BCSP Notes . . .
Coaches to go shoeless at CIAA event to aid charity
Two time National Coach of the Year, Stu Vetter, Head Coach
of Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) and Steve Smith, Head Coach of
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) will coach against each other in their bare feet on
Saturday, March 1st at Bobcats Arena to contribute to
a Charlotte area charity that is collecting shoes
to aid needy people throughout the world.
The 12:30 p.m. game, free and open to the public, has been dubbed "The Battle of the Best" and is part of the CIAA Tournament's "Superstar Saturday" festivities. Coach Vetter and Coach Smith hope to raise 10,000 pairs of shoes for a Samaritan's Feet shoe distribution in Virginia and Maryland on March 14-18. Specifically, some of the shoes that are raised will go towards thousands of children in the poorest areas of Washington, D.C.
Samaritan's Feet gained national attention recently when Indiana University-Purdue University head coach Ron Hunter coached a game barefoot to bring awareness to the plight of children in Africa. That effort, aimed at raising 40,000 pairs of shoes, instead raised 110,000 pairs that Hunter and his team hope to help distribute this summer on a tour of Africa.
Rodgers-Cromartie excels at Combine
Tennessee State defensive back Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie ran a super-fast time of 4.28 seconds Tuesday at the NFL Combine being held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.
"DRC," as he is known, had the second fastest time of any of the over 300 participants at the yearly gathering of top NFL prospects and the best time amongst defensive backs. Before he ran his blazing time, he reportedly gave a nod to Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, who was covering the event for the NFL Network. Rodgers-Cromartie reportedly worked out with Sanders before the Combine.
Rodgers-Cromartie, is a superb athlete who in addition to playing football is the reigning Ohio Valley Conference track champion in the 60-meters, long jump and high jump. He is considered this year's top prospect from an HBCU.
FAMU's Amin swims NCAA qualifying time
Florida A&M's Mujahid El-Amin earned his second gold medal in the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Championship last week, turning in an NCAA qualifying time in the 100-yard butterfly.
El-Amin, a 6-0 junior from East Atlanta's W.D. Mohammed High School, swam an impressive 48.17 in the men's 100-yard butterfly, earning him an NCAA Division I B cut time in the event. The B cut standard is 48.50. The Rattler ace will swim in at least one additional event in the next couple of weeks, to better his time to a possible "A" cut time, which is 47.09.
El-Amin, who is unbeaten in the 100-yard butterfly this season, also competes in both butterfly and freestyle events at various distances from 50 to 400 yards. He also swims on FAMU's freestyle relay teams as well.
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