Lincoln's Grant Olsson (@BlueTigerbball) and Renea Ambersley (Women's Track & Field) are finalists for the @TheMIAA Ken B. Jones Award! https://t.co/K4HWBhLWgT#TrueBlue #miaatf pic.twitter.com/vvV89CyoZl
— Lincoln Athletics (@GoBlueTigers) May 21, 2019
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Lincoln's Olssen & Ambersley Named Finalists for the Ken B. Jones Award
The Men's Start lists for the West Preliminary Round is available now!
The Men's Start lists for the West Preliminary Round is available now! https://t.co/nDt58kxdNE pic.twitter.com/AxKgWi55m4
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) May 21, 2019
The Women's Start lists for the West Preliminary Round is available now!
The Women's Start lists for the West Preliminary Round is available now! https://t.co/zZYRZQqe0H pic.twitter.com/ghuwNgMlaL
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) May 21, 2019
The Women's Start lists for the East Preliminary Round is available now!
The Women's Start lists for the East Preliminary Round is available now! https://t.co/ozMIEMLdJC pic.twitter.com/C30RPt853g
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) May 21, 2019
WVSU women's tennis team competes tomorrow morning in the 2019 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship in Altamonte Springs, FL
Our women's tennis team competes tomorrow morning in the 2019 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship in Altamonte Springs, FL. Good luck ladies! 🎾🖤💛 pic.twitter.com/oBNPcojVhv
— WV State University (@WVStateU) May 21, 2019
The Men's Start lists for the East Preliminary Round is available now!
The Men's Start lists for the East Preliminary Round is available now! https://t.co/19FvNtGx2I pic.twitter.com/DYiJ02wLSe
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) May 21, 2019
Here is the Pre-Championships Edition of the @NAIA Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Rating Index!
Here is the Pre-Championships Edition of the @NAIA Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Rating Index!
— USTFCCCA (@USTFCCCA) May 21, 2019
This ONLY uses marks from athletes who qualified for the NAIA Championships, set to take place this weekend in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
MORE - https://t.co/iVtLOtHo3y pic.twitter.com/bOKubNf7Yz
NCCU Tops NCAA Division I in Community Service
#NCCU Tops NCAA Division I in Community Service - @HelperHelperApp | @NCCU student-athletes completed 11,715 hours of community service with 25 different service organizations in 2018-19. #EaglePride #EagleEra @DurhamNC https://t.co/kXXoTNnFcj pic.twitter.com/IdDbV02tq7
— NCCU Athletics (@NCCUAthletics) May 21, 2019
Six Members of the Women's and Men's Outdoor Track and Field Teams Head to Sacramento for NCAA West Regionals
Six Members of the Women's and Men's Outdoor Track and Field Teams Head to Sacramento for NCAA West Regionals https://t.co/gIddXOzuLD
— PVAMU Panthers (@PVAMUPanthers) May 21, 2019
@MEACSports to be Well Represented at NCAA East Preliminary
#MEACOTF: @MEACSports to be Well Represented at NCAA East Preliminary #IBackTheMEAC https://t.co/nVFMmHfre6
— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) May 21, 2019
Sad day for @FAMUAthletics. A "lack of institutional control from the previous administration leads to five-year probation, self-imposed postseason ban.
Sad day for @FAMUAthletics. A "lack of institutional control from the previous administration leads to five-year probation, self-imposed postseason ban. https://t.co/CJ3PPO0PEe
— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) May 21, 2019
Florida QB Jalon Jones transfers to Jackson State University
Florida QB Jalon Jones transfers to Jackson State University https://t.co/G9SccUgi8t
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 21, 2019
WATCH: Davion Warren signs basketball scholarship with Hampton University
Davion Warren signs to play basketball with Hampton https://t.co/ZMhFzoiKsp
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 21, 2019
Saint Augustine's Track And Field Aims For 40th National Title At NCAA DII Outdoor Championships This Weekend
Saint Augustine's Track And Field Aims For 40th National Title At NCAA DII Outdoor Championships This Weekend @HBCUGameday @CIAAForLife @SAU_News @USTFCCCA @NCAADII @WRAL @WNCN @ABC11_WTVD https://t.co/IAPFaJt0sC
— SAU Athletics (@SAUFalcons) May 21, 2019
Baltimore native Lloyd Carter retiring as lacrosse coach at Hampton University
Digest (May 21): Baltimore native Lloyd Carter retiring as lacrosse coach at Hampton University https://t.co/HEiv4qCaQ0
— Baltimore Sun Sports (@BaltSunSports) May 21, 2019
BREAKING: Florida A&M lacked control over the administration of its athletics program
This case was resolved through the summary disposition process, a cooperative effort where the involved parties collectively submit the case to the Committee on Infractions in written form. The NCAA enforcement staff and university must agree to the facts and overall level of the case to use this process instead of a formal hearing.
