MEAC Announces Academic Award Winners For 2008-2009
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA., - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2009 Commissioner's All-Academic Team, recognizing 593 student-athletes from the conference's 12 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2008-09 academic school year. The team honors student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. "I congratulate and commend the student-athletes who have achieved academic success by maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average during the 2008-09 school year," said Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas. "I would further like to congratulate the coaches, institutions, and parents of these academic achievers for their contributions to the student-athletes success." [+] B-CU To Defend Men's & Women's Minority Collegiate Golf Championships
2009 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship The Championship will be staged for the 12th consecutive year at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., May 8-10. A total of 38 colleges and universities are scheduled to participate in the three-day competition that will be contested on the Tom Fazio-designed Ryder and Wanamaker Courses. The 54-hole, stroke-play Championship will consist of four divisions: NCAA Men's Division I and II, and NAIA Men's and Women's. In addition, there is an Individual Invitational competition for minority Men and Women contestants. The Individual Invitational is open to collegiate golfers who are African-American, Hispanic-American, Native or Alaskan American, Asian or Pacific Island American. [+] 2008-2009 B-CU Team Award Winners Announced
The 2008-2009 B-CU Athletic teams were hosted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Bethune-Cookman University Athletic Department at team banquets held Monday and Tuesday night in the Wildcat Lounge. Each sports designated award winners and head coaches gave their summaries of the season. Spring sports are still competing with MEAC Championships upcoming in track and field, (this weekend) softball (May 7-10), baseball (May 14-17) and golf competes at the Minority National Championships in Port St. Lucie (May 8-10). [+] B-CU Golf Hosts United Negro College Fund Event Friday At Pelican Bay
Daytona Beach, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman University and the men's and women's golf teams will host the First Annual United Negro College Fund (UNCF) fundraiser event at Pelican Bay Golf Course, Friday, April 17. The event registration is set for 12 noon and the shotgun start play gets underway at 1 p.m. [+] Venema Wins Medalist Honors, Heesom Runnerup, At CSU Spring Kickoff
B-CU's Dan Venema shot rounds of 71-70-72 - even par 213, to win the tournament medalist honors at the Charleston Southern University Spring Kick-off Tournament in Charleston, South Carolina. Wildcat teammate Andy Heesom was second overall with a 67-77-73 - 217 tournament. The Wildcats finished third overall in the 13-team competition won by Campbell University. [+]