35-Team Field Highlights TSU Invite Saturday

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – After taking a week off the Tennessee State track and field team will return to action hosting the annual TSU Invite.

 

The meet will include 30-plus teams from across the southeast. Saturday will also mark the final tune-up at the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track before TSU plays host to the 2014 OVC Indoor Championships.

 

Four Ohio Valley schools with also participate in the Feb. 1 meet: Austin Peay, Belmont, Murray State and Tennessee Tech.

 

The Flying Tigers and Tigerbelles last took to the track on Jan. 18 in the Niswonger Invitational where the jumpers took the spotlight.

 

Royce Dates jumped a distance of 7.50 meters to win his first long jump of the indoor season. The mark stands as Dates of the year. Kareem Nicholas also put in a strong jump, of  6.90 in the long jump for a fourth place finish.

 

The Flying Tigers claimed top spot in the high jump with a 2.08 jump from Daryl Rice. Caleb Carrothers finished fourth in the event, clearing a mark of 1.98 meters.

 

Tigerbelle Clairwin Dameus captured the long jump on the women’s side, clearing 5.68 meters. The win was Dameus’ third time winning the event on the young season. Dameus paired her event winning performance with a fifth place time of 24.96 in the 200 meters.

 

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2013 D2Football.com All-America Team

LIBERTY, Missouri  -- Offensive Player of the Year Franklyn Quiteh and Defensive Player of the Year Matt Longacre highlight the 2013 D2Football.com All-America team.  Players from 62 schools were selected with West Texas A&M leading the way with eight selections.  Adam Dorrel, coach of National Champion Northwest Missouri, is the 2012 Coach of the Year.  It is the first time he has received this honor.

 

The D2Football.com All-America Team was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from coaches, scouts, media members, and sports information directors from around the country. 

 

D2Football.com has named an All-America Team since its inception in 2000.

2013 D2Football.com All-America Team

 

