The last win for the Blue Tigers of Lincoln (MO) was on Oct. 19, 2019, when they defeated Northeastern State, 27-9, at home in Jefferson City, MO. Since then, Lincoln had dropped 42 straight games before beating Lincoln (CA) at homecoming.

Founded in 1866 by members of the 62^nd and 65^th United States Colored Infantries, Lincoln University is a public, 1890 land-grant HBCU in Jefferson City, Missouri. This is the 93rd season of HBCU football at Lincoln as the Blue Tigers first fielded a team in 1920 and played every year until 1943 when Lincoln took a year off due to World War II. LU then played each season from 1944-1989 before the football program was disbanded. The program was brought back in 2000 where they were a full member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for 26 years (overall).

The Blue Tigers were an associate member of the GLVC from 2014-18, and have played in five different conferences in their 92-year history. Lincoln played as an independent in 2023 and went 0-11 before becoming a full member of the GLVC to start the 2024 season.

Lincoln (MO) almost tasted victory in week 4 as it went into halftime with a 10-7 lead over Southwest Baptist, only to see the Bearcats score 10 points in the third quarter and hold on for a 17-13 win.

Week 5 was a different story for the Blue Tigers. The Lincoln (MO) football team scored on offense, defense, and special teams in its first win since 2019.

Jareese Howard broke free for an 18-yard touchdown run after the Lincoln (CA) Oaklanders shanked a punt midway through the first quarter. On their next drive, Lincoln’s (MO) Donte Moore intercepted a pass at the three-yard line and ran it back to the house for a 97-yard touchdown that put Lincoln (MO) on top 14-0.

The Blue Tigers took a 21-6 lead into the half and never looked back. The Blue Tiger defense totaled six tackles for loss and four sacks and the Blue Tigers rushed for 167 yards as a team to win for the first time since beating Northeastern State, which was also Lincoln’s (MO) homecoming game.

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A letter from Lincoln’s Board of Curators dated June 10 states the board has “concerns about the finances, management, and options of the Lincoln University of Missouri National Alumni Association.” The letter says that the suspension is immediate and the alumni association will not be allowed to use the school’s name, logo or emblems.The letter further states that the decision will not impact individual alumni chapters. As an additional measure the school also laid out plans to create an alumni council made up of representatives from each chapter.

The Lincoln Board of Curators lays out the case of what has been a turbulent relationship over the past three years between the HBCU and its national alumni association.

The letter claims that in order to become affiliated with the school again, the LUAA must:

• Have an independent CPA perform an audit of the association for its two most recent fiscal years and submit it to the university no later than Sept. 1.
• Create an independent mailing address no later than July 1.
• Create an independent financial management system outside of the university to receive payments. and donations online no later than July 1.
• Immediately begin acting as a 501(c)3 organization.
• Not “publicly disparage” the University or its representatives.

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LANGSTON — Anthony Roy scored 23 points to lead No. 1 seed Langston University past ninth-seeded Ave Maria (Fla.) 91-61 on Saturday night at the C.F. Gayles Field House. The top-seeded Lions advance to the NAIA Round of 16 for the second straight year and will play No. 12 seed LSU-Shreveport on Friday, March 22 at 1 p.m.

“Ave Maria is a very good team and they were a tough matchup for us,” Langston University head coach Chris Wright noted. “We got down nine in the first half and our guys didn’t panic. We stayed the course and found a way to continue to get stops in the second half.”

Tied at 48-48 in the second half, Langston went on a 19-5 scoring run to seize control at 67-53 at the 8:10 mark. Ave Maria trimmed Langston’s lead to 13 points with 6:42 left when the Lions defense turned up the heat by not allowing another point from the Gyrenes until the 1:44 mark with Langston ahead 84-57.

Roy finished with 23 on nine-of-16 shooting and D’Monte Brown added 12 points and 11 boards. Cortez Mosley and Toru Dean rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 and 10 points apiece.

Collectively, Langston hit 50 percent (35-of-70) from the field and held Ave Maria to 40 percent (20-of-50) shooting on the night. The Lions outscored the Gyrenes 19-0 on points off turnovers, 16-4 in second chance points, 32-17 in bench points and 48-24 in points in the paint.

“It’s always special to make it to Kansas City,” Wright said. “I’m excited for our guys and look forward to continue to play for a national championship.”

Langston (32-1) advances to the NAIA Round of 16 and faces No. 12 seed LSU-Shreveport on Friday, March 22. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Dr. Bailey passed away earlier this week. She was a gifted colleague and always a passionate advocate for Lincoln University, HBCUs and other causes in which she believed.

Dr. Bailey had many friends in the Lincoln University community. As a Blue Tiger community, we grieve with them and send our deepest condolences to Dr. Bailey’s family.

Lincoln University President Dr. John Moseley is being asked to step down from his position in the wake of Candia-Bailey’s passing by the National Alumni Association. According to the HBCU Buzz unnamed sources, Candia-Bailey was left “unsupported, disregarded, and abused after countless attempts to speak out on the bullying and harassment she experienced in her role from President Moseley.”

The report also cited a letter in which the deceased stated being stigmatized and bullied by the president and other leadership officials after disclosing she was dealing with mental illness.

