Norfolk State’s O’Quinn Leads NSU to 1st Victory Over MAC Opponent

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#11 Pendarvis Williams inbounded to his teammate Kyle O'Quinn for the game winning shot (Frank Selden)

Toledo, Ohio – Kyle O’Quinn scored off an inbound pass from Pendarvis Williams with 2.4 seconds left to break a tie and give Norfolk State a 72-70 win at Toledo’s Savage Hall on Tuesday night, the Spartans’ first-ever win in three tries against Mid-American Conference opposition.

Toledo (7-4) rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to tie the game at 70-all on a Rian Pearson basket with 34 seconds left. The Spartans got the ball back and Brandon Wheeless missed a layup at the other end for NSU. The Rockets’ DeLino Dear collected the loose ball, but stepped out of bounds with 3.8 seconds remaining to turn the ball back over to the Spartans. After both teams called timeouts, Williams inbounded to O’Quinn, who scored the last of his 16 points to give NSU (8-5) the lead.

The Rockets were unable to get off a shot in the closing seconds.

Williams led NSU with 17 points, O’Quinn had 16 points, nine rebounds and five blocks, and Chris McEachin scored 15 points. The trio combined to make 22 of their 36 field goal attempts.

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Prairie View Proves They Can Win Anywhere, Defeating In-State Rival in Oregon

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Ryan Gesiakowski scored 12 points for the Panthers. (Andre Odums)

Eugene, Ore. — Demondre Chapman scored 14 points as Prairie View defeated Stephen F. Austin 53-50 Tuesday in the opening game of the Global Sports Hoops Showcase on the campus of the University of Oregon.

Ryan Gesiakowski scored 12 for the Panthers (4-7), who have won back-to-back games after losing seven straight.

Jereal Scott had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Lumberjacks (5-5), who had two chances to tie in the final 5 seconds but missed 3-pointers.

The Panthers led 23-22 at halftime, but consecutive jumpers by Hal Bateman put the Lumberjacks up 43-40 with 7:29 to play.

But Gesiakowski hit a 3-pointer with 3:03 left to put Prairie View back on top 49-48. It was Gesiakowski’s third 3-pointer in 13 attempts.

After Chapman made it 51-48 with 1:55 remaining, Desmond Haymon had a chance to tie it with 28 seconds left but made just 2 of 3 free throws, and the Panthers held on.

Article referenced from SWAC.  

JCSU’s Vanessa Taylor Reaches 200 Victories

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Coach Vanessa Taylor of JCSU reached 200 wins in her 11th season with the team. (Durane Smith)

Longevity can be defined as the long continuance in a particular occupation. Success is defined as the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted. Johnson C. Smith University head women’s basketball coach Vanessa Taylor is a shining example of longevity and success in coaching. In the midst of her 11th season, Taylor has reached her 200th victory at the helm of the women’s basketball program at JCSU. With such as impressive milestone in tow, the opportunity to reflect on the journey is available.

After 10 seasons as head coach at JCSU, Taylor continues to strive for new heights instead of resting on her laurels. Last year, JCSU concluded the 2010-11 season in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll at No. 22 after a historic best 26-5 overall record. The Golden Bulls advanced to the championship game in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Tournaments. The victory over Glenville State (74-69) in the quarterfinals was the first ever regional tournament win for the women’s basketball program.

Taylor was elected as the 2011 CIAA Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year; her third time winning the honor, but first at JCSU. She has the most wins all-time as the head women’s basketball coach at JCSU with a school record of 200-108 and an overall record of 283-203. Taylor has never had a losing season at Johnson C. Smith, including four seasons with 20 plus victories and no season with few than 16 wins.

Despite the success, Taylor remains humble, focused, and energized to accomplish more.

“I love to win, but within my career I was never really concerned about numbers,” replied Taylor when asked her feelings on the 200th win. “I always focus on my players and the small successes along the way. I understand as the head coach that I’m in the spotlight, but this is definitely a team accomplishment.”

