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Darton College baseball swings into national polls with new head coach Scot Hemmings

– April 4, 2012Posted in: Sports

 


 Written by David Mann

3/28/2012 (ALBANY) – The Darton College Cavaliers ranked No. 12 nationally in a poll released by the NJCAA today,  which is the first top-20 ranking in the baseball program’s history, indicating a big step for the Cavs under their new head coach, Scot Hemmings.

“The guys have bought into a system and are executing it at a high rate of effectiveness,” Hemmings said. “And the ranking is good for the program, no doubt about that. We’re working with some big recruits – this should help sway them too.”

The Cavs are hot, and the NJCAA knows it. They’ve won 17 of their last 19 ballgames, positioning them at the top of the highly competitive GCAA conference. Their current 25-8 record is the ninth best in the NJCAA, and they’re 12-1 in conference play.

“We’ve come a long way – I think we’re a complete 360 from where we were last year,”  freshman pitcher Matt Aldrich said. “We put Darton’s name back on the map.”

Along with its current ranking, the Darton program can also boast of Aldrich’s NJCAA-leading 81 strikeouts, and outfielder Kevin Manos, who leads the nation with 47 RBI.

“I think they’re excited about the direction we’re headed, but not satisfied with where we’re at,” Hemmings said of his team. “We now have to focus on not forgetting how we got here – through hard work, playing hard and executing our game plan.”

 

 

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ASU Lady Ram earns SIAC softball honors for outstanding performances

– March 24, 2012Posted in: Sports

Written by Edythe Bradley

 

An Albany State University Lady Ram has been selected for softball player of the week honors by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) after her outstanding performances in two weekend softball games. Freshman pitcher Chelsea Hicks earned SIAC East Division Softball Pitcher of the Week honors after leading the Lady Rams a victory and save against the Fort Valley State University Lady Wildcats on March 10.

The Marietta, Ga. native pitched eight innings, including a complete game shutout against the Lady Wildcats, with four strikeouts and just one walk in two appearances. The 5-5 right-hander finished with a 1-0 record and a save for the week, while giving up no earned runs. Hicks also recorded two hits and an RBI in the games.

Clark Atlanta University third baseman Nicolette Anderson was named SIAC’s East Division Player of the Week. Anderson, a native of Compton, Ca., went 18-for-26 with a homerun, two triples and seven doubles in six games, finishing the week with a .692 batting average and a 1.230 slugging percentage. The 5-foot-4 freshman scored nine runs and drove in four more while finishing with a .730 on-base percentage and a .950 fielding percentage. Anderson and the Lady Panthers finished the week with a 3-3 record, including victories over conference-foes Claflin and Paine.

Earning the SIAC West Division Player of the Week honor was Lane College infielder Diamond Moore, and Stillman College pitcher Ashley Savage was named SIAC West Division Pitcher of the Week. A Clarksville, Tenn. native, Moore also went 18-for-26 from the plate with three homeruns, four doubles and a triple in eight games, finishing with a .692 batting average and a 1.100 slugging percentage for the week. The 5-11 freshman had 19 RBI and scored 12 runs, while finishing with a .709 on-base percentage for the week, helping lead the Lady Dragons to a 6-2 record with two wins over Rust and four wins over conference-foe LeMoyne-Owen College.

Savage had strong week with 23 strikeouts and just two walks in 17 innings, including two complete games and a shutout, to earn her third weekly honor this season. The 5-foot-3 sophomore from Alabaster, Ala., finished with a 3-0 record, including wins against Lane and Tuskegee (twice), and a 0.82 ERA while holding hitters to a .154 batting average. On the season, Savage is 8-2 as a starter with a 3.31 ERA and 74 strikeouts.

Hicks and the Lady Rams will play at Alabama A&M University on March 14, before competing in the SIAC Cross-over Tournament in Jasper, Ala. on March 15-17.

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Albany State to host Alice Coachman Invitational Track Meet March 31

– March 24, 2012Posted in: Sports

Written by Edythe Bradley

 

Albany State University will host the 20th Annual Alice Coachman Invitational Track Meet on Saturday, March 31, at ASU’s Robert Cross Track and Field Complex and Hugh Mills Stadium Complex in Albany, Ga.

