BCSP Notes 08), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2005-06) and High Point and Rebecca Villarreal Represented Texas Southern, While Cassandra (2003-05)

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 Jones also earned an exemption from the of Texas-Pan American took home the Men's LPGA into one Symetra Tour event during the Division I title and Bethune-Cookman claimed 2012 or 2013 season. its Championship-record ninth team title in the "I wanted to play smart but I also wanted to Women's Team Division at the 26th PGA Minor- play aggressive," said Jones. "I was dreaming about ity Collegiate Golf Championship presented by winning the individual title last night and my heart Brown Capital Management. was in my throat all day. It feels awesome." Tenn. State Sports photo Texas-Pan American, the first-round leader, In Division II, Fayetteville State ran away TEMPLE: Legendary and used a furious comeback to claim its fifth overall with the title, winning the division by 36 strokes precedent-setting track title. The Broncs trailed Tennessee State by five and finishing with an 896 total. The Broncos TRACKING coach at Tennessee State strokes entering the final round. But the team used were led all weekend by junior Jake Barge. The to be inducted into Olympic a solid 1-under-par 71 by team captain Kevin Fayetteville native shot a final-round 70 on the A LEGEND Hall of Fame. Kirakossian, and solid play by the rest of the team Ryder Course, and also claimed Division medalist to win the division by two strokes over TSU. honors. WOODS LEAVES MVSU FOR MOREHEAD Bethune-Cookman and Savannah State tied "It was great for our team to get back in the PGA Photo STATE; GRAMBLING'S NEW HOOPS COACH for third at 911. Savannah State senior Cedomir TITLEIST: Independent Women's Division Medalist, winner's circle this year," said Barge. "We haven't Ilic of Serbia took home medalist honors in the Ariel McNair of Xavier University lines up a putt. won since 2009 so this is really satisfying. We got Division with a 220 total in the 54-hole event. the job done." The Bethune-Cookman women's team, which Clark. "We needed to come out and respond to Lincoln of Jefferson City, Mo., finished sec- UNDER THE BANNER led South Carolina State by five strokes entering South Carolina State, who played great, and we ond overall, while Morehouse finished alone in did. It was no doubt a challenge." third. WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS the final round, used a team effort to take home its second consecutive title, this time by eight Tiana Jones of Alliance, Ohio, was the In the Women's Independent Division, Ariel strokes. The Wildcats finished with a 916 team medalist in the Women's Team Division. The McNair of Xavier closed with a 76 to win the title WOODS LEAVES MISS. VALLEY ST.: total. Hampton finished third at 956. junior opened with an 82 on Friday, but bounced by two strokes over Mia Campbell of Alabama Sean Woods, who has spent time with five Division "We fought all year and it all led to this," back with a sparkling 68 on Saturday, and a solid State. Shanequa Valentine of Prairie View A&M I men's basketball programs and said head coach and PGA Professional Scooter 74 in the final round on the Ryder Course. finished third. led Mississippi Valley State to the 2012 NCAA Tournament, MEN'S TEAM DIVISION I Shane Kelly 77-81-82--240 Bryan McElderry 78-75-82--235 Tiana Jones 82-68-74--224 1. Texas-Pan American 294-309-301--904 Elliott Rollins, Jr. 86-87-84--257 Clifton Jordan 81-85-79--245 Cheryl Chua 79-76-74--229 has been named head coach at Kevin Kirakossian 73-78-71--222 8. Texas Southern 322-321-322--965 Justin McElderry 78-84-78--240 Carmen Jones 83-87-78--248 Santiago Bueno