Lincoln University Athletics Department OCTOBER 2006 Yuille Has Turned Lincoln Men’S Hoops Into Winners
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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY LION TALES Volume 3, Issue 3 The Official Publication of the Lincoln University Athletics Department OCTOBER 2006 Yuille has turned Lincoln men’s hoops into winners Inside this issue: By RAMAY HAYES head coach, but says he can do Sports Information Correspondent a lot, with what he has. Imagine waking up every “We have lost a lot since last Jarbo named Independ- 2 ents Soccer Player of the morning as kid, and having to year, but I feel that if my play- Month over come poverty, gun vio- ers bring the same discipline, Lightfoot making a dif- 3 lence, and drugs. desire, and dedication they ference in his new role Then imagine having to brought last year, we will go adapt to a different lifestyle be- back to the (NCAA Division Women’s soccer team 3 cause your family relocated. III) tourney.” sets school record for goals Not only has Lincoln Univer- In two years, Yuille has sity men’s basketball coach Gar- compiled a 46-12 record and News and Notes 3 field Yuille handled these hard- has guided Lincoln to a pair of ships, he has thrived. postseason appearances in- Atkinson poised for 6 “He is a very strong individ- cluding the first appearance in breakout season ual, and he is a great leader for school history to the NCAA all of us,” said senior guard Garfield Yuille has turned Division III tournament last around Lincoln basketball dur- 2006-07 Men’s & 7 Sami Wylie, who is entering his season. Women’s Basketball ing his two years in charge. Schedules second year under Yuille. Born in Trinidad, Yuille In just two years at Lincoln, has witnessed a lot of things 2006-07 Men’s and 7 Women’s Basketball Yuille has taken the men’s bas- during his lifetime. When he was one of the craziest things Previews ketball program from an un- was 10 years old, he and his I have ever seen.” known team to a perennial con- family relocated to Southwest Even though, Yuille was MEN’S AND WOMEN’S tender in Division III hoops. Philadelphia. Growing up on really into sports as a kid, BASKETBALL SEASON Named Association of Divi- the 5700 block of Christian basketball wasn’t always his BEGINS ON FRIDAY sion III Independents Coach of Street, Yuille saw one of the first love. NOVEMBER 17, 2006 the Year and Mid-Atlantic Re- most traumatizing things as a “Yeah, up until high gion Men’s Basketball Coach of youth: A dead body. school my first love was defi- the Year in 2005-2006, Yuille “It was just lying there near nitely football, Yuille said. knows he has a lot of work to a local recreation center in my CONTINUED ON PAGE do entering his third season as neighborhood,” Yuille said. “It 4 Douglas and Richardson writing quite a finish By JASMINE AUSTIN According to the NCAA’s stage in May. Sports Information Correspondent graduation statistics, 62% of Douglas and Richardson Living on your own…Meeting Division III student-athletes have forged an unbreakable new people…Trying new things… received their bachelor’s de- relationship despite being Partying…Getting your bachelor’s gree in 2006. from different backgrounds. degree…Priceless! As for Ashley Douglas and Douglas, with her southern Although many people go away Shari Richardson, members of drawl, lived a rough child- Shari Richardson and Ashley to college to escape from home, a Lincoln University’s elite track hood in Ft. Dix, Texas, and as Douglas remain very close substantial amount of students and field team, coached by a result of her harsh lifestyle, friends despite demanding forget the ultimate goal, getting a Cyrus Jones, they are on moved to Crisfield, a small schedules that often keep degree. This fact is especially true course to be among that per- town off of Maryland’s eastern them apart from one another. for student-athletes. centage, walking across the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 Jarbo named AD3I Student-Athlete of the Month Lincoln University men's soccer player Peter Jarbo was named the Sep- tember 2006 Association of Division III Independents Male Student-Athlete of the Month. Jarbo ended the season with 14 goals, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY the third consecutive year he scored ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT double-digit goals. Lincoln saw its string of four consecutive winning season end ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF with a 5-9 final record. It was Lincoln’s ● Alfonso Scandrett, Athletics Director first sub .500 record since 2001. ● Cyrus Jones, Associate Athletics Direc- With 43 career goals, Jarbo is cur- tor rently ranked 10th nationally in goals ● James Elliott Lightfoot, Assistant Ath- per game (1.08) and 12th in scoring per letics Director for External Affairs game (2.54). ● Linda Peterson, Administrative Assistant “It’s an honor to be recognized for ● Emmitt Brockell, Equipment