Moseley, who is white, became the university’s president in 2022 after previously serving as its director of athletics and head basketball coach. Moseley has served as an assistant coach at North Carolina Central University under LeVelle Moton and at Winston-Salem State University under Bobby Collins before coming to LUMO in 2014. 

NAA President Sherman Bonds calls for Moseley’s removal by the Board of Curators.

“…I find myself standing in the state of hopelessness,” Bonds wrote in his letter. “Therefore, my appeal to you and the Board of Curators is to find a resolution that restores the consciousness of peace and healing. As President of the Lincoln University (National) Alumni Association, I have become compelled to demand a change in the Office of Presidency of the University effective immediately.”

KRCG, a local media outlet, has obtained emails from Candia-Bailey, sent on the day she took her own life. She wrote that she was “intentionally harassed and bullied” and that after receiving a poor evaluation, when she asked for help, Moseley “ignored requests (failing to respond to emails), or when face-to-face, danced around the topic.”

Update: Dr. Moseley volunteered to be placed on paid leave while a third party reviews personnel issues and concerns 

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Jackson State leads the SWAC with nearly 30k. That’s an impressive number, but it is a significant drop from its 2022 number. Norfolk State got a slight bump as it led the MEAC. North Carolina A&T got another sellout it’s first season in the CAA.

Here are the numbers of attendance at each HBCU homecoming game. All numbers were taken from official box scores from each school’s athletic website.

MEAC

Norfolk State-24,976

South Carolina State-22,269

North Carolina Central-13,626

Howard-7,684

Delaware State-6,300

Morgan State-Canceled

SWAC

Jackson State-30,947

Alabama A&M-26,391

Florida A&M-22,338

Southern-21,492

Alcorn State-21,012

Alabama State-17,995

Prairie View A&M-14,224

Arkansas-Pine Bluff-13,469

Bethune-Cookman-9,458

Mississippi Valley State-8,752

Grambling State-8,657

Texas Southern-6,352

CAA

North Carolina A&T-21,500

Hampton-13,811

CIAA

Winston-Salem State-8,200

Virginia Union-5,250

Shaw-5,022

Livingstone – 4,501

Bowie State-4,395

St. Augustine’s-3,719

Fayetteville State-3,680

Elizabeth City State-3,579

Johnson C. Smith-3,452

Virginia State-3,409

Lincoln (PA)-2,117

Bluefield State-N/A

SIAC

Tuskegee-31,726

Clark Atlanta-19,597

Savannah State-12,723

Fort Valley State-12,113

Morehouse-10,213

Benedict-8,589

Albany State-8,371

Kentucky State-2,898

Edward Waters-2,472

Lane-1,753

Allen-905

Central State-N/A

Miles-N/A

Other

Tennessee State-13,975

West Virginia State-3,954

Lincoln (MO)-3,333

Virginia University-Lynchburg-1,753

Florida Memorial-1,200

Langston-N/A

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“The GLVC Council of Presidents is pleased to unanimously endorse the recommendation from the league’s faculty athletics representatives to accept Lincoln University as our15th member,” said Dr. Sue Thomas, Truman State University President and Chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents. “Throughout the evaluation process, our institutional representatives were impressed with Lincoln’s enthusiasm, engagement, and strategic focus for the future. We welcome the Blue Tigers to the GLVC family.”

Lincoln will officially become the 15th GLVC member upon receipt of initiation fees, entitling the institution to voting privileges, and will begin regular season competition and be eligible for GLVC Championships in 2024-25.

“The addition of Lincoln University as the league’s first HBCU institution is a historic moment in the almost 45-year history of the Great Lakes Valley Conference,” said GLVC Commissioner Jim Naumovich. “President Dr. John Moseley and Vice President for Athletics Dr. Kevin Wilson, along with their leadership team, have generated a great deal of excitement and momentum about the future direction of the institution and the Blue Tigers intercollegiate athletic program, and we share in the enthusiasm that has been created with their move to the GLVC.”   

Founded in 1866 by members of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries, Lincoln is a public, historically black, 1890 land-grant institution committed to providing excellent undergraduate and graduate degree programs to a diverse student population. Located in Jefferson City, Mo., Lincoln offers educational opportunities through teaching, research, and extension services while cultivating a nurturing, student-centered environment.

The Blue Tigers currently compete in NCAA Division II and have been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 2010. Dating back to its first football game in 1920, Lincoln has a long and proud tradition of participation in collegiate athletics, as well as a history of national success. Most notably, Lincoln’s women’s track & field team has won 14 NCAA Division II National Championships in the past 20 years and has combined with the men’s team to win 14 MIAA Championships.

Despite being a full member of the MIAA, the Blue Tigers are no stranger to the GLVC, as Lincoln was a GLVC associate member in the sport of football from 2014-18.

“This is a significant day for the future of Lincoln University,” said Lincoln President Dr. John Moseley. “This puts us in a position athletically where we’ve leveled the playing field by realigning ourselves with others of similar size and similar fiscal commitment. This will also give us the opportunity to compete and recruit in areas where Lincoln already has a large alumni base.”

In addition to transitioning into the GLVC, the university announced that it will add three sports programs: baseball, men’s soccer, and women’s soccer. With its three new teams, the Blue Tigers will now sponsor 14 athletic programs, which also include the following sports: men’s and women’s basketball, women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, softball, men’s and women’s indoor track & field, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.