Bragado 72-73-79--224 Dominique Worthen 78-80-67--225 Alexander Atkinson 82-84-78--244 Cherie Chua 82-79-78--239 Morehead State University. Mathew Charles 74-78-73--225 Jason Barton 78-73-78--229 Bruce Cousin 85-80-78--243 Cabriel Duren 81-74-77--232 Jonathan Sloss 75-80-78--233 Michael Calvillo 87-87-92--266 4. Virginia State 317-338-328--983 3. Hampton 329-314-313--956 Woods was formally introduced Chris Felix 76-82-79--237 Quinton Leonard 93-90-91--274 Stephen Genchi 70-NC Kayla Williams 80-76-81--237 2. Tennessee State 302-296-308--906 Luis Colon Gonzalez 79-81-86--246 Rashad Hunt 79-84-83--246 Nicole West 83-76-71--230 during a press conference on Cameron Scitern 74-74-76--224 9. Maryland-Eastern Shore 322-329-333--984 Aaron Bryant 88-88-77--253 Iman Ellis 87-87-86--260 Monday. Ryan Pierson 75-73-76--224 Mike Veverka 78-76-79--233 Adam Clary 82-80-83--245 Dionne West 81-85-78--244 Dallas Hill 79-81-80--240 Greg Raad 81-85-83--249 Dalton Jolly 86-86-85--257 Maria Stewart 85-77-83--245 Woods led Mississippi Valley James Stepp 77-77-80--234 Paul Cecil 82-85-84--251 5. Benedict 344-328-330--1002 4. Texas-Pan American 329-322-318--969 Andrew Warner 76-72-76--224 Christopher Toney 81-83-87--251 Anthony Wik 83-82-80--245 Sam Garcia 80-82-76--238 State to 50 overall wins and 44 T3. Bethune-Cookman 306-303-302--911 Sedrick Bailey 92-98-98--288 Eddie Smith III 94-80-79--253 Elena Arroyo 84-76-78--238 MVSU Sports Photo Matthew Mcknight 77-77-79--233 10. North Carolina Central 333-343-345--1021 Jordan Buchanan 78-75-84--237 Blake Peterson 87-82-82--251 WOODS Southwestern Athletic Confer- JaMichael Jones 80-76-73--229 Spencer Jones 78-80-82--240 Kelly Willis 89-91-87--267 Marisa Canales 78-82-82--242 Alex Clapp 74-74-80--228 Ryne Toole 83-85-82--250 6. Paine 341-332-337--1010 Ashley Garcia 89-83-85--257 ence victories the past four years. Emmanuel Petrich 75-80-72--227 Andre Jones 84-86-82--252 Carlos Solis 76-74-75--225 5. Lincoln 351-332-312--995 The 2011-12 Delta Devils finished 21-13 overall, 17-1 in Rafael Abad 83-76-78--237 Walter Batts 88-92-99--279 Victor Tapia 82-82-77--241 Kaitlyn Schwartze 81-84-74--239 T3. Savannah State 304-308-299--911 Jack Waissen 115-100-108--323 Patrick Mobley 90-82-85--257 Payton Schooler 84-74-82--240 the SWAC, won the conference tournament and advanced Cedomir Ilic 76-72-72--220 11. HAMPTON 351-359-346--1056 Ralpph Godbee 93-94-100--287 Shea Colley 87-87-82--256 Travis Roe 76-79-76--231 Geoffrey Napper 100-93-102--295 Keith Godbee 123-116-122--361 Sophia Pardalos 100-87-74--261 to the school's fifth-ever NCAA Tournament. Ryan Lassiter 75-82-76--233 Curtis Fearrington 79-82-77--238 7. Winston Salem State 341-335-339--1015 Kara Harwood 99-98-90--287 Brandon Neals 77-84-75--236 Mark Irwin 91-88-92--271 Glendon Mabe 75-77-82--234 6. Texas Southern 337-339-321---997 Woods led the Delta Devils on a 17-game win streak Calib Simons 80-75-81--236 Tyler Davis 90-103-94--287 Zach Sheets 83-78-74--235 Kassandra Rivera 78-82-70--230 5. Alabama State 301-311-307--919 Sean Moore 91-96-83--270 Mike Asbury 86-82-80--248 Adrianna Trevino 89-86-77--252 (second in the nation) and won the SWAC Tournament for Scott Benson 77-73-71--221 Kyle Collins 97-98-103--298 Bridget Johnston 89-81-89--259 the first time since 2008. MVSU advanced to the NCAA John Montgomery 74-77-72--223 MEN'S TEAM DIVISION II 8. Kentucky State 362-346-360--1068 Tyler Lawrence 85-90-85--260 Jose Rodriguez 85-NC 1. Fayetteville State 300-293-303--896 George Dundon 89-86-96--271 Angela Rafac 85-98-89--272 Tournament, where they fell to Western Kentucky. Robert Grant 73-79-84--236 Jake Barge 72-71-70--213 Josh Jackson 83-81-77--241 Joseph Killebrew 77-82-80--239 Brandon Jobe 80-74-76--230 RhoShawn Johnson 