Wednesday, July 3, 2019

ASU's Candace Martin named SWAC Woman of the Year


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B-CU places 99 on conference’s All-Academic Team


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Back To Back Thursday Night Lights for Lincoln Blue Tigers


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GLVC Announces Sport Sponsorship of Women’s Bowling (including associate member Lincoln University of Missouri)


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Today, @GovernorVA visited the campus of Norfolk State University where he signed an executive order to advance equity for Virginia's small-, women-, minority- (SWaM) and service disabled veteran-owned businesses.


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Delaware State WBB Alumni/Fans: DYK that one of our 2019 signees Shay Collins (Gulf Coast CC/Hillsborough CC) was named the NJCAA D1 Region 8 Suncoast Conf. Co-Player of the Year


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On this day, @BCFHOF Class of 2016 Inductee, Jethro Pugh was born!


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Ten days from now it’s going down! Comp will be at an all-time high! Hit up any of our coaches for pricing, info, and registration. Secure your spot to secure the bag πŸŽ’πŸŽ’ @FamuFootball


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WATCH: The Inaugural AME Football Classic is taking place Saturday, October 12, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida!


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Spotlight: JSU Junior QB Derrick Ponder


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XULA selects Baker to lead inclusion, Title IX efforts

NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Ashley R. Baker, Xavier University of Louisiana's associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator, will lead the newly created office of inclusion and social justice within the Division of Student Affairs as XULA's new chief inclusion officer and deputy Title IX coordinator.
     
Baker will serve as the lead on student diversity, equity and inclusion matters and as the primary point of contact for students with Title IX concerns. She will lead and coordinate diversity planning to foster a welcoming, inclusive environment for students as well as oversee campus ministry and veterans' affairs.
     
"I am excited about the work that Dr. Baker will do to elevate students' lives and continue to tell the story of Xavier," said Curtis Wright, XULA's vice president of student affairs. "Ashley will inspire and lead effectively as we continue to respond to the Xavier challenge of promoting a more just and humane society."
     
Baker arrived at XULA as assistant AD in March 2016 and was promoted to associate AD in February 2017. She served athletics by handling many of the internal operations functions and student-athlete welfare, and she also served as a member of the university Title IX committee as the gender equity in athletics liaison. Baker also was an adviser for the sophomore class and the XULA spirit squads.
     
Said Baker, "I move from Xavier Athletics with many wonderful memories, and I look forward to the work we will be able to do in the office of inclusion and social justice. I plan to foster a level of openness, courage and vulnerability that will enable our students and the rest of the campus to have meaningful conversations that promote best practices for equity, inclusion, access and social justice."
     
Baker, a frequent speaker on campuses across the country, is the founder of the Women in Sports Forum — a dynamic program of keynotes, panel and roundtable discussions to empower young girls and women interested in pursuing careers in sports.
    
"Ashley has been a valuable member of the athletics leadership team and will be missed greatly," said Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs / Director of Athletics & Recreation Jason Horn. "But we are thrilled that she will remain at Xavier to share her skills and expertise with a larger segment of our campus community."
     
Baker earned her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia — her dissertation research focused on black mothers' experiences throughout their sons' football recruiting process — and bachelor's and master's degrees from Bowling Green State University. Baker was a key member of Bowling Green's office of student athlete services from 2007-12.
     
XULA — a longtime member of the NAIA and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference — will conduct a national search to fill Baker's position.

 Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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MEAC/SWAC Challenge: More savings coming your way!! Take advantage of our Independence Day sale by buying 2 or more tickets to get $5 off each ticket


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TSU Athletics Partners with Nike and BSN SPORTS


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WATCH: Dontelius Ross and Wayne Brent Prepping for Final Season Together


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Welcome Kiya Thompson (@__kiyyaaaaa__ ) to the WVSU #YellowJacketNation!


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Check out Valley Baseball League All-Star Caleb Ward of @SpartanBSB in the @VBLBaseball All-Star Game on ESPNU Sunday!


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1 of 5 returners on the O-Line! All gas, no breaks! Senior Campaign loading!


