SPORTS
•Sophomore guard, Shawn Walker plays defense against a Johnson C. Smith player in the Vikings’ home
opener on Nov. 25. Walker excelled in football and basketball at Plymouth and transfered to ECSU this fall
from Campbell University. Fhoto courtesy o^Thc Daily Advance
Dr. Shaw now has clean slate
due to old debt cancellation
By DeAnna Rudisill
ECSU officials are keeping “a close
:;:;eye” on ECSU’s Athletic Department
to make sure it stays in the black,
.; according to Roger McLean, Vice
"^Chancellor for Business and Finance.
“We will not have a debt at the end
bf the year,” said McLean, ’’even if it
‘•meaos smaller programs and cutting
;^ bacfc«n the amount of scholarships
that will be awarded.”
The increased administrative vig
ilance comes in the wake of the Gen
eral Administration’s recent cancella-
' tion of a $400,000 debt accumulated
• between 1977 and 1983, McLean said.
“We had a football coach who
convinced administration to give him
- authority to bring in 90 football play-
*ers on scholarship,” said Mclean.
.3 “It simply wasn’t within our
means,” said McLean.
According to the Chancellor Jimmy
R. Jenkins, Mr. McLean worked out
the details of the the debt’s abrogation
with the Attorney General’s office.
“I did talk to the speaker of the
house and the senate pro-tem about
the concept of forgiving the debt,”
saidJenkins. “The debt was inherited.
It was about ten years old and the
people who were responsible are no
longer around.”
General Administration took this
factor—and the fact that the new
administration had not added to the
debt—into account when they made
the decision to forgive the debt, Jen
kins said.
Now that this financial burden has
been lifted, ECSU’s new Athletic
Director, Dr. Willie Shaw, can start
off with a clean slate.
“Its still hard your first year,” said
Shaw, “because grants and purchases
are already in practice and I am re
sponsible for making sure the depart
ment stays within its means.
“We are making an attempt to trim
our budget,” said Shaw, “by cutting
back on overnight trips, trimming
schedules and being able to justify all
funds.” : >
“We will be running a no frills
athletic department.” said Shaw.
Shaw also mentioned that the de
partment will be trying to be more
efficient and try to raise more money
through business sponsors and adver
tisement.
“You do not need the luxuries that
most coaches want,” saidJenkins, “In
the days of dwindling resources we
need to pay attention to details and
operate like a business.”
lyikes' 7-2 season best in ten years
By James Sims
After serving 26 years as first mate
>’;jof the Viking ship, first year head
;-coach Alvin Kelley has taken full
;;^ontrol of the ship’s wheel.
This season Kelly led the Vikings
- Jo a record of 7-2, their best in ten
;!;years, and he is looking forward to a
'! ‘CIAA tide in the future; the last came
^Jin 1971.
The Vikings ended the season in a
>’.two-way tie with Virginia Union for
I second in the CIAA.
‘P After taking their first loss to Nor-
'^folk State University, the Vikings
regrouped and devastated the confer-
ence by beating their next five vic-
I’llims: N.C. Central University, Vir-
ginia Union University, Bowie State
University, Virginia State University
i'i, and Hampton University,
r; With high hopes of a possible play-
off bid, the Vikings needed to beat the
Kentucky State University Thorough
ly; breds. However, the Vikings couldn’t
"I pull it off.
The Thoroughbreds romped 21-18
in the Viking’s last game of the sea
son.
“I feel sorry for the seniors,” said
Kelley, “I really wanted a champion
ship for them. I feel we should have
been undefeated.”
Despite the losses, the Viking’s
performance brought smiles to the
faces of their fans—even non-believ-
ers who thought the Vikings would
finish next-to-last in the CIAA. Ignor
ing the cynics, Kelley said earlier in
the year that he knew that the people
would be “proud with the team we’ll
put on the field this year.”
Kelley believes the Vikings will be
a top contender next season because
of player experience.
“We have ten returning starters on
defense and each of our defensive
categories are ranked nationally,” he
said. “With teams such as Norfolk
State, Virginia Union and Winston-
Salem losing a lot of seniors, we’ll
probably be the team to watch next
year.”
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ECSU's Shawn Walket
a solid player for 91-92;
By Anna Herring
and Mark Morris
At 5-7,170 lbs., Shawn Walker’s
slim frame makes him look more like
a perennial star in chemistry class
than in the CIAA.
