2011-2012 Women’s Bowling Schedule Hampton Roads Collegiate Bowling Invitational Elizabeth City Beach Open MEAC Southern Division #1 MEAC Southern Division #2 Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic 2012 Kutztown Invitational South Carolina State Bulldog Classic Morgan State Collegiate Classic MEAC Southern Division #3 MEAC Tournament
Chesapeake, Va.
October 21-23, 2011
Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Sumter, S.C. Laurel, Md.
November 4-6, 2011 November 12-13, 2011 December 3-4, 2011 January 20-22, 2011
Reading, Pa. Sumter, S.C.
January 27-29, 2012 February 11-12, 2012
Baltimore, Md. Daytona Beach, Fla. Greensboro, N.C.
February 17-19, 2012 March 3-4, 2012 March 16-18, 2012
Table of Contents General Information
Sports Information
Name of School...... North Carolina Central University
Bowling Contact................................. Andrea Wheeler
City/ Zip......................................... Durham, NC 27707
Cell Phone.............................................(919) 806-6689
Founded............................. 1910 Dr. James E. Shepard
Fax........................................................(919) 530-5426
Enrollment............................................................8,612
E-mail................................awheele6@eagles.nccu.edu
Nickname............................................................ Eagles
Sports Information Director.........................Kyle Serba
School Colors...................................... Maroon & Gray
SID Office Phone..................................(919) 530-7054
Facility...................................... NCCU Bowling Lanes
SID E-mail........................................ kserba@nccu.edu
Location.......................... Alfonso Elder Student Union
SID Mailing Address.....116 McDougald-McLendon Gym
Conference................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
....................................................... Durham, NC 27707
Chancellor...............................................Charlie Nelms
Athletics Dept. Phone...........................(919) 530-7057
Alma Mater (Year).............Arkansas Pine Bluff (1968)
Athletics Dept. Website.................................................
Athletics Director.......... Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D.
.........................................www.NCCUEaglePride.com
Alma Mater (Year)............. George Washington (1989)
Coaching Staff Head Coach............................................ Karen Sanford Assistant Coach....................... Anthony “Tony” Smith Team Manager......................................Jamille Monroe
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Credits
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The 2011-12 North Carolina Central University women’s bowling information guide is a production of the NCCU Sports Information Office. Written, designed and edited by Andrea Wheeler and Ariel Germain. Covers designed by Andrea Wheeler. Photography by Dyann Busse, Red Rocket Photography.
Season Preview.................................................. 2-3 Roster.....................................................................6 Schedule.................................................................7 Meet the Eagles.............................................. 10-11 Chancellor............................................................13 NCCU..................................................................14 Athletics Director.................................................15 Faculty/Staff/Coaches.................................... 16-17
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Season Preview The North Carolina Central University bowling team enters the 2011-2012 season equipped to compete as new members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference the and NCAA Division I. The Lady Eagles will be bowling this season with the university’s first chance to compete for a conference or national title since the 2006-2007 season. NCCU will kick off its 2011-2012 campaign on Friday, Oct. 21, when the Eagles make the trip to Chesapeake, Va., where they will participate in the Hampton Roads Collegiate Bowling Invitational. The Lady Eagles will keep their conference competition high throughout the season as they will participate in three different MEAC Southern Division tournaments: Greensboro, N.C. (Nov. 12-13), Sumter, S.C. (Dec. 3-4), and Daytona Beach, Fla. (March 3-4), and bowl in the South Carolina State Bulldog Classic, the Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Classic and the Morgan State Collegiate Classic. NCCU will also return to Reading, Pa., for the second season where they will be a part of the wellknown Kutztown Invitational. “We are excited about our schedule this season,” said NCCU head bowling coach Karen Sanford. “We have added two extra tournaments that will hopefully give us a feel for where we stand as a team and in the MEAC before we head to the conference tournament in March.” Sanford leads a team of experienced returners as the Lady Eagles welcome back four of their six letterwinners from last year’s squad: Toria Silver, Laverne Jones, Khrystal Richardson and Kristyne Garrett.