The hammer throw competition, followed by the javelin throw, is slated to start at 8 a.m. at the ASU complex. The men and women’s 3000-meter steeplechase will be held at the Mills Complex at11 a.m. All other track and field events, starting with the long jump events, will begin at 11 a.m. at the recently resurfaced Albany State facility. The 4×100-meter relay events will start at 11:30 a.m. The awards ceremony will be held at the conclusion of the meet.

Sponsored by the ASU women and men’s track and field programs, the meet will feature world-class athletes from some of the top collegiate teams and unattached athletes in the Southeast. Several teams, including Columbus State University and Edward Waters College, along with several SIAC teams, including Morehouse College, Stillman College and Paine College, are expected to compete.

ASU athletes, including throwers CreeAnn Perkins and Patrick Jordan, runners Brittany Carter and Tabareyon Jones, pole vaulters Briana Bowles and Timothy Jackson and hurdlers Irrion Conaler and Jordan Thompson, are favored to take top honors in the track and field events.

The annual track meet is held in honor of Alice Coachman-Davis, the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Coachman-Davis made history and gained international attention by capturing the high jump title with a record-setting jump of 5′ 6 1/8″ during the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

While the 1948 games catapulted her to international acclaim and the first endorsement among African-American women, she had proven herself as a major track and field force in prior years. She won 10 consecutive U.S. titles in the high jump and national titles at 50-meters, 100-meters and as a member in the 400-meter relay on the Tuskegee championship team. Many believe she would have dominated the 1940 and 1944 Summer Games, which were cancelled because of World War II.

The Albany, Ga., native attended Tuskegee University, but earned her bachelor’s degree from Albany State (College) after returning from the 1948 games. As a collegian, she was a member of three Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) championship basketball teams. She dominated Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) competitions in the high jump. From 1938 to 1948, she won 10 consecutive AAU high jump titles.

In 1994, she established the Alice Coachman Track and Field Foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists both young athletes and retired Olympians.

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Albany State track and field Lady Rams receive SIAC honors for outstanding performances

– March 23, 2012Posted in: Sports

 
Four Albany State University Lady Rams have been selected for superlative honors by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) after their outstanding track and field performances at the 62nd Annual Webster Surgical Center FAMU Relays, hosted by Florida A&M University on March 10. The Lady Rams recorded top numbers in several categories in the track and field events after competing again.

Freshman CreeAnn Perkins, sophomore Irrion Conaler and seniors Brittany Carter were four of six student-athletes to be named SIAC women’s track and field athletes of the week. Perkins posted the best mark in the SIAC with 12.75m to win the shot put event, and finished third in the discus with a mark of 39.12 meters at the FAMU Relays.

Also posting the best mark in the SIAC, (Brittany) Carter took second-place honors in the women’s 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.70. She also finished fifth in the women’s 1500-meter run with a time of 5:10.40. In the discus throw, (Shabreka) Carter finished second with a mark of 40.00 meters, while Conaler posted the best time in the SIAC after finishig third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.95.

The other two SIAC women’s track and field athletes-of-the-week honors went to Shaquavia Porter of Fort Valley State University and Janae Jones of Stillman College. Porter finished second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.64, ran a time of 57.78 in the 400-meter dash and ran a leg on the 4×400-meter relay team that finished fourth with a time of 3:56.52 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Jones finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.69 at the FAMU Relays, which was the fastest time in the SIAC this week. She also ran a leg on the 4×100-meter, 4×400-meter, and 1600-meter sprint medley relay teams.

SIAC men’s athletes of the week were Larry Brunson and LaQuan Priest of Clafllin University, Timothy Snow of Fort Valley State, Nichshard Moody of Clark Atlanta University, Arvon Amisial of Morehouse College and Phillip Howard of Stillman. Brunson ran an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 14.52 in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing second overall at the Palmetto Classic, while Priest, who finished first at the Palmetto Classic, had an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 14.89 meters in the triple jump. Snow ran a leg on the 4×800-meter relay team that finished with a time of 7:43.79 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, which is the fastest time in the college ranks this season. Snow also finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the event with a time of 1:56.09, which is tops in the SIAC this week. Moody ran a time of 22.50 in the 200-meter dash at BSC Invitational, finishing fifth overall, and ran a time of 49.51 in the 400-meter dash, finishing second at the meet. Moody had the fastest 200-meter and the third fastest time in the SIAC this week. Amisial finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 13.82 meters and third in the high jump with a mark of 1.93 meters at the FAMU Relays. His marks rank second and first, respectively, in the SIAC this week. Howard ran a leg of the Stillman 4×100-meter relay team with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 41.20, finishing fourth overall at the FAMU Relays. Howard also finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time 15.28, eighth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.41, and ran with the 4×400-meter relay team.

