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GAMES ON TV
February 18

Watch Junior Dameatric Scott, lead the Bowie State Bulldogs against Virginia State this Saturday. The game will be live at 4p and will reair several times later that night. Check your local listings.
BounceTV, ComCast Network, MASN Now Morgan State at Coppin State espn3.com (Replay from February 13) February 20 Texas Southern at Miss. Valley State espn3.com, 7pE

Depth Carries Falcons To 14th Straight CIAA Mens Indoor Track Crown. Aaron Dudley was named CIAA Indoor Track MVP.

SCORES

Mens baskeTbaLL
Monday, February 13 Winston-Salem State 83, Livingstone 65 Virginia State 78, Elizabeth City State 75 Virginia Union 62, Chowan 68 Shaw 94, Johnson C. Smith 74 Fayetteville State 72, St. Augustines 60 Bethune-Cookman 73, Howard 66 Delaware State 74, Morgan State 73 North Carolina Central 71, South Carolina State 56 Coppin State 81, Maryland-Eastern Shore 78 Savannah State 66, North Carolina A&T 59 Stillman 74, Claflin 71 Morehouse 83, Tuskegee 77 Alcorn State 66, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 58 Mississippi Valley State 58, Southern 53 Prairie View A&M 71, Grambling State 52 Texas Southern 64, Jackson State 57 Talladega 75, SUNO 66 Xavier 67, Tougaloo 61 Texas College 91, Our Lady of the Lake 88 Paul Quinn 81, Bacone 72 Wiley 100, Jarvis Christian 82 Southwest 82, Huston-Tillotson 73 Langston 87, SW Assemblies of God 81 2OT LeMoyne-Owen, Clark Atlanta Dillard, Spring Hill Philander Smith, Edward Waters Miles, Lane canceled

Falcons, Lady Trojans win Title

Hampton, VaThe St. Augustines College Mens Track squad claimed its 14th straight mens title, and the Virginia State Lady Trojans took the womens crown on Sunday in the 2012 CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Boo Williams Sportsplex. Led by mens field MVP Aaron Dudley, the Falcons scored 135 points to take home the ultimate gold. The Virginia State Trojans finished in second place (86); while WinstonSalem State finished in third place (67). The Lady Trojans of Virginia State took the top notch with a final mark of 105 points, with Johnson C. Smith running second (93). The St. Augustines Lady Falcons finished in third place with 83. Dudley (Jr./Suffolk, Va.) of the Falcons was named mens track MVP. He won the 800 run, placed second in the one-mile run and third in the 5000 run. Josh Edmonds (Soph./Jacksonville, Fla.) swept the 200 and 400 dashes. Overall, the Falcons won five mens events. Other winners were Christopher Copeland (Sr./Suffolk, Va.) in the high jump, the 4x400 relay team of Kelly Fisher (Sr./ Tinton Falls, N.J.), Jason Boyd (Sr./Waycross, Ga.), James Quarles (Soph./Washington, D.C.) and Edmonds. The Falcons, ranked third in the latest USTFCCCA Division II mens poll, dominated the competition with their depth. DeJon Wilkinson (Soph./Summerville, S.C.) was second in the triple jump, and the mens distance medley of Jameel Walcott, Karym Greaves (Sr./Miami Gardens, Fla.), Anthony Boone (Jr./Upper Marlboro, Md.) and Dudley was second. Tyreak Murray (Soph./ Portsmouth, Va.) was second in the heptathlon. Boyd and Quarles were second and third, respectively, in the 400 dash. Alexander Louden and Eddie Shelton (Soph./Daltona, Fla.) tied for third in the high jump and Ramaan Ansley was third in the 60 dash. The Lady Trojans won their first ever CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 12, 2012 with an overall team score of 105 points at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, VA. Samantha Edwards (senior/ Elmont, NY) and Taylor-Ashley Bean (freshman/ Sandys, Bermuda) were both named CIAA Womens Track MVPs. Samantha Edwards won the womens 400m dash with the fastest time in the Nation (53.95) and placed second in the womens 200 meter dash event (24.85), also a NCAA qualifier. Taylor-Ashley Bean won the womens 1 mile run (5:21.50) and won the womens 3000 meter run (11:35.87). Sierra Clayton (senior/ Chesapeake, VA) won the womens 800m run (2:19.72),placed sixth in the womens high jump (1.56m),and placed third in the womens 1 mile run (5:25.93). The Lady Trojans team of Sierra Clayton, Cherish Richardson (junior/ New Haven, CT), Jourdan Johnson, and Taylor-Ashley Bean won the womens distance medley event (12:33.66). In the womens 800 meter run, the Lady Trojans finished with twenty-six points with runners placing first (Sierra Clayton 2:17.33), second (Samantha Edwards 2:17.36), third (Taylor-Ashley Bean 2:19.07), and fifth (Jourdan Johnson 2:20.63). Shaundra Cook competed in the womens pentathlon and placed second overall with 3,181 points. She placed fourth in both the womens long jump event (5.51m) and womens high jump event (1.59m), while placing fifth in the womens triple jump event (11.16m) Alicia Terry (freshman/Ronoake, VA) placed third in the womens triple jump event with a NCAA provisional mark of (11.66m) adding six points of her own. Milicent Barber (sophomore/ Virginia Beach, VA) placed sixth in the womens shot put adding one point to the teams overall total of 105 lubluetigers.com

