General Information Name.............................North Carolina Central University City/Zip................................................Durham, NC 27707 Founded.................................... 1910 by James E. Shepard Enrollment...................................................................8,614 Nickname..................................................................Eagles Colors...................................................... Maroon and Gray Affiliation................................................ NCAA Division I Conference.......... Independent (MEAC as of July 1, 2010) Chancellor.................................................... Charlie Nelms Alma Mater (Year)...................Arkansas Pine Bluff (1968) Athletics Director.................Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Alma Mater (Year)................... George Washington (1989) Athletics Dept. Phone....................................919.530.7057 Athletics Dept. Fax........................................919.530.5426 Athletics Website...................www.NCCUEaglePride.com Sports Information Assistant SID/Track & Field Contact........Ariel V. Germain Office Phone.................................................... 919.530.6892 Cell Phone....................................................... 919.667.7966 Fax.................................................................. 919.530.5426 E-mail................................................... agermain@nccu.edu Associate Athletics Director/SID........................ Kyle Serba Office Phone.................................................... 919.530.7054 E-mail........................................................kserba@nccu.edu Mailing Address..........................NCCU Sports Information ........................................ 116 McDougald-McLendon Gym ........................................................ 1801 Fayetteville Street ...............................................................Durham, NC 27707 Coaching Staff Head Coach...............................................Michael Lawson Alma Mater/Year............ Saint Augustine’s College (1981) Years at NCCU.................................................................22 Assistant Coach.............................................Tavius Walker Alma Mater (Year).............. North Carolina Central (1999) Assistant Coach............................................. Marino Drake Alma Mater (Year)....................... Manuel Fajardo Institute Assistant Coach........................................... Bernard Austin Assistant Coach................................................. Eric Smalls Alma Mater (Year).............. North Carolina Central (2009) Athletic Trainer......................................... Brigette Council Alma Mater (Year).......................UNC Chapel Hill (2005) Track & Field Office Phone...........................919.530.6712 Best Time to Contact........................................Contact SID
Facility Information Home Facility................................. NCCU Track and Field Surface........... Eight (8) Lane Polyurethane Synthetic Martin
2010-11 Team Information Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................... 20/22 Newcomers......................................................................17 Table of Contents Quick Facts....................................................................... 1 Table of Contents.............................................................. 1 Credits............................................................................... 1 2010-11 Rosters................................................................ 2 2010-11 Schedule.............................................................. 3 Michael Lawson, Head Coach.......................................5-7 Tavius Walker, Assistant Head Coach............................... 8 Marino Drake, Assistant Coach........................................ 9 Bernard Austin, Assistant Coach....................................... 9 Eric Smalls, Assistant Coach............................................ 9 2010 Cross Country Review............................................10 2010-11 Indoor Track and Field Review.........................11 Meet the Eagles.......................................................... 13-19 All-Americans............................................................ 20-21 Charlie Nelms, Chancellor...............................................22 Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D., A.D.................................23 NCCU Athletics Staff/Coaches.................................. 24-25 NCCU Athletics......................................................... 26-27 Welcome to NCCU.................................................... 28-29
THE CREDITS The 2010-11 North Carolina Central University track and field information guide is a production of the NCCU Sports Information Office. Written, designed and edited by Ariel Germain, sports information assistant. Covers designed by Darnell Smith, updated by Ariel Germain. Photography by Ariel Germain, Kyle Serba, Michael Simmons, Robert Lawson and Dyann Busse, Red Rocket Photography.
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2010-2011 NCCU Men’s Track and Field Roster
Name
Year Event
Hometown
High School
Brandon Addison Nana Atakora-Bediako Travon Banks Phillip Barren Matthew Brown Robert Corbitt Kendall DeLapp Daran Gill Jamar Jones Charles Lindsay Gregory Roper Borne Sanders Zuri Sneed Nealie Whitt Kerrick Williams Matthew Winstead
Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr.
Germanton, Md. Garner, N.C. Knightdale, N.C. Raleigh, N.C. Fayetteville, N.C. Washington, D.C. Raleigh, N.C. Bridgetown, Barabados Philadelphia, Pa. Winston-Salem, N.C. Johns Island, S.C. Raleigh, N.C. Henderson, N.C. Roxboro, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Raleigh, N.C.
Watkins Mill The School Church Farm EW Arts Ed. Global Studies Athen Drive Southview DeMatha Garner Louis Lynch G.W. Carver Parkland Saint Johns Athens Northern Vance Person West Mecklenburg Southwest Raleigh
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2010-2011 NCCU Women’s Track and Field Roster
Name
Year Event
Hometown
High School
Antonia Ballard Joann Blakney Jessica Blanks Tierra Blue Samantha Clarkson Delesha Conquest Saquenda Dallas Kim Derrickson Jazmen Flagler Shadae Giles Shanita Glenn La’Creesha Gore Ciara Houston Sararesa Hudson Ikea Long Ashley McCoy Taisha Parkins Paig Robinson Crystal Shephard Alexis Sherrill Dreanna Wallace Jasmine Wanamaker Chavaria Williams
R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr.
Philadelphia, Pa. Charlotte, N.C. Fayetteville, N.C. Raleigh, N.C. Upper Marlboro, Md. Newark, Del. Philadelphia, Pa. Spring Lake, N.C. Franklinton, N.C. Pittsburgh, Pa. Culpeper, Va. Mount Holly, N.C. Raleigh, N.C. Burgaw, N.C. Upper Marlboro, Md. Wilmington, N.C. Brooklyn, N.Y. Piscataway, N.J. Fayetteville, N.C. Durham, N.C. Orlando, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Mirarmar, Fla.
Swenson Arts & Technology West Mecklenburg Seventy-First Wakefield Henry A. Wise Glassgow Philadelphia H.S. for Girls Pine Forest South Granville West Mecklenburg Eastern View East Gaston Broughton Pender Henry A. Wise New Hanover Benjamin Banneker Piscataway Fayetteville State University Northern Boone Girls H.S. Miramar
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2010-11 NCCU Track and Field Meet Schedule Indoor December 4
Christopher Newport Holiday Opener
Newport News, Va.
January 14-15 Virginia Tech Invitational 22 Indoor Terrapin Invitational 28-29 Penn State Invitational
Blacksburg, Va. Landover, Md. University Park, Pa.
February 4-5 27
Manhattan, N.Y. Fairfax, Va.
New Balance Invitational George Mason University Outdoor
March 11-12 Coastal Carolina University Invitational 18-19 Wake Forest Open 26 LeRoy T. Walker/Lee Calhoun Invitational
Conway, S.C. Winston-Salem, N.C. Durham, N.C. - Track & Field Facility
April 1-2 Pepsi Florida Relays 8-9 Duke Invitational 15-16 International Friendship and Freedom Games 28-30 Penn Relay Carnival
Gainesville, Fla. Durham, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Philadelphia, Pa.
May 8 Duke Twilight 13-15 ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship
Durham, N.C. Princeton, N.J.
