2011-12 Men's and Women's Tennis Information Guide by North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics

Alejandro Espitia

Jack Waissen

Jose Fabara

Fabrice George

Jamal Hoyte

Tamina Kienka

Cameron Chatman

Olesya Palko

Julia Aguilar

Lakisha Mcdougald

Ekaterina Nekrasova

Rebecca Wood

N o r t h C a r o l i n a C e n t r a l U n iv e r s i t y 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 M e n’s a n d Wo m e n’s Te n n i s Ariel Germain Assistant Sports Information Director agermain@nccu.edu • (919) 530-6892 www.NCCUEaglePride.com General Information

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Name of School....................................North Carolina Central University City/Zip.......................................................................... Durham, NC 27707 Founded.......................................................... 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard Enrollment.................................................................................................. 8,645 Nickname.......................................................................... Eagles/ Lady Eagles School Colors..........................................................................Maroon & Gray Facility............................................................................NCCU Tennis Courts Location....................................................................................... Campus Drive .............................................................Behind McDougald-McLendon Gym National Affiliation........................................................................... Division I Conference................................................ Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Chancellor....................................................................................Charlie Nelms Alma Mater (Year)............................................ Arkansas Pine Bluff (1968) Athletics Director........................................... Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Alma Mater (Year)............................................. George Washington (1989)

NCCU Head Coach D, Curtis Lawson.................................................................2 Assistant Coach John McLean IVQ.......................................................................3 Meet the Eagles.......................................................................................................4-8 2010-11 Men’s Tennis Team Roster and Photo...................................................9 ITA Academic Award.............................................................................................. 10 2009-10 Results....................................................................................................... 11 Chancellor Charlie Nelms...................................................................................... 12 Athletics Director Ingrid Wicker-McCree.......................................................... 13 This is NCCU....................................................................................................14-15 NCCU Athletics Staff and Head Coaches..................................................16-17 NCCU Athletics Department.........................................................................18-19

Coaching Staff Director of Tennis/Head Men’s Tennis Coach.............D. Curtis Lawson Email......................................................................admin@dclconsulting.com Alma Mater (Year)..................................... North Carolina Central (1987) Assistant Men’s Coach......................................................... John McLean IV Tennis Office Phone............................................................. (919) 530-5127 Head Women’s Tennis Coach........................................................ David Nass Sports Information Assistant Sports Information Director.............................Ariel V. Germain SID Office Phone................................................................. (919) 530-6892 SID E-mail.......................................................................agermain@nccu.edu SID Mailing Address........................... 116 McDougald-McLendon Gym ........................................................................................... Durham, NC 27707 Athletics Dept. Phone.......................................................... (919) 530-7057 Athletics Dept. Fax............................................................... (919) 530-5426 Athletics Dept. Web site..........................www.NCCUEaglePride.com

NCCU Tennis Courts in Durham, N.C.

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M e nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Te n n i s Ro s t e r a n d S ch e d u l e Returners Name Cl. Alejandro Espitia Sr. Jose Fabara Jr Jack Waissen Sr.

Ht. Hometown 5-8 Bogota, Colombia 5-10 Quito, Ecudor 6-2 Baskingstoke, England

Newcomers Name Fabrice George Jamal Hoyte Tamina Kienka

Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Ht. Hometown 5-9 Kingstown, St. Vincent 5-10 Nassau, Bahamas 6-0 Lagos, Nigeria

Team Information 2010-11 Overall Record........................................7-11 2010-11 Home Record............................................ 4-6 2010-11 Away Record.............................................. 2-5 2010-11 Neutral Record......................................... 1-0

