For the Week of June 17 - 23, 2013

O'Neal making strides on new Tour

Former Jackson State and SWAC golfing standout Tim O'Neal is having some success on the PGA Tour's NEC LatinoAmerica Series (http://www.pgatourla.com). The PGA Tour Latinoamrica is one of a number of lower-tier tours that factor into the Official World Golf Ranking, awarding six points to the winner and points to the top six plus ties. The top five in the tour's Order of Merit earn status on the Web.com Tour, with the money leader being fully exempt. Players finishing 6th-50th retain privileges on the PGA Tour Latinoamrica. Through seven events, O'Neal is third on the money list with a win and second-place finish. The father of an 11-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, O'Neal, 40, turned pro in 1997 after a star-studded career at Jackson State. Twice, in the PGA TOUR Q-Schools in 2001 and 2004, he lost by a single stroke to gain status on the PGA TOUR. Between 2001-08, he played four seaO'Neal sons on the Web.com Tour. In 2009 he tried on the Asian Tour and played mini-tours in the U.S., but the lack of sponsorship made him leave the competition through most of 2011. Last year, a trip to Morocco, where he won a few events helped put him back on track. "Then, I heard about this Tour starting up and went to Q-School," said O'Neal in the pgatour.com story. "I didnt get through the first time, but got through the second time and that's where I am now." O'Neal finished tied for 11th

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MOVIN' ON UP

O'NEAL: Former Jackson State golfer third on PGA tour's NEC LatinoAmerica Series money list with a win and a second-place finish.

NEW HOOPS COACH AT UDC; INT'L PLAY FOR ST. AUG'S SOFTBALL STAR; APR PENALTIES HIT HARD

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WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

WASHINGTON, DC University of the District of Columbia Interim President, Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr. and Director of Athletics, Patricia Thomas, announced last week that Michael Riley has been hired to lead the men's basketball program. "Mike Riley is an outstanding choice to lead our Men's Basketball program," said Patricia Thomas. "He has exceptional credentials and experience as a RILEY coach and administrator. Most importantly, though, he is a person of extremely high character and values." Riley has a distinguished coaching resume which includes more than 20 years as an assistant coach at Georgetown University. He was also an assistant coach on the 1988 Olympic basketball team that earned the bronze medal. Riley came to the University of the District of Columbia in 2009 and has served as the Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations during that time. "I am ecstatic to be able to take over as the new Head Mens Basketball Coach at the University of the District of Columbia," said Riley. "The Firebirds have a long and rich tradition. As the University continues to move in a positive direction, I look forward to leading this program as one piece of the successful future of the University. We will recruit young men that will work hard and intelligently in the classroom and on the basketball court. We will be positive citizens on campus and in the community. We will represent the Firebird family well in all that we do. It is an honor and a privilege to be selected as the Mens Basketball Coach at the University of the District of Columbia." Riley, a Washington, DC native, was a standout guard on the Cardoza High School men's basketball team and was inducted into the Cardoza High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011. After attending Cardozo High School, Riley served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Holland stationed in the Mediterranean. Riley went on to graduate from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. While at Georgetown, Riley was a member of the Hoyas Men's Basketball Team where he was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Riley went on to serve as an assistant basketball coach at Georgetown University from 1983 to 2004. While at Georgetown, Riley coached the Hoyas to six Big East Conference Championships, four Big East Tournament Championships, two Final Fours, and the 1984 National Championship. He also served as the academic coordinator during his tenure at Georgetown.

