Destinee Fisher (Jacksonville, FL) has qualified for MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She will compete in the Heptathlon, where she is ranked #9 in the conference. #nccuathletics #nccutrackandfield pic.twitter.com/ma8VM96Bja
— NCCU Track & Field (@NCCUTrack_Field) April 30, 2019
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Destinee Fisher (Jacksonville, FL) has qualified for MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Alex van Wyk of Augusta named 2019 MEAC Men’s Championship Outstanding Performer! Congrats Alex!!
WATCH | Men's @AUG_Golf interviews with Fr. Alex van Wyk & head coach Jack O'Keefe! https://t.co/u3QracajDw— AugustaJags (@AugustaJags) April 30, 2019
#MEACGolf: Alex van Wyk of Augusta named 2019 MEAC Men’s Championship Outstanding Performer! Congrats Alex!! #AugustaU #Jaguars #iBackTheMEAC #RESPECTtheMEAC #MEACNation @… https://t.co/JOBohpbReh— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) April 30, 2019
@AUG_Golf freshman Alex van Wyk wins individual title at MEAC Championship! https://t.co/3ds4jEQioF pic.twitter.com/NOABJHwG2Q— AugustaJags (@AugustaJags) April 30, 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 Central State Female Athlete of the Year - Takyra Gilbert!
Congratulations to the 2019 @CentralState87 Female Athlete of the Year - Takyra Gilbert! pic.twitter.com/kCMlpdnoNr
— Central State Athletics (@GO_MARAUDERS) April 30, 2019
Artist, Activist Common to address FAMU Spring Commencement Graduates
Hip-hop artist, actor & activist @Common, FAMU alumnus & former Tallahassee Mayor @AndrewGillum and veteran music industry attorney Nicole Wyskoarko will be the speakers for the FAMU Spring Graduation ceremonies. More information about the speakers below. https://t.co/CS4LCYSm5t
— FloridaA&MUniversity (@FAMU_1887) April 30, 2019
Men's Basketball: Wiley Wildcats in the Pros Edition III
Men's Basketball: Wildcats in the Pros Edition III
— Wiley Athletics (@WileyAthletics) April 30, 2019
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Alcorn State Season Tickets, Season Parking Deadline Extended
Season Tickets, Season Parking Deadline Extended https://t.co/Jh4Ra3Hyrs
— Alcorn Sports (@BRAVESSPORTS) April 30, 2019
Augusta Wins 2019 MEAC Men's Golf Championship
5 STRAIGHT! Men's @AUG_Golf Dominates MEAC Championship For Fifth Straight Title! https://t.co/3ds4jEQioF pic.twitter.com/GpUv0HorWQ— AugustaJags (@AugustaJags) April 30, 2019
#MEACGLF: @AugustaJags Wins 2019 @MEACSports Men's Golf Championship #IBackTheMEAC https://t.co/zjM8mRkT9r— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) April 30, 2019
Nateja Hale (Winston-Salem, NC) has qualified for MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Nateja Hale (Winston-Salem, NC) has qualified for MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She will compete in the Heptathlon, where she is ranked #5 in the conference. #nccuathletics #nccutrackandfield pic.twitter.com/q8vP3f7GPg
— NCCU Track & Field (@NCCUTrack_Field) April 30, 2019
LU Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Department Takes Part in OKC Memorial Marathon
Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Department Takes Part in OKC Memorial Marathon
— Langston Athletics (@LangstonSports) April 30, 2019
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Cynthia Cooper-Dyke to take the reins of TSU women's basketball
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke to take the reins of TSU women's basketball https://t.co/lt1yZhOzLF
— TSU Athletics (@TXSOTigers) April 30, 2019
Alabama A&M reinstates Athletic Hall of Fame
Alabama A&M reinstates Athletic Hall of Fame https://t.co/vciRCvmULN
— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) April 30, 2019
Lincoln Women No. 3, LU Men No. 7 Entering MIAA Championships
NATIONAL RANKINGS:
— Lincoln Athletics (@GoBlueTigers) April 30, 2019
Lincoln Women: No. 3
Lincoln Men: No. 7https://t.co/NcTr9dxE54#TrueBlue #miaatf #ThisIsLincoln @USTFCCCA #D2Rankings pic.twitter.com/TKvnrzfycA
Cucalon, Joyce, Wallace Earn NCCU Student-Athlete of the Year Awards
Cucalon, Joyce, Wallace Earn #NCCU Student-Athlete of the Year Awards - plus complete list of award winners from The Eddies. #EaglePride #EagleEra https://t.co/MUNKbOnkpM
— NCCU Athletics (@NCCUAthletics) April 30, 2019
Saint Augustine's Releases 2019 Football Schedule
Saint Augustine's Releases 2019 Football Schedule @SAU_News @CIAAForLife @HBCUGameday @Onnidan @WRALSportsFan @WNCN @TriTribune @TheCaroNews @D2kferg @HeroSportsD2FB @WeAreAFCA@SpecNewsRDU @ABC11_WTVD https://t.co/vfsqudTreb
— SAU Athletics (@SAUFalcons) April 30, 2019
Hampton Hall of Fame Weekend on the Horizon
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME WEEKEND ON THE HORIZON - INFO ON THE FESTIVITIES AND INDUCTEES #RespectTheH #BigSouthMade https://t.co/i5vRKe9uuo
— Hampton Athletics (@HUAthletics1868) April 30, 2019
Edward Waters Turns Attentions To A. I. I. Softball Championships
Softball: Edward Waters Turns Attentions To A. I. I. Softball Championships
— Edward Waters Athletics (@EWCAthletics) April 30, 2019
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Langston Softball Clinches Berth in SAC Tournament
Softball Clinches Berth in SAC Tournament
— Langston Athletics (@LangstonSports) April 30, 2019
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Bates, Vanarsdale Earn VASID All-State Honors
BATES NAMED VASID PLAYER OF THE YEAR, VANARSDALE EARNS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS ON ALL-STATE TEAM #RespectTheH #BigSouthMade https://t.co/n1TWUhMcIk— Hampton Athletics (@HUAthletics1868) April 30, 2019
Same as in 2018: Nuggets a 3 seed with 1st-round bye
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NEW ORLEANS — For the second consecutive year, Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis has the No. 3 seed and a first-round bye for the NAIA National Championship tournament at Mobile, Ala.
