The first Black College football game was played on the campus of Livingstone College vs. Biddle College now Johnson C. Smith University on Dec. 27, in 1892.
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announces the selection of Monterika Warren as head women’s basketball coach, effective August 1, 2023. Warren has served as assistant women’s basketball coach and assistant athletics director of Student Affairs since joining JCSU’s Department of Athletics in January 2023
The Birth of Black College Football.
December 27, 1892, Livingstone College and Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith University) played the first Black intercollegiate football game in Salisbury, North Carolina.
127th years ago on this date, marks the birth of Black College Football. The game took place in Salisbury, NC when Biddle (
@JCSUniversity
) took on Livingstone College (
@Livingstone1879
).
On Dec. 27, 1892, Livingstone College and Biddle College (later, Johnson C. Smith University) played the first Black intercollegiate football game in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Biddle won the game 5-0 after the teams played two 45-minute halves on Livingstone's front lawn.
Congratulations to the JCSU men's basketball team who are the No. 1 seed in the Southern Division. The Golden Bulls will play Wednesday in Bojangles Coliseum.
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is congratulating Anna Cockrell for advancing to the finals in the Paris
#Olympics
! Anna is the daughter of Kieth Cockrell, Vice Chair of the JCSU Board of Trustees!
On Dec. 27, 1892, Livingstone College and Biddle College (later, Johnson C. Smith University) played the first Black intercollegiate football game in Salisbury, North Carolina.Biddle won the game 5-0 after the teams played two 45-minute halves on Livingstone’s front lawn.
If you missed it this past weekend, JCSU freshman Timor Barrett ran the fastest time in the country in the 400m hurdles, winning the event at the 49ers Invitational with a 51.37!
Former JCSU alum Danielle Williams finished sixth in the 100m hurdles World Championship, with a time of 12.44. Williams is ranked 8th in the World in the 100m hurdles.
Congratulations to our Bowler Tatiyana Minor who has been selected to receive a $10,000 Carolina Panthers Graduate Scholarship award for the 2020-2021 academic year! Well done Tatiyana! Read more about Tatiyana by visiting ! 🎳
Johnson C. Smith University Department of Athletics celebrates the Fall 2022 student-athletes by recognizing them for their achievements in the classroom. In all, 130 student-athletes achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better, with 16 of them posting 4.0 GPAs.
A HUGE thank you to all the
#GoldenBulls
fans who came to Columbia to support our team as they took on
@benedict_tigers
last night! JCSU won their second game of the season! They will be on the road again next Saturday, Sept. 21, when they take on
@VUU_Football
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In honor of
#NationalCoachesDay
, we salute our Athletic Director & Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stephen Joyner, Sr & Head Women’s Basketball Coach Stephen Jr.
Brevin Caldwell, Johnson C. Smith (Fr, WR - Charlotte, NC)
In his first collegiate game, Caldwell had 11 receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns in JCSU's overtime defeat versus Bluefield State, 35-34.
JCSU Football Moves Up to No. 9 HBCU D2 Coaches Poll.
The HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW is administered by BOXTOROW, and is voted on by the HBCU NCAA Division II coaches.
The Department of Athletics celebrated Joe Olivadoti, as he is going to The University of Richmond as the Head Football Athletic Trainer. We will miss you Joe!
Congratulations to
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Sports Information Director Oralia Washington for being picked as the game announcer at today’s
@CIAAForLife
Men’s Basketball Final game! If you are in
#Baltimore
hers is the voice you’re hearing in the stadium.
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JaQuan Wilkins was named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field All-America Team
Congratulations!!
GOLD 🏅 for
#JCSU
Golden Bull Danielle Williams of Team Jamaica 🇯🇲 in Women's 100M Hurdles Final with a time of 12.43. This is Danielle's second World Championships gold medal. 🔥🔥🔥🖤💚💛💙
On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, received news that they were free. Now, people across the nation observe the holiday 155 years later.
Today marks an extraordinary day. Coach Joyner has coached 1,000 games in his 35th year as the head coach of the JCSU Men's Basketball team.
Congratulations Coach Joyner!!!!