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SWAC Indoor Track Performers of the Week

By Official Release on Feb 18, 2010 at 11:41 pm (CT)

SWAC Indoor Track Performers of the Week

Alabama State Sweeps Weekly Honors
WOMEN’S
Clarissa Johnson, Alabama State; 5-9, SR; Columbus, GA
Johnson had a great showing for the Lady Hornets last weekend at the MTSU Valentine Invitational in Murfreesboro, TN. Individually, Johnson captured the High Jump title with a leap of 5’05” and finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles event with a time of 8.68.
She [...]

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SWAC Indoor Track Perfomers of the Week

By Official Release on Feb 11, 2010 at 10:07 am (CT)

SWAC Indoor Track Perfomers of the Week

WOMEN’S
Tokeyah Jones, Alabama State; 5-0, SO; Valley, AL
Jones had an exceptional outing for the Lady Hornets last week as she placed first in two events at the Tennessee State Invitational in Nashville, TN. Jones captured the individual title in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.06. She also claimed the 200-meter dash event [...]

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff Claims 2009 SWAC Soccer Championship Title

By Official Release on Nov 8, 2009 at 4:12 pm (CT)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Claims 2009 SWAC Soccer Championship Title

ITTA BENA, MS – The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff was crowned the 2009 SWAC Soccer Champions with a 1-0 win over Prairie View A&M on Sunday.
It was a hard-fought match with neither team getting on the board in the first half of a defensive battle. In the second half it was Nicole Parks-Powell who connected [...]

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SWAC Soccer Regular Season Concludes Tournament Seedings, Bracket Announced

By Official Release on Nov 3, 2009 at 8:39 am (CT)

SWAC Soccer Regular Season Concludes Tournament Seedings, Bracket Announced

With the 2009 SWAC soccer regular season officially coming to a close on Sunday, the stage is now set for the Conference Championship this week November 5 – 8. The top four finishers from the Eastern and Western divisions will be heading to Mississippi Valley State’s campus in Itta Bena, MS to vie for [...]

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Southern Women Crown 2009 HBCU Tennis Champions

By Official Release on Sep 27, 2009 at 9:41 am (CT)

Southern Women Crown 2009 HBCU Tennis Champions

ATLANTA, GA – The Southern women’s tennis team claimed the 2009 HBCU National Championship on Saturday at the 9th annual tournament in Atlanta, GA.
The Lady Jaguars prevailed in the competition that included 11 teams from various HBCU conferences. SU was led by Carlista Mahommed, who won the Flight B women’s singles title. In a marathon [...]

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Xavier wins 12 of 16 matches at HBCU Championships

By Official Release on Sep 25, 2009 at 2:22 pm (CT)

Xavier wins 12 of 16 matches at HBCU Championships

ATLANTA — The men’s and women’s and tennis teams of Xavier University of Louisiana combined to win 12 of 16 singles matches Thursday in the HBCU National Championships.
Nine of the victories by Xavier, an NAIA member, were against NCAA Division I opponents.
Steffen Giles-Osborn, Hassan Abbas and Colleen McArthur all went 2-0. Abbas defeated a pair [...]

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Prairie View Soccer Knocks Off North Texas

By Official Release on Sep 14, 2009 at 7:23 am (CT)

Prairie View Soccer Knocks Off North Texas

An Angelica Diaz goal in the 77th minute held up as the Prairie View A&M Lady Panther soccer team defeated the University of North Texas 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in Denton, Texas.
In the 75th minute, the Lady Panthers moved into UNT territory and had two scoring opportunities with consecutive corner kicks by Megan Vlam. [...]

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Grambling's Lady Tigers Take Bite out of Bears for First Win

By Official Release on Sep 6, 2009 at 10:36 pm (CT)

Grambling’s Lady Tigers Take Bite out of Bears for First Win

Jonesboro, AR— The Grambling State Lady Tigers soccer team posted their first win of the season in a, 1-0, victory over the University of Central Arkansas in the opening day of The Arkansas State Red Wolf Classic. The Lady Tigers took the lead with just over three minutes remaining in the first half when Ashley [...]

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Grambling Lady Tigers Drop Home Opener on Penalty Kick

By Official Release on Aug 31, 2009 at 9:09 pm (CT)

Grambling Lady Tigers Drop Home Opener on Penalty Kick

Grambling, LA— The Grambling State University Lady Tigers soccer team lost their home opener, 1-0, to the Lady Pioneers of Texas Woman’s University. Both teams had scoring opportunities during the first half but were unable to capitalize on them.
Lady Tiger’s Head Coach Tamura Crawley said, “First home game of the season we came out a [...]

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Miss. Valley State Preseason Fall Sports Camp Journals

By Official Release on Aug 20, 2009 at 9:45 pm (CT)

Miss. Valley State Preseason Fall Sports Camp Journals

Football Camp Journal
The MVSU Football team continued with Preseason Camp 2009 as they battled two of earth’s natural elements: heat and water. During the morning period, the team worked through individual and group drills as they continued to implement schemes and plays for the season.
In the afternoon, the showers gave the team a chance to [...]

