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Christian Anthony

Anthony, Black Lead Preseason All-SWAC Teams; Alabama A&M, Prairie View Selected To Meet In Championship Game

With offensive and defensive players of the year returning from 2009 in Prairie View quarterback K.J. Black and Grambling defensive end Christian Anthony, the preseason all-SWAC football team for 2010 carried few surprises – especially since Prairie View and Alabama A&M were selected to repeat as respective division champions for the upcoming season. Anthony was [...]

Grambling Captures 2009-10 SWAC All-Sports Title

Grambling Captures 2009-10 SWAC All-Sports Title

Birmingham, Ala. – Grambling State University captured the Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Sports title, the 2010 James Frank Award, outdistancing Jackson State by 7.0 points in the cumulative totals for 18 varsity men’s and women’s sports the league sponsors. Alabama State finished third overall. Grambling’s men’s teams captured the 2009-10 C.D. Henry Award in a race [...]

Texas Southern’s Bush Named Jefferson-Nicholson-Prophet SID of the Year

Texas Southern’s Bush Named Jefferson-Nicholson-Prophet SID of the Year

BIRMINGHAM – Texas Southern’s Rodney Bush has been named the SWAC’s Jefferson-Nicholson-Prophet Sports Information Director of the Year. Bush was voted as the 2010 honoree by the league’s Sports Information Directors during the group’s annual spring meeting. Bush, who is in his sixth year at the helm of the TSU sports information department, was also [...]

SWAC Announces 2010 All-Conferance Softball Honors

SWAC Announces 2010 All-Conferance Softball Honors

Southern’s Steamer and Jenkins clinch top honors BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2010 all-conference softball honors Wednesday, with Southern’s Shawntall Steamer and Lanaya Jenkins claiming top honors. The teams were voted on by the schools’ coaches and sports information departments. Steamer – a 5-foot-4 freshman shortstop – has been named the 2010 [...]

SWAC Announces 2010 Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships

SWAC Announces 2010 Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships

BIRMINGHAM – The 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships is set to tee off Monday, April 19 – Wednesday, April 21 in Alexandria, LA. Links on the Bayou Golf Club will host the women’s tournament on Monday, April 19th and Tuesday April 20th, with a 10 a.m. tee time each day. The [...]

Prairie View A&M Wins NCAA/SWAC ‘Pack the House’ Challenge

Prairie View A&M Wins NCAA/SWAC ‘Pack the House’ Challenge

Prairie View A&M was one of 33 winners in the NCAA Division I “Pack the House” Challenge. “Pack the House” is national effort in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance. NCAA Division I women’s basketball marketing staffs selected a home game and designated that date as a “Pack the House” game with the [...]

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Mar. 4, 6)

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Mar. 4, 6)

WOMEN PLAYER F Tanika Jackson, Alabama State; 6-1, JR; Saginaw, MI Averaging a double-double last week, Jackson registered 14.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and one blocked shot in two wins for the Lady Hornets. Jackson currently leads the conference with 16 double-double performances this season. This is her third Player of the Week honor. [...]

Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

BOSSIER CITY, LA – The pairings have been set in next week’s Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament as the Southern Jaguars will be the top women’s seed and the Jackson State Tigers will be the top men’s seed. The 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament will be played March 10-13 at CenturyTel Center in Shreveport/Bossier [...]

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Feb. 27, Mar. 1)

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Feb. 27, Mar. 1)

WOMEN PLAYER G Dominique Smith, Prairie View A&M; 5-10, SO; Vallejo, CA Smith averaged 30.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 assists in a pair of wins for the Lady Panthers last week. Smith scored a season-high 34 points against Alabama A&M on Saturday for her third 30-plus game of the season. Her efforts [...]

Swac Softball Players of the week

Swac Softball Players of the week

Mississippi Valley State Sweeps Weekly Honors PLAYER Angelica Wade, Mississippi Valley State; 5-5, JR; Murfreesboro, TN Wade boasted a .368 batting average last week including going 3-for-3 in a win over Samford, as the Devilettes went 3-3 in their opening week of play. For the week, Wade tabulated four runs off of seven hits while [...]

