FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 15 - 21, 2012

Bethune-Cookman and Fayetteville State capture PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Titles
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The University of Texas-Pan American took home the Men's Division I title and Bethune-Cookman claimed its Championship-record ninth team title in the Women's Team Division at the 26th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship presented by Brown Capital Management. Texas-Pan American, the rst-round leader, used a furious comeback to claim its fth overall title. The Broncs trailed Tennessee State by ve strokes entering the nal round. But the team used a solid 1-under-par 71 by team captain Kevin Kirakossian, and solid play by the rest of the team to win the division by two strokes over TSU. Bethune-Cookman and Savannah State tied for third at 911. Savannah State senior Cedomir Ilic of Serbia took home medalist honors in the Division with a 220 total in the 54-hole event. The Bethune-Cookman women's team, which led South Carolina State by ve strokes entering the nal round, used a team effort to take home its second consecutive title, this time by eight strokes. The Wildcats nished with a 916 team total. Hampton nished third at 956. "We fought all year and it all led to this," said head coach and PGA Professional Scooter
MEN'S TEAM DIVISION I 1. Texas-Pan American 294-309-301--904 Kevin Kirakossian 73-78-71--222 Santiago Bueno Bragado 72-73-79--224 Mathew Charles 74-78-73--225 Jonathan Sloss 75-80-78--233 Chris Felix 76-82-79--237 2. Tennessee State 302-296-308--906 Cameron Scitern 74-74-76--224 Ryan Pierson 75-73-76--224 Dallas Hill 79-81-80--240 James Stepp 77-77-80--234 Andrew Warner 76-72-76--224 T3. Bethune-Cookman 306-303-302--911 Matthew Mcknight 77-77-79--233 JaMichael Jones 80-76-73--229 Alex Clapp 74-74-80--228 Emmanuel Petrich 75-80-72--227 Rafael Abad 83-76-78--237 T3. Savannah State 304-308-299--911 Cedomir Ilic 76-72-72--220 Travis Roe 76-79-76--231 Ryan Lassiter 75-82-76--233 Brandon Neals 77-84-75--236 Calib Simons 80-75-81--236 5. Alabama State 301-311-307--919 Scott Benson 77-73-71--221 John Montgomery 74-77-72--223 Jose Rodriguez 85-NC Robert Grant 73-79-84--236 Joseph Killebrew 77-82-80--239 6. Florida A&M 306-309-308--923 Justin Stills 78-77-70--225 Cody Sapp 80-83-79--242 Randon Holt 87-74-79--240 Anthony Phipps II 76-77-84--237 Shephard Archie III 72-81-80--233 7. Arkansas at Pine Bluff 305-318-326--949 Caleb Ray 75-84-84--243 Nqobani Ndabambi 75-77-77--229 Gregory Robinson 78-76-83--237

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TRACKING A LEGEND

TEMPLE: Legendary and precedent-setting track coach at Tennessee State to be inducted into Olympic Hall of Fame.

WOODS LEAVES MVSU FOR MOREHEAD STATE; GRAMBLING'S NEW HOOPS COACH

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TITLEIST: Independent Women's Division Medalist, Ariel McNair of Xavier University lines up a putt.

