2002-2003 News Archives
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June 21, 2003
 FEATURE STORY: FSU's Holliday remains upbeat about NFL future
June 19, 2003
 JCSU's National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) the Largest in the State
June 18, 2003
 CIAA Kicks Off Gridiron Action July 23 in Petersburg
 FEATURE STORY: Buildup for Down East Viking Football Classic begins
June 17, 2003
 Price Increase Announced for 2004 Basketball Tournament
June 12, 2003
 NCCU's Glosova Voted Verizon Academic All-American
FEATURE STORY:
 Runner's Amazing Comeback No Surprise to April
June 9, 2003
 WSSU's Jay Maynard Selected To Virgin Islands' National Team
June 7, 2003
 Rams/Eagle Classic moved to Winston-Salem

May 29, 2003
 Raleigh Duo Takes CIAA All-Sports Award
May 28, 2003
 William Hayes Appointed New Athletics Director at NCCU
May 27, 2003
 CIAA Selects Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
May 26, 2003
 St. Augustine's Men and Women Finish Second at Division II Outdoor Track Championships
May 25, 2003
 NCCU's Phil Spence Signs Contract Extension
May 24, 2003
 NCCU's Ayana Wright Selected for NCAA Leadership Conference
May 21, 2003
 Bowie State SID Takes a Different Direction
 CIAA Stars Join Pro Prospects In Atlanta Showcase
May 20, 2003
 2003 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team Announced
May 17, 2003
 The CIAA Honors Its 2003 Spring Coaches of the Year
May 8, 2003
 FSU Finishes Eighth in Div II Golf Regional
May 6, 2003
 Food Lion Welcomes First Management Training Class
 Shaw Lady Bears In NCAA Tourney
May 5, 2003
 NCAA Reveals Division II Women's Softball Regional Selections
May 2, 2003
 NCAA Tennis Playoffs Update
Georgia College and State Univ 9, Fayetteville State 0
North Florida 9, Johnson C. Smith 0
May 1, 2003
 Saint Aug Releases 2003 Football Schedule

April 30, 2003
 Shaw Comes Through Loser's Bracket to Take Softball Championship
 CIAA Splits Inaugural Meeting with NYCAC
April 29, 2003
 JCSU Men and FSU Women Receives Automatic Bids to the Mid-Atlantic Tennis Regionals
April 27, 2003
 Virginia State Cruises to Baseball Championship
 Virginia State and Shaw Advance to Softball Championship Game
April 26, 2003
 Johnson C. Smith and Fayetteville State Claim Tennis Titles Again
 NCCU's Smoots and SAC's Moore Get Wins at Penn Relays
April 25, 2003
 Rain Fails to Hamper Tennis Success of Johnson C. Smith and Fayetteville State
 Trojans and Falcons Will Battle for Baseball Title on Sunday
 Fayetteville State Takes CIAA Golf Championship
 CIAA Announces Softball All-Conference, Rookie Teams and Players of the Year
April 24, 2003
 Baseball Tournament Field Narrows
 Fayetteville State and Virginia State Separated By Single Point in Women's Tennis Championship
 Johnson C. Smith Gains Momentum After Day One At CIAA Men's Tennis Championships
April 23, 2003
 2003 CIAA Baseball Tournament Pairings Set
 2003 All-CIAA; All-Rookie Baseball Teams Released
 CIAA Concludes First Day of Softball Championship Play with Top Seeded Upsets

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April 19, 2003
 St. Augustine's Sweeps Team Titles at Track & Field Championships.
April 18, 2003
 Track and Field Championships Off To Wet Start
April 15, 2003
 Virginia Union Releases 2003 Football Schedule
April 10, 2003
 CIAA Kicks-Off Spring Sports Championships With Track & Field in Queen City
 The CIAA Goes To New York
April 8, 2003
 Steve Wilson Grabs Reins as BSU Defensive Coordinator
April 1, 2003
 Livingstone College hosts track meet and alumni reunion April 5

