MEAC 50th Anniversary Page

NORFOLK, Va. (June 30, 2021)–As the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) concludes the celebration of its 50^th anniversary during the 2020-21 academic year, the conference office now announces its Legends of Coaching, presented by The Home Depot, comprised of 50 outstanding coaches throughout the conference's history.  
 
Morgan State had three coaches (Todd Bozeman, James Phillips and Ramona Riley-Bozier) named to the MEAC 50^th Legends of Coaching list.
 
Nearly 1,900 total votes were cast, with fans, media representatives, institution sports information contacts and others taking part.  
 
To be considered on the ballot, coaches must have served as a head coach in the MEAC for a period of at least four (4) years, must have won at least one (1) MEAC championship and must have had a winning record.  
 
In all, 50 individuals, including 15 MEAC Hall of Famers, are recognized. The Legends of Coaching are listed in alphabetical order by the individuals' last names.  
 
List starts below.   
   
 
Cy Alexander (Men's Basketball, South Carolina State & North Carolina A&T State): Was head men's basketball coach at South Carolina State from 1987-99 and at North Carolina A&T State from 2012-16… won five (5) regular-season and six (6) MEAC tournament championships at South Carolina State while compiling a record of 204-80 (276-200 overall)…the 1988-89 team won the program's first-ever MEAC tournament title and subsequent berth to the NCAA Div. I Tournament…led the Bulldogs to a total of five (5) automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament…in his first season at NCAT, led the Aggies to the MEAC tournament title and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.  
 
Jason Beverlin (Baseball, Bethune-Cookman): Compiled a conference record of 95-47 in five years as head coach of the Wildcats as well as an overall record of 179-177 overall…his teams captured four (4) conference championships (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017)...the 2017 team became the first MEAC program to advance to an NCAA Regional when the Wildcats made it to the NCAA Gainesville Regional Final…named MEAC Baseball Championship Outstanding Coach four (4) times (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017).  
 
Todd Bozeman (Men's Basketball, Morgan State): Led the Bears to their first winning season since 1989 and to a league record of 122-88 between 2006-19…also led the Bears to their only two NCAA tournament berths (2009 and 2010) along with one NIT appearance (2008)…during his reign, the Bears won three (3) consecutive MEAC regular-season championships along with two MEAC tournament titles…was a three-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2008, 2009 and 2010)…was named Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year in 2009.  

Roderick "Rod" Broadway (Football, North Carolina A&T State): In seven years as NCAT's head football coach between 2011-17, won three (3) conference championships while compiling the best winning percentage in Aggie football history (.728)…led the Aggies to two (2) Celebration Bowl victories in two appearances, including a win in 2017, when the Aggies finished the season 12-0 to become the first NCAA Div. I HBCU team to finish undefeated…led the Aggies to the 2016 NCAA Div. I FCS Playoffs…his teams captured a MEAC title in three of his last four years as a head coach (2014, 2015 and 2017)…was named MEAC Coach of the Year in 2017 and his Aggie teams were named Black College National Champions in 2015 and 2017.  

Derek Brown (Women's Basketball, Coppin State): Led the Eagles to a record of 269-237 in 17 seasons between 1999 and 2016…during that period, Coppin earned three (3) berths to the NCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Tournament and two berths to the WNIT…led the Eagles to three (3) MEAC regular-season crowns along with a record 49-game winning streak in MEAC conference play…was a two-time MEAC Coach of the Year and a three-time MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Coach (2005, 2006, 2008)…coached 22 All-MEAC players.  

Sharon Brummell (Bowling, Maryland Eastern Shore): Coached the UMES bowling program into national prominence between 1998 and 2012, winning four (4) National Championships, including NCAA championships in 2008, 2011 and 2012…also won a USBC national championship in 2011…won five (5) MEAC championships (2000, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011)…the 2011 team was the first-ever to win both an NCAA and USBC championship in the same year…UMES's NCAA championships are the only NCAA Div. I women's tournament championships captured by a HBCU program…compiled more than 800 career wins in her career and won 82 percent of her matches between 2007 and 2012…a two-time National Coach of the Year (2008 ad 2010), a five-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010)…a MEAC Hall of Fame inductee.  