UNDER THE BANNER

WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

Sean Woods, who has spent time with ve Division I men's basketball programs and led Mississippi Valley State to the 2012 NCAA Tournament, has been named head coach at Morehead State University. Woods was formally introduced during a press conference on Monday. Woods led Mississippi Valley State to 50 overall wins and 44 MVSU Sports Photo Southwestern Athletic ConferWOODS ence victories the past four years. The 2011-12 Delta Devils nished 21-13 overall, 17-1 in the SWAC, won the conference tournament and advanced to the school's fth-ever NCAA Tournament. Woods led the Delta Devils on a 17-game win streak (second in the nation) and won the SWAC Tournament for the rst time since 2008. MVSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to Western Kentucky. The Delta Devils nished with 21 wins the most since the 2003-04 season when MVSU nished 22-7 under Lafayette Stribling. MVSU improved by 14 overall wins and 10 conference victories from his rst season to his fourth. Woods was recognized as the 2011-12 SWAC Coach of the Year and earned the prestigious Ben Jobe Award, which honors the top minority coach in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. Prior to accepting the head job in Itta Bena, Miss., Woods spent time on the coaching staffs at TCU (200608), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2005-06) and High Point (2003-05). Woods succeeds Donnie Tyndall, who accepted the head job at Southern Mississippi in late April and becomes the second MVSU basketball coach to leave Itta Bena since the end of the season. Former MVSU women's head coach Nate Kilbert left last week to become head coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. GRAMBLING, La. Lamar assistant coach and former Notre Dame player Joseph Price has accepted his rst head coaching job at Grambling State. Grambling ofcials announced the hiring last Tuesday afternoon and had an introduction on Wednesday at the universitys basketball stadium. Price has been a college assistant since 2002, with stops at IUPUI, Lamar Sports Photo Ball State and Morehead State PRICE before joining Lamars staff in May of 2011. Price had a standout career for Notre Dame under then-coach Digger Phelps in the 1980s before playing professionally overseas for 13 seasons. Price takes over for Bobby Washington, who was relieved of coaching duties and "reassigned" by Grambling to another position in the university after the team went 4-24 last season.

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Clark. "We needed to come out and respond to South Carolina State, who played great, and we did. It was no doubt a challenge." Tiana Jones of Alliance, Ohio, was the medalist in the Women's Team Division. The junior opened with an 82 on Friday, but bounced back with a sparkling 68 on Saturday, and a solid 74 in the nal round on the Ryder Course.

Jones also earned an exemption from the LPGA into one Symetra Tour event during the 2012 or 2013 season. "I wanted to play smart but I also wanted to play aggressive," said Jones. "I was dreaming about winning the individual title last night and my heart was in my throat all day. It feels awesome." In Division II, Fayetteville State ran away with the title, winning the division by 36 strokes and nishing with an 896 total. The Broncos were led all weekend by junior Jake Barge. The Fayetteville native shot a nal-round 70 on the Ryder Course, and also claimed Division medalist honors. "It was great for our team to get back in the winner's circle this year," said Barge. "We haven't won since 2009 so this is really satisfying. We got the job done." Lincoln of Jefferson City, Mo., nished second overall, while Morehouse nished alone in third. In the Women's Independent Division, Ariel McNair of Xavier closed with a 76 to win the title by two strokes over Mia Campbell of Alabama State. Shanequa Valentine of Prairie View A&M nished third.
Tiana Jones 82-68-74--224 Cheryl Chua 79-76-74--229 Carmen Jones 83-87-78--248 Cherie Chua 82-79-78--239 Cabriel Duren 81-74-77--232 3. Hampton 329-314-313--956 Kayla Williams 80-76-81--237 Nicole West 83-76-71--230 Iman Ellis 87-87-86--260 Dionne West 81-85-78--244 Maria Stewart 85-77-83--245 4. Texas-Pan American 329-322-318--969 Sam Garcia 80-82-76--238 Elena Arroyo 84-76-78--238 Blake Peterson 87-82-82--251 Marisa Canales 78-82-82--242 Ashley Garcia 89-83-85--257 5. Lincoln 351-332-312--995 Kaitlyn Schwartze 81-84-74--239 Payton Schooler 84-74-82--240 Shea Colley 87-87-82--256 Sophia Pardalos 100-87-74--261 Kara Harwood 99-98-90--287 6. Texas Southern 337-339-321---997 Kassandra Rivera 78-82-70--230 Adrianna Trevino 89-86-77--252 Bridget Johnston 89-81-89--259 Tyler Lawrence 85-90-85--260 Angela Rafac 85-98-89--272 WOMEN'S INDEPENDENT DIVISION Ariel McNair, Xavier - 84-79-76--239 Mia Campbell, Alabama State - 83-80-78--241 Shanequa Valentine, Pr. View A&M - 88-78-78--244 Whitney Young, W-Jesuit University - 85-89-85--259 Alexandra Uduk, UMES - 98-87-83--268 Michelle Gifford, Savannah State - 98-90-93--281 Allison Brown, SCSU - 105-106-96--307 Che Ferguson, T. Southern - 106-103-100--309 Jamie Bruce, Benedict - 112-119-111--342

