Xavier's Fakler earns All-Louisiana in two running events

Catherine Fakler

NEW ORLEANS — Performances in the women's 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase earned spots for Xavier University of Louisiana's Catherine Fakler on the 2013 All-Louisiana track and field team announced late Saturday.
    
Fakler, a sophomore from Phoenix, Ariz., and a graduate of Xavier College Preparatory High School, was Louisiana's No. 3 female performer in the 5,000 (18 minutes, 23.24 seconds) and the steeplechase (12:20.90). The top three performers in each event, based on times compiled by the NCAA and the NAIA, earn All-Louisiana.
    
Fakler recorded her 5,000 best at the Mississippi College Invitational on April 5. Eight days later in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships in New Orleans, she recorded her season best in the steeplechase and won the event.
    
Fakler is the first from Xavier to be named All-Louisiana in women's or men's track and field.

It's the second major honor this week for Fakler. On Monday she was chosen to the Capital One Academic All-America® college division women's track and field/cross country second team.

By Ed Cassiere, SID
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FAMU Hazing Director Says Program in Place

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  -- The Florida A&M Marching 100 will return to the field this fall. The band was suspended following the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion in 2011. The school has implemented more than a dozen new procedures in it’s  get tough against hazing, including the hiring of a new anti hazing czar. Bryan Smith says he’s confident the right policies are in place, but says ending hazing still depends on the students.

“I know we have to remain diligent, we still have to keep providing our preventative measures, we have to keep enlightening and educating the students as well as out faulty and our alumni about our anti hazing and our initiatives, so ultimately it will still fall and come back to the students should they decided to do what’s right” says Bryan Smith, whose official title is Special Assistant to the President.

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White Sisters Named First Team All-State In Softball

RALEIGH, North Carolina  --  Sisters Daja and Jo'Landa White of Saint Augustine's University were selected to the N.C. Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division All-State Softball First Team on Thursday, June 27, 2013.

Twenty-three students including six from CIAA schools were named to the all-state first and second teams. St. Aug is one of three schools to place two or more players on the first team.

The Leland, N.C., natives led the Lady Falcons to their first winning season in 10 years. The Lady Falcons won 17 games, finished second in the CIAA Southern Division and placed fourth in the CIAA Tournament. The fourth-place finish is the highest for the Lady Falcons in recent memory. The sister tandem led the CIAA in home runs with eight apiece.

Daja White, a freshman outfielder, ranked second in NCAA Division II with 1.5 runs per game and 1.0 stolen bases per game in addition to ranking 10^th with a .476 batting average. The Daktronics honorable mention All-American ranked second in the conference with 38 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. She was a Daktronics All-Atlantic Region first team pick and an All-CIAA rookie team selection.

Jo'Landa (Left) and Daja Receive More Postseason Honors

Jo'Landa White, a sophomore catcher, ranked eighth in the CIAA with a .422 batting average and tied for ninth with 29 RBIs. A Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team selection, White was part of a college division all-star softball team which played international competition in Italy in June 2013.

The All-State first and second teams are comprised of players across North Carolina from NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA institutions. The nominees were submitted by the North Carolina sports information directors and voted on by the NCCSIA members.

North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
2013 College Division All-State Softball Teams

First Team
Pos.	Name	Class	School	Hometown
P	Carley Tysinger	Fr.	Catawba College	Lexington, N.C.
P	Maryann Hoskins	Fr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Havelock, N.C.
C	Jo'Landa White	So.	Saint Augustine's University	Leland, N.C.
IF	Jessica Fellmeth&%	Sr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Waxhaw, N.C.
IF	Cynthia Hayes	Jr.	Guilford College	Seagrove, N.C.
IF	Haily Jarman	Jr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Wadesboro, N.C.
IF	Beth Overman	So.	Mount Olive College	­ Elizabeth City, N.C.
OF	Taylor Cloninger	Jr.	UNC Pembroke	Jacksonville, N.C.
OF	Leigh Ward	So.	Chowan University	Oriental, N.C.
OF	Daja White	Fr.	St. Augustine's University	Leland, N.C.
UTL	Brea Hartley	So.	UNC Pembroke	Lexington, N.C.
DP	Kayla Saliga	So.	Wingate University	Asheboro, N.C.
Second Team
Pos.	Name	Class	School	Hometown
P	Stacey Houser	Fr.	Wingate University	Mooresville, N.C.
P	Alora Lincoln	So.	Chowan University	Smithfield, VA
C	Sarah Tompkins	Fr.	Greensboro College	Wilmington, N.C.
IF	Sarah Connolly	Fr.	Greensboro College	Mount Airy, N.C.
IF	Kierston Garner	Fr.	Salem College	Danbury, N.C.
IF	Robyn Stanek	So.	Mars Hill College	Winston-Salem, N.C.
IF	Amanda White&	So.	Meredith College	Wilmington, N.C.
OF	Liz Hipple&	Jr.	Chowan University	Chincoteague, VA
OF	Kelsey Maffucci	Sr.	Wingate University	Rockledge, Fla.
OF	Jackie Nicholson	So.	Greensboro College	Snow Camp, N.C.
UTL	Spencer Embler	Jr.	Fayetteville State University	Thomasville, N.C.

& - Named to 2012 All-State Team
% - Named to 2011 All-State Team

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PVAMU's Barrick Named On College Football Performance Awards Watch List

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Last season, after being sidelined all week due to an undisclosed injury, Prairie View A&M kicker Chris Barrick answered the prayers of PV Nation when he knocked down his first career field goal and clenched the Panthers 37-34 victory over the Texas Southern University Tigers.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  -- Prairie View A&M kicker Chris Barrick was named on the 2013 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS Watch List for the 2013 CFPA Placekicker Award.