2011-12 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis Schedule S 9-11 UNC Greensboro Invitational Greensboro, N.C. All Day S 22-24 HBCU Nationals Atlanta, Ga. All Day O 7-9 Methodist Invitational Fayetteville, N.C. All Day O 13-16 ITA Carolinas Regionals Chapel Hill/Durham, N.C. All Day F5 Duke Durham, N.C. 5:00 p.m. F 15 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, N.C. 3:30 p.m. F 18 Virginia State Petersonburg, Va. 10:30 a.m. F 24 Coastal Carolina Durham, N.C. 12:00 p.m. M 3 *Hampton Hampton, Va. 11:00 a.m. M 4 *Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 12:00 p.m. M 12 Northern Illinois Orlando, Fla. 10:00 a.m. M 13 Quinnipiac Orlando, Fla. 10:00 a.m. M 15 Franklin and Marshall Orlando, Fla. 10:00 a.m. M 17 *Florida A&M Durham, N.C. 10:00 a.m. M 17 *Maryland Eastern Shore Durham, N.C. 4:00 p.m. M 18 *South Carolina State Durham, N.C. 2:00 p.m. M 24 UNC Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 11:00 a.m. M 30 *Morgan State Durham, N.C. 1:00 p.m. M 31 *Bethune-Cookman Durham, N.C. 10:00 a.m. A 3 Shaw Durham, N.C. 1:00 p.m. A 7 *Howard Durham, N.C. 11:00 a.m. A 13-15 MEAC Tournament Raleigh, N.C. TBA HOME GAMES ARE IN MAROON * - denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games

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M e n’s Te n n i s C o a ch e s

D. Curtis Lawson Director of Tennis Head Men’s Tennis Coach D. Curtis Lawson, the Director of Tennis and Head Men’s Tennis Coach at North Carolina Central University, has more than 20 years of tennis instructing, coaching and officiating experience to his credit. In 1995, Lawson guided NCCU’s men’s team to its first division championship in more than 10 years, while finishing second place overall in the CIAA which had not been accomplished since the mid 1970s. Later that year, he was elected President of the CIAA tennis coaches association. A native of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Lawson has assumed the roles of Instructor, Head Tennis Professional, Director of Tennis and from 1990-1996 served as Head Coach of Men’s Tennis at North Carolina Central University. As a student-athlete, Lawson competed in both basketball and tennis during his collegiate career. Following college, Lawson remained competitive at the amateur ranks, amassing State, Sectional and National rankings in both singles and doubles. Injuries have recently slowed Lawson’s activities. Lawson graduated from North Carolina Central University in 1987, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. A true `Eagle,’ he earned a master’s degree in BioChemistry from NCCU in 1994 after completing a Research Fellowship at Duke University. Lawson is a certified tennis teaching professional through the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and has memberships or affiliations with the following organizations: Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), Wilson/ITA Coaches Advisory Committee, United States Tennis Association (USTA) Life Membership, North Carolina Tennis Association (NCTA), United States Tennis Officials Association, and North Carolina Umpires Associations. He and his wife, Tawanda, are the parents of two sons, Tory and Curtis Jr. “Excellence without Excuse”

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M e nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Te n n i s C o a ch e s

John McLean IV Assistant Coach Fifth Season John McLean IV was named an assistant coach at North Carolina Central August 2007.

McLean came to North Carolina Central

after competing on the professional tour for three years. During his professional tenure, McLean played some of best tennis athletes in the world and earned ranking points.

Prior to competing at the professional

level, McLean was a student-athlete at Southern University.

When McLean is not on the courts, he

enjoys reading and traveling.

Born June 12, 1983, McLean resides in

Durham, N.C.

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Alejandro Espitia

Jack Waissen

Senior No. 2 Singles No. 2 Doubles Bogota, Colombia

Senior No. 1 Singles No. 1 Doubles Basingstoke, England

Personal: Alejandro Espitia ... son of Ricardo Espitia and Ana Lucia Castro ... born on March 3, 1990 in Bogota, Colombia. ... enjoys soccer, reading, hiking, golf and theater ... majoring in political science.

