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Winston-Salem State tabbed to repeat in CIAA

Jul 19, 2012

Petersburg, Va. — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced its Pre-season All-CIAA Football Team and predicted order of finish Thursday at the preseason press conference and luncheon in Petersburg, Va.

Winston-Salem State, last year’s conference champion was picked by the coaches to repeat that feat. They were followed by Elizabeth City State, St. Augustine’s, Fayetteville State and Shaw.

Four of the top five predicted finishers come from the Southern Division. A current Northern Division team has not won the conference since Virginia Union in 2001.

The Pre-season All-CIAA Team includes just two sophomores with upperclassmen making up the rest of the team. The team is highlighted by last season’s Offensive Player of the Year, Daronte McNeill of ECSU.

In all, nine players that earned 2011 All-CIAA honors were tabbed as preseason All-CIAA.

This year will mark the 100th Anniversary of the CIAA.

2012 CIAA Predicted Order of Finish
1. Winston-Salem State University
2. Elizabeth City State University
3. Saint Augustine’s College
4. Fayetteville State University
5. Shaw University
6. Bowie State University
7. Virginia State University
8. Johnson C. Smith University
9. Virginia Union University
10. Chowan University
11. Lincoln University
12. Livingstone College

Northern Division
1) Elizabeth City State University
2) Bowie State University
3) Virginia State University
4) Virginia Union University
5) Chowan University
6) Lincoln University of PA
Southern Division
1) Winston-Salem State University
2) St. Augustine’s College
3) Fayetteville State University
4) Shaw University
5) Johnson C. Smith University
6) Livingstone College

2012 PRESEASON ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL TEAM

# NAME SCHOOL CLASS HT WT MAJOR HOMETOWN
OFFENSE
TIGHT END
86 Khari Lee BSU SO 6’4 250 Banking & Finance Baltimore, MD
LINEMEN
75 OgheneMaro Erhie BSU SR 6’6 305 Graduate School Odenton, MD
55 Rico Arellano JCSU JR 6’7 280 Sports Management Charlotte, NC
72 Kyle Catterton VSU SR 6’4 285 Sports Management Waldorf, MD
52 Markus Lawrence WSSU SR 6’3 275 Business Management Charlotte, NC
75 Daven Gray WSSU JR 6’3 310 Art Kernersville, NC
WIDE RECEIVERS
86 Robert Holland CU SR 6’2 190 SSPE Newport News, VA
1 Tyron Laughinghouse SAC SR 6’3 180 Sports Management Greenville, NC
QUARTERBACK
6 Kameron Smith WSSU SR 6’0 195 Business Administration Garner, NC
RUNNING BACKS
8 Daronte McNeill ECSU SR 6’2 220 Sports Management Elizabeth City, NC
29 Jerell Washington VUU SR 5’8 180 Accounting Fort Pierce, FL
PLACE KICKER
43 Alejandro Suarez WSSU SO 5’8 170 Undeclared Liberty, NC
KICK RETURNER
88 Terry Anderson LC JR 5’9 180 Undeclared Newark, NJ
DEFENSE
LINESMEN
42 Brad Davis ECSU SR 6’2 245 Business Administration Charlotte, NC
92 Derrick Johnson, III. JCSU SR 6’2 275 Physical Education Charlotte, NC
51 Tim Green LU SR 6’1 255 Criminal Justice Fanwood, NJ
52 Shonquez Nelson SAC JR 6’1 290 Biology Lake City, SC
LINEBACKERS
32 Tyheim Pitt LC JR 5’10 190 Mathematics Freemont, NC
3 Chaz Robinson SAC JR 5’11 215 Sports Management Hampton, VA
44 Carlos Fields, II. WSSU JR 6’1 220 Math Education Henderson, NC
DEFENSIVE BACK
1 Nigel Rios ECSU JR 5’9 170 Business Washington, DC
10 Joshua Scales FSU JR 6’0 175 Physical Education Pinehurst, NC
1 Darnell Evans SU JR 5’8 180 Education Madison, NJ
13 Malcolm Rowe WSSU SR 6’1 220 Business Administration Fayetteville, NC
PUNTER
7 Landen Thayer WSSU SR 6’0 200 Physical Education Clemmons, NC
PUNT RETURNER
1 Tyron Laughinghouse SAC SR 6’3 180 Sports Management Greenville, NC

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