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2012-13 Annual Report - Southern University New Orleans

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Dear SUNO Community,<br />

This has been another tremendously successful year for the <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>University</strong> at<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> athletic department. As you know, our university has a great tradition<br />

of success in intercollegiate competition but each year we strive to build upon that<br />

tradition with each new group of athletes that enter our program.<br />

The <strong>2012</strong>-20<strong>13</strong> athletic year was particularly eventful. Our student athletes were<br />

winners in the classroom and on the field of competition and continued to show a<br />

commitment to their community. We won a conference tournament championship<br />

for the second consecutive season, set a number of records and saw two of our teams<br />

earn national rankings.<br />

Our volleyball team started the year in great fashion, finishing the season with a 23-9<br />

record, setting team records for regular season wins (21), total wins (23), regular<br />

season conference wins (8) and consecutive wins (9). During the Indoor Track<br />

Season, Bruce McLean (60 meters) and Warith Fennoy (Triple Jump) both put up<br />

qualifying efforts for the NAIA championships on the Men’s side. For the Women, Leonie Robinson (60<br />

meters, 200 meters), Yoniece Martin (200 meters, 400 meters), Adriana Brown (60 meter hurdles), Mackola<br />

Joseph (800 meters), Orenthia Bennett (400 meters, 800 meters), Tamara Hunter (400 meters) , Safia Jenkins<br />

(400 meters) and the 4x400 relay team all qualified for the national championships. Our men’s basketball<br />

team entered the season ranked in the top-25 after its run to the second round of the NAIA basketball<br />

championships in <strong>2012</strong>. The team struggled during the regular season , finishing tied for 4th in the GCAC,<br />

but made it to the semi-finals of the GCAC tournament before falling to runner-up Dillard. The Lady<br />

Knights basketball team earned an invitation to the NAIA tournament after winning their first GCAC<br />

tournament title in more than a decade. Finally, during the outdoor track season, SUNO was able to send a<br />

number of athletes to the national championships with Sheldon Williams earning the NAIA title in the<br />

Men’s 400 meter hurdles, the first individual championship for SUNO since 2006.<br />

As proud as I am of the accomplishments of our student-athletes for what they have accomplished during<br />

athletic competition , the mission of our <strong>University</strong> is to provide them with a quality education as they move<br />

forward in their lives. This year, we were able to celebrate the graduation of 12 athletes and the overall<br />

Grade Point Average for student-athletes continues to outpace that of the <strong>University</strong> as a whole.<br />

This report will give you greater detail about the <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>University</strong> at <strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> athletic program, our<br />

current achievements and our vision for the future. Athletics is one of the cornerstones of the collegiate<br />

experience and as Athletic Director I understand and cherish the legacy of SUNO athletics that I have been<br />

charged to protect and to nurture. Let us look back on this year with pride and look ahead to the years<br />

ahead with optimism.<br />

Go Knights!<br />

Elton King

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