Winston-Salem State gains Div II & CIAA Membership Approval

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Board of Directors, have granted Winston-Salem State University full Division II membership and CIAA conference admittance; beginning this athletic/academic season. Continue reading

The Best of HBCU Vocalists Featured at the Kennedy Center

A national initiative of 105 talented voices representing Historically Black Colleges and Universities, (HBCUs) is the nation’s first national collegiate choral group, initiated with the support of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, corporate and federal agency partners. The support continues for a 3rd season. The Kennedy Center is committed to support a Nation Treasure, the 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Continue reading

2010 SIAC Football Preseason Picks and Predicitions

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced the Preseason All-SIAC Football Teams and predicted order of finish as selected by the SIAC Football Coaches Association.

The 2010 preseason team features 21 returning players from the 2009 All-SIAC team led by Clark Atlanta running back Winston Thompson and Benedict quarterback Pat Riley. Continue reading

2010 MEAC Football Preseason Picks and Predictions

South Carolina State’s Malcolm Long and Julio Sanchez of Hampton earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s (MEAC) top football preseason awards, as announced by the conference on Friday afternoon at the Norfolk Marriott Hotel.  Long was selected as the preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Sanchez was named the preseason Defensive Player of the Year by the MEAC head football coaches and sports information directors. Continue reading