August 2015 Sports


CIAA Releases 2015 Football Predictions


See photos from this event on page 8 Hampton, VA -- The Central Inter-


collegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in conjunction


with its Football


Coaches Association has announced the 2015 Predicted Order of Finish and the preseason all-conference team. The announcement was made during the annual football media day held in Durham, North Carolina.


Winston-Salem State University


has been selected the front runner for the upcoming season. The Rams finished 9-2 overall last season with a 7-0 conference record. The defending CIAA


Champions Virginia State


University, under first-year head coach Byron Thweatt, was selected to finish second. The Trojans advanced to the second round of the NCAA DII playoffs with a 10-3 overall record.


the Preseason


In addition to the predicted order, All-CIAA was also


announced during the event. 2014 CIAA Offensive Player of the Year Jalen


Hendricks (Livingstone)


therapy. We have


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of the most well known physicians


in


Dr. Thornton, who has been treating patients using protons for about years


25 and


is very well known for his expertise


in


pediatric, head, neck and brain tumors,” Keith Gregory, HUPTI Executive Director and Vice President of the Hampton Roads Prostate Health Forum said.


extremely team


It doesn’t hurt that experienced


compassionate,


is dedicated to providing a informative


oncology and


supportive environment for each and every patient that comes through the doors of HUPTI.


“What else can you ask for as far as good health care is concerned? The staff at [HUPTI] is like being with your own family. Everyone is so nice to you. It is just fantastic,” 68-year-old prostate cancer survivor and HUPTI graduate,


Lawrence “Larry” Davis


said as he spoke of the great things that HUPTI has done for him. “The [Hampton University] proton institute is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It saved my life.”


Cancer is affecting the African American community at shocking rates, as African Americans have a higher mortality rate than European Americans for all major cancer sites, which include the colon, female breast, male lung and prostate.


rate


Also, the prostate cancer fatality is 2.4 times higher in African


American males than white males, with Hampton Roads leading the nation in prostate cancer fatality rates.


Patients spend approximately 30 minutes per day in the gantry treatment room. Most of that time is spent positioning the patient in the exact same way before each treatment. The treatment time lasts two minutes or less.


Hampton University has made the


the commitment to win the fight against cancer through research, treatment and continuing to educate the community.


The standard for men of average risk to be tested is by age 50, but African American men are considered high risk and should begin their testing at age 40.


“Many community physicians don’t in understand


the the


importance of African American men having prostate exams done regularly, if at all, because they are trained to treat according to the data population, not the African American population,” Gregory said as he spoke of the reason why the African American community is hit so hard by cancer.


the


HUPTI is committed to changing stigma


surrounding American men participating With Cancer killing


African in


full


prostate cancer testing, and receiving tests regularly.


African


Americans at a higher rate than any other ethnic population or race, it is essential that the community is fully informed.


For more information about


the great things that HUPTI is doing visit hamptonproton.org or call 757-251-6800.


twitter.com/H_R_Messenger will


highlight the preseason team. Twelve of the honorees named were members of the 2014 All-CIAA Team.


The predicted order and


preseason team was announced as follows:


1st - Winston-Salem State University 2nd - Virginia State University 3rd - Virginia Union University 4th - Fayetteville State University 5th - Bowie State University 6th - Elizabeth City State University 7th - Livingstone College 8th - Shaw University 9th - Chowan University


10th - Johnson C. Smith University 11th - Saint Augustine's University 12th - The Lincoln University


2015 Preseason All-CIAA Football Team theciaa.com


www.hamptonroadsmessenger.com


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MEAC Announces 2015 Preseason All- MEAC Awards


See more photos from this event on page 9 NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina


A&T State running back Tarik Cohen was selected Athletic


as the Mid-Eastern Conference (MEAC)


preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while South Carolina State defensive tackle Javon Hargrave was selected as preseason Defensive Player of the Year.


North Carolina A&T State,


received nine first-place votes, to receive the first place ranking in the conference’s preseason poll for 2015 MEAC Football Season. All five teams that earned a share of conference title last year rounded out the first five spots of this year’s preseason predicted order of finish.


MEAC’s head football coaches and sports information contacts.


All votes are submitted by the directors/football


Cohen, the defending Co-Player


of the Year, led the MEAC in rushing and recorded his second straight 1,000 yard season with 1,340 total yards in 2014. His efforts aided the Aggies to a share of the conference title. He led the MEAC with 121.8 rushing yards per game, carrying the ball 197 times with 15 touchdowns in 11 games.


He led


the MEAC in scoring (96 points) and touchdowns (16) and finished second in all-purpose yardage (143.4 avg./g.). He earned the Sports Networks’ Player of the Week honor once and received the conference’s offensive player of the week nod twice last season. Cohen has also received preseason recognition from The Sports Network being named to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Award Watch List.


Hargrave also garnered postseason honors last year, selected


as the conference’s 2014 Defensive Player


of the Year.


He was named to the


FCS All-America first team after leading the Bulldogs to a share of the conference title in the five-way tie. Hargrave led the MEAC and ranked third in the nation in sacks with 16 for a loss of 199 yards and fourth in the FCS in tackles for loss with 23.5. He finished the season recording 55 total


tackles, three forced fumbles,


one recovered fumble (61 yards), eight quarterback hurries and two breakups. He was listed on the Sports Networks’ Buck Buchanan Award List for much of last year and earned national and conference Defensive Player of the Week honors after tying a conference and FCS-best record of six sacks in a single game in a win over ranked Bet- hune-Cookman. Hargrave is currently on the award list for The Sports Networks’ STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year honor.


2015 Predicted Order of Finish


(First Place Votes in Parenthesis) 1. North Carolina A&T State (9) 425 2. South Carolina State (4) 408 3. Bethune-Cookman (1) 387 4. North Carolina Central (4) 334 5. Morgan State 318 6. Hampton (2) 276 7. Norfolk State 170 8. Florida A&M** 164 9. Howard** 146 10. Delaware State (1) 97 11. Savannah State** (1) 69


** Florida A&M, Howard and Savannah State are not eligible for post season competition.


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