Personal: Jack Peter Waissen ... son of Andrew and Jan Waissen ... born on Jan. 17, 1990 in Basingstoke, England ... enjoys soccer, listening to music, watching television, sports and socializing ... majoring in political science.

2009-10: Espitia obtained 8 wins over 15 losses for an overall average of 53 percent. The Colombian native competed as the No. 1, No. 2 No. 3 and No. 4 singles student-athlete. In doubles play, Espitia teamed up with Trey Chatman, Jack

Waissen and Jose Fabara for an overall record of 10-13. 2010-11: During his junior season Espitia competed as the No. 2 and No. 3 singles player. In the No. 2 spot, he finished was a record of 2-7, while going 5-3 in teh No. 3 slot. In doubles action, Espitia teamed up with Andres Perez to go 9-6 as the No. 2 doubles team.

2009-10: Waissen seized 9 wins over 14 losses for an overall average of 64 percent. The junior competed as the No. 1, and No. 2 singles student-athlete. In doubles play, Waissen teamed up with

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Patrick Olobo, Alejandro Espitia and Trey Chatman for an overall record of 9-14. 2010-11: Waissen took over the No. 1 singles spot where he lead the team with the most wins with a record of 10-7. Waissen joined forces with Trey Chatman as the No. 1 doubles team for a record of 10-6.

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Jose Fabara

Fabrice George

Junior No. 3 Singles No. 2 Doubles Quito, Ecuador

Freshman No. 6 Singles No. 1 Doubles Kingstown, St. Vincent

Personal: Jose Roberio Fabara ... son of Marcelo Fabara and Jeannette Nunez ... born on Nov. 30, 1988 in Quito, Ecuador ... enjoys going to the movies, spending time with friends, visting new places, dancing, reading ... majoring in business management with a minor in marketing. 2009-10: Fabara competed as the No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 singles opponent during his sophomore playing season and went 6-14. In doubles

play, Fabara went 10-13, while pairing with NCCU graduates Stephen Allsop and Trey Chatman and senior Alejandro Espitia. 2010-11: Did not play.

Jamal Hoyte Freshman No. 5 Singles No. 3 Doubles Nassau, Bahamas

Tamina Kienka Freshman No. 4 Singles No. 3 Doubles Lagos, Nigeria

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2010-11 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis Results SINGLES

OVERALL

DUAL TOUR CONF.

STREAK

Brown Chatman Espitia Mack Perez Waissen

1-16 10-5 7-10 0-16 10-6 10-7

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

--- --- --- --- --- 10-7

--- 6-1 2-7 --- 1-0 ---

--- 3-4 5-3 --- --- ---

--- 1-0 --- --- 9-6 ---

1-14 --- --- 0-2 --- ---

0-2 --- --- 0-14 --- ---

L6 W5 L2 L 16 L1 W1

Totals Percentage

39-60 .394

0-0 .000

10-7 .588

9-8 .529

8-7 .533

10-6 .625

1-16 .059

DOUBLES

OVERALL

DUAL TOUR CONF.

STREAK

Chatman/ Waissen

10-6

0-0

10-6

---

L 1

5-5

Espitia/ Perez

9-6

0-0

---

9-6

---

W 1

6-4

Brown/ Mack

0-15

0-0

---

0-15

L 15

0-10

Totals

20-27

0-0

10-6

9-6

0-15

Percentage

.426

.000

.625

.600

.062

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Assistant Coach John McLean IV, Jack Waissen, Johnny Brown, Jr., Andres Perez, Alejandro Espitia, Christopher Mack, and the Dir. of Tennis D. Curtis Lawson