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WINNER'S TAKE: Former Jackson State golfer Tim O'Neal kneels with the champion's trophy from the Arturo Calle Colombian Open in early May. O'Neal shot a final round 66 to earn a twoshot win, his first on the PGA Tour's NEC LatinoAmerica Series. He took home $27,000 for the victory.

in the 2013 PGA Tour Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament. The top 20 finishers earned spots on the tour. O'Neal has earned $46,646 while making the cut in all the seven events including a $27,000 pay day for winning the Arturo Calle Colombian Open at the Camestre de Pereira. He also netted a $13,200 pay day after losing in a playoff and a subsequent second-place finish at the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational at the Copa

NEC the week before in Uruguay. He recent exploits resulted in a feature about him on the PGA Tour's website (http:// www.pgatour.com/video.html/2013/05/06/ timothy-o-neal-winner-s-interview-after-66tharturo-calle-colomb). At the Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational, O'Neal blistered the course at the Club de Golf shooting rounds of 67-69-66-69 to get into a playoff before losing on the second playoff hole to finish second. He came back a week later to shoot 68-6666-66, and finish at -16, 268 and win the Arturo Calle Colombian Open at the Camestre de Pereira (Colombia). "I've probably won about 20 tournaments as a professional, but nothing that can be considered big," he said before closing with a 5-under 66 on Sunday's final round to earn a 2-shot win. He tied for 42nd in his first event, the Abierto Mexicano de Golf at the Golf Club of Mexico in Guadalajara, Mexico (72-72-75-75) taking home $705. He finished tied for 28th in his second event, the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open at the Atlas Country Club (74-68-70-75) winning $1,110. He tied for 17th at the Abierto OSDE Del Centro at the Cordoba (Argentina) Golf Club (72-76-73-72) pocketing $2,100. The event was won by Master's runnerup Angel Cabrera. Since the win in early May, he tied for 33rd at the Mundo Maya Open at the Yucatan Country Club in Yucatan, Mexico and tied for 18th at the Dominican Republic Open in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic at the Hard Rock Golf Club at Cana Bay pocketing $1,958. The tour picks up with six events beginning in mid October.

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Former Morehouse hoops coach, AD St. Aug's White headed to Italy for to be inducted into NACDA Hall of Fame international softball competition Saint Augustine's standout Jo'Landa White is playing in Italy on a CLEVELAND - Arthur McAfee former head men's basketball coach
and athletics director at Morehouse College is among seven former administrators to be inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics Hall of Fame. The inductees received their awards on Friday, June 14 at NACDA's 48th Annual Convention at the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Awards Luncheon, located at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Fla. McAfee, a 1951 graduate of Wichita State University, retired in May 2000 as the head McAfee men's basketball coach and director of athletics at Morehouse College. He served 35 years as the basketball coach and 29 years as the AD. During his 39 years of coaching, McAfee amassed 517 career wins, directing teams at Lane, Mississippi Valley State, Lincoln (MO), Bishop and Morehouse. During his time at Morehouse, McAfee led the basketball squad to 464 victories, six teams reached the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) finals, three claimed conference titles and advanced to NCAA play. In 1990, McAfee's second SIAC Championship team reached the NCAA Division II Final Four. During the 1990s, he was one of the SIAC's most successful coaches. In that decade alone, his teams captured two SIAC championships. From 1988-98, McAfees teams won 197 games, a 64 percent winning percentage. He had four 20-win seasons and had 11 players receive all-SIAC recognition. In 1999, he was third vice president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and in line to become president in 2001-02 but retired before reaching that office. Ninety-five percent of his players received their degrees.

U.S. all-star softball team from June 10 to June 21, 2013. White is competing for the Stars squad of the American International Sports Teams (AIST) travel organization. She is one of 14 players on the softball team but the only one from North Carolina. Her teammates consist of 13 Division II players and one Division III player. White is thrilled to represent her country against international competition. "It is an honor," White said. "I have never been away from home like this before. This will be my first plane White flight. I am looking forward to seeing Italy." The Stars will play several games against teams from Italy and other countries during the tour, which includes sightseeing in places such as Milan, Florence and Venice. White expects to see action at catcher, shortstop and the outfield. She will wear No. 7. White was invited to the AIST team based on her stellar play at St. Aug the past two seasons. A rising junior from Leland, N.C., White has 18 career home runs including a CIAA-leading 10 homers as a freshman in 2012. As a sophomore in 2013, she earned Daktronics All-Region honors after smacking eight homers, which tied her sister Daja for tops in the CIAA. White also posted a .422 batting average and drove in 29 runs this season, which ranked among the CIAA's top 10 in both categories. She helped lead the Lady Falcons to their first winning season in 10 years (1712-1) and a fourth-place finish in the CIAA Championships, their highest finish in recent years. White looks to improve even more as a hitter in Italy. "We will play good teams and face good pitchers," White said. "This will be a great experience."

