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2016 CIAA Tournament Pairings Announced
Charlotte, N.C. (Feb. 21, 2016) – The pairings for the 2016 CIAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have been released by the league office, it was announced Sunday morning. The men’s…
Read MoreJCSU Men’s Basketball Wins CIAA Southern Division Crown With 102-92 Decision Over Shaw
The Johnson C. Smith University men’s basketball team clinched the CIAA Southern Division title and with it, a No. 1 seed in the upcoming CIAA Tournament with a 102-92 Senior Day win over visiting Shaw on Saturday afternoon.
Read More JCSU Men Claim Fourth Place at CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
The Johnson C. Smith men’s indoor track and field team had four podium finishes and returned a fourth place finish at the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the JDL FastTrack in Winston-Salem on Monday afternoon.
Read More JCSU Women’s Indoor Track & Field Claims CIAA Runner Up Finish
JCSU claimed three championships on the day, with Kendra Clarke (Edmonton, Alberta) taking the crown in the 400m with a time of 54.62. Domenique Julius-Williams (Oshawa, Ontario) brought home the 800m title with a 2:16.28 and the 4×400 relay team of Clarke, Julius-Williams, Crystal Campbell (St. Catherine, Jamaica) and Tovea Jenkins (St. James, Jamaica) won by posting a 3:46.52.
Read More Annual Retool Your School Program Returns to Benefit HBCU Campuses
On Wednesday, February 3rd, The Home Depot reaffirmed its commitment to HBCUs by announcing its 2016 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. Now in its seventh year, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer utilizes the program to offer Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) the opportunity to apply for grants that provide sustainable renovations to their campuses.
Read More JCSU Bowling Heads to CIAA Roundup This Weekend
This weekend’s matches will take place at the B&B Bowling Lanes and will feature nine CIAA teams, five from the Northern Division and four from the Southern Division. JCSU will take on each team from the Northern Division in this weekend’s format.
Read More JCSU Uses 12-0 Run in Second Half to Down St. Augustine’s, 81-68
The Johnson C. Smith University men’s basketball team blew open a close game by going on a 12-0 run in the latter stages of the second half and never looked back, taking a crucial 81-68 win over St. Augustine’s at Emery Gym on Wednesday night.
Read More JCSU Women’s Basketball Rolls to 76-62 Win at St. Augustine’s
JCSU got a team-high 15 points and 10 points from senior Ashley Porter (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Porter finished the night shooting 6-of-13 from the field in the win. Freshman teammate A’Diyah Ussery (Shelby, N.C.) completed the game with 14 points, including a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Ussery also nailed two three pointers in the win.
Read More JCSU SAAC Teams With Loaves and Fishes, Boy Scouts in Scouting For Food Drive
Members of the Johnson C. Smith University Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) recently assisted Loaves and Fishes as well as the Boy Scouts of America collect and stock donated food as part of the Scouting For Food drive on Sunday, Feb. 7.
Read More Men’s Tennis Falls at Catawba, at Home to Wingate
On Sunday against Wingate, Miller fell in his match at No. 4 singles by a 6-1, 6-1 score. All other singles matches were swept by 6-0, 6-0 counts. In doubles play, Tarick Miller (New Orleans, La.) and Sharif Axam (Atlanta, Ga.) fell at No. 1 by an 8-2 score, with the remaining doubles matches ending in 8-0 scores.
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