Article referenced from CIAA.

FAMU Named One of Most Affordable Colleges by JET Magazine

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Jet Magazine recognizes Florida A&M University

Florida A&M University continues to receive national recognition for its outstanding achievements. This year alone the historically black university has been named one of the top 100 national universities by Washington Monthly Magazine, one of the Best Colleges in the nation by Forbes Magazine, a Top Green College in America by The Princeton Review and ranked the No. 1 public historically black college or university by U.S. News and World Report.

What is FAMU’s latest feat? FAMU was named one of Jet Magazine’s most affordable colleges in the nation. “An education is the key to changing one’s socioeconomic status,” said Vice President for Student Affairs William Hudson Jr. “It is important that we do not price out students who want a quality education. An education is truly something that no one can take from you.”

With the rise of college tuition all around the nation, students often cannot afford the fees associated with attending college. Other public schools highlighted in the magazine included the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, the University of Florida and the University of Virginia.

“It’s beneficial to students that FAMU be affordable because we hope to earn our degree without a lot of debt to go with it,” said Markia Butler, a senior journalism student from Jacksonville, Fla. “Being more affordable is really  ‘Excellence with Caring.’”

Ruth Simmons, Ronald Burns Sr. appointed Dillard trustees

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Two Dillard University alumni, including the first black president of an Ivy League university, have been named to the school’s Board of Trustees. They are Ruth Simmons, a 1967 Dillard graduate, and Ronald V. Burns Sr., a member of the Class of 1973.

Simmons, who went on to earn master’s and doctoral degrees at Harvard University, is president of Brown University, a position she has held since 2001. She plans to retire at the end of this academic year.

Before being named Brown’s president, Simmons had been the first African-American president of Smith College, a member of an elite group of women’s schools in the Northeast known as the Seven Sisters. She also has held administrative positions at the University of New Orleans, California State University in Northridge and Princeton University.

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Morgan State University’s Civil Rights Legacy Revealed

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Morgan State University, the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland — known for its lavish homecomings, prominent scholars, and even an occasional late night party — also has a rich legacy in the Civil Rights Movement.

At this year’s Convocation and other campus events, MSU honored the legacy of hundreds of former Morgan State students who played a pivotal role in the sit-in movement seven years before the widespread launch of the tactic.

Back in 1953, Morgan State students were lining up daily at a lunch counter in Read’s Drugstore in Baltimore, demanding desegregation. A manager or waitress would try to lure the daily protesting bunch from their seats by reading Maryland’s trespassing statute. The students didn’t budge.

Picketing, sit-ins, and hundreds of arrests eventually led to some changes in segregated Baltimore. As a result of Morgan State’s relentless student activism, in 1955 owners of Read’s Drugstore opened their lunch counter to Blacks; in 1959 Arundel Ice Cream would also began to change their practices.

This year’s festivities, surrounding the commemoration of the brave MSU alumni, were accompanied by a range of students, faculty, visitors, and influential Black leaders from around the country. A list of attendees included John Lewis, the Freedom Rider-turned congressman, Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

“It is important that our students know the legacy of their school and whose footsteps they are walking today,” said Morgan President David Wilson as he stood at the unveiling ceremony of the recreated lunch counter at Read’s Drugstore. Along the walls near the lunch counter exhibit, there are also lies a stunning pictorial exhibit that takes viewers on a tour of Civil Rights activism in Baltimore from 1947-1963.

University of Maryland law professor Larry S. Gibson, the person responsible for the timeless exhibit, donated his collection to Morgan State and it will remain in the main hall of the University Student Center.

Article referenced from NEWSONE

Hampton University Flight Team Offers a $99 Chance to Become a Pilot

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The Hampton University Flight Team, the Air Pirates, is holding a raffle to benefit the team’s efforts to attend the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON competition in Kansas this spring.