Swac Basketball Players of the Week (Feb 23)

Swac Basketball Players of the Week (Feb 23)

WOMEN CO-PLAYER G Katrich Williams, Alabama A&M; 5-8, SR; Chattanooga, TN Williams averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals as the Bulldogs posted two wins last week. With the wins the Bulldogs are currently tied for second place in the SWAC standings. This is Williams’ third Player of the Week honor this [...]

Texas Southern’s Treasure and Clayborn Suspended For One Game

Texas Southern’s Treasure and Clayborn Suspended For One Game

BIRMINGHAM – Texas Southern men’s basketball players Junior Treasure and Aaron Clayborn have been suspended one game by the Southwestern Athletic Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct during Saturday’s game vs. Mississippi Valley State. Texas Southern University has also been fined $1,000 ($500 per ejection). Treasure and Clayborn were each accessed two technical fouls and were ejected [...]

SWAC Bowling Tournament Field Set

SWAC Bowling Tournament Field Set

BESSEMER, AL – Alabama State, Grambling State and Prairie View A&M clinched the final three spots in the SWAC Bowling Championship field as the 2010 SWAC East Bowling Roundup concluded Sunday at Holiday Bowl Center. The Hornets clinched the final berth in the East with a win over Mississippi Valley State. Alabama State joins Alabama [...]

2010 SWAC Baseball Preseason All-Conferance Team Announced

2010 SWAC Baseball Preseason All-Conferance Team Announced

Alcorn State’s Gonzalez, Southern’s Maloy voted top honors; Jaguars picked to repeat as champions BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2010 baseball preseason honors Thursday, with Alcorn State 1B Eduardo Gonzalez named Preseason Player of the Year, and Southern’s Jarrett Maloy the Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Southern, the 2009 Champions, was picked [...]

SWAC Women’s and Men’s Basketball Notes – Feb. 17

SWAC Women’s and Men’s Basketball Notes – Feb. 17

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADLINES •What’s On Tap: Heading into week #8 of SWAC women’s basketball action, nine rematches are scheduled including a matchup between #2 Southern and #3 Alabama A&M. Sitting just a half game out of first place, the Lady Jaguars are on the hunt for the #1 spot in the standings. The Bulldogs, who [...]

SWAC Indoor Track Performers of the Week

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 [...]

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week – Feb. 16

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week – Feb. 16

WOMEN CO-PLAYER G Katrich Williams, Alabama A&M; 5-8, SR; Chattanooga, TN Williams tallied 22 points, five steals, three assists and two rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 73-63 win over archrival Alabama State last Saturday. Williams currently leads the conference in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game. This is her second Player of the Week honor this [...]

Texas Southern Celebrates the Legacy of Coach Robert “Bob” Moreland

Texas Southern Celebrates the Legacy of Coach Robert “Bob” Moreland

Houston, TX –  Texas Southern University will honor the Legacy of Coach Robert “Bob” Moreland by naming the basketball court in the H&PE Arena in his honor. The naming will happen on Monday, February 15th during the Texas Southern vs. Jackson State men’s basketball game at 8:00pm. The unveiling ceremony will take place during half-time [...]

SWAC Baseball Tournanment To Be Played In Shreveport

SWAC Baseball Tournanment To Be Played In Shreveport

BIRMINGHAM – The 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament will be played at Shreveport, LA’s Fair Grounds Field, Commissioner Duer Sharp announced today. This year’s tournament will be played May 26-30, with the top four teams in each of the SWAC’s Eastern and Western Divisions qualifying for Conference postseason play. The SWAC Baseball Tournament returns [...]

Ashley Brown

SWAC Basketball Players Of The Week – (Dec. 22 – Jan. 1)

WOMEN PLAYER G Ashley Brown, Mississippi Valley State; 5-4, SR; Sallis, MS Brown averaged 12.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in games last week vs. Tougaloo, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Tennessee-Martin and Kentucky. Brown scored in double figures in three of four games last week, highlighted by a season-high 17-point, seven-rebound game vs. Kentucky [...]