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Alcorn Reloads with Seven Newcomers for 2019-20


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Wray to run 100, 200 at NACAC Championships in Mexico

Xavier University of Louisiana women's track and fieldNEW ORLEANS — After a sensational freshman season with Xavier University of Louisiana women's track and field, Shalysa Wray will return to competition this week in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) U18 & U23 Championships at QuerΓ©taro, Mexico.
     
Wray will compete Friday in the under-23 100-meter dash semifinals at 10:25 a.m. and try to advance to the final at 6:55 p.m. Wray will run in the 200 semifinals at 4:45 p.m. Saturday; that final is scheduled for 9:20 a.m. Sunday.
     
The resident of Waterford Portmore, Jamaica, will represent the Cayman Islands, her birthplace.
     
Wray enrolled at XULA in January and never slowed down. Her track highlights included:
     •  Only woman to earn All-America in four events at the 2019 NAIA Outdoor National Championships.
     •  Fifth place at NAIA nationals in the 200 and 100, sixth in the 400 relay and eighth in the 1,600 relay.
     •  Leading the Gold Nuggets to their highest-ever team finish at nationals, 23rd place.
     •  School records in the 200 (24.11 seconds), 400 (55.24), 400 relay (46.23; Wray ran anchor) and 1,600 relay (3:48.75; Wray was leadoff).
     •  First woman to win the 100 and 400 in the same season at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships.
     •  XULA Female Athlete of the Year (all sports).
     
"My spring semester at Xavier was great," Wray said. "I learned a lot and improved by far. I'm now more focused and determined to achieve the goals I've set for myself. My first semester at Xavier showed me that I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. I'm very glad I came to Xavier."
     
Wray said her goal is to achieve a qualifying time for the IAAF World Championships Sept. 28-Oct. 6 at Doha, Qatar. She'll need 11.24 in the 100 — her best this year is 11.77 — or 23.02 in the 200 to advance. Wray could qualify for the Pan American Games Aug. 6-11 at Lima, Peru, with 11.55 in the 100 or 23.18 in the 200.
     
"I think I have a great chance to run the qualifying times as long as I stay focused and execute my races well," Wray said. "I'm feeling very excited and confident.
     
"This meet is very important to me and my country because it will give me a lot of exposure. Running with professional athletes is an experience that will be great for me."
     
Wray is seeded 13th out of 17 runners in the 100. Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry of the United States (University of Southern California; best time 10.98) is seeded first in 100. Wray is seeded ninth out of 15 in the 200. Angie Annelus, also representing the United States and USC, is seeded first at 22.16.
     
QuerΓ©taro is in central Mexico, 132 miles northwest of Mexico City. The three-day meet will be run at altitude — QuerΓ©taro is 5,970 feet (1,820 meters) above sea level.

 Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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NSU Puts 66 on MEAC All-Academic Team


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WATCH: JSU's Hendrick Interview with Rob Jay


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NSU Spartan Basketball’s 2019-20 Schedule Now Set


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FAMU places 107 student-athletes on the MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic team


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Great run at nationals earns Rush No. 2 in final poll

NEW ORLEANS — After a sensational week at the NAIA National Championship tournament, Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis is No. 2 in the postseason coaches poll.
     
It's the 10th straight year that XULA is in the final top 10. It's XULA's 103rd consecutive appearance in the top 25 — the longest active streak in NAIA men's tennis.
     
Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennisThe Gold Rush (17-9) were national runner-up for the third time in four years and a semifinalist for the fourth consecutive season. XULA climbed five spots from its April 23 ranking and made the biggest jump in the last 20 seasons by an NAIA men's team into the final top four.
     
XULA won 3-of-4 dual matches at nationals. The Gold Rush had a first-round bye, then defeated three top-10 teams — Union (Ky.), Reinhardt and Cardinal Stritch — to reach the championship round, where Georgia Gwinnett defeated the Rush and won its sixth consecutive national title.
     
The Gold Rush were the lowest seeded team (seventh) ever to reach an NAIA men's final and the first NAIA men's team to beat the No. 2 (Reinhardt) and 3 (Cardinal Stritch) seeds in the same tournament.
     
It's the second consecutive year and the second time overall that both XULA tennis teams finished in the national top three. The XULA women are No. 3.
     