The ASU track and field teams will compete in the upcoming Morehouse Relays on March 15-17 in Atlanta, Ga.

 

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ASU Golden Rams release 2012 football schedule

– March 22, 2012Posted in: Sports

 
Written by Edythe Bradley

 

The Albany State University Golden Rams have unveiled their football schedule for the 2012 season, ASU Athletics Director Richard H. Williams and head coach Mike White announced Thursday afternoon. Highlighting the 10-game slate are three classic games and three games against non-conference opponents, including match-ups against two teams that made appearances in the 2011 NCAA Division II football playoffs.

“Albany State has set a very rigorous, action-packed schedule that will both challenge the Golden Rams on the gridiron and one that will offer our fans much excitement,” said Dr. Williams. “Our Golden Rams are ready to deliver great football action this season.”

The Golden Rams, who finished their 2011 season at 8-4, will kick off the season on Sept. 1 at home against the North Greenville University Crusaders in the Dr. Joseph Wintroph Holley Memorial Game, ASU’s first home game each season which honors ASU founder and first president, at the Albany State University Coliseum. North Greenville, an affiliate with the South Atlantic Conference, went 11-3 last season and advanced to the third round of the 2011 NCAA Division II playoffs. The Crusaders beat ASU 63-14 in the first round of the playoffs last season.

The Golden Rams will hit the road to Wingate, N.C. to take on the Wingate University Bulldogs the following weekend. At 2-0 against the Bulldogs, the Golden Rams will play for the first time at Wingate’s Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field on Sept. 8. Albany State defeated the Bulldogs 49-28 in regular season play in 2011, and won 30-28 in second-round action of the 2010 NCAA football playoffs. WIngate was 5-6 overall last season.

Week three of ASU’s schedule will have the Golden Rams on the road for a return trip to North Carolina. The Golden Rams will face CIAA runner-up Elizabeth City State University in their first-ever meeting on Sept. 15. The Vikings finished the 2011 season at 8-4, including a 44-0 loss to California University-PA in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs.

Albany State will open SIAC play at home in the ASU Coliseum on Sept. 22 against the Miles College Golden Bears, who finished the 2011 season at 7-5. The Golden Rams defeated the Golden Bears 34-27 in regular-season play, but lost to Miles 17-20 in the first-ever SIAC football championship game. The Miles game is the first of three West Division crossover games.

Another long road trip is scheduled for Sept. 29, as the Golden Rams travel to Frankfort, Ky. to face the Kentucky State University Thorobreds. Albany State defeated the SIAC West Division opponents 59-31 last season in both teams’ first appearances in the 28th Annual Circle City Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

The 2012 Music City Classic will feature the Golden Rams against the Lane College Dragons. The 100 Black Men of Macon-Middle Georgia will sponsor the game at Henderson Stadium in Macon, Ga.on Oct. 6. The Golden Rams look to avenge a 24-26 upset loss to the West Division Dragons. The game will count as a home game for the Golden Rams.

The Golden Rams will face the first of SIAC East Division opponents on Oct. 13 as they face the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College at B.T. Harvey Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Albany State defeated Morehouse 25-15 in the 2011 contest. Albany State will celebrate Homecoming 2012 and honor senior student-athletes when the Golden Rams play the Clark Atlanta University Panthers on Oct. 20. ASU beat CAU 19-13 in 2011.

Albany State will play in its third classic of the 2012 season on Oct. 27. The Golden Rams and the Benedict College Tigers will face off in the Augusta City Classic at Lucy Laney School Stadium in Augusta, Ga.

Two of the biggest rivals in the SIAC, Albany State and Fort Valley State University will close their regular seasons in the 23rd Annual Fountain City Classic on Nov. 3 at the A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ga. The Golden Rams defeated the Wildcats 38-29 in the 2011 classic game. The FCC is touted as one of the biggest and best HBCU football classics.

The winners of the East and West divisions will play for the 2012 SIAC championship title on Nov. 10 in Atlanta, Ga.