Shane Kelly 77-81-82--240 Elliott Rollins, Jr. 86-87-84--257 8. Texas Southern 322-321-322--965 Dominique Worthen 78-80-67--225 Jason Barton 78-73-78--229 Michael Calvillo 87-87-92--266 Quinton Leonard 93-90-91--274 Luis Colon Gonzalez 79-81-86--246 9. Maryland-Eastern Shore 322-329-333--984 Mike Veverka 78-76-79--233 Greg Raad 81-85-83--249 Paul Cecil 82-85-84--251 Christopher Toney 81-83-87--251 Sedrick Bailey 92-98-98--288 10. North Carolina Central 333-343-345--1021 Spencer Jones 78-80-82--240 Ryne Toole 83-85-82--250 Andre Jones 84-86-82--252 Walter Batts 88-92-99--279 Jack Waissen 115-100-108--323 11. HAMPTON 351-359-346--1056 Geoffrey Napper 100-93-102--295 Curtis Fearrington 79-82-77--238 Mark Irwin 91-88-92--271 Tyler Davis 90-103-94--287 Sean Moore 91-96-83--270 MEN'S TEAM DIVISION II 1. Fayetteville State 300-293-303--896 Jake Barge 72-71-70--213 Brandon Jobe 80-74-76--230 Jedidiah Frazier 71-73-76--220 Lincoln Jackson 77-75-81--233 Michael Wallace 81-89-NC 2. Lincoln 313-305-314--932 Steven Mallow 84-74-77--235 Jacob Sandbothe 77-77-76--230 Kyle Brennaman 76-76-83--235 Eric Kosmatka 76-78-78--232 Jordan Morris 93-86-87--266 3. Morehouse 319-323-313--955

Bryan McElderry 78-75-82--235 Clifton Jordan 81-85-79--245 Justin McElderry 78-84-78--240 Alexander Atkinson 82-84-78--244 Bruce Cousin 85-80-78--243 4. Virginia State 317-338-328--983 Stephen Genchi 70-NC Rashad Hunt 79-84-83--246 Aaron Bryant 88-88-77--253 Adam Clary 82-80-83--245 Dalton Jolly 86-86-85--257 5. Benedict 344-328-330--1002 Anthony Wik 83-82-80--245 Eddie Smith III 94-80-79--253 Jordan Buchanan 78-75-84--237 Kelly Willis 89-91-87--267 6. Paine 341-332-337--1010 Carlos Solis 76-74-75--225 Victor Tapia 82-82-77--241 Patrick Mobley 90-82-85--257 Ralpph Godbee 93-94-100--287 Keith Godbee 123-116-122--361 7. Winston Salem State 341-335-339--1015 Glendon Mabe 75-77-82--234 Zach Sheets 83-78-74--235 Mike Asbury 86-82-80--248 Kyle Collins 97-98-103--298 8. Kentucky State 362-346-360--1068 George Dundon 89-86-96--271 Josh Jackson 83-81-77--241 RhoShawn Johnson 99-82-84--265 Carlton Foreman 104-107-103--314 WOMEN'S TEAM DIVISION 1. Bethune-Cookman 305-311-300--916 Patrizia Trevisan 72-79-74--225 Estefania Acosta 78-75-80--233 Andrea Orozco 74-79-76--229 Marie Bergelin 81-78-75--234 Jennifer Hide 81-81-75--237 2. South Carolina State 324-297-303--924