QB	Dustin Vaughan	6-5, 220, Sr.	West Texas A&M
RB	Franklyn Quiteh	5-9, 206, Sr.	Bloomsburg
RB	Rondell White	5-10, 185,Sr.	West Chester
WR	Jeff Janis	6-3, 218, Sr.	Saginaw Valley State
WR	Marquez Clark	5-11, 190, Jr.	Central Oklahoma
TE	Joe Don Duncan	6-4, 270, Sr.	Dixie State
OL	Matt Feiler	6-7, 325, Sr.	Bloomsburg
OL	Brian Clarke	6-3, 290, Sr.	Bloomsburg
OL	Jeremy Gatson	6-4, 325, Sr.	Shaw
OL	Matt Armstrong	6-3, 290, Sr.	Grand Valley State
OL	William Wright	6-3, 310, Sr.	West Georgia
DL	Jake Metz	6-7, 255, Sr.	Shippensburg
DL	Larry Webster	6-7, 250, Sr.	Bloomsburg
DL	Matt Longacre	6-3, 240, Jr.	Northwest Missouri State
DL	Darius Allen	6-3, 239, Jr.	CSU-Pueblo
LB	Carlos Fields	6-2, 220, Sr.	Winston-Salem State
LB	Tavarius Wilson	5-11, 235, Sr.	North Alabama
LB	LeRon Furr	6-3, 225, Sr.	Fort Valley State
DB	Pierre Desir	6-2, 206, Sr.	Lindenwood
DB	Brandon Dixon	6-0, 195, Sr.	Northwest Missouri State
DB	Dexter Moody	6-3, 204, Sr.	Albany State
DB	Michael Green	6-0, 195, Sr.	Lenoir-Rhyne
K	Sergio Castillo	5-11, 195, Sr.	West Texas A&M
P	Brandon Kliesen	5-10, 221, Sr.	CSU- Pueblo
AP	John Brown	5-11, 170, Sr.	Pittsburg State
Second Team
QB	Kevin Rodgers	6-3, 215, Jr.	Henderson State
RB	Keidrick Jackson	5-9, 210, Sr.	Midwestern State
RB	Tyler Tonderum	5-10, 191, Jr.	Southwest Minnesota State
WR	Trevor Harman	6-2, 210, Jr.	Shippensburg
WR	Freddie Martino	6-0, 195, Sr.	North Greenville
TE	Ryan Corbin	6-4, 250, Sr.	Southwestern Oklahoma State
OL	Craig Watts	6-4, 335, Sr.	West Texas A&M
OL	Cole Manhart	6-6, 300, Jr.	Nebraska-Kearney
OL	Matthew Reece	6-3, 310, Jr.	Tuskegee
OL	Byron Dovales	6-3, 290, Sr.	IUP
OL	Jamal Ellis	6-4, 315, Sr.	Newberry
DL	Charles Tuaau	6-5, 310, Jr.	Texas A&M Commerce
DL	Zach Moore	6-6, 278, Sr.	Concordia St. Paul
DL	Ethan Westbrooks	6-4, 275, Sr.	West Texas A&M
DL	Jamie Meder	6-2, 304, Sr.	Ashland
LB	Taylor McCuller	6-2, 240, Sr.	West Texas A&M
LB	Chris Pope	6-1, 215, Sr.	Valdosta State
LB	Keaton Stigger	6-2, 245, Sr.	Henderson State
DB	Brian Dixon	6-0, 195, Sr.	Northwest Missouri State
DB	Thomas Wolfe III	6-0, 185, Sr.	Fort Valley State
DB	Justin Bell	5-10, 185, Sr.	Ohio Dominican
DB	Jack Moro	5-11, 190, Sr.	St. Cloud State
K	Steve Wakefield	5-11, 175, Sr.	Mercyhurst
P	Scottie Gallardo	6-0, 215, Sr.	Fort Lewis
AP	Nathan Slaughter	5-10, 185, Sr.	West Texas A&M
Honorable Mention
QB	Jonathon Jennings	6-2, 205, Sr.	Saginaw Valley State
QB	Joe Clancy	6-3, 210, Sr.	Merrimack
QB	Jon Wolf	6-4, 230, Sr.	Minnesota State
QB	Bo Cordell	6-0, 205, Sr.	Tusculum
RB	Glen Clinton	5-10, 200, Sr.	Chadron State
RB	Daiquone Ford	5-7, 190, So.	Findlay
RB	Anthony Taylor	5-11, 209, Jr.	Ashland
RB	Terrell Watson	6-2, 230, Jr.	Azusa Pacific
WR	Robert Holland	6-3, 190, Sr.	Chowan
WR	Vernon Johnson	6-1, 190, Jr.	Texas A&M-Commerce
WR	Gregory Moore	6-4, 200, Sr.	Lane
WR	Corey Washington	6-4, 200, Sr.	Newberry
WR	Torrence Allen	6-1, 190, Sr.	West Texas A&M
WR	Darius Davis	5-11, 212, Jr.	Henderson State
TE	Reggie Jordan	6-3, 235, Sr.	Missouri Western State
TE	Michael Flacco	6-5, 245, So.	New Haven
TE	Scott Simonson	6-5, 255, Sr.	Assumption
TE	Jamie Potts	6-3, 235, So.	Grand Valley State
OL	Marcus Cuellar	6-4, 320, Sr.	Western Oregon
OL	Viondy Merisma	6-4, 285, Sr.	American International
OL	Mike Nelson	6-4, 305, Sr.	Central Washington
OL	Joe Ray	6-0, 245, So.	Lenoir-Rhyne
DL	Julian Howsare	6-3, 255, Jr.	Clarion
DL	Kraig Akins	6-2, 290, Jr.	Western Oregon
DL	Chris Schaudt	6-4, 272, Sr.	Minnesota State
DL	Mike Pennel	6-5, 363, Sr.	CSU-Pueblo
DL	Troy Harris	6-4, 260, Sr.	Mars Hill
DL	Donnie Owens	6-3, 295, Sr.	Winston-Salem State
DL	Howard Jones	6-4, 238, Sr.	Shepherd
DL	Lawrence Virgil	6-5, 290, Sr.	Valdosta State
DL	Robert Hayes	6-2, 278, Sr.	Shepherd
DL	Blake Baker	6-1, 215, Jr.	Lenoir-Rhyne
LB	Jake Edmiston	6-2, 225, Sr.	Colorado Mesa
LB	Nate Dreiling	6-4, 226, Sr.	Pittsburg State
LB	Colby Ring	6-1, 225, Sr.	Minnesota Duluth
LB	Ronell Williams	6-1, 230, Jr.	West Chester
LB	Isaiah Fleming	5-11, 220, Jr.	Cheyney
LB	Grant Singer	6-1, 215, Jr.	Mary
LB	DJ Gnader	6-2, 225, Jr.	Northwest Missouri State
DB	Dewey McDonald	6-0, 215, Sr.	California
DB	Neiko Conway	5-10, 185, Sr.	Midwestern State
DB	Devin Wallace	6-0, 201, Sr.	Virginia Union
DB	Curtis Slater	5-9, 195, Sr.	West Texas A&M
DB	Tyler Thornton	5-8, 182, Jr.	Azusa Pacific
DB	Dashaun Phillips	5-10, 180, Sr.	Tarleton State
DB	Caleb Massey	6-0, 226, Sr.	North Alabama
DB	Darnell Evans	5-8, 181, Sr.	Shaw
DB	Malcolm Butler	5-11, 180, Sr.	West Alabama
P	James McCombie	6-0, 170, Sr.	Slippery Rock
AP	Mike DeCaro	5-9, 191, Sr.	New Haven