Patricia Cage-Bibbs (Women's Basketball, Hampton & North Carolina A&T State): At Hampton between 1997 and 2004, compiled a record of 95-31 in conference play and 127-83 overall, winning three (3) MEAC championships and earned three (3) berths to the NCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Tournament…at Hampton, was named MEAC Coach of the Year one (1) time while coaching seven all-conference players and two rookies of the year…later served as head coach at NCAT between 2005 and 2012, compiling a record of 84-32 in conference play and 130-88 overall…won one MEAC regular-season championships while with the Aggies…in 2010, the Aggies became the first HBCU Div. I program to win two (2) postseason games as they defeated both Wake Forest and Charlette in the WNIT…at both Hampton and N.C. A&T, captured a total of four (4) MEAC championships, named MEAC Coach of the Year three (3) times and named MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Outstanding Coach four (4) times.  

William "Bill" Collick (Football & Wrestling, Delaware State): Between 1985 and 1996, led the DSU Hornets to five (5) MEAC championships in football (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1991)…ranks No. 2 all-time in MEAC coaching wins when he left the post in 1996 (48)…coached 63 All-MEAC players, six (6) NCAA Div. I-AA/FCS All-America honorees and 20 players who signed pro contracts…in 1985, voted MEAC Coach of the Year and Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. MEAC Coach of the Year…in wrestling, led DSU to only championship in that sport (1984)…named 1984 MEAC Wrestling Tournament Most Outstanding Coach…coached the wrestling team from 1981-84…a MEAC Hall of Fame and Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame inductee.  
 
Don Corbett (Men's Basketball, North Carolina A&T State): Between 1979 and 1993, compiled a record of 117- 52 in the MEAC and 254-145 overall…captured seven (7) MEAC men's basketball regular-season championships in his career…also led the Aggies to seven (7) straight MEAC Tournament championships between 1982 and 1988, tying the NCAA record at the time for consecutive conference tournaments won…won 29 conference tournament games during his 14 seasons at NCAT…won MEAC Coach of the Year a total of six (6) times…an inductee into the MEAC Hall of Fame.  
 
William "Bill" Davis (Football, South Carolina State): In seven seasons as head coach of the Bulldogs, won four championships while compiling records of 27-7 in the MEAC and 54-25-1 overall…led Bulldogs to two appearances in the NCAA Div. I-AA playoffs, going 2-2 between1981 and 1982…named MEAC Coach of the Year two (2) times (1980 and 1981) and SBN National Black College Coach of the Year in 1980…compiled two 10-game winning seasons…coached 50 All-MEAC performers, including three (3) MEAC Players of the Year…also coached 21 All-Americans…his Bulldogs were crowned SBN Black College National Champions in 1981…a 1995 MEAC Hall of Fame Inductee.  

Joe Durant (Baseball, Florida A&M): Led the Rattlers to three (3) MEAC championships in baseball between 1991 and 2007…compiled a record of 125-97 in MEAC play and won over 360 games overall…was named MEAC Coach of the Year two (2) times…his Rattler teams made 10 appearances in the MEAC Baseball Tournament championship game.  
 
Claudette Farmer (Women's Basketball, Florida A&M): Coached the Rattlers to an overall record of 190-123 between 1991 and 2001…captured two (2) conference championships, those coming in 1995 and 1999…named MEAC Coach of the Year following the 1994-95 season…coached Natale White, the NCAA's all-time leader in steals and a MEAC Hall of Famer.  

Lyman Foster (Women's Basketball & Men's Golf, South Carolina State): Served as head women's basketball coach from 1988-93, compiling a record of 45-28 in the conference and 79-68 overall…guided the Lady Bulldogs to three (3) MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament championships…coached two MEAC Players of the Year…named MEAC Coach of the Year one (1) time…coached several players who were named to the MEAC's 50th Anniversary All-Time Women's Basketball Team…as head men's golf coach from 1988-93, led the program to two (2) PGA Minority Golf titles (1988 and 1989), to two (2) PGA Minority Golf Tournament second place finishes and to one (1) HBCU Alumni Hall of Fame Golf Tournament championship.  