BCSP Notes
ORMOND BEACH, Fla.- Bethune-Cookman defeated in-state rival Florida A&M, 2-1, to win the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball Championship title, Saturday afternoon at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. The victory was the third consecutive and eighth overall MEAC Softball Championship title for the Lady Wildcats. Bethune-Cookman is the second team in conference history to win consecutive championships as they have won ve straight from 2000 to '04 and again from 2010 to '12 Florida A&M (28-29) put the rst score on the board as Tera Gainer singled to left side scoring Jasmin Donaldson, giving the Lady Rattlers a 1-0 lead in the top of the rst inning. Bethune-Cookman (30-29) came back aggressively in the second inning to score two runs in the bottom of the second inning as Cesley Tafoya singled down the lefteld line scoring both Sabrina Ferguson and Shamaria Engram for the 2-1 win. As a team, B-CU collected ve hits, led by Ferguson with two hits and one run. Tafoya was 1-of-1 with two RBI. Bethune-Cookman's Shanel Tolbert (30-24), who was named the Outstanding Performer, pitched her fourth consecutive complete game of the tournament with ve strikeouts, two walks, and one earned run. Wildcats Head Coach Chris Cochran was named the Outstanding Coach for the third time in her career. With the win, Bethune-Cookman (30-29) receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Softball Championship. The Lady Wildcats will face host Texas A&M (39-16) in the rst round of the College Station, Tx. regional on Friday (May 18) at 8 p.m. The other teams in the regional are LSU (34-22) and Texas State (38-15)..

Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Softball title; To face Texas A&M in NCAAs

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and Rebecca Villarreal represented Texas Southern, while Cassandra Brown (Alabama A&M), Cally Falls (Prairie View), CeCe Kolesar (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) rounded out the team. Burr accounted for ve of the Devilettes' seven runs, although she only had one hit. Rachelle Harris drove in the other two runs. Alexandra Sullivan had two hits for MVSU. Lorenz was the winning pitcher for the Devilettes. She allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk. She also had six strikeouts. The Devilettes (34-17) will face host Louisiana-Lafayette (49-4) Friday (May 18) at 7 p.m. in the rst round of the NCAA Div. I Softball Regional in Lafayette (La.). The other teams in the regional are Stanford (38-17) and Baylor (33-20).

Track coaching legend Ed Temple set for Olympic HOF induction

Miss. Valley State takes SWAC Softball title; Travels to Lafayette (La.) for NCAAs

FORMER TENN. STATE COACH FOUND DEAD:

Nolan Richardson III, the son of and assistant to former Arkansas head coach Nolan Richardson, has been found dead in his home, Tulsa, Okla., police said Monday. According to police, Richardson III's wife found him dead in their Tulsa home on Sunday at approximately 3 p.m. Police have not ofcially released a cause of death, but ofcer Jason Willingham said Richardson III appeared to have died by natural causes. He was 47 years old. Richardson III was a graduate of Langston University in Oklahoma City and served as an assistant under his father at Arkansas, before becoming the head coach at Tennessee State. He was the head coach for three seasons, nishing with an overall record of 23-45. The journey of the elder Richardson, who was the head coach at Arkansas from 1985-2002, was detailed in the recent documentary "40 Minutes of Hell." Richardson has endured tragedy in his past. In 1987, his 15-year-old daughter Yvonne died of leukemia.
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IRONDALE - Mississippi Valley State came from three runs down to beat Jackson State 7-3 and claim their seventh SWAC softball title and rst since 2009. A grand slam by catcher Nicole Burr in the top of the seventh inning capped the comeback for the Devilettes, who improved to 34-17. Burr was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. She was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammates Kimberly Spivey and Alicia Lorenz. Jackson State had three players on the team. Last year's tournament MOP Wendi Reed, Jasmin Warren and Tayler Nave. Giana Robinson