BY THE NUMBERS

14

the number of CIaa Indoor Championships St. augustines mens track & Field has won. this is the first ever title for the Lady trojans of Virginia State.

MENS

Track Most Valuable Athlete aaron Dudley, st. augustines Field Most Valuable Athlete berfrantz Charles, Virginia Union

Mens Team Finals

1 St. Augustines 2 Virginia State 3 Winston-Salem State 4 Johnson C. Smith 5 Bowie State 6 Virginia Union 7 Livingstone 8 Lincoln (Pa) 135 86 67 61 60 39 14 3

woMens baskeTbaLL
Monday, February 13 Winston-Salem State 99, Livingstone 69 Virginia State 64, Elizabeth City State 51 Chowan 59, Virginia Union 54 Shaw 86, Johnson C. Smith 56 St. Augustines 58, Fayetteville State 55 Howard 58, Bethune-Cookman 50 Delaware State 67, Morgan State 53 South Carolina State 78, North Carolina Central 52 Coppin State 54, Maryland-Eastern Shore 47 North Carolina A&T 69, Savannah State 45 Claflin 63, Stillman 55 Lane 71, Miles 64 Alcorn State 80, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63 Southern 63, Mississippi Valley State 59 Prairie View A&M 73, Grambling State 55 Jackson State 55, Texas Southern 50 Talladega 78, SUNO 77 Dillard 58, Spring Hill 52 Xavier 52, Tougaloo 46 Our Lady of the Lake 89, Texas College 55 Bacone 2, Paul Quinn 0 [Forfeit by Paul Quinn] Wiley 79, Jarvis Christian 56 Southwest 107, Huston-Tillotson 88 Langston 73, SW Assemblies of God 64 Philander Smith, Edward Waters LeMoyne-Owen, Clark Atlanta

Track Co-Most Valuable Athletes samantha edwards, Virginia state Danielle williams, Johnson C. smith ashley-Taylor bean, Virginia state Field Most Valuable Athlete brittany abraham, Virginia Union

WOMENS

Womens Team Finals

1 Virginia State 2 Johnson C. Smith 3 St. Augustines 4 Winston-Salem State 5 Bowie State 6 Virginia Union 7 Livingstone 8 Lincoln (Pa) 105 93 83 69 35 29 15 5

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MENS BASKETBALL
STANDINGS Standings Through: January 10, 2012

DIVISION I
Conf w L Norfolk State 10 2 Savannah State 7 2 Delaware State 7 3 Bethune-Cookman 7 3 Coppin State 7 4 NC Central 6 4 NC A&T 6 5 Florida A&M 5 6 Hampton 4 7 Howard 4 8 MD-Eastern Shore 3 7 Morgan State 3 8 SC State 0 10

