NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s and women’s cross country teams will be back in action this Saturday when they will run in the George Mason Invitational at the Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Va. This will be the longest distance for both teams so far this season. The women’s 6-kilometer race begins at 10 … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State junior libero Melvina Brown and freshman setter Jill Aquino were honored by the MEAC on Monday when the conference office announced its volleyball weekly awards. Brown was tabbed the Defensive Specialist of the Week, and Aquino was named the Rookie of the Week. Brown finished with 41 digs over two … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Former Norfolk State women’s basketball star Tracy Saunders will be among this year’s class of inductees into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame (HRAASHF), the organization announced. Saunders joins former University of Maryland basketball star and NBA standout Joe Smith, Virginia Tech track athlete Jerry Gaines, the late journalist … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State women’s cross country team will unveil an entirely new team when the Spartans run their first race of the season at the Maryland Eastern Shore Lid-Lifter on Saturday morning. The Spartans look to improve on last season’s eighth-place finish at the MEAC Cross Country Championship. They will introduce an entirely … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State will compete in its third and last regular season tournament this weekend when the Spartan volleyball team travels to Elon for three matches as part of the Phoenix Classic. NSU and the host Phoenix will begin the tournament on Friday at 2 p.m. at Alumni Gym. The Spartans also play … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State women’s basketball coach Larry Vickers announced the Spartans’ 2016-17 non-conference schedule on Tuesday afternoon. Vickers’ team will be road tested in his first full season on the bench, playing one home game in the first month of the season. “We have worked hard to put together a strong 2016-2017 non-conference … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State volleyball team travels up the road to MEAC Northern Division rival UMES this weekend for the second tournament of the year. The Spartans will play four matches over a three-day span as part of the UMES Courtyard Classic in Princess Anne, Md. NSU, searching for its first win of … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University continues to make significant upgrades to its athletic facilities, as it was announced today that the institution has partnered with Daktronics, Inc., to design, manufacture and install a state-of-the-art, four-sided high-definition video board display at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall this fall. In addition, Daktronics will replace the entire … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG/RADFORD, Va. – Appalachian State committed just four attack errors and only had three more kills than the Norfolk State volleyball team on Saturday morning, but the Mountaineers nevertheless came away with a 3-0 win over the Spartans on the second day of the Virginia Tech/Radford Invitational. Later in the afternoon, Radford’s Maddie Palmer tallied … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – Norfolk State’s athletic department will vacate 97 victories and three conference championships and spend two years on probation after an NCAA investigation that found the school allowed 48 ineligible student-athletes to compete over a period of four academic years. The school and the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions announced the … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University Director of Athletics Marty L. Miller announced Friday, May 13, that women’s basketball coach Larry Vickers has been signed to a three-year contract to lead the program. Vickers was named interim head coach on Jan. 20 and coached the Spartans for the final 11 games of the season. He was … Continue reading
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 BALTIMORE, Md. – UMBC scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to close out game 2 and finish a doubleheader sweep of the Norfolk State softball team on Wednesday afternoon at the UMBC Softball Stadium. The Retrievers ended the game on the eight-run rule to … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State track and field senior Kiara Howell was named the MEAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week by the conference office on Wednesday. Howell earned two first-place finishes and one runner-up finish at the Morgan State Legacy Meet last weekend in Baltimore, Md. Howell won the shot put and javelin throws, … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Marta Gomar of the Norfolk State women’s tennis team was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year on Tuesday morning when the conference office announced its postseason awards. In addition, head coach Worth Richardson was named the MEAC Coach of the Year, while senior Andrea Macchiavello earned a second-team all-conference nod. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State seniors Kiara Howell and Deon King were named the University’s Female Athlete and Male Athlete of the Year, respectively, as the athletics department’s annual all-sports awards ceremony on Monday evening at the NSU Student Center. Howell, a senior from Chesapeake, Va., is in her fourth year on the Spartan … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State tennis teams won all four weekly MEAC honors when the conference office announced the awards for the last week of the regular season on Wednesday, April 20, morning. Sophomore Antonio Pejic and senior Andrea Macchiavello were each named the MEAC Player of the Week on the men’s and women’s … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The NCAA released its latest Academic Progress Rate figures Wednesday, April 20, and the report shows that the Norfolk State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics continues to make significant improvements with student-athlete retention and graduation. The latest set of figures include data through the 2014-15 academic year. All NSU athletic programs scored … Continue reading
by Jessica Toliver The Norfolk State tennis teams are getting recognition for academics and competition. Both tennis teams won all four weekly MEAC honors for the regular season. Senior Mafalda Lhorca, junior Liza Gordeeva and sophomores Dajana Cvjetkovic and Antonio Pejic were named to the MEAC All-Academic Team for having a GPA of 3.0 or … Continue reading
Match Results NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s tennis team dropped just two games all day in a 7-0 win over UMES on Wednesday afternoon at the NSU Tennis Complex. The victory improved NSU’s record to 5-0 in MEAC play and 8-9 overall. The Spartans won their fourth straight match and the sixth … Continue reading