“Commissioner Naumovich, his stellar team, and the evaluation committee were overwhelmingly encouraging throughout the entire process,” said Lincoln VP for Advancement, Athletics, & Campus Recreation Dr. Kevin Wilson. “On behalf of our dedicated student-athletes, faculty, staff, alumni, and administration, we are humbled to become the 15th member of such a competitive conference. Our shared values and mission truly result in a match made in the Midwest. We look forward to all of our athletic programs calling the GLVC home in 2024.”

The GLVC is currently one of the largest NCAA Division II conferences in the country, featuring 13 schools and 24 sports. The Conference was established in 1978 and made up of six schools in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, but has moved westward to include four Illinois schools and eight Missouri schools among its membership. The current members of the GLVC are: Drury University (Springfield, Mo.), University of Illinois Springfield (Springfield, Ill.), University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.), Lewis University (Romeoville, Ill.), Maryville University (St. Louis, Mo.), McKendree University (Lebanon, Ill.), Missouri University of Science & Technology (Rolla, Mo.), University of Missouri-St. Louis (St. Louis, Mo.), Quincy University (Quincy, Ill.), Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.), Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, Mo.), Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.), and William Jewell College (Liberty, Mo). 

The GLVC last expanded in 2018 with the addition of Southwest Baptist and Lindenwood University as its 15th and 16th members. However, Bellarmine University in 2019, as well as Lindenwood and charter member University of Southern Indiana in 2022 all resigned to reclassify to Division I, leaving current membership at 13 full-time institutions since the start of the 2022-23 academic year. Most recently, Upper Iowa University (Fayette, Iowa) was approved for membership in the GLVC, starting in the 2023-24 academic year, as the league’s 14th member.

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Two 300-yard passers – Isaiah Saddler of Texas College and Dion Golatt of Bowie State — had the top HBCU performances though in losses for their teams this week.

Saddler threw for 367 yards and four TDs but also had four interceptions in his team’s 55-24 loss to Langston. Golatt had two 14-yard TD passes, the only scores the CIAA champs scored in a 40-12 loss at Saginaw Valley State.

Grambling State’s Quaterius Hawkins and Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders had big days topping 275 passing yards and throwing multiple touchdowns while leading their teams to victories.

Hawkins had 293 passing yards and three TDs without an interception in leading the G-Men and new head coach Hue Jackson to their first victory, 47-21 over Northwestern State. Sanders was an efficient 30 of 44 without a pick as JSU survived a battle with Tennessee State, 16-3.

The 90-yard TD pass from Norfolk State QB Otto Kuhns to DaQuan Felton was the Spartans’ only score in a 63-7 loss to James Madison and the longest scoring reception this week.

Virginia Union sophomore Jada Byers and Virginia State senior Darius Hagans were the two 200-yard rushers this week. Both were instrumental in their teams’ victories.

Byers’ 29 carries for 283 rushing yards and three TDs led all rushers this week and was key in VUU’s 45-40 upset win at AFCA Div. No. 3 Valdosta State. Byers had 22-, 50- and 52-yard TD runs in the second half. Byers, who also had a first-half TD reception, is second in NCAA Div. II average 190.5 yards per game through two games.

Hagans’ 86-yard TD run contributed to his whopping average of 11.9 yards per carry in the Trojans’ 28-7 win over Bluefield State. It was the first win of the Dr. Henry Frazier III era at VSU.

T. J. Hookfin of Texas College had two of the four TD receptions from QB Isaiah Saddler. He averaged 46.7 yards on his four receptions and 57.5 yards on his two TD catches

Lincoln Mo.’s Aderius Ealy had all three TDs for the Blue Tigers in their 58-20 loss to Northwest Missouri State.

Top HBCU performances: Defense

Chowan linebacker Montre Moore, Jackson State linebacker Nyles Gaddy, Prairie View A&M LB Gerald Smith and SC State LB B. J. Davis had the top HBCU performances on defense.

Moore led the Indians with 16 tackles in a 23-21 loss to Tusculum.

Gaddy posted four of JSU’s eight sacks vs. Tennessee State in a 16-3 win for the Tigers.

Smith and Davis both had two picks in their games. Smith and the Panthers fell to Abilene Christian, 21-13. Davis had his two picks as SCSU beat Bethune-Cookman, 33-9. He returned the second theft 59 yards for the Bulldogs’ final touchdown.

Scores

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Abilene Christian 21, Prairie View A&M 13

Allen 27, J. C. Smith 20 – called at halftime/lightning 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 76, North American 3

