2001-02 HIGHLIGHTS
- Cross-country and track senior Katerina Glosova receives numerous awards for both her athletic and academic excellence. During the 2001-02 athletic campaign, Glosova won her third consecutive CIAA Cross Country Championship and captured six individual conference titles during the indoor and outdoor track seasons. She also claimed honors as a National Champion by winning the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. Glosova's list of awards from the past year includes the 2001 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's South Atlantic Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Southeast Regional Indoor Track Female Athlete of the Year, and the 2002 CIAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
- NCCU defeats Virginia State in the finals of the 2001 CIAA Bowling Championship to become the conference's first-ever women's bowling champion.
- NCCU football finishes the 2001 campaign ranked atop the NCAA Division II in total defense, allowing just 187.2 yards per game. The Eagle defense was also ranked in the top eight of three other statistical categories: second in pass efficiency defense (73.1), sixth in scoring defense (12.8), and eighth in rushing defense (80.1).
- Freshman LiNida Blake earns All-Region honors at the 2001 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Southeast Region Championships.
- Sophomore running back Lawrence Fuller is voted to the 2001 Verizon Academic All-District III Football Team, College Division.
- Two NCCU head coaches, Michael Lawson (Women's Cross Country and Women's Outdoor Track & Field) and Lina Stewart (Women's Bowling), are recognized as the 2001-02 CIAA Coach of the Year in their respective sports.
- The Lady Eagle basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament "Sweet 16" for the first time in school history, achieved No. 1 ranking in the South Atlantic Region poll (Feb. 27 - Final Poll) for the first time in NCCU history, captured the CIAA Western Division regular season title for the third time in the past four years, finished second consecutive season with an undefeated record at home (riding a 24-game home court win streak), and reached the 20-win plateau for the third time in the past four seasons (the only three 20-win campaigns in the 27-year history of NCCU women's basketball).
- Junior Jason Smoots claims his third National Championship by winning the 60 meter dash at the 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Boston.
- Senior Katerina Glosova, voted as the 2002 CIAA Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete after three-peating in the 1500m and 3000m runs, winning the 800m run, and running the anchor leg of the first place 4x400m relay squad, led the Lady Eagles to a second place effort at the2002 CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Petersburg, VA, marking the highest outdoor team finish for the NCCU women in school history.
- Senior center Amba Kongolo became the first women's basketball student-athlete in NCCU and CIAA history to be drafted into the WNBA when the Phoenix Mercury selected her with the 56th pick.
- Six NCCU student-athletes are among the 20 individuals from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association named to the fifth annual CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. Five of the 10 First Team honorees were from NCCU, including senior Ria Bazie (tennis), senior Katerina Glosova (cross country/track), sophomore Rhonda Lee (bowling), senior Lanelle Turner (softball) and senior Rachelle Zastoupil (volleyball). Senior Misha Johnson (tennis) earned Second Team honors.
- Four NCCU student-athlete are voted to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III College Division First Team in their respective sports. The honorees are senior Lanelle Turner (softball), senior Ria Bazie (tennis), sophomore Lawrence Fuller (football), and senior Katerina Glosova (cross country/track). Bazie and Glosova went on the earn Academic All-America honors.
- NCCU head coach Michael Lawson is selected as the 2002 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year.
- NCCU cross country/track & field senior Katerina Glosova has been announced as the recipient of the 2002 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Award.
- NCCU wins two National Championships and earns four All-American honors at the 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. The men's 4x100-meter relay, consisting of sophomore Jamie Richardson, freshman Detric Branch, freshman Steven Enoch and junior Jason Smoots, put together their best time of the season (39.88) for an upset victory over favorites Fort Hays State (39.95) and Abilene Christian (40.02). It was NCCU’s first relay national title since 1970, when Ken Thompson, James Stewart, Floyd Williams and Larry Black won the 440-yard relay. Smoots then repeated as the National Champion in the 100-meter dash with a career-best time of 10.07, providing the junior with his fifth career national title. As a team the NCCU men placed fifth with 28 points, their best finish in 31 years (NCCU tied for fourth with 30 points in 1971). Four individuals earned All-America honors, including senior Katerina Glosova (2nd in 800m run), junior Kennisha Moten (5th in 400m dash), freshman Chanda Powell (7th in long jump), and Enoch (2nd in long jump).
