Sunday, July 17, 2022

Four CIAA Teams Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

The @NFL’s Top 10 offensive tackles for 2022 were released. Coming at number 8️⃣ our guy

MEAC Set to Host Football Media Day, presented by Cricket

Mike Gillespie | Savannah State, Benedict to air on ESPNU

Current CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams shares how leaders can shape the vision and culture during the Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute

Alabama A&M Football Schedule Insider: Texas Southern • November 19 • Huntsville, Alabama

Florida A&M Sports Hall of Famer Pam Oliver to be Inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.

Former FAMU 2-sport star Vince Coleman ranks fifth all-time in AL/NL career stolen bases (752)

Vince Coleman is cousin to fellow Rattler HOF'er Greg Coleman and was inducted into the FAMU HOF for baseball and football in 1994. The former St. Louis Cardinals star was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.  Did you know Vince was the kicker/punter on FAMU's 1978 1-AA (FCS) National Championship Team and kicked the winning field goal to defeat FBS Miami 16-13 in 1979.  FAMUly!

Jackson State football schedule 2022 in third season under coach Deion Sanders

Congratulations to @SoftballBsu 's Alyssa Cloutier, the 2021-22 NCAA DII Statistical Champion for Runs Per Game (1.39)!

2022 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands Presented by Toyota Coming to NRG Stadium, August 27, 6 PM CDT

Alabama A&M University, Marching Maroon & White Band

Alcorn State University, The Sounds of Dyn-O-mite Marching Band

Bethune Cookman University, Marching Wildcats

Grambling State University, World Famed Tiger Marching Band

Kentucky State University, Mighty Marching Thorobreds

North Carolina A&T State University, The Blue and Gold Marching Machine

Prairie View A&M University, "Marching Storm" Band

Southern University, Human Jukebox

Fisk athletics director Corrinne Tarver names former Penn State Nittany Lion Kourtney Chinnery as gymnastics' assistant coach

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Fisk University Athletics Director/Gymnastic Head Coach Corrinne Tarver announced the hiring of Kourtney Chinnery as a graduate assistant. Chinnery starred in gymnastics at Penn State University from 2017 through 2022. During her time as a student-athlete, she earned a spot on the dean's list for six out of eight semesters. Chinnery while competed on Vault, Uneven Bars, and Floor Exercise for the gymnastics team. 

"I am excited to welcome Kourtney to the gymnastics staff," said Tarver. "She brings a wealth of experience as a collegiate gymnast and will be a great asset in helping the gymnasts transition from club to collegiate gymnastics." 

 
Chinnery's accolades includes being named the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar Athlete and Winter Academic All-Big 10 Conference Team member from 2018-2021. In 2019, she won the Big 5 Vault title. She earned a degree in Biology degree in 2021 and Master's in Management and Organizational Leadership in 2022, both from Penn State. 

"I am delighted to assist Coach Tarver, whose program will be a first for HBCUs," said Chinnery. "I want to help young African American gymnasts and women of color succeed in sport, school, and life."

Kourtney is a native of Suffolk, Virginia and a grad of Summit Christian Academy (Yorktown, VA).  She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. 

Mike Organ | Fisk's gymnastics coach Corrinne Tarver takes over as athletics director

NYC basketball takes center stage as TBT regional tips off at Rucker Park's Greg Marius Court Members of teams set to play in unique setting open up with SNY

Back at it tonight 8pm!!! @HBCUnitedTBT! ESPNU!

Joe Cook WAPT | The @XFL2023 held it's HBCU Showcase today at Jackson State. XFL Owners @TheRock @DanyGarciaCo expressed why highlighting HBCUs was a priority

WATCH | Dena Freeman-Patton, Vice President/Director of Athletics at Morgan State University is the guest on the latest episode of @TheRightFitPod1

Norfolk State coach Robert Jones’ HBCUnited earns thrilling first-round outdoor victory in The Basketball Tournament

NSU Baseball Joining Northeast Conference as Associate Member | Matt Michalec, Asst. AD/Communications

Thomas Wehner, Assoc. SID | Six Named to VaSID Academic All-State Team

Matt Michalec | Spartan Track Teams Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Gerald Thomas III | Born Winner: Akita Heatly's championship career earns nod to the 2022 FAMU Sports HOF

Simmone Shah | Jackson State alumna Felisa Ford Created a Minecraft World "Good Trouble" to Teach Anti-Racism. It's Now the Most Downloaded World Globally

Trey Mongrue | Dwayne Johnson hosts XFL HBCU showcase at Jackson State University

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Wildcats’ Wilson Selected to 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 List, Lone SIAC Pick