HBCUs take APR penalties on the chin

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THE STAT CORNER

WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS N BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

SWAC APR leaders for 2011-2012

Grambling State Alabama A&M Prairie View A& M Mississippi Valley State Jackson State Jackson State Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley State Grambling State Mississippi Valley State Alabama A&M Grambling State Alabama State Jackson State Alcorn State Jackson State Alabama State Alabama State Jackson State Baseball Football Mens Basketball Mens Cross Country Mens Golf Mens Tennis Mens Track Indoor Mens Track Outdoor Softball Softball Womens Basketball Womens Bowling Womens Cross Country Womens Golf Womens Soccer Womens Tennis Womens Track Indoor Womens Track Outdoor Womens Volleyball 960 939 944 992 991 988 988 988 971 971 990 991 990 989 991 1000 970 970 973

Athletic programs from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference were the hardest hit when the NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) numbers last week. Of the Division I teams that scored below 900 in the APR, the benchmark to be eligible for postseason play, 78% were from the two conferences with the SWAC schools taking the biggest hits. The APR is calculated on a four-year average, but a postseason ban can be avoided if the most recent two-year average is above 930. The most recent numbers were taken from the 201112 season. Seven of the ten SWAC conference members brought in numbers below the minimum in certain sports and received penalties. SWAC member institutions and programs penalized with postseason ineligibility include: Alabama State (Baseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Volleyball) - Grambling State (Men's Basketball) - Mississippi Valley State (Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball) - Southern University (Men's Outdoor and Indoor Track & Field) - Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Men's Basketball). Alabama A&M men's golf, Alabama State softball, Alcorn State men's basketball and Arkansas-Pine Bluff men's golf were each handed a level-one penalty but maintained its postseason eligibility. "We have and will continuously review and implement measures to provide essential academic resources for our student-athletes," in-

terim Alabama State President William H. Harris, who had four programs sanctioned, said in a written statement. "We have made both staff and coaching changes to help to improve the academic preparedness and performance of our student athletes. We have thoroughly reviewed the NCAA's report and have submitted waivers for review of the sanctions." Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State also have waiver requests to reduce their penalty with a data review pending. Along with the postseason ban, the programs received a level-one penalty which includes practice reduction. Alabama State (Football and Men's Basketball), Grambling State (Men's Basketball), Mississippi Valley State (Men's Basketball), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Men's Basketball), Southern (Men's Track and Field) also received a level-two penalty - in season and out of season restrictions. In addition to the reduction of practice time replaced with academic activities, level-two penalty includes the elimination of non-championship season or spring football. Teams without a nonchampionship season face a reduced number of contests. Level-three penalties can also include financial aid reductions, additional practice and contest restrictions; and potential multiyear bans on postseason competitions. Jackson State women's tennis received the NCAA Public Recognition Award scoring 1,000 which is the highest any team can achieve. In the MEAC, men's outdoor and indoor track at Norfolk State, Florida A&M volleyball and Savannah State football, earned level-three

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penalties and will not be eligible for postseason play. "Although this is a minor setback for the men's track program, the student-athletes continue to graduate at a high rate at Norfolk State University," said NSU Athletic Director Marty Miller. "The overall graduation success rate for student-athletes is 62 percent. Sixty-nine (69) student-athletes graduated during the 2012-13 academic year and fifty-four (54) during the 2011-12 school year. These increased graduation rates are an indication that our student-athletes are achieving the goals of the NCAA APR program." Restricted practice time is the lone penalty at NSU for the women's indoor and outdoor track teams and the women's volleyball team. Savannah State men's basketball, men's indoor and outdoor track and men's basketball at Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T men's indoor and outdoor track also received a level-one penalty involving practice time reduction.