For the Week of May 2 - 8, 2017 2 0 1 7 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S E B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

Central Intercollegiate Mid Eastern Southern Intercolligiate Southwestern CIAA Athletic Association MEAC Athletic Conference SIAC Athletic Conference SWAC Athletic Conference

FINAL CONF ALL CONF ALL FINAL CONF ALL DIV ALL W L W L NORTHERN W L W L EAST W L W L EASTERN W L W L Winston-Salem State 14 2 31 16 Norfolk State 15 5 22 17 Albany State 15 6 17 28 Jackson State 17 4 32 14 Chowan 13 3 25 23 Delaware State 12 9 17 21 Benedict 14 7 25 14 Alabama State 15 6 23 22 Virginia State 6 10 19 24 Coppin State 7 12 10 27 Paine 12 8 20 20 Alabama A&M 9 12 12 37 ™ St. Augustine's 5 11 18 32 Maryland-E. Shore 6 14 10 33 Claflin 9 11 15 31 Alcorn State 7 14 11 28 Lincoln 2 14 6 33 SOUTHERN Clark Atlanta 7 13 13 25 Miss. Valley State 6 18 7 31 Florida A&M 11 7 23 19 Morehouse 5 13 8 29 WESTERN NC A&T 11 7 21 21 WEST Texas Southern 14 9 16 27 Bethune-Cookman 12 8 25 20 Spring HIll 17 4 29 20 Grambling State 12 9 19 26 NC Central 10 10 20 26 Miles 15 5 27 18 Prairie View 11 10 18 29 Savannah State 3 15 12 31 Kentucky State 12 9 17 32 Arkansas Pine Bluff 9 12 14 28 Tuskegee 8 13 23 24 Southern 7 13 13 23 LeMoyne-Owen 4 11 6 22 Lane 3 16 9 29 Grambling Media Bureau DRAFT LEADER: Happy Grambling wide receiver THE PICKS Chad Williams after being chosen by Arizona in the third ARE IN! round of the NFL Draft. Quartet goes off NFL draft boards NFL DRAFTEES & FREE AGENTS; RESULTS, SCHEDULES LUT WILLIAMS scatback came to Chicago. "He always wants to IN SPRING SPORTS; CLARK ATLANTA HOOPS COACH BCSP Editor BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS prove people wrong. He has a confidence to him. The prospect of as many as ten former black IN 2017 NFL DRAFT "When we get these guys in the building, a lot college standouts finding their way into the 2017 of time is spent with our coaches, really gathering NFL Draft did not materialize last week as only ARIZONA their football intelligence. He (Cohen) has a really HBCU NFL UNDRAFTED four names went off the boards when the league Chad Williams high football IQ, which is important for that posi- ROOKE FREE AGENTS held its annual 7-round confab last week in Phila- 6-1, 204, Wide Receiver tion because you're going to be moving him around delphia. Grambling State a lot and doing a lot of different things with him. I Jacksonville Jaguars Somewhat surprisingly, Grambling State 3rd Round - 34th pick think the thing that stood out was the energy that he Exra Robinson, CB, Tennessee State wide receiver Chad Williams was the first HBCU 98th overall has and he has a chip on his shoulder and I really product selected as the Arizona Cardinals took like that about him." ARIZONA CARDINALS him with the 34th pick in Friday's third round. He CHICAGO Cohen, at his draft celebration on the A&T Javancy Jones, LB, Jackson State was the 98th overall selection. Tarik Cohen campus Saturday, said, "I'm ready to make plays. 5-6, 179, Running Back Detroit Lions Diminutive record-setting I'm ready to play." Brandon Barnes, TE, Alabama State A&T running back Tarik Cohen was next, going North Carolina A&T Stewart said coming from NCAA Div. II Al- early Saturday to the with the 13th 4th Round - 13th pick bany State will not be a problem as he steps up to New York Giants pick of the fourth round and 119th overall. 119th overall face NFL competition. "I don't see any difference Jessamen Dunker, OL, Tennessee State Later in the same round, Albany State de- between it. I'm going to play like I play, and domi- fensive tackle Grover Stewart was taken by the INDIANAPOLIS nate like I always do," he said. Indianapolis Colts with the 38th pick, 144th over- Grover Stewart At 6-5, Stewart grew from 295 to 334 while Javarius Leamon, OT, South Carolina State all. 6-5, 334, Defensive Tackle at Albany State with no dropoff in production. No more HBCU players came off the boards Albany State He was an all-SIAC selection in all four years he TENNESSEE TITANS Roderick Henderson, DT, Alabama State until Alabama State offensive tackle Jylan Ware 4th Round - 38th pick played. was selected by the Oakland (soon to be Las Ve- 144th overall And dominate is just what he did registering Washington Redskins gas) Raiders with the 13th pick of the seventh and 27 sacks and 48.5 tackles for losses while starting Verlan Hunter, WR, Grambling State final round. Ware was the 231st overall selection. OAKLAND all four years. The Colts and others liked his power The four selections continues a trend that has Jylan Ware and explosiveness, footwork and ability to collapse – TRYOUTS – not seen HBCU products reach double-digits in 6-8, 295, Offfensive Tackle the pocket. He was on the radar for a lot of teams the draft since 2000. Another ten HBCU products, Alabama State and was one of the fastest movers up the draft MINNESOTA VIKINGS many considered draftable, were quickly gobbled 7th Round - 13th pick boards. "I can play anywhere from nose (tackle) to Derrick Griffin, WR, Texas Southern up by teams with free agent contracts (see list 231st overall three-technique," he said online at coltswire.usato- elsewhere on the BCSP). day. BALTIMORE RAVENS Ware is about as tall, at 6-7, 317, as Stew- Xavian Bingham, DB, Jackson State THE PICKS Grambling with 210 receptions for 3,062 yards art is wide. The Raiders liked his long arms and NEW YORK JETS The selection of Williams (6-1, 204), the top and 29 TDs, is the type of big-bodied receiver NFL frame. Because of those attributes, Ware also Kevin Kinton, OL, Tennessee State black college receiver last year with 90 recep- that Cardinals' head coach Bruce Arians covets. moved steadily up the draft boards late. tions for 1,337 yards and 11 TDs for the HBCU According to the Arizona website, Arians has Online at raiderswire.usatoday.com, Spencer national champion Tigers, was not a surprise in been fantastic at identifying impact pass-catch- Hall of CBS Sports said of Ware that he, "pos- the sense that most had projected him to be taken. ers in the third round, helping nab NFL standouts sesses superb run blocking abilities and this likely UNDER THE BANNER The surprise was that he went first. Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders, T.Y. Hilton enticed Raiders general manager Reggie McKen- He was suspended for Grambling's season and John Brown over the past nine years. Wil- zie as the team has brought in former Seahawks WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS opener after his arrest for a series of charges last liams hopes to be the next one. running back Marshawn Lynch." Moore to lead Clark Atlanta women's hoops: year. The charges were later dropped but the ar- "I'm just going to come in and be me, and I Seven players signed free agent contracts and rest, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's know for a fact I can live up to that third-round three others were given tryouts. Among the latter ATLANTA, Ga. - Clark Atlanta has named two- recent focus on players' off-field issues, prevent- hype," Williams said. group was former Texas Southern basketball and time WNBA champion Yolanda ed him from participating in the Combine. And, Cohen, who finished his A&T career with football standout Derrick Griffin who was grant- Moore as the next head coach for he was a late addition to the Senior Bowl after an MEAC-record 5,619 rushing yards, is seen ed a tryout by Minnesota. "All I've asked for is a women's basketball. Moore had a turning heads with an outstanding showing at the as a 'change of pace' back by the Bears. He had chance to prove myself," Griffin said. standout career at Ole Miss before NFLPA all-star game in California. nine on runs of over 70 yards in There's a modest amount of guaranteed mon- playing professionally. But his personal interviews, the 4.43 40-time his career and is expected to be used also as a ey invested in an undrafted free agent, while a Moore spent one season at LSU at his Pro Day and what some considered a domi- receiver out of the backfield like Philadelphia's tryout player isn't guaranteed anything, one agent Eunice (NJCAA) and led the Lady nating performance against Div. I corners at Se- . Six-foot, 222-pound rookie run- explained. "The main difference is if you're an un- Bengals to a 26-4 mark - includ- nior Bowl practices convinced the Cardinals that ning back out of Indiana was the drafted free agent, you sign your contract immedi- ing winning 16 straight - after the he was worth the pick. Bears' feature back in 2016 running for 1,313 ately. If you're getting invited for a tryout, you're MOORE prior two seasons totaled just 17 Cardinals' officials said after speaking with yards and six TDs. basically going out there with a two- or thee-day victories. She moved to Southeastern Louisiana to lead Williams at Grambling that they believed his ar- "He had a chip on his shoulder and I like tryout and then they decide out of this pool of 15 rest was a 'wrong place, wrong time' incident. that," said Chicago head coach John Fox on the or 20 guys, 'OK, we're going to sign this one or that the Lady Lions for two seasons where she won 15 games Williams, who finished his 47-game career at Bears' website of his visit with Cohen when the one." while developing a trio of All-Southland Conference players. She played professionally in the WNBA, Europe and Asia over six seasons. She was was a two-time All-SEC performer at Ole Miss and was inducted into the school's BCSP Notes Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2012 she was also named Chowan advances in D2 men's tennis Shaw women fall to Mercyhurst a Southeastern Conference Great. MURFREESBORO, NC – The CIAA champion Chowan men's ten- in Div. II women's tennis Moore succeeds Vanessa Moore who compiled a nis team picked up a 5-1 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan in the pre- ERIE, Pa. – The CIAA champion Shaw women's tennis team fell to 181-243 record in 12 years as head coach. She had seven liminary round of the NCAA Div. II Atlantic Region II Tournament. Mercyhurst, 6-0 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Tourna- winning seasons and her teams produced three seasons of Head Coach Christian Stambaugh stated "This was a magnificent ment Monday afternoon at the Pennbriar Athletic Club. 20 or more wins. Last year's squad finished 10-17. accomplishment, this took a lot of work. This is the hardest working team This contest marked the seventh time Shaw has made an appearance I've ever coached." in the tournament in program history. With the win, Chowan (16-7) advances to the Div. II Sweet 16 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Flordia on May 9-13. Augusta takes third consecutive THE STAT CORNER Benedict in South, UDC in East MEAC men's golf title WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS SAVANNAH, Ga., —Augusta University won its third straight Mid- fall in NCAA Div. II men's tennis Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's Golf Championship on Fri- PENSACOLA, Fla. - West Florida, the nation's top-ranked NCAA day at Crosswinds Golf Club, finishing the three-day event with a score of THIS WEEK'S SPRING SPORTS Div. II men's tennis team, defeated SIAC champ Benedict 5-0 in the first 821 (277-277-267). CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULES round of the NCAA Division II South Regional on Saturday morning. The Jaguars have swept the men's golf title every year since joining West Florida improved to 27-1. the MEAC in 2014 and they've earned the conference's automatic bid to CIAA SIAC PHILADELPHIA – The No. 6 seeded University of the District of the NCAA Div. I Men's Golf Championships once again.