There are two prizes available for the raffle. A grand prize of a private pilot training course that includes 55 hours of combined flight and ground training, an instrument rating training course that includes 55 hours of combined flight and ground training, or a $7,500 aircraft rental credit to be used at Horizon Flight Center in Chesapeake, Va. The second raffle prize is a Bose A20 Aviation headset.

The grand prize is worth more than $8,500, while the aviation headset is worth $1,095. There is no limit to the amount of raffle tickets that may be purchased.

The HU flight team, along with Horizon Flight Center in Chesapeake, Va., is selling 250 raffle tickets for $99. The odds of winning are 1-in-125.

All proceeds from the raffle will go to the HU flight team to help with expenses of the national competition in Kansas. The team, who recently placed third in the NIFA Region X SAFECON competition, will incur aircraft rental, travel, hotel and registration cost for the competition.

“This is a great prize for those in the aviation field that are interested in receiving their private or instrument certificate,” stated Diane Blandino, assistant professor in the Department of Aviation and advisor to the flight team.  “This is also a great prize for anyone interested in learning to fly or anyone who wishes to support the flight team. ”

Visit http://www.hamptonflightteam.com/ to purchase a raffle ticket and for more information about the raffle and the HU flight team, Air Pirates.

Bethune-Cookman’s Davis Named to The Sports Network All-America Team

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Make that two in one 24-hour period for senior defensive end Ryan Davis, as he added his fifth All-America honor on Monday afternoon. Davis joins the ranks of the 2011 The Sports Network/Fathead.com All-America Second Team. The TSN announcement comes just hours after Davis was recognized on the College Sporting News’ 2011 Inside The HBCU Huddle Black College Football Division I FCS All-America team.

“First off, I want to thank God for this blessing,” said Davis of the news. “It’s very exciting to receive national recognition. It’s a great opportunity to not only shed some light on me, but also on my teammates and this institution. It’s a great honor and I’m very thankful.

With the TSN nod added in, Davis Post-Season All-America honors comes to a total of five on the year.

Davis was the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and among the leaders in both the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision in sacks and tackles for loss.

Joining him on the TSN All-America Team is fellow MEAC player Keith Pough (LB, Howard) on the second team defense. This is the second straight year for a B-CU player named to the TSN All-America Team. Center Natiel Curry was honored on the third team last season. Additionally, Davis is expected to find his place among the HBCU All-America Team, to be announced by the Sheridan Broadcasting Network in January.

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ASU Provides Meals for 100 Families

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The ASU family teamed up to provide holiday food boxes to 100 area families during the University’s third annual “Yuletide Giving Project.”
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The spirit of giving and sharing was on full display at Alabama State University’s Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Friday, Dec. 16.

ASU volunteers provided boxes of food for 100 Montgomery-area families as part of the University’s third annual “Yuletide Giving Project.”

“It is part of the mission of the University to devote efforts to public service and to do its part to advance the welfare our state,” said Tina Harris, project coordinator. “Projects like this really help to bring our ASU family together, as we pitch in and help give back to the community.”

Alumni, students, faculty and staff donated a bounty of food, from green beans and stuffing, to onions and potatoes, to sugar and flour. Student organizations and ASU’s leadership team donated turkeys for the dinner boxes.

Annie Daniels, a Montgomery native, was grateful to ASU for making her holiday a little easier.
“This is truly a blessing,” she said. “I didn’t know anything about it until I received a letter in the mail. ASU’s generosity is a blessing from God.”

It was ASU’s goal to provide a complete meal for each family. Each box contained a turkey and trimmings, dessert and a beverage.

