Women’s Tennis 2011 Schedule January 29
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.
1 p.m.
February 6 19 26 27 28
UNC Asheville Longwood EAST CAROLINA MEREDITH Mt. Olive
Asheville, N.C. Farmville, Va. DURHAM, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. Mt. Olive, N.C.
2 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 P.M. 1 P.M. 2 p.m.
8 12 14 18 19 26 27
Memphis Maryland Eastern Shore Bethune-Cookman Norfolk State Savannah State South Carolina State Florida A&M Hampton Gardner-Webb UNC Wilmington Campbell VIRGINIA STATE East Carolina RADFORD
Cary, N.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Cary, N.C. Wilmington, N.C. Buies Creek, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. Greenville, N.C. DURHAM, N.C.
10 a.m. ** 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 10 a.m. 2 p.m. 10 a.m. 2 p.m.** 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 P.M. 4 p.m. 1 P.M.
April 2 6 10 12 14
Appalachian State SHAW N.C. A&T STATE WESTERN CAROLINA Longwood
Boone, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. Farmville, Va.
2:30 p.m. 3:30 P.M. 1 P.M. 2 P.M. 3 p.m.
March 3 5 6 7
* All home matches are in CAPS. ** All games in Cary, N.C. will be held at the Cary Tennis Center. te ter. er..
2010-11 Women’s Tennis 2010-11 NCCU Women’s Tennis Ariel Germain Sports Information Assistant • Women’s Tennis Contact agermain@nccu.edu • (919) 530-6892 www.NCCUEaglePride.com GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of School.................... North Carolina Central University
Table of Contents NCCU Head Coach David Nass ................................................ 4
City/Zip ...........................................................Durham, NC 27707 Founded ....................................... 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard Enrollment ...............................................................................8,645
2010-11 Roster............................................................................. 5 Meet the Lady Eagles ............................................................ 6-10
Nickname ................................................................................Eagles School Colors .........................................................Maroon & Gray Facility ..........................................................NCCU Tennis Courts
Chancellor Charlie Nelms........................................................ 12 Athletics Director Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D ............... 13
Location .....................................................................Campus Drive ............................................ Behind McDougald-McLendon Gym National Affiliation ................... NCAA Div. I (Reclassification)
This is NCCU.........................................................................14-15 NCCU Athletics Staff and Coaches ................................... 16-17
Conference ...................................................................Independent ..................................................... MEAC recognized in July 2010
NCCU Athletics .....................................................................18-19
Chancellor .................................................................Charlie Nelms Alma Mater (Year) .........................Arkansas Pine Bluff (1968) Athletics Director ....................... Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Alma Mater (Year) ..........................George Washington (1989)
Team Information
Coaching Staff Head Coach .............................................................. Curtis Lawson Alma Mater (Year) ................... North Carolina Central (1987) Assistant Coach ...................................................John McLean IV Tennis Office Phone ............................................ (919) 530-5127
2009-10 Overall Record................................................................... 11-15 2009-10 Home Record ........................................................................ 3-5 2009-10 Away Record ..........................................................................7-7 2009-10 Neutral Record ......................................................................1-3 Letterwinners Returning/ Lost .......................................................... 5/2
Tennis Fax ........................................................... (919) 530-5426 Sports Information
2010-11 Women’s Tennis Roster
Fax ......................................................................... (919) 530-5426
Letterwinners returning
E-mail ..............................................................agermain@nccu.edu Sports Information Director .......................................Kyle Serba SID Office Phone ............................................... (919) 530-7054 SID E-mail ..........................................................kserba@nccu.edu SID Mailing Address ............ 116 McDougald-McLendon Gym
Name Cameron Chatman Olesya Palko Ashley Rogers Tatiana Velasquez
..........................................................................Durham, NC 27707
Ht. 5-5 5-5 5-6 5-8
Hometown High Point, N.C. Kyiv, Ukraine Cary, N.C. Cali, Colombia
Ht. 5-3 5-10 5-5
Hometown Bogota, Colombia Lund, Sweden Hollivken, Sweden
Newcomers
Athletics Dept. Phone .........................................(919) 530-7057 Athletics Dept. Web site ......... www.NCCUEaglePride.com
Cl. So. So. Sr. Sr.
