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SAI UKUAY, JANUrtni zo, ZU 14.1 - 1 n- ^AROku^ S P 0 R.T S NCCU’S WILKINS AMONG CSN’S FABULOUS FIFTY FCS ALL-AMERICANS Sophomore Return Specialist Selected to FC'S A/LAmeri- ca Team as a Kickoff Returner I CHICAGO - North Carolina Central University sopho more Adrian Wilkins has been announced as one of the best 50 student-athletes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) by his selection to the College Sporting News (CSN) 2013 Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America Team as a kickoff’returner. A native of Forest City. Wilkins finished the 2013 sea son as the only student-athlete in the NCAA Division I-FCS with five special teams return touchdowns with scores on three kickoff returns (100. 96. 91 yards) and two punt returns (89, 73 yards). He topped the MEAC in punt returns (13.4 yards pel- return) and ranked second in kickoff returns (30.3 yards per return). As a receiver. Wilkins led the Eagles with 37 catches for 427 yards and two touchdowns. Not only did he top the conference in all-purpose yards (123.5 yards per game), but he became the only Eagle in the NCCU record books w ith a kickoff return touchdow n, a punt return touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the same season. NCCU MEN’S TENNIS TEAM NCCU Men’s Tennis Opens 2014 Season With Two ACC Road Battles ADRIAN WILKINS Register to Vote LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Chemical Purchase for Durham County Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant (IFB NO. 14-015) 1 Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 143-129, the County of Durham will accept sealed bids for Chemical Purchase for Durham County Wastewater Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant (IFB NO. 14-015), in the Durham County Purchasing Division, 200 East Main Street, 4th Floor Conference Room, Durham, North Carolina 27701, until 2:00 P.M., on February 18, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No bids will be accepted after the official time and date. Copies of the solicitation may be obtained in the Durham County Purchasing Division, County Administrative Complex, 200 East Main Street, 4th Floor, Durham, North Carolina, from 8:30 A.Mi, until 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. An electronic copy of this IFB can be obtained by sending your request to purchasinqqroup@dconc.gov. Questions concerning administrative matters should be directed to Hilda W. Williams, Senior Buyer, at (919) 560-0054. The County reserves the right to accept or reject, in Whole orin part, such bids as appear in its judgment to be in the best interest of the County. Publication Date: January 26, 2014 For Legal Notices Call Today 919-682-2913 By Andrea Wheeler, Assistant Sports Information Director After a noteworthy performance during the 2013 11BCU National fall Tournament, finishing third place overall, the IIBCU preseason ranked No. 3 North Carolina Central University men's tennis team looks to carry the momentum from the fall into the 2014 spring season. The Eagles opened 2014 action this traveling to the neighboring Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) schools. North Carolina State and Duke. The opening two matches arc two-of-four where the Eagles w ill face ACC opponents this season. NCCU w ill also travel to the University of North Carolina (Feb. 9) and Wake forest (March 30) marking the first time in school history the prog -am has competed against four schools from the ACC. "This year not only will we play N.C. State. Duke and UNC but we will also play Wake Forest.’ said NCCU men’s tennis head coach Curtis Lawson. "This is a first for any NCCU program to compete head-to-head versus four ACC schools in the same season. Each of these schools are nationally -ranked, giving us strong non-conference competition on our schedule.” Since NCCU's transition to Division I in 2008. the Eagles have battled against al least one of the four in-state ACC schools each season. "There is historical significance in these matches." said I.aw son. "()nce upon a time any one of our neighboring schools would not haw given NCCU the lime of day ifasked to schedule a regular-season match. In the early days (1960s. 1970s). social and political stigmas would have ruled out the possibility of competing against an ACC team, and in the modern era our NCAA Division II status was a disincentive. In recent years. I believe that our program has developed to a level that there is a sincere respect in the tennis community for our pursuit ol excellence. As a result, strong relationships have been fostered w ith our colleagues al Duke. UNC. N.( Slate and Wake f orest.” During fall action al the 2013 ITA Men’s Regionals (Oct. 17-21) in Cary. NCCU's Stephan Charles-Donatien defeated an UNC opponent for the first time in school history, knocking off Connor Daly (6-4. 