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Thursday, June 3, 2004
For the Week of June 1 through June 7, 2004
MOVING
ON
AND UP
NFL Photo
SHELL: Groundbreaking
Maryland Slate and NFL Hall
of Farmer named senior VP
of operafions in the NFL.
T WILLARD BAILEY TAKES REINS AT ST.
PAUL'S; ST. AUG'S FALLS SHORT IN D-2 TRACK
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAT’S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
SIAC Photo
TOP PROGRAM: SIAC Commissioner Dr. William Lide (I.)
presents the conference's all-Sports Trophy to Albany State
Athletic Director, Dr. John I. Davis (r).
ALBANY STATE SIAC'S BEST:
The Albany State University Department of Athletics was
the recipient of the 2(K)4 SIAC Commissioner's All-Sports
Trophy, awarded to the school with the "winningest” pro
gram in the conference. The trophy was presented to ASU
Director of Athletics Dr. John I. Davis by SIAC
Commissioner Dr. William Lide at the recent SIAC Spring
Meeting in Atlanta. The trophy is given to the team that
records the best combined total of sports awards based on a
points system initiated by the Athletic Directors' Association.
Ten points are awarded for each SIAC championship, with
seven points for second-place finishes and four points for
third place finishes. Recognized as a program of "distinc
tion" by the commissioner, Albany Slate's teams won four
SIAC championships in volleyball, football, men's track and
field and baseball, and finished in second place in four sports
in men and women's cross country, women's track and field
and softball, for a total of 68 points to win the All-Sports
Trophy. "Our success at Albany State is our commitment to
recruit, retain and empower student athletes and coaches,"
Dr. Davis said. "We live by our motto. All for One. One for
All and All for Albany State. We think athletics is the front
porch to a university." Benedict College placed second over
all with a total of 34 points. Morehouse College finished in
third place with 31 points.
SHELL TAKES TOP NFL POST:
Maryland-Ea.stern Shore (then Maryland State) alumnus
Art Shell was named the National Football League senior
vice president for football operations and development last
week. Shell will supervise all league football operations,
N.F.L. Europe, the league's relationship with college football
and youth football activities. He will serve as a nonvoting
member of the competition committee. He replaces John
Beake. who recently retired. Shell, 57, played offensive tack
le for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders from 1968 to 1982,
was coach of the Raiders from 1989 to 1994 and was induct
ed into the Hall of Fame in 1989. He was the first African-
American coach in pro football's modern era. He will report
directly to Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. "In his playing and
coaching career and in the past two years at league head
quarters. Art Shell has demonstrated the ability to success
fully manage a wide range of responsibilities." Tagliabue
said in a statement. "We are pleased to have an executive
with his expertise and talent in this key position." For the
past two years. Shell worked in the league's appeals office
for player discipline. The year before, he worked for the
league office in handling college relations. "This is a job that
covers a lot of areas," Shell said in a telephone interview
from his N.F.L. office. "Most of my adult life has been spent
working in the National Football League. I relish this oppor
tunity. It says a lot for African-Americans, that if you put
forth the effort you can get an opportunity like this. I will
especially enjoy working with youth football, to give back to
the youth in teaching the game not just to boys but also
girls." Shell joins Harold Henderson, the league's executive
vice president for labor relations and the chairman on the
N.F.L. management council, as the highest ranking African-
American executives in the N.F.L. Shell played in 207 regu
lar-season games and in Super Bowls XI and XV, and he was
an eight-time Pro Bowl selection. As Raiders coach, he was
56-41 and gained three playoff berths. At Maryland State.
Shell was an all-conference lineman and played center on the
basketball squad. Cyrus Mehri, counsel for the Fritz Pollard
Alliance, a group promoting the hiring of minorities to
coaching, scouting and management positions, applauded
Shell’s appointment. "Art Shell has been a great pioneer in
N.F.L. history. His pioneering effort as an N.F.L. head coach
and the understated way he handled himself before and after
his head-coaching job is commendable."
OAZEEZ Communications. Inc. VOL. X. NO. 43
NCAA DIV. II OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-AMERICANS
WOMEN
4x100m RELAY
Lerone Clarke, Lincoln
Hakeem Mohammed. NC Central
4x100 RELAY
Marquita Davis, Oponell McDowell, Melissa
4x100m RELAY
4x400m REUY
Uarteela Colbert, Latoyia Johnson, Jasmine
Murillo, St. Augustine's
Lawrence Dell, Lincoln
Shareef Muhammad, NC Central
Peck, Ashley Tremble, Albany State
800m, 4x400m RELAY
HIGH JUMP
4x400m REUY
HIGH JUMP
Maria Medina, St. Augustine's
Brandon Jones, Lincoln
Dorian Turner, NC Central
Nikki Hill, Clark Atlanta
4x400m RELAY
4x100m RELAY
400m HURDLES
400 METER HURDLES
Kimberly Moore, St. Augustine's
Jody Muschette, Lincoln
Tim Riley, St. Augustine's
Donta Hallmon, Fort Valley Si.
