St. Augustine’s Claims Men’s All-Sports Trophy & North Carolina Central Earns the Women’s Crown
May 23, 2006
Durham, NC… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association presented North Carolina Central University with the Loretta Taylor Women’s All-Sports Trophy and Saint Augustine’s College with the C.H. Williams Men’s All-Sports Trophy at the Annual Coach of the Year Award’s Luncheon, yesterday.
North Carolina Central University was awarded this honor after winning three championships this year; Softball and Women’s Cross Country and Volleyball, while coming in third in two sports Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field.
St. Augustine’s College has also dominated in championship titles this year with top finishes in Men’s Cross Country and Outdoor and Indoor Track and Field Championships. Their three championships, along with exceptional finishes in Football and Baseball, placed them in position for recognition.
The Loretta Taylor All-Sports Women’s Trophy and the C.H. Williams All-Sports Men’s Trophy are determined by a point system established to award an institution for achievement in each of their women’s and men’s programs. The champion is the institution with the most combined total points for all sponsored sports based on their conference finish and the number of CIAA sponsored events.
Kyle Serba, Sports Information Director at North Carolina Central University was awarded the John Holley Sports Information Director Award. Serba served as host SID for a second-round game in the 2005 NCAA Division II Football Playoffs, is the coordinator and occasional announcer for football and basketball game internet broadcasts on the Eagle Sports Network and serves as President of the NCCSIA (North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association).
Congratulations are going to William “Bill” Hayes of North Carolina Central University and Tonia Walker of Winston-Salem State University for being named Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator of the Year. Both individuals have made concentrated efforts to maximize the potential of their men’s and women’s programs, while maintaining equality between both programs.
This year’s Jeanette A. Lee Athletic Administration Award has been presented to
Al Carter of Shaw University for providing extraordinary leadership for the Bears’ Athletic Department.
All Conference Coaches of the Year were formerly given their awards. A recap of the Coaches of the Year honored is listed below:
Football Michael Costa St. Augustine's College
Bowling Diane Boyd Shaw University
Volleyball Ingrid Wicker-McCree N.C. Central University
Women's Cross Country Michael Lawson North Carolina Central University
Men's Cross Country Michael Lawson North Carolina Central University
Women's Indoor Track & Field George Williams St. Augustine's College
Men's Indoor Track & Field George Williams St. Augustine's College
Men's Basketball Dave Robbins Virginia Union University
Women's Basetball Jacques Curtis Shaw University
Golf Lavern Jones Elizabeth City State University
Men's Tennis Sunday Enitan Shaw University
Women's Tennis Elorine Hill Fayetteville State University
Baseball Merrill Morgan Virginia State University
Softball Larry Keen North Carolina Central University
Men's Outdoor Track & Field George Williams St. Augustine's College
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Marc Harrison Bowie State University