hurley (MCC, Movement Sciences), Alan Laws (MCC, Sports Sciences), David Bruce (MTR, Sports Sciences), Eric Smith (MTR, Criminal Justice), Chris Thompson (MTR, Criminal Justice), Brian Gelis (MTE, MBA), Chris Kano (MTE, Management), Roman Pitatelev (MTE, Accounting), Phillip Scott (MTE, Political Science), Milos Velickovic (MTE, Management), Harry Broomall (WRS, History), Brandon Gardner (WRS, Criminal Justice)

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY (38)

Women (21): Traterica Gainer (WSB, Criminal Justice), Britany Doty (WSB, Criminal Justice), Jennifer Lindsey (WSB, Physical Education), Ashanti Shepherd (WSB, Psychology), Taylor West (WSB, Biology), Keelyn Fleming (WTK, Health Science), Tiffiny Morrow (WTK, Health Science), Stephanie Colter (WTK, Psychology), Raven Robinson (WTK, Education), Jazmine Bingham (WBW, Criminal Justice), Kiana Cogdell (WBW, Spanish), Janell Dykes (WBW, Health Science), Ashley Melson (WBW, Criminal Justice), Samantha Mighty (WBW, Business), Danielle Anderson (WBB, Pre-Med), Jayme Warner (WBB, Journalism), Kathline Durden (WTE, Computer Info), Vanessa McCall (WTE, Pre-Med), Jessica Bond (WVB, Business), Susan Egoavil (WVB, Spanish), Alexandra Age (WSW, Pre-Med)...Men (17): Adeyemi Oluwatobiloba (MBA, Psychology), Jackson Cannon (MBA, Undecided), Andre Dawson (MBA, Business), David Duncan (MBA, Physical Education), Cory Franklin (MBA, Criminal Justice), Jarryd Reid (MBA, Business), Issac Brown (MBB, Photography), Jamal Daniels (MBB, Health Science), Cody Sapp (MGO, Criminal Justice), Elijah Jackson (MGO, Pre-Med), Asafu-Adjaye Temuera (MTE, Health Science), Takura Happy (MTE, Business), Michael Moore (MTE, Political Science), Fabrice Myrtil (MTE, Undecided), Jeremy Latimore (MTE, Social Work), Maurice Wamukowa (MTE, Business), Akie Smythe (MTE, Food Science)

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (52)

Women (39): Mianna Armstrong (WVB, Biology), Ornela Cadavid (WVB, Marketing), Virginia Chell (WVB, Pharmacy), Lina Cordoba (WVB, Graphic Design), Lihi Elkayam (WVB, Psychology), Aaryn Harrison (WVB, Chemistry), Ivana Suput (WVB, Psychology), Tiffany Brents (WSB, Psychology), Travonna Byrd (WSB, MBA), Nina Ferguson (WSB, Public Relations), Tracy Lee (WSB, Nursing), Kelsei Saunders (WSB, Communicative Science & Disorders), Adrianna Scott (WSB, Architecture), Carla Trimble (WSB, Psychology), Tamara Vickers (WSB, Psychology), Rebecca Glazier (WBW, Criminal Justice), Ashley Hampton (WBW, Psychology), Brittani Reynolds (WBW, Management), Jazzminn Richey-Obey (WBW, Sociology), Keiara Avant (WBB, Management), Delia Brunson (WBB, Accounting), Jericka Jenkins (WBB, Criminal Justice), Melanie Warner (WBB, Management), Rachel Burrell (WTK, Kinesiology), Shaquanda Gainey (WTK, Physical Education), Kristal McGreggor (WTK, Marketing), Leah Richmond (WTK, Psychology), Racquel Vassell (WTK, Physical Education), Jocelyn Watkins (WTK, Psychology), Sydnee Mack (WGO, Public Relations), Jessi Mitchell (WGO, Broadcast Journalism), Dionne West (WGO, MBA), Nicole West (WGO, MBA), Tabita Daolio (WTE, Architecture), Jovanna Sangria (WTE, Public Relations), Nicole Clark (WSL, Political Science), Ramatoulie Sallah-Muhammed (WSL, Architecture), Anya Sippen (WSL, Broadcast Journalism), Courtney Thompson (WSL, Nursing)...Men (13): Edson Alves (MTE, Management), Nelio Mattos (MTE, Management), Jung-Ho Oh (MTE, Recreation), Gellert Varga (MTE, Finance), Landon Collins (MFB, Biology), Darius Johnson (MFB, Electrical Engineering), Winston Kennedy (MFB, Psychology), Louis Preston (MFB, MBA), Daryell Walker (MFB, Psychology), Bakari Taylor (MBB, Recreation), Damon Dixon (MTK, Finance), Ian Guagliardo (MSL, Flight Education), Lawrence Harley (MSL, MBA)

HOWARD UNIVERSITY (108)

Women (64): Cheyenne Curley-Payne (WBB, Leisure Studies), Nicole Deterville (WBB, Chemistry), Portia Deterville (WBB, Biology), Amanda-Gay Edwards (WBB, Biology), Jerelle Gorham (WBB, Leisure Studies), Cabria Johnson (WBB, Leisure Studies), Jalisa Pullins (WBB, Radio/TV/Film), Kara Smith (WBB, Finance), Jordane Frazier (WBW, Journalism), Taneeka Hanna (WBW, Human Development) Jasmine Hardesty (WBW, Administration of Justice), Brianna Uzzell (WBW, Administration of Justice), Janae Baker (WLA, Political Science), Cheryse Cox (WLA, Psychology), Desiree Cox (WLA, Leisure Studies), Chasity Dailey (WLA, Administration of Justice), Ashley Foote (WLA, Communication and Culture), Ashley Lawrence (WLA, Human Performance), Imani McCleary (WLA, Administration of Justice), Amber Meeks (WLA, Communication and Culture), Imani Rodman (WLA, Public Relations), Chanel Bell (WSO, Sociology), Jordan Brown (WSO, Psychology), Rachael Lee (WSO, Accounting), Stephanie McLean (WSO, Finance), Brittany Peebles (WSO, Human Performance), Sydney Revelle (WSO, Mechanical Engineering), Cynthia Snyder (WSO, Communication and Culture), Maya Burchette (WSB, Psychology), Jessica Hurston (WSB, Radio/TV/Film), Emily Johnson (WSB, Architecture), Trina Kindred (WSB, Biology), Rebecca Kirshner (WSB, Human Performance), Lindsay Maclin (WSB, Pre-Physical Therapy), Candace Rogers (WSB, International Business), Lauren Anthony (WSW, Fashion Merchandising), E'Lan Brewer (WSW, Marketing), Summer Davis (WSW, Undecided), Ashley Goins (WSW, Sociology), Monique Major (WSW, Psychology), Anne Akhimiem (WTE, Human Nutrition), Michelle Brown (MTE, Biology), Amber Cuff (WTE, Fashion Merchandising), Ashley Moore (WTE, Public Relations), Brittney Morgan (WTE, Sport Medicine), Alyssa Works (WTE, Health Science), Dotranika Horton (WTK, Psychology), Norell Abernathy (WTK, Radio/TV/Film), Danielle Douglas (WTK, Health Education), Jami Hardy (WTK, Health Education), Ashley Hodges (WTK, Political Science), Krystal Jenkins (WTK, Spanish), Alexandria McKee (WTK, Political Science), Abigail Reid (WTK, Psychology), Rachel Sanni (WTK, Undecided), Brittany Stephens (WTK, Radio/TV/Film), Zahra Thomas (WTK, Marketing), Janelle Wallace (WTK, Marketing), Amelia Woodruff (WTK, Human Performance), Andrea Brown (WVB, Political Science), Olwatosin Elebute (WVB, Health Science), Jasmine King (WVB, Journalism), Monique McCoy (WVB, Human Development), Taylor Montgomery (WVB, Journalism)...Men (44): Kyle Riley (MBB, Sport Management), Justin Boyd (MFB, Psychology), Malcom Crawford (MFB, Undecided), Jermell Ellis (MFB, Sport Management), Kelvin Goodman (MFB, Computer Engineering), Bryan Graham (MFB, Radiation Therapy), Patrick Jean-Mary (MFB, International Business), Chidiebere Kalu (MFB, Systems & Computer Science), Lanny Kelly (MFB, Sport Management), Kurt Mangum, II (MFB, Legal Communications), Kyle McFadden (MFB, Undecided), Xavier Rucker (MFB, Administrative of Justice), Jordan Smallwood (MFB, Marketing), Vann Mathew (MFB, Sport Management), Jason Wooding (MFB, Pre-Physical Therapy), Anthony Whitlow (MFB, Advertising), Gary Clark (MSO, Mechanical Engineering), Jamil Devers (MSO, Pre-Physical Therapy), Mathew Marshall (MSO, Radio/TV/Film), Anye Ngalla (MSO, Finance), Andrew Powell (MSO, Mechanical Engineering), Patrick Rose (MSO, Information Systems & Analysis), Christopher Sutherland (MSO, Physical Education), Larry Turner (MSO, English), Adrian Walton (MSO, Economics), Kelvin Goodman (MSW, Computer Engineering), Zadok Isaac (MSW, Sport Medicine), Steven Lott (MSW, Physicians Assistant), Omar McKenzie (MSW, Biology), Justin Morrison (MSW, Philosophy), Damjan Strabac (MSW, Political Science), Christopher Brown (MTE, Television Production), Eric Chavous (MTE, International Business), Bogdan Dzakovic (MTE, Insurance), Tonique Merell (MTE, Systems and Computer Science), Devard Wharton (MTE, Civil Engineering), John Brown (MTK, Sport Medicine), Emmanuel Commodoe (MTK, Mechanical Engineering), Marcus Harrison (MTK, Information Systems), Michael Houston (MTK, Accounting), Mikael La Roche (MTK, Interior Design), Tory McAlister (MTK, Mechanical Engineering), Benjamin Rosa (MTK, Mathematics), Elijah Samuels (MTK, Mechanical Engineering)