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Silver, a graduate student out of Durham, N.C., returnsto the lanes for the Lady Eagles as a key physical and mental asset. During the 2010-2011 campaign, Silver finished with a 167.4 game average, the second highest average on the lineup. She had her best outing on Jan. 23 at the Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic when she had a total pin fall of 1028, and her best game was on Jan. 29 when she bowled a 243 at the 2011 Kutztown Invitational. “Toria will be a huge help to our team this season,” Sanford said. “They see her as a leader on and off the lanes. She inspires the younger ladies on the team to do better.”
After a successful sophomore season, NCCU returns Jones, a junior from Goldsboro, N.C. Jones was a key member to the Lady Eagles, as the only person to bowl in all 40 games, and bowled the highest overall game average of 176.5 for her squad. During the Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic, Jones had a total pin fall of 1163, which was a personal and team best. Also, during the South Carolina State Bulldog Classic, she bowled her best game with a total of 256, also topping her personal and team best scores.
Richardson, a senior out of Matteson, Ill., finished her junior bowling season with an overall game average of 148.8. A year ago, Richardson had her highest pin fall of 818 and bowled her best game with a score of 206.
“We will continue to look for Laverne to anchor our team,” said Sanford. “She had a great season last year and will only continue to get better and help us be successful this season.”
The Lady Eagles welcome two newcomers to their 2011-2012 squad, Jasmine Akins and Ngozi Mogbo. Akins joins the NCCU family from Fayetteville, N.C., where she attended Seventy-First High School. She was named to the Mid-South all-conference team and also was named an all-state prospect as a senior. Ngozi hails from Country Club Hills, Ill., and attended Rich Central High School, where fellow Lady Eagle Richardson is also an alumna.
A local talent returning from Raleigh, N.C., Garrett finished her rookie season bowling in 35 matches, with an average of 158, a highest pin fall of 1049 and her best game was 210.
“Our freshmen are a good fit for our team,” Sanford said. “They both had the experience of bowling on a team in high school, which a lot of young ladies do not get the privilege of doing. I believe their experience will help them transition and fit in with our team.”
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Roster 2011-2012 Roster Name
Class
Major
R/L
Jasmine Akins
Freshman
Public Adminstration
Fayetteville, N.C.
Kristyne Garrett
Sophomore
Chemistry
L
Raleigh, N.C.
Laverne Jones
Junior
Pharmacy Science
R
Goldsboro, N.C.
Ngozi Mogbo
Freshman
Nursing
Chicago, Ill.
Krystal Richardson
Junior
Elementary Education
R
Matteson, Ill.
Toria Silver
Graduate
Child Development
R
Durham, N.C.
Karen Sanford- Head Coach Anthony “Tony� Smith- Assistant Head Coach Jamille Monroe- Team Manager
2011-2012 WOMENS BOWLING TEAM Lady Eagles following their first place finish at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Bowling Invitational in Chesapeake, Va. on October 21-23, 2011 Bowling Invitational.
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Hometown
Schedule NCCU 2011-2012 Bowling Schedule Hampton Roads Collegiate Bowling Invitational Elizabeth City Beach Open MEAC Southern Division #1 MEAC Southern Division #2 Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic 2012 Kutztown Invitational South Carolina State Bulldog Classic Morgan State Collegiate Classic MEAC Southern Division #3 MEAC Tournament
Chesapeake, Va.
October 21-23, 2011
Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Sumter, S.C. Laurel, Md.
November 4-6, 2011 November 12-13, 2011 December 3-4, 2011 January 20-22, 2011
Reading, Pa. Sumter, S.C.
January 27-29, 2012 February 11-12, 2012
Baltimore, Md. Daytona Beach, Fla. Greensboro, N.C.
February 17-19, 2012 March 3-4, 2012 March 16-18, 2012
2010-2011 WOMENS BOWLING TEAM Lady Eagles following their first place finish at the South Carolina State Bulldog Classic held on February 11-12, 2011 in Sumter, S.C.
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Meet the Eagles Jasmine Akins Freshman Fayetteville, N.C. Seventy-First H.S. Personal- Jasmine Renee Akins...daughter of Derrick and Connie Akins... was born March 7, 1993...enjoys bowling, singing, food and sleeping.