Kenneth Giles (Cross Country/Track & Field, Norfolk State): Between 1999 to the present, has coached the Norfolk State men's cross country team to 13 MEAC championships, more than any other conference school, and to one (1) women's title…won seven (7) straight men's cross country championships from 2000 to 2006 with the other titles coming from 2008-11, 2017 and 2019)…the women's title came in 2019…the men's track teams have posted record-long streaks of seven straight indoor/outdoor MEAC championship sweeps (2006-13) and eight straight MEAC indoor MEAC titles (2006-13)…he's been named MEAC Most Outstanding Coach in cross country, indoor and outdoor track a total of 29 times, the most in MEAC history…has coached 16 athletes who have earned a total of 23 All-America honors in NCAA Div. I…has coached more than 100 MEAC individual champions in track along with three (3) NCAA All-Region cross country runners, including one (David Kemboi in 2006) who became the first MEAC athlete to ever qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championship.  

Bill Hayes (Football, North Carolina A&T State): Served as the Aggies' head football coach from 1988 to 2002, compiling a record of 60-42 in the conference and 106-64 overall…is NCAT's all-time leader in victories…named MEAC Coach of the Year a total of two (2) times (1991 and 1999)…led the Aggies to two (2) NCAA Div. I-AA playoff appearances, including a playoff win in 1999 over the No. 1 team in the nation (Tennessee State)…also led the Aggies to a bowl game in 1992…coached NFL first-round draft pick Jamain Stephens as well as Brad Holmes, who would go on to become the first HBCU graduate in any major sports league to be hired as a general manager (Detroit Lions in 2021)…MEAC Hall of Fame Class of 2014.  
 
Chuck Hinton (Baseball, Howard): Between 1971 and 1987 as head coach of the Bison baseball team, compiled a MEAC conference record of 48-9…won a total of 249 games overall…his team captured first MEAC baseball championship in 1972…led the Bison to seven (7) MEAC championships (1972, 1975-77, 1984, 1986, 1998).  

Willie Jeffries (Football, Howard & South Carolina State): Served two stints as head coach of the Bulldogs football team (1973-78 and 1989-2001)…finished his career in 2001 as the winningest coach in South Carolina State and MEAC history at the time with records of 128-77-4 overall and 79-44-2 in the MEAC…his teams won five (5) MEAC championships and three (3) Black College National Championships…named MEAC Coach of the Year five (5) times and National Black College Coach of the Year three (3) times…led Bulldogs to seven (7) postseason appearances, winning four games in the postseason…only person to have coached against legendary coaches Paul "Bear" Bryant and Eddie Robinson…member of the MEAC Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, the Black College Football Hall of Fame and the HBCU National Alumni Hall of Fame…coached College Football Hall of Famers and Pro Football Hall of Famers Harry Carson and Donnie Shell…was the first African-American to coach at a NCAA Div. I university…is credited with inventing the "Freeze Option" offense.  

Brian Jenkins (Football, Bethune-Cookman): Won or shared four (4) MEAC football championships in five years as a head coach in the MEAC (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)…captured three (3) Black College Football National Championships…compiled records of 34-6 in the MEAC and 46-14 overall…led Wildcats to three NCAA FCS Playoff appearances (2010, 2012, 2013)…named MEAC Football Coach of the Year three (3) times (2010, 2012, 2013).  

Billy Joe (Football, Florida A&M): In 11 seasons as head coach of the Rattlers (1994-2004), won four MEAC championships and led the program to six consecutive NCAA Division I-AA (FCS) Playoff appearances…advanced to the Div. I-AA national semifinals in 1999…led the Rattlers to their first playoff victory since winning the inaugural national championship in 1978 when the 1998 team notched a win in the playoffs…led FAMU to one (1) Heritage Bowl appearance, that coming in 1995…compiled a record of 56-17 in the MEAC and 86-46 overall while coaching the Rattlers…named MEAC Coach of the Year three (3) times (1995, 1996 and 2001)…MEAC Hall of Fame Class of 2008…inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.  