Name Kelly Chaparro Fredrica Larsson Lombard Maria Nedstrom
Cl. So. Fr. Fr.
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David Nass Head Women’s Tennis Coach 14th Season David Nass, the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at North Carolina Central University, boasts 20 years of tennis instructing and coaching experience to his credit. Nass served as head coach for both men’s and women’s tennis programs at NCCU from 1997-2007. In 1998, Nass was selected as the CIAA Tennis Coach of the Year, after guiding the men’s tennis team to its first conference championship in 24 years. A native of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Nass began his tennis instructing and coaching career as the Director of Tennis at the Stevens Point (WI) Country Club from 1978 to 1982. In 1979, he was selected the Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach at the University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point, WI), where he served a seven-year tenure, earning the Wisconsin Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference “Coach of the Year” Award in 1984. As a tennis player, Nass won a Wisconsin State Open Doubles Championship in 1985, earned a Wisconsin state ranking in 1985 and 1986, and finished as a finalist in 31 tennis tournaments from 1978 to 1988. Nass graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1972, with a bachelor of science degree in History and Sociology. He received a certificate in Management of Tax Exempt Organizations from Duke University in 1990, and earned a master’s degree in Recreation Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1991. From 1991-97, Nass served as general manager with the Chapel Hill Tennis Club in Carrboro, NC, leaving his post to return to college coaching. During his management tenure, the club’s membership grew to become the largest in the state among tennis clubs and the volume of event programming made it one of the most active tennis clubs in the eastern United States. Aside from tennis, Nass has competitive experience in seven sports.
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Ashley Rogers, Maria Nedstrom, Tatiana Velasquez and Fredrica Lombard Cameron Chatman, Kelly Chaparro and Oleysa Palko
2010-11 Lady Eagles Roster Name Kelly Chaparro Cameron Chatman Fredrica Lombard Maria Nedstrom Ashley McRae Olesya Palko Ashley Rogers Tatiana Velasquez
Ht. 5’3” 5’6” 5’10” 5’5” 5’4” 5’5” 5’6” 5’8”
Cl. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Bogota, Colombia High Point, N.C. Lund, Sweden Hollivken, Sweden Red Springs, N.C. Kyiv, Ukraine Cary, N.C. Cali, Columbia
High School/Previous School Cypress B. H.S. Southwest Guilford H.S. Polhemskolan Sunds Gymnasium Hoke County H.S. Scandindvian Gymnasium Cary H.S. Santa Maria Stella Maria H.S.
Head Coach: David Nass Assistant Coach: Lewis McMillon
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Women’s Tennis 2010-11 Ashley Rogers Senior • RH • Cary, N.C. Personal: Ashley Elaine Rogers ... daughter of James and Bertha Rogers ... born on April 14, 1989 in Durham, N.C. ... enjoys shopping, dining and getting manicures ... majoring in education wiht a concentration in communication disorders. Interesting
Facts
About
Ashley:
Ashley’s favorite ice cream is butter pecan. If Ashley could have dinner with three people she would invite Allen Iverson, Michael Jackson and Nelly.
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2010-11 Women’s Tennis Tatiana Velasquez Senior • RH • Cali, Colombia Personal: Tatiana Velasquez Tovar ... daughter of Jose Arturo Velasquez and Liliana Tovar Munoz ... born on Nov. 6, 1989 in Cali, Columbia. ... enjoys salsa dancing, shopping, and texting with friend and family, and wearing high heels ... majoring in biology with a concentratoin in premed and chemistry. Interesting
Facts
About
Tatiana:
Tatiana would like to be on the reality show “Trauma Center.”