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Wo m e n’s Te n n i s Ro s t e r a n d S ch e d u l e Returners Name Cl. Ht. Hometown Cameron Chatman Sr. 5-8 High Point, N.C. Olesya Palko Jr 5-10 Kyiv, Ukraine Newcomers Name Cl. Ht. Hometown Julia Aguilar Fr. 5-0 Kingstown, St. Vincent Lakisha McDougald Fr. 5-4 Nassau, Bahamas Ekaterina Nekrasova Fr. 6-0 Severodvinsk, Russia Rebecca Wood Fr. 5-10 Nottinhamsire, U.K. Team Information 2010-11 Overall Record..................................... 11-11 2010-11 Home Record..........................................11-7 2010-11 Away Record.............................................. 0-4 2010-11 Neutral Record......................................... 0-0

2011-12 Women’s Tennis Schedule S 9-10 Campbell/Eastern Carolina Tennis Invitational Buies Creek, N.C. All Day S 16-18 Virginia State Robt Johnson Tournament Petersburg, Va. All Day O 7-9 Elon Fall Classic Elon, N.C. All Day O 20-24 ITA Carolinas Regionals Chapel Hill/Durham, N.C. All Day O 28-29 UNC Wilmington Invitational Wilmington, N.C. All Day J 29 UNC Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 10:30 a.m. F 1 UNC Asheville Durham, N.C. 3:30 p.m. F4 Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. 1:00 p.m. F 10 EAST CAROLINA Durham, N.C. 5:30 p.m. F 18 Virginia State Petersburg, Va. 1:00 a.m. F 25 *Howard Durham, N.C. 12:00 p.m. F 25 Mt. Olive Durham, N.C. 2:00 p.m. F 26 Meredith Durham, N.C. 1:00 p.m. M 3 Savannah State Savannah, Ga. 10:00 a.m. M 4 Bethune-Cookman Savannah, G. 10:00 a.m. M 6 *Florida A&M Durham, N.C. 2:00 p.m. M 9 *Norfolk State Durham, N.C. 2:00 p.m. M 10 Appalachian State Durham, N.C. 2:00 p.m. M 18 *South Carolina State Durham, N.C. 2:00 p.m. M 23 Longwood Farmville, Va. 2:00 p.m. M 30 *Morgan State Durham, N.C. 9:00 a.m. A 6 Radford Durham, N.C. 3:30 p.m. A 7 Elon Elon, N.C. 11:00 a.m. A 9 North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N.C. 3:00 p.m. A 13-15 MEAC Tournament Raleigh, N.C. TBA HOME GAMES ARE IN MAROON * - denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games

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David Nass Head Women’s Tennis Coach 15th Season

David Nass, the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at North Carolina

Central University, boasts more than 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 from 1997-2006. 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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Wo m e nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Te n n i s 2011-12 Lady Eagles

Cameron Chatman

Olesya Palko

Senior No. 2 Singles No. 1 Doubles High Point, N.C.

Junior No. 1 Singles No. 1 Doubles Kyiv, Ukraine

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.

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.

2010-11: Chatman competed as the No. 2 singles player, attaining a record of 15-

4. In doubles play Chatman competed with fellow returner Oleysa Palko for the most doubles wins during the 201011 campaign with a record of 12-7.

2010-11: As a sophomore, Palko competed as the No. 1 singles player where she finished with a record of 15-7. In doubles play, along side Palko she compeleted the 2010-11

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season with a record of 12-7.

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N e wc o m e r s Julia Aguilar Freshman No. 5 Singles No. 3 Doubles

Lakisha McDougald Freshman No. 6 Singles No. 3 Doubles

Ekakterina Nekrasova Freshman No. 3 Singles No. 2 Doubles

Rebecca Wood Freshman No. 4 Singles No. 2 Doubles

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2010-11 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis Results SINGLES

OVERALL

DUAL TOUR CONF.