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE HAWKS
2011 NCAA BOWLING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
*2011 United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Champions!
2011 MEAC Champions!
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE (45)

Women (23): Kenesha Abrams (WTK, Biology), Jessica Abrantes (WTK, Criminal Justice), Cynthia Anais (WTK, Applied Design), Courtney Gray (WTK, Criminal Justice), Emilie Ducados (WTK, Business Administration), Zoe Bowens (WVB, English), Samantha Chukwura (WVB, Biology), Chang Li (WVB, Accounting), Brittany Coppock (WTE, Sociology/Social Work), Latoya Jones-Stewart (WTE, Hotel Restaurant Management), Anna Katenta (WTE, Biology), Shamara McKenzie (WTE, Criminal Justice), Shanice Crowder (WSB, Engineering), Tynetta Jackson (WSB, Human Ecology), Chelsea Myers (WSB, Exercise Science), Caitlyn Dillard (WBB, Criminal Justice), Cy'Anna Scott (WBB, Environmental Science), T'Nia Falbo (WBW, Accounting), Kristina Frahm (WBW, Accounting), Stacy Parsons (WBW, Business Administration), Martha Perez (WBW, Sociology), Anggie Ramirez (WBW, Computer Science), Maria Rodriguez Ospina (WBW, Business Administration)...Men (22): Harrison Agbore-Young (MTK, Biology), Charles Elmer (MTK, Aviation Science), Thomas Keane-Dawes (MTK, Business Administration/ Marketing), Amon Kiprotich (MTK, Mathematics), Shadrack Maritim (MTK, Biology), Basil Melek (MTK, Biology), Denvil Ruan (MTK, General Studies), Timothy Burns (MBB, Exercise Science), Reginald Hines (MBB, English), Lyvann Obame-Obame (MBB, Accounting), Mark Robertson (MBB, Accounting), Robert Tucker (MBB, Accounting), Bryan Chiakowsky (MBA, Exercise Science), Jacob Foreman (MBA, Exercise Science), Abraham Loyola-Gonzalez (MBA, General Studies), Brent Lewis (MBA, Special Education), James Newsome (MBA, Criminal Justice), Phillip Vaughn (MBA, Accounting), Nicholas Wiggins (MBA, Business Administration), Emmash Sudusinghe (MTE, Accounting), Osvaldo Rivera (MTE, Music Ed, Biology), Richard Warren (MTE, Exercise Science)

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (37)

Women (22): Aneesah Aziz (WTE, Psychology), Alexis McCoy (WTE, Psychology), Pola Olczak (WTE, Chemistry), Jaclyn Hall (WSB, Accounting), Sakina Smith (WSB, Medical Tech), Lydia Walther-Rodriquez (WSB, Finance), Delissa Carline (WVB, Electrical Engineer), Briana Coardes (WBB, Psychology), Moneshia Davis (WBB, Physical Education), Theresa Davis (WBB, Physical Education), Brittany Dodson (WBB, Telecommunications), DeKeishia Mathis (WBB, Biology), Brittany Noel (WBB, Finance), Danielle Gibson (CHR, Information Systems), Shaunee Harrison (CHR, Political Science), Tameka Lyons (CHR, Political Science), Tamera Lyons (CHR, Broadcast Journalism), Rashida Watson (CHR, Speech), Tyshia Oliver (WTK, Sociology), Britney Wattley (WTK, Business Administration), Candace Shirley (WTK, Biology), Lauren Campbell Teamer (WTK, Transportation Science & Systems)...Men (15): Lawrence Brewer (MFB, Business Administration), Jephte Cherenfant (MFB, Physical Education), Shaka Miller (MFB, Business Administration), Yusef Dosu (MFB, Business Administration), Donald Schuler (MFB, History), Donte Washington (MFB, Physical Education), Abraham Mercado (MFB, Telecommunications), Jude Obiarinze (MTK, Accounting), Wesley Redfearn (MTK, Electrical Engineering), Isaac Richardson (MTK, Industrial Engineering), Kalil Zaky (MTK, Business Administration), Carbinere Whyte (MTK, Accounting), Salifu Cham (MTK, Business Administration), Dmitry Chekhalatyy (MTE, Hospitality Management), Duwane Thomas (MTE, Electrical Engineering),

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (54)

