1995-96 Year in Review

1995-96 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Men's basketball won the CIAA Southern Division title for the third time in four years, qualified for the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regionals, and finished with a 20-7 overall record. 
  • LeVelle Moton named CIAA Player of the Year, CIAA All-Tournament Team, and NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention, finishing third on NCCU's All-Time Scoring List with 1,714 Points.  Most importantly, as head coach Greg Jackson always says, will Graduate in the Spring. 
  • Indoor track qualified four student-athletes for the NCAA Division II Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.  As a team, the Lady Eagles tied for 19th in the nation. 
  • Nzinga Poteat qualified for the finals and finished 8th in the women's 800-meter run. 
  • Elisha Marshall was the fastest American runner in the women's 55-meter dash,  placing third behind two foreign athletes and earning All-America honors. 

1995-96 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

Football

Nikki Brannon (First Team All-CIAA - Wide Receiver) 
Monte Southerland (First Team All-CIAA - Kickoff Return) 
Kevin Houston (First Team All-CIAA - Place Kicker) 
Kerry Harbor (First Team All-CIAA - Offensive Line) 
Buddy Crutchfield (First Team All-CIAA - Defensive Back) 
James Grant (First Team All-CIAA - Linebacker) 
Michael Lattimore (First Team All-CIAA - Defensive Line) 
Trei Oliver (First Team All-CIAA - Punter) 
Antoine Calloway (All-CIAA Honorable Mention - Wide Receiver) 
Tyrone Odoms (All-CIAA Honorable Mention - Defensive Line) 
Paul Foxx (CIAA All-Rookie Team - Offensive Line) 

Women's Volleyball
Vrlynda Wilkes (First Team All-CIAA) 
Kimberly McClinton (First Team All-CIAA) 

Cross Country (Women's)
Tamica Burnett (All-CIAA - fifth place) 

Indoor Track & Field (Women's)
Nzinga Poteat (Two-Time All-CIAA - second in 400m dash - third in 800m run) 
Pathereka Miller (All-CIAA - third in 400 m dash) 

Women's Basketball
Michelle Harrison (First Team All-CIAA) 

Men's Basketball
LeVelle Moton (CIAA Player of the Year, First Team All-CIAA, CIAA All-Tournament Team) 
Kenny Curtis (CIAA All-Tournament Team) 

Outdoor Track & Field (Women's)
Kimberly McPhatter (CIAA Champion - high jump) 
Pathereka Miller (All-CIAA - second in 400m dash) 
Nzinga Poteat (All-CIAA - second in 800m run) 
Tamica Burnett (All-CIAA - third in 400m hurdles) 
4x100 Meter Relay Team (All-CIAA - third place) 
4x400 Meter Relay Team (All-CIAA - third place) 

Softball
Michelle Harrison (First Team All-CIAA) 
Yolanda McDowell (CIAA All-Rookie Team) 
Cinquetta Stroud (CIAA All-Rookie Team) 
Katina Wagner (CIAA All-Tournament Team) 
Tia Watlington (CIAA All-Tournament Team) 
 
1995-96 ALL-REGION & ALL-AMERICA HONORS
Indoor Track & Field (Women's)

Elisha Marshall (All-America in Women's 55-Meter Dash - third place) 

Men's Basketball
LeVelle Moton (NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention)