TENNIS
TRACK AND FIELD
HILL NAMED SOUTH REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Morehouse head track and field coach Willie H. Hill was named the South Region Coach of the Year for the 2006 outdoor season. Cited for his achievements by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Hill will receive an award at Emporia State University, site of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Hill coached the Flying Maroon Tigers to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division II indoor championships, followed by winning the SIAC championship by more than 40 points. Hill has led the Morehouse cross country team to 12 consecutive SIAC titles. The coaches’ association also tabbed Morehouse freshman Damian Prince as the NCAA South Region Athlete of the Year. Prince, from Decatur, Ga., won the SIAC title in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles and placed second in the open 400.
place in the 400-meter hurdles. Dominic Smith, of Memphis, Tenn., took third place in the triple jump with a distance of 50’-1.” He finished second in the decathlon at the SIAC championships in April. GOLF
MOREHOUSE FOURTH IN MINORITY TOURNAMENT Morehouse finished fourth in the 20th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship held in May. After the first day of competition, Morehouse was in second place and trailed eventual winner Fayetteville State University by only 13 strokes. But when the final shots were fired,
the Maroon Tigers were 54 holes off the pace, landing in fourth place in the seven-team Division II field. Approximately 125 contestants from 28 colleges and universities, representing 14 countries, comprised the field for the three-day golfing and scholarship event. The competitors were divided into NCAA Division I and Division II groups. Senior Jordan Heath led the Maroon Tigers with a three-day score of 242. Heath shot a 74 in the first round, which was good for third place among all Division II golfers at the end of day one. However, Heath finished in ninth place overall with a 54-hole score of plus-26. ■
Basketball Schedule NOVEMBER 2006 4 Sat Georgia Tech The Thanksgiving Classic 24 Fri Ga. College and State Univ. 25 Sat Columbus St. University
Atlanta, GA (exhibition) 7:30 PM
DECEMBER 2006 2 Sat Stillman College* 9 Sat Miles College* 11 Mon Albany State University* 27-30 Black College Hoops Classic 27-30 Peach State Classic
Columbus, GA Columbus, GA
6:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuscaloosa, AL Fairfield, AL Atlanta, GA Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM TBA
JANUARY 2007 2 Tue 6 Sat 8 Mon 13 Sat 15 Mon 18 Thu 20 Sat 23 Tue 25 Tue 27 Sat
Kentucky State University* Benedict College* Paine College* Miles College* LeMoyne Owen College* Kentucky State University* Lane College* Paine College* Stillman College* Tuskegee University*
Forbes Arena Columbia, SC Augusta, GA Forbes Arena Forbes Arena Frankfurt, KY Jackson, TN Forbes Arena Forbes Arena Forbes Arena
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
FEBRUARY 2007 1 Thu 6 Tue 8 Thu 13 Tue 15 Thu 17 Sat 19 Mon 21 Wed Mar 1-Mar 4
Clark Atlanta University* Fort Valley State University* Benedict College* Fort Valley State University* Albany State University* Clark Atlanta University* Tuskegee University* LeMoyne Owen College* SIAC Tournament
Atlanta, GA (A) Forbes Arena Forbes Arena Fort Valley, GA Albany, GA Forbes Arena Tuskegee, AL Memphis, TN
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
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MOREHOUSE MAGAZINE
Sports Roundup
RAFEAEL SMITH RECEIVES ACADEMIC HONORS RaFeael Smith ’06 was named to the 2006 SIAC All-Academic Tennis Team by conference officials in April. Smith, the team captain who usually played in the No. 1 singles position, graduated magna cum laude with a degree in business administration. It was the third time he had been named to the all-academic team. He was elected to Phi Beta RaFeael Smith ’06 Kappa, and was named to the National Honor Roll, National Scholastic Collegiate Scholars and the International Golden Key Honor Society.
MOFFATT CLAIMS ANOTHER TITLE IN MEN’S HIGH JUMP COMPETITION Morehouse high jumper Keith Moffatt won the men’s high jump competition at the 2006 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Track and Field Championships, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in July. Moffatt cleared 7’- 5” to surpass his nearest competitor by more than two inches. His victory helped Team USA dominate the international competition at the Pan American Stadium. Team USA took the top two positions in 12 separate events. Moffatt, a junior Keith Moffatt physical education major from Newport News, Va., is the 2006 NCAA Division II and three-time SIAC high jump champion. The Maroon Tigers finished 10th in the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships in May. During the Division II championships, Moffatt broke the championship meet record and tied the Division II national high jump record. The meet record of 7’-5” was set by Morehouse alumnus Greg Roberts in 1997. Moffatt’s previous national title came in the 2005 Division II championships in Boston. The high-flying leaper is the three-time SIAC high jump champion and has never finished lower than second place in any collegiate high jump competition. Four other Maroon Tigers gained All-America status during the Division II championships by finishing in the top eight in their events. Cameron Dayne, who graduated magna cum laude in May, achieved his 12th and 13th AllAmerica ranking with a sixth-place finish in the triple jump and an eighth -place finish in the 200-meter. Randall Flimmons finished fourth in the long jump with his season best leap of 25’-4.” Damian Prince, of Decatur, Ga., gained seventh