Tatiana’s
biggest fear is failure. Her nickname is Tati.
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Women’s Tennis 2010-11 Cameron Chatman Sophomore • RH • Richmond, Va. Personal:
Cameron
Danielle
Chatman ... daughter of Junie and Karris Chatman ... born on Oct. 5, 1989 in Richmond, Va. ... enjoys shopping and tennis ... plans to attend law school ... majoring in criminal justice with a concentration law enforcement ... Cameron joined the Eagle family last season, after transferring from Johnson C. Smith. Interesting Facts About Cameron: Cameron is an ambidextrous tennis player. If Cameron could be featured on a magazine, it would be Ebony. Cameron’s favorite meal is Chinese.
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2010-11 Women’s Tennis Oleysa Palko Sophomore • RH • Kyiv, Ukraine Personal: Olesya Palko ... daughter of Georgiy Palko and Eva Tsikor ... born on Jan. 26, 1993 in Kyiv, Ukraine ... enjoys reading books, attending theatre productions, poetry, painting and animals ... majoring in pharmaceutical science with a minor in biology. Interesting Facts About Olesya: Olesya arrived to NCCU, and spoke little english, but she still maintained a 4.0 grade point average her freshman year. Olesya listens to “Be With Me” by S.K.A.Y a Ukrainian song most often on her iPod.
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Women’s Tennis 2010-11 Personal: Kelly E. Chaparro ... daughter of Jorge Chaparro and Lucero Briceno ... born on Jan. 14, 1991 in Bogota, Columbia ... enjoys playing pool, going to the beach, listening to music and cooking ... majoring in sports management with a minor in communications ... transferred from Florida Gulf Coast University. Interesting Facts About Kelly: Kelly speaks four languages (English, Spanish, French and Portuguese). Kelly’s favorite restaurant is the “The Knife” and Argentinian restaurant.
Kelly Chaparro Sophomore • RH • Bogota, Colombia
Personal: Fredrica Hedviq Elisabeth Larsson Lombard ... daughter of Stefan Larsson and Monica Lombard ... born on June 19, 19?? in Lund, Sweden ... enjoys playing playing tennis and listening to music ... majoring in physics. Interesting Facts About Fredrica: Fredrica’s favorite meal is sushi. Her biggest fear is airplanes. If Fredrica could be on a television show, she would be on One Tree Hill.
Fredrica Larsson Lombard Freshman • RH • Lund, Sweden
Personal: Maria Anna Disa Nedstrom ... daughter of Magnus Nedstrom and Lisbeth Nedstrom ... born on Sept. 21, 1991 in Hollviken, Sweden ... enjoys playing tennis and cats ... majoring in psychology. Interesting Facts About Maria: Maria would have dinner with Bjorn Dixgard, Gustat Noren and Johnny Depp. If she were to audition for American Idol, she would sing “I’m the World’s Greatest” by R. Kelly.
Maria Nedstrom Freshman • RH • Hollviken, Sweden
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2010-11 Women’s Tennis 2010 ITA All-Academic Award The North Carolina Central University men’s and women’s teams put the student in studentathlete for the second year in a row, earning 2010 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team awards and scholar-athlete awards. Along with the team award, six student-athletes earned the ITA Scholar-Athlete award. Sophomore Olesya Palko and seniors Ashley Rogers and Tatiana Velasquez earned the award for the women’s team. The ITA All-Academic Team award is bestowed upon any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). To earn the ITA Scholar-Athlete award a player must meet three criteria: a) be a varsity letter winner, b) have a great point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and c) have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters. “This is the second consecutive year that both teams have won this national award and without doubt this honor places NCCU in very elite company,” said NCCU director of tennis D. Curtis Lawson. “I am extremely proud of our student-athletes and coaches for their commitment to excellence. With the continued support of our university leadership, we will continue to do great things.”
