4 laps away from the NAIA Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships! #NAIATrack #NAIAChampCountdown #PlayNAIA
— NAIA (@NAIA) May 19, 2019
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Women's updates: https://t.co/yH2YOOnAHQ pic.twitter.com/XNLsUwAk8I
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Sunday, May 19, 2019
4 laps away from the NAIA Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships!
PVAMU Castillo and Williams Continue to Collect Honors
Castillo and Williams Continue to Collect Honors https://t.co/TqabJMFsgo
— PVAMU Panthers (@PVAMUPanthers) May 19, 2019
WATCH: Billionaire Robert F Smith to pay entire Morehouse College 2019 class's student debt
Who is Robert F. Smith? Learn more about the billionaire whose generosity shocked a graduating class https://t.co/FsZ5tJ7obO— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 19, 2019
What to know about Robert F. Smith, the man paying off Morehouse grads' student loans @CNN https://t.co/hSldEx7YdT— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 19, 2019
BBC News - Billionaire Robert F Smith to pay entire US class's student debt https://t.co/ckbtEmysE5— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 19, 2019
A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans __ estimated at $40 million. https://t.co/CQq9MFsjea— KTLA (@KTLA) May 19, 2019
WATCH: Commencement Speaker Robert F. Smith will be establishing a grant to pay off the Morehouse College Class of 2019's Student Loans (est.$40M) so they'll be graduating debt free!
Talk about a graduation gift! Morehouse College Spring Class of 2019 Commencement Speaker Robert F. Smith will be establishing a grant to pay off the Class of 2019's Student Loans so they'll be graduating debt free! What a time to be a Morehouse Man! #MorehouseGrad2019 pic.twitter.com/uZ9RGP0RML— HBCU Pulse (@thehbcupulse) May 19, 2019
Congratulations fellas!! That brotherhood runs deep and always beyond the court!!
Congratulations fellas!! That brotherhood runs deep and always beyond the court!! #BrothersForever #VSUMBB #TMC #VSUgrad2k19 🎓🏁🏀✌🏾 pic.twitter.com/wurcqaG06j
— Virginia State University Basketball (@TrojansMBB) May 19, 2019
WATCH: FAMU catcher Brett Maxwell on winning the MEAC championship
Check out this video of @BaseballFamu catcher @BretMaxwell11 talking about beating #NorfolkState to win the @MEACSports championship. https://t.co/9MT0frdg3A— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) May 19, 2019
Check out this video of @BaseballFamu players returning home with the @MEACSports hardware. The bus hit campus at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19. https://t.co/ammD1U24bY— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) May 19, 2019
I want to give a huge shout out and say CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Jamey Shouppe and the FAMU baseball team for winning the MEAC Championship today!!! #FAMURising 🐍🐍🐍— Coach Willie Simmons (@HCWillieSimmons) May 18, 2019
What a great celebration today watching two of our players, Cainan McClelland and salutatorian Devonte Lumpkin @_Lead_ByExample, walk across the stage receiving their college degrees!
What a great celebration today watching two of our players, Cainan McClelland and salutatorian Devonte Lumpkin @_Lead_ByExample, walk across the stage receiving their college degrees!
— Johnny Jones (@CoachJohnnyJ12) May 18, 2019
The future is extremely bright for these two dedicated young men. #TXSUGRAD#GoTigers pic.twitter.com/UKhCbxWNup
Check out the photo gallery of a landmark day in @FAMU_1887 history.
Check out the photo gallery of a landmark day in @FAMU_1887 history. Saturday, May 18, 2019. @BaseballFamu @MEACSports https://t.co/FuawsE2X9e
— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) May 19, 2019
FAMU's 'Grind To Greatness' Is Rewarded With Championship Hardware
I've enjoyed covering @BaseballFamu in 2019. It's not over yet. This piece chronicles the squad's ascension from an 0-6 start of the year to winning the coveted @MEACSports championship. They're now bound for the NCAA Regionals. #GrindToGreatness https://t.co/7asuKpy4Pr— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) May 19, 2019
— FAMU Baseball (@BaseballFamu) May 19, 2019
XULA men are NAIA runner-up for 3rd time in 4 years
Men's tennis is the only XULA sport to reach the final of an NAIA national championship team event. The Gold Rush also finished second in 2016 and 2017 . . . and all the runner-up finishes were to Georgia Gwinnett.