June 23-26 USA Track and Field Championship
TBA
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Coaching Staff
Michael Lawson Director of Cross Country/ Indoor Track & Field/Outdoor Track & Field 22nd Season Saint Augustine’s College, ‘81 On Oct. 20, 2005, NCCU sophomore Yolanda Barber won her second consecutive individual conference title to help the Lady Eagles capture the school’s first CIAA Women’s Cross Country Championship. The championship is actually the first for any women’s running sport (cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field) at NCCU. Lawson earned 2005 CIAA Coach of the Year honors for both men’s and women’s cross country. Michael Lawson was hired as the head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field program at North Carolina Central University in 1989. During his award-winning, 22-year coaching slate at NCCU, Lawson has collected a host of conference and regional coach of the year honors. He was also inducted into the NCAA Division II Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In the Spring of 2007, Lawson was selected as the USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men’s Coach of the Year for the Division II outdoor track and field season as chosen by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after guiding the Eagles to a second place finish at the CIAA Championships and qualifying 10 student-athletes for the NCAA Division II National Championships in Charlotte, N.C. NCCU made history on Nov. 4, 2006, becoming the first HBCU to advance to the women’s cross country national championship by winning the 2006 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship in Wingate, N.C. In the women’s 6K race, NCCU had five runners in the top 20 to take the team win. Lawson was named 2006 Southeast Region Coach of the Year following the meet. On Oct. 19, 2006, NCCU placed five of the top six runners to dominate the field and repeat as CIAA Women’s Cross Country Champions. Six Lady Eagles claimed all-conference honors by finishing in the Top 10, led by individual conference champion Ashley Cooke.
On Oct. 21, 2004, the NCCU men’s cross country team etched its name in the history books by capturing the school’s first conference championship in cross country, defeating seven-time defending champions Saint Augustine’s College by the narrowest margin in league history, 35-36, at the 2004 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC. For his efforts, Lawson was selected as the 2004 CIAA Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year, his second consecutive conference coach of the year honor for men’s cross country. Lawson was voted as the 2003 CIAA Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year after the Eagles placed second at the 2003 CIAA Cross Country Championship and fifth at the 2003 NCAA Division II Regional Cross Country Championship, both finishes were the best in school history. This marked Lawson’s first conference coach of the year honor for men’s cross country. In March of 2003, Lawson repeated as the Southeast Regional Men’s Indoor Track Coach of the Year, as selected by the U.S. Track Coaches Association (USTCA). In the Spring of 2002, Lawson was selected as the 2002 CIAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year after six Lady Eagles piled up enough points to capture second place at the conference championships, marking the highest outdoor team finish for the NCCU women in school history.
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In the Winter of 2002, Lawson was recognized as the USTCA Southeast Regional Indoor Coach of the Year for both men and women after coaching two indoor National Champions. In the Spring of 2001, Lawson received the USTCA Southeast Regional Outdoor Coach of the Year award, after coaching two All-Americans, including the National Champion in the men’s 100-meter dash. During the Fall of 2001, Lawson earned his second selection as the CIAA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year after a second place team finish at the conference championships. In 1999, Lawson was first recognized as the CIAA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year after lifting the Lady Eagles from a seventh place team finish in 1998 to a second place finish the following season. Lawson also boasted the 1999 CIAA Women’s Cross Country Individual Champion with freshman Katerina Glosova topping the conference field.
Lawson posted collegiate personal-best times of 20.68 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 10.01 seconds in the 100-meter dash, which still stands as a St. Augustine’s record. He has also clocked a relay split time of 9.98 seconds. Following St. Augustine’s, Lawson ran professionally with the Philadelphia Pioneers. Among his accomplishments, he recorded a personal-best time of 20.02 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Lawson coached at Durham High School and Duke University before joining NCCU in 1989. Since that time, he has conducted a track & field clinic in the Bahamas, served on the planning committee for the NCAA Division II Track & Field National Championships and the Pan-Africa/USA International Meet, and worked with the 1996 Atlanta Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.
Himself a U.S. Olympic qualifier and All-American track & field student-athlete at St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh, NC, Lawson was inducted into the NCAA Division II Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame on May 24, 2007. After winning a state championship in the 100-meter dash and capturing several all-conference merits as a scholastic athlete at Durham (N.C.) High School, Lawson journeyed to cross-town Raleigh, N.C. to run his collegiate career for legendary track & field head coach George Williams. During his standout four-year St. Augustine’s tenure (1977-81) as an elite sprinter specializing in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 4x100meter relay, Lawson earned numerous All-America citations from both the NCAA and NAIA during both indoor and outdoor seasons, won several CIAA and NAIA District Championship titles, and was a two-time NCAA National Champion in the 4x100meter relay (1980 and 1981). Along the way, he helped St. Augustine’s win four consecutive CIAA indoor championships, three CIAA outdoor titles, and a seventh place team finish at the 1981 NCAA National Championships. A two-time qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Trials (1980 and 1984), Lawson was chosen as the St. Augustine’s College Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year as both a junior and senior (1980 and 1981), and collected the school’s Track M.V.P. honors during his final three seasons.
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LAWSON’S COACHING AWARDS (since 1999): 2007 USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (Division II) 2006 Southeast Region Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year (Division II) 2005 CIAA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year 2005 CIAA Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year 2004 CIAA Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year 2003 CIAA Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year 2003 USTCA Southeast Regional Men’s Indoor Track Coach of the Year (Division II) 2002 USTCA Southeast Regional Men’s Indoor Track Coach of the Year (Division II) 2002 CIAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year 2002 USTCA Southeast Regional Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year (Division II) 2002 USTCA Southeast Regional Women’s Indoor Coach of the Year (Division II) 2001 USTCA Southeast Regional Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year (Division II) 2001 CIAA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year 1999 CIAA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year
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Tavius Walker
Assistant Head Coach 4th Season Sprints As a coach who specializes in sprints, jumps and relays and has a strong recruiting background, Tavius Walker returned to the North Carolina Central University coaching staff in 2007, coaching both men’s and women’s programs in the transition from Division II to Division I competition. In 2008, he earned the position as Assistant Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field. Initially beginning his coaching career in 2003, Walker rejoined his collegiate coach Michael Lawson as an assistant coach. From 2003-2005, he coached five CIAA Champions, nine All-CIAA athletes, three individual NCAA All-Americans and three All-American relay teams while holding a graduating ratio of 90-plus percent. After two successful seasons of coaching at NCCU, Walker left to become the Head Track and Field Coach for both boy’s and girl’s programs at Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. While there, he coached a program that had athletes who broke three school records, numerous state qualifiers and one state champion. He also led the Broughton Caps to one of its more successful seasons in recent years. Walker is a graduate of Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. He excelled as a multi-sport athlete in high school with track & field becoming the sport of choice in college. As a sprinter at North Carolina Central University, he amassed such honors as becoming an eight-time All-CIAA sprinter from 1996-1998, an All-American in 1998 and ranked fourth in NCAA Division II Track and Field in the 200 meter dash. A 1999 North Carolina Central University graduate, Walker received his degree in Sociology. A certified Personal Trainer, Walker is currently in pursuit of his Master’s Level Personal Trainer Certification and MBA.
