SPORTSn'he Charlotte Post
Thursday, May 29, 1997
For Th€ Week of May 27 through June 2, 1997
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Norfolk State Photo
SITTING PRETTY:
Harrison Wilson leaving
as Norfolk State arrives.
T NORFOLK STATE COMPLETES MOVE
FROM NCAA DIV. II TO DIV. I STATUS
UNDER THE BANNER
Norfolk State Sport* Pttoto
PRICE: Norfolk State
AD has stadium
named in his honor.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
PRICE STADIUM: The new $12.2 million
30.(H)0-seat ftwtball facility at NorlblkState University has
been designated the William " Dick"
Price Stadium in honor of the
sch(H)l'scurrcnt athletic director and
former highly succcs.sful track and
football coach. Price,a 1957 Flamp-
ton graduate, has been AD since
1989 and patrol led the gridiron side
lines for the Spartans from 1974-84
compiling a 62-41-4 record. Price
won three CIAA titles (1974, 75
and 76) for the Spartans and was
named CIAA Coach of the Year twi(;p (75 and 76). As track
coach, Price guided the Spartans to the 1973 and 1974
NCAA Div. II track national championship producing U. S.
Olympians Steve Kiddickand Anthony Hall. The stadium
includes an cighl-lanc rubberized track which was built
during the first phase of construction. Also included is
4(),(K)0 .square feel of building .space consisting of conces
sion and first aid buildings, a four-level press box, ticket
booths, restrooms and other facilities. The stadium has
lighting for night activities and a gra.ss surface playing field.
IN JEOPARDY: A bill is being considered in the
Ohio state legislature that would keep Central State Uni
versity open this fall if the school drops its athletic program.
Word of the bill’s existence has circulated as CSU officials
arc notifying .scheduled opponents that they cannot guaran
tee games for the fall. The school's arc being advi.sed to look
elsewhere for games. In the last two weeks, Virginia Union
and Norfolk State have been advised by Central State
officials to remove them from their schedules.
PROTESTIN' ! Florida A&M softball coach
Veronica Wiggins played the third game in their NCAA
Tournament Play-ln game against Cleveland Stale under
protc.st. Her MEAC champion Ratticrettes won the first
game of the May 9 contest in Cleveland 4-2 before losing the
final two games in their best of three matchup, 8-0 and 12-0.
Wiggins feels that the NCAA needs to give more consider
ation to travelling teams by playing the games at a neutral site
or bringing in officials from both conferences. Wiggins also
says she and Bethune-CM)kiiian softball coach Reggie
Berverly arc interested in starting a black college softball
poll to bring more interest and recognition to the sport.
NCAA DIVISION II MEN^S
TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
PL NAME
CLASS/SCHOOL
T/O
PTS
too meters
2 Scott. Ewart
SR St. Augustine's
10.66
8.0
4 Blackmon. Roosevelt
JR Morris Brown
10.81
5.0
7 Perry. Williams
SR St. Augustine's
10.88
2.0
200 meters
6 Burnett. Gabriel
SO St. Augustine's
21.76
1.0
400 meters
3 Payne. Wayde
SR Alabama A&M
46-89
6.0
7 Foster. Daren
JR St. Augustine's
47.89
2.0
5,000 meters
5 Adongo. Fredrick
FR St. Augustine's
14 39.06 4.0
10,000 meters
7 Adongo. Fredrick
FR St. Augustine's
30 14.14
2.0
400 meters hurdles
3 Foster. Jimmy
FR St. Augustine's
50.77
6.0
8 Watkins. Hollis
SR Morehouse
53.31
1.0
4x100 relay
2
Morehouse College
40-17
8.0
4
St. Augustine's College
40.41
5.0
Long lump
4 Porter. Curtis
JR Virginia Union
7.39m
5.0
5 Gooden, Lancelot
FR St. Augustine's
7.17m
4.0
7 Lanier, Floyd
SR Virginia State
6.94m
2.0
6 Jones, Octavta
JR Albany Stane
6 88m
1-0
Triple Jump
6 ENis. Burkheart
SR St. Augustine's
15.08m
3.0
7 Jones. Octavia
JR Albany Stane
14.95m
2.0
0 Johnson. Erin
SO Morehouse
14.81m
1.0
High Jump
1 Roberts. Gregory
JR Morehouse
2 28m
10.0
6 Wade. Cbamar
SO Albany Stane