 

2012 Golden Rams Football Schedule

Date          Opponent                                        Site                                   Time

9/1            North Greenville Univ.                    Albany, GA                       7:00 p.m.

                 Dr. Joseph Winthrop Holley Memorial Game c

 

                     9/8            Wingate Univ.                                 Wingate, NC                     TBA

 

                      9/15          Elizabeth City State Univ.               Elizabeth City, NC            TBAValdosta

 

9/22           Miles College *                               Albany, GA                       7:00 p.m.

 

                      9/29          Kentucky State Univ. *                    Frankfort, KY                   TBA

 

                      10/6          Lane College *                                Albany, GA                       7:00 p.m.

 

10/13         Morehouse College *                      Atlanta, GA                      TBA

 

                      10/20         Clark Atlanta Univ. *                       Albany, GA                       2:00 p.m.

                 Homecoming 2012 & Senior Day

 

10/27         Benedict College *                          Columbia, SC                   TBA

 

                      11/3          Fort Valley State Univ. *                 Columbus, GA                  2:00 p.m.

                       23rd Annual Fountain City Classic

 

                      11/10         SIAC Championship Game             Atlanta, GA                      TBA

 

 

 

 

* – SIAC Games           ^ CST

 

 

 

 

Mike White, Head Coach

Assistant Coaches: Rickey Alexander, Uyl Joyner, Kenyan Conner, Dan Land, Anthony Kelly, Lawrence Livingston                                                                                                                                William Chunn, Bokowski Daniels, Christopher Henderson, Demetrie McCray

 

 

Dr. Everette J. Freeman, President

Dr. Richard H. Williams, Director of Athletics (Interim)

Stephanie Harrison-Dyer, Assistant Director of Athletics

Edythe Y. Bradley, Sports Information Director

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ASU Lady Rams’ 2012 track and field season off to great start

– March 16, 2012Posted in: Sports

 
Written by Edythe Bradley

 

Three Albany State University Lady Rams took first-place honors in track and field events to highlight the opening of the 2012 outdoor season at the annual Eye Opener Meet, hosted by Savannah State University on Feb. 25. The Lady Rams, coached by Kenneth Taylor, took top honors in four categories in the women’s track and field events.

Freshman thrower CreeAnn Perkins captured two first place finishes in the shot put and discus throw to post top performances for the ASU Lady Rams. Perkins took top honors with a mark of 12.63 meters in the shot put and a distance of 38.97 meters in the discus throw.

Junior Brittany Dean finished in second place in the discus throw with a distance of 37.5 meters and took third place honors in the shot put with a mark of 11.41 meters.

Senior Brittany Carter took first place honors in the women’s 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.13, while two of her teammates, freshmen Olivia Traylor and Kanetria Kitchens finished in the top five. Traylor finished third with a time of 2:26.16 and Kitchens ran a time of 2:30.63 to finish fifth. Carter also finished second on the women’s 1500-meter run with a time of 5:00.15, followed by Traylor with a 5:11.01 time to finish in sixth place and Kitchens with a time of 5:23.05 for a ninth-place finish in the race.

Junior Sherrina Lewis finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.19 seconds, while sophomore teammate Irrion Conaler finished third in 16.08 seconds. The only Lady Ram to compete in the pole vault, sophomore Briana Bowles finished third after clearing 2.74 meters in the event.

ASU senior Jasmine Dalton rounded out the top 10 in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.33, while junior Ebony Stone finished in 1:02.34 for 13th place and Ambrosha Austin in 1:02.86 to finish 14th. Also competing was Asia Palmer, who finished 20th with a time of 1:04.41. Austin also took second-place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.49.

The ASU team of Austin, Carter, Conaler and Dalton finished second in the women’s 4 x 400-meter relay with a time of 4:04.27, behind Bethune-Cookman University, which finished with a time of 4:00.84.

Freshman Jasmine Grovenor, who was the only Lady Ram to complete in the 100-meter dash, finished eighth with a time of 12.83. She also finished 15th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.62, but was edged by freshman teammate Britney McBride who finished with a time of 26.57 for a 14th-place finish. Also competing in the event were Lewis and Dalton, who finished 22nd and 23rd with times of 27.41 and 27.42, respectively.