“Providing one meal to a family in need may appear to be a very small token of assistance to those who are not in need; however, this small token will help to lift a burden, provide hope and remind the community of the power of a humble and generous spirit,” Harris said.
Article Referenced from ASU

AAMU Researchers Secure DoD Contract

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Huntsville, Ala. —- An Alabama A&M University researcher and his colleagues have won a major contract from the Army Research Office. Dr. Satilmis Budak, an AAMU electrical engineering associate professor, is the lead on a contract involving improvements to thermoelectric power generation and cooling systems.  Article Referenced from AAMU

Womens Basketball Recap: Dec. 18

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Courtesy: MEAC Media Relations

Myrtle Beach, S.C.–SC State rallied from 14 down to defeat Coastal Carolina, 61-59, in a non-conference women’s matchup. The was the third game of the Crescent Bank Carolinas Challenge held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The Lady Bulldogs finished the contest with three players in double-figures led by Cabriel Duren with 22.  Tiara Knotts scored 16 and Trinese Fox dropped in 11 in the game.  Duren also led the team in rebounding with four.

To Read the complete story, visit www.scsuathletics.com

 

Coppin State Falls To VCU

RICHMOND, Va. — Senior Crystal Whittington scored a season-high 18 points and Ashle Craig added 16, but Coppin State fell to Virginia Commonwealth 74-66 on Sunday in the Verizon Wireless Arena.

The Eagles were unable to overcome the play of Courtney Hunt who had 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Rams to the victory.

Virginia Commonwealth (6-3) out-rebounded Coppin State 52-31, which included 25 offensive rebounds. The Rams used that advantage to outscore the Eagles 22-8 on second-chance points.

Andrea Barbour added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Virginia Commonwealth, while Christina Carter had 10 points.

Coppin State (2-8) also received 10 points from Shawntae Payne.

To Read the complete story, visit www.coppinstatesports.com

 

FIU Coasts Past DSU

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The FIU Panthers shot a season-high 56.8 percent for the game and an astounding 85.0 percent (17-for-20) in the first half en route to a 73-57 victory over the Delaware State University women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon at the UNF Osprey Holiday Classic.

Sophomore Tasia Bristow (Baltimore, Md.) led the Lady Hornets in scoring for the third straight game with 18 points.  She added in a game-high three steals and one blocked shot.  Junior Kianna D’Oliveira (Newport News, Va.) grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in addition to six points.

FIU received double figure scoring from three players in Jerica Coley (18), Mansare (14) and Fanni Hutlassa (12).

The loss is DSU’s second straight as they move to 3-9 on the year while the Panthers improve to 7-4.

To Read the complete story, visit www.dsuhornets.com

Paine Lady Lions Basketball Team Volunteer at Goldent Harvest Food Bank

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Paine College students doing their part to help families for the holidays.

Just before going home to spend time with their families for Christmas, the Paine College Lady Lions Basketball team took some time out of their day to give back, and volunteered at the Faith Food Factory.  Faith Food Factory is a component of the Golden Harvest Food bank, where volunteers sort, inspect and repack non-perishable donations.

“At Faith Food Factory, there is only one paid position”, states Manager Larry Jenkins. “If it were not for volunteers like the Lady Lions Basketball team, we would have a difficult time getting food to those people who really need it.”

Freshman Lashonda Canty states that “Today is a great opportunity.  It makes you realize just how blessed you are.”

“Being able to give of myself today makes me really appreciate how blessed I am to have parents who have been able to work and provide for me, but I will not take it for granted, and I am excited to be able to help someone else”, says freshman Kharyna Stanford.

“Most of our students are fortunate enough to not have to worry about where their next meal will come from” states Lad Lions’ Head Coach Willie Adams. “I wanted my team to continue their spirit of giving back so they can have a greater appreciation of what they have.”

The mission of the Golden Harvest food bank is to end hunger in 30 counties in Georgia and South Carolina.

“Volunteering today, just made my soul feel good!”- Tenesha Jenkins

Kimberly E. May
Sports Information Director
Paine College

Wiley College and USC to Reenact 1935 Debate

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Cary Cavis & Chad Mossman of Wiley College (Marshall News Messenger)

The movie, “The Great Debaters,” changed a key fact for dramatic effect. In the movie, Wiley debates Harvard and wins. The actual history is that the University of Southern California was the top debating team in the nation 77 years and Wiley went to California to debate USC.

