UNDER THE BANNER
What's Going On In and Around Black College Sports
ST. AUG'S SWEEPS CIAA TRACK: The 2008 CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships turned out to be another coronation for Saint Augustine's College. The Falcons won both the CIAA men's and women's titles in convincing fashion Sunday (Feb. 10) at Christopher Newport University's Freeman Center. The indoor championships were the 37th overall for the Falcons (23 Men, 14 Women), who are the defending 2007 NCAA Division II Men and Women Indoor Champions. The Falcons scored 218 points to easily win the men's title. Bowie State finished second with 73 points, followed by Virginia State with 55 points. The Lady Falcons scored 151 points to claim the women's crown. Bowie State finished second with 113 points and Virginia State was third with 91 points. The Falcons, led by track MVP Chayce Smith and field MVP Joe Kindred, won 10 of 14 events. Smith won the one-mile run and 800 meters, and Kindred, the 2007 CIAA indoor field MVP, won the high jump and long jump. St. Aug's Erica Young captured the 400 and 800 meters to win track MVP honors. She led the Lady Falcons to eight victories in 12 events. Elaine Rhoades of Bowie State was selected the female field MVP.
UDC TO HOST TOURNEY: The University of the District of Columbia will host the 2008 National Independent Colleges Basketball Tournaments, February 23-26, and March 1-4, 2008. Who are the Independent Schools? They are NCAA Division II member colleges that are not affiliated with a collegiate athletic conference, but who compete against each other and colleges that are conference aligned. The Tournaments were inaugurated in 2006, and hosted by Florida Gulf Coast for two years. However, now that FGCU has upgraded its athletic program to NCAA Division I status, UDC is hosting the 2008 Tournaments. The Women's Independent Schools Tournament is scheduled for February 23-26, 2008 at the Physical Activities Center of UDC. Along with the host, seven other Independent Colleges are scheduled to participate including Central State, Wilberforce and Chowan. The Men's Tournament is scheduled for March 1-4 with Central State and Wilberforce among seven others joining UDC.
COMEGY GETS EXTENSION: While Jackson
State head football coach Rick Comegy signed new players to his
team, he also 
made a commitment to Jackson State. Comegy
agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the helm
of the Tigers' program through the 2011 season. His
initial four-year contract would have expired at the end of 2009.
After two seasons as head coach, Comegy has led
the Tigers to their first Southwestern Athletic
Conference championship since 1996. Comegy's Tigers defeated the Grambling State Tigers
42-31, to capture JSU's 16th SWAC Championship in
December. Under Comegy, the Tigers have compiled a
14-9 overall record.
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