Tag: North Carolina A&T

North Carolina A&T beats up Norfolk State 49-24

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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T Athletics 24 Norfolk St. 1-8 , 1-2 49 N.C. A&T 6-3 , 3-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Norfolk St. 0 14 10 0 24 N.C. A&T 7 21 7 14 49 EAST GREENSBORO – A certain resiliency is developing within the North Carolina A&T Aggies football program. They overcame an 0-3 start. They overcame numerous injuries to their quarterbacks unit. They overcome a huge halftime homecoming deficit to win and remain in the hunt for the Big South Conference title.   This week, they overcame…

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North Carolina A&T x Nike Dunk Low: Official Images

Brandon King

Along with FAMU, Clark Atlanta, and the real TSU, Tennessee State University, North Carolina A&T also has its own Nike Dunk Low. It sports multiple tones of grey underlaid with a light tan with a blue overlay at the rear heel. On the gold tongue the A&T logo is found with matching laces sporting ”Ayantee” branding. On the previously referenced rear heel overlay ”1891”, the year of the University’s founding, is embroidered. , while behind the tongue it reads ”FROM GREENSBORO WITH LOVE”. Underneath resides a white midsole and a…

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Gone Too Soon: North Carolina A&T volleyballer Fatimah Shabazz

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Very sad news out of Greensboro: Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State Athletic Communications GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina A&T State volleyball player Fatimah Shabazz died of complications from an aneurysm on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, as announced by the N.C. A&T Department of Athletics on Tuesday.  “We are heartbroken by Fatimah’s passing,” head coach Hal Clifton said. “Nothing prepares you for moments like this. Fatimah was an amazing person once you got to know her. She was a fierce competitor on the court but a very sweet person off the court. “The…

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North Carolina A&T’s Cambrea Sturgis claims 100 and 200 at NCAA Championships

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Photo by Timothy Rice Watch the 100m (ESPNU)|Watch the 200m (ESPNU) Cambrea Sturgis added to North Carolina A&T State’s trophy haul on Saturday at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, winning the NCAA title in both the women’s 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Sturgis ran a 10.74 in the 100, the fastest all-weather time in NCAA championship history. Running out of Lane 3, she bested USC’s Twanisha Terry by .05 seconds. She followed that with a 22.12 in the 200, the fourth-fastest time in collegiate…

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North Carolina A&T’s Randolph Ross wins 400 Meters at NCAA Championships

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Photo by Timothy Rice Watch the Race (ESPN2) North Carolina A&T State’s Randolph Ross claimed the men’s track & field program’s first-ever outdoor NCAA event title Friday evening, taking gold in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. Ross ran a 43.85 — the fastest time in the world this season and third-fastest collegiate time ever. Teammate Trevor Stewart finished fourth with a 44.96. Ross is the first MEAC men’s track &…

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North Carolina A&T wins 4×400 Men’s NCAA Title

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Photo by Timothy Rice Watch the Race (ESPN2) North Carolina A&T State is the undisputed king of the men’s 4×400-meter relay. The Aggies won the outdoor NCAA title in the event Friday evening at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, adding to the indoor championship they won in the event back in March. NCAT won the race in 3:00.92, with Daniel Stokes, Randolph Ross, Akeem Sirleaf and Trevor Stewart running. NCAT was sixth after the first leg, but Ross — who earlier in the evening won the…

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North Carolina A&T Relay Team wins national title

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferncce: Watch the Aggies’ 4×400-Meter Relay Team Win the NCAA Title North Carolina A&T State Wins Mens 4×400 Relay National Title FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — North Carolina A&T State men’s indoor track & field senior star Trevor Stewart understands something very clearly.  North Carolina A&T State University is an HBCU (historically black college or university). Therefore, no matter what the team accomplishes during the regular season, they go to meets like the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Arkansas’s Randal Tyson Track…

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Florida A&M ranked for first time in a decade

Brandon King

From Florida A&M Sports Information: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | For the first time in 10 years, the Florida A&M University football team finds itself back in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) polls on Monday. The Rattlers, who are coming off an emotional 34-31 overtime win over previously ranked No. 10 North Carolina A&T State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Sunday afternoon at Bragg Memorial Stadium, finished the 2009 season ranked No. 23 in the STATS FCS Top 25. On Monday, Florida A&M entered the STATS FCS Top 25 ranked No. 20…

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MEAC announces suspensions after FAMU/NCAT game

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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced the fates of three athlete-students involved in a fracas following the Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T game on Sunday. From the MEAC: NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 22, 2019—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced the suspension of three student-athletes following an altercation involving the North Carolina A&T State and Florida A&M football teams on Sunday. Following a thorough review of video footage and the referee’s report, two student-athletes from Florida A&M (Cameron Sapp, Jalen Brayboy) and one student-athlete from North Carolina A&T State (Stephen Davis)…

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FAMU defeats North Carolina A&T 34-31

Brandon King

From Florida A&M Sports Information: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Marcus Williams caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Rasean McKay for the walkoff overtime victory as the Florida A&M University football team took down the defending Black College National Champions, North Carolina A&T State, 34-31 in overtime, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Sunday afternoon at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Florida A&M (6-1 overall, 4-0 MEAC) entered the game as the No. 2 team in the Black College Football Poll and that is sure to change after Sunday’s thrilling win. Meanwhile, North Carolina A&T…

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