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Women’s Tennis 2010-11 2009-10 Women’s Tennis Statistics
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SINGLES
OVERALL
DUAL
TOUR CONF.
1
2
3
4
5
6
STREAK
Chatman Chorna McRae Medina Palko Rogers Velasquez
17-8 8-15 0-6 7-15 14-9 6-14 12-13
17-8 8-15 0-6 7-15 14-9 6-14 12-13
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
--3-8 ----8-4 -----
8-7 1-0 ----5-4 -----
9-1 4-7 ----1-1 -----
----0-2 ----6-14 2-1
------1-3 ----10-12
----0-4 6-12 -------
L1 L1 L6 L1 W3 L6 L1
Totals Percentage
65-81 .445
65-81 .445
0-0 .000
0-0 .000
11-12 .478
14-11 .560
14-9 .609
8-17 .320
11-15 .423
7-17 .292
DOUBLES
OVERALL
DUAL
TOUR CONF.
1
2
3
STREAK
Chorna/ Palko
14-10
14-10
0-0
0-0
14-10
---
---
L1
7-3
Chatman/ Rogers
8-7
8-7
0-0
0-0
---
8-7
---
L1
5-5
Medina/ Velasquez
5-9
5-9
0-0
0-0
---
---
5-9
L1
3-7
Chatman/ Velasquez
4-4
4-4
0-0
0-0
---
4-4
---
L1
4-4
Medina/ Rogers
2-3
2-3
0-0
0-0
---
---
2-3
L1
2-3
Chatman/ McRae
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
---
0-1
---
L1
0-1
McRae/ Medina
1-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
---
---
1-1
W1
1-1
Totals
35-36
35-36
0-0
0-0
14-10
12-12
9-14
Percentage
.493
.493
.000
.000
.583
.500
.391
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2010-11 Women’s Tennis Charlie Nelms Chancellor 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 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 seven-year 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. 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 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.
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Women’s Tennis 2010-11 Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Athletics Director Ingrid g Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. was appointed pp 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 j the rank of onlyy a handful of women athletic directors in the UNC system, y previously p y served as NCCU’s associate athletics director for internal affairs. She has served in a varietyy of leadership p ppositions in both conference and national level organizations, g most notablyy as president p of the Central Intercollegiate g Athletic Association ((CIAA)) Executive Board from 2004-06, becoming g only y the second woman to ever hold that pposition in the league’s g history. y In addition, she served as a member of the NCAA’s Division II Legislation Committee from 2003-07. In recognition g of her work, Wicker-McCree received the CIAA Leadership p Award for Service as ppresident of the Executive Board and was named the CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year in the spring of 2006. Wicker-McCree has been one of the drivingg 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. Wicker-McCree began g her career at NCCU as the head coach for women’s volleyball y and softball. She became the first coach in NCCU historyy to win conference championships p p in multiple p sports, p capturing p g the school’s first-ever CIAA titles in softball (1998) ( ) and volleyball y (1999, ( 2004, 2005). ) A three-time CIAA Volleyball y Coach of the Year (1999, ( 2002, 2005)) and former member of the NCAA Division II National Volleyball y Committee, Wicker-McCree earned 239 match victories in 12 seasons as head volleyball y coach at NCCU. She was also inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 as head coach of the 1998 softball team. A native of Durham and graduate g of C.E. Jordan High g School, Wicker-McCree played p y on two North Carolina high g school state volleyball y championship p p teams, while also letteringg 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 g degree g in criminal jjustice from George g Washington g Universityy in 1989, and a master’s degree g in recreation resources administration from North Carolina State Universityy in December 1991. She also completed doctoral studies in higher education administration at North Carolina State University in June 2008. On April p 20, 2010, Wicker-McCree was presented p with the Outstandingg Alumnus Award from North Carolina State University’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. She began g her coaching g career as a ggraduate assistant coach for the women’s volleyball y program p g at N.C. State (1989-90). ( ) She then spent p two seasons (1992-93) ( ) as head volleyball y 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. Wicker-McCree has been involved as a player p y and coach in the USA Volleyball y Carolina Region. g She also served as director of three USAV Junior Olympic y p Teams (ages ( 18, 16, 14 and under) and director of the Y.M.C.A. Middle School Girls’ Volleyball Camp (ages 10-14). Wicker-McCree and her husband, Geno McCree, a three-sport p collegiate g 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