March 31, 2003
 Bowie State Garners Coach of the Year and All-American Awards
 NCCU's Jennifer Jones Throws Perfect Game at Livingstone
March 25, 2003
 CIAA Places Four On 2003 VaSID College Division All-State Men's Basketball Team
 CIAA Lands Four On 2003 VaSID College Division All-State Women's Basketball Team
March 21, 2003
 Bowie State Florida Bound for Elite 8
March 18, 2003
 Bowie State Bulldogs Advance to Elite Eight
 NCCU's Smoots, Lawson Earn Regional Indoor Track Awards
March 17, 2003
 NCCU's Smoots Three-Peats As NCAA Indoor Track Champion
 JCSU's Marco Spears Selected for 2003 Black College All-Star Classic
March 16, 2003
 St. Augustine's Women Claim Division II Indoor Track Title
March 15, 2003
 St Aug's George Williams Named Olympic Men's Track Coach
March 13, 2003
 NCCU's Smoots Attempts Third Straight NCAA Indoor Track Title
March 12, 2003
 CIAA Places Five on South Atlantic All-Region Team
 Daktronics Women's All-South Atlantic Region Team Announced
March 11, 2003
 Bowie State Begins Playoff Quest at High Noon
 NCCU Football Announces Coaching Staff
 Virginia Union to miss coach in playoffs
March 10, 2003
 CIAA + Raleigh = More Success
 2003 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee Announces Championship Field Brackets
March 9, 2003
 2003 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Committee Announces Championship Field Brackets
March 7, 2003
 CIAA Football Attendance Ranks Fourth in Division II
March 5, 2003
 FEATURE STORY: CIAA legacy in good hands
March 4 , 2003
 Close Shave For Bulldogs Ends in Close Shave for D'Alessio

February 23, 2003
 Coach of the Year and Pairings for the 2003 Basketball Tournament Released
February 21, 2003
 CIAA Rescinds Women’s Player of the Year Honors
February 20, 2003
 2003 CIAA All-Rookie Teams Announced
February 16, 2003
 Best Selling Author, Williams Adds Her Touch to the Women of the CIAA; All CIAA Selections Released
 58th CIAA Men's Basketball Tournament Tip-off Speaker and All-CIAA Selections Announced
February 12, 2003
 FEATURE STORY: Wallace on the rebound
February 11, 2003
 FEATURE STORY: VUU's Jaaber grows into leadership role
February 10, 2003
 FEATURE STORY: NFL players Kelly, Woodbury, Huntley working toward degrees at Winston-Salem State
February 9, 2003
 Saint Augustine's Falcons Reign Again in Indoor Track
February 7, 2003
 CIAA introduces the 2003 Hall of Fame Inductees
February 1, 2003
 JCSU Announces 2003 Football Schedule

The February, 2003 issue of Ebony features a 31-page special section on the CIAA. Check your local newsstands for availability.

January 29, 2003
 CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships On the Horizon
 JCSU Mourns the Loss of Welcome T. Moten the "Wizard of Brayboy"
January 28, 2003
 NCCU Announces 2003 Football Schedule
January 19, 2003
 Winston-Salem State Announces 2003 Football Schedule
January 14, 2003
 Bulldogs Move Up in Rank
January 11, 2003
 FSU's Phillips Named 100% Wrong Club Coach of the Year

January 9, 2003
 ECSU Names Tillar New Head Football Coach

January 8, 2003
 NCCU Names Broadway New Head Football Coach

January 6, 2003
 BSU's Charles Alston To Play in Cactus Bowl

December 28, 2002
 FSU's Sam Hanger No Longer "Interim" Head Coach
December 5, 2002
 Pioneer Bowl Promoter Hits Rocky Road

Members of the Shaw University women's volleyball and softball teams joined Coach Dianthia Ford-Kee (above) and Tiffany Barnes (below) donating blood October 31, 2002

CIAA Commissioner Leon Kerry joins guests at the Howard University School of Communications 30th Anniversary Gala in Washington, DC celebrating the selection of Jeff Burns, Jr as Alumnus of the Year. Kerry is shown with (L-R) Dr. Lorraine Cole, president and CEO, National Black Women's Health Project; Joyce A. Greene, senior director, brand advertising and sales promotions, Amtrak; Dr. William Tedford, president NPN Cruises; and Col. Rodney M. Davis, U.S. Army.

Awardee Jeff Burns, Jr is greeted by (L-R) Debbie Allen-Nixon, honorary gala corporate chair; Suzane dePasse, chair and CEO, dePasse Entertainment; and Jannette L. Dates, dean of Howard's School of Communications JetMagazine - November 18, 2002

November 19, 2002
 Virginia State University wins 2002 CIAA Bowling Championship
November 18, 2002
 CIAA Bowling Championship Finals Boast Eight Hopefuls and All-CIAA Team
 Bowie State Will Face Tuskegee In the Relocated Pioneer Bowl
 Saint Augustine’s Volleyball Will Make 2002 NCAA Appearance
November 17, 2002
 Lady Falcons Three-Peat as CIAA Volleyball Champion
 Fayetteville State Slated for Battle Against Carson-Newman in Div. II Playoffs
November 16, 2002
 Fayetteville State Claims First Ever Football Championship
 CIAA Volleyball Championship Set
November 15, 2002
 CIAA Volleyball Tourney Completes Day One
November 13, 2002
 CIAA All-Rookie Football Team Announced
November 12, 2002
 CIAA Names 2002 Offensive and Defensive MVPs
November 9, 2002
 Pioneer Bowl Moves To Tampa
November 8, 2002
 Food Lion Partners with CIAA in Management Traning Program
 Food Lion VP to Speak at CIAA Volleyball Luncheon