STREAK

Chaparro Chatman Lombard Nedstrom Palko Rogers Velasquez

7-14 15-4 8-10 9-8 15-7 0-3 9-10

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

--- --- --- --- 15-7 --- ---

--- 15-4 2-1 --- --- --- ---

1-1 --- 6-8 --- --- 0-3 0-1

6-12 --- 0-1 0-1 --- --- 1-1

0-1 --- --- 4-4 --- --- 8-4

--- --- --- 5-3 --- --- 0-4

L3 W2 L2 L1 W2 L3 W1

Totals Percentage

68-62 .523

0-0 .000

15-7 .682

17-5 .773

8-13 .381

7-15 .318

12-10 .545

9-12 .429

DOUBLES

OVERALL

DUAL TOUR CONF.

STREAK

Chatman/ Palko

12-7

0-0

12-7

---

W 2

7-3

Lombard/ Nedstrom

7-14

0-0

2-1

5-13

---

L 3

4-6

Chaparro/ Velasquez

4-8

0-0

---

4-8

L 2

3-7

Chaparro/ Lombard

0-1

0-0

---

0-1

---

L 1

0-1

Nedstrom/ 0-1 Velasquez

0-1

0-0

---

0-1

L 1

0-1

Chaparro/ Palko

2-1

0-0

---

2-1

---

W 1

2-1

Totals Percentage

28-37 .431

0-0 .000

14-8 .636

7-15 .318

7-14 .333

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(Standing): Ashley Rogers, Maria Nedstrom, Tatiana Velasquez, Fredrica Lombard; (Seated): Cameron Chatman, Kelly Chaparro and Oleysa Palko

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Chancellor

Charlie Nelms Chancellor Fifth Year

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 (1978-1984) 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 eastcentral 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 fouryear 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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Athletics Director

Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCree Director of Athletics Fourth Year

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, most 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. 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. 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. A native of Durham and 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.

degree in recreation resources administration from North Carolina State University in December 1991. She also completed doctoral studies in higher education administration at North Carolina State University in June 2008. On April 20, 2010, Wicker-McCree was presented with the Outstanding Alumnus Award from North Carolina State University’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. 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 studentathlete 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 and coach in the USA Volleyball Carolina Region. She also served as director of three USAV Junior Olympic 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 threesport collegiate student-athlete and 1991 graduate of Elon University, are the proud parents of Alexia, Quinton and Sydney.

Wicker-McCree earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from George Washington University in 1989, and a master’s

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JAMAUL ALEXANDER

CAROLYN ARRINGTON

ANTHONY BENNETT

DR. LES BRINSON

LOUISE BROTHERS

VINCENT BROWN

BRIGITTE COUNCIL

LUANN EDMONDS-HARRIS

Accountant/ Facility Event Coord.

Business & Finance Assistant

ARIEL V. GERMAIN

Assistant A.D. for Business/Finance

Associate A.D. for Finance & Business

CHRIS HOOKS

Asst. Sports Information Director

Asst. Sports Information Director/Broadcast Media Coord.

WILLIE JUDE II

JIMMY LISOWSKI

Assistant A.D. for Development

Director of Student-Athlete Services

ATC, LAT/ Asst. Athletic Trainer

DONALD JACK

Faculty Athletic Council Chairman

Assistant Athletic Director Marketing/Cheerleading

MARLYNN JONES

Accountant

Assistant A.D. for Compliance

BARRY MARROW

ADRIAN POWELL

MA, ATC, LAT Asst. Athletic Trainer

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Facilities/Turf Management

Equipment Manager/ Evening Building Supervisor

BRENDA SCARBOROUGH Executive Assist. to the Ath. Director

Associate A.D. for Media Relations

KYLE SERBA

GEORGE SMITH

ETIENNE THOMAS

SEAN THOMAS

DARKINA WARD

INGRID WICKER-MCCREE

BRENDA WILLIAMS

MS, ATC, LAT/ Head Athletic Trainer

MS, ATC, LAT/ Asst. Athletic Trainer

Associate A.D. for External Affairs/S&C

Director of Athletics

Associate A.D. for Internal Operations/SWA

Administrative Assistant

KEVIN WILSON

Development Assistant

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GEORGETTE CRAWFORD-CROOKS

HENRY FRAZIER III

MICHAEL LAWSON

LEVELLE MOTON Men’s Basketball

Women’s Tennis

JOLI ROBINSON

KAREN SANFORD

THERESA STEPHENS

Volleyball

Track and Field/ Cross Country

Women’s Basketball

JIM KOERNER

CURTIS LAWSON

DAVID NASS

PAUL PERRY

Baseball

Football

Women’s Bowling

Men’s Tennis/ Director of Tennis

Softball

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The University Homeland Security and Workforce Development, Biomanufacturing, Nursing, Education, Law, Business and Hospitality and Tourism.

American students; it will also expand its commitment to meet the educational needs of a student body that is diverse in race and other socioeconomic qualities.

Juniors, seniors and professors are encouraged to mentor incoming freshmen—“to help them adjust to college life.” More importantly is the university’s commitment to prepare and equip students with the knowledge and skill to compete in the global marketplace.

Teaching, supported by research, is the primary focus of the university. As a part of that focus, the university encourages its faculty to pursue intellectual development and rewards effective teaching and research. The university recognizes, however, the mutually reinforcing impact of scholarship and service on effective teaching and learning. North Carolina Central University, therefore, encourages and expects faculty and students to engage in scholarly, creative, and service activities, which benefit the community.

Through the scholarship and teaching of its faculty, and the many contributions to society of its alumni, NCCU seeks to fulfill its motto of “Truth and Service.” Since 1910, the mission of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been to prepare students academically and professionally to become leaders. NCCU is a comprehensive institution, which offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 100 fields of study and awards graduate degrees in an estimated 40 disciplines. The University has a state-of-the-art biotechnology research institute, which collaborates with pharmacy and biotech companies in the much-touted Research Triangle Park area, where NCCU is found. RTP is home to the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world – GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) and Merck. With nearly 9,000 students enrolled, the historically black university is diverse. International studies and exchange programs attract exchange students from more than 12 countries, including Liberia, India, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Nepal, China, the Czech Republic, Nigeria, South Korea, Russia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and South Africa. Some programs are attracting students to NCCU, including the Institute for

North Carolina Central University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and masters degrees. UNIVERSITY MISSION North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive university offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, and selected professional levels. It is the nation’s first public liberal arts institution founded for African-Americans. The university upholds a strong liberal arts tradition and a commitment to academic excellence in a diverse educational and cultural environment. It seeks to encourage intellectual productivity and to increase the academic and professional skills of its students and faculty. The mission of the university is to prepare students academically and professionally to become leaders prepared to advance the consciousness of social responsibility in a diverse, global society. The university will serve its traditional clientele of African-

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The Athletics Department North Carolina Central University is competing in its third year of reclassification as an NCAA Division I institution (Football Championship Subdivision), and the Eagles will be playing as an independent during the 2008-09 athletics campaign. Fourteen men’s and women’s sports teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition at the Division I-FCS level. Men’s intercollegiate teams include football, basketball, baseball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and cross country. Women’s intercollegiate teams include basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, softball, bowling and cross country. NCCU’s athletic programs have enjoyed regional and national recognition for years, headlined by the 1989 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship.

2006 CIAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS

NCCU’s commitment to a balanced athletic program, providing equitable resources to all of its sports teams, is abundantly apparent. In five of the last eight years in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), NCCU claimed the Loretta Taylor All-Sports Trophy, recognizing the top all-around women’s program in the conference. In 2007-08, NCCU’s first season of Division I (FCS) competition, the women’s volleyball team kicked off the Division I era with a dramatic, come-frombehind win over N.C. State, then cruised to 21 victories, all against Division I opponents. The football team finished its first Division I season with a 6-4 record, the Eagles fourth straight winning season. The men’s and women’s cross country teams each won four of their seven events. The men’s basketball team played one of the toughest schedules in the country, while traveling more than 22,000 miles and playing in 13 different states. The squad earned a road victory over the eventual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champions and capped the season with a win over rival Winston-Salem State University at the MEAC Tournament. Finally, the track and field program won two events at the prestigious Penn Relays and qualified two student-athletes for the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston. In 2006-07, NCCU’s final season in the NCAA Division II, the Eagles placed 24th in the final standings of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, the prestigious award presented annually to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country.

