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Administration

Name Title Phone Fax Email
Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau President (202) 806-2500 (202) 806-9243 sidney.ribeau@howard.edu
Franklin D. Chambers, Ph.D Vice Provost for Student Affairs (202) 806-2100 (202) 806-9302 fchambers@howard.edu
Dwight Datcher Athletics Director (202) 806-7141 (202) 806-9090 ddatcher@howard.edu
Adria Washington Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator (202) 806-6697 (202) 806-9090 awashington@howard.edu
Dexter Harris Associate Athletics Director (202) 806-7144 (202) 806-9090 doharris@howard.edu
Tonja M. Braxton Asst. AD for Academic Advising/Head Softball Coach (202) 806-5165 (202) 806-9090 tbraxton@howard.edu
A.B. Williamson Director of Compliance (202) 806-9121 (202) 806-9548 awilliamson@howard.edu
Andrew Riley Compliance Specialist (202) 806-9180 (202) 806-9548 friley2@howard.edu
Marian Johnson Asst. Director of Compliance (202) 806-4535 (202) 806-9548 mc_johnson@howard.edu
Dr. Jerome Pittman Faculty Athletics Representative (202) 806-5895 (202) 806-4636 jpittman@howard.edu

Support Staff

Name Title Phone Fax Email
Marion Butts Administrative Assistant (Women's Bowling, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, M&W Swimming, Women's Lacrosse) (202) 806-9096 (202) 518-3316 mbutts@howard.edu
Travis Coleman Strength and Conditioning Coach (202) 806-5169 (202) 806-9090 t_j_coleman@howard.edu
Ike Darden Facilities Director (202) 806-7152 (202) 806-9595 idarden@howard.edu
Edward Hill Jr. Sports Information Director (FB, MBB) (202) 806-7184 (202) 806-9595 ehill@howard.edu
Lou Jones Equipment Manager (202) 806-7155 (202) 806-9090 ljones@howard.edu
Deanna Lee Assistant Athletic Trainer (202) 806-5520 (202) 806-9090 dmlee@howard.edu
Chevonne Mansfield Assistant Director of Sports Information (VB, MSOC, WSOC, XC, WBB, TRK, TEN, BOWL, WLAX, SB, SWIM) (202) 806-7182 (202) 806-9595 cmansfield@howard.edu
Rimmon Martin Administrative Assistant (Football) (202) 805-7151 (202) 806-9090 remartin@howard.edu
Jennifer Moore Administrative Assistant (Administration, Women's Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, M&W Tennis, Track & Field) (202) 806-7141 (202) 806-9090 jc_moore@howard.edu
Carlos Parry Head Athletic Trainer (202) 806-5556 (202) 806-9090 caparry@howard.edu
Bill Tyner Assistant Athletic Trainer (202) 806-9100 (202) 806-9090 wtyner@howard.edu
George Walker Asst. Equipment Manager (202) 806-7155 (202) 806-9090 gwalker@howard.edu

Men's Coaches

Name Title Phone Fax Email
Carey Bailey Head Football Coach (202) 806-6193 (202) 806-9090 cibailey@howard.edu
Eugene Banks Asst. Football Coach/Tight End's (202) 806-6193 (202) 806-9090 erbanks@msn.com
Matt Collier Assistant Men's Basketball Coach (202) 806-6792 (202) 518-3316 mcollier@howard.edu
Andre Creamer Asst. Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (202) 806-7181 (202) 806-9090 lcreamer@howard.edu
Jaymes Darby Asst. Football Coach/Running Backs (202) 806-6193 (202) 806-9090 cibailey@howard.edu
Kenyetta Grigsby Asst. Track & Field Coach (202) 806-6795 (202) 806-7004 kgrigsby@howard.edu
Alvin Harper Asst. Football Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers (202) 806-5161 (202) 806-9090 alvinharper123@yahoo.com
Robert Hunt Asst. Football Coach/Running Game Coordinator/OL Coach (202) 806-6193 (202) 806-9090 rwhunt@howard.edu
Gil Jackson Head Men's Basketball Coach (202) 806-5202 (202) 518-3316 ghjackson@howard.edu
Michael Lawrence Head Men's Soccer Coach (202) 806-6798 (202) 518-3316 HUsoccer@howard.edu
Jamar Mason Asst. Football Coach/Director of Football Operations/Running Backs (202) 806-7153 (202) 806-9090 cibailey@howard.edu
Michael Merritt Head Cross-Country/Track & Field Coach (202) 806-5162 (202) 806-7004 mmerritt@howard.edu
James Moses Asst. Football Coach/Player Development/Outside Linebackers/Pro Liason (202) 806-5160 (202) 806-9090 cibailey@howard.edu
Shaffer Rawlings Head Swimming Coach (202) 806-6793 (202) 578-3316 srawlings@howard.edu
Terry Sims Asst. Football Coach/Special Teams/Recruiting Coordinator/Secondary Coach (202) 806-5167 (202) 806-9090 tesims@howard.edu
Matt Stansfield Asst. Football Coach/Defensive Line (202) 806-6193 (202) 806-9090 stan5769@yahoo.com
Larry Strickland Head Tennis Coach (202) 806-7162 (202) 806-9090 lstrickland@howard.edu
James Wilhelmi Asst. Men's Basketball Coach (202) 806-6689 (202) 518-3316 jwilhelmi@howard.edu