Austin Peay 41, Miss Valley State 0 

Benedict 14, Lane 0 

Delaware 35, Delaware State 3

Erskine 23, Clark Atlanta 19

Florida A&M 23, Albany State 13

Frostburg State 18, West Virginia State 7

Grambling State 47, Northwestern State 21

Hampton 42, Tuskegee 10

Jackson State 16, Tennessee State 3

James Madison 63, Norfolk State 7

Langston 55, Texas College 24

Limestone 73, Saint Augustine’s 14

Lincoln (PA) 26, Central State 21

Livingstone 19, Elizabeth City State 0

LSU 65, Southern 17

More Scores

NC Central 41, Winston-Salem State 0

North Dakota State 43, NC A&T 3

North Texas 59, Texas Southern 27

NW Missouri State 58, Lincoln (MO) 20

Presbyterian 21, VA-Lynchburg 13 

SC State 33, Bethune-Cookman 9

Southeastern 27, Florida Memorial 13

South Florida 42, Howard 20

Saginaw Valley State 40, Bowie State 12

Savannah State 31, Edward Waters 28 

Towson 29, Morgan State 21 

Troy 38, Alabama A&M 17

Tusculum 23, Chowan 21

Tulane 52, Alcorn State 0

UCLA 45, Alabama State 7

Virginia State 28, Bluefield State 7

Virginia Union 45, Valdosta  State 40
Wayne State 30, Shaw 22

West Alabama 31, Miles 0

West Georgia 42, Morehouse 0

Wingate 21, Fayetteville State 3 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Fort Valley State 9, Kentucky State 7

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The last hope is former Johnson C. Smith hurdler Danielle Williams. The highly decorated and former world 100 meter hurdles world champion (2015) is competing for her home country Jamaica. She competes in the first round of her event at 11:20 p.m. (ET) on Saturday. The semifinals (8:10 p.m. ET) and finals (10 p.m. ET) are set for Sunday, the final day of competition.

HBCU athletes: The ladies

North Carolina A&T freshman Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha of Nigeria, finished second in 11.16 seconds in her first round women’s 100 meters heat Saturday. She advanced to the semifinals.

Nwokocha ran 11.16 again Sunday. She finished behind Shericka Jackson (10.84), Dina Asher-Smith (10.89) and Twanisha Terry (11.04) in the semifinals. Her time was the 16^th best time in the field and did not earn a spot in the finals.

Nwokocha then ran in the first round of the 200 meters on Monday. She ran 22.61 to finish third and move thru to Tuesday’s semifinals. Howard’s Jessika Gbai, running for Ivory Coast, finished fifth in her first round 200 meters Monday heat in 22.89. She also made the semis. In the semis, Nowkocha’s ran 22.49 for fifth, just ahead of Gbai, sixth in 22.84. Neither advanced to the finals.

Former Lincoln (Mo.) hurdler Yanique Haye-Smith ran 57.99 to finish eighth in her heat of the 400 meters hurdles Tuesday. She did not advance.

HBCU men at Track & Field World Championship\s

Jamaica’s Shawn Rowe, who ran at Saint Augustine’s, finished fifth in 49.51 in the first round Saturday of the 400 meters hurdles. He advanced to Sunday’s semifinals. He ran 49.80 in the semis to finish eighth and miss the finals.

Joseph Amoah, formerly of Coppin State and running for Ghana, ran 20.40, a season’s best in the 200 meters first round on Monday. His time did not make the semifinals.

North Carolina A&T junior Randolph Ross Jr. was the most likely to make into the finals of his event, the 400 meters. But he was disqualified by the Athlete Integrity Unit (AIU) before the competition began. Ross had won back-to-back NCAA Div. I outdoor 400 titles.

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The Lincoln men’s team, with a win the 4×400 meter relay, scored 30 points to tie for sixth. Lincoln (Mo.) earned 28 all-American honors overall from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Beckford won the national championship in the 800 with a time of 2:095.88. She also teamed with Chrissani May, Maria Diamond and Shevanae Thomas to finish as the national runner-up in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 3:36.73. 

May, meanwhile, posted a time of 2:09.32 to finish fourth in the 800.

Lincoln (Mo.) men take gold

The Lincoln men’s 4×400 meter relay team of Kewani Campbell, Reuben Nichols, Shanthamoi Brown and Troy Whyte won the national title with a time of 3:05.88. Kizan David, meanwhile, was the men’s national runner-up in the long jump with a leap of 7.89m.

LU women also took fifth in the 4×100 meter relay, with the foursome of Shantae George, Shevanae Thomas, Monae Carey and Hughasia Fyffe clocking in at 45.58. Shanette Allison was the national runner-up in the 100 meter hurdles, clocking in at 13.68, while Sophia Myers placed 10th in 34.55.

In the 400 meter hurdles, Diamond turned in a time of 58.27 to take third place. 

In the men’s 4×100 meter relay, the team of Shemar Fletcher, Jamar Treasure, Imar Tomlinson and Reuben Nichols took eighth after clocking in at 40.63. Rashane Bartlett timed in at 14.09 to take fifth in the 110 meter hurdles.

Lincoln (Mo.) all-Americans

The Blue Tigers also had a pair of All-American finishes in the 400 meter hurdles. Whyte placed third overall, clocking in at 50.28. Campbell checked in at eighth, timing in at 51.77. Nichols, who came in with the best 400 meters time, finished ninth and did not generate points in the event with a time of 47.69. 

Other HBCU finishes

For the men, Lane was the only other HBCU to score. The Dragons got 13 points from sprinter Ojoshua Bunton to finish in a tie for 19th with Davenport. Bunton, the SIAC 100 meter champ, was second in the 100 meters (10.45 sec.) for eight points and third in the 200 meters (20.52) for five points. 

Fayetteville State scored 11 points to finish 25th in the women’s competition while Albany State had six points to finish tied for 34th. FSU’s Mya Johnson finished sixth in the 400 hurdles (59.15) to score three points while teammate M’Smyra Seward was second in the long jump (6.22 meters) for eight points. 