And won.

Now, a new generation of Wiley College debaters will debate USC again, this time in Marshall.

The Melvin B. Tolson/Denzel Washington Forensics Society of Wiley College will host an exhibition with the University of Southern California on Jan 27, 2012 on the Wiley Campus during its Ethical Student Leadership Conference.

“This is the first meeting of our schools since our famous debate some 77 years ago in 1935,” Wiley College Vice President of student affairs and enrollment services Joseph Morale said. “Wiley College was victorious in the historic debate, and our team emerged as a national champion.”

The two schools met 77 years ago when they competed for the national championship before an audience of 1,100 people.

Wiley College, under the direction of Melvin B. Tolson earned the victory, becoming the first African-American college to win the national championship.

“This is a joyful time for Wiley College,” Morale said. “Our students and all students have the opportunity to watch or hear the debate and experience a living history lesson.”

Wiley College Director of Forensics, Christopher Medina, said it was “an honor to be a part of the exhibition.”

“Upon being hired here at Wiley College, I have always really felt that this particular debate is so important to this school and our legacy,” Medina said. “So I contacted the director of forensics at USC who I have known for several years and discussed the idea of having an exhibition debate with him. And he was very excited about the opportunity and the idea.”

The exhibition team will consist of the debate team captain, Cary Chavis, and parliamentary research chairman, Chad Mossiman.

“It is an honor for us. I look back at the movie in 1935, and these two schools that participated in this debate that lasted no longer than 30 minutes, before Dr. King and Rosa Parks, these two schools came together and united,” Chavis said. “As Wiley students to know the shoulders we stand on, it is really humbling to be a part of this.”

The Melvin B. Tolson/Denzel Washington Forensics society returned to competition three years ago with the help of a gift from actor Denzel Washington, who directed the movie and starred as Tolson.

The team has since ranked in the top ten in the 2011 Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament, and is currently ranked third in debate sweepstakes.

Article referenced from The Marshall News Messenger.

Albany State’s Jamarkus Gaskins named 2011 Daktronics All-American & Player of the Year

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Albany State University linebacker Jamarkus Gaskins was recently named to the 2011 Daktronics All-American Team as a first-team selection. In addition, Gaskins was named the Ron Lenz National Defensive Player of the Year.

The 6-2, 200-pound senior from Tifton, GA native was a key anchor of the Golden Rams’ “Dirty Blue” defense, recording 73 tackles (42 solo) with 17.5 tackles for loss (75 yards) in 12 games. The 2011 SIAC Defensive Player of the Year finished with a league-leading 11 sacks, which currently ranks 20th in the nation. He also had five pass breakups, three fumble recoveries for 67 yards, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.

Gaskins was the lone representative from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) to make the 2011 Daktronics All-American Team.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA), with the online nomination and voting process powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM.

Ron Lenz Offensive Player of the Year

Jonas Randolph, Mars Hill

Ron Lenz Defensive Player of the Year

Jamarkus Gaskins, Albany State

Offense

First Team

Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown

TE David Cannon Central Missouri Jr. 6-2 240 St. Louis, Mo.

OL Amini Silatolu Midwestern State Sr. 6-3 320 Tracy, Calif.

OL Joe Long Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 6-6 308 Lapeer, Mich.

OL Rod Williams Northwest Missouri Jr. 6-5 300 Grandview, Mo.

OL Garth Heikkinen Minnesota-Duluth Jr. 6-4 305 Duluth, Minn.

OL Darrell Leopold Delta State (Miss.) Sr. 6-2 305 Laurel, Miss.

WR Trey McVay Northeastern State Sr. 5-9 188 Muskogee, Okla.

WR Thomas Mayo California (Pa.) Sr. 6-2 200 Reston, Va.

QB Dane Simoneau Washburn (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 227 Salina, Kan.

RB Jonas Randolph Mars Hill (N.C.) Sr. 5-10 185 Daleville, Ala.

