Tag: SIAC

Former Albany State baseball Lavoisier Fisher

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Former Golden Rams standout, Lavoisier Fisher, signed a contract with the Grand Junction Jackalopes in the Pioneer Baseball League that is based out of Grand Junction, CO.  Fisher stated, “Signing with the Grand Junction Jackalopes is a blessing from God.  Being able to go to Colorado is a representation of how far I have come, and how hard I have worked.  I still have a long way to go, but I am looking forward to the journey.  This is the beginning of a…

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2023 Move-in day for Albany State freshmen and transfers

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Quinn Gray, Sr., the 14th head football coach at Albany State University, welcomed a plethora of freshmen and transfers to campus for move-in day on Tuesday, August 1. The day started with players checking in and moving into their dorm rooms between 8:00 am – 11:00 am.  At 11:30 am, Coach Gray and his staff held a players and parents meeting.  During the meeting, Dr. Kristene Kelly (Director of Athletics) was introduced.  After lunch, the players participated in several breakout sessions on topics…

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SIAC announces HBCU Go streaming schedule for 2023 football season

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Courtesy of the SIAC Today, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announces the 2023 Football schedule and Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO — the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as its exclusive broadcast partner. A total of five football matchups (see schedule below) highlight the 2023 HBCU GO slate of conference games, with an exhilarating Miles-Albany State rivalry set to wrap up the schedule on October 28, LIVE from Albany, Georgia.   “This is a historic moment,”…

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SIAC announces preseason football honors

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced their All-SIAC preseason football team featuring 26 returning players from the 2022 SIAC Football All-Conference team.  This year’s preseason team is led by Fort Valley State’s Kelvin Durham who was selected as this year’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year alongside Loobert Denelus, Benedict College, who was tabbed as the 2023 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year announced Wednesday during the league’s media day in Atlanta, Ga. All nominations and votes are submitted by head coaches and sports information directors. Preseason Offensive…

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Fourteen members of Albany State soccer named to Peach Belt Conference 2022-23 Presidential Honor Roll

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Peach Belt Conference has released the 2022-23 Presidential Honor Roll, presented by Barnes & Noble College.  The Honor Roll recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of PBC student-athletes who compete in the league’s 16 championship sports both at full member institutions and associate member institutions. The Presidential Honor Roll honors all PBC student-athletes who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the academic year. The honor roll has been divided into four groups: Presidential Scholars, Bronze Scholars, Silver Scholars and Gold Scholars.…

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SIAC Announces Man and Women of the Year

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is thrilled to unveil a prestigious accolade, the Man and Woman of the Year Award, to honor the most remarkable male and female student-athletes within our esteemed conference.  JuToreyia Willis, a graduate student and women’s basketball player at Tuskegee University, majoring in Psychology, is the second recipient of the SIAC Woman of the Year award. Collier Higgs, a baseball player, and Valedictorian at Kentucky State University majoring in Business Administration, is the second recipient of the SIAC Man of the Year…

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A pair of Golden Rams prepare to compete at D-II Track&Field Championships

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown , Albany State Athletics Two members of the Golden Rams Track & Field team are ready to compete at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The championships will be held May 25th-27th inside the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado with Colorado State University, Pueblo serving as host. A total of 754 participants, 377 men and 377 women, will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching a provisional standard established for each event. The Golden Rams will be represented…

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3rd ASU Golf Classic coming in June

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Albany State University (ASU) Third Annual Athletics Golf Classic will be held at the Flint River Municipal Golf Course on Friday, June 16, 2023.  The Flint River Municipal Golf Course is located at 2000 McAdams Road in Albany, Georgia.     Registration for the Golf Classic will begin at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.  The classic will be a 4-Person Scramble Format.   Championship, traditional flights, registration, and the range open at 7 am.  Championship Flight teams will split and play with two…

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Spring Hill claims third consecutive SIAC Baseball Tournament

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Courtesy of Spring Hill Athletics  ALBANY, Ga. – The Spring Hill College baseball team three-peated as Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) baseball champions after it defeated No. 2 Savannah State, 11-2, in the 2023 Cricket SIAC Baseball Championship Tournament final at the ASU West Campus on Sunday. Nick Hunter, who went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored, led Spring Hill (32-21, 25-7 SIAC) to its third-straight conference title in the 11-2 victory over Savannah State (33-12, 25-7 SIAC). Hunter’s performance throughout the tournament earned him the Tournament MVP honor. Logan…

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Tuskegee ends Albany State softball season

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams softball team’s season came to an end on Wednesday evening in the 2023 SIAC Softball Tournament that is being held at the Gordon Park Sports Complex in Albany, Georgia. On Tuesday, the Golden Rams defeated the Miles College Golden Bears (11-2) in the 1stround of the SIAC Tournament.  In the 2nd round, the Golden Rams lost (3-1) to the Spring Hill College Badgers.  That defeat sent the Golden Rams into the loser’s bracket. On today, the Golden Rams played the…

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