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Marino Drake Assistant Coach 3rd Season Jumps/ Sprints Marino Drake, originally from Cuba, joined the NCCU Track and Field as an Assistant Coach in fall 2008 to work with the jumpers. From 1984 to 1996, he was a high jumper on the Cuban National Track & Field team and achieved a personal best of 2.34m (7’7�). Between 1990 and 1992, he was among the best high jumpers in the world, finishing 5th at the Tokyo World Championships (1991) and 8th at the Barcelona Olympics (1992). During his years of active competition, Drake completed his university degree in Sports and Physical Training at the Manuel Fajardo Institute of Advanced Sports and Physical Culture at the University of Havana, with a concentration in Track and Field. Following his undergraduate studies, he expanded his coaching skills by completing the IAAF first level coaching certification and a post-graduate course in Sports Psychology. Drake completed his USATF Level II Certification in Jumps in 2007.
Bernard Austin Assistant Coach 4th Season Sprints/ Distance
Upon retiring as an athlete in 1996, Drake was named Assistant Coach for the Cuban National team where he worked with the national selection of high jumpers. From 1998 to 2000, he represented Cuba as a visiting coach with the National Track & Field team of the Dominican Republic in preparation for the 2002 Panamerican Games. Following his assignment in the Dominican Republic, he was promoted to Sub-Director of the Cuban National team where he was in charge of educational development and gained extensive administrative and management experience. Drake came to the United States in 2002. Before coming to NCCU, he was a volunteer Track and Field coach with Johns Hopkins University and the University of South Carolina. He has also worked as a personal trainer with a wide range of athletes, including Major League baseball players. Having personally benefited from the combined opportunity to be an athlete and student in Cuba, Drake believes in sports as an integral part of the university educational experience and is thrilled to be working with student athletes at NCCU.
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2010 Cross Country Review In its final season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I transition, the men’s and women’s cross country hit the 2010 terrain with a competitive Division I schedule. In this year’s competition NCCU faced cross country programs from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Duke, North Carolina State and UNC Chapel Hill, just to name a few. This season, NCCU competed in standard cross country meets, consisting of 5k (women) and 8K (men) competition, while adding a cross country relay to this year’s schedule. Throughout the season, the Lady Eagles were led by senior Dreanna Wallace, as the Eagles were led by senior Jamar Jones. Lady Eagles Leaders (Season Best): Dreanna Wallace: 20:20 (NCCU Classic) Taisha Parkins: 21:07 (Great American Cross Country Festival) Delesha Conquest: 22:15 (NCCU Classic) Sararesa Hudson: 22:29 (Great American Cross Country Festival) Ikea Long: 22:46 (Great American Cross Country Festival) Crystal Shepherd: 23:33 (NCCU Classic) Chavaria Williams: 30:35 (NCCU Classic) Kim Derrickson: 32:24 (NCCU Classic) Jasmine Wanamaker: 32:36 (NCCU Classic) Eagles Leaders (Season Best): Jamar Jones: 27:29 (NCCU Classic Charles Lindsey: 27:53 (UNC Chapel Hill Cross Country Classic) Daran Gill: 31:07 (UNC Chapel Hill Cross Country Classic) Nana Atakora-Bediako: 31:08 (UNC Chapel Hill Cross Country Classic) Kendall DeLapp: 40:18 (Great American Cross Country Festival) Carlvin Leggett: 38:54 (UNC Chapel Hill Cross Country Classic)
2010 Cross Country Meet Schedule September 1 Duke University Dual Meet
Durham, N.C.
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Chapel Hill, N.C.
NCCU/N.C. Carolina A&T State University Cross Country Relay Meet Durham, N.C. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cross Country Classic
25 Greensboro Invitational October 1-2 Great American Cross Country Invite 16 NCCU Eagle Classic
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Greensboro, N.C. Cary, N.C. Durham, N.C.
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2010-11 Indoor Track and Field Review Lady Eagles Leaders (Season Best): Ashley McCoy: 60-meter dash 7.54; 200-meter dash 24.39 Chavaria Williams: 400-meter dash 56.67 Taisha Parkins: 800-meter run 2:24.65 Dreanna Wallace: 1 Mile 5:31.90 Anthonia Ballard: 60-meter hurdles 8.80 Chavaria Williams, Ashley McCoy, Sararesa Hudson and Crystal Shepherd: 4x400 meter relay 3:47.65 Shanita Glenn: High Jump 1.63 meters Saquenda Dallas: Long Jump 5.84 meters; Triple Jump 11.66 meters Jessica Blanks: Shot Put 12.29 meters
Eagles Leaders (Season Best): Phillip Barren: 60-meter dash 7.12; 200-meter dash 22.56 Jamar Jones: 400-meter dash 48.60; 800-meter run 1:56.88 Charles Lindsey: 60-meter hurdles 8.20 Gregory Roper, Jamar Jones, Brandon Addison and Phillip Barron: 4x400 meter relay 3:14.81 Valentino Thomas: High Jump 2.03 meters Kendall DeLapp: Long Jump 6.92 meters David Shaw: Triple Jump 14.66 meters Nealie Whitt: Shot Put 15.35 meters
2010-11 Indoor Meet Schedule December 4 Christopher Newport Holiday Opener January 14-15 Virginia Tech Invitational
Newport News, Va. Blacksburg, Va.
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Indoor Terrapin Invitational
Landover, Md.
28-29
Penn State
Univeristy Park, Pa.
25 Greensboro Invitational February 4-5 New Balance Collegiate Invitational 12 George Mason Univeristy Meet
Greensboro, N.C. Manhattan, N.Y. Fairfax, Va.
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Meet the Eagles
Brandon Addison • Fr.
Phillip Barren • So.
Germantown, Md. Watkins Mills H.S.
Raleigh, N.C. Athens Drive H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Watkins Mill High School ... earned first team All-Conference honors. Personal: Brandon Addison ... son of Raymond Addison and Beverly Harper ... was born on Sept. 20, 1992 in Shady Grove, Maryland ... majoring in business administration.
Personal: Phillip Alexander Barren ... son of Robert and Loretta Barren ... was born on Dec. 31, 1990 in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... majoring in criminal justice.
Nana Atakora-Bediako • So. Garner, N.C. The School of Church Farm
YahRock Bates • Fr. Summerville, S.C. Summerville H.S. Personal: YahRock Tajh Bates ... son of LaKeisha Perry ... majoring sports management.
Matthew Brown • Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. Southview H.S Personal: Matthew Emmanuel Brown ... Son of Edison and Florence Brown ... was born on Feb. 6, 1992 in Washington, D.C. ... majoring in communications.
Kendall DeLapp
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Robert Corbitt • Fr.
Jamar Jones • Sr.
Washington, D.C. DeMatha H.S.