LONG JUMP
400m HURDLES, 4x100m RELAY
4x100m REUY
100 METER HURDLES
Yosmila Pinerez, St. Augustine’s,
Antwane President, Lincoln
Todd Dutch, St. Augustine's
Ebony McMath, Fort Valley St.
400m HURDLES, 4x400m RELAY
200m, 400m
400m HURDLES
100m, 200m, 4x100m RELAY
Dana Robinson, St. Augustine's
Jordan Vaden, Livingstone
Adrian Findlay, St. Augustine’s
Shandria Brown, Lincoln
TRIPLE JUMP
HIGH JUMP
LONG JUMP
100m, 200m, 4x100m RELAY
Simmy George, Lincoln
Santresa Brooks, Va. State
Jason Cornelius, Morehouse
TRIPLE JUMP
Fabian Hutchinson, St. Augustine's
200m. 400m HURDLES, 4x400m REUY
400m, 000m, 4x400m REUY
MEN
Cameron Dayne, Morehouse
Bershawn Jackson, St. Augustine's
Kelly Marshall, Lincoln
4x100m RELAY
4x400m RELAY
110m HURDLES
400m HURDLES
Gregory Bolden, Albany St.
James Hill, Morehouse
Enrique Llanos, St. Augustine's
Nikita McCree, Lincoln
400m, 4x100m RELAY, 4x400m RELAY
4x400m RELAY
400m, 4x400m REUY
SHOT PUT
Sterling Gray, Albany St.
Ross McMillan, Morehouse
Wilan Louis, St. Augustine's
Elfreda Reid. Lincoln
4x100m RELAY, 4x400m RELAY
HIGH JUMP
400m, 4x400m REUY
400m, 800m. 4x400m RELAY
Garrison Marlin, Albany St.
Keith Moffatt, Morehouse
Nathaniel McKinney, St. Augustine's
Lileith Simms, Lincoln
4x400m RELAY, LONG JUMP
110m HURDLES, 400m HURDLES,4x400m
4x100m RELAY
400m, 4x100m RELAY, 4x400m RELAY
Eddie McDuffie, Albany St.
RELAY
Shaton Palmer, St. Augustine’s
Marlene Smith, Lincoln
4x400m RELAY
Javonie Small, Morehouse
110m hurdles, 4x100m REUY
200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m RELAY
Solomon White, Albany St.
4x400m REUY
Chris Stephens, St. Augustine's
Moya Thompson, Lincoln
4x100m RELAY
Mark Washington, Morehouse
4x100m REUY
4x100m RELAY, 4x400m RELAY
Dontrell Williams, Albany St.
4x400m REUY
Andre Thompson, St. Augustine's
Mirtha Brock. St. Augustine's
HIGH JUMP
Robert DeVaul, Bowie St.
100m, 200m, 4x100m RELAY
Austin Hogan, NC Central
4x400m REUY
400m, 4x400m REUY
Jamaal Torrance, St. Augustine's
Bailey to coach St. Paul’s football
Just two years after reinstating
football at Saint Paul's College, the
Tigers have landed the CIAA's all-
time winningest coach to guide their
fortunes.
Former Virginia Union and
Norfolk State head coach Willard
Bailey was named by SPC
President Dr. John K. Waddell
Friday at a press conference in
Richmoncf as the school's new head
football coach.
Bailey, 65, whose 211 wins top
the ranks of CIAA coaches, was
abruptly reassigned from his head
coaching duties at VUU in January.
Published reports blamed the reas
signment on a dispute with the
school's administration over
fundraising. Former Winston-
Salem State assistant Arrington
Jones was selected as his replace
ment in February.
Bailey takes over at St. Paul's
from Bob Smith who compiled a 8-
6 mark in two seasons while the
Tigers competed as a club team.
Smith’s troops finished 4-2 in 2003.
Bailey will lead the Panthers in their
third season on the club level before
they join the ranks of the CIAA in
BCSP Photo
TOP TO BOTTOM: CIAA all-time
winningest football coach and Hail
of Fame inductee, Willard Bailey,
whose Virginia Union squad won
last year's CIAA East Division foot
ball title, will now lead program
playing at the Club level. Bailey,
who has coached 31 years in the
CIAA, leads all conference coach
es with 211 wins.