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Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers Soccer Defeats Lamar 2-1

By Official Release on Aug 14, 2009 at 9:30 pm (CT)

Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers Soccer Defeats Lamar 2-1

The Prairie View A&M Lady Panther soccer team put forth an impressive performance on Friday afternoon as they defeated Lamar University 2-1 in exhibition action in Prairie View.
After a scoreless first half by both squads, Prairie View jumped out on top 1-0 after Navyd Diaz scored off an assist from Angelica Diaz. Lamar tied [...]

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SWAC Announces 2009 Preseason Soccer Honors

By Official Release on Aug 12, 2009 at 7:03 pm (CT)

SWAC Announces 2009 Preseason Soccer Honors

Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s West and Texas Southern’s Mitchell capture top honors; Mississippi Valley State, Grambling State predicted divisional winners
BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009 preseason soccer honors Wednesday with Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Jade West and Texas Southern’s Saycha Mitchell garnering top honors. The preseason teams were voted on by [...]

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Lady Jaguars Soccer Open Fall Practice

By Official Release on Aug 7, 2009 at 7:39 am (CT)

Lady Jaguars Soccer Open Fall Practice

Baton Rouge, LA – The Southern University Lady Jaguars soccer team reported 19 players to the campus today in preparations for the 2009 season.
Head Coach John Knighten was excited as 19 players check in Boley, Toddy and the new campus apartments.
“A new season is always exciting,” said Knighten. “Injuries really hurt us last year so [...]

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JSU's Shasta Averyhardt Claims First Professional Victory

By Official Release on Jul 8, 2009 at 6:05 am (CT)

JSU’s Shasta Averyhardt Claims First Professional Victory

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – The SunCoast Ladies Series wrapped up the final round of competition at Stoneybrook West Golf Club with Shasta Averyhardt claiming her first victory as a professional taking Champion’s honors this week. The first year pro out of Jackson State University carded rounds of 72-73-77=222 to win the event at six over [...]

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Xavier's Broussard, Jones Make Ashe Sports Scholars First Team

By Official Release on May 28, 2009 at 11:50 pm (CT)

Xavier’s Broussard, Jones Make Ashe Sports Scholars First Team

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana’s Alexandra Broussard and Danielle Jones are first-team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars and among seven XU student-athletes to receive national recognition for their athletic and academic success.
The Ashe awards, sponsored by the magazine Diverse Issues in Higher Education and announced Thursday, are given to student-athletes of color who [...]

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Xavier's Opata, Callis Earn NAIA All-America Honors

By Official Release on May 16, 2009 at 8:02 pm (CT)

Xavier’s Opata, Callis Earn NAIA All-America Honors

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana’s Anastesia Opata was a first-team selection on the 2009 NAIA Women’s Tennis All-America Teams announced Saturday, and Angelina Callis made the second team.
It’s the second straight year the Gold Nuggets have first- and second-team All-Americans, and it’s the third consecutive year that Xavier has a first-team All-American in [...]

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2009 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Concludes: Jackson State Women, Grambling State Men take home Titles

By Official Release on May 3, 2009 at 9:30 pm (CT)

2009 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Concludes: Jackson State Women, Grambling State Men take home Titles

Houston, TX – The Jackson State Lady Tigers and Grambling State Tigers were crowned the 2009 SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Champions at Texas Southern’s Durley Stadium on Sunday.
Jackson State, who won the 2008 Outdoor title as well, solidified this year’s victory by tallying 207 total points over three days of
competition. The Lady Tigers were [...]

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Day Two of SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships comes to a close

By Official Release on May 3, 2009 at 9:27 am (CT)

Day Two of SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships comes to a close

Jackson State Women, Grambling State Men Lead
With two days completed of the 2009 SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Jackson State women and Grambling State men head into the final day of competition ahead of the pack.
After eight scored events, the Lady Tigers holds on to a slim lead with 80 total points. Alabama [...]

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Jackson State Women, Alcorn State Men Crowned Champions

By Official Release on Apr 19, 2009 at 9:11 pm (CT)

Jackson State Women, Alcorn State Men Crowned Champions

2009 SWAC Tennis Tournament Concludes
ALEXANDRIA, LA – The 2009 SWAC Tennis Championships came to a close on Sunday with the Jackson State women and Alcorn State men claiming the tournament titles.
The Lady Tigers pulled off a semifinals upset as they edged formerly undefeated Southern 4-3 to advance to the Championship match. In the finals, J-State [...]

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2009 SWAC Tennis Championship

By on Apr 18, 2009 at 9:43 am (CT)

2009 SWAC Tennis Championship

Day One Recap
ALEXANDRIA, LA – Grambling State’s men and women as well as Jackson State’s men and women advance to the semifinals in the first day of SWAC Tennis Championship action.
The Grambling women defeated Alabama A&M 4-3 in the quarterfinals and moved on to face the # 1 seed from the East, Alcorn State. The [...]

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SWAC Championships To Be Contested Over The Next 11 Days

By Official Release on Apr 17, 2009 at 7:30 am (CT)

SWAC Championships To Be Contested Over The Next 11 Days

The Southwestern Athletic Conference’s version of Championship Week will commence Friday April 17 – Sunday April 26 with five championship titles to be decided.
Alexandria, LA will be the location of both the SWAC Tennis and SWAC Golf Championships. The Women’s and Men’s tennis championship will be held April 17 and 19 at Alexandria City Park [...]

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