In addition to Albany State and Savannah State, seven other schools participated in the event, including Bethune-Cookman University, Edward Waters College, Mercer University, Savannah School of Art & Design, University of North Carolina-Pembroke, Clark-Atlanta University, and University of South Carolina-Beaufort.
The Lady Rams will compete at the annual Florida A&M University Relays on March 10.

LADY RAMS RESULTS

100-Meter Dash
8 Jasmine Grover 12.83

200-Meter Dash
14 Britney McBride 26.57
15 Jasmine Grover 26.62
22 Sherrina Lewis 27.41
23 Jasmine Dalton 27.42

400-Meter Dash
10 Jasmine Dalton 1:01.33
13 Ebony Stone 1:02.34
14 Ambrosha Austin 1:02.86
20 Asia Palmer 1:04.41

800-Meter Run
1 Brittany Carter 2:24.13
3 Olivia Traylor 2:26.16
5 Kanetria Kitchens 2:30.63

1500-Meter Run
2 Brittany Carter 5:00.15
6 Olivia Traylor 5:11.01
9 Kanetria Kitchens 5:23.05

100-Meter Hurdles
1 Sherrina Lewis 15.19
3 Irrion Conaler 16.08

400-Meter Hurdles
2 Ambrosha Austin 1:07.49

4×400-Meter Relay
2 Ambrosha Austin 4:04.27
Brittany Carter
Irrion Conaler
Jasmine Dalton

Pole Vault
3 Briana Bowles 2.74m

Shot Put
1 CreeAnn Perkins 12.63m
3 Brittany Dean 11.41m

Discus Throw
1 CreeAnn Perkins 38.97m
2 Brittany Dean 37.55m

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ASU Golden Rams perform well in track and field season opener

– March 15, 2012Posted in: Sports

Written by Edythe Bradley

 

Four Albany State University track and field student-athletes won first-place honors in their season-opening outdoor meet at Savannah State University’s annual Eye Opener Meet on Feb. 25. Coached by Kenneth Taylor, the Golden Rams took top honors in four categories in the men’s track and field events.

Eric Leggette finished in first place in the men’s high jump with a mark of 1.83 meters, while freshman teammate Timothy Jackson captured first-place honors in the pole vault event after clearing 3.96 meters. Sophomore Isaiah Leggette finished first in the long jump with a distance of 6.58 meters, and had a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.91. Sophomore runner Jordan Thompson captured a first-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.19, while senior runner Joseph Ruff finished in 17.20 for eighth place. Thompson and Ruff also competed in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in second place with a time of 56.43 and fifth place with a time of 1:01.65, respectively.

Sophomore Garrett Reynolds finished third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.89, followed by freshman Terrio Leverett in fifth place with a time of 11.03. Freshman Untayous Benson finished sixth in the event with a time of 11.09, while Jermaine Reynolds ran a time of 11.44 seconds for a ninth-place finish.

Freshman Elontavious White took third-place honors in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.15, while Leverette finished in fourth place with a time of 22.23. Leggette finished eighth in the event with a time of 22.43, followed by Reynolds in ninth place with a time of 22.56. Freshman Tabareyon Jones rounded out ASU runners with a time of 22.80 for a 12th-place finish. Jones also finished fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.02.

Freshman runner Jervon Pack finished 12th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:07.91. Pack also finished 15th in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:33.11, just under senior teammate Robert Smith, who finished 14th with a time of 4:31.29. Smith also competed in the 5000-meter run and finished 17th with a time of 17:49.57.

The men’s 4 x 100-meter relay team of Reynolds, Leggette, Benson and Leverette finished second with a time of 42.25, while the 4 x 400-meter relay team of Benson, Ruff, Pack and sophomore Woodrow Colbert finished with a time of 3:30.17 for third place.

Also competing for Albany State was Jourdan Patrick, who finished in fifth place in the discus throw after posting a mark of 33.96 meters.

In addition to Albany State and Savannah State, seven other schools, including Bethune-Cookman University, Edward Waters College, Mercer University, Savannah School of Art & Design, University of North Carolina-Pembroke, Clark-Atlanta University and University of South Carolina-Beaufort, participated in the meet.

The Golden Rams will compete at the annual Florida A&M University Relays on March 10.