Manager my effort and hard work,” Jarbo said. “I ● Darrell Locket, Head Trainer would not have received this award with- ● Rob Knox, Assistant Athletics Director out the help of my teammates, who did for Sports Information Management & a good job of giving me some offensive Compliance Officer opportunities.” He scored nine goals in September, including his 30th career tally. Jarbo col- HEAD COACHES lected his fifth career hat trick, and ● Quetey Aviles, Softball scored game-winning goals in a pair of ● Andy Haman, Women’s Basketball 2-1 victories over Division II Columbia Jarbo had another strong season for ● Cyrus Jones, Men’s & Women’s Indoor Union and John Jay College. the Lincoln University men’s soccer & Outdoor Track & Field, Men’s & In addition to his hat trick, Jarbo also team despite a 5-9 final record. Jarbo Women’s Cross Country had two other multi-goal scoring games. finished the season with 14 goals to ● Tim Lewis, Volleyball Jarbo scored both goals in a 3-2 loss to up his career total to 43. ● Domingo Montes, Men’s & Women’s Division II Wilmington College, ranked Tennis ninth in the Northeast Region coaches monthly AD3I monthly award. ● Mass Sarr Jr,. Men’s Soccer poll at the time of the match. The Association of Division III Inde- ● Francine Taylor, Women’s Soccer Jarbo had a performance to remem- pendents consists of 24 Division III inde- ● Doug Thompson, Baseball ber during a 7-1 victory over Lancaster pendent institutions that have joined to- ● Antoinette Wallace, Cheerleading Bible College that halted a six-game los- gether to recognize student-athletes at in- ● Garfield Yuille, Men’s Basketball ing streak. Jarbo notched his sixth hat- dependent institutions, and to provide trick and added a career-best four assists exempted postseason championship com- LION TALES Volume 3, Issue 3 in the victory. petition in nine sports in 2006-07. LION TALES is published monthly. LION TALES Lincoln won two of its final three The Association recognizes out- was written, designed and edited by Rob Knox, matches thanks to Jarbo. In the season- standing athletic achievements of its stu- Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information ending 3-0 victory over Valley Forge dent-athletes on a weekly, monthly and Management. Photo credits to Bill Rudick and Marquess Schell. Christian College, Jarbo scored a goal annual basis. The Association provides For more stories, statistics, and photos on our and had an assist. statistical services for its members in seven student-athletes and athletic programs, please Also in the win over VFCC, Kyle sports. In addition, it also will announce visit: www.lincoln.edu/athletics. Wanamaker, who is 22nd nationally in All-Independent teams at the conclusion saves per game (8.0), recorded his of nine sports this year. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY VISION STATEMENT eighth career shutout. All competing student-athletes from the Lincoln University is a premier Historically Jarbo is the fourth Lincoln athlete in Association’s 24 members were eligible Black University that combines the best ele- the last two years to be named AD3I for the award. Each school was allowed to ments of a liberal arts and sciences-based Student-Athlete of the Month. Jarbo nominate its top performing male and undergraduate core curriculum and selected joins men’s soccer player Oluwafemi female student-athletes from September. graduate programs to meet the needs of Badejo, men’s basketball player Kyle The award recipients were selected after a those living in a highly technological and Myrick and women’s track athlete vote of the Association’s Student-Athlete global society. Shanda Jackson as winners of the top Recognition Committee. LU VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY PAGE 3 Another milestone for Lincoln alum Lightfoot making a difference women’s soccer Elliott Lightfoot was recently named the Lincoln University Assistant Athlet- The 2006 Lincoln University women’s ics Director for External Relations and soccer team established a school record Assistant Track and Field Coach. for goals in a single-season by finding the Lightfoot, who spent the 2005-06 back of the net 20 times. year as an assistant track and field coach The previous mark was set by last for Lincoln, replaces Juan Edney. year’s team with 15. Lightfoot is the sprinters coach for the Although, the women’s soccer team Lions. Some of his other duties has in- finished with a 2-9 record, that does not cluded assisting with recruiting, running do justice to the progress achieved by the track practice, counseling and coordi- women’s soccer team during the fall. nating the scheduling of Manuel Rivero It was a difficult season that featured four Hall. Elliott Lightfoot (right) has a become a one-goal defeats. Two of those four de- “With the loss of Edney, we believe valuable member of the Lincoln Univer- feats occurred in the final three minutes that Elliott with his background as a sity Athletics Department.