- For the third consecutive year, NCCU received the Loretta Taylor All-Sports Trophy, recognizing the top all-around women's program in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
- Senior center Amba Kongolo has been voted to the 2002 Daktronics, Inc. Division II Women's Basketball All-America First Team, as selected by members of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
2001-02 CONFERENCE / REGIONAL / NATIONAL HONORS
Football
Scheldon Connor - 2001 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-South Region Football Team, CIAA All-Rookie Team
Lawrence Fuller - 2001 Verizon Academic All-District III Football College Division Team
Roger Burbage - First Team All-CIAA
Curtis Johnson - Second Team All-CIAA
Cheo Johnson - Second Team All-CIAA
Scheldon Connor - Second Team All-CIAA
Choya Boykin - Second Team All-CIAA
Chris Gilmore - Second Team All-CIAA
David Pratt - CIAA Honorable Mention
Alik Tillery - CIAA Honorable Mention
Sean Williams - CIAA All-Rookie Team
Eric Daniels - CIAA All-Rookie Team
Women's Volleyball
Paulette Peoples - First Team All-CIAA & CIAA All-Tournament Team
Mandie Blackburn - Second Team All-CIAA
Zarah Forbes - CIAA All-Tournament Team
Women's Cross Country (Team placed second at CIAA Championship)
Katerina Glosova - CIAA Champion, NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's South Atlantic Region Scholar-Athlete of the Year
LiNida Blake - All-CIAA, All-Southeast Region
Kennisha Moten - All-CIAA
Women's Bowling (CIAA Champions !!!)
NeClea Coleman - All-CIAA, CIAA All-Tournament Team, CIAA Tournament Most Valuable Player
LaKrystal Horne - All-CIAA
Gina Peoples - CIAA All-Tournament Team
Men's Basketball
Curtis Knight - CIAA All-Rookie Team
Women's Basketball
Amba Kongolo - CIAA Player of the Year, All-CIAA, CIAA All-Tournament Team, NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team, First Team All-South Atlantic Region, Daktronics, Inc. Division II All-America First Team, Division II Bulletin First Team All-American, First Team BCSIDA All-American
Zakia VanHoose - All-CIAA, CIAA Defensive Player of the Year, NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team, First Team BCSIDA All-American
Shenika Worthy - All-CIAA, First Team BCSIDA All-American
Tiona Beatty - NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Jason Smoots - 55m CIAA Champion, CIAA co-Most Outstanding Track Athlete, 60m NCAA Division II National Champion, Southeast Region Male Athlete of the Year
Ronnie Pollard - All-CIAA 400m
James McDonald - All-CIAA high jump
Jamie Richardson - All-CIAA triple jump
Steven Enoch - All-CIAA triple jump
Women's Indoor Track & Field (Team placed second at CIAA Championship)
Katerina Glosova - 800m and 1600m CIAA Champion, CIAA Most Outstanding Track Athlete, All-CIAA 4x400m relay, 800m Division II National Champion, Southeast Region Female Athlete of the Year
Rosalyn Pollard - All-CIAA 55m, All-CIAA 4x400m relay
Chanda Powell - All-CIAA 55m hurdles
Kennisha Moten - All-CIAA 400m, All-CIAA 4x400m relay
Lindsay Holmes - All-CIAA 800m, All-CIAA 4x400m relay
Softball
Lanelle Turner - First Team All-CIAA, 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III Softball College Division First Team
Shenika Worthy - First Team All-CIAA
Lauren Edwards - CIAA All-Rookie Team
Candice Jones - CIAA All-Rookie Team
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Jason Smoots - 100m National Champion, 4x100m relay National Champion, 100m CIAA Champion, All-CIAA 4x100m relay
Jamie Richardson - 4x100m relay National Champion, All-CIAA 4x100m relay
Ronnie Pollard - All-CIAA 4x100m relay, All-CIAA 4x400m relay