DIVISION II SWAC
aLL w L 13 11 13 12 8 15 10 14 9 15 6 19 6 17 6 18 5 16 3 19 DIV norTh w L Bowie State 7 1 Virginia Union 6 1 Lincoln (Pa) 4 4 Elizabeth City St. 4 5 Virginia State 2 5 Chowan 1 8 soUTh Shaw J. C. Smith St. Augustines WSSU Fayetteville State Livingstone DIV w L 7 0 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 5

NAIA SIAC
Conf w L 13 6 12 6 13 7 12 7 11 8 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 11 7 14 6 14 4 14 aLL w L 13 10 12 8 13 9 13 8 12 9 10 11 12 10 10 12 9 12 10 12 7 15 6 16 4 16

MeAC

aLL w L 18 8 14 10 10 11 11 14 12 12 12 11 11 15 7 18 8 16 7 18 6 17 5 17 5 19

Conf w L Miss. Valley State 12 0 Southern 9 3 Texas Southern 7 4 Prairie View 6 5 Alabama State 6 6 UAPB 5 7 Alcorn State 4 8 Jackson State 4 8 Alabama A&M 3 9 Grambling State 3 9

CIAA

aLL w L 19 4 14 11 11 14 12 13 6 17 7 20 aLL w L 21 2 10 13 13 10 17 6 7 14 7 14

gCAC
Tougaloo Xavier Talladega SUNO Philander Smith Edward Waters Fisk Dillard

Clark Atlanta LeMoyne-Owen Tuskegee Benedict Paine Miles Stillman Ft. Valley State Kentucky State Albany State Claflin Morehouse Lane

Conf w L 10 2 8 3 7 4 8 5 4 5 5 7 1 8 1 10

aLL w L 19 6 19 7 9 16 12 12 10 12 10 15 5 16 1 20

rrAC
norTh Our Lady of the Lake LSU-Shreveport Texas Wesleyan St. Thomas SW Assemblies Wiley Texas College Jarvis Christian Paul Quinn Langston Southwest Bacone Huston-Tillotson
*HBCUs in bold.

Conf w L 17 3 16 3 15 3 14 5 12 7 12 7 12 7 7 12 7 13 7 13 6 15 2 18 0 21

aLL w L 20 6 18 6 20 4 16 9 18 7 16 8 16 9 8 16 8 18 7 18 9 16 3 22 0 26

Missed layups cost Aggies, 66-59

GreenSboro, nCAll evidence shows that if the Aggies want to make their way through the MEAC Mens Basketball Tournament next month in nearby Winston-Salem, they will have to rebound the basketball. North Carolina A&T dropped to 2-14 this season when it has been outrebounded as Savannah State defeated the Aggies 66-59 Monday night at Corbett Sports Center. The Aggies were outrebounded 46-27 against the Tigers as the two teams played each other for the first time. Our energy level is so erratic with this team. Its unbelievable, said Aggies coach Jerry Eaves. One game were moving, the next game were running in water. Its just unbelievable. We got beat to every loose ball. We just couldnt get over the hump. We got close a few times; we just could never get over the hump. The Aggies trailed by as many as 10 in the second half. But a Marc Hill steal led to a R.J. Buck layup that cut the Tigers lead to 58-56 with 3:37 remaining. A&Ts inability to get any closer became frustrating for Eaves and his team. Seconds after Bucks layup cut the lead to two, Simpson stepped in front of a Deric Rudolph pass. Simpsons clear path to the basket looked as if it was going to tie the game. His layup attempt rolled off the rim, however, leading to a Rashad Hassan layup that gave Savannah State a 60-56 lead with 2:45 remaining. Simpson did hit two free throws to cut the lead back to two. On the Tigers next possession, the Aggies forced Rudolph into a long 3-pointer, but Cedric Smith rebounded the miss and was fouled on the play. Smith connected on both free throws to give the Tigers a 62-58 lead with 1:39 to play. A&T forward Austin Witter had another impressive drive to the basket, but he lost control of the basketball on his dunk attempt, leading to a Kierre Richardson rebound. Two Preston Blackman free throws sealed the win for the Tigers. We missed way too many layups, said Eaves. We lived at the basket. The bottom