The NAIA announced Tuesday the pairings for the 24-team event.
The Gold Nuggets (17-5) will play Mobile (9-7) or Cumberlands (10-6) in the round of 16 at 1 p.m. May 15 at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center (851 Gaillard Drive, zip code 36608, phone 251-208-5181). Admission is free for every round.
Mobile, the No. 14 seed, and 19th-seeded Cumberlands will play at 1:30 p.m. May 14.
The tournament's top seven seeds — three-time defending champion Georgia Gwinnett, Keiser, XULA, William Carey, SCAD Savannah, William Woods and Middle Georgia — are in the same positions as they were in the most recent coaches poll.
XULA won 8-1 April 18 at Mobile. The Gold Nuggets and Cumberlands have not met since XULA's 5-3 victory Feb. 17, 2017, in the Grizzly Invitational at Lawrenceville, Ga.
Among the Gold Nuggets' leaders are Charlene Goreau — the team's only senior — and sophomores Mariia Borodii and Angela Charles-Alfred, all in the top 20 of the most recent Oracle ITA NAIA singles rankings. Goreau is ranked third, Borodii sixth and Charles-Alfred 19th.
This will be the Gold Nuggets' 13th appearance at nationals and their eighth in a row. They reached the national semifinals in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018. The 2013 team was the first at XULA in any sport to reach the NAIA's national semifinals.
XULA has not played since a 4-3 victory April 20 at West Florida, then ranked 15th in NCAA Division II and currently 14th. The Gold Nuggets are 11-1 this season against top-25 opponents.
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Gold Rush earn 8th 1st-round bye in last 9 seasons
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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis has earned another first-round bye in the NAIA National Championship tournament at Mobile, Ala.
The NAIA announced Tuesday that the Gold Rush (14-8) are seeded seventh and will play a Kentucky opponent — Union (12-8) or Asbury (13-3) — in the round of 16 at 9 a.m. May 15 at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center (851 Gaillard Drive, zip code 36608, phone 251-208-5181). Admission is free for every round.
Union, the No. 10 seed, and 23rd-seeded Asbury will play in the first round at 8:30 a.m. May 14. Twenty-four teams qualified.
The Gold Rush have received eight first-round byes in the last nine seasons. This is XULA's 11th consecutive appearance at nationals and 11th overall.
XULA and Georgia Gwinnett are the only NAIA men's teams to reach the national semifinals each of the last three seasons. Georgia Gwinnett is five-time defending champion; the Grizzlies defeated the Gold Rush in the 2016 and 2017 finals and the 2018 semifinals.
XULA's No. 7 seeding is the same as its position in the most recent coaches poll, but an NAIA selection committee shuffled four of the top eight seeds. Sixth-seeded Middle Georgia and eighth-seeded Keiser both fell two spots from their poll positions. Fourth-seeded Point climbed from fifth, and fifth-seeded William Carey climbed from eighth.
Leading the Gold Rush is freshman Santiago Perez, No. 2 in the Oracle ITA NAIA singles rankings. He'll enter nationals with a 16-match win streak. Perez and Shaikh Abdullah are ranked sixth in doubles.
XULA is 5-5 this season against top-25 opponents, including home victories against William Carey and ninth-seeded William Woods. The Gold Rush have not played Union since losing 5-0 to the Bulldogs on April 11, 2009, in Rome, Ga. The XULA men never have faced Asbury.
Union scored a 5-3 neutral-site victory April 19 against Point, which won 5-4 at home against the Gold Rush March 30.
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XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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VP/athletics Kevin Granger has hired Hall of Fame guard Cynthia Cooper to be the new coach at Texas Southern
.@TXSOTigers VP/athletics Kevin Granger has hired Hall of Fame guard Cynthia Cooper to be the new coach at Texas Southern: "If you're thinking about women's basketball & u hire a coach like Cynthia Cooper with her credentials, u obviously are excited & know u did the right thing"— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) April 30, 2019
— The SWAC (@theswac) April 30, 2019
Jackson Named N4A Scholarship Recipient
Jackson Named N4A Scholarship Recipient https://t.co/yRsTa9Z8YP
— NSU Athletics (@NSUSpartans) April 30, 2019
Athletics Hosted 2019 Rams Awards Celebration
Athletics Hosted 2019 Rams Awards Celebration https://t.co/n4T6U1OyI4
— Golden Ram Athletics (@ASUGoldenRams) April 30, 2019
Bears to face Wake Forest in NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships on Friday
🐻🎾Bears to face @WakeMTennis in @NCAATennis Championships on Friday at the📍Wake Forest Tennis Center.
— Morgan State Bears (@MorganStBears) April 30, 2019
Preview👉📝https://t.co/FW5iiZmzJS
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🎟https://t.co/iTuA0MsaSH#TheMorganWay #MEAC #ThreeStripeLife#GoBears🔷🔶 pic.twitter.com/Be0aOE9x4d
A&T Women's Golf Wins Another Tournament
Women's Golf Wins Another Tournament https://t.co/bQjWR1BRgZ
— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) April 30, 2019