Women (25): Chengetayi Tsapayi (WTE, Accounting), Naeemah Brooks (WTE Elementary Education), Jennifer Astbury (WTE, Physical Education), Genor Dalton (WBB, Computer Science), Recca Trice (WBB, Biology), Marian Brooks (WBB, Mass Communications), Omolayo Dada (WVB, Chemistry), Jasmine Frazier (WVB, Finance), Maatra Henderson (WVB, Biology), Chynna Blaker (WVB, Chemistry), Charlotte Armstead (WVB, Kinesiotherapy), Nicole Kessner (WVB, Kinesiotherapy), Danielle Wright (WSB, Sociology), Alyssa Velazquez (WSB, Business Management), Casey Pomeroy (WSB, Accounting), Dania Sanford (WTK, Physical Education), Teresa Nance (WTK, Undecided), Elaine Rhoades (WTK, Sociology), Tanisha Jenkins (WTK, Political Science), Alicea Teamer (WTK, Kinesiotherapy), Mercy Keoch (WTK, Nursing), Jessica Overton (WBW, Interdisciplinary Studies), Chelsea Krall (WBW, Undecided), Shelia-Marie Smith (WBW, Sociology), Antoinette Drakeford (WBW, Psychology)...Men (29): Kyle Davis (MBA Kinesiotherapy), John Rasberry (MBA, Marketing), Cameron Parsons (MBA, Accounting), Juan Herrera (MBA, Building Construction), Ryan Montgomery (MBA, Kinesiotherapy), Raymond Morton (MBA, Sociology), Richard Salter (MBA, Psychology), Santo Serafine (MBA, Business Management), Ryan Shook (MBA, Kinesiotherapy), Philemon Kimutai (MTK, Accounting), Amos Kiposgei (MTK, Nursing), Sherrad Marrow (MTK, Sociology), Jonathan Griffin (MTK, Sociology), Kameron George (MTK, Electronics Engineering), Jonathan Ross (MTK, Business), Aleek Pauline (MBB, Mass Communications), Brandon Wheeless (MBB, Sociology), Ben Marks (MTE, Accounting), Dexter McDowell (MTE, Nursing), Anthony Taylor (MFB, Psychology), Hasan Craig (MFB, Electronics Technology), Calvin Roberts (MFB, Electronics Technology), Cameron Williams (MFB, Political Science), William Falakiseni (MFB, Interdisciplinary Studies), Ricardo Volcin (MFB, Sociology), Carnell Williams (MFB, Interdisciplinary Studies), Terrance Pugh (MFB, Computer Science), Alex Moody (MFB, Mass Communications), Ryan Hathaway (MFB, Electronics Technology)

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY (37)

Women (21): Lillian Bullock (WBB, Finance), Amber Brown (WBW, Chemical Engineering), Sarah Taylor (WBW, Liberal Studies), April Terry (WBW, Journalism & Mass Communications), Lauren Clement (WSB, Undecided), Hope Fletcher (WSB, Family &Consumer Sciences), Jasmine Gurley (WSW, Journalism & Mass Communications), Keshia McDonald (WSW, Criminal Justice), Victorea Austin (WTE, Sociology), Chloe McSwain (WTE, Romance Language & Literature), Janessa Benn (WTK, Civil Engineering), Ariana Betts (WTK, Mechanical Engineering), Amanda Breeden (WTK, Mechanical Engineering), Shakia Forbes (WTK, Speech), Ruth-Cassandra Hunt (WTK, Criminal Justice), Kayla Jackson (WTK, Psychology), Samira Johnson (WTK, Mechanical Engineering), Krystin Lawson (WTK, Liberal Studies), Chantel Luedeke (WTK, Biology), Kristin Rush (WTK, Journalism & Mass Communications), Amber Inman (WVB, Sport Science & Fitness Management)...Men (16): Carvell Copeland (MBA, Sport Science & Fitness Management), Matthew Erskine (MBA, Sport Science & Fitness Management), Kelvin Freeman (MBA, Sport Science & Fitness Management), Andre McKoy (MBA, Sport Science & Fitness Management), Mark Nales (MBA, Criminal Justice), Esterlin Paulino (MBA, Liberal Studies), Michael Radford (MBA, Sport Science & Fitness Management), Reginald Washington (MBA, Industrial Engineering), Jared Williams (MBB, Computer Science), Marc Hill (MBB, Graphic Communication Systems), Julian Alford (MFB, Electrical Engineering), Marque Sutton (MFB, Criminal Justice), Jamal Wardlaw (MFB, Sport Science & Fitness Management), Danzeto Cephas (MTK, Management), Johnathan Hancock (MTK, Adult Education), Patrick Mills (MTK, Animal Science)

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (60)