Albany State got six points by virtue of Sydney Blackburn’s third-place finish in the discus (49.09 meters). 

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At a young age growing up on 44^th and Hampton Streets on Milwaukee’s north side, she had a love for entrepreneurship, sports and her community. All have paid off handsomely for her.

The payoffs

In business, she now helms a four-state conglomerate of over 100 multi-brand restaurant franchises — Burger Kings, Pizza Huts, Aunti Anne’s Soft Pretzels, Captain D’s Seafood, among others — that is amongst the largest in the nation. Hers is the largest female-owned franchise organization in the U. S.

NBA Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal, a titan of his own in more ways than one, is one of her business partners.

In sports, she owns a minority stake in the Milwaukee Bucks franchise, the 2021 Eastern Division champion now playing in the NBA Finals vs. the Phoenix Suns. Daniels-Carter also sits on the board of directors of her beloved Green Bay Packers, her state’s NFL franchise.

Her community and philanthropic efforts have run even deeper, reaching from her Midwestern roots into Africa. She has developed a host of community youth and empowerment centers, built housing, educational, art and health complexes both here and on the continent. She has been a stalwart in her Christian community. Daniels-Carter is widely known as a motivational speaker, life coach and humanitarian.

She has volunteered for and chaired numerous organizations and boards and in 2017 was appointed the first female African-American president of the American Automobile Association (AAA) with its 60 million members. She was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2019.

“I’m God-made,” she told a local Milwaukee TV station, WTMJ-4. “I have been blessed to work all of my life. When I started this journey, I had a mission, and I have been able to achieve it.”

Valerie Daniels-Carter’s Roots

Growing up Valerie Daniels in Milwaukee in a family with seven other children created a lot of opportunities. She took advantage of one to start her first business shepherding kids safely to school for a nominal fee.

“I told them (parents) there are dogs on the path and lots of other things their kids might be afraid of and I could make sure they got back and forth safely,” she told Black Enterprise Magazine earlier this year. “Thankfully, no one every tested the waters to see if I really could fight because I coundn’t.”

It was also in her youth that she developed a passion for sports, playing on the high school basketball team at nearby Rufus King High School before going on to Lincoln, an Historically Black College in Jefferson City, Missouri.  

Lincoln helped grow all those youthful passions and helped her and them grow into the fruitful outlets they have become. At Lincoln, she graduated with a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 1978. She also played a starring role on the Lady Blue Tigers basketball team. So outstanding was her prowess as a hooper that she was drafted by the Milwaukee Does of the fledgling Women’s Professional Basketball League (WPBL).

“Sports, I love it,” she told the local TV station. “I have been basketball since I was a young girl. So from the Does to the Bucks, here I am,” she said.

A focus on business

But basketball, at least then, was not in her future. Just after graduating from college, she quickly embarked on a series of jobs that educated her on the finer points of banking, accounting, auditing and finance. After only a short time, Daniels-Carter joined with her bother, attorney John Daniels, to look for business opportunities.

“I really wanted to focus on things that would be long term,” she told Black Enterprise in an earlier interview. They settled on franchising, a subject she studied profusely. After several moves and a hefty loan, they opened their first Burger King restaurant in 1984.

As the owner and operator of V&J Holding Co. Inc., she now sits at the vortex of a collection of some 38 Burger King stores including 12 in her native Milwaukee area and 26 more in Detroit. Through other subsidiaries such as V&J Foods and V&J United Enterprises 60 Pizza Hut locations in New York and western Massachusetts are operated. The company has over 3,000 employees.

Bucks for the Bucks

In 2014, Daniels-Carter helped form Partners for Community Impact, a group of diverse community investors that purchased a minority stake in the Bucks. They joined a majority group that purchased the team that year. She routinely sends messages to the team before each game.

“I am so excited about this season,” she said of her team that trails the Suns 2-0 in their best of seven NBA Finals series. Game Three is scheduled for Sunday night in Milwaukee. The Bucks are hoping for their first title since the 1971 team that featured Norfolk State’s Bobby Dandridge.

“We are going to take it one game at a time. We are going to press forward one day at a time and we are going to bring a championship home to Milwaukee.”

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From the men’s team, Colby Jennings, Jr. earned two USTFCCCA All-Region awards, as he received the recognition in both the 200m and the 400m. Shemar Fletcher joined Jennings as honorees in the 200m, and Kewani Campbell and Jahnaza Francis were each bestowed all-region status in the 400m hurdles. Kizan David, meanwhile, collected an all-region award for his performance in the long jump.

Kelly-Ann Beckford, Kimone Campbell, Jameaka Mannings and Chrissani May were each recognized for their performance on the women’s 4x400m relay team. Mannings and May each earned two USTFCCCA All-Region awards apiece, as Mannings also claimed the honor in the 400m hurdles while May was celebrated for her performance in the 800m. Maria Diamond rounded out Lincoln’s honorees, as she earned all-region status in the 400m hurdles.

Lincoln will send eight athletes to compete in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will be hosted by Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. on Friday and Saturday (May 28-29).

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Cameron Potts recorded a triple-double as the Lincoln men’s basketball team defeated Northeastern State, 91-76, on Saturday (Jan. 23).