ROUNDUP
Miss. Valley st. 58, southern 53: Paul Crosby scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Terrence Joyner had a big second half to lead Mississippi Valley State over Southern for its 13th straight win. The Delta Devils (14-11, 13-0 SWAC) outscored Southern 35-30 in the second half behind 13 of Joyners 14 points. Cameron Monroe led Southern with 15 points. Morehouse 83, tuskegee 77: Andrae Nelson hit 14-of-20 shots most of them dunks for 31 points. He combined that with 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal, for his best game ever as a Maroon Tiger. Shawn Allen had 28 points and eight rebounds, for his best scoring of the season. Allen hit 9-of-14 shots from the field and 10of-14 from the line. Calvin Thomas, who hit 10-of-20 shots, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc, led Tuskegee with 29 points. Derrick White had a game-high 14 rebounds for Tuskegee who fell to 19-9 (13-7 SIAC). xAvIer 67 TougAloo 61: It was the final game at The Barn, a 1,300-seat gymnasium which opened in 1937, for the Gold Rush (19-7 overall, 8-3 GCAC). Xavier will play next season in a 4,500-seat facility which still is under construction. Xavier, ranked 25th in NAIA Division I, snapped the 11-game win streak of the 18thranked Bulldogs (19-6, 10-2) and prevented them from clinching the GCAC regular-season championship. Anthony Simmons scored 13 points for the Gold Rush, and Chris Iles had 11, including three 3-pointers. Jamaan Kenner and Denzell Erves scored nine points apiece, and Erves grabbed 10 rebounds, Marquise Mems scored 21 points, Juan Gray 12 and Kadon Day 10 for Tougaloo, which had won eight of its past 10 meetings with Xavier. James Carter grabbed 10 rebounds.

Sophomore guard Jeremy Underwood had 11 points in the Aggies loss on Monday.

line is we missed too many layups and free throws in the clutch. Hill and Jeremy Underwood led the Aggies (11-16, 6-6) with 11 points apiece. Hassan, Smith and Jyles Smith combined for 11 of the Tigers 16 offensive rebounds. The Tigers (16-10, 9-2) 16 offensive boards led to a 17-4 Savannah State advantage in second chance points. Thats what they do, said Eaves about the Tigers ability to grab offensive boards. Theyre persistent around the basket. We did not play very well, and were going to have to find a way to just keep our energy level at the level it needs to be. Rebounding is nothing more than effort, Eaves continued. They werent bigger than us by any stretch of the imagination. They were just more active. They were running

more. Were just going to continue to practice on blocking out. The Aggies trailed by 10 in the first half before the Hill scored the next four points, including a jumper in the lane, to cut the Tigers halftime lead to 32-26. The Aggies turned the ball over a season-low six times. Their pressure just forced us out of our offense a little bit too much, said Hill. They kept the ball out the point guards hands most of the time with the press, so we had to start the offense with our 2 or 3 guards. It didnt affect us that much, but most of our shots werent falling today. We have plays for everything, so (their press) really didnt bother us. We missed too many layups. ncataggies.com

WHOS HOT
WE STREAKIN!!: Several teams in HBCU basketball have been on a roll. Winston-Salem State has won 17 straight. Mississippi Valley State has set a school record and the fourth longest win streak in Division I basketball with 13. Delaware State (7 straight), Savannah State and Tougaloo (11 of its last 12), Bowie State (10 of 11), Texas College (9 of 10) and District of Columbia (6 of 7) have played well since January.

WHOS NOT
Since his return to the bench on January 21, Todd Bozman (left) and the Morgan State Bears are 1-7 and are currently on a 6 game losing streak. THE WOES CONTINUE FOR: Dillard The Bleu Devils have dropped 6 straight. South Carolina State Winless in the MEAC (0-11), the Bulldogs are 1-18 in their last 19. Huston-Tillotson The Rams havent won a game yet! Losers of 26 in a row. SHEESH!