Robert "Jet" Johnson (Cross Country/Track & Field, South Carolina State): Served as South Carolina State's head track and cross country coach from 1974 to 1991…is the winningest coach in SCSU track and field/cross country history with a combined 20 conference championships in cross country, men's track and field and women's track and field…captured the NCAA Div. II National Women's Track and Field championship in 1982 and was the runner-up in 1981…won over 20 MEAC Coach of the Year honors as well as one (1) AIAW Outstanding Coach accolade…won MEAC championships in men's outdoor track in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1990…won MEAC championships in MEAC indoor track in 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1991…won a MEAC championship in men's cross country in 1980k…for the women, his teams won MEAC outdoor titles in 1982 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1998 an indoor title in 1982…coached 13 AIAW All-Americans and four (4) NAIA All-Americans...inducted into the MEAC Hall of Fame in 2005.  

Edward "Buck" Joyner, Jr. (Men's Basketball, Hampton): Served as a head coach in the MEAC with the Hampton Pirates from 2009 to 2018, compiling records of 105-57 in the conference and 153-140 overall…his teams captured two (2) MEAC regular-season championships and three (3) MEAC tournament championships…named MEAC Tournament Outstanding Coach a total of three (3) times (2011, 2015, 2016)…named BoxToRow Coach of the Year in 2010-11 and HBCU Digest Male Coach of the Year in 2015…led the program to six (6) postseason appearances…coached one (1) MEAC Rookie of the Year, one (1) MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, three (3) MEAC Tournament MVPs, 10 MEAC All-Tournament selections and 11 All-MEAC selections (six first-teamers).  

Hardeep Judge (Men's and Women's Tennis, South Carolina State): Since taking over the South Carolina State men's and women's tennis programs in 2001, has won a combined 27 MEAC championships (14 women's titles and 13 men's titles)…ranks among the winningest coaches in NCAA Div. I history and is the all-time winningest coach in SCSU history with over 523 career wins…has compiled a record of 104-9 in the MEAC and 260-102 overall in women's tennis as well as 86-8 in the MEAC and 263-124 overall in men's tennis…his teams have made 27 NCAA Tennis Championship appearances…has won MEAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year and MEAC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year honor numerous times…has been named ITA Tennis National Coach of the Year two (2) times.  

Shaun Kupferberg (Volleyball, Howard): From 2012 until the present, has compiled a volleyball record of 77-22 in the conference and 145-115 overall while coaching the Bison…his teams have captured five (5) MEAC volleyball championships (2015-19) and have advanced to the NCAA Div. I Volleyball Tournament a total of five (5) times…is a three-time recipient of MEAC Volleyball Coach of the Year honors (2014, 2016, 2018)…has led team to a MEAC winning percentage of .778 and an overall winning percentage of .556 while with the Bison.  

Bobby Lang (Cross Country/Track & Field, Florida A&M): Led the Rattlers to a combined 29 MEAC men's and women's indoor, outdoor and cross country championships…was the very first coach to win the vaulted triple crown, earning conference titles in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field…MEAC Hall of Fame Class of 2007.  

Tiny Laster (Softball, Hampton): Coached the Lady Pirates softball team from 1995 to 2003, capturing a MEAC championship and NCAA Div. I Women's Softball Tournament bid in the program's first NCAA Div. I season…during the Div. I era, his 1996 team registered 39 victories…led the Lady Pirates to eight (8) 30-win seasons, including four (4) consecutively…named MEAC Coach of the Year in 1996…named MEAC Softball Tournament Most Outstanding Coach six (6) times.  