GOLDEN RAMS RESULTS

100-Meter Dash
3 Garrett Reynolds 10.89
5 Terrio Leverett 11.03
6 Untayous Benson 11.09
9 Jermaine Reynolds 11.44

200-Meter Dash
3 Elontavious White 22.15
4 Terrio Leverett 22.23
8 Isaiah Leggette 22.43
9 Garrett Reynolds 22.56
12 Tabareyon Jones 22.80

400-Meter Dash
4 Isaiah Leggette 49.91
5 Tabareyon Jones 50.02

800-Meter Run
12 Jervon Pack 2:07.91

1500-Meter Run
14 Robert Smith 4:31.29
15 Jervon Pack 4:33.11

5000-Meter Run
17 Robert Smith 17:49.57

110-Meter Hurdles
1 Jordan Thompson 15.19
8 Joseph Ruff 17.20

400-Meter Hurdles
2 Jordan Thompson 56.43
5 Joseph Ruff 1:01.65

4×400-Meter Relay
2 Garrett Reynolds 42.25
Isaiah Leggette
Untayous Benson
Terrio Leverett

4×100-Meter Relay
2 Untayous Benson 3:30.17
Joseph Ruff
Woodrow Colbert
Jervon Pack

High Jump
1 Eric Leggette 1.83m

Pole Vault
1 Timothy Jackson 3.96m

Long Jump
1 Isaiah Leggette 6.58m

Discus Throw
5 Jourdan Patrick 33.96m

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Darton College golf signs five

– March 15, 2012Posted in: Sports


 

Written by David Mann

 

Darton College head golf coach Bill Jones signed five incoming freshmen student-athletes to his 2012-2013 roster in a ceremony today at Darton.

Taylor Martin, of Braselton, JP Pearce, of Jacksonville, Fla., Von Stripling, of Moultrie, Madison Turner, of Canton, and Tyler Vaughn, of Douglas, all signed National Letters Of Intent to Darton College, which is currently ranked No. 4 in NJCAA D-I golf.

“With three NJCAA national championships won, and having 10-straight Region XVII titles, excellence is expected at Darton College,” Jones said. “We are proud to announce these players today, and look forward to their growth, both academically and athletically, here at Darton College, and the continued success of our golf program.”

Pearce, son of Jeff and Jennifer, brings Junior Amateur playing experience and was first-team all-conference at Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville.

“He’s really solid – definitely a (NCAA) D-I caliber player,” Jones said. “We might be able to turn him into a big-time stud – maybe like Joe (Sakulpolphaisan, Darton sophomore, ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA).”

Turner comes to Darton from Milton High School, whose golf team placed second at the Georgia state high school championships in 2011. He is the son of Jill and Chad, and brother to Ren, Sam and Adeline.

Martin, who, like Turner, is from the Atlanta area, attends Mill Creek High School, where he was the low medalist at the state championships. He is the son of Michael and Lori, and brother of Garrett.

“I’ve been recruiting my Atlanta kids for a while now and both visited our campus this past fall,” Jones said. “They – well all of my Georgia recruits – are among top 30 in the state, according to the junior golf rankings.”

Stripling is a merit scholar at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie and plans to major in engineering at Darton. He is the son of Lavon and Beth, and brother to Lauren, Anna and Eli.

Vaughn is an honor graduate at Coffee High School in Douglas. He is the son of Andy and Carole, and brother of Andrea and Melissa.

“There’s always some good local talent in South Georgia,” Jones said, referring to Vaughn and Stripling. “Evening if they’re not ranked that high, it may be because they haven’t played in some of the big-time tournaments – which doesn’t mean they don’t have the talent. They’ll be big time next year.”

Jones said that each of these student-athletes was hand-picked to continue the success that the Darton College golf program has enjoyed season after season.

“They’re all solid,” he said. “We don’t have a weak link anywhere among these five.”

*Pictured: from left to right, back row, Dale Dover, director of golf operations and Bill Jones, head Darton golf coach. Front row: Tyler Vaughn, Madison Turner, JP Pearce, Taylor Martin and Von Stripling.

 

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ASU Lady Ram receives SIAC Freshman-of-the-Year honors

– March 8, 2012Posted in: Sports

 
Written by Edythe Bradley

 

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced the 2012 Men and Women’s Basketball All-Conference and All-Academic teams, which include an Albany State University basketball player who received a superlative award. The teams were selected by the SIAC’s Basketball Coaches Association.

Lady Rams guard April Thomas was named the SIAC’s Freshman of the Year after leading the SIAC in scoring with 18.5 points per game. The 5-1 Bainbridge, Ga., native, Thomas is the second consecutive freshman to lead the conference in this category. She shot 35.5 percent from behind the arc, which ranks fourth in the SIAC, and averaged three three-point shots per game, which ranked second in the conference among leader in that category. She received SIAC Newcome-of-the-Week honors twice during the regular season for her outstanding performances on the court.

Jasmine Birdsong, a senior forward from Fort Valley State University, earned the 2012 SIAC Women’s Player-of-the-Year honors. A Sparta, Ga. native, Birdsong averaged 10.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, which includes a conference-leading 4.4 offensive rebounds per game. Kentucky State University guard Jasmine Davis is the SIAC’s Newcomer of the Year. Davis was the conference’s sixth-leading scorer, averaging 14.7 points per game. The junior from Cincinnati, Ohio shot 84.5 percent from the free throw line and 45.7 percent from behind the arc, both of which led the SIAC.

The men’s team is led by 2012 SIAC Player of the Year Marcus Goode of Benedict College. Goode, a native of Chapin, SC, led the SIAC in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots during the regular season, averaging 18.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, which currently ranks sixth in Division II, and 2.3 blocks per game. The men’s Newcomer of the Year is Miles College guard Eric Lipkin, who led all newcomers in scoring with 14.7 points per game, which ranked sixth in the SIAC, and was the league’s second-leading assist man at 4.3 per game. The senior from Birmingham, AL was the third-leading free throw shooter in the SIAC at 83.3 percent, ranked fifth with 1.9 steals per game, and was second with 61 three-pointers made (2.4 per game). Paine College guard Kedric Taylor was named Freshman of the Year for the men. An Orlando, Fla. native, Taylor led all SIAC freshmen with 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, while shooting 53.2 percent from the field. He was also one of seven players in all of Division II to record a triple-double this season.

Cassandra Moorer of Stillman College was named Women’s Coach of the Year after leading Stillman to19-7 overall and 17-5 SIAC records this season. The Lady Tigers finished the regular season in second place after being picked seventh in the preseason. Men’s Coach-of-the-Year honors went to Leon Douglas of Tuskegee University, who led the Golden Tigers to a share of the regular season title with 16-10 overall and 16-8 SIAC records.

2012 SIAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team & Superlatives

Name            Height Class    Pos. School
April Thomas    5-1 Freshman   G    Albany State University
Santera Grooms 5-10 Junior     G/F Benedict College
Conisha Hicks   5-3 Sophomore G    Clark Atlanta University
La’Quisha Lewis      6-0 Junior     C    Clark Atlanta University
Jasmine Birdsong 5-11 Senior    F    Fort Valley State University
Jasmine Davis   5-7 Junior     G    Kentucky State University
Shonice Sprouse 5-9 Senior     G    LeMoyne-Owen College
Sammeika Thomas 6-2 Senior     F/C Miles College
Jamila McKinnis 5-11 Senior     F    Stillman College
Phyllice Eubanks 5-9 Senior     F    Stillman College

Player of the Year: Jasmine Birdsong, Fort Valley State University
Newcomer of the Year: Jasmine Davis, Kentucky State University
Freshman of the Year: April Thomas, Albany State University
Coach of the Year: Cassandra Moorer, Stillman College

2012 SIAC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team & Superlatives
Name            Height Class    Pos. School
Marcus Goode    6-10 Junior     C Benedict College
Royce Hamilton 6-6 Senior     G/F Clark Atlanta University
Terrance Bowman      6-4 Junior     G Claflin University
Teshawn Byron   6-6 Senior     G LeMoyne-Owen College
Calvin Stoudemire 6-7 Senior    F LeMoyne-Owen College
Eric Lipkin     6-1 Senior     G Miles College
Andrae Nelson   6-6 Junior     C Morehouse College
Ladarius Rhone 6-5 Junior     F Stillman College
Joshua Eichelberger 6-5 Senior F Tuskegee University
Calvin Thomas   6-0 Junior     G Tuskegee University

Player of the Year: Marcus Goode, Benedict College
Newcomer of the Year: Eric Lipkin, Miles College
Freshman of the Year: Kedric Taylor, Paine College
Coach of the Year: Leon Douglas, Tuskegee University