Women's Coaches

Name Title Phone Fax Email
Tonja M. Braxton Asst. AD for Academic Advising/Head Softball Coach (202) 806-5165 (202) 806-9090 tbraxton@howard.edu
PeLar Bennett Asst. Softball Coach (202) 806-5165 (202) 806-9090 pmbennett@howard.edu
Ron Davis Head Bowling Coach (202) 806-6822 (202) 518-3316 rond_bison@comcast.net
Kenyetta Grigsby Asst. Track & Field Coach (202) 806-6795 (202) 806-7004 kgrigsby@howard.edu
Orlando Larracuente Head Women's Volleyball Coach (202) 806-7147 (202) 806-9090 olarracuente@howard.edu
Michael Merritt Head Cross-Country/Track & Field Coach (202) 806-5162 (202) 806-7004 mmerritt@howard.edu
Shaffer Rawlings Head Swimming Coach (202) 806-6793 (202) 578-3316 srawlings@howard.edu
Niki Reid Geckeler Head Women's Basketball Coach (202) 806-7950 (202) 806-9090
Larry Strickland Head Tennis Coach (202) 806-7162 (202) 806-9090 lstrickland@howard.edu
Melanie Thompson Assistant Volleyball Coach (202) 806-7147 (202) 806-9090 olarracuente@howard.ed

Women's Volleyball

9/5/08
Women's Volleyball
UNC Charlotte (UNC Charlotte Tournament)
7 PM
Charlotte, N.C.

Women's Soccer

9/5/08
Howard
Buffalo
3 PM
Buffalo, N.Y.

Men's Soccer

9/5/08
Howard
Oregon State (Hensor/Zaher Memorial Diadora Classic)
10:30 PM
Portland, Ore.

Men's Tennis

9/5/08
Men's Tennis
Virginia State Invitational
TBA
Petersburg, Va.

Women's Volleyball

9/6/08
Women's Volleyball
Youngstown State (UNC Charlotte Tournament)
10 AM
Charlotte, N.C.

Women's Volleyball

9/6/08
Women's Volleyball
Norfolk State (UNC Charlotte Tournament)
4:30 PM
Charlotte, N.C.

Football

9/6/08
Georgetown (Greene Stadium)
Football
1 p.m.
Washington, D.C.

Men's Tennis

9/6/08
Men's Tennis
Virginia State Invitational
TBA
Petersburg, Va.

Women's Soccer

9/7/08
Howard
Canisius
1 PM
Buffalo, N.Y.

Men's Soccer

9/7/08
Howard
Seattle (Hensor/Zaher Memorial Diadora Classic)
1 PM
Portland, Ore.

Men's Tennis

9/7/08
Men's Tennis
Virginia State Invitational
TBA
Petersburg, Va.

Women's Volleyball

9/10/08
George Mason
Women's Volleyball
7 PM
Washington, D.C.

Women's Soccer

9/10/08
Howard
Florida Gulf Coast
7 PM
Fort Myers, Fla.

Women's Volleyball

9/13/08
Women's Volleyball
Robert Morris (Robert Morris Tournament)
7:30 PM
Moon Township, Pa.

Men's Soccer

9/13/08
Howard
Mercer (Mercer Tournament)
7 PM
Macon, Ga.

Football

9/13/08
Football
Hampton (Armstrong Stadium)
6 p.m.
Hampton, Va.

XC

9/13/08
Howard
Old Nassau Run
All Day
Princeton, N.J.

Women's Volleyball

9/14/08
Women's Volleyball
St. Peter's (Robert Morris Tournament)
TBA
Moon Township, Pa.

Women's Soccer

9/14/08
Howard
George Washington
1 PM
Washington, D.C.

Men's Soccer

9/14/08
Howard
Alabama A&M (Mercer Tournament)
1 PM
Macon, Ga.

Women's Soccer

9/16/08
Howard
George Mason
7 PM
Fairfax, Va.

Women's Volleyball

9/17/08
Women's Volleyball
Navy
7 PM
Annapolis, Md.

Men's Soccer

9/17/08
Mount St. Mary's
Howard
7:30 PM
Washington, D.C.

Women's Volleyball

9/19/08
Women's Volleyball
St. John's (Blackbird Invitational)
4 PM
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Men's Soccer

9/19/08
Liberty
Howard
7 PM
Washington, D.C.

Women's Tennis

9/19/08
Women's Tennis
Georgetown Invitational
TBA
Washington, D.C.

Men's Tennis

9/19/08
Men's Tennis
Georgetown Invitational
TBA
Washington, D.C.

Women's Volleyball

9/20/08
Women's Volleyball
LIU (Blackbird Invitational)
10 AM
Brooklyn, N.Y.

9/20/08
Women's Volleyball
Houston Baptist (Blackbird Invitational)
3 PM
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Football

9/20/08
Florida A&M (Greene Stadium)
Football
1 p.m.
Washington, D.C.

Women's Tennis

9/20/08
Women's Tennis
Georgetown Invitational
TBA
Washington, D.C.

Men's Tennis

9/20/08
Men's Tennis
Georgetown Invitational
TBA
Washington, D.C.

XC

9/20/08
Howard
Cappy Anderson Invitational
All Day
Princess Anne, Md.

Women's Soccer

9/21/08
Youngstown State
Howard
1 PM
Washington, D.C.

Women's Tennis

9/21/08
Women's Tennis
Georgetown Invitational
TBA
Washington, D.C.

Men's Tennis

9/21/08
Men's Tennis
Georgetown Invitational
TBA
Washington, D.C.

Women's Volleyball

9/22/08
Women's Volleyball
Georgetown
7 PM
Washington, D.C.

Women's Volleyball

9/24/08
American
Women's Volleyball
7 PM
Washington, D.C.

Women's Tennis

9/25/08
Women's Tennis
George Mason Invitational
TBA
Fairfax, Va.

Home teams listed on the bottom.

Multimedia


Coach's Comments from 2008 Football Spring Training (Part One)
Coach's Comments from 2008 Football Spring Training (Part Two)