Women (27): Belinda Biney-Bechncke (WVB, MBA), Alexia Johns (WVB, Criminal Justice), Tocarra Jones (WVB, Criminal Justice), Tasha Gaye Richards (WVB, Math), Maritsann Sinclair (WVB, Accounting), Ashley Alston (WTK, Criminal Justice), Tierra Blue (WTK, Criminal Justice), Kimberly Derrickson (WTK, Math), Taisha Parkins (WTK, Psychology), Paig Robinson (WTK, Sociology), Dreanna Wallace (WTK, Physical Education), Jasmine Wanamaker (WTK, English), Chavaria Williams (WTR, Mass Communications), Shanise Blanks (WBB, Psychology), Blaire Houston (WBB, Business), Sheresa Mills (WBB, Biology), Kelly Chapparo (WTE, Recreation), Cameron Chatman (WTE, Criminal Justice), Oleysa Palko (WTE, Pharmaceutical Science), Ashley Rogers (WTE, Education), Tatiana Velasquez (WTE, Biology), Aurora Baker (WSB, Biology), Whitney Boykin (WSB, Physical Education), Kayla McPeek (WSB, Business), Shelisha Ejimakor (WBW, Business), LaVerne Jones (WBW, Pharmaceutical Science), Krystal Richardson (WBW, Education)...Men (33): James Barksdale (MFB, Criminal Justice), Mark Blakeney (MFB, Criminal Justice), Justin Campbell (MFB, English), Matt Cornelius (MFB, Criminal Justice), Joseph Figueroa (MFB, Physical Education), Brian Hasselberger (MFB, Biology), DeMarcus Hill (MFB, Computer Information Systems), Joseph Hutchinson (MFB, Business), Earl Pridgen (MFB, Computer Information Systems), Fred Ominde (MFB, Physical Education), Brandon Outlaw (MFB, Business), Salbert Salang (MFB, Physical Education), Teryl White (MFB, Business), Keon Williams (MFB, Computer Information Systems), Daran Gill (MTK, Computer Information Systems), Tramar Beaman (MBB, Physical Education), Paul Taylor (MBB, Psychology), Connell Wilkerson (MBB, Sociology), Alejandro Espitia (MTE, Political Science), Christopher Mack (MTE, Health), Jack Waissan (MTE, Political Science), Braden Cox (MGO, Criminal Justice), Kempton Mandeville (MGO, Art), Gavin Thompson (MGO, Accounting), Etienne Farquharson (MBA, Business), Glenn Frye (MBA, Computer Information Systems), Robert Grant (MBA, Physical Education), Donald Murray (MBA, Recreation), Brandon Oatis (MBA, Business), Derell Parker (MBA, Hospitality & Tourism), Ross Plummer (MBA, Business), Drew Robinson (MBA, History), Timothy Rennard (MBA, Recreation)

SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY (57)

Women (18): Ameretta Gaskin (CHR, Behavior Analysis), Amanda Nicholson (CHR, Behavior Analysis), Erika Wheatley (CHR, Social Work), Kamaria Womack (CHR, Political Science), Denisa Vanca (CHR/WTE, Electronics Engineering Technology), Madison Hedderly (WSB, BBA Marketing), Nicole Lowery (WSB, Mass Communications), Chelsea Parrish (WSB, Biology), Shannon Reno (WSB, Mass Communications), Cassie Standard (WSB, English Language & Literature), Jessica Weimerskirk (WSB, BBS Accounting), Wansley Harrison (WTK, Social Work), Ashley Johnson (WTK, Sociology), Amara Jones (WTK, Marine Science), Ashlee Butler (WVB, Criminal Justice), Bianca Helton (WVB, Criminal Justice), Chikia "Catrina" Jones (WVB, Social Work), Jennifer Lowe (WVB, BBS Accounting)...Men (39): John (Chris) Arnold (MBA, Political Science), Darien Campbell (MBA, Chemistry), Julius Green (MBA, BBA Management), Kevin Herlihy (MBA, English Language & Literature), Garry Dexter Kelley (MBA, BBA Management), Jackson May (MBA, Undecided), Joseph McCrary III (MBA, BBS Accounting), Courtrevez McTier (MBA, Criminal Justice), Eric L. Ransom (MBA, Marine Science), Jason Wynn (MBA, Criminal Justice), James Briscoe (MFB, Marine Science), Cedric Brown (MFB, English Language & Literature), Cedric Chambers (MFB, BBA Management), Nathaniel Clay (MFB, Criminal Justice), William Edwards (MFB, Mathematics), Daniel Heslop (MFB, Mathematics), Darren Hunter (MFB, Computer Science Technology), Thelmore Jackson (MFB, Criminal Justice), Dan Johnson (MFB, Mass Communications), Michael Kuku (MFB, Mass Communications), Xavier Lewis (MFB, Computer Science Technology), LaDarien Redfield (MFB, Behavior Analysis), Channing Welch (MFB, Mass Communications), Alex Wierzbicki (MFB, BBA Management), Derek Williams (MFB, BBA Management), John Wilson (MFB, BBA Management), Joshua Montgomery (MBB, Undecided), Jovonni Shuler (MBB, Mass Communications), Clifford Bragg (MGO, BBA Management), Craig Jarrell (MGO, English Language & Literature), Cedomir Llic (MGO, BBA Management), Peter Teifer (MGO, English Language & Literature), Anthony Jarvis (MTK, Mathematics), Shannon Quentre (MTK, Biology), Shawn Souvenir (MTK, Sociology), Etchien Roland Assinzo (MTK/MCC, Computer Engineering Technology ), Rueben Isreal-McBee (MTK/MCC, Chemistry), Tyrone McCoy (MTK/MCC, Mass Communications), Gabriel Davis (MTK/MCC, Electronics for Technology)

