UNDER THE BANNER
What's Going On In and Around Black College Sports
ALL-CIAA BASEBALL: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in conjunction with the CIAA Baseball Coaches Association announced its 2007 Baseball All-CIAA team last week. North Carolina Central landed four players on the team in its first year back playing baseball since 1975. Averill Bryant (Shaw), Nick Johnson (Elizabeth City State) and Mike Grant (Shaw) are repeat honorees from the 2006 season. The 2007 player and rookie of the year were to be announced at the baseball social Wednesday.
2007 ALL-CIAA BASEBALL TEAM
Alex Weathersby, Fr., RHP, NCCU, Raleigh, NC
David Gibson Fr., LHP, VSU, Philadelphia, PA
Seth O'Brien, Jr., C, NCCU, Winston-Salem, NC
Averill Bryant, Jr., DH, Shaw, Laurinburg, NC
Justin Vias. Jr., Util, St. Aug's, Hampton, VA
Nick Johnson, Jr., 1B, ECSU, Greensboro, NC
Charles Monroe, Sr., 2B, VSU, Warsaw, VA
Robert Landis, So., 3B, NCCU, Winston-Salem, NC
Meshaw Taylor, Jr., SS, ECSU, Charlotte, NC
J.J. House, Jr., OF, ECSU, Williamston, NC
Oliver Jenkins, Fr., OF, NCCU, Rocky Mount, NC
Mike Grant, Jr., OF, Shaw, Woodland, NC
AGGIES' VOLLEYBALL COACH: N.C.
A&T Athletics Director Dee Todd announced
last week that 
Lyndsay Schmiedel will be promoted to interim head
volleyball coach. Schmiedel had served as the Aggies assistant
the past two seasons before earning the promotion. The Aggies
volleyball team was 16-4 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Confe-rence over those two seasons, including an appearance in the
MEAC Championship game in 2005. Schmiedel, 24, will be entering her first season as
head coach of a collegiate program. Before arriving at N.C.
A&T, Schmiedel served as an assistant volleyball coach at
Christopher Newport in Newport News, Va. In her only
season there, Schmiedel helped CNU win the USA South
Atlantic Conference Championship as well as the
regular-season conference title. The Captains also advanced to the
Division III NCAA regionals.
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