2.09m
2.5
6 Brooks. James
SR Albany Stane
2.09m
2.5
8 Williams. Theodore
SR St. Augustine's
2.04m
1.0
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NCAA DIV. II TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
WOMEN'S RESULTS
100 meters
1
Grant, Beverly
SR Lincoln University
11,45
10.0
4x100 meter relay
8
Philip, Prisca
JR St. Augustine's College
12.70
1.0
1
Lincoln University
44.71
10.0
200 meters
4x400 meter relay
1
Grant, Beverly
SR Lincoln University
23.02
10.0
1
Lincoln University
3:33.28 10.0
2
Graham, Lorraine
SR Lincoln University
23.67
8,0
3
St. Augustine's College
3:40.48
6.0
400 meters
Long jump
1
Graham, Lorraine
SR Lincoln University
51.31
10.0
1
Giscombe, Andrea
SR St. Augustine's Col
6.19m
10.0
6
Phillips, Prisca
JR St. Augustine's College
55.00
3.0
3
Walker. Shanka
FR St. Augustine's Col
6.00m
6.0
7
Webb. Kyrah
SR Clark Atlanta University
55,10
2.0
5
Taylor, Lisa
SO St. Augustine's Col
5,78m
4.0
800 meters
Triple jump
7
Andrews. Yvonne
SR Lincoln University
2:12.47
2.0
5
Walker. Shanka
FR St. Augustine's Col
12.13m
4.0
100 meter hurldes
6
Robinson, Shantel
FR St. Augustine's Col
12.04m
3.0
2
Giscombe, Andrea
SR St. Augustine's College
13.77
8.0
Shot put
4
Facey, Donnet
FR St. Augustine's College
14.11
5.0
5
George, Denise
SO St. Augustine's Col
14.36m
4.0
5
Taylor, Lisa
SO St. Augustine's College
4.25
4.0
Javelin
400 meter hurdles
2
Musgrove, Shanique
FR St. Augustine's Col
45,28m
8.0
1
Giscombe, Andrea
SR St. Augustine's College
57.46
10.0
4
Constable. Karen
SR St. Augustine's College
59.25
5.0
Div. I, MEAC welcome Norfolk State to the fold
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
Norfolk State University
has made the jump.
The school received word
May 22 from the NCAA that
they have met all guidelines and
their reclassification from Div.
11 to Div. 1-AA status has been
approved. The ruling is effec
tive Sept. 1, of this year.
"We arc excited about this
move to Division 1 and 1-AA
and look forward to competing
with teams at this level," NSU
President Harrison B. Wilson
said at a May 23 press confer
ence announcing the decision.
"This was a hard struggle,"
said NSU Athletic Director
William "Dick" Price. "It re
quired a full team effort of ad
ministrators and coaches to sat
isfy all the requirements. The
coaches worked particularly
hard making sure we had our
schedules in place. The NCAA
helped a lot and (MEAC) Com
missioner (Charles) Harris was
very helpful. We're just elated
and happy that this has come to
pass."
Price said men’s basketball
scheduling was perhaps the most
difficult requirement to meet.
"Coach (Mike) Bernard did
a heck of a job completing our
basketball schedule. He called
around to all the coaches he has
known over the years and got us
a tremendous schedule. I be
lieve we're playing 14 different
conferences i n basketbal INor-
folk Slate will play 24 Div. I
games on their 26-game men’s
basketball schedule.
Theofficial reclassification
also is a major step towards com
pleting the school’s move from
the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (CIAA)
to the Mid Eastern Athletic
Conference(MEAC). NSU had
been granted provisional mem
bership in the MEAC pending
theirofficial reclassification by
the NCAA and payment of the
conference's entrance fee.
Price said the final entrance
fee payment will be made on
June 12. "We owe them a little
bit more money," Price said.
Price also squelched pub
lished reports that had Norfolk
State considering offers from
the Big South conference. He
said "listening" to offers from
conference's like the Big South
was "good marketing proce
dure."
Norfolk's move to Div. 1
andthc MEACmirrorsthejump
made by Hampton University
who left the Div. II and the
CIAA last year. With the inclu
sion of Norfolk State, the MEAC
now has 11 members. Twelve
members are left in the CIAA.