The Grizzlies (27-0) won their sixth consecutive national title, finished unbeaten for the fourth consecutive season and won a dual match for the 109th consecutive time. They've never lost to an NAIA opponent — their three losses in seven seasons are to NCAA Division II teams; the most recent was April 3, 2015.
"Georgia Gwinnett is just too good for everybody — not just us," XULA coach Alan Green said.
Still it was a remarkable finish for the Gold Rush (17-9), the lowest seeded team (seventh) ever to reach an NAIA men's final. XULA got there with three victories against top-10 seeds: No. 10 Union (Ky.) in the round of 16, No. 2 Reinhardt in the quarterfinals and No. 3 Cardinal Stritch in the semifinals.
"It was a fun ride with our guys," Green said. "We weren't supposed to be in the final. It's a little more rewarding because of where we came from. Our guys did more than what I asked of them."
Federico Bonacia won in doubles and singles for Georgia Gwinnett. Bonacia and Ayed Zatar won five of the last six games in an 8-4 victory against Santiago Perez and Shaikh Abdullah on the first doubles court — that gave the Grizzlies a 3-0 lead — and he clinched with a 6-0, 6-3 victory against Ghassan Alansi on court two.
Georgia Gwinnett scored first at No. 2 doubles when Rafael Coutinho and Valentino Caratini defeated Pierre Andrieu and Alansi 8-2. XULA's Chris Anders and Gabriel Niculescu led 2-0 on court three before Federico Herrere Duran and Daniel Czepielewski rallied for an 8-5 victory.
"It took us some time to separate from a very good Xavier team," Georgia Gwinnett coach Chase Hodges said. "They played extremely well and hard early in the doubles."
Mika Kosonen won 6-1, 6-0 against Samir Chikhaoui at No. 6 singles. Four singles matches were unfinished, including Herrera Duran with a 6-3, 5-2 lead against Perez, who saved a national championship point. Herrera Duran and Perez are 1-2 in the most recent Oracle ITA/NAIA singles rankings.
XULA's Gabriel Niculescu led Jose Dugo 6-4, 1-3 when the Grizzlies clinched. It was the final collegiate competition for Niculescu, Anders and Andrieu, all seniors.
"Our team showed great fight and left everything on the court," Green said.
Georgia Gwinnett tied the NAIA men's record for consecutive championships won. Lamar (1955-60) and Redlands (1966-71) also won six in a row.
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Congratulations to @FAMUAthletics on winning the 2019 @MEACSports Baseball Championship! The Rattlers faced elimination four times over two days and won all four games!
Rattlers take the ‘ship! 🏆⚾️@BaseballFamu wins four straight elimination games including the championship 8-1 win over @SpartanBSB to be crowned @MEACSports champs!#FloLive pic.twitter.com/qEG4gSXs9M— FloLive (@FloLive) May 18, 2019
#MEACBSB: Congratulations to @FAMUAthletics on winning the 2019 @MEACSports Baseball Championship! The Rattlers faced elimination four times over two days and won all four games! #IBackTheMEAC pic.twitter.com/UDJaH6q2F3— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 19, 2019
#MEACBSB: @FAMUAthletics Wins 2019 @MEACSports Baseball Championship #IBackTheMEAC https://t.co/wt3qOkgUxs— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 19, 2019
So proud of this group! What an effort this week. NCAA Tournament bound!!! pic.twitter.com/Owvq4zgpKs— FAMU Baseball (@BaseballFamu) May 19, 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 MEAC Baseball ⚾️ Champions @baseballFAMU @FAMUAthletics pic.twitter.com/LZ8bYQjYxD— US Rep. Al Lawson Jr (@RepAlLawsonJr) May 19, 2019
WATCH: SWAC Baseball 2019 Tournament Recap: Semifinals
#SWACBSB19 Tournament Recap: Semifinals - @BamaStateBB, @BsbSouthern heading to finals https://t.co/QQa4NLvW5a— The SWAC (@theswac) May 19, 2019
.@SouthernUsports head coach Kerrick Jackson recaps the Jaguars 7-6 win over @TXSOTigers #SWACBSB19 pic.twitter.com/jXKgCgNeot— The SWAC (@theswac) May 19, 2019
Alabama State Softball falls to Lipscomb in regional tournament, season comes to an end
