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Green & Gold Report! GREENGREEN && GOLDGOLD REPORT!REPORT! The Official Newsletter of Norfolk State Athletics Summer 2017 Message from the Director of Athletics Dear Spartan Fans and Supporters: The Department of Athletics completed another exciting and rewarding season for the 2016-17 academic year. The student-athletes, coaches and administrators performed extremely well on and off the field of competition. A total of fifty-seven (57) student-athletes graduated during the 2016-17 school year. One hundred seven (107) achieved a 3.0 or higher grade point average for the 2017 spring semester and were named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. In addition, eighty-six (86) student-athletes were named to the MEAC All-Academic Team for the 2016-17 academic year. The football team had the highest total with 17 players followed by baseball with 12. Brian Beard became the first Spartan baseball player to be named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Division I Baseball Team. He graduated with a 3.8 grade point average. As a result of the overall athletic performances of the men’s sports teams, athletics achieved another significant milestone. The department won its 10th Talmadge Layman Hill Award in the last 13 years as the top men’s sports program in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). NSU ties South Carolina State University for the most in MEAC annals. Norfolk State University joined the MEAC in 1997 while South Carolina State first joined in 1970. The department received $20,000 for winning the award. Athletics is excited about the ensuing academic year for the 15 sports programs. With the return of Virginia State University in the Labor Day Classic on September 2, fans are already preparing for this game. Adding even more excitement to the football season, the Spartans will play home games against the College of William and Mary, Hampton University and North Carolina A&T State University. What an exciting home football schedule! All signs are pointing to a very competitive and fun-filled season. However, your support is critical for athletics to achieve success and win cham- pionships. Please continue to support the student-athletes by purchasing season tickets, attending athletic events and donating to various athletic initiatives. Let’s make 2017-18 the year of the “Spartans.” Thank you for your commitment and support. I look forward to another great year. Sincerely, Marty L. Miller Director of Athletics Get Your 2017 Football Season Tickets Today Norfolk State will host 6 home games this season, including the return of Virginia State for the Labor Day Classic on Sept. 2 It’s getting closer and closer to football season, so don’t wait. Season 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Single-game tickets will tickets for 2017 Norfolk State University football are on sale now at the go on sale on Aug. 1. For more information, call (757) 823-9009. NSU Ticket Center and online at www.nsuspartanstickets.com. For 2017 Football Ticket Prices, See Page 2 The Spartans host six games at Dick Price Stadium this year, the most 2017 Norfolk State Home Schedule home games for NSU since 2013. The home slate begins on Saturday, Sept. 2 with the return of Virginia State University in the Labor Day Clas- Sept. 2 Virginia State .....................................6 p.m. sic. (ABNB Labor Day Classic) Sept. 9 William & Mary ..................................6 p.m. The Spartans also welcome intrastate foe William & Mary on Sept. 9 Oct. 7 Florida A&M .......................................2 p.m. before hosting four MEAC opponents over the final two months of the Oct. 14 Hampton .............................................2 p.m. season. Florida A&M (Oct. 7) and Hampton (Oct. 14) visit Dick Price (Battle of the Bay) Stadium the first two weeks in October. Savannah State is NSU’s Home- Oct. 28 Savannah State .................................2 p.m. coming opponent on Oct. 28 and North Carolina A&T visits for Senior (Homecoming) Day on Nov. 4. Nov. 4 North Carolina A&T ..........................1 p.m. (Senior Day) Tickets can be purchased online or at the NSU Ticket Center between For the full 2017 NSU football schedule, see page 8 1 2017 Football Team Young, But Experienced When the Norfolk State football team takes the field this fall, the Spar- tans will still feature a roster dominated by underclassmen. As few as 2017 Football Ticket Prices 12 seniors will be in uniform for NSU under third-year head coach La- Season Ticket (6 Home Games) trell Scott. But don’t mistake NSU’s youth for a weakness. Twenty-four Reserved Seating ................................................ $135 Spartans who started at least one game last year return as NSU looks General Admission ...............................................