The panel held an expedited penalty hearing because the university did not agree with the core financial penalty prescribed by the COI based on the penalty guidelines. After the hearing, the committee maintained the financial penalty. The committee determined that while it was not indifferent to the financial challenges facing the university, the membership’s penalty guidelines require the committee to treat all schools the same, regardless of total operating budget.
According to the committee, the university improperly certified 93 student-athletes on 162 occurrences in 12 sports. The university certified student-athletes as eligible when they failed to fulfill required credit hours, did not complete required percentages of their degree by designated times, did not meet minimum GPA requirements and/or failed to meet transfer requirements or exceptions. It also failed to certify a student-athlete’s amateurism status and allowed another student-athlete to compete after the student-athlete had exhausted all seasons of competition.
Download the May 2019 Florida A&M University Public Infractions Decision
“The panel recognizes that Florida A&M has faced resource limitations and significant turnover in high-level athletics leadership positions,” the committee said in its decision. “Those challenges, however, do not excuse the university’s inability to establish and maintain core compliance operations and meet fundamental obligations of NCAA membership.”
The committee found the university lacked control in five ways when it failed to adequately monitor and control the athletics certification process; properly apply academic certification legislation; sufficiently involve staff members outside the athletics department in the certification of student-athletes; withhold ineligible student-athletes from travel and competition; and detect and report the violations.
The committee noted that this is the university’s third case involving certification issues in the past 19 years. It continued that the recent cases have served as a focal point for university leadership to make necessary changes to implement core compliance policies and procedures.
In its report, the committee noted that it “recognizes the university’s efforts — mainly hiring, training and maintaining individuals who are committed to improving the culture of compliance on the campus. Since 2015, those individuals have created and enhanced policies and procedures designed to meet NCAA rules and expectations. Those improvements, however, have only recently brought the university in line with what the NCAA membership has identified as a fundamental obligation of all Division I members — properly certifying student-athletes as eligible.”
The committee used the Division I membership-approved infractions penalty guidelines for a Level I-Aggravated case to prescribe the following measures:
- Five years of years of probation.
- A self-imposed 2019-20 postseason ban for football, baseball, men’s basketball, men’s track and field, women’s basketball and volleyball.
- A vacation of records in which student-athletes competed while ineligible. The university must provide a written report containing the contests impacted to the NCAA media coordination and statistics staff within 45 days of the public decision release.
- A reduction in scholarships by 10% for each of the following programs during the 2019-20 academic year: baseball, men’s basketball, men’s track and field, women’s basketball and volleyball.
- A reduction in scholarships by 10% for the football program during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.
- Recruiting restrictions for all sport programs during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years. The public report contains specific detail on Page 16.
- A $5,000 fine plus 3% of the total athletics budget.
By Emily James, NCAA.Org
UTEP to host Bethune-Cookman in 2021
UTEP to host Bethune-Cookman in 2021 - https://t.co/c7bBYvYrAN pic.twitter.com/GIRMtWL6R5
— FBSchedules.com (@FBSchedules) May 20, 2019
ASU sends five Rams to Texas for Track & Field Nationals
ASU sends five Rams to Texas for Track & Field Nationals https://t.co/P0ul4bXJ6l
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 21, 2019
First black official in Atlantic Coast Conference dies
First black official in Atlantic Coast Conference dies https://t.co/L6qkO0iAf4 via @seattletimes
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 21, 2019
2019 Early 2019 Opponent Preview: Hampton Pirates
2019 Early 2019 Opponent Preview: Hampton Pirateshttps://t.co/rbAJyiLRlb pic.twitter.com/Zee0cKshi3
— A Sea of Red (@ASeaofRed) May 20, 2019
Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State (2019 MEAC/SWAC Challenge) at Georgia State Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 1 set for ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, per the official website of the matchup.
Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State (2019 MEAC/SWAC Challenge) at Georgia State Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 1 set for ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, per the official website of the matchup. pic.twitter.com/huF4Pqh736
— FBSchedules.com (@FBSchedules) May 20, 2019
Rain delay helped sooth Southern's jitters before championship game
Rain delay helped sooth Southern's jitters before championship game https://t.co/FhUHWyDvrh via @theadvocatebr
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) May 21, 2019
JSU Men's Track Eager for NCAA Preliminary Round
MTRK | JSU Men's Track Eager for NCAA Preliminary Round #TheeILove #BleedTheeBlue https://t.co/nfJuBgDKk7
— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) May 20, 2019
You can never have enough motivation!
You can never have enough motivation! 💚#motivationalmondays pic.twitter.com/jxKzjeWLIz
— CIAA (@CIAAForLife) May 20, 2019
Get your pre-sale @HUBisonSports tickets today!
Get your pre-sale @HUBisonSports tickets today!https://t.co/fE3FvsEAq0 pic.twitter.com/7WBeGwLqDe
— Howard University (@HowardU) May 20, 2019