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WOMENS BASKETBALL
STANDINGS Standings Through: February 14, 2012

DIVISION I
Conf w L Hampton 10 1 Florida A&M 10 1 Howard 11 2 Coppin State 10 2 SC State 6 5 MD-Eastern Shore 6 5 NC A&T 6 6 Bethune-Cookman 4 7 Norfolk State 4 8 Morgan State 3 9 Savannah State 2 9 Delaware State 2 9 NC Central 1 11

DIVISION II SWAC
aLL w L 11 9 12 12 10 15 12 10 10 13 11 12 10 12 9 12 4 19 0 24 DIV norTh w L Bowie State 6 2 Virginia State 4 3 Virginia Union 4 3 Elizabeth City St. 4 5 Lincoln (Pa) 3 5 Chowan 3 6 soUTh Shaw J. C. Smith WSSU Fayetteville State St. Augustines Livingstone DIV w L 6 1 5 2 5 2 3 4 2 5 0 7

NAIA SIAC
Conf w L 14 4 14 4 13 5 12 6 11 7 9 8 8 9 8 10 7 11 6 13 3 14 2 16 aLL w L 16 6 16 6 16 6 14 7 13 9 9 11 9 10 8 14 8 14 6 14 3 18 2 17

MeAC

aLL w L 18 4 17 6 19 7 15 10 11 11 9 14 11 14 7 16 9 14 6 19 9 15 5 19 3 22

Conf w L Southern 10 3 Miss. Valley State 9 4 Alcorn State 8 5 Alabama A&M 7 5 Prairie View A&M 7 5 Grambling State 7 6 Jackson State 7 6 Alabama State 6 6 Texas Southern 2 10 UAPB 0 13

CIAA

aLL w L 7 14 14 11 9 13 13 12 7 19 10 15 aLL w L 17 6 17 5 16 7 10 12 12 11 7 18

gCAC
Talladega Xavier Tougaloo Dillard SUNO Edward Waters Philander Smith Fisk

Ft. Valley State Stillman Tuskegee Benedict Miles Clark Atlanta LeMoyne-Owen Albany State Kentucky State Claflin Paine Lane

Conf w L 9 2 9 2 8 4 7 4 8 5 3 9 0 9 0 9

aLL w L 18 6 19 8 13 12 11 10 12 10 6 19 5 19 3 15

rrAC
norTh Langston LSU-Shreveport Our Lady of the Lake Texas Wesleyan Wiley Jarvis Christian Texas College SW Assemblies Bacone Paul Quinn Huston-Tillotson St. Thomas Southwest
*HBCUs in bold.

Conf w L 18 2 17 2 16 4 14 4 13 6 12 7 8 11 6 13 6 14 5 15 5 16 4 15 3 18

aLL w L 24 2 19 6 21 5 19 5 17 7 12 7 8 16 9 16 10 15 6 20 5 20 6 18 8 19

Howard rallies to top Bethune, 58-50

WaSHInGton, DCThe Howard Womens basketball team defeated Bethune Cookman 58-50 on Feb. 13, in Burr Gymnasium. With a record of 19-7 overall and 11-2 in MEAC play, HU advances its streak to six and improves home record to 9-1. Tamoria Holmes and Saadia Doyle each tallied a game-high 18 points. Doyle added 13 rebounds to her stat line, achieving her 12th double-double of the season. Cheyenne Curley-Payne finished the contest with a solid performance of six points, four rebounds, and a game-best eight assists. Before regulation began, Howard was called for an administrative technical foul. BCU converted on 1-of-2 free throw attempts. Both teams struggled to score at the start of regulation. Demetria Frank ended the drout with a basket, spreading the Wildcats lead to 6-2. Both teams went back and forth until the 8:32 mark, which initiated an 8-0 run for HU. Howard achieved its largest lead of the game, 50-39 with just over five minutes left in regulation. The Bison held on to defeated the Wildcats sixth straight victory. Frank led BCU with 16 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Cleniece Roberts chipped in with eight points and six rebounds. Julee ONeal, howard-bison.com