7-5). In addition, the Eagles finished third during the IIBCU National Fen- nis Championship out of 17 competing teams, marking the highest finish for the program al the event 'Sept. 20-22) in Atlanta. Ga. Rounding out fall highlights, the Daniil Gerasimox and William f ast duo advanced to the championship round of the men's flighl-A doubles finals ol the UNC W ilmington f all In\ national (Sept. 6-8). as well as the A-2 doubles draw at the Elon Fall In national (Oct. 25-27). "Each year we strive to show steady progression, not only against the likes of the Duke. UNC. N.( . Slate or Wake forest, but through:' q the season." Lawson said. "We said til the beginning of our fall season, this year has till the components to be history in the making'. Seve. i' of the high points from the fall suggest we're on the right track: Daniil (Gerasimov) and William (Last) w inning the back-draw doubles al th.- UNCW f all Fournamenl and finalist in the main draw of the I Ion f all Fournamenl. Stephan beating tin UNC opponent in the FFA Carolinas fall Regional Fournamenl. the team linishing in third place in the IIBCI National I all Fournamenl and recently receixing a IIBCII preseason national rank at No. 3. I Relieve that our student-athletes benefit greatly from the experience of play ing against these nationally-ranked pit - grams and xx ill help us reach our goal of adxancing to the conference tournament." YUU Names Mark James Head Football Coach Mark James Virginia Union University has named Mark James as the 26th I lead Football Coach in the school’s history, it was announced al a press corT"'ence held on Tuesday. January 21. in the Belgium Building on the VUU campus in Richmond. Va. James had sen cd as the Panthers' defensive line c Rich for the past tvv p seasons. James has made several coaching stops along his way to Virginia Union. 1 Ie was'a Head Coach for nine vKar.s al two major high schools in south Florida. James was able to build powerhouse programs that gained national recog nition for producing some of the lop div ision I prospects and several.Ni l. players. In his tenure he has worked w ith a number of success ful coaches and future and present NET players. His list ol' Nf l. players coached includes Patrick Simms. Louis Holmes. Stanley Mcglover, Leonard Hankerson. Major Harris. Hanik Milligan. Daryl Mcglover and Super bowl winning Josh Hynes) He started his coaching career as a high school defen sive assistant al Coconut Creek in 1997. In 1998. James made the decision to attend Virginia Union Universitv after transferring from Universitv of Louisville. Upon graduation from Virginia Union Universitv in 2000. he returned to the south Florida area to return to his coaching pathw ay. James was the Head coach at Dillard High in 2004- 2005. From 2005-201 Ute was the I lead coach at Boyd Anderson where James won three district championships 1 and lead the team to become the school's all-time win ningest football coach. James has also had short stints at Norfolk State Uni versity (Linebackers) and St. Paul’s College in 2011 (Of fensive Coordinator). Ills thumb print in south Florida athletics is that he is known lor placing the most players in college in an eight-vear period than any other program in the state of Florida. James was a defensive lineman at 1 >niv ersity of 1 .ouis- ville from 1990-1993 anil Virginia Union University from 1998-2000. He earned a degree n history from VUU in 200(). James was named the National VUU Alumni of the Year in 2007. He earned his Masters degree in educational leadership from Florida \tlantic Universitv and is sched uled to earn his Ph.D. in higher education administration in June of 2014. James is married to Xdia Middleton-James (Former two-sport athlete at VUU '99). He and his wife Adia have three children. Dane. Malik, and Mark Jr. LADY EAGLES ZAP HORNETS, MOVE TO 2-1 IN MEAC By Andrea Wheeler, Assistant Sports Information Dire^r The North Carolina Central University women's basketball team colE’Cied ils second Mid-l.astern Athletic Conference victory dur ing the Lady Eagle's (7-9. 2-1 MEAC) best*shooting performance of the season, as NCCU defeated the Delaware State Hornets (4-14. 0-5) for the first lime in school history. 75-61 on Sat.. Jan. 18 inside McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium. Junior Khyra Conerly (Oakland. Calif.) earned her first double- double of the season as she hot 7-for-ll from the field and l-for-2 Ifcn the charity stripe, collecting 15 points while pulling doxvn a season-best 10 rebounds. In addition to Conerly. offensively, the Lady Eagles were led by redshirt senior Jessica Freeman (Charlotte) who scored her fourth game xx ith 20' points, earning a team-best 21. Freeman shot 8-for-13 from the field and 5-for-9 from behind the arc while on the defensive end. sophomore Tisha Dixon (Kinston) dominated on the glass pull ing down a season-best 17 boards and added seven points. DSU look ils only lead of the contest, scoring first during the opening seconds ofthe game. After a layup from Conerly tied the score al two. Freeman con nected on three shots in a roxx from behind the arc lor the l ady Ea gles. putting them on top ofthe Hornets 11-7 with 15:44 left in the first frame. .
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