Philadelphia, Pa. G. W. Carver H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at DeMatha High School ... was a member of the 2010 New Balance Nationals All-American 4x400 meter relay team ... participated in the 2008 WCAC (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Champions. Personal: Robert James Corbitt III ... son of Robert and Janet Corbitt ... was born on Jan. 18, 1992 ... enjoys bike riding and running ... majoring in business.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at G.W. Carver High School ... earned two All-State honors in the 800-meter run ... placed third in the nation in the 800-meter run ... earned state championship honors in the 800-meter run, holds personal records in 800-meter run and the 400-meter dash. Personal: Jamar Owens Jones ... son of John Jones ... was born on March 15, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... enjoys football and basketball ... intends to further his career as a professional track and field athlete ... majoring in Parks and Recreation with a minor in Sports Management.
Kendall DeLapp • Jr.
Charles Lindsay • Sr.
Raleigh, N.C. Garner H.S.
Winston-Salem, N.C. Parkland H.S.
High School: Was a member of the basketball team at the Academy of the Holy Cross ... lettered four years in basketball ... played under head coach Keith Brown ... was named team captain as a senior ... earned All-Tournament Team recognition as a senior and was named Most Valuable Player of the IAABO Basketball Tournament.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Parkland High School ... Earned All-Conference honors ... earned second place in 400-meter hurdles during AAU National Championship ... earned state title during indoor championships.
Personal: Kendall Ellis DeLapp ... son of Reuben and Denise DeLapp ... Was born on March 27, 1990 in Atlanta, Ga. ... enjoys watching Scooby Doo, buying shoes, playing video games and spending time with family ... majoring in physical education with a minor in recreational management.
Personal: Charles William Lindsay III ... son of Annie Lindsay ... was born on Aug. 24, 1989 in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... enjoys children, and giving back to the community ... majoring in early childhood education with a concentration in birth-kindergarten.
Darran Gill • Sr. Bridgetown, Barbados Louis Lynch High School: Received Academic Achievement Award, Youth Appreciation Award, Award for Excellence in Volleyball and Track & Field, and Youth Achievement Award in Cricket. Personal: Born January 2, 1985, in Bridgetown, Barbados. Mother is Marilyn Delaney. Major at NCCU is Business Administration with a minor in Marketing. Has represented Barbados in three different sporting disciplines volleyball, track & field, and cricket.
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Charles Lindsay
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criminal justice.
Borne Sanders • Fr.
Kerrick Williams • So.
Raleigh, N.C. Athens Drive H.S.
Charlotte, N.C. West Mecklenburg H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Athens Drive High School ... earned MVP in indoor and outdoor track.
Personal: Kerrick Lamont Williams ... Son of Alvin Blakney and Marie Culbreth-Blakney ... was born on March 28, 1991 in Charlotte, N.C. ... enjoys listening to music ... played the saxophone from fifth to tenth grade ... majoring in Nursing.
Personal: Borne Malik Sanders ... son of Carolyn Watkins ... was born on May 8, 1992 ... enjoys reading and music ... majoring in
Zuri Sneed • So. Henderson, N.C. Northern Vance H.S. High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Northern Vance High School ... earned three All-Conference honors and AllRegion honors. Personal: Zuri Girad Sneed ... son of Charquel Sneed-Johnson ... was born on Feb. 9, 1991 in Queens, N.Y. ... enjoys sports and math ... majoring in math with a minor secondary education.
Matthew Winstead • Fr. Raleigh, N.C. Southwest Raleigh H.S. Personal: Kerrick Lamont Williams ... Son of Alvin Blakney and Marie Culbreth-Blakney ... was born on March 28, 1991 in Charlotte, N.C. ... enjoys listening to music ... played the saxophone from fifth to tenth grade ... majoring in Nursing.
Nealie Whitt • Sr. Roxboro, N.C. Person H.S.
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Anthonia Ballard • R-Fr.
Tierra Blue • Jr.
Philadelphia, Pa. Swenson Arts & Technology H.S.
Raleigh, N.C. Wakefield H.S.
High School: Earned All-State honors in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles (2007-09). Personal: Anthonia Marenia Ballard ... daughter of Mark Stokes and Karen Ballard ... was born on Oct. 10, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... enjoys dancing, texting, and handing out with friends ...
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Wakefield High School ... was a member of the A/B Honor Roll, DECA club and FLA Club ... earned AllConference honors during her sophomore, junior and seniors honors ... earned her varsity letter during her sophomore, junior and senior years. Personal: Tierra N. Blue ... daughter of Fredrick M. Blue and Tinica T. Thomas ... was born May 13, 1990 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... enjoys double dutch and watching the Olympics ... majoring in criminal justice with a minor in homeland security.
and All Region in four events
Joann Blakney • Fr.
Samantha Clarkson • So.
Charlotte, N.C. West Mecklenburg
Upper Marlboro, Md. Henry A. Wise H.S.
High School: Was a member of the West Mecklenburg High School track and field team ... Named All Conference, All-State
Personal: Joann Crystal-Ukian Blakney... daughter of Alvin and Marie Blakney ... was born on Aug. 9, 1992 in Charlotte, N.C. ... enjoys reading, getting to know people, running and talking on the phone ... majoring in criminal justice.
Personal: Samantha Sharon Clarkson... Daughter of Shawn and Sharon Clarkson ... was born on May 10, 1992 in Takoma Park, Md.. ... enjoys shopping and listening to musis ... majoring in Psychology.
Jessica Blanks • Jr.
Delesha Conquest • Fr.
Fayetteville, N.C. Seventy-First H.S.
Newark, Del. Glassgow H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at SeventyFirst High School ... was a member of the All-Conference Team, Most Valuable Player and received the Coaches Award during the 200809 season ... was a member of the All- European Team and Most Valuable Player during the 200607 season ... was a state qualifier. Personal: Jessica Biance Blanks ... daughter of Roosevelt and Mary Harp ... enjoys watching sports ... raised in Germany ... majoring in Nursing.
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High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Henry A. Wise High School ... was a member of the high school National Honors Society.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Glassogw High School ... earned All-State honors ... was named the state champ in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles. Personal: Delsha Jazmine Conquest ... daughter of Del and Roxann Conquest ... was born on June. 8, 1992 in Newark, Del.. ...enjoys dancing, cheering, coloring, eating and sleeping ... majoring business marketing.
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Saquenda Dallas • Sr.
Shadae Giles • Jr.
Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia H.S. for Girls
Pittsburgh, Pa. West Mecklenburg H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field and volleyball team at Philadelphia High School for Girls ... earned the 2004 District Champion in the triple jump and 200-meter dash ... received AllDistrict Championship award in 2007 ... was voted Rookie of Year for volleyball in 2006.
Personal: Shadae J. Giles ... Daughter of Stephanie AdamsHolmes ... was born on April 25, 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... majoring in political science with a minor in political science.