ROUNDUP
shaw 86, J.C. sMith 56: The Lady Golden Bulls hit only 22 of their 76 field goal attempts, a 28.9 percent rate. Shaw, on the other hand, sank 44.9 percent of their shots. The Lady Bears also held a distinct advantage on the boards, collecting 54 rebounds to JCSUs 44. Buford and Crystal Harris each collected a double-double on the evening. Buford scored 19 points and pulled in 17 rebounds while Harris had 17 points and 15 boards. Williams added another 16 and Sequoyah Griffin had 12. Allyssa Lane had four assists to lead both squads. LaQwesha Gamble had a double-double of her own for Johnson C. Smith, scoring 21 and pulling in 15 rebounds. Shavonda Price added 14 points. langston 72, lsu-shreVeport 54: Both teams shot 37.3 percent from the floor, but Langston managed to pull away by putting up more overall shots (75 to 59) and by drilling more three pointers (six to two), even though nearly one-third of the home teams shots came from beyond the arc. Shontice Simmons and Kimberly Jones each managed to score 19 points, while Ayanna Jackson managed to chip in 14 points. LSU-Shreveport also managed to have three players score in double-figures, as they were led by Jennifer Hicks who scored 15 points. Claflin 63, stillMan 55: Phyllice Eubanks tallied 22 points, ten rebounds and four steals while teammate Jamile McKinnis finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots. In a game that saw Stillman commit 26 turnovers and shot 34 percent from the floor, the Lady Tigers could not overcome the 14-point halftime deficit. Claflin led 3723 at intermission. Desiree Wright and Ashley Kidd each had five points for Stillman (16-6); Kidd pulled down eight rebounds while Wright had four assists and three steals. Tylesha Brown led Claflin (6-15) with 20 points and eight steals while Talaya Robinson had 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench.

Saadia Doyle, one of four Lady Bisons to finish with four players in double figures, tallied 13 points and 6 rebounds.

I thought we came up with a very good game plan Our girls came out enthused. Those two players (Doyle and Holmes) hurt us in transition. Howards the number two team in the conference. Give them credit. They did a good job down the stretch.
beThIne-CookMans heaD CoaCh Vanessa bLaIrs COMMENTS ABOUT THE LADy BISON.

Two women made history this past weekend. Senior Keyona Bryant of Saint Augustines College and Jazzmin Smith of Dillard surpassed the 1,000 point mark for their careers. Smith (left) who received a standing ovation from the crowd, became just the 6th player in Dillard Womens Basketball surpass the 1,000 point barrier. She has now scored 1,035 career points and grabbed 507 career rebounds in 78 career games. Bryant scored her 1,500th career basketball point against Johnson C. Smith University on Saturday. The 6-1 forward scored 14 points against the Lady Golden Bulls in a 68-49 and now has 1,510 points in her illustrious career, which includes two All-CIAA selections and a CIAA rookie of the year award.

A Grand Ol Time

WHOS HOT
BALLIN! Talladega has won 8 straight. Langston and Coppin State have won 7 in a row. As impressive as those streaks are, Shaw has won 13 of its last 14 and Stillman have tallied up 14 wins in their last 15 contest. Dont sleep, Ft. Valley State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Howard, Mississippi Valley State, Southern-New Orleans and Xavier are playing well too.

WHOS NOT
MAKE IT STOOOOOOP!! The Bulldogs of Fisk have dropped 11 straight. Alcorn State have lost 8 in a row. In their first year in the MEAC, North Carolina Central are in the bottom of the conference and have lost 6 straight. At least Lane and Huston-Tillotson have won a game. Sadly, the Lady Dragons have gone 1 of 17 in their last 18 and the Lady Rams are one of their last 10.