RB Joe Glendening Hillsdale (Mich.) Jr. 5-10 188 East Grand Rapids, Mich.

RS John Brown Pittsburg State (Kan.) So. 5-11 170 Homestead, Fla.

PK Greg Zuerlein Missouri Western Sr. 6-0 190 Lincoln, Neb.

 

Second Team

Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown

TE Brian Leonhardt Bemidji State (Minn.) Jr. 6-5 253 Blaine, Minn.

OL Kyle Thornton North Alabama Sr. 6-4 345 Dallas, Texas

OL Cody Johnson Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-2 290 Jasper, Mo.

OL Tyler Hendrickson Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) Sr. 6-8 318 St. Paul, Minn.

OL Stephen Goodin Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 6-6 310 Hastings, Neb.

OL Chandler Rearden Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Sr. 6-1 265 Greenwood, S.C.

WR Trevor Kennedy Mercyhurst (Pa.) Sr. 6-0 200 Akron, Ohio

WR Troy Burrell Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 5-10 182 Port Huron, Mich.

QB Adam Neugebauer West Virginia Wesleyan Sr. 6-2 210 Pittsburgh, Pa.

RB Jonathan Woodson Texas A&M-Kingsvllle Jr. 5-10 185 Missouri City, Texas

RB Travis Daniels North Carolina-Pembroke Sr. 5-10 205 Washington, N.C.

RS Deonte Gist Tusculum (Tenn.) Sr. 5-9 175 Wllford, S.C.

PK Kyle Major Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 6-3 230 Littleton, Colo.

Defense

First Team

Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown

DL David Bass Missouri Western Jr. 6-5 260 St. Louis, Mo.

DL Connor Wright Colorado Mesa Sr. 6-1 250 Wheat Ridge, Colo.

DL Jonas Celian West Virginia Wesleyan Jr. 6-1 210 North Lauderdale, Fla.

LB Marcus Dowtin North Alabama Sr. 6-2 225 Upper Marlboro, Md.

LB Nate Dreiling Pittsburg State (Kan.) So. 6-4 228 Hutchinson, Kan.

LB Alex Whitehill Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 220 McPherson, Kan.

LB Jamarkus Gaskins Albany State (Ga.) Sr. 6-2 220 Tifton, Ga.

S Clarence Laster Southwestern Oklahoma Sr. 6-0 190 Hemet, Calif.

S Brody Scheff Bemidji State Sr. 6-0 206 Waconia, Minn.

CB Arthur Hobbs Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 5-11 190 San Diego, Calif.

CB Elijah Davis Shepherd (W. Va.) Sr. 5-8 192 Silver Spring, Md.

P Taylor Accardi Colorado Mines Jr. 6-2 205 Littleton, Colo.

Second Team

Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown

DL Aston Whiteside Abilene Christian Sr. 6-0 285 Vernon, Texas

DL Todd Storm Michigan Tech Sr. 6-0 250 Calumet, Mich.

DL Randy Colling Gannon (Pa.) Sr. 6-5 320 Arcade, N.Y.

LB Jordan Campbell N.M. Highlands Jr. 6-0 230 Corona, Calif.

LB Lee Meisner Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 6-0 240 Sterling, Colo.

LB Jeremy Aguilar Texas A&M-Kingsville Jr. 6-1 235 Los Angeles, Calif.

LB Chad Kilgore Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-1 230 Orrick, Mo.

S Jeremy Jones Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 5-10 189 Grand Rapids, Mich.

S Bryce Peila Western Oregon Jr. 6-1 200 Central Point, Ore.

CB Dominique Davenport Delta State (Miss.) Sr. 5-10 180 Baldwyn, Miss.

CB Janoris Jenkins North Alabama Sr. 5-10 185 Pahokee, Fla.

P Ethan Kosjer Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 195 Douglass, Kan.

The team, which is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems, is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

 

Ben Baxter
Assistant Commissioner for Communications & New Media
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)