Friday, August 5, 2022

This month’s Cougar Scholar is Eduardo Flores from @ChiStateMSoccer !

Alabama A&M Offense Still Feared As Quarles and Ibrahim Earn 2022 BOXTOROW Preseason All-American Honors

2022 Football Season Tickets Are On Sale

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Our football team was so blessed yesterday to have @TWSE5 empower us and challenge us to be our B.E.S.T! If anyone needs an encouraging word for your team, Willie Spears is definitely the guy to call!

Orange Blossom Classic | The 300 Level seats are now open! Tickets starting as low as $38! Secure your seats today before they're gone

NCAA All-American & CNU Athletic Hall of Famer Marquita Mines appointed Head Track & Field/XC Coach at Edward Waters University

BIO

Marquita Mines came to Roanoke College (NCAA Division III Sports) in the fall of 2021 as the assistant indoor and outdoor track & field coach.

Mines spent five seasons with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore coaching staff (2017-21) as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, working with the sprinters, jumpers, and multi-event participants during the indoor and outdoor seasons, while also assisting cross country runners in the fall. While at Eastern Shore Mines have led several athletes to All MEAC and All-East honors. She also coached the 2018 MEAC Outdoor Conference Champion in the Javelin.

Mines enjoyed a fantastic career as a student-athlete for Christopher Newport University, where she won six NCAA All-American honors for track and field, ultimately earning induction into CNU’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

In her professional career Mines became a fixture in Virginia’s track and field scene, serving as the head coach for J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico, Virginia from 2012-2017. Under her leadership, the Tigers girl's team won their first conference title, and Mines earned a pair of Coach of the Year accolades. Mines cracked the college coaching circuit as an Assistant Volunteer Coach with Virginia Commonwealth University.

Mines received her undergraduate degree in Leisure Studies with a Concentration in Sports and Wellness Studies before obtaining a master’s degree in Sports Management with a certification in Athletic Administration for Southern New Hampshire University.

Mines is a member of several committees, including the United States Track & Field Association, USATF Women’s Commission, and the Virginia Track Coaches Association.  She is also a Certified Personal Trainer with American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA) and a Certified Strength and Conditional Specialist with International Sports Science Association (ISSA)

Courtesy Roanoke College Athletics 

David Horton | Football is back! N.C. A&T football set to hold first practice

Savannah State Football Set To Open Fall Camp

WATCH |@BCUAthletics head coach Terry Sims gives some of his thoughts on the upcoming season

WATCH | "Chicago State has the potential to be a force."

#UAPBFootball Reports, Opens Camp This Week

The AAMU Marching Maroon and White Band (MMW) welcomed alum Ruben Studdard and producer Terry Lewis (of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis) to the Morrison Fine Arts Building.

Ken Riley DESERVES to be in Canton!! 🧡🖤🏈 ENOUGH SAID!! 🏈🖤🧡

CSU Volleyball Set to Open Season August 26

Hampton Athletics | How One Former Pro is Diversifying Lacrosse

Senior Spotlight: The Grad Edition…Featuring Monet Bowen - Howard University

Congrats to our illustrious leader @HStinsonIII on his election as Vice Chair of the NCAA Division II Management Council

Head Coach Willie Simmons on the NFL scouts attending camp practices

The Robert McCullum Elite Camp at FAMU is SOLD OUT!!

Anderson Selected to Preseason HBCU BOXTOROW All-American Team

Wide receiver Xavier Smith on the preseason accolades he’s earned

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀.“ It’s time for a mic’d up with Preseason All-American, Xavier Smith

FCS: The Best Returning Players In 2022 | Sam Herder

FCS: Top 25 Returning Cornerbacks In 2022 | Sam Herder

Sam Herder | FCS: 2022 MEAC Football Preview - HERO Sports