DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — It was announced during the NCAA Baseball Selection Show on Monday, May 30, that Bethune-Cookman will travel to the Gainesville [Fla.] Regional for its appearance in the 2016 Division I Baseball Championship. Joining the Wildcats in the Regional will be host Florida, Connecticut and Georgia Tech with action taking place at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.
Bethune-Cookman (29-25) earned the automatic qualification to the NCAA Baseball Championships after winning its 18th Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title. For the Wildcats, this will mark the program’s 15th appearance in an NCAA Regional, not including three (3) NCAA play-in appearances. It also marks the fifth time in school history that Bethune-Cookman will travel to the Gainesville [Fla.] Regional, with the last being a visit in 2012 – the first NCAA postseason appearance under current head coach Jason Beverlin.
The Wildcats enter the weekend having won their last six games, as well as seven of their last 10 overall. Included in the three losses on the spin were decisions at top-ranked Florida (May 3) and third-ranked Miami (May 10). Bethune-Cookman enters having also won seven of their last eight series overall, with the lone exception being a three-game setback at Ohio State (April 1-3).
Bethune-Cookman will open the Gainesville [Fla.] Regional against the No. 1 national seed and host Florida Gators. Under the direction of head coach Kevin O’Sullivan, the top-seeded Gators enter the weekend with a record of 47-13, and finished as runner-up at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships over the weekend in Hoover, Alabama.
First pitch for the Wildcats and Gators is scheduled for Friday, June 3, at 6 p.m.
For ticket information, please visit FloridaGators.com.
Second-seeded Georgia Tech (36-23) will meet third-seeded UConn (37-23) earlier in the day at 1 p.m. The Yellow Jackets earned an at-large bid to the tournament, while the Huskies won the American Athletic Conference Tournament to earn an automatic bid.
The Regional continues through Sunday, with a final game to be played Monday night, if necessary. The winner of the Gainesville [Fla.] Regional will meet the winner from the Tallahassee [Fla.] Regional the following weekend in a Super Regional, best-of-three series. The eight Super Regional winners advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
The top eight national seeds are Florida, Louisville, Miami, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Clemson and LSU.
Each of the 16 Regionals features four teams, playing a double-elimination format. The Regionals are scheduled to be conducted from Friday, May 29, to Monday, June 1 (if necessary). Selection of the eight Super Regional Hosts will be announced on www.NCAA.com/cws, Monday, June 1 at approximately 11 p.m. (ET).
The 70th Men's College World Series begins play Saturday, June 18, at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
2016 NCAA Gainesville Regional Schedule
Friday, June 3
Game 1: 1 p.m. - No. 3 UConn vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech (ESPN3)
Game 2: 6 p.m. - No. 4 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 1 FLORIDA (SEC Network)
Saturday, June 4
Game 3: TBA - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (SEC Network/ESPN3)
Game 4: TBA - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (SEC Network/ESPN3)
Sunday, June 5
Game 5: TBA - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (SEC Network/ESPN3)
Game 6: TBA - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (SEC Network/ESPN3)
Monday, June 6
Game 7: (if necessary) – TBA - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (SEC Network/ESPN3)
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COURTESY BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
Monday, May 30, 2016
JCSU Women's 4x400 Team Wins NCAA Championship
BRADENTON, Florida -- The Johnson C. Smith University women's 4x400m relay team captured the NCAA Title in the final race of the third and final day at the IMG Academy Stadium in Bradenton, Florida on Saturday night.
The team of Crystal Campbell (St. Catherine, Jamaica), Fellan Ferguson (Trelawny, Jamaica), Domenique Julius-Williams (Oshawa, Ontario), and Tovea Jenkins (St. James, Jamaica) were able to outdistance the second-place team from Shorter by nearly three seconds on their way to the title.
In other events, JCSU's women claimed two second-place finishes when Ferguson posted a 2:04.46 in the 800m and Jenkins claimed second in the 400m with a 52.42. Teammate
Kendra Clarke (Edmonton, Alberta) came in fourth in the 400m with a 53.30. Mayah Edwards (Kingston, Jamaica) finished in 5th place with an 11.79 in the 100m
In the lone field event for JCSU, recent graduate LaTondra Morrow (Charlotte, N.C.) finished 11th by jumping to a 1.67m height.
On the men's side, Patrick Campbell (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica) and Kyle Robinson (Levelland, Tex.) finished in 5th and 8th place, respectively, in the 400m hurdles. Campbell posted a 52.01 while Robinson ran to a 54.35. Teammate Joshua Cunningham (Toronto, Ontario) claimed a 5th place finish in the 400m with a 46.23.
In the 4x400m relay, the JCSU team of Campbell, Cunningham, Waynee Hyman (Warwick, N.Y.) and Robinson posted a 5th place time of 46.23 to round out the men's competition.
As a team, the JCSU men finished tied for 21st place with 12 team points. The JCSU women finished in a tie for 6th place with 35 team points.
St. Augustine's won the men's team title while Pittsburg St. claimed the women's team title.
NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, May 26-28, 2016
Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy)
JCSU Participant Schedule/Results
| Event | Name | Prelim Results/Event Time | Finals Event Time (Sat) |
| Men's 400m Hurdles | Patrick Campbell | 6th, 51.79 (Q) | 5th, 52.01 |
| Men's 400m Hurdles | Kyle Robinson | 7th, 51.92 (Q) | 8th, 54.35 |
| Men's 400m | Joshua Cunningham Waynee Hyman | 10th, 47.10 (Q) 8th, 46.90 (DNQ) | 5th, 46.23 |
| Men's 200m | Waynee Hyman | 9th, 21.16 (DNQ) | N/A |
| Men's 4x400 | Campbell, Cunningham, Hyman, Robinson | 7th, 3:10.29 (Q) | 6th, 3:09.84 |
| Women's 100m | Mayah Edwards Trudy-Ann Richards | 8th, 11.83 (Q) 21st, 12.69 (DNQ) | 5th, 11.79 |
| Women's 400m | Kendra Clarke Tovea Jenkins | 4th, 53.95 (Q) 2nd, 53.41 (Q) | 4th, 53.30 2nd, 52.42 |
| Women's 800 | Fellan Ferguson Domenique Julius-Williams | 2nd, 2:08.41 (Q) 10th, 2:10.62 | 2nd, 2:04.46 |
| Women's High Jump | LaTondra Morrow | 11th, 1.67m | |
| Women's 4x100 | Campbell, Quince, Edwards, Richards | 9th, 46.18 (DNQ) | N/A |
| Women's 4x400 | Julius-Williams, Clarke, Ferguson, Jenkins | 1st, 3:37.89 (Q) | 1st, 3:35.42 |
COURTESY JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
from THE EDITOR Dwight Floyd: Summation of Life & Leadership of FAMU's Past Presidents, Series Part 2: Nathan B. Young [1901-1922]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Nathan B. Young was born to Susan Smith, an African American who escaped slavery when Young was just three years old. She settled in a home of her own in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and married Frank Young. Nathan assumed Frank’s surname. Susan was determined that Nathan receive a good education. Nathan Young received a teacher’s diploma from Talladega College before attending Oberlin College earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1888 and a Master of Arts degree in 1891. Late in his career, Talladega College and Selma University would award Young honorary degrees of Doctors of Letters.In 1892, Booker T. Washington employed Young to teach at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Young stayed at Tuskegee for five years and served as the head of the academic department until conflict developed between Young and Washington over Washington’s emphasis on vocational training. In 1897, Young accepted the position of Director of Teacher Training at Georgia State Industrial College (now Savannah State University). While Young worked at the Georgia State Industrial College he became frustrated with the school’s board of directors’ efforts to limit black education to vocational training. Like FAMU’s first president, Thomas De Saille Tucker, Nathan Young believed in literacy.
At every stop he sought to balance the vocational education programs with liberal arts programs. This continuously placed him at odds with those who sought to limit the education of blacks to vocational training. Even after his days at FAMC, Young faced a similar situation as President of Lincoln University in Missouri. There, his emphasis on literacy led to him being fired, rehired, and not long thereafter resigning in 1931.
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Stillman Tigers Dontavius Wright Wins NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships 400 Meter Race
BRADENTON, Florida -- Dontavius Wright just won the NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in the 400 Meter with a time of 45.44! #ncaad2tf.
Claflin University Trisana Fairweather Wins 200 Meters at Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships
BRADENTON, Florida — Trisana Fairweather ran a 23.21 en route to capturing the 200 meter title at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Fairweather finished third in the 100 meters with a time of 11.51 to earn Divison II Outdoor All-American status in both events. She was also a 2016 Division II Indoor Track All-American for her third place finish in the 200 meters.
The women's 4x100 meter relay consisting of Aliyah Miller, Makayla Jackson, Brenay Brown and Fairweather which finished fourth with a time of 45.60 (45.51 prelims) also earned All-American status.
The men's 4x400 meter relay team of Nicholas Williams, You'shi Kirkland, Brandon Valentine-Parris and Odou Hazelearned its All-American status with a fourth place finish in a time of 3:08.42
The 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships were contested Thursday-Saturday, May 26-28, at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
COURTESY CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
Tuscaloosa valedictorian with 4.56 GPA, millions of dollars in scholarships shamed online; Will Attend Florida A&M University
Filer will attend Florida A&M University in the fall on a full scholarship. Her father also attended FAMU and was valedictorian at his high school.
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Days after Mari Filer graduated as Central High School’s valedictorian, she’s still receiving college acceptance letters.
So far, she’s been accepted to more than 40 colleges and universities. She has a 4.56 GPA and has earned nearly $3 million in scholarships.
“I spent a lot of my time working. You just know when it’s time to work to get it done,” Filer said.
Hours after she graduated, she posted her accomplishments on Twitter and Facebook.
“I started getting like thousands of likes by the minute and it was just crazy,” Filer said.
Filer received a lot of congratulations but some are shaming her saying she’s a fraud.
“A few people were like you can’t get above a 4.0 GPA. She’s lying. $2.8 million in scholarships? I don’t believe that for one minute. One man was like, ‘Where is she going to school? Mars University?’” Filer said.
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| The teen is taking her 24 college credits to Florida A&M University, where she has a full ride. |
Sunday, May 29, 2016
High risk, high reward: New Bern native Shawn Best transferring to JUCO from North Carolina A&T, re-opens recruitment
SHAWN BEST #76
NEW BERN, North Carolina -- Shawn Best knows the risk he’s taking. But like he has most of his life, the 6-foot-6, 322-pound offensive lineman is looking forward to proving doubters wrong.
The former New Bern High standout is transferring from North Carolina A&T to Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona. He will play a season of junior college football and re-open his recruitment – and work for a scholarship at a Division-I program for the 2017 class.
“I’m very determined. There are a lot of people who have their opinions of me now because I am transferring,” said Best. “I’m taking a big risk by leaving A&T, but I’m working to better my pastures. “I’m looking forward to proving them wrong.”
His decision is already paying dividends. Best has already received an offer from Iowa State and Idaho, and has heard from others. He leaves for Arizona on June 29. After Best plays a season at Arizona Western, he will have two more seasons of eligibility at another school.
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