Instead, the Plymouth, N.C. na
tive’ s forte is biology: and in the midst
of arebuilding year for Viking basket
ball, Walker is the stabilizing factor in
what would have been a wreckless
backcourt forl991-92.
“Always work hard and never take
anything for granted.” is the motto
that the Campbell University transfer
applies to both academics and athlet
ics.
Walker is carrying a double major
in physical education and biology and
plans to obtain a master’s degree
immediately after he graduates from
ECSU.
His track record in sports, includes
the school record at Plymouth High
School for “football tossing.” Walker
passed for more than 2,700 yards as a
Plymouth Vikings quarterback and
was awarded All-Conference Team
honors.
His impact in North Carolina high
school athletics was even more evi
dent on the basketball court. In four
years Walker collected such basket
ball awards as All-Conference, All-
Area Washington Daily News, All-
EastA^ewj and Observer, North Caro
lina East-West All-Stars and North
Carolina High School Player of the
year in 1990.
During his senior year in high
school. Walker turned down scholar
ship offers from Wake Forest, Vir
ginia Commonwealth and Penn State.
After much deliberation, he decided
to go to Campbell University.
“I got recruited by a lot of schools
but Campbell stood out because I was
impress^ by their academic programs
and they garaunteed that I would re-
“Once I got to the campus [Campbell
University], I felt like the playing style thei!i
didn’t suit me and I didn’t fit in, so after a lon\fi
T 1
debate of schools this summer I chose to com^c
to ECSU..My father and his friends were upstc
s
with me because I didn't choose ECSU at first,^
Shawn Walke^^
cieve a lot of playing time when they
recruited me.” Walker said. “Once I
got to the campus, I felt like the play
ing style there didn’t suit me and I
didn’t fit in, so after a long debate of
schools this summer I chose to come
to ECSU.”
Walker’s choice to come to ECSU
could possibly have been aided by his
parents.
“My Father (Julius) and Mother
(Katie) are alumni of ECSU.” said
Walker, “they met in college and have
been married for 21 years.”
Julius Walker graduated from
ECSU with a degree in history educa
tion in 1967 and continued his educa
tion to his master’s and superinten-
dant Certificate. He is currently the
principal of Plymouth High School.
Katie Walker graduated from
ECSU in 1969 with a degree in busi
ness education. She also has her
master’s and is in her 18th year of
teaching at Plymouth High.
“My father and his friends were
upset with me because I didn't choose
ECSU at first,” said Walker. “But
they have always encouraged me to
play basketball.”
Walker has been playing bask(
ball since he was three years olda t
credits his father for inspiring him c
play the game.
“Of all the people in the worMiv
play ball with, it’s a rare occasion! t
a kid to get to play with his dad.”sa t
Walker, “I remember coming h® \
one night and my father was outsii
playing basketball. Even now hepli
every night in a gym.” j,
Walker’s lenghthy background
basketball has come in handy forECl (
head basketball coach, Clanj,
Mackey. f
The Vikings are at .500 after ^
first six games—losing their tnj
games to Johnson C. Smith on N: ^
25, Shaw University on Nov. 211
Fayetteville State on Dec. 8—and* j
ning two games at the Bull City Ct
sic on Nov. 22 and 23 and anotherci (
Dillard University on the second nij ^
®f the ECSU Invatational on Dec.l ^
The Vikings are gearing for Ta
naments in Valdosta, Ga. Dec. 26-;;
and the Smoke on the River Classki >
Wilmington N. C. Jan. 4-5.
Individual statistics on WaUcerj;
not available.
. . Photo by Jackie
“The team has discipline and char
acter which are the ingredients to hav
ing a successful season,” he said. “The
team was also very positive; they
believed they could win and they did
it.”
This year the following ECSU
Vikings were named to the All-CIAA
first team; Tracy Boyd, Everette
Mclver and James Gonzo. Named to
the All-CIAA second team were Dar
rin Mitchell, Gene Stovall and Eman
uel Smith.
Everette Mclver also received the
All-CIAA Defensive Player of the
Year award.
Coach Kelley was named CIAA
Coach of the Year by the Coaching
Association.
The team’s performance this sea
son has also attracted the attention of
some professional scouts. Scouts from
The New York Jets, The Dallas Cow
boys, the Denver Broncos and other
teams have visited ECSU to talk to
individual team members, including
Boyd and Mclver.
A Viking linebacker soars through the air pursuit of a loose ball during their home contest against Kentu(i
state while McMcGrue Booker (22) looks on.
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