BCSP Notes . . .

Lincoln wins D-2 Track title; HBCU all-Americans galore
Lincoln (Mo.) University three-peated as NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor national track and field champions Saturday night at Abilene Christian's Elmer Gray Stadium.

The Abilene Christian University men -- who won the title with 109 points, 25 better than runner-up Adams State -- captured their fourth straight outdoor championship and 15th NCAA Division II outdoor championship overall. The national title was ACU's 53rd overall national track and field championship.

The Lincoln women won their third straight national championship with 108 points to 53 points for runner-up Cal State-Bakersfield. The ACU women finished third with 45.50 points, while St. Augustine's was fourth with 42 points.

The Lincoln Blue Tiger ladies from Jefferson City, Mo., won three events thanks to the contributions of Olympic sprinter Shandria Brown. Brown, who is a seven-time national champion in the 100 and 200 meter dashes and 4x100-meter relay, captured the 100 meter title, 200 meter crown and anchored the winning 4x 100 meter relay team.

St. Augustine's picked up two national titles enroute their fourth place finish. Johnsie Liles won the 400 meter dash and joined teammates Erica Young, Kim Moore and Jessica Render to win the 4x400 meter relay.

Fort Valley State's Lynnsey Dailey had an eventful day. The SIAC Track Athlete of the year captured national titles in three events; winning the 100 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles and triple jump. She also finished sixth in the 100 meters to account for all 33 of her team's points. FVSU finished sixth overall.

Albany State's Levern Spencer won the high jump title. The SIAC Field Athlete of the Year outjumped defending champ Nikki Hill of Clark Atlanta to win the event.

On the men's side, perennial CIAA champion St. Augustine's captured three national titles on the way to its third place finish. Adrian Findlay win the 400 meter hurdles. Fabian Hutchinson finished first in the long jump and Unyime Akpan won the 110 meter hurdles.

SIAC champion Albany State also picked up three national titles. Gregory Bolden won the 100 meters, Brandon Roulhac won the triple jump and the Golden Ram team of Rodney Coley, Sterling Gray, Dontrel Williams and Bolden took the 4x100m relay title. The Golden Rams finished fifth overall with 40 points.

The HBCU workhorses of the meet were Lincoln's Decosma Wright and Morehouse's Cameron Dayne.

After finishing second in the decathlon, which concluded on Thursday, Wright came back Saturday to finish fourth in the 110 meter hurdles and run the anchor leg on the Blue Tiger's second place 4x100 meter relay team. Lincoln finished just ahead of Albany State in fourth place with 41.5 points.

Dayne picked up points in five separate events for the Maroon Tigers. The SIAC Student-Athlete of the Year finished fourth in the 100 meters, eighth in the 200 meters, third in the long jump and sixth in the triple jump. He anchored the Morehouse 4x100 relay team which finished sixth overall. Dayne personally contributed 17 of Morehouse's 32 points in the meet. The Maroon Tigers finished in a tie for seventh overall.

Women - Team Rankings - 22 Events scored
1) Lincoln	108
4) St Augustine's	42
6) Fort Valley State	33
19) Bowie State	16
21) Albany State	14
31) Clark Atlanta	8
37) N. Carolina Central	6

Men - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored
3) St Augustine's	70
5) Albany State	40
7) Morehouse	32
18) Virginia State	11
18) N. Carolina Central	11

HBCU All Americans
Women: Albany State (1), Bowie State (7), Clark Atlanta (1), Fort Valley State (1), Lincoln (11), N. C. Central (4) , St. Augustine's (6)
Men: Albany State (6), Lincoln (9), Morehouse (6), NC Central (6), St. Augustine's (12), Virginia State (1)
See a complete list of all-Americans at hbcusports.com.

CIAA and Div. II national champs headed to White House Celebration
The 2005 NCAA Div. II men's basketball championship team, the Virginia Union University Panthers, will be the guests of U. S. President George W. Bush at the White House in Washington, D.C., at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2005.

The team, which earned the third Div. II national title in March for 27-year head coach Dave Robbins, will be at the White House Celebration of Black Music Month, to be held in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.

This will mark the first time a VUU team has been invited to the White House after winning the national championship.

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is located next to the West Wing, and houses a majority of offices for White House staff. Originally built for the State, War and Navy Departments between 1871 and 1888, the EEOB is an impressive building that commands a unique position in both our national history and architectural heritage.

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