Wilson, whostarred in foot
ball and basketball at his alma
mater, Kentucky State and
compiled a 340-72 record in 16
seasons as the basketball coach
at Jack-son State University, is
retiring in July after 20 years as
the Norfolk State CEO.
Hiscommitment to athletic
and academic excellence has
been the driving force in Nor
folk State’s move to Div. I.
"The move up is not only
good for the university, but also
good for our alumni and the
entire Hampton Roads commu
nity," he said. "It will bring in
creased visibility and prestige
Norfolk State Photo
WILSON: NSU president's com
mitment to academic and ath
letic excellence has fueled move
to Div. I.
to Norfolk State and the com
munity."
Jackson State, Talladega win at
Minority Goif; Tourney moving
Jackson State won the Div. !
portion for the sixth time in eight
years and Talladega took home the
Div. II crown in a rain-shortened
National Minority Golf Champion
ship outside Cleveland last week.
The JSU Tigers held off Ten
nessee State to win for the sixth time
in eight years. Their four-man score
of 590 was 12 strokes better than
TSU. Hampton, which won the Div. I
title last year, finished third at 614.
Rainon Mon.. May 19shortened
the Div. I players first round to nine holes. They
played 27 on Tuesday, May 20. The tournament
was scheduled for 54 holes, 27 each day.
Talladega, led by overall individual medal
ist Steve Monn»e who shot 73-69 -142, outshot
Kentucky State to win the Div. II title.
Fayetteville State, who oulduelled Talladega
last year for the title, finished fourth. The Div. II
players played 18 holes both days.
Bethune-C(M)knian's Phillip Worthington
finished behind Monroe with a 70-73 - 143.
Jackson Safe's Tim O'Neal, one of the nation's
MONTECINOS:
JSU senior golfer
takes non-team title.
top-ranked golfers who bypassed play
ing for the NCAA individual title,
finished third in 73-72 - 145.
O’Neal's teammate A. J.
Montecinos, who did not compete
with the team, won the individual title
for players not on teams. He carded a
71-71 - 142. Jackson State's Kerinah
Morris took home the ladies title with
a 86-91 - 177 score.
This was the second consecu
tive year that rain has shortened the
tournament to 36 holes. Local tourna
ment director Margaret Brown said there is a 95%
chance that the tournament will not be at High
land Park next year. She said the PGA has offered
to extend use of a course in Port St. Lucie, Florida
at minimum charge for next year's event. Brown
said there is also a po.ssibility of rotating the
tournament to different sites.
Despite the rain, over 200 golfers partici
pated in Monday's Pro-Am. Brown said officials
won't know how much money the tournament
made until all receipts arc in..
RESULTS FROM
MINORITY GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
DIV. 1 TEAM PLAY
Jackson State
145-146-149-150-590
Tennessee State
150-147-154-151-602
Hampton
155-150-149-160-614
Florida A&M
153-152-155-154-614
Bethune-Cookman
153-152-143-170-618
Texas Southern
153-159-167-162-641
South Carolina State
156-157-153-175-641
Alabama State
163-155-161-189-649
Southern
155-167-171-162-655
INDIVIDUAL PLAY
Steve Monroe, Jackson St.
73-69-142
Phillip Worthington, BCC
70-73-143
Tim O'Neal, Jackson St.
73-72-145
Jon Roddy, Jackson St.
73-73-146
Kevin Gunter, Tenn. State
74-73-147
Herman Bryant, Talladega
75-72-147
James Love, Kentucky St.
75-73-148
Ahmad Perry, Hampton
74-75-149
Chris Register, Jackson St.
75-74-149
Kerry Moler, Kentucky St.
75-74-149
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
St. Augustine's women take Div. II national track crown
Abilene Christian ran away
with the men's title but the Lady
Falcons of St. Augustine’s,
CIAA champions, parlayed a
first day lead of nine points to a
12-point win over Abilene
Christian in capturing their first
ever NCAA Div. II Outdoor
Track Championship in the two-
day event in Evansville, Ill.
St. Aug’s Andrea
Gi.scombe took titles in the 400
meter hurdles (57.46) and long
jump (6.19 meters) and got a
second place finish in the 100
meter hurdles to score 28 points
for her team. She led a 2-4-5
finish for the Lady Falcons in
the 100 meter hurdles as Donnel
Facey finished fourth in 14.11
seconds with Lisa Taylor was
fifth in 14.25.