Personal: Saquenda T-Anna Dallas ... daughter of Ricardo and Cassandra Dallas ... was born on Aug. 10, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... enjoys reading and writing urban novels and modeling ... majoring in criminal justice with a minor in computer forensics.
Kim Derrickson • Sr.
Shanita Glenn • Fr.
Spring Lake, N.C. Pine Forest H.S.
Culpeper, Va. Eastern View H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field and basketball team at Pine Forest High School ... earned MVP honors in track and field and basketball ... earned AllConference honors ... was a member of the A/B honor roll.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Eastern View High School ... earned All-State honors in high jump ... earned state champion honors in high jump.
Personal: Kimberly Charlene Derrickson ... daughter of Charles and Ramona Derrickson ... was born on May 24, 1989 in Fort Benning, Ga. ... enjoys basketball and working to become a better athlete ... majoring in secondary education with a minor in business.
Personal: Shanita Shavone Glenn ... daughter of Carlton and Alicia Glenn ... was born on May 25, 1992 in Jeaneu, Alaska . ... enjoys movies and haning out with friends ... has lived in the USA, Germany and Indonesia ... manoring in psychology.
Jazmen Flagler • Fr.
La’Creesha Gore • Fr.
Franklinton, N.C. South Granville H.S.
Mount Holly, N.C. East Gaston H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at South Granville High School ... earned All-Conference honors in high jump, long jump, triple jump and 100m hurdles ... was named AllState in high jump ... was named her teams captian her junior and senior seasons.
Personal: La’Creesha Shanice Gore ... daughter of Gary and Sherry Gore ... was born on April 7, 1992 in Wilmington, N.C. ... enjoys singing and eating ... majoring in business management.
Personal: Jazmen Safina Flagler ... daughter of Von Flagler and Kysha King ... was born on Jan. 14, 1992 in Portsmouth, Va.. ... enjoys music, singing, guitar and dance ... majoring in psychology with a minor in spanish.
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Ciara Houston • Fr.
Ashley McCoy • Fr.
Raleigh, N.C. Broughton H.S.
Wilmington, N.C. New Hanover H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Broughton High School ... was named All-Conference in 2009 and 2010.
Personal: Ashley Diana McCoy ... daughter of William Roderick Stallings and Catrecia McCoyBowman ... was born on Feb. 22, 1991 in Wilimington, N.C. ... majoring in nursing.
Personal: Ciara Loren Houston ... daughter of Jonathan Houston and Melissa Pander ... was born on Nov. 20, 1991 in Raleigh, N.C. ... enjoys eating, sleeping and haning out with friends ... majoring in biology.
Saraesa Hudson • Fr.
Taisha Parkins • So.
Burgaw, N.C. Pender H.S.
Brooklyn, N.Y. Benjamin Banneker H.S.
High School: As a member of the Pender High School track and field team, Hudson was named All-Conference in the 300-meter hurdles ... Earned State Championship honors in 300-meter hurdles (2007 and 2010).
Personal: Taisha Tkeya Parkins ... daughter of Agustin and Violeta Parkins ... was born on Nov. 7, 1991 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... majoring in psychology with a minor in athletic training.
Personal: Sararesa Elaine Hudson ... daughter of Thomas Hudson Jr. and Elberta Pugh-Hudson ... was born on July 7, 1992 in Salisbury, Md. ...enjoys talking on the phone and haning out with friends ... majoring in english.
Ikea Long • Fr.
Paig Robinson • Jr.
Upper Marlboro, Md. Henery A. Wise H.S.
Piscataway, N.J. Piscataway H.S,
Personal: Ikea Long ... was born on May 3, 1992 in Queens, N.Y. ... enjoys singing ... majoring in atheltic training.
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Jasmine Wanamaker • Fr.
Crystal Shepherd • Jr.
Philadelphia, Pa. Girls H.S.
Fayetteville, N.C. Fayetteville State University Personal: Crystal N. Shepherd ... daughter of Timothy and Patricia Sheperd ... was born on March 22, 1988 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... enjoys running track, spending time with family, sleeping, eating and shopping ... Double majoring in sociology and psychology.
Personal: Jasmine Yanee Wanamaker ... daughter of Craig Wanamaker and Raysheen DuBose ... was born on Nov. 21, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... major is undecided.
Alexis Sherrill • Fr.
Chavaria Williams • Sr.
Durham, N.C. Northern H.S.
Miramar, Fla. Miramar H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Northern High School ... Earned MVP honors during her senior tenure ... was All-Conference in 2008 and 2010. Personal: Alexis Charity Sherrill ... daughter of Joey and Angela Sherrill ... was born on June 26, 1992 in Durham, N.C. ... enjoys modeling, food and dancing ... majoring in family and consumer science.
Dreanna Wallace • Jr. Orlando, Fla. Boone H.S.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Miramar High School ... Earned MVP honors during her senior tenure ... was the district champion in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes ... placed fourth in the state in the 4x400 meter relay ... was recognized by the city of Miramar during her junior tenure. Personal: Chavaria Matrice Williams ... daughter of Latonya McKinnon-Wells ... was born on Sept. 25, 1988 in Miami, Fla. ... majoring in mass communications with a minor in communication studies.
High School: Was a member of the track and field team at Boone High School ... was a three-time state champion in the 1500-meter run (AAU)... placed seventh in the nation in the 800-meter run (AAU) ... placed eighth in the nation in the 1500-meter run. Personal: Dreanna E. L. Wallace ... daughter of Darrell Wallace and Christine Saint-Louis ... was born on March 1, 1990 in Orlando, Fla. ... enjoys running, shopping and swimming ... majoring in athletic training.
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COACH LAWSON'S INDIVIDUAL ALL-AMERICANS / NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (since 1995) Jessica Mills - 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Women's Triple Jump Maurice Gailey - 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Men's 200-Meter Dash Hakeem Mohammed - 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Champion - Men's 400-Meter Dash Karjuan Williams - 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-American - Men's 400-Meter Dash Brandon Jones - 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Men's 800-Meter Run Karjuan Williams - 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-American - Men's 800-Meter Run Christopher Davis - 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion - Men's 60-Meter Dash Brian Hope - 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 60-Meter Dash Hakeem Mohammed - 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor All-American - Men's 200-Meter Dash Brian Hope - 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 200-Meter Dash Mark Davis - 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's Long Jump William Scott - 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's Triple Jump Jessica Mills - 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's Triple Jump Brandon Jones - 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field National Champion - Junior Men's 800-Meter Run Jessica Mills - 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Champion - Women's Triple Jump Sharonda Arnold - 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Women's 400-Meter Dash Hakeem Mohammed - 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-American - Men's 400-Meter Dash Brandon Jones - 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Men's 800-Meter Dash Maurice Gailey - 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Men's 200-Meter Dash Hakeem Mohammed - 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-American - Men's 200-Meter Dash
Brian Hope - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 200 Meter Dash Maurice Gailey - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 200 Meter Dash Dorian Turner - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 200 Meter Dash Hakeem Mohammed - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor All-American - Men's 400-Meter Dash Sharonda Arnold - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's 400-Meter Dash Jessica Mills - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's Triple Jump Dorian Turner - 2005 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican- Men's 200m Dash Chanda Powell - 2003 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican- Women's 100m Hurdles Chanda Powell - 2003 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican- Women's Long Jump Jason Smoots - 2003 NCAA Divison II Outdoor AllAmerican- Men's 100 m Dash Jason Smoots - 2003 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican- Men's 200m Dash Steven Enoch - 2003 NCAA Divison II Outdoor AllAmerican- Men's Long Jump Jason Smoots - 2003 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion- Men's 60m Dash Chanda Powell - 2003 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican- Women's 60m Hurdles Katerina Glosova - 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican- Women's 800 Run Jason Smoots - 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Champion- Men's 100m Dash Kennisha Moten - 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican- Women's 400m Dash Chanda Powell - 2002 NCAA Divison II Outdoor AllAmerican- Women's Long Jump Steven Enoch - 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican- Men's Long Jump Katerina Glosova - 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion - Women's 800m Run Jason Smoots - 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion - Men's 60m Dash
Brian Hope - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 60 Meter Dash
Steven Enoch - 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's Triple Jump Kennisha Moten - 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's 400m Dash
Christopher Davis - 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 60 Meter Dash
Jason Smoots - 2001 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Champion - Men's 100m Dash
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Kennisha Moten - 2001 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Women's 400m Dash Jason Smoots - 2001 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion - Men's 55m Dash Jason Smoots - 2000 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Men's 100m Dash
2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Maurice Gailey, Brandon Jones, Hakeem Mohammed, Dorian Turner) 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor All-America - Women's 4x400-Meter Relay (Sharonda Arnold, Ambria Alexander, Tyfia Lee, Christina Harris)
Jason Smoots - 2000 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Men's 55m Dash
2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Jason Jowers, Detric Branch, Dorian Turner, Maurice Gailey)
Cheron Clark - 2000 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's 400m Dash
2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (Tiffany Mitchell, Christina Harris, Sharonda Arnold, Nina Warren)
Michael Patterson - 1999 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Men's 400m Dash Angela Brown - 1999 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's Long Jump
2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Austin-Lamar Hogan, Detric Branch, Eric Speer, Dorian Turner)
Elisha Marshall - 1998 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Champion - Women's 100m Dash
2005 NCAA Division II Indoor All-America - Women's 4x400-Meter Relay (Sharonda Arnold, Ambria Alexander, Tyfia Lee, Christina Harris)
Elisha Marshall - 1998 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Women's 200m Dash
2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x400m Relay (Austin-Lamar Hogan, Eric Speer, Detric Branch, Dorian Turner)
Elisha Marshall - 1998 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's 55m Dash Elisha Marshall - 1997 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's 55m Dash
2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor All America - Women's 4x100m Relay (Tiffany Mitchell, Christina Harris, Sharonda Arnold, Nina Warren)
Kimberly McPhatter - 1997 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's High Jump
2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x100m Relay (Jason Jowers, Detric Branch, Dorian Turner, Maurice Gailey)
Elisha Marshall - 1996 NCAA Division II Indoor AllAmerican - Women's 55m Dash
2004 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x400m Relay (Shareef Muhammad, Dorian Turner, Austin Hogan, Hakeem Mohammed)
Pathereka Miller - 1995 NCAA Division II Outdoor AllAmerican - Women's 400m Dash -------------------------------------------------------------COACH LAWSON'S ALL-AMERICAN RELAY SQUADS (since 1995) 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Christopher Davis, Rigdon Whitfield, Hakeem Mohammed, Maurice Gailey) 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Karjuan Williams, Brian Hope, Brandon Jones, Shareef Muhammad) 2007 NCAA Division II Indoor All-America - Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Karjuan Williams, Brian Hope, Brandon Jones, Maurice Gailey) 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (Tiffany Mitchell, Christina Harris, Tyfia Lee, Sharonda Arnold) 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Jason Jowers, Hakeem Mohammed, Dorian Turner, Maurice Gailey)
2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Champions - Men's 4x100m Relay (Steven Enoch, Jason Smoots, Detric Branch, Jamie Richardson) 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor All-America - Women's 4x400m Relay (Lindsay Holmes, Rosalyn Pollard, Katerina Glosova, Kennisha Moten) 2001 NCAA Division II Indoor All-America - Women's 4x400m Relay (Cheron Clark, Rosalyn Pollard, Katerina Glosova, Kennisha Moten) 2000 NCAA Division II Indoor All-America - Men's 4x400m Relay (Albert Newkirk, Christopher Waters, Robert Williams, Michael Patterson) 1999 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Men's 4x100m Relay (Tavius Walker, Albert Newkirk, Floyd Ingalls, Michael Patterson) 1995 NCAA Division II Indoor All-America - Women's 4x400m Relay (Pathereka Miller, Nzinga Poteat, Lynetta Golden, Tamica Burnett)
2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor All-America - Women's 4x400-Meter Relay (Sharonda Arnold, Tyfia Lee, Ambria Alexander, Christina Harris)
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Charlie Nelms Chancellor Fourth Year Crawford, Ark. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Chancellor Charlie Nelms assumed his duties as chancellor of North Carolina Central University August 1, 2007. Prior to joining the NCCU family, Nelms served as vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs at Indiana University, which enrolls approximately 100,000 students on eight campuses. In his role as IU’s vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs, Nelms was responsible for a combination of duties on the Bloomington campus and systemwide that spanned university planning, institutional research and effectiveness, enrollment management, student affairs, academic support services, K-12 outreach initiatives, student retention, honors programs, and diversity and equity efforts. In September 2001, TIME magazine named IU’s Bloomington campus the number-one student-centered research university in the nation. Many of the programs cited by TIME were under Nelms’ oversight and direction. A native of Crawfordsville, Arkansas, Nelms majored in agronomy and chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, graduating in 1968. He later earned a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs (1971) and a doctoral degree in
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higher education administration (1977) from Indiana University. Early in his career, he rose through the faculty and administrative ranks as associate dean for Student Development at Earlham College in Indiana (1973-1977), associate director of the Center for Human Development and Education Services at the UAPB (1977-1978), associate dean for Academic Affairs at Indiana University Northwest (19781984) and vice president for Student Services at Sinclair Community College in Ohio (1984- 1987). In 1987, Nelms began a sevenyear tenure as chancellor of Indiana University East, a commuter campus serving east-central Indiana. During his tenure there, the campus was the fastest-growing college in the State of Indiana. In 1994, Nelms was named chancellor of the University of Michigan at Flint (UMF), an urban campus that enrolls over 6,500 students and offers a full spectrum of undergraduate and master’s degree programs. Before being recruited to Indiana University in 1998, he resolved a significant campus budget deficit, reversed a four-year enrollment decline, and secured more than $75 million in private gifts to UMF.