Mervyl Melendez (Baseball, Bethune-Cookman): Served as the Wildcats' head baseball coach from 2000 to 2012, compiling a record of 174-35 in the conference and 379-320 overall…his teams captured 13 MEAC championships with him at the helm, including seven (7) in a row between 2006 and 2012 as well as five in a row between 2000 and 2004…he compiled a .832 winning percentage in conference games…voted MEAC Coach of the Year a total of nine (9) times (2000, 2001, 2004, 2006-2011), including six straight times from 2006 to 2011…named MEAC Baseball Tournament Outstanding Coach 10 times (2001-04, 2006- 11)…coached six (6) MEAC Baseball Players of the Year.  

Ronald "Fang" Mitchell (Men's Basketball, Coppin State): In 28 years as head coach of the Eagles, compiled a record of 308-159 in the conference and 429-417 overall…captured 10 MEAC regular-season championships (1990, 1991, 1993-99, 2004) and four (4) MEAC Tournament championships (1990, 1993, 1998, 2004)…led the Eagles to four (4) NCAA Div. I Men's Basketball Tournament berths…registered a huge upset in the 1997 NCAA Tournament with a 78-65 victory over No. 15 seed South Carolina…lost by just one-point in the Second Round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament to Texas (82-81)…named MEAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year six (6) times (1990-94, 1998, 2004)…named MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Outstanding Coach four (4) times (1990 1993, 1997, 2008).  

Dr. Darlene Moore (Cross Country/Track & Field, Florida A&M): Served as FAMU's Director of Track & Field and cross country from 2009-19…led the program to 12 total conference championships, including seven (7) titles in women's cross country, three (3) titles in outdoor track and field and two (2) titles in men's cross country…named MEAC Coach of the Year three (3) times.  
 
LeVelle Moton (Men's Basketball, North Carolina Central): Has served as head coach of the Eagles since the 2011-12 season and has led the program to four (4) MEAC regular-season championships (2013-14, 2014- 15, 2016-17, 2019-20) and four MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament championships (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)…has led the Eagles to four (4) trips to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019), including the highest seed for any HBCU at No. 14 in 2014…led Eagles to the NIT in 2015…owns a .730 winning percentage in MEAC regular-season play…named MEAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year two (2) times (2013-14, 2016-17)…named MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Coach four (4) times (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)…named NABC District 15 Coach of the Year two (2) times (2014-15, 2016- 17).  

James Phillips (Wrestling, Morgan State): Served as the Bears' wrestling coach from 1975-94…guided the program to 13 MEAC wrestling championships, including 10 straight from 1985 to 1994…under his helm, over 75 wrestlers were named All-Americans and five (5) earned NCAA Div. II national titles in the sport…was the only head wrestling coach from a HBCU to host a NCAA Eastern Wrestling Regional (1984) and an NCAA Div. II Wrestling National Championship (1985)…earned MEAC Wrestling Tournament Outstanding Coach accolades 12 times (1974, 1977, 1985-94)…inducted into the MEAC Hall of Fame in 2011…coached several nationally-ranked wrestlers such as NCAA Div. II national champions John Davis, William "Bucky" Smith, John Veal and Greg Green.  
 
Maurice Pierce (Cross Country/Track & Field, Hampton): Since becoming the Pirates' head coach in 2002, has coached the programs to a combined 29 MEAC championships, including 14 indoor titles, 11 outdoor titles and four (4) cross country titles…led the Lady Pirates track and field program to 11 of 13 outdoor titles while winning or sharing 13 of 14 indoor titles from 2002-16…coach a total of 49 All-Americans…coached a total of 679 all-conference honorees…coached seven (7) Olympians and eight (8) student-athletes who won world titles…served as a national team coach at various levels.  

Oliver "Buddy" Pough (Football, South Carolina State): Is currently South Carolina State's all-time winningest football coach, having compiled a 133-74 record since taking over the program in 2002…has won at least a share of seven MEAC football championships (2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019) and made four NCAA Div. I FCS Playoff appearances…won two Black College national championships (2008, 2009)…three-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2019).  

James Ragland (Wrestling, South Carolina State): Coached the Bulldogs from 1980-86…compiled a record of 56-39-3 and won four consecutive MEAC championships (1980-83)…he was named the MEAC's Outstanding Coach in each of those four seasons and coached a total of 31 MEAC champions during his tenure…coached two NCAA qualifiers each in 1983 and 1986.  