Giscombe led a 1-3-5 fin
ish for the Lady Falcons in the
long jump. Shanka Walker was
third with a leap of 6 meters.
Taylor was third in 5.78 meters.
Giscombe was joined by Ka ren
Con.stable who finished fourth
in the 400 meter hurdles with a
lime of 59.25. Walker finished
fifth in the triple jump (12.13
meters) followed by Shantel
Robinson (12.04m) to earn an
other seven points.
Between the four events the
NCAA DIV. II TRACK
CHAMPIONSHIP
PL T«8m
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1
St. Augustine's
81
2
Abilene Christian
69
4
Lincoln University
60
30
NCCentral
3.5
34
Clark Atlanta
2
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1
Abilene Christian
151
4
St. Augustine's
38
11
Morehouse
20
26
Albany Stane
8
34
Alabama A&M
6
38
Virginia Union
5
38
Morris Brown College
5
41
Lincoln University
4
49
Virginia State
2
meters in 11.45 and the 200
meters in 23.02 and led her Lin
coln squad to a respectable
fourth place finish with 60
points. She also ran anchor on
the winning 4 x 100 relay team.
Teammate Lorraine Graham
finished second behind Grant in
the 200 meters, won the 400
meters in 51.31 and then an
chored the 4 X 4(K) relay team to
victory in 3.33:28.
The only black college win
in men's competition was
Morehouse's Gregory Rob
erts winning Icapof 2.26 meters
in the high jump. Roberts, who
won the Penn Relays high jump
scored half of the Maroon Ti
gers 20 points, good enough for
an 11th place finish.
St. Aug's men, last year's
runners up could manage only
38 points in taking fourth place.
Their best finish was second by
Ewart Scott in the 100 in 10.66.
Senior Gabriel Burnett
matched Scott with a second in
the 200 meters in 21.76. Fresh
man Jimmy Foster finished
third in the 400 meter hurdles
while the Falcons4 x 100 relay
team finished fourth.
St. Augfreshman Fredrick
Adongo finished fifth in the
5,000 meters and seventh in the
10,000 meters.
Alabama A&M got their
only points from a third place
finish by Wayde Payne in the
400 meters in 46.89. Morris
Brown also got theironly points
as Roosevelt Blackmon, an all-
SIAC defensive back, finished
fourth in the 100 meters.
Black college athletes best
finishes were in field events.
They finished 4-5-7-8 in the long
jump, 6-7-8 in the triple jump
and 6-6-8 behind Roberts in the
high jump.
BCSP Notes
Lady Falcons scored 59 of their
81 point total.
The other Lady Falcons'
points came from Prisca
Phillip s who finished eighth in
the 100 meters (1 point) and
sixth inthe400meters(3poinls);
a third place for the team in the
4 X 400 meter relay (6 points);
Denise George got a fifth in the
shot put (4 points) and Shanique
Musgrove finished second in
the javelin (8 points).
Beverly Grant scored a
sprint double winning the 100
T Bethune-Cookman's Evangelina Vasquez,
a designated hitter on the softball squad who
carried a 3.21 grade point average, was named to
theGTE Academic All-AmericaDislrict3Team.
The sophomore from Miami is now eligible for
the national team to be announced June 5. Coppin
State’s Christwell. an infielder with a 3.79
gpa. was named to the District 2 Baseball Team.
Florida A&M's Floyd Cobb, a second team
All-MEAC outfielder with a 3.8 gpa. was named
to the District 3 Team. Christwell, a junior from
Kansas City, KS and Cobb, a junior from San
Diego will have theirnames put on the national
ballot and that team will be announced June 3.
T Nine former SWAC stars were inducted into
the conference's Hall of Fame at the Annual
Spring Meetings over the weekend. They are:
Alabama State football lineman Bill Gary who
played for the Hornets from 1953-56; Texas
Southern and former NFL star receiver Kenneth
Burroughs (1966-69); former Alabama A&M,
Alcorn A&M and Bishop College football coach
Dwight Fisher who coached for 38 years; former
Alcorn A&M and Negro League pitcher Bill
Foster; former Grambling and NFL defensive
lineman Gary "Big Hands" Johnson; former
Mississippi Valley football and baseball star
William "Billy" Knight; Southern football star
Willie Young (1944-46); former Jackson State
and NFL lineman Jackie Slater and former Prai
rie View and NFL receiver Otis Taylor, Jr..