Barrick, a 6-4 junior out of Copperas Cove (Texas), led the Panthers in scoring with 65 points and ranked second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in field goal percentage, going 9-for-11 last season. Barrick was named the SWAC Specialist of the Week on Oct. 22, 2012 following his team's 52-37 win over Alcorn State he went 7-for-7 on PATS and added a 23-yard field goal to pick up his second-career Specialist of the Week honor.

On kickoffs in 2012, Barrick averaged 56.1 yards per kick off of 54 attempts. He was named to the All-SWAC Second Team to cap off his season.

The CFPA is the largest awards organization in Division I college football, and it selected all of its recipients based upon objective scientific rankings to the extent of which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration. The winner will be announced January 8, 2014.    


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2013 PANTHERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Day	Date	Opponent	Location / Stadium	Time			Event
Sat.	8/31/2013	*Texas Southern	Houston, Texas - BBVA Compass Stadium	7:00 p.m.			29th Labor Day Classic
Sat.	9/7/2013	Texas State	San Marcos, Texas	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	9/14/2013	*Southern University	Baton Rouge, La.	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	9/21/2013	*Alabama A&M	Prairie View	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	9/28/2013	Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, Texas	6:00 p.m.
Sat.	10/5/2013	*Grambling State	Dallas, Texas - The Cotton Bowl	6:00 p.m.			Southwest State Fair Classic
Sat.	10/12/2013	*Alabama State	Montgomery, Ala.	1:00 p.m.
Sat.	10/19/2013	*Mississippi Valley State	Prairie View	2:00 p.m.			Homecoming
Sat.	10/26/2013	*Jackson State	Shreveport, La. - Independence Stadium	4:00 p.m.			Shreveport Classic
Thu.	11/7/2013	*Alcorn State	Alcorn State, Miss.	6:30 p.m.
Sat.	11/16/2013	Abilene Christian	Prairie View	1:00 p.m.
Sat.	11/23/2013	*Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Prairie View	1:00 p.m.

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S.C. State Releases Football Season Ticket Promo

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2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date		Opponent	Location	Time
8/31/2013		COASTAL CAROLINA  $	ORANGEBURG, SC	6 p.m.
9/7/2013		Clemson University	Clemson, SC	TBA
9/14/2013		ALABAMA A&M	ORANGEBURG, SC	6 p.m.
9/21/2013		Benedict University %	Columbia, SC	4 p.m.
9/28/2013	*	HAMPTON UNIVERSITY &	ORANGEBURG, SC	2 p.m.
10/5/2013	*	N.C. A&T State University +	Atlanta, GA	4 p.m.
10/12/2013	*	NC Central University	Durham, NC	2 p.m.
10/19/2013		OPEN
10/26/2013	*	Bethune-Cookman University	Daytona Beach, FL	4 p.m.
11/2/2013	*	Savannah State University	Savannah , GA	1 p.m.
11/9/2013	*	FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY @	ORANGEBURG, SC	1:30 p.m.
11/16/2013	*	MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY #	ORANGEBURG, SC	1:30 p.m.
11/23/2013	*	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, VA	1 p.m.

Home Games are in bold

Neutral Site Games are in italics

* denotes a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest

$-Military Appreciation Day
%-Palmetto Capital City Classic
& -Youth/ROTC Day
+-Atlanta Football Classic
@-Homecoming
#- Senior/Faculty-Staff Appreciation Day

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Football 101: Seminar takes ladies inside FAMU football

Holmes, FAMU staff teach, explain nuances of football

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Saundra Brown isn’t your average female football fan.

“My boys played football and my dad was a football coach so I’ve been around football,” said Brown, whose son, Barry, played linebacker for the FAMU football team more than 15 years ago.

On Saturday, Brown got a refresher on the nuances of the game. But for the 50 or so other women who attended coach Earl Holmes’ “Heels and Helmet” crash course on football, it was their first glimpse inside the game.

The women braved a morning downpour to attend the four-hour session intended to ...

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MEAC/SWAC Challenge Weekend
SEPT. 1, 2013, ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Florida A&M Rattlers vs. Mississippi Valley Delta Devils

Rattler fans! Be sure to partake in the ancillary activities surrounding the 2013 MEAC/ SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney.  Accompany your FAMU Football season opener purchase with tickets to the Pep Ralley hosted at Downtown Disney, Band Showcase at Disney's Epcot or any other Official MEAC/SWAC Challenge weekend list of events.  The 2013 MEAC/ SWAC Challenge game tickets are currently on sale.  Visit www.MEACSWACCHALLENGE.com for more details.

 

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Arrest leads to father-son bonding for LaFleur

SPOKANE, Washington  -- In a matter of 30 seconds on the night of April 3, 2011, an undercover cop put Greg LaFleur in handcuffs and effectively ruined the former Southern University athletic director’s life.

In some ways, though, LaFleur’s arrest for allegedly soliciting a would-be prostitute at the Final Four in Houston — and his eventual acquittal in January 2012 — was also the best thing that happened to him.

To be sure, the 54-year-old former NFL tight end would never wish the last 26 months upon himself again — no way, no how.

After all, he was fired before he returned to campus, and he’s still struggling to find work in athletics, the only field he’s ever known. And because his name was so tarnished by the mere accusation — regardless of the eventual verdict — there’s no telling when he’ll land the AD position he desires.

But in losing his job and, in the eyes of many, his credibility, LaFleur gained something far more valuable — a chance to reconnect with an NBA-bound son more than 2,000 miles away.

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