Potts scored 15 points and led all players with 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Potts, who also had three steals on the afternoon, became just the third NCAA Division II player this season to record a triple-double, joining West Texas A&M’s Qua Grant and Cedarville’s Branden Maughmer. Potts also became the first MIAA player to accomplish the feat since Northwest Missouri’s Trevor Hudgins had 10 points, 11 boards and 11 assists in a game against Fort Hays State on Jan. 25, 2020.

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Quinton Drayton led all scorers with 25 points and grabbed six rebounds to go with an assist and a steal. Derrick Woods filled the stat sheet with 19 points, six boards, an assist, a steal and a block. Yaniel Vidal also scored in double figures, tallying 12 points, three rbounds and three steals.

Lincoln (7-3, 7-3 MIAA) shot .507 from the floor and drained 12 treys en route to its sixth home win in seven tries this season. The Blue Tigers forced 19 turnovers, resulting in 20 points, and scored 20 off fast breaks compared to just eight for the RiverHawks. Lincoln also controlled the glass, out-rebounding NSU 40-29, including 14-4 on offensive boards. Northeastern State (2-10, 2-10 MIAA) never led by more than two points in the contest, and Lincoln led by as many as 25 late in the second half. 

Ni’Sean Rigmaiden provided nine points and two assists to the winning cause, and Jordan Notch came off the bench to supply six points, four rebounds and four assists. Mekhi Kimble pulled down five rebounds and chipped in five points to close out the scoring for LU. Charles Wilson, meanwhile, had one of Lincoln’s 10 steals on the day.

The Blue Tigers remain at home next Thursday (Jan. 28) to host Northwest Missouri at 7:30 p.m. CST.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Lincoln men’s basketball team beat Fort Hays State, 76-64, on Saturday (Jan. 9). 

The win improves Lincoln to 5-0 in Jason Gym in 2020-21, 6-2 both overall and in conference play, and 2-0 since the calendar flipped to 2021. It was also Lincoln’s fourth-straight victory.

Quinton Drayton poured in 25 points and Sai Witt scored 18 to go with nine rebounds in the win. 

Witt also supplied two assists, a pair of steals and a block while Drayton had four boards to go with two steals. Yaniel Vidal and Ni’Sean Rigmaiden each scored 12, with Vidal tallying five steals, four rebounds and three assists. Rigmaiden, meanwhile, dished five assists and grabbed five rebounds.

lead, and held a 17-10 advantage before Fort Hays State (3-6, 3-6 MIAA) rallied with a 10-2 run to go ahead 20-19 with eight minutes to play until halftime. The Blue Tigers retook the lead, FHSU tied it back up at 25, then regained the advantage on a dunk by Witt off a dish from Cameron Potts. Fort Hays State hit a trey to go up, 28-27.

FHSU eventually built a five-point lead, but Vidal hit a three and Rigmaiden made two shots at the line before another Vidal trey gave Lincoln back the lead. The Blue Tigers held a 37-36 edge on the scoreboard going into the intermission, but FHSU opened the second half with a layup to go back up by one.

The second half mainly belonged to Lincoln, however, as the Blue Tigers held Fort Hays State to .375 shooting overall and .364 shooting from long range during the final 20 minutes. With 14:42 remaining, Drayton hit a shot from downtown to give LU a two-point lead, and Lincoln never looked back, taking a 13-point advantage with three minutes to play. Drayton scored 20 points in the second half, and Lincoln forced 17 total turnovers in the contest which resulted in 18 Blue Tiger points. 

Potts had seven points, three assists and two steals, and Mekhi Kimble closed the scoring with two points, three boards, a steal and a pair of assists. Jordan Notch also represented Lincoln on the court, contributing a block and a rebound to the victorious effort.

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Witt scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while tallying a pair of steals and two assists, and Potts finished with 14 points, five boards and two steals. Quinton Drayton added 16 points and six rebounds, and Ni’Sean Rigmaiden provided 11 points to the winning cause. 

Lincoln (2-0, 2-0 MIAA) opened the game on a 6-0 run and eventually built a 22-8 lead against a Missouri Southern (3-1, 3-1 MIAA) team that entered the day undefeated and ranked No. 21 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Division II poll. The Blue Tigers earned their first victory over a ranked opponent since Jan. 5, 2019, when LU defeated MSSU, then ranked No. 20, 90-83. This marked the third win over a Top-25 opponent by a Lincoln team coached by John Moseley.

The Lions clawed back to within one with 2:26 to play in the first half, but a technical foul called against Missouri Southern led to a 6-2 run by the Blue Tigers that put LU ahead, 33-28, at halftime. Lincoln led for the entire second half, building a 61-46 advantage with 9:46 remaining. Missouri Southern would not get any closer than within five of the Blue Tigers, who scored seven in the final minute to seal the victory.

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Yaniel Vidal came off the bench to provide seven points, four boards and an assist, and DaMani Jarrett finished with five points and four rebounds while Arash Yaqubi supplied six points and a steal. Mekhi Kimble and Lamont Ballard, Jr. each had a rebound.

Missouri Southern held a 47-37 lead in rebounding, but the Blue Tigers forced the Lions into 20 turnovers and shot .443 from the field. LU also limited MSSU to a .263 shooting rate beyond the arc, and scored 10 second chance points on eight offensive rebounds.

