1999-2000 HIGHLIGHTS
- The Lady Eagles won the first volleyball conference championship in school history, dating back to 1974 when intercollegiate volleyball began at NCCU.
- Senior Rena Armwood and sophomore Latisha McEachern became the first two student-athletes at NCCU to win a conference championship in two different sports. The duo were members of the first-ever softball conference championship team at NCCU, winning the CIAA Softball Tournament in 1998 and again in 1999, and were members of the first-ever volleyball championship in 1999.
- Lady Eagle volleyball coach Ingrid Wicker became the first head coach in school history to claim conference championships in two sports. Wicker led the NCCU softball (1998) and volleyball (1999) teams to their first-ever conference championships.
- Freshman Katerina Glosova became the first NCCU runner to qualify for and compete in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.
- Two North Carolina Central University coaches, head volleyball coach Ingrid Wicker and head cross country coach Michael Lawson, earned Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year honors.
- Senior linebacker Anthony Connally was named to the 1999 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-South Region Second Team. The team captain finished the season second in the CIAA with 109 tackles.
- NCCU student-athletes earned all-America honors in three events at the 2000 NCAA Division II Indoor Track Championships in Boston. Freshman Jason Smoots placed third in the men's 55-meter dash with a time of 6.32. The men's 4x400m relay team, consisting of junior Albert Newkirk, freshman Chris Waters, freshman Robert Williams, and sophomore Michael Patterson, bettered their fastest time of the season by more than three seconds to capture second place in 3:11.83, less than a half-second behind the winning team from Saint Augustine's. Junior Cheron Clark recorded her fastest time of the season in the finals of the women's 400m dash to capture fourth place with a 56.40.
- Sophomore Katerina Glosova is named co-CIAA Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete after running in five events, earning individual conference championships in the 1500m and 3000m runs and all-CIAA honors in the 800m run. She also ran third leg in the 4x100m relay and anchor leg of the 4x400m relay. Freshman Robert Williams was recognized as the CIAA Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete after capturing conference championships in the 100m and 200m dashes, while also earning all-CIAA praise in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
- NCCU announced Lin Dawson as its new Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at a press conference Tuesday (May 9) at the LeRoy T. Walker Physical Education Complex on the Durham campus.
- Four NCCU student-athletes, Katerina Glosova, Lisa Hicks, Lanelle Turner and Rachelle Zastoupil, are selected to the 2000 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team.
- NCCU freshman Jason Smoots placed third in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.60 to earn All-America honors at the 2000 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Paul Derr Track in Raleigh, NC.
- The Lady Eagles capture the 2000 CIAA Loretta Taylor All-Sports Award for Women at the annual conference awards luncheon in Hampton, VA. NCCU's Kyle Serba is named CIAA Sports Information Director of the Year for the second consecutive season and the third time in four years.
1999-2000 CONFERENCE HONORS
FOOTBALL
Anthony Connally (First Team All-CIAA)
Clarence Tillman (First Team All-CIAA)
D.J. Edmonds (First Team All-CIAA)
Roger Burbage (First Team All-CIAA)
Junior Bulla (Second Team All-CIAA)
David Pratt (Second Team All-CIAA)
Terrance McCormick (Second Team All-CIAA)
Darrell Sanders (All-CIAA Honorable Mention)
Chris Gilmore (All-CIAA Honorable Mention)
Darrell Nesbitt (CIAA Rookie of the Year)
Tarell Clark (CIAA All-Rookie Team)
Hassan Smith (CIAA All-Rookie Team)
VOLLEYBALL (Women's)
Davita Watson (First Team All-CIAA, All-Tournament Team)
Rena Armwood (First Team All-CIAA, Tournament MVP)
CROSS COUNTRY (Women's)
Katerina Glosova (CIAA Champion)
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Women's)
Angela Brown (All-CIAA - Long Jump)
Cheron Clark (CIAA Champion - 4x400m Relay & All-CIAA - 400m Dash)
Kennisha Moten (CIAA Champion - 4x400m Relay & All-CIAA - 400m Dash)
Katerina Glosova (CIAA Champion - 4x400m Relay & All-CIAA - 800m Run & 1500m Run)
Rosalyn Pollard (CIAA Champion - 4x400m Relay)