Accountant (919) 530-6866
Assistant A.D. for Business & Finance (919) 530-5125
Director of Student-Athlete Services (919) 530-6906
Faculty Athletic Council Chairman (919) 530-5166
Business & Finance Assistant (919) 530-6802
VINCENT BROWN
BRIGITTE COUNCIL
NATHAN CROCKETT
LUANN EDMONDS-HARRIS
ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
MS, ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-7595
Marketing Director, Cheerleading Coach (919) 530-6713
ARIEL GERMAIN
Associate A.D. for Finance & Business (919) 530-6868
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CHRIS HOOKS
TYRONE IRBY
MARLYNN JONES
WILLIE JUDE II
Assistant Sports Information Director / Broadcast Media (919) 530-6892
Strength & Conditioning Assistant Coach (919) 530-6722
Assistant A.D. for Compliance (919) 530-6725
Assistant A.D. for Development (919) 530-6724
ADRIAN POWELL
BRENDA SCARBOROUGH
Equipment Manager, Evening Building Supervisor (919) 530-7057
Executive Assistant to the Athletics Director (919) 530-7057
SEAN THOMAS
DARKINA WARD
MS, ATC, LAT Head Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
MS, ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
Sports Information Assistant (919) 530-7054
BARRY MARROW Facilities / Turf Management (919) 530-5124
KYLE SERBA
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
DANNY WORTHY
Director of Athletics (919) 530-7057
Administrative Assistant (919) 530-5315
Assistant A.D. for Corporate Relations (919) 530-6726
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ETIENNE THOMAS Associate A.D. for Internal Operations/SWA (919) 530-7053
2010-11 Women’s Tennis North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics
MIKE CHARLTON
GEORGETTE CRAWFORD-CROOKS
HENRY FRAZIER, III
Softball, Head Coach (919) 530-6723
Women’s Volleyball, Head Coach (919) 530-6722
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
LEVELLE MOTON
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.
DAVID NASS
MICHAEL LAWSON Track & Field/Cross Country, Head Coach (919) 530-5121
PAUL PERRY
Men’s Basketball, Head Coach (919) 530-7058
Women’s Tennis, Head Coach (919) 530-5127
JOLI ROBINSON
KAREN SANFORD
DR. HENRY WHITE
Women’s Basketball, Head Coach (919) 530-7051
Women’s Bowling, Head Coach (919) 530-6484
Baseball, Head Coach (919) 530-6723
Golf, Head Coach (919) 530-7186
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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Women’s Tennis 2010-11 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 Mid-Eastern 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
The 1989 men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship by defeating Southeast Missouri State 73-46 in the title game on March 25, 1989. The Eagles also captured an NCAA Division II Regional Championship in 1993.
unprecedented tenure as head coach at NCCU. Under Walker’s reign, the Eagles produced 30 national titles, 77 all-americans, and eight Olympic medalists. Legendary basketball practitioner, John B. McLendon, a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, established a remarkable record of 239-68 (.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 studentathlete under McLendon and a fellow Hallof-Famer, became the first black player to be drafted in the first round after scoring
a record 1,745 points during 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’Kelly-Riddick Stadium hosts NCCU football action for a capacity crowd of 10,000 dedicated Eagle
Dr. LeRoy T. Walker
John B. McLendon
Sam Jones
Ernie Barnes
Former U.S. Olympic Committee President
National Basketball Hall of Fame Coach
National Basketball Hall of Fame Player, Boston Celtics
Award-Winning Artist and NFL Lineman
Sports Offered by NCCU Athletics
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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Fall Football (Men) Volleyball (Women) Cross Country (M&W)
Winter Basketball (Men &Women) Indoor Track & Field (M&W) Bowling (Women)
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Spring Softball (Women) Golf (Men) Tennis (Men & Women) Baseball (Men) Outdoor Track & Field (M&W)
2010-11 Women’s Tennis 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
The NCCU women’s basketball team celebrates after winning the 2007 CIAA Basketball Tournament Championship. (Photo by Robert Lawson)
fans. In November, McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium lights-up with men’s and women’s basketball excitement (3,056 capacity).