99-82-84--265 WOMEN'S INDEPENDENT DIVISION The Delta Devils finished with 21 wins – the most 6. Florida A&M 306-309-308--923 Jedidiah Frazier 71-73-76--220 Carlton Foreman 104-107-103--314 Ariel McNair, Xavier - 84-79-76--239 Justin Stills 78-77-70--225 Lincoln Jackson 77-75-81--233 Mia Campbell, Alabama State - 83-80-78--241 since the 2003-04 season when MVSU finished 22-7 under Cody Sapp 80-83-79--242 Michael Wallace 81-89-NC WOMEN'S TEAM DIVISION Shanequa Valentine, Pr. View A&M - 88-78-78--244 Randon Holt 87-74-79--240 2. Lincoln 313-305-314--932 1. Bethune-Cookman 305-311-300--916 Whitney Young, W-Jesuit University - 85-89-85--259 Lafayette Stribling. Anthony Phipps II 76-77-84--237 Steven Mallow 84-74-77--235 Patrizia Trevisan 72-79-74--225 Alexandra Uduk, UMES - 98-87-83--268 MVSU improved by 14 overall wins and 10 confer- Shephard Archie III 72-81-80--233 Jacob Sandbothe 77-77-76--230 Estefania Acosta 78-75-80--233 Michelle Gifford, Savannah State - 98-90-93--281 7. Arkansas at Pine Bluff 305-318-326--949 Kyle Brennaman 76-76-83--235 Andrea Orozco 74-79-76--229 Allison Brown, SCSU - 105-106-96--307 ence victories from his first season to his fourth. Woods Caleb Ray 75-84-84--243 Eric Kosmatka 76-78-78--232 Marie Bergelin 81-78-75--234 Che Ferguson, T. Southern - 106-103-100--309 Nqobani Ndabambi 75-77-77--229 Jordan Morris 93-86-87--266 Jennifer Hide 81-81-75--237 Jamie Bruce, Benedict - 112-119-111--342 was recognized as the 2011-12 SWAC Coach of the Year Gregory Robinson 78-76-83--237 3. Morehouse 319-323-313--955 2. South Carolina State 324-297-303--924 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 (2006- BCSP Notes 08), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2005-06) and High Point and Rebecca Villarreal represented Texas Southern, while Cassandra (2003-05). Bethune-Cookman wins MEAC Softball title; Brown (Alabama A&M), Cally Falls (Prairie View), CeCe Kolesar Woods succeeds Donnie Tyndall, who accepted the To face Texas A&M in NCAAs (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) rounded out the team. head job at Southern Mississippi in late April and becomes ORMOND BEACH, Fla.- Bethune-Cookman defeated in-state rival Burr accounted for five of the Devilettes' seven runs, although she the second MVSU basketball coach to leave Itta Bena Florida A&M, 2-1, to win the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference only had one hit. Rachelle Harris drove in the other two runs. Alexandra since the end of the season. Former MVSU women's head (MEAC) Softball Championship title, Saturday afternoon at the Ormond Sullivan had two hits for MVSU. Lorenz was the winning pitcher for the coach Nate Kilbert left last week to become head coach Beach Sports Complex. Devilettes. She allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk. She also had at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The victory was the third consecutive and eighth overall MEAC Soft- six strikeouts. ball Championship title for the Lady Wildcats. Bethune-Cookman is the The Devilettes (34-17) will face host Louisiana-Lafayette (49-4) Friday NEW GRAMBLING HOOPS COACH: second team in conference history to win consecutive championships as (May 18) at 7 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Div. I Softball Regional they have won five straight from 2000 to '04 and again from 2010 to '12 GRAMBLING, La. — Lamar assistant coach and former in Lafayette (La.). The other teams in the regional are Stanford (38-17) and Florida A&M (28-29) put the first score on the board as Tera Gainer Notre Dame player Joseph Price Baylor (33-20). singled to left side scoring Jasmin Donaldson, giving the Lady Rattlers a has accepted his first head coach- 