Post by Aggie One on Jul 1, 2011 17:31:17 GMT -5
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Hinds CC Calvin Inks With North Carolina A&T
Raymond, Miss - Willie Calvin of Greenville, a sophomore on the Hinds Community College men's track and field team, has signed an athletic scholarship with North Carolina Agricultural &Technical State University.
North Carolina A&T, which is located in Greensboro, N.C., competes at the Division I level in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Calvin, who won the Mississippi Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior at Greenville Weston High School, was an eighth place finisher overall in the high jump event with a leap of six feet, eight inches at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor Nationals in March.
Calvin also finished eighth with the exact same leap at the NJCAA Outdoor Nationals as a freshman. He earned United States Track Coaches Association (USTCA) All-American honors for his efforts.
Calvin won first place in the high jump event with a leap of 1.98 meters at the Mississippi College Choctaw Open as a freshman.
For more on Hinds athletics please go to http://www.hindsccsports.com< TARGET="_blank" href=redir.asp?lid=0&newsite=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehindsccsports%2Ecom>http://www.hindsccsports.com >.
Hinds CC Calvin Inks With North Carolina A&T
Raymond, Miss - Willie Calvin of Greenville, a sophomore on the Hinds Community College men's track and field team, has signed an athletic scholarship with North Carolina Agricultural &Technical State University.
North Carolina A&T, which is located in Greensboro, N.C., competes at the Division I level in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Calvin, who won the Mississippi Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior at Greenville Weston High School, was an eighth place finisher overall in the high jump event with a leap of six feet, eight inches at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor Nationals in March.
Calvin also finished eighth with the exact same leap at the NJCAA Outdoor Nationals as a freshman. He earned United States Track Coaches Association (USTCA) All-American honors for his efforts.
Calvin won first place in the high jump event with a leap of 1.98 meters at the Mississippi College Choctaw Open as a freshman.
For more on Hinds athletics please go to http://www.hindsccsports.com< TARGET="_blank" href=redir.asp?lid=0&newsite=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehindsccsports%2Ecom>http://www.hindsccsports.com >.