Legendary Tennessee State Coach Ed Temple will inducted with the Class of 2012 to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. They will be formally introduced and honored July 12 during an awards ceremony at the Harris Theater in Chicago. A 1950 graduate of Tennessee State, Temple served as head women's track coach at TSU from 1953 to 1994 and became one of the greatest coaches in Olympic history. He helped establish the U.S. as a women's sprinting powerhouse and served as head coach of two U.S. Olympic teams (1960 and 1964), during which time his athletes brought home 23 Olympic medals (13 gold, six silver and four bronze). His teams also won 34 national team titles and 30 Pan-American Games medals. As the women's coach, Temple laid a foundation for growth in women's athletics, a boom that continues to this day. Temple's 44-year coaching tenure at TSU saw him coach and mentor some of the greatest athletes in Olympic history, including Wyomia Tyus, Wilma Rudolph and Willie White. Rudolph was the rst American woman of any race to win three track & eld gold medals at a single Olympic Games, while Tyus was the rst woman to successfully defend an Olympic 100-meter gold medal. For Temple's athletes, a gold medal was only the start. Among the 40 Olympians he coached (35 of whom represented the U.S.), 28 of them have master's degrees and 14 of them have either an M.D. or Ph.D. In addition to his 24 national titles, Temple is a member of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame as well as the Tennessee, Helms, Tennessee State, Harrisburg Central Area Chapter, Pennsylvania, Ohio Valley Conference and Black Athletes Halls of Fame.

BLACK COLLEGES IN NCAA SPRING SPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NCAA DIV. I GOLF The SWAC champion Alabama State Hornets will head to Bowling Green, Ky. to play in the NCAA Men's Regional on May 17-19. The Tournament will be played at The Club at Olde Stone with Western Kentucky as host. SWAC Medalist Clay Myers of Jackson State will play in the Athens Ga. Regional. SWAC women's champion Jackson State nished at the bottom of the 24-team eld at the NCAA West Regional in Erie, Colorado. The Lady Tigers nished with a total of 1020, 89 strokes behind No. 23 Northern Colorado. Cammyann Stith had the best score for the Lady Tigers with rounds of 81-79-81241. NCAA DIV. II GOLF CIAA champion Fayetteville State nished in tie for 13th with a three-day total of 960, 15 strokes behind fth-place St. Thomas Aquinas, the last team to qualify for the national championship at the Atlantic/East Super Regional in Hersey, Pa. FSU posted scores of 324-325-311. Fayetteville State junior Jacob Barge shot a nal round 4-over 75 to nish in a fourth place tie and clinch one of two individual berths in the NCAA Div. II national championship. Barges shot a 6-over-par 77 and was in a tie for 14th after the rst round. He followed that up with a secondround 74. Barge advances to the NCAA Championship which will be played May 15-19 at the Cardinal Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. NCAA DIV. II TENNIS CIAAand Atlantic Regional men's champion Shaw plays in the NCAA National Tournament in Louisville, Ky. on May 16-19. NCAA DIV. I TENNIS Women's MEAC champion SC State suffered its rst loss of the season falling to host Florida, 4-0, in the rst round of the NCAA Florida Regional. MEAC men's champion SC State was shutout by host Georgia 4-0 in the rst round of the NCAA Georgia Regional. SWAC men's champion Alcorn State was eliminated by host Mississippi State 4-0 in the rst round of the NCAA Starkville Regional. SWAC women's champion Southern fell to Ole Miss, 4-0 in the rst round of the NCAA Oxford Regional. NCAA DIV. II BASEBALL CIAA champion Winston-Salem State (34-19) is seeded sixth in the Atlantic Regional in West Lawn, Pa. and will take on top-seed Seton Hill (44-9), the champion of the WVIAC, on Thursday (May 17) at 11 a.m. Other teams in the regional are No. 2 West Chester, No. 5 Shepherd, No. 3 Kutztown and No. 6