2005.
"We are excited about Coach
Bailey becoming a part of our team
and bringing his personal and pro
fessional resources to bear on Saint
Paul’s College," said Dr. Waddell.
"He will prove valuable to our over
all growth and strategic plan by
helping us recruit stellar
scholar/athletes. His record of
achievement and success speak for
itself."
Bailey also expressed his
enthusiasm in joining Saint Paul's.
"I certainly see it as an oppor
tunity to continue the work I believe
that is much needed in our commu
nity in terms of providing role mod
els and future leaders," he said.
"Saint Paul’s College has already
made major strides through its his
tory, particularly during the last few
years. I'm excited about the leader
ship and happy to be a part of it."
Bailey, inducted into the CIAA
Hall of Fame in February, is the
conference's winningest football
coach with a record of 211-112-7.
He had compiled a 159-72-5 mark
in 22 years leading VUU.
Bailey last year led the
Panthers a 6-5 mark which included
the CIAA Eastern Division
Championship before losing to
Fayetteville State in the confer
ence's Championship Game.
He has coached 31 years at
CIAA institutions, including nine
years with Norfolk State
University. He has accumulated six
NCAA playoff appearances, seven
CIAA Championships rings, and
six Gold Bowl Championships.
During the 2002 season,
Bailey was at the helm as VUU
became only the second black col
lege football program with 500
wins. VUU now has 502. The only
other HBCU School to reach the
500-victory plateau is 'Diskegee
University.
Bailey ranks second in black col
lege career football coaching wins
and second among Division II
career football coaching wins.
In the past three years, three of
Bailey's former VUU players have
gone ‘ on to the NFL including
James Atkins of the Tennessee
Titans, Pete Hunter of the Dallas
Cowboys, and Jerome Leslie of the
Philadelphia Eagles.
A native of Suffolk, Bailey
earned a bachelor’s degree from
Norfolk State and a master’s
degree in Education and Athletic
Administration from New York
University.
Spring Sports Round-Up
Div. II Outdoor Track & Field
Lincoln (Mo.) University successfully
defended its women's title and St. Augustine's
College fell one-point short of the men’s champi
onship at the three-day NCAA Division II Outdoor
Track and Field Championships hosted by Cal
Poly Pomona.
The Lincoln women posted a four-point win
over second-place Adams State, while Abilene
Christian won its’ third straight men's champi
onship on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College’s
Hilmer Lodge Stadium. Both the men's and
women's divisions came down to the final event of
the day, the 4x4(X) relay.
Lincoln won the women's 4x400 in 3:39.23
with the quartet of Lileith Sims, Marlene Smith,
Kelly Marshall and Moya Thompson. The team
immediately broke into chants of "back-to-back,
back-to-back."
Shandria Brown repeated in both the
women’s 100m and 200m. which went a long way
toward pushing Lincoln to the national title. In
addition to anchoring the 4x400m relay.
Thompson won the 400m dash.
Earlier in the day, the Lady Tiger quartet of
Simmy George, Brown. Smith and Thompson
captured the 4x100m relay.
St. Augustine's men entered the final event
down by five points. The Falcons won the 4x400m
relay in 3:05.61. Despite being edged by North
Dakota State (.05 seconds). Abilene Christian’s
third place finish gave them the title by a scant
one-point margin.
Ironically, ten years ago in Raleigh, St. Aug
beat Abilene Christian by one point (118-117) to
pick up its sixth consecutive national champi
onship in 1994.
"I've been planning every day for (winning a
third straight title)," Abilene Christian head coach
Jon Murray said. "St. Augustine’s has a very good
program and it looked like we had our work cut
out, but our team did a great job and kept improv
ing. We got a very pleasant surprise in the men's
200m (second-place finish from Marvin Bien-
Amie). You've got to love it when you have guys
like that. You can take it to the bank and build a
foundation upon it. We've come to Vely on our
triple jump crew here for the past several years."
That group wracked up major points
Saturday. Yevgen Pashchenko won the event with
a mark of 52-7, while Ben Washington was third
with a mark of 50-10. Abilene Christian also got a
pair of victories from Bernard Manirakiza, who
won the 8(X) meters (1:50.23) and the 1500m
(3:44.98).
Bershawn Jackson, the standout freshman
400 meter tiurdler from St. Augustine's won his
specially in 49.62, edging teammate and defend
ing champion Adrian Findlay, who was sec
ond in 49.82. Jackson set a meet record in
Thursday's preliminaries, rounding the oval in
48.50.