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (65)

Women (51): Mary Regina Baker (WBB, Computer Science), Sunikia Bullen (WBB, Family & Consumer Science), Tracey Flowers (WBB, Family & Consumer Sciences), Trinese Fox (WBB, P.E. Activity Management), Whitney Wiley (WBB, Early Childhood Education), Sirrena Favors (WBW, Civil Engineering Technology), Autumn Glencamp (WBW, Biology), Mariah Hebbe (WBW, Criminal Justice), Patrecia Daniley (WCC, Criminal Justice), Gabrielle Dillard (WCC, Sport Communication), Brandi Jefferson (WCC, Professional Chemistry), Andranette Moss (WCC, Psychology), Oprah Odugbela (WCC, Nursing), Shamire Rothmiller, (WCC, Management), Allison Brown (WGO, Psychology), Geneva Mackey (WGO, Biology), Veronica Aguilar (WSO, Nursing), Brooke Ehinger (WSO, Psychology), Sara Harris (WSO, Nursing), Mariah Hebbe (WSO, Criminal Justice), Leslie Martin (WSO, P.E. Activity Management), Alejandra Chirino (WSO, Biology), Danielle Murphy (WSO, Political Science-Pre Law), Bahja Peeples (WSO, Criminal Justice), Cassandra Rodriguez (WSO, Biology), Morgan Roesler (WSO, Accounting), Stephanie Searle (WSO, Biology), Nyesha Simmons (WSO, Psychology), Darci Smith (WSO, Marketing), Marina Terry (WSO, Nuclear Engineering), Shannon Baity (WSB, Psychology), Denitia Carter (WSB, P.E. Activity Management), Chelsea Evans (WSB, Civil Engineering Technology), Laura Bosneag (WTE, Accounting), I-Chun Chen (WTE, Communications Broadcasting), Maria Craciun (WTE, Management), Fanni Friscka (WTE, Marketing), Suhaila Jad (WTE, Family & Consumer Science/Business), Sabrina Mendez (WTE, Family & Consumer Science/Business), Daria Sekerina (WTE, Accounting), Sarai Torres-Asu (WTE, Management), Bria Brimmer (WVB, Accounting), Peri Ligons (WVB, Biology), Shabree Roberson (WVB, Biology), Brendell Studnicka (WVB, Sociology), Nia Brown (CHR, Business Marketing), Latoya Brunson (CHR, Business Management), Lakeshia Clawson (CHR, Criminal Justice & Spanish), Gabrielle Dillard (CHR, Sports Communication), Kaira Marshall (CHR, Professional English), Brittany G. Wright (CHR, Math Education)...Men (14): Darnell Porter (MBB, Management), Dashan Axson (MCC, English), Graylyn Jefferson (MCC, Nursing), Charles Kurgatt (MCC, Physics), Christopher Lovett (MCC, Computer Science), Ashton Farmer (MFB, Criminal Justice), Clyde Johnson (MFB, Elementary Education), Gerald Malloy (MFB, Political Science), Samuel Timothy (MFB, Family & Consumer Science), Gabriel Fernandez Meana (MTE, Industrial Engineering Technology), David Grund (MTE, Management), Dmytro Kovalevych (MTE, Family & Consumer Science), Radek Langer (MTE, Management), Peteris Vinogradov (MTE, Management)

Key:
MCC - Men's Cross Country
WCC - Women's Cross Country
MBB - Men's Basketball

WBB - Women's Basketball

WGO - Women's Golf

MGO - Men's Golf

WSO - Women's Swimming

WVB - Women's Volleyball

MFB - Football

CHR - Cheerleader

WSB - Women's Softball

MBA - Men's Baseball

WBW - Women's Bowling

WTK - Women's Tennis

MTK - Men's Tennis

MTR - Men's Track and Field

WTR - Women's Track and Field

* The USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships featured the top 16 men's and top 16 women's college bowling teams in the country vying for national titles. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks won the women's division in 2011, for their second national title of the season.

