TSU Football Announces 3rd Annual Golf Tournament



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NASHVILLE, Tennessee  -  The Tennessee State University football team hosts the third annual fundraiser golf tournament on Friday, May 18 at the Ted Rhodes Golf Course in Nashville.

The golf tournament helps raise money for the TSU Tiger Paw Foundation, which helps maintain expenses for the Big Blue Football program.

There are plenty of opportunities to take part in the golf tournament ranging from a title sponsor to individual contributions. Organizations can also contribute prizes for Beat the Pro, Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive.

For more information about the costs of sponsorship or to register, click here for the brochure. For more information, call the TSU Football Office at 615-963-7562.

3rd Annual TSU Tiger Football Golf Tournament Sponsorship Information
Title Sponsor - $2,000
Hole Sponsor - $400
Contest Sponsor - $200
Individual - $125

2012 TSU Tiger Football Golf Tournament Brochure



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UAPB Golden Lions Men's Basketball inks pair of top hoopsters

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff announced the signing of a pair of high scoring high school men's basketball players to NCAA National Letters of Intent.

Trent Whitting, a 6-6, 210-pound small forward at Des Arc High School in Des Arc, Ark., signed with the Golden Lions after posting impressive averages of 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds for his Des Arc High School team. He also averaged 3.0 blocked shots per contest.

Trent Jeffries, a Gulfport, Mississippi native, also signed with UAPB after averaging 17.5 points per game last season at Gulfport High School. The 6-3, 180-pound shooting guard also dished out 3.8 assists and grabbed 5.1 rebounds an outling.

Whitting and Jeffries are head coach George Ivory's first two signees thus far this spring.

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Virginia State University Wins NCAA Community Engagement Award of Excellence

PETERSBURG, Virginia -- Virginia State University won the annual Division II Community Engagement Award of Excellence for the CIAA conference. VSU held a Military Appreciation Day and Fellowship Day for the Petersburg, VA community during the Chik-Fil-A Classic back in November 2011.

The Virginia State University Athletic Department hosted a Community Engagement Weekend on Friday November 25- Sunday November 27, 2011. VSU incorporated two themes within this weekend to honor two major groups within the nearby community, the military personnel and the local churches. On Friday they invited all of the local churches for a Fellowship Day at their women’s basketball game against Mercy College. This day gave our local churches an opportunity to attend the game at no charge and fellowship while they interacted with and cheered on our Lady Trojans. During the game, the churches received recognition through announcements and from the players, welcoming them to our arena.

Saturday’s basketball games was devoted to the local military personnel during Military Appreciation Day. Virginia State University is located only five miles from Fort Lee Military Base which houses over 70, 000 troops and a daily population of over 40,000 military officials. By inviting these troops to their games, VSU gave them an opportunity for leisure outside of their normal activities while honoring them for their commitment and service to our country. This event really portrayed VSU’s gratitude for our military and created a lasting relationship between Fort Lee’s Army personnel and Virginia State University’s Athletic Department.

That weekend of events really made an impact on the campus by exposing the student body and student-athletes to two major community groups in Petersburg, VA. This allowed VSU students the opportunity to network, foster relationships and thank these groups for the support that they give to VSU. The student-athletes really felt the support from the community and were appreciative that these groups came out to support them during the Thanksgiving holiday while the student body was on break.

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HU track signs two area stars

HAMPTON, Virginia -- Hampton's women's track and field program has added two local stars. Bethel High's Maya Moore, the 2012 Virginia Group AAA indoor champion in the 500 meters, and Landstown's Tanisha Greene, the 2012 Group AAA indoor champion in the 300, have signed national letters of intent with the Lady Pirates.

Moore is also the 2012 1,600-meter relay state runner-up and the 2011 state champion in the event. She is also the 2012 Peninsula District champion in the 500 meters and the 1,600 relay.

Moore is the second state champion HU has signed from Bethel, joining three-time NCAA champion and 2012 Olympic hopeful Francena McCorory.

Greene also won a state title in the 300 meters in 2011.

"Both of these athletes will make an immediate impact on my team and will play a big part in us continuing to win MEAC championships and qualify athletes for the NCAA championships," HU coach Maurice Pierce said in a release.

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Shaw men's tennis advances to NCAA National Tournament

RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Shaw University men's tennis came back from a 3-0 deficit to down Bloomsburg 5-4 and claim a spot in the Division II NCAA National Tournament.

The Bears (27-2) dropped all three doubles matches to the Huskies (16-5) and could not afford to lose more than one of the singles matches in the best-of-nine format match.

Charles Silva - at number three singles - was the first to report ... with a win over the Huskies' Lee Wexler 6-1, 6-2. Not long after, Shaw's Daniel Vasquez turned in a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Jeff Nuhfer in the number four singles slot.

Shaw's Gabriel Nicotra tied the match with a 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Mark Schroeder at number two. With the score tied at three, the three remaining matches all went into a third set.

Bloomsburg's Mike DiSanto downed Shaw's Andre Monti 6-1, 6-7, and 7-3 in the tiebreaker in the number six slot.

Shaw could not lose another match if they wanted to advance to tennis' version of the Sweet Sixteen.

Artur Latypov, Shaw's number one, had won his first set easily at 6-1, but lost the second set to Ricky Dove just as spectacularly 6-1. With fans now watching both the number one and number five matches intently, Latypov bounced back and claimed the third set 6-3 to tie the match at four apiece.

That left fifth singles Juan Sanchez of Shaw versus Tyler Pultro of Bloomsburg to decide this section of the Atlantic Regionals. Pultro had taken the first set 6-3, but Sanchez had rebounded with a 6-4 decision in the second.