Kristyne Garrett Sophomore Raleigh, N.C. Enloe H.S. 2010-2011 - Appeared in 35 games and avereaged 158 pins per game as a freshmen ... Had highest pinfall of 1049 on Jan. 23, 2011 at the Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic ... Had her highest game total of 210 on Jan. 29, 2011 during the 2011 Kutztown Invitational. Personal- Kristyne Nacole Garrett ... Born Sept. 2, 1992 in Bronx, N.Y. ... Daughter of Carl and Sanara Garrett ... Majoring in Chemistry ... Enjoys solving problems and plans to receive an internship with CCBI or SBI lab.
Laverne Jones Junior Greensboro, N.C. Eastern Wayne H.S. 2010-2011 - Was the only member of the 2010-2011 squad to appear in all 40 games while leading the team with an avereage of 176.5 pins per game ... Had highest pinfall of 1163 on Jan. 23, 2011 at the Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic ... Had her highest game total of 256 on Feb. 11, 2011 during the South Carolina State Bulldog Classic. Personal- Laverne Nenita Jones ... Born Jan. 20, 1991 in Goldsboro, N.C. ... Daughter of Vernon and Nenita Jones ... Majoring in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Meet The Eagles Ngozi Mogbo Freshman Country Club Hills, Ill. Rich Central H.S. Personal- Ngozi Michelle-Imon Mogbo...daughter of Samuel and Annetta Mogbo...was born Jan. 30, 1993 in Chicago, Ill. ...enjoys volleyball, basketball, friends and shopping.
Krystal Richardson Junior Matteson, Ill. Rich Central H.S. 2010-2011 - Avereaged 148.4 pins per game her first season as a Lady Eagle, appearing in 37 games ... Had highest pinfall of 818 on Jan. 23, 2011 at the Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic ... Had her highest game total of 206 on Dec. 4, 2010 during the MEAC Southern Division in Chesapeake, Va. Personal- Krystal Latrice Richardson ... Born Sept. 30, 1990 in Chicago, Ill. ... Daughter of Gregory and Sandra Crowther ... Majoring in Elementary Education ... Interests include art, fashion and animals ... Krystal joins the Eagles from Winston-Salem State University.
Toria Silver Graduate Student Durham, N.C. Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College H.S. 2010-2011 - Avereaged 168.9 pins per game while appearing in 34 games ... Had highest pinfall of 1028 on Jan. 23, 2011 at the Frederick E. Underwood Lady Bulldog Bowling Classic ... Had her highest game total of 243 on Jan. 29, 2011 during the 2011 Kutztown Invitational. Personal- Toria Christina-Belle Silver ... Born June 5, 1990 in Durham, N.C. ... Daughter of Ricky and Victoria Silver ... Majoring in Education ... Interests include shopping.
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Chancellor Chancellor Charlie Nelms Chancellor Fifth Year Crawford, Ark. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Chancellor Charlie Nelms has led North Carolina Central University since 2007. During that time, despite a challenging budget climate, he has intensified the university’s emphasis on student success, setting ambitious goals for increasing student retention and graduation rates. These goals were given first priority in the strategic planning effort Nelms led to successful completion in 2010. In keeping with this priority, Nelms reorganized the University College to provide comprehensive advising and academic support services for all entering students and he instituted programs to improve the academic success of African-American males in particular. Nelms established a new vice chancellor for research and economic development to better manage the university’s growing research sector. In 2010 – 2011, university faculty received more than $25 million in sponsored research grants. This year, the university has embarked on the development of a Ph.D. program in integrated biosciences that is scheduled to enroll students in fall 2012. These will be the first doctoral students at NCCU since 1964. Chancellor Nelms has dramatically improved the aesthetics and physical assets of the campus with the infusion of more than $75 million in new construction of a nursing building, residence hall and parking deck, and millions more in renovation of existing facilities. It was Nelms’ inspiration to move the historic Holy Cross Catholic Church across campus to its new location on Fayetteville Street alongside the new Centennial Garden.
million in private gifts to UMF. Active in professional, civic, and higher education organizations, Nelms is past chair of the NCA Higher Learning Commission Board of Trustees and the National Advisory Board of the National Survey of Student Engagement. He also served as chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) Commission for Leadership Development and currently serves on ACE’s blue ribbon panel concerning accreditation. Nelms is a member of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Board of Trustees and serves on the board of directors of the American Association of State Colleges & Universities. Nelms is a native of Crawfordsville, Ark., and earned his undergraduate degree in agronomy and chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, graduating in 1968. He earned a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs in 1971 and a doctorate in higher education administration six years later from Indiana University. Early in his career, he taught and held administrative positions at Earlham College in Indiana, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Indiana University Northwest in Gary and Sinclair Community College in Ohio.