Lincoln next travels to St. Joseph, Mo. on Thursday (Dec. 3) to play Missouri Western at 7:30 p.m. CST.

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Sai Witt, who scored 19 points to go with nine rebounds, hit a layup with just under 18 minutes remaining to put the Blue Tigers ahead, 50-33. He was one of five LU players to finish in double figures, with Yaniel Vidal coming off the bench to lead the team with 20 points.

A 13-0 run by the Mules cut the Blue Tiger lead down to four with 12:10 to play, and Central Missouri would ultimately cut the lead down to 59-58 with 8:39 remaining. Lincoln never allowed the Mules to take a second half lead, however, as Quinton Drayton hit a jumper to end the scoring run, and later made a layup to put Lincoln back up by five. Drayton ended the day with 14 points.

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The Blue Tigers maintained the lead through the rest of the game, holding a 74-69 advantage entering the final three minutes. Central Missouri responded with one final push to cut the deficit down to two points, but Witt sparked a 6-0 Lincoln run with a clutch layup with 1:30 to play. Lincoln made seven free throws down the stretch to clinch the win and open the season with a 1-0 record both overall and in MIAA play.

Cameron Potts added 12 points and Ni’Sean Rigmaiden scored 11, while Arash Yaqubi rounded out the LU starters with three points on the afternoon. DaMani Jarrett added four points and three rebounds off the bench, and Mekhi Kimble finished with two points while Jordan Notch chipped in a free throw.

Lincoln will have a week to prepare for its next contest, as the Blue Tigers host Missouri Southern on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 3:00 p.m. CST.

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The NBA playoffs had been postponed for the majority of the week as players refused to play after the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin. Saturday marked the return of action and a pivotal game for Paul’s Thunder team.

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HBCU fans were interested in a different kind of game on Saturday. The HBCU Sneaker Tour has in essence turned into a game of HBCU roulette. No school ever knows when or if it will get the spotlight of Chris Paul’s feet. One has to watch the game very carefully or scour the internet to determine who was the go to school for the night.

In the HBCU universe, there is more than one Lincoln and you have to know your Missouri from Pennsylvania. It was a faux pas that at least one national outlet had to correct via a deleted tweet. But getting it right in the end is what ultimately counts.

Paul also wrote the names of actor Chadwick Boseman and former NBA player Clifford Robinson on his shoes. Both men passed away unexpectedly over the weekend.

Lincoln (MO) is a Division II HBCU located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The Blue Tigers are members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Blue Tigers joined the conference in 2010.

The nod to Lincoln was appreciated by fans and the university. The school ackowledged the look during the first half of Saturday night’s game.

“Chris Paul @CP3 we Appreciate you! Thank You for reppin’ the Blue Tigers in your game today & at a time when we remember the life of Chadwick Boseman,” the school tweeted.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lincoln University will discontinue its women’s bowling program, Director of Athletics John Moseley announced on Thursday (June 11).

“The COVID-19 pandemic has placed substantial financial stress on many universities across the country, including Lincoln, and that has required many athletic departments to make difficult decisions in regards to funding its sports programs,” Moseley said. “After a comprehensive review of our programs, it became clear that it would be impossible to continue fiscally supporting bowling at a level that would allow our student-athletes to be competitive against our peers in the NCAA.

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“Since its inception in 2015, the women’s bowling program has had the lowest total participation of the sports offered here at Lincoln.

Having said that, I know the student-athletes who represented Lincoln these past five years have done so with pride and class, and I appreciate their contributions to Lincoln athletics.

”The bowling program had not competed in an intercollegiate event since the 2019 MIAA Championship, and only one student-athlete on the team was currently eligible to compete this fall. The head bowling coach resigned this past spring, and the position has since remained vacant.

Lincoln will continue to offer 11 NCAA Division II athletic programs.

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NEW ORLEANS — All-Americans for the 2020 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Normal policies dictate that All-America honors are awarded based on classifications of performance at the NCAA Championships.

Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Executive Committee adopted the following criteria:

• Based on the posted startlist for the national championships announced by the NCAA, the following will be recognized as All-America for the 2020 indoor track & field season:
  • Individual events: ALL student-athletes listed on the startlist for the anticipated event.
  • Relay events: The four student-athletes per anticipated relay who produced the performance that was declared and accepted into their event.
• There will not be a distinction of “first-team” or “second-team” to these recognitions.

A total of 716 honors were handed out to 117 different institutions on Tuesday.

Blue Tigers on the prowl

Division II HBCUs racked up a total of 48 All-American honors. For the men, Lincoln (Mo.) and Saint Augustine’s both walked away with more than 10 All-American honors. For the women, Lincoln (Mo.) dominated once again with 11 All-American honors. Both Fayetteville State and Saint Augustine’s were close behind with six honors each.

Men’s Awards

CIAA Schools

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PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Lincoln women’s track & field team scored 127 points and set three records at the MIAA Indoor Championships, hosted by Pittsburg State University on Sunday (March 1).

The 4x400m relay team of Dylann Core, Chrissani May, Kissi-Ann Brown and Christine Moss won with a meet record time of 3:41.55, and Lincoln swept the top-three of the 800m, led by Kelly-Ann Beckford’s winning time of 2:11.22. Beckford ended up being named the High Point Scorer of the meet.

