Strickland Named MEAC Coach of the Year; Four Bison Receive All-Conference Honors
NORFOLK, VA – Larry Strickland was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
Strickland earned his second consecutive Coach of the Year honor after guiding Howard’s women’s program to a 10-8 overall record and a 5-0 sweep in conference play to garner the northern divisional title. Strickland was also named the Coach of the Year on the men’s side after leading the Bison to a 4-0 finish in conference play and its first conference divisional title since 2008.
On the women’s side, Katelyn Stokes highlights the MEAC first team, while Brooke Hawthorne and Brittney Morgan received second team accolades. On the men’s side, Christopher Brown was named to the second team.
The 2011 MEAC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championship begins with women’s play on Friday, April 15 at 8:30 a.m. The women’s semi-final rounds start on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. followed by the men at Noon. The Championship concludes on Sunday with the women’s final beginning at 9 a.m. followed by the men’s title match at Noon.
Women
Player of the Year: Daria Sekerina, South Carolina State
Rookie of the Year: AKilah James, South Carolina State
Coach of the Year: Larry Strickland, Howard
First Team
Name School
Alexis Brown Florida A&M
Katelyn Stokes Howard
Maria Craciun South Carolina State
AKilah James South Carolina State
Sabrina Mendez South Carolina State
Daria Sekerina South Carolina State
Second Team
Name School
Katarina Szabova Bethune-Cookman
Marina Sicic Delaware State
Kathline Durden Florida A&M
Brooke Hawthorne Howard
Brittney Morgan Howard
Laura Bosneag South Carolina State
Men
Player of the Year: Dymtro Kovalevych, South Carolina State
Rookie of the Year: Artemiy Nikitin, South Carolina State
Coach of the Year: Larry Strickland, Howard
First Team
Name School
Gabriel Chidi Florida A&M
Levan Clark Florida A&M
Takura Happy* Florida A&M
Arsenio Culver Norfolk State
Dmytro Kovalevych South Carolina State
Aton Protsenko South Carolina State
Peteris Vinogradous* South Carolina State
Second Team
Name School
Marc Misanovic Bethune-Cookman
Maurice Wamukowa* Florida A&M
Christopher Brown Howard
Ben Marks Norfolk State
Gabriel Meana South Carolina State
Artemiy Nikitin South Carolina State