In 2011, Nelms published A Call to Action, a policy directive intended to spur a national dialogue concerning the revitalization of the historically black colleges and universities as an important sector of American higher education. Before coming to NCCU, Nelms served as vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs for the Indiana University system. He was also a chancellor twice before. In 1987, Nelms began a seven-year tenure as chancellor of Indiana University East, and in 1994 he was named chancellor of the University of Michigan at Flint (UMF). There, he resolved a significant campus budget deficit, reversed a four-year enrollment decline and secured more than $75
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NCCU New Initiatives
NCCU Highlights
NCCU is on the cutting edge with its Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise known as BRITE. The institute offers new bachelor’s and master’s degrees in pharmaceutical science. These programs provide students with core scientific competencies in biology or chemistry as well as hands-on laboratory practice. In addition, there are seminar courses in drug development operations, FDA regulations, quality assurance and control, and intellectual property and patent law. NCCU’s BRITE is an important part of the statewide initiative to make North Carolina a premiere provider of skilled workers for the biotechnology industry.
• NCCU was the fastest growing institution in the University of North Carolina System. At 5.5 percent for fall 2006, NCCU surpassed the UNC System’s average rate of growth of 3.1 percent.
The School of Law has won kudos for providing top-notch legal education. According to Vault, Inc., a publishing firm that researches and collects data on diverse professions, the law school has not received the acknowledgment it is due. Vault surveyed 512 recruiters who identified 25 “underrated” schools, and the NCCU School of Law was ranked at number 14. History In 1910, Dr. James E. Shepard envisioned and founded a school that prepared African American adults for leadership roles in our nation’s communities. Founded as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) became the nation’s first state-supported historically black liberal arts college. In 1923, the National Training School became the state-supported Durham State Normal School, devoted to “the training of teachers for the Colored Public Schools of North Carolina.” Two years later, Dr. Shepard was able to persuade the General Assembly to take a revolutionary step, making the institution a liberal arts college and naming it North Carolina College for Negroes in 1925. The School of Law was established in 1940 and the School of Library Science in 1941. By the time of Dr. Shepard’s death on October 6, 1947, the institution that had become North Carolina College at Durham was fully-accredited, highly respected and had become the alma mater of a growing list of distinguished alumni. Today, under the leadership of Chancellor Charlie Nelms, NCCU is a comprehensive university offering more than 100 bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines, 40 master’s degree programs and three professional degrees in law. The university reaches out to all racial and ethnic groups, and has a diverse student population of more than 8,000.
• Black Enterprise magazine named NCCU one of the Top 50 Colleges for African Americans in the nation in its September 2006 edition. NCCU was ranked No. 30. • The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded $2.3 million to the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise. • In 2006, NCCU’s School of Law students passed the State Bar Examination at a rate of 86 percent; the highest of any other historically black school in the country. • NCCU received accreditation of its bachelor’s and master’s programs in business administration from the Assembly of American Colleges and Schools of Business International.
NCCU and the African American Jazz Caucus are partnering to form the NCCU/ AAJC Jazz Research Institute (NAJRI) in an effort to preserve the integrity of jazz as an African American art form. One of the functions of the Institute will be to address the critical artistic and economic situation of jazz in the African American community as well as develop other initiatives such as a North Carolina Hall of Fame dedicated to highlighting the work of jazz artists from North Carolina. In an effort to bring more study abroad options to students, NCCU has been accepted as a member of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), a nonprofit membership organization that provides affordable and diverse study abroad and exchange opportunities to students around the world. NCCU is only one of four historically black college or university in the ISEP network. ISEP membership makes it possible for NCCU students to study abroad at over 135 different universities in 39 countries. NCCU is the first historically black institution in the nation to have an athletic training education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Built upon the motto of Truth and Service, NCCU is a university committed to preparing and equipping students with the knowledge and skills to compete in the global marketplace.