Steven Enoch - 4x100m relay National Champion, long jump All-American (2nd), All-CIAA 4x100m relay, All-CIAA long jump, All-CIAA triple jump
Detric Branch - 4x100m relay National Champion
Travis Rogers - Discus Throw CIAA Champion
Randy V'Estres - All-CIAA 5000m run
Austin-Lamar Hogan - All-CIAA 4x400m relay
Richard Davis - All-CIAA 4x400m relay
Michael Simms - All-CIAA 4x400m relay
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (Team placed second at CIAA Championship)
Katerina Glosova - 800m All-American (2nd), 2002 CIAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2002 CIAA Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete, 800m CIAA Champion, 1500m CIAA Champion, 3000m CIAA Champion, 4x400m relay CIAA Champion, 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III College Division Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Team
Chanda Powell - long jump All-American, long jump CIAA Champion, All-CIAA triple jump, All-CIAA 100m hurdles, All-CIAA 4x100m relay
Rosalyn Pollard - 100m dash CIAA Champion, 4x400m relay CIAA Champion, All-CIAA 200m dash, All-CIAA 4x100m relay
Kennisha Moten - 400m All-American, 4x400m relay CIAA Champion, All-CIAA 400m, All-CIAA 4x100m relay
Lindsay Holmes - 4x400m relay CIAA Champion, All-CIAA 4x100m relay
Elaine Lyons - All-CIAA 3000m run
Women's Tennis (Team placed third at CIAA Championship)
Ria Bazie - No. 3 doubles CIAA Champion, No. 4 singles CIAA Champion, 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III Women's At-Large College Division First Team
Andrea Papouskova - No. 3 doubles CIAA Champion
Misha Johnson - First Team All-CIAA
Cheerleading
Aja Mills - All-CIAA
Courtney Donnell - All-CIAA
2001-02 TEAM RECORDS
SPORT CIAA Won-Lost Pct. | Overall Won-Lost Pct.
Women's Volleyball 5-6 .455 | 7-19 .269
Football 3-3 .500 | 5-4 .556
Women's Basketball 14-2 .875 | 24-7 .774
Men's Basketball 7-9 .438 | 9-18 .333
Softball 4-16 .200 | 4-32 .111
Men's Tennis 6-7 .462 | 6-7 .462
Women's Tennis 10-3 .769 | 10-7 .588
Women's Bowling ***
*** CIAA Champions
2001-02 NCCU ATHLETICS AWARD RECIPIENTS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
RANDY V'ESTRES, Men's Cross Country
KATERINA GLOSOVA, Women's Cross Country
MANDIE BLACKBURN, Women's Volleyball
NECLEA COLEMAN, Women's Bowling
CHRIS GILMORE, Football (Defense)
SHAWN BROOKS, Football (Offense)
JASON SMOOTS, Men's Indoor Track & Field
KATERINA GLOSOVA, Women's Indoor Track & Field
SHAWN RAY, Men's Basketball
AMBA KONGOLO, Women's Basketball
LANELLE TURNER, Softball
AJA MILLS, Cheerleading
To Be Announced:
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Men's Golf
Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis
TEAM'S HIGHEST G.P.A.
BEN STEVENSON, Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
KATERINA GLOSOVA, Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
RACHELLE ZASTOUPIL, Women's Volleyball
RHONDA LEE, Women's Bowling
LAWRENCE FULLER, Football
DEKENDRIC PERRY, Men's Basketball
SHAUNA SHAW, Women's Basketball
LANELLE TURNER, Softball
LEROY WRAY, Men's Tennis
RIA BAZIE, Women's Tennis
DOMINIC SPENCER, Men's Golf
ANDREA J. MILLS, Cheerleading
OTHER AWARDS
CANDISE SINGLETON, Student Athletic Trainer of the Year
HASSAN SMITH, Training Room Junkie Award
Faculty Athletic Council Award
- Presented to the team with the highest grade point average
Women's Tennis (Third consecutive honor)
Dr. LeRoy T. Walker Medallion of Honor
- Presented to the Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year
JASON SMOOTS, Men's Track
KATERINA GLOSOVA, Women's Cross Country and Track
AMBA KONGOLO, Women's Basketball
Chancellor's Award
- In recognition for Achieving the Highest Grade Point Average among the Varsity Sports Teams
RIA BAZIE, Women's Tennis
RHONDA LEE, Women's Bowling