2006 CIAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

2006 CIAA WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS

In 2006-07, NCCU won four CIAA team championships and participated in nine NCAA Division II Championship events.

NCCU WON FOUR CIAA TITLES IN 2006-07

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2007 CIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

The Athletics Department CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2001 1999 1999 1998 1998 1984 1980 1975 1974 1974 1973 1973 1973 1972 1972 1972 1971 1965 1965 1964 1964 1963 1961 1959 1958 1957 1956 1954 1953 1950 1946

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NCCU’s Shari Matthews was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball National Player of the Year. (Photo by Wayne Jernigan)

Several former student-athletes and coaches are nationally and internationally known.

first round after scoring a record 1,745 points during his stellar NCCU career.

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 unprecedented tenure as head coach at NCCU.

Internationally-renowned artist, Ernie Barnes - best-known for his famous paintings seen on the 1970s sitcom “Good Times” - played football for the NCCU prior to a professional gridiron career with the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.

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 Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, McLendon is credited with the development of the zone press, fast break and four corners offense.

The LeRoy T. Walker Physical Education Complex houses a multi-purpose 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 fans. In mid-November, McLendonMcDougald Gym lights-up with men’s and women’s basketball excitement.

Boston Celtics great Sam Jones, a student-athlete under McLendon and a fellow Hall-of-Famer, became the first black player to be drafted in the

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.

Legendary track & field coach Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, president of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1996, led the Eagles to 30 national titles, 77 All-America citations, and eight Olympic medals.

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(Standing) D. Curtis Lawson (Head Coach), Tamina Kienka, Jamal Hoyte, Jack Waissen, John McLean IV (Assistat Coach), (Seated) Alejandro Espitia, Jose Fabara

Lakisha Mcdougald, Cameron Chatman, Ekaterina Nekrasova, Rebecca Wood, Olesya Palko and Julia Aguilar

2011-12 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Schedule 2011-12 Men’s Tennis Schedule S 9-11 UNC Greensboro Invitational Greensboro, N.C. All Day S 22-24 HBCU Nationals Atlanta, Ga. All Day O 7-9 Methodist Invitational Fayetteville, N.C. All Day O 13-16 ITA Carolinas Regionals Chapel Hill/Durham, N.C. All Day F5 Duke Durham, N.C. 5:00 p.m. F 15 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, N.C. 3:30 p.m. F 18 Virginia State Petersonburg, Va. 10:30 a.m. F 24 Coastal Carolina Durham, N.C. 12:00 p.m. M 3 *Hampton Hampton, Va. 11:00 a.m. M 4 *Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 12:00 p.m. M 12 Northern Illinois Orlando, Fla. 10:00 a.m. M 13 Quinnipiac Orlando, Fla. 10:00 a.m. M 15 Franklin and Marshall Orlando, Fla. 10:00 a.m. M 17 *Florida A&M Durham, N.C. 10:00 a.m. M 17 *Maryland Eastern Shore Durham, N.C. 4:00 p.m. M 18 *South Carolina State Durham, N.C. 2:00 p.m. M 24 UNC Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 11:00 a.m. M 30 *Morgan State Durham, N.C. 1:00 p.m. M 31 *Bethune-Cookman Durham, N.C. 10:00 a.m. A 3 Shaw Durham, N.C. 1:00 p.m. A 7 *Howard Durham, N.C. 11:00 a.m. A 13-15 MEAC Tournament Raleigh, N.C. TBA HOME GAMES ARE IN MAROON * - denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games