 Volleyball Championship Participants and Pairings Released .
 All-Conference Volleyball Team Announced
November 7, 2002
 2002 CIAA Volleyball Championship Begins to Shape-up
November 3, 2002
 CIAA Recognizes 2002 All-Conference Cheerleading Team

October 30, 2002
GUEST EDITORIAL: Leadership Institute builds diversity pool
October 29, 2002
 Two-Time Heisman Trophy Winner Archie Griffin to Give Keynote At CIAA Football Banquet
October 24, 2002
 Saint Augustine's Men and Shaw Women Capture Cross Country Titles
Local story: Pair of 4-peats at CIAA cross country meet
October 22, 2002
 High School Battle of the Bands To Highlight CIAA Football Championship Events
 NCCU volleyball coach orchestrating stellar season

October 20, 2002
 Virginia State Edges Elizabeth City State for Bowling Event Win
October 16, 2002
 JCSU's Murray Named National Player of the Week

October 11, 2002
 Davis Resigns as Bowie State University Athletic Director

October 10, 2002
 Basketball Preseason Teams and Predictions Announced at Raleigh Roundup

 The CIAA Moves to Make “Strides Against Breast Cancer”

September 26, 2002
 Two CIAA Institutions receive USA TODAY/NCAA Academic Achievement Awards
 Bowie State Athletic Director is One of 50 Greatest
September 24, 2002
 CIAA 2002 Fall Championship Weekend Line-up Set
 Up-Close and Personal with CIAA Basketball Coaches
September 20, 2002
 NCCU's Smoots Wins World Cup Gold in Spain
September 19, 2002
 NCCU's Smoots Slated to Run Relay at IAAF World Cup in Spain

September 15, 2002
 NCCU Volleyball Completes Undefeated Weekend at CIAA Roundup
September 13, 2002
 Bowie State's Brian Wood Receives BCA Scholarship
September 10, 2002
 Commissioner to be Grand Marshall in Hampton Community Parade
September 9, 2002
 Shaw Names Bernard New Head Men’s Basketball Coach
September 7, 2002
 Former bouncer, Dolphin Atkins has chance to stay in DT group
September 5, 2002
 Kerry moderates Ebony Magazine panel on careers after playing
September 3 , 2002
 Long-lasting, Ever-Ready - Bailey
Virginia Union seeks 200th Win for Coach Willard Bailey
   Bailey's Career Coaching Record
 Cowboys decide to corner future; Rookies Ross, Hunter kept on roster

August 31, 2002
 Faison Returns Home As VSU Head Football Coach
August 29, 2002
 St. Augustine's Contest Against Edward Waters Designated as a Conference Game
August 28, 2002
 All-America Honors Keep Coming to Bowie State
August 23, 2002
 Shaw's Carter Named President of the CIAA Athletics Directors Association
August 20, 2002
 Bowie State Names New Volleyball Coach
 ECSU Announces New Head Women's Basketball Coach
August 19 , 2002
 CIAA adds Volleyball to Pre-season List
August 17 , 2002
 Smoots to represent NCCU, U.S.A. Track in Scotland
 Southpark Mall Will Host The 2002 Trojan Football Coach’s Radio Show
August 14 , 2002
 CIAA's Morgan to be honored by National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators
 Designated Non-Conference Football Games Identified
August 13 , 2002
 JCSU's Antoine Sims Selected to Professional Team in Britan
 WSSU Hall of Fame Expands
 Repeat by NCCU'S Glosova Gives CIAA Third Straight Regional Scholar Award Winner
August 12 , 2002
 Championship Round No Consolation For BSU Bulldogs
August 3, 2002
 NCCU SID Elected President of New Association

July 31, 2002
 CIAA's Hunter to be featured on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
July 26, 2002
 CIAA trying to resuscitate football status
July 25, 2002
 CIAA Announces 2002 Preseason Football Team
 Saint Paul's College Set to Resume Football
July 18, 2002
 CIAA Football Attendance Ranks Fifth in Division II
Feature Story
 Williams already preparing for 2004 Games
July 2, 2002
 Quite a run for George Williams