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Men's)
Albert Newkirk (All-CIAA - 400m Dash & 4x400m Relay)
Michael Patterson (All-CIAA - 400m Dash & 4x400m Relay)
Christopher Waters (All-CIAA - 4x400m Relay)
Robert Williams (All-CIAA - 4x400m Relay)
Jason Smoots (All-CIAA - 55m Dash)
BASKETBALL (Men's)
Brett Harper (First Team All-CIAA & All-Tournament Team)
Jimmy Boston (First Team All-CIAA & All-Tournament Team)
Anthony Buffaloe (CIAA All-Rookie Team)
BASKETBALL (Women's)
Amba Kongolo (CIAA All-Tournament Team)
Zakia VanHoose (CIAA All-Tournament Team)
SOFTBALL
Lanelle Turner (Second Team All-CIAA)
Latisha McEachern (Second Team All-CIAA)
Tiffany Foster (CIAA All-Rookie Team)
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Men's)
Robert Williams (CIAA Championship's Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete; CIAA Champion - 100m Dash & 200m Dash; All-CIAA - 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay)
Michael Patterson (All-CIAA - 400m Dash; All-CIAA - 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay)
Albert Newkirk (All-CIAA - 400m Dash; All-CIAA - 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay)
Jamie Richardson (All-CIAA - 4x100m Relay)
Winston Griffin (All-CIAA - 4x400m Relay)
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Women's)
Katerina Glosova (CIAA Championship's Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete; CIAA Champion - 1500m Run & 3000m Run; All-CIAA - 800m Run, 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay)
Kennisha Moten (All-CIAA - 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay)
Rosalyn Pollard (All-CIAA - 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay)
Angela Brown (All-CIAA - 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay)
CHEERLEADING
Dominese Briscoe (All-CIAA)
1999-2000 RECORDS
SPORT Won-Lost Pct. | Won-Lost Pct.
Women's Volleyball *** 13-3 .813 | 22-15 .595
Football 4-3 .571 | 5-5 .500
Women's Basketball 6-10 .375 | 12-17 .414
Men's Basketball 10-5 .667 | 17-9 .654
Softball 2-11 .153 | 6-25 .194
Men's Tennis 7-6 .538 | 8-10 .444
Women's Tennis -- -- --- | 0-11 .000
*** CIAA Champions
1999-2000 NCCU Athletic Award Recipients by Sport
Women's Volleyball
Scholastic Award: Rachelle Zastoupil
Coach's Award: Marcia Williams
Most Improved Player: Dakisha Perry
Most Valuable Players: Rena Armwood & Davita Watson
Women's Cross Country
Scholastic Award: Katerina Glosova
Coach's Award: Holly Thompson
Most Improved Player: Kennisha Moten
Most Valuable Player: Katerina Glosova
Men's Cross Country
Scholastic Award: Lawrence Jenkins
Captain's Award: Floyd Ingalls
Most Improved Player: Napolean Griffin
Football
Scholastic Award: Kevin Bonsu
Captain's Awards: Maurice Blanding, Anthony Connally & Myron Flowers
Leadership Award: Maurice Blanding
Most Improved Player: David Pratt
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Junior Bulla
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Anthony Connally
Most Valuable Special Teams Player: Roger Burbage
Cheerleading
Scholastic Award: Kimberly Logan
Coach's Award: Jocelyn Walker
Most Improved Player: Jonita Dunn
Captain's Awards: Shekina McKenzie & Cheryl Robbins
Most Valuable Player: Shekina McKenzie
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Scholastic Award: Cheron Clark
Coach's Award: Rosalyn Pollard
Most Improved Player: Kennisha Moten
Most Valuable Player: Cheron Clark
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Scholastic Award: Lawrence Jenkins
Coach's Award: Hasani Hicks
Most Valuable Player: Jason Smoots
Women's Basketball
Scholastic Award: Kiyana Smith
Coach's Award: Monique Fearrington
"Eagle Award": Amba Kongolo
Captain's Award: Dawnell Stevenson
Most Valuable Player: Crystal Cosby
Men's Basketball
Scholastic Award: Dekendric Perry
Coach's Award: D.J. Ward
Most Improved Player: Dekendric Perry
Captain's Award: Warren Bell
Best Free Throw Percentage Award: MarQus Johnson
Most Outstanding Player: Brett Harper
Most Valuable Player: Jimmy Boston
Softball
Scholastic Award: Lisa Hicks
Coach's Award: Shauna Dozier
Most Improved Player: Alexis Cole
Most Valuable Player: Latisha McEachern
Women's Tennis
Scholastic Award: Dawn Witherspoon
Most Improved Player: Andrea Papouskova
Captain's Awards: Kara Jackson & Dawn Witherspoon
Most Valuable Player: Misha Johnson
Men's Tennis
Scholastic Award: Robert Drayton
Coach's Award: William Graham
Most Improved Player: Ryan Shands
Captain's Award: Quonte Stevenson
Most Valuable Player: Christopher Brown
Athletic Training
Student Trainer of the Year: Jeff Johnson