Award from Indiana University, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the IU School of Education, the President’s Medal from the University of Michigan, and the State of Indiana’s Sagamore of the Wabash—the highest civilian award bestowed by the governor. Nelms is married to Jeanetta Sherrod Nelms. They have one son, Rashad, a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School who serves as a policy officer with the United Nations World Food Programme.
A former American Council on Education Fellow and Ford Fellow, Nelms holds honorary degrees from Earlham College and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to education and service to students, including the Benjamin Hooks Award for Meritorious Achievement from the Gary (IN) branch of the NAACP, the Distinguished Alumni Service
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Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Director of Athletics Third Year Durham, N.C. George Washington
NCCU, Wicker-McCree has been one of the driving forces behind NCCU’s reclassification to NCAA Division I. Since 1998, she has overseen the internal operations of the Athletics Department, including all compliance and eligibility programs. Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D., was appointed as the Director of Athletics at North Carolina Central University on April 23, 2008 after holding the interim position for five months. She officially began her new leadership role on May 1, 2008. Wicker-McCree, who joined the rank of only a handful of women athletic directors in the UNC system, previously served as NCCU’s associate athletics director for internal affairs. She has served in a variety of leadership positions in both conference and national level organizations, 8most notably as president of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Executive Board from 2004-06, becoming only the second woman to ever hold that position in the league’s history. In addition, she served as a member of the NCAA’s Division II Legislation Committee from 2003-07. In recognition of her work, Wicker-McCree received the CIAA Leadership Award for Service as president of the Executive Board and was named the CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year in the spring of 2006.
Now entering her 16th year at
Wicker-McCree began her career at NCCU as the head coach for women’s volleyball and softball. She became the first coach in NCCU history to win conference championships in multiple sports, capturing the school’s first-ever CIAA titles in softball (1998) and volleyball (1999, 2004, 2005). A three-time CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005) and former member of the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Committee, Wicker-McCree earned 239 match victories in 12 seasons as head volleyball coach at NCCU. She was also inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 as head coach of the 1998 softball team.
North Carolina State University in June 2008. She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program at N.C. State (1989-90). She then spent two seasons (1992-93) as head volleyball coach and student-athlete academic counselor at North Carolina A&T State University before returning to her hometown to begin her NCCU tenure in August 1994.
A native of Durham and a graduate of C.E. Jordan High School, Wicker-McCree played on two North Carolina high school state volleyball championship teams, while also lettering in basketball and track and field. She continued her volleyball playing career as a student-athlete at George Washington University. Wicker-McCree earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from George Washington University in 1989, and a master’s degree in recreation resources administration from North Carolina State University in December 1991. She also completed doctoral studies in higher education administration at
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Wicker-McCree and her husband, Geno McCree, a three-sport collegiate student-athlete and 1991 graduate of Elon University, are the proud parents of Alexia , Quinton and Sydney.
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JAMAUL ALEXANDER
CAROLYN ARRINGTON
ANTHONY BENNETT
DR. LES BRINSON
LOUISE BROTHERS
VINCENT BROWN
BRIGITTE COUNCIL
ARIEL GERMAIN
Accountant (919) 530-6866
Associate A.D. for Finance & Business (919) 530-6868
CHRIS HOOKS
MS, ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-7595
LUANN EDMONDS-HARRIS
TYRONE IRBY
MARLYNN JONES
WILLIE JUDE II
ADRIAN POWELL
BRENDA SCARBOROUGH
MS, ATC, LAT Head Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
Faculty Athletic Council Chairman (919) 530-5166
NATHAN CROCKETT
Strength & Conditioning Assistant Coach (919) 530-6722
SEAN THOMAS
Director of Student-Athlete Services (919) 530-6906
ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
Assistant Sports Information Director / Broadcast Media (919) 530-6892
Equipment Manager, Evening Building Supervisor (919) 530-7057
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Assistant A.D. for Business & Finance (919) 530-5125
Executive Assistant to the Athletics Director (919) 530-7057
DARKINA WARD
MS, ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
Assistant A.D. for Compliance (919) 530-6725
KYLE SERBA
Marketing Director, Cheerleading Coach (919) 530-6713
Assistant A.D. for Development (919) 530-6724
GEORGE SMITH
Associate A.D. for Media Relations (919) 530-7054
Associate A.D. for External Affairs/S&C (919) 530-5126
DR. INGRID WICKER-McCREE
BRENDA WILLIAMS
Director of Athletics (919) 530-7057
Administrative Assistant (919) 530-5315
Business & Finance Assistant (919) 530-6802
Sports Information Assistant (919) 530-6892
BARRY MARROW Facilities / Turf Management (919) 530-5124
ETIENNE THOMAS
Associate A.D. for Internal Operations/SWA (919) 530-7053
DANNY WORTHY Assistant A.D. for Corporate Relations (919) 530-6726
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North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics
MIKE CHARLTON Softball, Head Coach (919) 530-6723
GEORGETTE CRAWFORD-CROOKS Women’s Volleyball, Head Coach (919) 530-6722
HENRY FRAZIER, III Footbal Head Coach (919) 530-5127
Head Coaches
II. Vision Statement The NCCU Athletics Program envisions being recognized as one of the nation’s leading institutions for academic and athletic excellence in a diverse cultural and educational environment. CURTIS LAWSON
Men’s Tennis, Head Coach Director of Tennis (919) 530-5127
MICHAEL LAWSON
Track & Field/Cross Country, Head Coach (919) 530-5121
Men’s Basketball, Head Coach (919) 530-7058
Women’s Tennis, Head Coach (919) 530-5127
DAVID NASS
PAUL PERRY
JOLI ROBINSON
KAREN SANFORD
DR. HENRY WHITE
LEVELLE MOTON
Women’s Basketball, Head Coach (919) 530-7051
I. Mission Statement North Carolina Central University places the highest priority on a quality academic and athletic experience as part of the overall education of student-athletes. We affirm academic excellence as the cornerstone to the mission of the institution; as well as the physical, mental and social well-being of those admitted. In so doing, we seek to strengthen the integration of the athletic program objectives with academic development objectives. NCCU recognizes the positive impact of athletic participation on the individual athlete, campus community and community at-large. Consistent with these we seek to encourage attitudes of integrity, fairness, respect for others, dedication to goals, equal access and zeal to present a national model program that culminates in strongly competitive performances in the classroom and on the athletic field.
Women’s Bowling, Head Coach (919) 530-6484
Golf, Head Coach (919) 530-7186
Baseball, Head Coach (919) 530-6723
III. Five Core Values 1) Institutional Control and Compliance 2) Academic Excellence and Integrity 3) Fiscal Integrity 4) Physical, Social and Emotional Student Well-being 5) Competitive Excellence with the highest ethical standards IV. Strategic Goals 1. To recruit student-athletes to North Carolina Central University and provide them with the academic support that will ensure each student’s progress and completion of graduation requirements. 2. To enhance leadership qualities, character development, sportsmanship, physical development, emotional development, social development and academic excellence in student-athletes. 3. To sustain and enhance resources of the North Carolina Central University Athletics such that team performances are highly competitive and nationally recognized. 4. To recruit and attract coaches and staff members who are committed to the best in athletic instruction, program management, academic mission support and good sportsmanship. 5. To ensure compliance with Federal, State and University regulations in the hiring process to include but not limited to providing equal treatment and opportunity for student-athletes, coaches and staff in employment and in all department programs. 6. To maintain fiscal and operational integrity by establishing fiscally sound budgets and executing effective management practices. 7. To maintain compliance with all institutional, conference, and NCAA rules and regulations governing membership requirements to include but not limited to amateurism, recruiting, eligibility, playing and practice seasons, and finance. 8. To ensure diversity and equity among staff and student-athletes by providing an environment which promotes and emphasizes respect for sensitivity to diversity and equity.
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North Carolina Central University’s athletics programs have enjoyed regional and national recognition for years. Fourteen men’s and women’s sports teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition at the Division I level (Football Championship Subdivision) as members of the MidEastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The 1989 men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II Men’s National Championship. Other men’s intercollegiate teams include football, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, baseball, golf and cross country. Women’s intercollegiate teams include basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, softball, bowling and cross country. Several former student-athletes and coaches are nationally and internationally known. Heading the charge of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, President of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who lifted the Eagle track & field program to international prominence during his
Lee Calhoun and President Elder LeRoy T. Walker photographed with the Evening Star Victory Bowl in 1954.
unprecedented tenure as head coach at NCCU. Under Walker’s reign, the Eagles produced 30 national titles, 77 allamericans, and eight Olympic medalists. Legendary basketball practitioner, John B. McLendon, a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, established a remarkable record of 23968 (.779) as an Eagle head coach from 1940 to 1952. A student of the late Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, McLendon is credited with the development of the zone press, fast break and four corners offense. Boston Celtic great Sam Jones, a student-athlete under McLendon and a fellow Hall-of-Famer, became the first black player to be drafted in the first round after scoring a record 1,745 points during
Dr. LeRoy T. Walker Former U.S. Olympic Committee President
NCCU’s Shari Matthews was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball National Player of the Year.
(Photo by Wayne Jernigan)
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John B. McLendon National Basketball Hall of Fame Coach
his stellar NCCU career. Internationally-renowned artist, Ernie Barnes, best-known for his famous paintings seen on the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” played football for NCCU prior to a professional gridiron career with the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. The LeRoy T. Walker Physical Education Complex houses a multipurpose gymnasium, Olympic-sized swimming and diving pool, athletic training facilities, strength and fitness center, and much more. O’KellyRiddick Stadium hosts NCCU football action for a capacity crowd of 10,000 dedicated Eagle fans. In November, McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium
Sam Jones
National Basketball Hall of Fame Player, Boston Celtics
Sports Offered by NCCU Athletics
Ernie Barnes
Award-Winning Artist and NFL Lineman
Fall Winter Spring Football (Men) Basketball (Men &Women) Softball (Women) Volleyball (Women) Indoor Track & Field (M&W) Golf (Men) Cross Country (M&W) Bowling (Women) Tennis (Men & Women) Baseball (Men) Outdoor Track & Field (M&W)
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Championships / Post-Season Basketball (Men) CIAA Champions (CIAA): 1946, 1950 NCAA Div. II Playoffs: 1957, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997 NCAA Div. II Regional Champions: 1989, 1993 NCAA Div. II National Champions: 1989 Basketball (Women) CIAA Champions: 1984, 2007 NCAA Div. II Playoffs: 1984, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 Bowling (Women) CIAA Champions: 2001 Cross Country (Men) CIAA Champions: 2004 Cross Country (Women) CIAA Champions: 2005, 2006 NCAA Div. II Regional Champions: 2006 Football CIAA Champions: 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006 MEAC Champions: 1972, 1973 NCAA Div. II Playoffs: 1988, 2005, 2006 Softball CIAA Champions: 1998, 1999, 2006 NCAA Div. II Playoffs: 2006, 2007 Tennis (Men) CIAA Champions: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1998 MEAC Champions: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Track & Field (Men) CIAA Champions: 1964, 1965, 1971 MEAC Champions: 1972, 1973, 1974 NAIA National Champions: 1972 Volleyball (Women) CIAA Champions: 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 NCAA Div. II Playoffs: 2004, 2005, 2006 CIAA=Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association MEAC=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Members of the 1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Champs and 1972-73 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champs.
lights-up with men’s and women’s basketball excitement (3,056 capacity). NCCU ATHLETICS HISTORY
CIAA until the summer of 2007, when the University began year one of its reclassification to NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision) membership. On July 1, 2010, NCCU rejoined the MEAC as a provisional member. Teams and individual student-athletes have competed in national tournaments in several sports, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, softball and men’s tennis, winning national championships in men’s basketball and track and field. During the university’s membership in the CIAA and MEAC, teams won 41 conference championships, made 21 NCAA regional appearances, won three NCAA regional titles, and earned two team national championships (1989 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball and 1972 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field). More than 55 student-athletes have captured individual NCAA and NAIA national championships. That level of success extended to the international stage. Studentathletes represented NCCU in six consecutive Olympic Games from 1956-76 in the sport of track & field. During that time, the individuals captured eight Olympic medals, including five gold medals.
North Carolina Central University boasts a rich tradition in athletic competition, dating back to the same academic year the University opened its doors for the first time. The first organized sports team at what was then the National Training School and Chautauqua was baseball, fielding a squad in the spring of 1911. Since that time, Eagle student-athletes have competed in sports such as boxing, wrestling and swimming, in addition to the sports currently offered by NCCU: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s bowling, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s golf, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, and women’s volleyball. NCCU joined the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (then named the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) in 1928. In 1971, NCCU was one of the founding members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, established as an NCAA Division II conference. In 1980, NCCU returned to the CIAA, an NCAA Division II conference, when the MEAC opted to make the move Larry Black holds his two to the NCAA Division I level of Olympic medals. competition. NCCU remained in the
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2010-2011 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Schedule Indoor December 4
Christopher Newport Holiday Opener
Newport News, Va.
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Virginia Tech Invitational Indoor Terrapin Invitational Penn State Invitational
Blacksburg, Va. Landover, Md. University Park, Pa.
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New Balance Invitational George Mason University
Manhattan, N.Y. Fairfax, Va. Outdoor
March
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Coastal Carolina University Invitational Wake Forest Open LeRoy T. Walker/Lee Calhoun Invitational
Conway, S.C. Winston-Salem, N.C. Durham, N.C. - Track & Field Facility
April
1-2 8-9 15-16 28-30
Pepsi Florida Relays Duke Invitational International Friendship and Freedom Games Penn Relay Carnival
Gainesville, Fla. Durham, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Philadelphia, Pa.
May
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Duke Twilight ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship
Durham, N.C. Princeton, N.J.
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North Carolina Central University For updated schedule and results information, visit www.NCCUEaglePride.com.