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McDonalds and Coca-Cola Partner with CIAA for Unprecedented in-store Promotion

Naraine Named Arkansas-Pine Bluff Head Womens Soccer Coach

University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Director of Athletics Lonza Hardy Jr. has announced the hiring of Rohan Naraine to the position of head soccer coach. Naraine joins Arkansas-Pine Bluff after spending the past two season at St. Andrews College, where he served as the head womens soccer coach for both seasons. Prior to coaching at St. Andrews, Naraine was the head womens soccer coach Naraine at Coastal Carolina University, where he compiled a 48-29-7 overall record. In his seasons at CCU, he produced a 23-8-2 league record; captured two Big South Conference championships (2007, 2008); and made two Big South Tournament finals appearances and was also named the 2007 Big South Coach of the year. Were elated to welcome Coach Naraine as a part of our family here at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, stated Hardy. He is a very personal individual whose record as a head coach speaks for itself, both in the athletics arena as well as on the athletics field. I know that he will be able to come in and have a positive impact on our program while enhancing our reputation as one of the top womens soccer powers in our region and in the nation. The Guyana native has nearly 25 years of coaching experience at multiple levels. Nariane began his career at Coker College, where he led the program for four seasons before being named head womens soccer coach at Southern University. I feel really good about the direction of the soccer program at UAPB under the leadership of Mr. Hardy, stated Naraine. Upon initially visiting the campus for my interview, I felt extremely comfortable as I met with Chancellor (Lawrence) Davis, Mr. Hardy, and various athletics staff members. I truly feel that the future is very bright for the soccer program at Arkansas-Pine Bluff and I couldnt be more excited about continuing to build on the foundation that Coach Mazza and the administration have established.

Hampton, VaThe Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is proud to announce an unprecedented in-store commemorative cup promotion with McDonalds, an official partner of the CIAA since 2005, and long-time official partner, CocaCola to celebrate the CIAAs 100th Anniversary in Charlotte, N.C. on February 28 March 4, 2012. The CIAA, its Board of Directors, member institutions, alumni, students and fans are proud to have the support of McDonalds and Coca-Cola in celebrating our 100th anniversary, says Chairman of the CIAA Board of Directors - Dr. Mickey Burnim. This is a great time for the CIAA as we celebrate 100 years of history and success. This part-

nership not only raises the awareness of the CIAA, but it also showcases the strength of our brand. The CIAA commemorative cup promotion will begin on February 1 and conclude on February 29. Over 12 million keepsake commemorative cups will be produced featuring the official CIAA 100th anniversary logo, McDonalds and Coca-Colas logos and the tagline Come Celebrate 100 years of history. The promotion will encompass 681 McDonalds restaurant locations in three regions in the Mid-Atlantic. Those markets include Washington, DC; Richmond, VA; Tidewater (VA) area; Charlotte, NC; Raleigh, NC; Atlanta, GA; Chattanooga, TN; Columbus, GA, and Augusta, GA.

McDonalds and Coca-Cola are terrific partners of the CIAA. Both companies stepped up their activations this year, and this is one of the most significant and visible aspects of the successful partnership, stated Micah Fuller, senior vice president at Urban Sports & Entertainment Group (USEG). They are arguably two of the most recognized brands in sports whove come together to help celebrate the CIAAs 100th anniversary. This shows the power of the CIAA brand. USEG negotiated the partnership between McDonalds, Coca-Cola and the CIAA Conference. theciaa.com

Cheyney Tabs Lockard as new Head Coach

CHeyney, paAfter a national search, Ken Lockard has been named the Head Football Coach at Cheyney University. Last season, Lockard served as Interim Head Coach. He has been the Wolves Defensive Coordinator since 2008. Since Lockards arrival, he has coached four All-PSAC players on the defensive side of the ball and eleven athletes to compete in the D2/D3 All American Bowl in Minneapolis. Brandon Buchanan was named Defensive MVP and most recently Tim Hume was named Defensive Lineman of the Game. Hume was also named Defensive MVP for the Don Hansen All-Star game in Virginia Beach, VA. Lockard served on a number of important roles in the Department to assist in the Universitys reinstatement of the NCAA rights and privileges. He was the researcher on the Presidents Task Force that completed the NCAA mandated Institutional Self Study Guide; he served on the Compliance and Academic Committee and completed his first year as Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) Co-Advisor. To date, the group has raised the most money in the Department for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Lockard commented, I am very thankful that Cheyney University President, Dr. Howard-Vital has given me this opportunity to lead these wonderful student-athletes. This is a great opportunity for me and our staff to continue the progress that has been made here over the past couple of seasons. Last season we were more competitive than we have been in awhile. We just need to continue to build upon that success. This is a very exciting time for me as a coach. Lockard spent two seasons at Lehigh University as outside linebacker coach. Prior to that, he spent the 2005 season as the Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator at Santa Barbara City College in California. He began his career coaching at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, where he held a wide range of responsibilities from coaching the tight ends and tackles to assisting with recruiting and film preparation. Lockard earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education in 2003 from Bucknell University, where he earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. He also studied abroad at the University of the West Indies in the spring of 2002. Lockard resides in Boothwyn with his wife Billie Jo. cheyneywolves.com