2012 SIAC Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team
Name            Class     Major                     GPA School
Dequan Nesbit   Senior     Business Management 3.93 LeMoyne-Owen College
Julius Taylor   Sophomore Chemical Engineering 3.77 Tuskegee University
Anthony Collier Senior     Mathematics         3.47 Lane College
Nick Jones Senior          Mathematics         3.43 Lane College
Lucius Winston Junior     Business Administration 3.42 Tuskegee University

2012 SIAC Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team
Name            Class      Major                      GPA School
Chanel Chase    Senior     Business Administration    4.00 Miles College
Jamila McKinnis Senior     Biology                    4.00 Stillman College
Brandi Haynes   Junior     Middle Grades Ed.          3.82 Fort Valley State University
Angel Hornsburger Senior   Physical Education         3.75 Lane College
Dawnieka Green Senior     Physical Education         3.71 Lane College

ASU’s April Thomas earns SIAC Freshman of the year honors.
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ASU Lady Rams, Golden Rams to play for SIAC basketball championship titles

– February 29, 2012Posted in: Sports

 

 

Written by Edythe Bradley

 

The Albany State University basketball teams look to bring home championship titles as they compete in the 2012 SIAC Basketball Tournament, which tips off today through March 3 at the Frank L. Forbes Arena at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. The Lady Rams (10-16, 10-12) enter the tournament as the #7 seed, and Golden Rams (12-14, 11-13) enter as the #10 seed for the conference’s 79th Annual Men’s and 34th Annual Women’s tournaments.

In addition to the Lady Rams and Golden Rams, the tournament features other SIAC teams, including Benedict College, Claflin University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Paine College, Stillman College and Tuskegee University.

The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers (16-8) and the Fort Valley State University Lady Wildcats (18-4) enter as the number one seeds in the tournament and will receive first-round byes.

The Lady Rams are set to tip off at 6 p.m. Tuesday against the #10 Claflin University Lady Panthers at 6 p.m. and the Golden Rams are set to tip off at 12 p.m. on Wednesday against the #7 Kentucky State Thorobreds. Other opening-day games will feature three women’s games: #6 Miles vs. #11 Paine at 10 a.m., #5 Clark Atlanta vs. #12 Lane at 12 p.m., and #8 LeMoyne-Owen vs. #9 Kentucky State at 4 p.m., as well as two men’s games: #12 Claflin vs. #13 Lane at 2 p.m. (play-in game) and #8 Fort Valley State vs. #9 Miles at 8 p.m.

For more information about the 2012 tournament, visit www.thesiac.com.

2012 SIAC Basketball Tournament Schedule

SIAC Women’s Bracket:

Tuesday, Feb. 28

Game 1: #6 Miles vs. #11 Paine – 10 a.m.

Game 2: #5 Clark Atlanta vs. #12 Lane – 12 p.m.

Game 3: #8 LeMoyne-Owen vs. #9 Kentucky State – 4 p.m.

Game 4: #7 Albany State vs. #10 Claflin – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, February 29

Game 5: #4 Benedict vs. Game 2 Winner – 2 p.m.

Game 6: #1 Fort Valley State vs. Game 3 Winner – 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 1

Game 7: #3 Tuskegee vs. Game 1 Winner – 2 p.m.

Game 8: #2 Stillman vs. Game 4 Winner – 6 p.m.

Friday, March 2

Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – 2 p.m.

Game 10: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 – Championship Game

Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner – 4 p.m.

SIAC Men’s Bracket

Tuesday, Feb. 28

Game 1: #12 Claflin vs. #13 Lane – 2 p.m.

Game 2: #8 Fort Valley State vs. #9 Miles – 8 p.m.

Wednesday, February 29

Game 3: #5 Stillman vs. Game 1 Winner – 10 a.m.

Game 4: #7 Kentucky State vs. #10 Albany State – 12 p.m.

Game 5: #6 Paine vs. #11 Morehouse – 4 p.m.

Game 6: #1 Tuskegee vs. Game 2 Winner – 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 1

Game 7: #4 Benedict vs. Game 3 Winner – 12 p.m.

Game 8: #2 LeMoyne-Owen vs. Game 4 Winner – 4 p.m.

Game 9: #3 Clark Atlanta vs. Game 5 Winner – 8 p.m.

Friday, March 2

Game 10: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner – 4 p.m.

Game 11: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner – 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 – Championship Game

Game 12: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner – 7 p.m.

 

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