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RAMS FOOTBALL WSSU brings game home Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson looks out over Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 3. It was the first home game of the football season. The Rams overcame a 17-point deficit in the third quarter and almost pulled off a miraculous comeback win on last Saturday. The team lost to Chowan University, 27-24. WSSU photos The crowd cheers for Winston-Salem State University's football team in Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 3, as it attempted unsuccessfully to beat Chowan University in the university's first home game of the season. WSSU's Caver, Bloomfield and Perry earn CIAA weekly honors CHARLOTTE ? The Winston Salem State University Rams have three players selected as CIAA Players of the Week for their performances against Chowan University last weekend. Marcel Caver Jr (Senior, WR, Bedford Heights, Ohio) led the WSSU Rams receivers with a nine catch, 100 yard day. He had a big play of a 66 yard receiving touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the Rams loss to Chowan. Caver also threw one pass on the day, a 44 yard completion. Michael Bloomfield (Senior, DL, Jacksonville, NC) had a breakout game with a game-high 11 tackles and two tack les for loss in the Rams loss to Chowan. And Daveon Perry (Freshman, DB, Kannapolis, NC) had a great afternoon for the Rams, as he returned three kickoffs for 125 yards, including an 89 yard return for a touchdown on the game's opening kick. He averaged 41.5 yards per return. The Winston-Salem State Rams will host Johnson C. Smith University on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Bowman Gray Stadium. The Rams will celebrate a new CE "Big House" Gaines Hall of Fame Class, as well as honoring our HORN$ members and football alumni. Bloomfield Perry Carver Former Shaw athletic official tapped for CIAA post CIAA Clarke SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE CHARLOTTE ? Marcus Clarke, former director of athletics at Shaw University, has joined the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) as the Senior Associate Commissioner for Championships and Events. "I am thrilled to have Marcus become a part of the staff," said CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams. "He is no stranger to the family and he will be a great asset in moving the conference through its strategic vision." Clarke will manage the conference's 15 champi onships and associated ancillary events. In addition, Clarke will assist in managing the basketball tournament. He will serve as the primary liaison for scheduling, NCAA Division II grants and medical athletic trainers association. After serving in the U.S. Army as a medic from 1983 1986, Clarke began his collegiate career in athletics in I 1992 as the head athletics trainer at Virginia Union University. He later assumed the positions of head track & field and cross country coach and the compliance director. In 2002, Clarke became the director of compliance at Shaw University and served for a stint as the interim director ot athletics in 2009; he was officially named the director of athletics in 2013. During the span of three athletics roles. Clarke has played a major role with over 30 C1AA Championship * teams and one NCAA National Championship team. "I've been fortunate," Clarke said. "I've had the chance to do a number of things, and I've been fortunate enough to be part of a lot of successful teams and pro grams." Clarke has served as the president of the CIAA direc tor of athletics and first vice-president of the CIAA Management Council. He has chaired numerous CIAA sports committees and was appointed to the NCAA Division II Committee for Legislative Relief. Clarke was bom and raised in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. In 19%, he served as the athletic trainer for the British Virgin Islands Olympic team, and was responsible for the care and injury prevention of the track & field ath letes in the delegation. Clark will relocate to Charlotte with his wife Sabrina and the two children Marissa (daughter) and Maurice (son).
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