After holding a 3-0 lead early in the third set, Sanchez allowed Pultro back in the set. Tied at 5-5, Sanchez held serve to go up 6-5 and then broke Pultro's serve to take the set and match with a 7-5 score.

Shaw now advances to the NCAA National Tournament May 16-19 in Louisville, Ky. This is the second straight season the Bears have made it out of regional play.

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Former SU WR Jared Green to join Carolina Panthers

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Former Southern WR Jared Green is among 12 undrafted rookie free agents who have agreed to terms with Carolina Panthers.

Green, who is the son of former Washington Redskins cornerback star Darrell Green, played one season for the Jaguars after transferring from the University of Virginia, where he received his undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology.

The Ashburn, Va. native finished 2011 with 17 receptions for 307 yards and two TDs. Green's 141-yard performance at Arkansas-Pine Bluff was a season high during the Jaguars 4-7 campaign.

In addition to the other 11 rookie free agents, Green, along with the team's seven draft picks will take part in a rookie mini-camp May 11-13.

Jared Green's Biography

AT SOUTHERN 2011- Appeared in 11 of Southern's 11 games...earned his first letter at Southern and fourth overall...recorded a season and career-high 141 yards receiving on seven catches, also a season-high, against UAPB...scored first career TD as a Jaguar against UAPB on a 45-yard deep pass from QB J.P. Douglas...scored his second TD of 2011 on a 50-yard fly route against Texas Southern...returned a kickoff 21 yards against Grambling in the State Farm Bayou Classic. Green Receiving at Southern University Year G  No.  Yds.  Avg.  LP  TD  YPG  2011 11 17  307  18.1 50 2  30.7  AT VIRGINIA 2010 - Appeared in 11 of Virginia's 12 games ... did not see time at USC ... earned his third letter ... recorded a career-high 63 yards receiving on four catches against VMI ... grabbed eight passes for 95 yards and one TD on the season ... scored lone TD against VMI on a  15-yard strike from Ross Metheny.  2009 - Appeared in all 12 games ... earned his second letter ... caught 15 passes for 124 yards ... pulled in a career-best four receptions for 18 yards at Southern Miss ... had a season-high 28 receiving yards against William & Mary on three receptions. 2008-Worked his way into the rotation of receivers, earning his first letter ... had 12 receptions for 144 yards and one score ... made a big impression in season-opener vs. USC with three catches for 40 yards which proved to be his most productive yardage game ... also had three catches vs. Miami ... scored his only touchdown vs. the Hurricanes on two-yard pass from Marc Verica ... longest catch was 26-yarder against North Carolina.  2007-Redshirted. High School and Personal Very fast wide receiver for coach Joe Thompson at Oakton HS ... caught 17 passes for 245 yards and four touchdowns as a senior ...was a teammate UVa running back Keith Payne on the state championship team during his junior season ... played at Bishop O'Connell before transferring to Oakton as a junior ... son of Jewell and Darrell Green ... has an older sister, Jerrell, and a younger sister, Joi ... father was a standout cornerback for the Washington Redskins and a 2008 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Jared gave his father's induction speech at the ceremony. Green Receiving at Virginia Year G  No.  Yds.  Avg.  LP  TD  YPG  2008 12 12  144  12.0 26  1  12.0  2009 12 15 124 8.3 17 0 10.3 2010 11 8 95 11.9 20 1 8.6 Career 35 35 363 10.3 26 2 10.3

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Trio of TSU Tigers Ink Undrafted Free Agent Contracts

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A trio of Tennessee State University football players signed undrafted free agent contracts with NFL teams over the weekend. Rico Council (Atlanta Falcons), Donte'e Nicholls (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Joseph Wylie (Miami Dolphins) all inked deals for an opportunity to make the 53-man roster in the fall.

Council, the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year, signed a deal with the Atlanta Falcons. In 11 games last season, the linebacker netted 87 tackles (50 solo), 8.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. A native of Chattanooga, Council had 12 tackles in a game at Eastern Kentucky, 11 against Jackson State and 10 against each Murray State and UT Martin.

Council finished his four-year career with 295 tackles, which was second in TSU history behind only his head coach Rod Reed. In addition to being a first team All-OVC selection and Defensive Player of the Year, Council garnered Sports Network FCS All-American and HBCU All-American status.

Nicholls spent three seasons with Tennessee State after transferring from the University of South Carolina. The Pompano Beach, Fla., product played in 33 games in a Big Blue uniform, amassing 89 tackles and 14.5 tackles-for-loss in his career.



Wylie, a native Fort Lauderdale, Fla., signed a deal as a defensive back with the Miami Dolphins. In 2011, the University of Miami transfer had 66 tackles, an interception that he returned 59 yards for a touchdown and a forced fumble in 2011. The senior was named first team defense All-OVC for 2011 and earned Boxtorow Honorable Mention All-American status. Wylie completed 113 tackles in his three-year career at TSU.

"It goes to show you that we are recruiting the right guys," said Reed. "These young men made a considerable contribution to the program. Hopefully, they will do well in camp and make a NFL roster in the fall. This is a great opportunity for them and our program."

These three young men join five other TSU alums already in the NFL: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Philadelphia Eagles), Lamar Divens (Tennessee Titans), Anthony Levine (Green Bay Packers), Cecil Newton (Baltimore Ravens) and Javarris Williams (Houston Texans).

Various NFL rookie camps are expected to begin as early as this week.



TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY NFL UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
LB Rico Council - Chattanooga, Tenn. - Atlanta Falcons
DL Donte'e Nicholls - Pompano Beach, Fla. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DB Joseph Wylie - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Miami Dolphins

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