St. Aug also got second and third-place fin
ishes from Enrique Llanos and Chris Stephens
in the llOm hurdles (Tarmo Jallai of Texas
A&M Kingsville won the event in 13.67) and a
3-4-5 finish in the 400m dash from Nathaniel
McKinney. Wilan Louis and Jamaal
Torrance.
In addition to Lincoln's five national
women's titles. Clark Atlanta's Nikki Hill won
the high jump and Fort Valley State's Ebony
McMath won the 100m hurdles to bring the
HBCU women’s total titles to seven.
Joining St. Aug’s Jackson and the Falcon
4x400m relay team as men's champions from
HBCUs, were Lincoln’s Lerone Clarke (100m)
and Livingstone’s Jordan Vaden (200m).
Ernest Gibson - Fisk - 400m dash
Pierre Chapman - Lincoln - 110m hurdles
Keko Goldman - Lincoln - 4x400m relay
Alfred Gregory - Lincoln - 4x100m relay
Maurice Hewitt - Lincoln - 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
Eric Ray - Lincoln - 4x100m relay, Long Jump
Milton Williams - Lincoln - 4x400m relay, 4x100m relay
Bobby Young - Lincoln - 4x400m relay
Div. I Qualifiers
Southern University's Michael
McKinney and Hampton University’s Jerome
Mathis were winners in regional meets and
automatically qualified for this year's NCAA
Division I Track and Field Championships.
McKinney won the high jump at the
Mideast Regional meet in Baton Rouge with a
best leap of 7' 3". Mathis ran a personal-best
20.32 to break the regional record and success
fully defend his Ea.st Regional Championship in
the 200-meter dash in Gainesville, FI.
Athletes competed at four regional loca
tions with the top five individual finishers and
top three relay teams from each of four regional
meets moving on to the National
Championships to be held June 9-12 in Austin,
Texas.
HBCU performers joining McKinney and
Mathis are Emma Wade (SC State-200m),
Celine Nyanga (SC State-long jump). Kellie
Wells (Hampton-100m hurdles), David
Stephens (SC State-pole vault), Kevin Hicks
(Florida A&M-800m), Michael Tinsley
(Jackson State-400m hurdles), Marcus Harris
(Texas Southern-high jump) and Tremedia
Brice (Texas Southern-100m).
NAIA Track and Field
Claflln University's Amanda Mack was
named NAIA All-American in three events at
the NAIA National Track & Field
Championships last week in Louisville.
Mack, a freshman sprinter from Hartsville,
S.C., finished fourth in the 100 meters (11.8),
fifth in the 200 meters (24.166) and fourth in
400 meter relay (47.14) in which she ran the
anchor leg for the Pantherettes relay team that
featured freshman Falicia Walters and Lavita
Lewis and sophomore Harriett Green.
Walters was named a double All-American.
She was runner-up in the long jump (19’ 2.75).
Walters led all jumpers in the preliminary and
final rounds until Kelley Park of Windsor edged
past her in the final jump.
In addition to Mack and Walters, the
Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(EIAC) had three other women who were named
all-American. Green and Lewis were on
Claflin's 4x100 relay team that finished fourth
and Erika Whiteside from Morris College fin
ished fifth in the triple jump.
The EIAC was represented by 33 student-
athletes (16 men and 17 women) who qualified
for the NAIA National Track & Field
Championships. Other outstanding performance
were produced by Derrick Harpe. eighth in the
men’s high jump; Joshua Williams of Voorhees
College who finished seventh in the 200
meters; and Ralaska Hoover of Morris who fin
ished seventh in the women’s long jump. Hoover
missed receiving All-American honors by one-
half inch.
Claflin’s women finished 13th overall out
of the 51 teams that scored at the champi
onships. Morris College finished 36th.
Div. Ill Track & Field Results
Lincoln (PA) University finished fifth in
the NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track &
Field Championships.
Although no individual champions were
crowned, seven HBCU performers earned All-
America status.
BLACK COLLEGE DIVISION
III TRACK & FIELD ALL AMERICANS
Baseball Pairings
MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman (27-
26) will meet ACC champ Florida State (42-20)
in Tallahassee June 4 in the first round of the
NCAA Div. I Baseball Championship. SWAC
champ Texas Southern will travel to Houston to
face WAC champ Rice (43-12) in the first g^e
of the double-elimination loumamenl. Winners
in the eight regional tournaments will advance
to a super regional with the four regional win
ners moving on to the College World Series in
Omaha, Nebraska.