CIAA Honors Spring Coaches of the Year: 2007
May 11, 2007
Hampton, VA...The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's
Executive Committee, in conjunction with the respective Spring
Sports Coaches Associations, selected this year's Spring Sports
Coaches of the Year.
Fred Burroughs of Bowie State University was voted Softball Coach
of the Year. Burroughs captured the 2007 CIAA Softball
Championship, the first of its kind for Bowie State, and finished
the regular season with an undefeated divisional record. (10-0,
18-2)
In North Carolina Central University's first year back in
conference baseball competition since 1975, Henry White led the
Eagles to a 15-5 conference and 21-24 overall record. This year's
Baseball Coach of the Year also coached the conference's Rookie of
the Year this season.
Sunday Enitan of Shaw University celebrates his fourth consecutive
Men's Tennis Coach of the Year recognition. Coach Enitan led
the Bears to the Men's conference title this season, and appeared
in the NCAA Div. II Men's Tennis Post-Season. The Shaw Bears
finished 5-0, 10-1, 12-6 this season.
Coach Elorine Hill of Fayetteville State University returns for her
second consecutive year as CIAA Women's Tennis Coach of the
Year. Her Lady Broncos captured the CIAA Women's Tennis
Championship title this season. They celebrated another season with
a perfect conference record, 7-0, 15-0, 18-4 in the regular
season.
Raymond McDougal of Fayetteville State University has been selected
as the Golf Coach of the Year. The Broncos finished 1st in the
conference golf championship; their 7th consecutive CIAA
title.
The Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year,
George Williams of St. Augustine's College, led the men's team (209
pts) to a 116-point lead victory. The Lady Falcons won
the Women's Championship title (149), 57 points over their second
place competitor.
The 2007 CIAA Coaches of the Year will be honored at the Annual
CIAA Coach of the Year Luncheon on May 22, 2007 at the Durham
Marriott at the City Center, Durham, NC.