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. ing job at Grambling State. Bethune-Cookman (30-29) came back aggressively in the second Track coaching legend Ed Temple Grambling officials announced inning to score two runs in the bottom of the second inning as Cesley Ta- set for Olympic HOF induction the hiring last Tuesday after- foya singled down the leftfield line scoring both Sabrina Ferguson and Legendary Tennessee State Coach Ed Temple will inducted with the noon and had an introduction on Shamaria Engram for the 2-1 win. Class of 2012 to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. They will be formally As a team, B-CU collected five hits, led by Ferguson with two hits Wednesday at the university’s introduced and honored July 12 during an awards ceremony at the Harris and one run. Tafoya was 1-of-1 with two RBI. basketball stadium. Theater in Chicago. Bethune-Cookman's Shanel Tolbert (30-24), who was named the Price has been a college assistant A 1950 graduate of Tennessee State, Temple served as head women's Outstanding Performer, pitched her fourth consecutive complete game since 2002, with stops at IUPUI, track coach at TSU from 1953 to 1994 and became one of the greatest Lamar Sports Photo of the tournament with five strikeouts, two walks, and one earned run. Ball State and Morehead State coaches in Olympic history. He helped establish the U.S. as a women's PRICE Wildcats Head Coach Chris Cochran was named the Outstanding Coach before joining Lamar’s staff in sprinting powerhouse and served as head coach of two U.S. Olympic teams for the third time in her career. May of 2011. (1960 and 1964), during which time his athletes brought home 23 Olympic With the win, Bethune-Cookman (30-29) receives the conference's medals (13 gold, six silver and four bronze). Price had a standout career for Notre Dame under automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Softball Championship. The Lady Wildcats His teams also won 34 national team titles and 30 Pan-American Games then-coach Digger Phelps in the 1980s before playing will face host Texas A&M (39-16) in the first round of the College Station, medals. As the women's coach, Temple laid a foundation for growth in professionally overseas for 13 seasons. Tx. regional on Friday (May 18) at 8 p.m. The other teams in the regional women's athletics, a boom that continues to this day. Price takes over for Bobby Washington, who was are LSU (34-22) and Texas State (38-15).. Temple's 44-year coaching tenure at TSU saw him coach and mentor relieved of coaching duties and "reassigned" by Grambling some of the greatest athletes in Olympic history, including Wyomia Tyus, to another position in the university after the team went 4-24 Miss. Valley State takes SWAC Softball title; Wilma Rudolph and Willie White. Rudolph was the first American woman last season. Travels to Lafayette (La.) for NCAAs of any race to win three track & field gold medals at a single Olympic FORMER TENN. STATE COACH FOUND DEAD: IRONDALE - Mississippi Valley State came from three runs down Games, while Tyus was the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic to beat Jackson State 7-3 and claim their seventh SWAC softball title and 100-meter gold medal. Nolan Richardson III , the son of and assistant to former first since 2009. A grand slam by catcher Nicole Burr in the top of the For Temple's athletes, a gold medal was only the start. Among the 40 Arkansas head coach Nolan Richardson, has been found seventh inning capped the comeback for the Devilettes, who improved to Olympians he coached (35 of whom represented the U.S.), 28 of them have dead in his home, Tulsa, Okla., police said Monday. 