NCCU remained in the CIAA until the summer of 2007, when the University began year one of its reclassification to NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision) membership. On NCCU ATHLETICS HISTORY July 1, 2010, NCCU rejoined the MEAC as a provisional member. North Carolina Central University boasts Teams and individual student-athletes have a rich tradition in athletic competition, dating competed in national tournaments in several back to the same academic year the University sports, including football, men’s and women’s opened its doors for the first time. basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and The first organized sports team at what outdoor track & field, women’s cross country, was then the National Training School and women’s volleyball, softball and men’s tennis, Chautauqua was baseball, fielding a squad in winning national championships in men’s the spring of 1911. basketball and track and field. Since that time, Eagle student-athletes have During the university’s membership in the competed in sports such as boxing, wrestling CIAA and MEAC, teams won 41 conference and swimming, in addition to the sports championships, made 21 NCAA regional currently offered by NCCU: baseball, men’s and appearances, won three NCAA regional titles, women’s basketball, women’s bowling, men’s and earned two team national championships and women’s cross country, football, men’s golf, (1989 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball and softball, men’s and women’s tennis, 1972 NAIA Men’s Outdoor men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor Track & Field). More than 55 track & field, and women’s volleyball. student-athletes have captured NCCU joined the Central individual NCAA and NAIA Intercollegiate Athletic Association national championships. (then named the Colored Intercollegiate That level of success Athletic Association) in 1928. In extended to the international 1971, NCCU was one of the founding stage. Student-athletes members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic represented NCCU in six Conference, established as an NCAA consecutive Olympic Games Division II conference. In 1980, NCCU from 1956-76 in the sport of returned to the CIAA, an NCAA track & field. During that time, Division II conference, when the the individuals captured eight MEAC opted to make the move to the Larry Black holds his two Olympic medals, including five Olympic medals. NCAA Division I level of competition. gold medals.
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Women’s Tennis 2011 Schedule January 29
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.
1 p.m.
February 6 19 26 27 28
UNC Asheville Longwood EAST CAROLINA MEREDITH Mt. Olive
Asheville, N.C. Farmville, Va. DURHAM, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. Mt. Olive, N.C.
2 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 P.M. 1 P.M. 2 p.m.
8 12 14 18 19 26 27
Memphis Maryland Eastern Shore Bethune-Cookman Norfolk State Savannah State South Carolina State Florida A&M Hampton Gardner-Webb UNC Wilmington Campbell VIRGINIA STATE East Carolina RADFORD
Cary, N.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Sumter, S.C. Cary, N.C. Wilmington, N.C. Buies Creek, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. Greenville, N.C. DURHAM, N.C.
10 a.m. ** 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 p.m. 10 a.m. 2 p.m. 10 a.m. 2 p.m.** 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 P.M. 4 p.m. 1 P.M.
April 2 6 10 12 14
Appalachian State SHAW N.C. A&T STATE WESTERN CAROLINA Longwood
Boone, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. DURHAM, N.C. Farmville, Va.
2:30 p.m. 3:30 P.M. 1 P.M. 2 P.M. 3 p.m.
March 3 5 6 7
* All home matches are in CAPS. ** All games in Cary, N.C. will be held at the Cary Tennis Center.