The Gold Rush active poll streaks:
     •  103 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began April 4, 2007.
     •  94 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began April 30, 2008.
     •  79 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 1, 2011.
     •  73 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began May 3, 2011.
 
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through end of season)

RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
11Georgia Gwinnett (14)27-0374
27Xavier (La.)17-9362
33Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)16-5346
48William Carey (Miss.)15-4340
52Reinhardt (Ga.)17-3320
64Middle Georgia14-4306
76Keiser (Fla.)17-7305
85Point (Ga.)16-7302
910William Woods (Mo.)22-3276
109Union (Ky.)14-9268
1111Tennessee Wesleyan12-7249
1212Arizona Christian19-2237
1313Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)11-7236
1415Mobile (Ala.)14-6222
1514Cumberlands (Ky.)12-7203
1616Cumberland (Tenn.)13-7189
1724Northwestern Ohio14-12171
1818Campbellsville (Ky.)19-9164
1920Coastal Georgia12-6151
2017Hope International (Calif.)16-6146
2119Marian (Ind.)20-10144
2220Indiana Wesleyan23-10114
2325Missouri Valley15-798
2423Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)9-1195
25RVMcPherson (Kan.)11-792
Dropped from the Top 25: Southwestern (Kan.)
Others Receiving Votes: Asbury (Ky.) 78, Texas A&M-Texarkana 59, Judson (Ill.) 44, Westmont (Calif.) 37, Midland (Neb.) 23, Southeastern (Fla.) 15, Ottawa (Kan.) 6, Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 5, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 4, Webber International (Fla.) 4

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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Nuggets finish where they started: No. 3 in NAIA poll

Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennisNEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis is No. 3 in the NAIA postseason coaches poll after reaching the semifinals of the national tournament for the second straight year.
     
The Gold Nuggets (19-6) were third in all eight polls this season and matched their highest-ever ranking in the final season ranking. XULA also was third in 2013, 2014 and 2018.
     
XULA won 2-of-3 dual matches at nationals. The Gold Nuggets had a first-round bye, then defeated Cumberlands 5-0 in the round of 16 and William Woods 5-0 in the quarterfinals. Keiser eliminated the Nuggets 5-2 in the semifinals.
     
XULA was 13-2 this year against ranked opponents (12-2 NAIA, 1-0 NCAA Division II) and also defeated Texas State and Grambling of NCAA Division I.
     
It's the second consecutive year and the second time overall that both XULA tennis teams finished in the national top three. The XULA men are No. 2.
     
The Gold Nuggets' active poll streaks:
     •  65 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began May 1, 2012.
     •  65 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began May 1, 2012.
     •  24 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 28, 2017.
     •  15 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began Feb. 27, 2018.
     •  14 consecutive appearances in the top 5 . . . streak began March 13, 2018.
     •  12 consecutive appearances in the top 4 . . . streak began April 10, 2018.
     •  11 consecutive appearances in the top 3 . . . streak began April 24, 2018.
 
NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through end of season)

RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
11Georgia Gwinnett (14)20-1374
22Keiser (Fla.)21-5362
33Xavier (La.)19-6350
44William Carey (Miss.)15-3338
55SCAD Savannah (Ga.)12-4325
66William Woods (Mo.)16-7312
77Middle Georgia State12-6303
810Brenau (Ga.)14-7292
99Indiana Wesleyan30-7276
108Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)15-7261
1112Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)11-6245
1214Loyola (La.)13-10239
1315Union (Ky.)13-5232
1411Westmont (Calif.)20-6229
1517LSU-Alexandria (La.)8-5202
1622Cumberlands (Ky.)11-7201
1716Georgetown (Ky.)16-6177
1817Mobile (Ala.)9-8166
1913SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)11-9159
2020Cumberland (Tenn.)11-8151
2119San Diego Christian (Calif.)16-3137
2221Southeastern (Fla.)16-4119
2323Martin Methodist (Tenn.)8-1199
2424Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)14-291
2525Marian (Ind.)15-1072
Dropped from the Top 25:  none
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Valley 64, Asbury (Ky.) 53, Campbellsville (Ky.) 46, McPherson (Kan.) 40, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 18, Northwestern Ohio 16, Ottawa (Kan.) 13, Webber International (Fla.) 10, Tennessee Wesleyan 10, Hastings (Neb.) 8

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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