Ramona Riley-Bozier (Volleyball, Morgan State): Has led the Lady Bears since 1988 and is the winningest coach in Morgan State history, regardless of sport…has won 476 matches in her career and boasts a 221-115 record in MEAC play…won four MEAC championships (1992, 1997, 1998, 2002) and was named MEAC Coach of the Year five times (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006)…has racked up 11 20-win seasons and made three NCAA Tournament appearances, including 1997, when the Lady Bears defeated Grambling State in the play-in round to become the first HBCU to make the NCAA field.  

Duane Ross (Track & Field, North Carolina A&T State): Has won four straight MEAC championships in men's indoor track & field (2017-20), women's indoor track & field (2017-20) and men's outdoor track & field (2017- 19, 2021)…has coached six NCAA champions: Kayla White (2018 indoor 200m), Randolph Ross (2021 outdoor 400m), Cambrea Sturgis (2021 outdoor 100m and 200m) and the 2021 indoor and outdoor men's 4x400-meter relay…was named the 2021 National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)…has also been named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year five times (2021 men and women, 2019 men, 2018 men and women).  

Dr. Robert Screen (Men's and Women's Tennis, Hampton): Is the NCAA's all-time winningest tennis coach with 1,068 career victories…during his MEAC tenure (1995-2011), the men's program won seven of eight conference titles (1996-99, 2001-03) upon joining, and he won both men's and women's championships in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2003…won eight MEAC men's titles (1996-99, 2001-03, 2007) and five women's titles (1996, 1998, 2002-04)…inducted into the Black Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.  

Willie Simon (Women's Basketball & Baseball, South Carolina State): Won 305 women's basketball games from 1974-88 at South Carolina State, winning three regular-season (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86) and four MEAC tournament titles (1978, 1979, 1983, 1986)…won the AIAW national championship in 1978-79, after being the national runner-up in 1977-78…two-time MEAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year (1984- 85, 1991-92)…led South Carolina State to an NCAA Tournament win over La Salle in 1982-83, becoming the first HBCU (men or women) to win an NCAA postseason game…also led the Bulldogs baseball program to its lone MEAC title in 1973.  

David Six (Women's Basketball, Hampton): Was 198-92 overall and 122-22 in nine seasons coaching in the MEAC…won six MEAC tournament championships, including a record five in a row from 2010-14…won five straight MEAC regular-season titles (2010-11 through 2014-15)…made seven postseason appearances – six NCAA and one WNIT…earned the program's first-ever postseason win at the Div. I level with a WNIT win over Drexel in 2015…led Hampton to the MEAC's two best seeds in the NCAA Tournament's 64-team format: a No .13 in 2011 and a No. 12 in 2014…owns two of the MEAC's seven undefeated seasons in conference play, going 16-0 in both 2012-13 and 2013-14…three-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013- 14)…six-time MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Coach (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017).  

Fred Sowerby (Cross Country, Delaware State): Won a combined 10 MEAC cross country championships…won women's titles in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1990 and men's titles in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989.  
 
Linda Spencer (Volleyball, Howard): Won 281 matches and five MEAC championships from 1987- 2005…was 117-50 in MEAC play…won MEAC championships in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1994…was named MEAC Tournament Outstanding Coach in each of those five seasons…led the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994.  
 
Larry Strickland (Men's and Women's Tennis, Howard): Took over as men's tennis coach in 1984 and started the women's program in 1986…retired in 2020…coached 150 ITA Scholar All-Americans…won MEAC men's tennis titles in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990…won MEAC women's tennis titles in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1995…2011 MEAC Men's Coach of the Year…two-time MEAC Women's Coach of the Year (2010, 2011)…named MEAC Men's Tennis Championship Outstanding Coach four (4) times (1987-90)…named MEAC Women's Tennis Championship Outstanding Coach five (5) times (1989-90, 1992-93, 1995)…coached two (2) Rhodes Scholars Finalists…coached the Bison to three (3) HBCU National Championships…won the USTA/ITA National Community and Outreach Award in 2011-12.  
 