BASEBALL SOFTBALL Columbia men's tennis team was defeated, 5-1 by No. 3 seed New York The NCAA Div. I Men's Golf Selection Show airs on Thursday, May May 4-6 May 4-6 Institute of Technology in the first round of the NCAA Division II East Diamond Lakes Regional Park 4 at 12 p.m. on Golf Channel. Whaley Colbert Field - VSU Region tournament hosted by Chestnut Hill College. Ettrick, VA Hephzibah, GA

SOFTBALL BASEBALL May 4-6 May 4-7 2 0 1 7 B L A C K C O L L E G E S O F T B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors) Petersburg Sports Complex - VSU Lake Olmstead Stadium Augusta, GA Petersburg, VA Central Intercollegiate Mid Eastern Southern Intercolligiate Southwestern CIAA Athletic Association MEAC Athletic Conference SIAC Athletic Conference SWAC Athletic Conference OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEAC FINAL DIV CONF ALL CONF ALL FINAL CONF ALL DIV ALL OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (M&W) NORTH W L W L W L NORTHERN W L W L EAST W L W L EASTERN W L W L May 4-6 Chowan 9 1 14 2 32 18 Hampton 14 1 19 20 (M&W) Claflin 17 2 29 14 Alcorn State 13 5 16 29 Hugh Mills Stadium (Track) Bowie State 9 1 14 2 18 18 Morgan State 12 3 23 16 May 4-6 Albany State 17 3 23 21 Alabama State 10 8 16 30 VIrginia Union 5 5 7 9 10 15 Delaware State 13 5 17 27 Belk Track @ NC A&T Albany State Univ. (Field) Clark Atlanta 12 8 18 24 Alabama A&M 9 8 16 28 Virginia State 5 5 7 9 12 21 Coppin State 7 11 10 40 Albany, GA Norfolk State 5 13 12 24 Benedict 10 10 24 22 Miss. Valley State 8 10 13 31 Greensboro, NC Elizabeth City State 2 9 3 13 4 26 Maryland-E. Shore 5 13 11 25 Fort Valley State 3 16 4 27 Jackson State 5 13 12 36 Lincoln 0 10 1 14 6 22 Howard 4 14 4 32 Paine 0 20 2 22 WESTERN SOUTH SOUTHERN EAST W L W L Texas Southern 12 6 21 16 Fayetteville State 9 1 14 2 21 15 SWAC Florida A&M 13 2 18 27 Spring HIll 17 2 33 16 Arkansas Pine Bluff 11 7 18 22 St. Augustine's 7 3 11 4 15 12 Bethune-Cookman 11 4 21 29 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Miles 13 4 14 26 Prairie View 11 7 19 26 J. C. Smith 6 4 10 6 16 14 NC A&T 8 7 16 28 (M&W) Kentucky State 10 7 14 19 Southern 7 10 15 20 Winston-Salem State 6 4 10 6 14 29 NC Central 6 8 11 28 May 5-7 Lane 10 9 18 15 Grambling State 3 15 13 32 Shaw 2 8 4 12 6 29 Savannah State 4 11 4 36 Louis Crews Stadium S. C. State 2 12 2 38 Tuskegee 3 16 3 31 Livingstone 0 10 0 16 2 22 LeMoyne-Owen 3 16 6 22 Normal, AL

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