34-17. master's degrees and 14 of them have either an M.D. or Ph.D. According to police, Richardson III's wife found him Burr was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. She was joined In addition to his 24 national titles, Temple is a member of the National dead in their Tulsa home on Sunday at approximately 3 on the All-Tournament team by teammates Kimberly Spivey and Alicia Track & Field Hall of Fame as well as the Tennessee, Helms, Tennessee p.m. Lorenz. Jackson State had three players on the team. Last year's tournament State, Harrisburg Central Area Chapter, Pennsylvania, Ohio Valley Confer- ence and Black Athletes Halls of Fame. Police have not officially released a cause of death, but MOP Wendi Reed, Jasmin Warren and Tayler Nave. Giana Robinson officer Jason Willingham said Richardson III appeared to have died by natural causes. He was 47 years old. BLACK COLLEGES IN NCAA SPRING SPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Richardson III was a graduate of Langston University NCAA DIV. I GOLF NCAA DIV. II TENNIS in Oklahoma City and served as an assistant under his father • The SWAC champion Alabama State Hornets will head to Bowling Green, Ky. to play in the NCAA Men's • CIAAand Atlantic Regional men's champion Shaw plays in the NCAA National Tournament in Louisville, Regional on May 17-19. The Tournament will be played at The Club at Olde Stone with Western Kentucky as Ky. on May 16-19. at Arkansas, before becoming the head coach at Tennessee host. SWAC Medalist Clay Myers of Jackson State will play in the Athens Ga. Regional. NCAA DIV. I TENNIS • SWAC women's champion Jackson State finished at the bottom of the 24-team field at the NCAA West • Women's MEAC champion SC State suffered its first loss of the season falling to host Florida, 4-0, in the State. He was the head coach for three seasons, finishing Regional in Erie, Colorado. The Lady Tigers finished with a total of 1020, 89 strokes behind No. 23 Northern first round of the NCAA Florida Regional. Colorado. Cammyann Stith had the best score for the Lady Tigers with rounds of 81-79-81–241. • MEAC men's champion SC State was shutout by host Georgia 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Georgia with an overall record of 23-45. Regional. The journey of the elder Richardson, who was the NCAA DIV. II GOLF • SWAC men's champion Alcorn State was eliminated by host Mississippi State 4-0 in the first round of the • CIAA champion Fayetteville State finished in tie for 13th with a three-day total of 960, 15 strokes behind NCAA Starkville Regional. head coach at Arkansas from 1985-2002, was detailed in fifth-place St. Thomas Aquinas, the last team to qualify for the national championship at the Atlantic/East • SWAC women's champion Southern fell to Ole Miss, 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Oxford Regional. Super Regional in Hersey, Pa. FSU posted scores of 324-325-311. the recent documentary "40 Minutes of Hell." • Fayetteville State junior Jacob Barge shot a final round 4-over 75 to finish in a fourth place tie and clinch NCAA DIV. II BASEBALL one of two individual berths in the NCAA Div. II national championship. • CIAA champion Winston-Salem State (34-19) is seeded sixth in the Atlantic Regional in West Lawn, Richardson has endured tragedy in his past. In 1987, Barges shot a 6-over-par 77 and was in a tie for 14th after the first round. He followed that up with a second- Pa. and will take on top-seed Seton Hill (44-9), the champion of the WVIAC, on Thursday (May 17) at round 74. Barge advances to the NCAA Championship which will be played May 15-19 at the Cardinal Golf 11 a.m. Other teams in the regional are No. 2 West Chester, No. 5 Shepherd, No. 3 Kutztown and No. 6 his 15-year-old daughter Yvonne died of leukemia. Club in Louisville, Ky.