$110 to build on its 3-1 finish to the 2016 season which included victories Faculty and Staff .................................................. $100 over perennial MEAC contenders South Carolina State and Hampton. Single-Game Tickets Reserved Seating .................................................. $25 The most pressing question for the Spartans is at quarterback, where General Admission ................................................ $20 two-year starter Greg Hankerson Jr. exhausted his eligibility after 2016. Youth (Ages 17 and under) ...................................... $5 Hankerson led NSU in both passing and rushing yards the last two seasons, starting all 22 games as the Spartans’ signal-caller in 2015 Single-Game Tickets (Advance Sales) - Labor Day & Homecoming and 2016. The first two players trying to fill his shoes will be sophomore Reserved Seating .................................................. $25 Tyre Givers-Wilson, who served as the team’s backup last year, and General Admission ................................................ $20 Youth (Ages 17 and under) ...................................... $5 freshman prep school recruit Tripp Harrington. Both players gained valuable practice repetitions in the spring. They will be joined this sum- Single-Game Tickets (Day of Game) - Labor Day & Homecoming mer by high school product Juwan Carter out of Highland Springs High Reserved Seating .................................................. $30 School in the Richmond area. Carter was an all-state performer in high General Admission ................................................ $25 school who helped his team to two state championships. Youth (Ages 17 and under) .................................... $10 The Spartans have a number of weapons at the receiver and running ing incoming freshmen Charell Coley, Johnathan Gregory, Anton Ashby back positions. Junior Marcus Taylor and sophomore George Wahee and Rashard Russell, should fortify the defensive backfield for NSU. were the two leading receivers on the team in 2016, combining for 64 receptions for more than 800 yards and four touchdowns. Senior tight The Spartans play another fan-friendly, exciting schedule in 2017. Vir- end Demetreus Ferebee also returns as a pass-catching threat, as ginia State returns to the schedule for the Labor Day Classic to kick off does sophomore Chuma Awanna. the season on Sept. 2. The teams last played in 2012. At running back, top rusher Gerard Johnson graduated, but juniors NSU also hosts intrastate foe William & Mary on Sept. 9 before con- Quintreil Chung and Aaron Savage, senior Shakeem Copeland and cluding its non-conference schedule at James Madison on Sept. 16 in redshirt freshman Malik Butts will wage a competition for carries in the Harrisonburg, Va. JMU won the Division I FCS national championship Spartan backfield. Heralded freshmen Shedrick McCall and Christian last season and will be playing the Spartans for the first time ever. Jones will also vie for time. NSU has MEAC home games against Florida A&M (Oct. 7), Hampton Up front, the Spartans welcome back sophomores Kenneth Kirby and (Oct. 14), Savannah State (Homecoming, Oct. 28) and North Carolina Dominic Jordan and junior Wes Jones to anchor the offensive line, A&T (Nov. 4). The Spartans play road MEAC contests at Delaware which will also feature an influx of talent from players who sat out last State (Sept. 23), North Carolina Central (Oct. 21), Howard (Nov. 11) season and from the 2017 recruiting class. and Morgan State (Nov. 18). Defensively, the Spartans return a number of key playmakers. The defensive line should again be a strength, with two-time All-MEAC defensive lineman Chris Lee leading the way. Lee has led the Spartans in sacks the last Spartan 300 Club two seasons, notching 4.5 last season alone. Junior interior linemen Deshaywn Middleton gives the Spartans size in the middle, and Help us fund athletics summer bridge, summer school, and fifth-year sophomore ends Nigel Chavis, Kyron Speller scholarship programs through the Spartan 300 Club. These programs are and Josh Bryant look to make a big impact instrumental in improving the academic performance of student-athletes in 2017. Incoming freshman Nick Ackies is among the new players to keep an eye on. and increasing graduation success rates. Senior Kyle Archie, another All-MEAC player For a $1,000 commitment, members of the Spartan 300 Club receive: from last year who was second on the team • Preferred seating/tables/tickets at events in tackles, heads up the linebacking corps • Spartan 300 donor trip to a select basketball and football game along with sophomore Cephas Harden. Look • Spartan Sendoff - breakfast with the team at select away locations for junior college transfer
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