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Southern teams enjoying each other’s success

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- This championship stuff could become contagious.

The 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football championship trophy has found a home in Southern coach Dawson Odums’ office.

From there, it’s just a short walk to the F.G. Clark Activity Center, which houses both first-place basketball teams from the SWAC.

Earlier in this school year, the women’s soccer team won the SWAC regular-season title.
Right now is a good time to be a Southern Jaguar — and it’s not a real good time to be a Jaguar opponent.

The Southern men’s and women’s basketball teams have played eight doubleheaders in conference play, and only once did they fail to come away with a sweep. The women have won eight consecutive league games by an average margin of 12 points.

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Texas Southern featured on ESPN Sports Nation

Fans turn up and videobomb the camera pregame of a college basketball game betweeen Arkansas Pine-Bluff and Texas Southern.

Kicker Jacquemin sticks with Jackson State

MIAMI, Florida  -- Former Jackson State kicker Eric Perri sees glimpses of himself in Chris Jacquemin.

Perri — JSU’s all-time leader in made field goals (17) in a season and longest field goal made (50) — owns a kicking academy in Miami and trains Jacquemin. He’ll soon see one of his top students donning his alma mater’s uniform.




“I haven’t seen a kid with more accuracy and consistency coming out of high school, especially in Florida, than Chris,” Perri said. “He has a lot of power and is an all-around guy who can kick and punt.”

Jacquemin, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound left-footed kicker who made 8-of-8 field goals as a senior, committed to Jackson State previously. But he stumbled across a dilemma after learning that Rick Comegy was fired as head coach in December.

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Ex-Wesley Chapel QB’s ‘long journey’ leads to NFL

WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida — For a moment, sitting in the metal bleachers, overlooking his old high school’s football field, Greg Jenkins allowed the memories to flood back.

It was a time when a frail high school kid dreamed of playing college football and then, maybe, in the National Football League.

Jenkins, 24, is living those dreams as a college graduate and member of the Oakland Raiders.

“It feels like I’m in a dream and I haven’t even woke up yet,” said Jenkins, a 2008 Wesley Chapel High School graduate who recently completed his first season with Oakland. “I was thinking about it the other day and I just thought, ‘Wow, I’m blessed. Fortunate.’ I worked hard for it.

“One percent of college athletes make it to the NFL and (when) you can say you’re one of those guys, that’s amazing.”

Jenkins signed a three-year contract with the Raiders in ...

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Biloxi QB Damion May headed to Alabama A&M

BILOXI, Mississippi  -- Biloxi quarterback Damion May has verbally committed to Alabama A&M.

Indians coach John Shannon confirmed to the Sun Herald on Thursday that May will play for the SWAC school based in Huntsville.

May transferred Biloxi from Texas last year, but battled a few injuries during his only season with the Indians.

May's father, Damion Sr., played football for the Indians during the 1990's.



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