Caldwell named AD at Grambling

President Frank G. Pogue announced that Dr. Percy Chico Caldwell will assume the position of Athletic Director at Grambling State University One of the difficult decisions was narrowing this extensive highly qualified pool of candidates to one individual, says Dr. Pogue. Dr. Caldwells experience and professional preparation will empower Gramblings athletics to the next level of excellence and bridge the gap between Gramblings historic achievements and success in athletics and the academic mission of the University. He will bring significant strength to the athletic administration including planning, research, marketing and financial management. Dr. Caldwell has held several athletic positions over the course of his career. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989, named Coach of the year in 1990 and Athletic Director of the year in 1991 for the West Virginia Conference. He also served in the United States Army, Military Police Corps. To be afforded the employment opportunity at Grambling State University with rich athletics history drawing national attention a great academic institution is special and very exciting. The rich athletics history separates Grambling State University from any other university. The stage is already set, my job will be to start from here assisting Dr. Progue and his administration continue to operationalize the mission and vision at GSU, says Dr. Caldwell. To be working with Dr. Frank Pogue and the GSU athletics staff will be an amazing opportunity. I am excited to get started.

Last season we were more competitive than we have been in awhile. We just need to continue to build upon that success This is a very exciting time for me as a coach.
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Ten Top-10 Finishes for Blue Tigers in Iowa

ameS, IaThe Lincoln womens indoor track & field team recorded 10 top-10 finishes at the Iowa State Track & Field Classic, held in Ames, Iowa from February 9 through Saturday February 11. The most notable event for Lincoln was the seeded running of the 200-meter dash, where Latoya King won the race in 24.32. That time ranks as the best in the MIAA this season and is an NCAA Division II provisional qualifier. Tamara Keane also placed in that event, taking fifth at 24.80. King also had a top-five finish in the 60-meter dash. After placing seventh in the preliminaries, King ended up third in the finals, finishing in 7.62. Keane, meanwhile, had a top-five finish of her own in the unseeded running of the 400-meter dash, taking second with a time of 56.27. Lincoln had a pair of strong finishes in the seeded version of the 400-meter dash. Yanique Haye placed seventh, coming in at 55.84, while Michelle Cumberbatch took eighth, finishing in 55.91. Keane, Cumberbatch and Haye also teamed up with Dereka Kelly in the 4x400-meter relay, with the team taking fifth at 3:43.65, the top time in the MIAA this season and an NCAA Division II automatic qualifier. Twishana Williams represented LU well in the distance events, taking sixth in the unseeded 3,000-meter run and 12th in the unseeded 1-mile run. In the 3,000-meter run, Williams finished in 9:57.39, the second-best time in the MIAA. She finished the 1-mile run in 5:00.81. Lincolns other top-10 finishes came in the field events. Nickeisha Beaumont led the Blue Tigers with a sixth-place showing in the long jump, coming in at 5.44 meters, while Shakeisha Miller placed seventh with a distance of 5.32 meters. Sherikaye Campbell had the other top finish of the day for the Blue Tigers, taking 10th in the high jump at 1.64 meters. Among the other notable finishes of the meet for the Blue Tigers included Anna-Kay James taking 12th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.809); Campbell taking 11th in the triple jump (10.87 meters); and Miller placing 12th in the triple jump (10.65 meters). lubluetigers.com