2022 CIAA Cross Country Championships to take place October 27 in Salem, VA

Courtesy of the CIAA CHARLOTTE, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is set to host its 2022 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships on Thursday, October 27 at Green Hill Park in Salem, Virginia. The men’s championship meet will begin at 12 noon followed by the women’s championship at approximately 1:30 p.m. The Fayetteville State women’s cross country team is looking to earn its fifth consecutive conference title while the Virginia State men are seeking its fourth league title in five years. The 2021 championship meet saw the Broncos women place six runners in…

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Chowan beats Bowie State 21-15 to stay perfect in CIAA

Courtesy of Chowan Athletics 21  CU 15 BSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CU 7 0 6 8 21 BSU 0 6 3 6 15 BOWIE, MD. – For the first time since the 2013 season, the Chowan Football team defeated Bowie State on the road after a 21-15 defensive battle in CIAA Northern Division action on Saturday. THE BASICS FINAL | Chowan 21, Bowie State 15 RECORDS | Chowan 5-3 (5-1, 3-0), Bowie State 4-4 (4-2, 1-2) LOCATION | Bowie, Md. (Bulldogs Stadium) INSIDE THE BOXSCORE With the…

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Virginia Union wins eighth straight with 45-20 win over Lincoln

Courtesy of Virginia Union Sports: 45  VUU 20 LIN Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 3 14 7 21 45 LIN 0 0 13 7 20 Virginia Union University’s Jada Byersrushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns to lead VUU to a 45-20 win over Lincoln University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 22, in Lincoln University, Pa. Byers now has 1,560 rushing yards, exactly 100 short of tying the school-record of 1,660 yards set by Andre Braxton in 2000. The win also sets up a showdown with Chowan University on…

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Fayetteville State leads wire-to-wire in 21-13 win over Johnson C. Smith

Courtesy of Fayetteville State Athletics CHARLOTTE, NC — Fayetteville State scored first and never looked back on the way to a 21-13 win over Johnson C. Smith Saturday afternoon on the road at the Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte. The Broncos improved to 6-2 on the year and 5-1 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, while JCSU fell to 2-5 and 2-5. Quarter Back Demari Daniels led all FSU rushers with 48 yards in the contest, picking up 4.8 yards per carry. QB Caden Davis also added 42 yards and one touchdown on the ground, averaging 4.2…

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Week 8 CIAA Volleyballers of the Week

Courtesy of the CIAA: 2022 Coca-Cola CIAA Volleyball Weekly Honors #8 2022 CIAA Volleyball Standings2022 CIAA Volleyball Composite Schedule2022 CIAA Volleyball Statistics CIAA VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK For the week ending October 16, 2022 FOOD LION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #18 Victoria White, Elizabeth City State (Jr., OH – Kansas City, MO) In a pair of conference wins over Chowan and Bowie State, Victoria White totaled 25 kills and a hitting percentage of .315. The junior led the team in kills in each game with 11 against the Hawks and 14 against the Bulldogs. The Kansas City,…

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Week 7 CIAA Football Recap

Courtesy of the CIAA: 2022 CIAA Football Standings2022 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2022 CIAA Football Statistics  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Week Seven absolutely delivered with drama and action-packed finishes. The CIAA had its first overtime contest of the conference slate, there were game-winning touchdowns in the final minute, the gap between the top team and the bottom teams of each division were widened, plus two schools picked up their first wins of the season. Let’s take a look at the week seven results for all teams across the conference: #11 Virginia Union 27, Bowie…

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Shaw falls to Winston-Salem State, 17-10

Courtesy of Shaw Athletics Final  1 2 3 4 T SHAW 0 10 0 0 10 WINSTON-SALEM STATE 3 7 7 0 17 I have to Winston-Salem, NC – In a game neither offense shined bright, it was a special teams play that proved to be the difference at the Shaw Bears saw their losing skid extend falling to the Winston-Salem State Rams 17-10 Saturday afternoon inside Bowman Gray Stadium. After both teams exchanged punts after driving inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, the Rams cashed in on a Torrin Campbellinterception that was…

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Virginia Union remains undefeated with 27-24 win over Bowie State

Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 27  VUU 24 BSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F VUU 3 0 14 7 3 27 BSU 6 3 0 15 0 24 Virginia Union University’s Jada Byersrushed for 277 yards and a touchdown while Brady Myers hit a 42-yard field goal to give VUU a dramatic 27-24 win over Bowie State University on Saturday, October 15, in Bowie, Md. It was Bowie State’s first home loss since the first game of the 2016 season and was BSU’s first home loss to a CIAA team since 2014.…

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Chowan shocks Virginia State 43-40

Courtesy of Chowan University Athletics 40 VSU 43  CU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VSU 0 12 14 14 40 CU 14 14 0 15 43 MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Twenty-five seconds was all the Chowan Football team needed to move the ball down the field and find the endzone for the go-ahead score to defeat Virginia State, 43-40, on Homecoming Saturday. THE BASICS FINAL | Chowan 43, Virginia State 40 RECORDS | Chowan 4-3 (4-1), Virginia State 4-3 (3-2) LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Garrison Stadium) INSIDE THE BOXSCORE Chowan…

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Week 4 CIAA Cross Country Runners of the Week

Courtesy of the CIAA: 2022 CIAA Cross Country Composite Schedule FOOD LION MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Hillary Toroitich, Fayetteville State (So.) Hillary Toroitich finished second in the men’s Royal XC Challenge with a time of 25:57.4 in a field of 223 competitors. The Broncos finished 11th overall but first among CIAA schools in the event hosted by Queens University of Charlotte. FOOD LION WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Repline Cheptoo, Fayetteville State (Fr.) Repline Cheptoo ran her first race of the season and finished 12th (out of 199 competitors) with 10 points for FSU, guiding the Broncos to a…

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