By MEAC Media Relations

It's Official! Clemon Johnson Resigns to Coach Division I FAMU

After four seasons at the helm of the University of Alaska Fairbanks men's basketball team, head coach Clemon Johnson is stepping down to take a Division I head coaching job at his alma mater, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU).

Johnson finishes with a 28-74 overall record with the Nanooks (NCAA Division II).

Alaska fell just short of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference playoffs this season after finishing 8-17 (5-13 GNAC). He also recruited and coached the 2010-11 Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, Parrish West.

"The best part of my job is watching student-athletes go on to distinguished careers and seeing staff members pursue their dreams and move on to exciting professional opportunities,” Alaska Director of Athletics Forrest Karr said. “I couldn't be happier for Clem and his family."

Johnson played for FAMU from 1974-1978, during which time he set rebounding records for a single game (25), a season (412) and a career (1,494). Those records still stand, and he still ranks in the top-twenty in scoring with 1,381 points.

“The opportunity to return home is another blessed moment in my life,” Johnson said. “The departure from UAF is a bittersweet moment. I felt the incoming class and the returning players would recreate the stir heard during earlier years in the GNAC.

“But coming home to Florida A&M University allows me to continue my growth in my desired profession on another level. The past four years has been a great learning experience for my coaching and life development. The athletic staff, my coaching staff and administrators have provided guidance, patience, encouragement and knowledge.”



FAMU Head Basketball Coach Clem Johnson
(Photos courtesy of University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics)

After graduating from FAMU with a degree in economics, Johnson was drafted to the NBA by the Portland Trailblazers in the second round of the 1978 draft. He played 761 professional games with four different teams, including the Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Seattle Supersonics.

Johnson retired from the NBA in 1988 and went on to play five years of professional basketball in Italy.

He then began coaching at the high school level in Florida before taking on a coaching internship with the Atlanta Hawks in 2006 and eventually making his way to Fairbanks the next year.

Last season, FAMU finished 12-20 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They made the MEAC tournament, but lost 87-85 to Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round.

Alaska's head coaching position is posted on UAKjobs.com, NCAA.org and on various college coaching websites. The position will remain posted through Tuesday, May 17. A final decision will be announced by the end of May.

“It is with this presentation of support that I move forward confident of the job I retired for 18 years ago,” Johnson said. “I will always be grateful to Fairbanks and UAF.”

Courtesy University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

Author: Nick Steyn

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Fang Mitchell gets three more years with Coppin State University

Legendary Coach Ron "Fang" Mitchell

At 5 o'clock on a fall morning in 2009, Coppin State University basketball coach Fang Mitchell drove then-sophomore Michael Harper to the hospital for surgery on his wrist. Harper, from Milwaukee, appreciated the show of support — then and now.

When Harper finishes his college career next season for the Eagles, Mitchell will be there for him again, just like Harper would want it.

"If they were bringing in a new coach in my fourth year, it would mean a whole new system, a new personality, a different look on the team," Harper said. "Him not coming back would have been horrible."

After two months of uncertainty, Mitchell is coming back for his 26th season and more. Francine Stokes McElveen, the senior advisor to the president for legal affairs, acknowledged Tuesday that Coppin has given Mitchell a new, three-year contract that will allow the legendary 63-year-old coach to finish his career at...

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Hampton Pirates bulk up with three basketball signee

Ed Joyner's 2011 recruiting class at Hampton University is proof it pays to be persistent — and that it helps to be a little lucky.

In addition to Phoebus product Dashawn Stitt, who verbally committed to Hampton in January, Joyner also has signed two players from Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C., which went 26-4 and finished the 2010-11 season ranked No. 1 in North Carolina and No. 25 in the country by MaxPreps.

The Pirates were originally focused on recruiting 6-foot-5 shooting guard Keron Brown, who averaged 14 points and six rebounds last season, Joyner said. Dwight Meikle, his 6-8 power forward/guard combo teammate who averaged 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks, verbally committed to St. John's in November.

But when Meikle was released from that commitment last Wednesday, Joyner was waiting.

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Parkland star Bowman picks Delaware State over WSSU

Miles Bowman Jr., of Parkland won't be playing college basketball in his hometown after all. Bowman, a versatile 6-foot-6 senior who had previously committed to Winston-Salem State, switched gears on Monday and signed with Delaware State, a Division I program that competes in the MEAC.

Coach Carlos Mumford of Parkland — a former basketball player at WSSU — said that Bowman had wanted a shot at playing in Division I and couldn't turn down the offer from Delaware State, which is coached by Greg Jackson, a former coach at N.C. Central.

"I am just happy for the kid," Mumford said. "I am a Ram, but once you have a kid with his mind set on something, you want what's best for the kid.

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O'Quinn, Aspiras named NSU Spartans' top athletes

Kyle O'Quinn, a junior basketball player from Jamaica, N.Y., and Thea Aspiras, a freshman bowler from Great Bridge High, were named Norfolk State's male and female Athletes of the Year at the school's athletic banquet Monday night.

O'Quinn became NSU's first MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and was named first team all-conference after ranking fourth in the nation in blocked shots (3.4 per game) and fifth in the country in rebounds (11.1 per game).

Aspiras was named the MEAC bowling Rookie of the Year, a first for NSU. She also became NSU's first first-team all-conference bowler, and is NSU's first bowling All-American after she was named to the National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) second team. She averaged 197.5 per game this year, including a high game of 277.


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NBA Draft 2011: Why Hampton's Kwame Morgan Could Be a Great Pick for Any Team

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Let me introduce you to Kwame Morgan.

Morgan is a 6'3, 205-pound junior guard out of Hampton University who just entered his name into the 2011 NBA Draft last week. He was named to the 2011 Lou Henson Mid-Major All America team, as well as the All-MEAC (Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference) second team. Primarily known as a shooter, Morgan shot 36.6 percent from downtown last season, helping lead the Hampton Pirates to a 24-9 record.



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Coppin State basketball coach Fang Mitchell agrees to new deal

Longtime Eagles coach will return for 26th season next fall

Baltimore, MD - Faced with a mandate to reverse Coppin State's long, painful slide to basketball mediocrity, Fang Mitchell rebuilt the program almost overnight and delivered the program's first winning season in seven years in 2010-11. Now, apparently, he will get a chance to continue the turnaround.

The iconic coach said Tuesday that he has agreed in principle on a new contract that will allow him to reap the dividends of his 2010 recruiting class of precocious junior college players. "I want to be able to coach the guys I brought in," Mitchell said Tuesday.

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Mitchell's job security has been in question for more than a year, and it took more than a month after the 2010-11 season ended to arrive at a resolution for next season. Mitchell said he had reached "common ground" in his negotiation with university president Reginald Avery and that he expected the contract to be finalized this week.

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FAMU to interview Virginia Commonwealth assistant coach

VCU Assistant Coach Mike Jones (Howard U.,1990)

Tallahassee, FL - Mike Jones, who is currently an assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University, is expected to interview today for the Florida A&M men's basketball job, multiple sources have told the Tallahassee Democrat.

 Jones, a former assistant coach at the University of Georgia, met with FAMU athletic director Derek Horne during the week of the NCAA Final Four, a source in Richmond, Va., said Thursday night.

It wasn't clear if Horne and Jones came to terms and that he would be signing to become the next head coach of the Rattlers. Horne wasn't available for comment Thursday night. Should Jones sign, he would become the second major FAMU athletic hire with a history in the SEC.

FAMU's Taylor satisfied with spring practice

After giving the Florida A&M football team its first look at what to expect from its opening day opponent, coach Joe Taylor expressed satisfaction Thursday afternoon with the Rattlers' progress at the end of spring practice. FAMU culminated the spring with one last scrimmage, simulating Fort Valley State's offense and defense.

 FAMU opens the season at Bragg Stadium on Sept. 3.

"It's 143 days before that game kicks off, but when you come back in August, there is a lot going on so this is all about preparation and giving them some reps," Taylor said. "Those guys who we feel we would be playing really got a chance to play as a team.

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Hampton Pirates hoops coaches earn contract extensions

Hampton University men's basketball coach Ed "Buck" Joyner and women's basketball coach David Six, who each led their teams to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament titles and NCAA appearances in their second seasons, received three-year contract extensions on Wednesday.

Joyner's Pirates went 24-9, won their first MEAC tournament since 2006 and posted their first 20-win season since the 2001-02 season. "I'm just happy with the fact that they think I'm capable of leading the program into the near future, and hopefully further than that," Joyner said.

The Lady Pirates went 25-7, won the MEAC regular-season title with their second straight 20-win season and fell to Kentucky in overtime in the first round of the NCAA.  "I think the best is yet to come," Six said. "We were a stone's throw away this year, and I really believe eventually we're going to knock that door down."


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JOYNER AND SIX GET NEW CONTRACTS AT HAMPTON

HAMPTON, Va. – Hampton University men’s basketball coach Edward Joyner Jr. and women’s basketball coach David Six have both received new three-year contracts after guiding their respective teams to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championships and the resulting automatic berths to the NCAA tournament.

In announcing the new contracts, athletics director Lonza Hardy Jr. praised his second-year head coaches for their “inspiring leadership and skillful coaching.”

“Coaches Joyner and Six have certainly lived up to my expectations,” stated Hardy. “Their leadership and high quality of coaching have inspired our student-athletes to excel on the basketball court as well as in the classroom. I’m proud of what they have accomplished as our head coaches and I eagerly await the outstanding things that are in store for our men’s and women’s basketball programs. With Coach Joyner and Coach Six at the helm, the sky is the limit for the heights that our programs can reach.”

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