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May (2:12.50) and Moss (2:13.75) rounded out the top-three of the 800m, and Moss was the victor of the 400m with an automatic qualifying time of 53.98, while Brown (53.99) and Core (56.44) respectively placed second and sixth. Rene Medley set a meet record with a time of 7.37 in the 60m, and Shanice Reid placed sixth in that event at 7.82.

Medley tied the facility record with her winning time of 23.57 in the 200m, and Moss placed fourth in 24.11. Jameaka Mannings was the runner-up in the 600-yard (1:23.67), and Beckford captured the title in the mile in 5:02.70. In the 60m hurdles, meanwhile, Vivian Akunna claimed fourth in 8.77.

Lincoln additionally won the distance medley in 12:01.48, with Melissa Tyme, Beckford, May and Core representing LU. In the field events, Rusheda Blake placed second in the triple jump (12.09m) and sixth in the long jump (5.59m).

PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Lincoln men’s track & field team scored 93 points en route to a fourth-place finish at the 2020 MIAA Indoor Championships, hosted by Pittsburg State University on Saturday (March 1).

Carlon Hosten broke the meet record in the 200m, winning in 20.97, and Colby Jennings, Jr. took third (21.26) while Raymone Campbell finished fourth (21.47). Jennings, meanwhile, won the 400m with an automatic qualifying time of 46.89, and Hosten was the champion of the 60m dash in 6.74.

Lincoln swept the top-three in the triple jump, led by Ryan Brown with an automatic mark of 15.74m. Salif Mane was the runner-up with a distance of 15.52m, and Kizan David finished in third at 15.51m, with both of those marks also automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships. In the long jump, David took second (7.67m), Ryan Brown placed third (7.64m) and Mane came in eighth (7.15m).

Stavin Brown placed sixth in the 800m (1:54.97), and Souleyman Seck (8.39) and Abubakar Muhammed (8.45) respectively checked in at sixth and seventh in the 60m hurdles.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Lincoln men’s indoor track & field team is now the No. 1 team in the land while the LU women’s track & field team is No. 2 nationally in the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II rankings, released on Tuesday (Feb. 4).

The Blue Tiger men moved up to No. 1 in NCAA Division II for the first time since 2012 after earning 149.35 points in this week’s ratings. Tiffin (137.04 points), Colorado-Mines (136.90) and Ashland (133.97) are all jockeying for the No. 2 position, while American International rounds out the top-five with 95.42 points. Missouri Southern (93.94) and Northwest Missouri (90.63) are respectively ranked No. 6 and No. 7, and three other MIAA programs – No. 12 Central Missouri (69.13), No. 21 Pittsburg State (40.02) and No. 24 Emporia State (36.87) – appear in the national top-25.

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The Lincoln women remained No. 2 in the country after garnering 149.36 points this week, placing the Blue Tigers behind only Grand Valley State, which received 203.93 points. Northwest Missouri (115.11) is No. 3 and Minnesota State-Mankato (101.33) is No. 4 while Missouri Southern (91.27) gives the MIAA three programs in the national top-five. Other ranked programs from the MIAA include No. 15 Pittsburg State (56.20) and No. 22 Central Missouri (33.04).

Both Lincoln programs will travel to Maryville, Mo. this weekend (Feb. 7-8) for the Bearcat Open, hosted by Northwest Missouri State University.

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The Lincoln women’s outdoor track & field team scored 64 points and won five events to win the 2019 NCAA Division II Championship on Saturday (May 25). It’s the second outdoor title in two years for the Blue Tigers, who also won the 2018 NCAA Division II Championship.

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It’s also the ninth NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the history of the Lincoln women’s track & field program, and the 14th total national title won by the program under head coach Victor Thomas.

It all came down to the 4x400m relay, as Lincoln entered the final event of the day tied for first with Adams State, as each team had 54 points. Adams State didn’t have an entry in the relay, meaning the Blue Tigers only needed to finish the race to ensure the championship. Not only did LU finish, but the foursome of Rene Medley, Dylann Core, Renea Ambersley and Kissi-Ann Brown timed in at 3:37.03 to win the national championship in that event.

Medley won a pair of individual national championships, as she took the crown in the 100m with a time of 11.20, and won the 200m in 23.30. In the latter event, Christine Moss clocked in at 25.02 to place eighth.

Brown also was an individual champion, as she won the title in the 400m dash with a time of 53.62. Brown additionally earned All-American distinction in the 400m hurdles, as she timed in at 1:01.35 to take sixth.

The team of Medley, Ambersley, Moss and Shaian Vandenburg opened the day on a high note by winning the national title in the 4x100m relay, turning in a time of 45.33. Ambersley was also the national runner-up in the 400m dash with a time of 54.60, while Moss claimed seventh at 57.64

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St. Augustine’s men’s track team won its 13th indoor track title on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of NCAA.com)

HBCUs were well represented at the Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. St. Augustine’s University men won their 13th D2 Indoor Track and Field title while Johnson C. Smith and Lincoln (MO) University women placed second and third in the women’s team competitions.

SAU totaled 84.50 points, bringing its national title total to 34 under legendary coach George Williams. Ty’reak Murray won the 60 meter hurdles while Roxroy Cato captured the 400 dash to bring home individual national championships. SAU also won the 4 x 400.

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