@BamaStateSB falls to Lipscomb in regional tournament, season comes to an end #StateOfMind #myasu— ASU Softball (@BamaStateSB) May 19, 2019
📖: https://t.co/7GdNsWNQrN pic.twitter.com/LtqdYWi9pq
Alabama State ends season at NCAA Regionals - Southwestern Athletic Conference https://t.co/yPcrThvOYJ— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 19, 2019
Southern baseball pulls off dramatic comeback to beat Texas Southern, advance to SWAC final
Southern baseball pulls off dramatic comeback to beat Texas Southern, advance to SWAC final https://t.co/seb9Ug5utu via @theadvocatebr
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 19, 2019
Los Angeles has renamed a street after former President Obama
The City of Los Angeles has renamed a nearly 4-mile stretch of road from "Rodeo Road" to "Obama Boulevard," in honor of the country's first African-American president https://t.co/yh3SsdBwzy
— CNN (@CNN) May 19, 2019
BCU Softball Concludes Regional Run against South Carolina
#MEACSB: @BCUSoftball Concludes Regional Run against South Carolina https://t.co/eizHu50q7z
— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 19, 2019
We looked dangerous last year and we were. Hurry up fall season! #TUVolleyball
We looked dangerous last year and we were. Hurry up fall season! #TUVolleyball pic.twitter.com/WS1BiQSoDO
— Tuskegee Athletics (@MyTUAthletics) May 18, 2019
Heartbreak in MEAC Tournament Championship for Spartan Baseball
Full recap of Saturday's dramatic losses:https://t.co/iAgwXwunJC
— Norfolk State Baseball (@SpartanBSB) May 19, 2019
WATCH: It's Officially been 1 week since #XULA graduated over 500 students and we're still so excited!
It's Officially been 1 week since #XULA graduated over 500 students and we're still so excited! If you want to relive the moment, check out this slide show as well as our #Gradszn webpage at https://t.co/sQZRKA86j4 to rewatch this year's graduation ceremnoies. pic.twitter.com/KQQFjGisti
— Xavier Univ. of LA (@XULA1925) May 18, 2019
The first AQ has been clinched to the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament!
The first AQ has been clinched to the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament!
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) May 19, 2019
Welcome to the dance, @BaseballFamu! #CWS pic.twitter.com/zn7VYmKTQQ
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Alabama State Baseball headed to championship game Sunday
@BamaStateBB headed to championship game Sunday #StateOfMind #myasu
— Alabama State Baseball (@BamaStateBB) May 18, 2019
📖: https://t.co/ICT6k12OpM pic.twitter.com/pCoFJgC3j8
STRIKE: FAMU wins MEAC Baseball Championship
STRIKE: FAMU wins MEAC Baseball Championship https://t.co/yEgplNAMMJ
— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) May 18, 2019
TICKET PUNCHED! Bhrandi Crenshaw will be competing at NCAA East Regionals in the Women’s Triple Jump
TICKET PUNCHED! Bhrandi Crenshaw will be competing at NCAA East Regionals in the Women’s Triple Jump #nccutrackandfield #nccuathletics #ncaatrackandfield #triplejump pic.twitter.com/c9zIj5Xkj0
— NCCU Track & Field (@NCCUTrack_Field) May 17, 2019
TICKET PUNCHED! Bethany White will be competing at NCAA East Regionals in the Women’s 100 and 200. In the 100, she is currently ranked #10 in the East Region
TICKET PUNCHED! Bethany White will be competing at NCAA East Regionals in the Women’s 100 and 200. In the 100, she is currently ranked #10 in the East Region #nccutrackandfield #nccuathletics #ncaatrackandfield #100meters #200meters pic.twitter.com/uZeUmyDOiC
— NCCU Track & Field (@NCCUTrack_Field) May 17, 2019
Congrats FAMU Baseball -- 2019 MEAC Champions!
Congrats @BaseballFamu 2019 MEAC Champions! pic.twitter.com/cpik7P2JzP— FAMU Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) May 18, 2019
FAMU catcher Bret Maxwell was the hero with two-run single with outs to push the Rattlers to a winner-take-all game in the @MEACSports Baseball Championship vs. Norfolk State. CAPTION THIS: pic.twitter.com/RaJLUE0FXI— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) May 18, 2019