Joe Taylor (Football, Howard, Hampton & Florida A&M): Won a combined 141 games at three MEAC schools during his illustrious career…went a combined 99-39 in MEAC play at those stops…won six MEAC titles: five at Hampton (1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006) and one at Florida A&M (2010)…made five NCAA FCS Playoff appearances at Hampton and one Heritage Bowl…four-time MEAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2004, 2005, 2006)…2016 inductee into the MEAC Hall of Fame…2019 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame…2020 inductee into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.  

Kim Terrell-Kearney (Bowling, Delaware State & North Carolina A&T State): Has won three MEAC championships at two different schools…won the 2009 title at Delaware State and the 2018 and 2021 crowns with North Carolina A&T State…two-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2021)…2009 National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Coach of the Year…has won 524 matches between the two schools, including 333 with the Aggies.  

Tony Trifonov (Volleyball, Florida A&M): Turned the Rattlers into the MEAC's dominant volleyball program in the 2000s…coached in Tallahassee from 1997-2018…won MEAC championships in 1999 and 2001- 09…four-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2003, 2012, 2013)…led the Rattlers to the MEAC's first-ever national ranking in 2004, No. 22 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll…earned the MEAC's first NCAA Tournament win in 2003 over Winthrop.  

Sanya Tyler (Women's Basketball, Howard): Won 298 games in 21 seasons at the helm at The Mecca…was a combined 165-77 in MEAC play…1993-94 MEAC Coach of the Year…won nine MEAC Tournament championships (1982, 1985, 1987-90, 1996-98)…named MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Outstanding Coach eight (8) times (1985, 1987-90, 1996-98)…went undefeated (18-0) in MEAC play in 1996-97, one of just seven times that's happened in MEAC women's basketball history…MEAC Hall of Fame Class of 2011.  
 
Dr. LeRoy T. Walker (Track & Field, North Carolina Central): Won three consecutive MEAC championships from 1972-74…won the NAIA national championship in 1972…inducted into the MEAC Hall of Fame in 1981…later served as Team USA head coach and was the first Black president of the U.S. Olympic Committee (Atlanta, 1996).  
 
Laura Watten (Softball, Bethune-Cookman): Won 448 games and seven MEAC championships while at the helm in Daytona Beach…won seven MEAC championships (2000-04, 2018, 2019)…four-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)…2005 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Coach of the Year…led the Wildcats to winning the South Regional title, becoming the first MEAC program to win an NCAA regional…named to the MEAC 50th Anniversary Pioneers in Women's Sports team…coached 32 All-MEAC selections, five (4) MEAC Players of the Year and four (4) MEAC Pitchers of the Year.  

Veronica Wiggins (Softball, Florida A&M): Won MEAC championships in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017…four-time MEAC Coach of the Year (1993, 1997, 1998, 2006)…led the Rattlers to nine NCAA appearances…won 726 games in nearly three full decades at the helm in Tallahassee, going 281-90 in MEAC play.  
 
Alvin Wyatt, Sr. (Football & Women's Basketball, Bethune-Cookman): Is B-CU's all-time winningest coach in both sports…went 90-54 in football, winning the 2002 MEAC championship…1998 MEAC Coach of the Year (football)…won the 1998 Heritage Bowl…was 245-207 as women's basketball coach from 1978-95, winning the 1984 MEAC Tournament title and being named Outstanding Coach…2016 inductee into the Bethune-Cookman Athletic Hall of Fame…2020 inductee into the MEAC Hall of Fame.  
 
Dr. James Younge (Tennis, North Carolina Central): Won four consecutive MEAC championships in men's tennis from 1972-75…named MEAC Outstanding Coach in 1975…also served as interim commissioner of the MEAC (1975-78)…inducted into the MEAC Hall of Fame in 1986.  

 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference  
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrates its 50^th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2020-21 academic year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.  
 
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering more than 126 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.