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• NCCU received a $150,000 grant from the Darden Restaurants Foundation to establish a Culinary Teaching Laboratory at the university to support its Hospitality and Tourism Program. • An endowment in the amount of $100,000 was awarded for the Christopher S. Meldrum Chemistry Scholarship Fund to establish a scholarship for chemistry majors. • NCCU led in recruiting National Achievement Scholars. NCCU was No. 3 in the state and tied for third place among historically black colleges and universities across the nation.
Athletics Director Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Director of Athletics Fourth Year Durham, N.C. George Washington 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.
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.
She officially began her new leadership role on May 1, 2008.
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, 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 200307. 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 17th year at NCCU, WickerMcCree 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 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 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. 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.
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
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Faculty/Staff
JAMAUL ALEXANDER Accountant (919) 530-6866
LOUISE BROTHERS Business & Finance Assistant (919) 530-6802
CHRIS HOOKS
Assistant Sports Information Director / Broadcast Media (919) 530-6892
KYLE SERBA
Associate A.D. for Media Relations (919) 530-7054
DR. INGRID WICKER-McCREE Director of Athletics (919) 530-7057
CAROLYN ARRINGTON
ANTHONY BENNETT
Assistant A.D. for Business & Finance (919) 530-5125
VINCENT BROWN Associate A.D. for Finance & Business (919) 530-6868
MARLYNN JONES Assistant A.D. for Compliance (919) 530-6725
GEORGE SMITH
Associate A.D. for External Affairs/S&C (919) 530-5126
Director of Student-Athlete Services (919) 530-6906
BRIGITTE COUNCIL
ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
WILLIE JUDE II Assistant A.D. for Development (919) 530-6724
ETIENNE THOMAS
Associate A.D. for Internal Operations/SWA (919) 530-7053
Brenda Williams Administrative Assistant (919) 530-5315
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LUANN EDMONDS-HARRIS Marketing Director, Cheerleading Coach (919) 530-6713
BARRY MARROW Facilities / Turf Management (919) 530-5124
SEAN THOMAS
MS, ATC, LAT Head Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
DR. LES BRINSON Faculty Athletic Council Chairman (919) 530-5166
ARIEL GERMAIN Sports Information Assistant (919) 530-7054
BRENDA SCARBOROUGH Executive Assistant to the Athletics Director (919) 530-7057
DARKINA WARD
MS, ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) 530-6215
Coaches North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics
GEORGETTE CRAWFORD-CROOKS Women’s Volleyball, Head Coach (919) 530-6722
MICHAEL LAWSON
Track & Field/Cross Country, Head Coach (919) 530-5121
PAUL PERRY Golf, Head Coach (919) 530-7186
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.
CURTIS LAWSON
Men’s Tennis, Head Coach Director of Tennis (919) 530-5127
LEVELLE MOTON Men’s Basketball, Head Coach (919) 530-7058
JOLI ROBINSON
Women’s Basketball, Head Coach (919) 530-7051
DAVID NASS
Women’s Tennis, Head Coach (919) 530-5127
KAREN SANFORD Women’s Bowling, Head Coach (919) 530-6484
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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. 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 studentathletes. 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 studentathletes, 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 studentathletes by providing an environment which promotes and emphasizes respect for sensitivity to diversity and equity.
NCCU Athletics 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. 2007 CIAA Women’s Basketball Champions
NCCU’s athletic programs have enjoyed regional and national recognition for years, headlined by the 1989 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship. 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.
2006 CIAA Women's Cross Country Champions
2006 CIAA Women's Volleyball Champions
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-from-behind 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. In 2006-07, NCCU won four CIAA team championships and participated in nine NCAA Division II Championship events.
2006 CIAA Football Champions
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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 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 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. Boston Celtics great Sam Jones, a student-
athlete 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 the 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 multi-purpose gymnasium, Olympicsized 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, McDougald-McLendon Gym lights-up with men’s and women’s basketball excitement.
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.
1975 TENNIS TEAM The 1975 MEAC Tennis Championship Team was coached by Dr. James W. Younge. The Eagles edged Howard University 22-20 on May 4 to capture their fourth consecutive conference title. Competing in the finals for NCCU were Ricardo Jones, William Torres, Michael Taylor, Bennett Miller, Leonard Lewis and Larry McCollum.
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NCCU’s Shari Matthews was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball National Player of the Year.