The postseason accolades continue to roll in for Chowan's Marquise Lanier adding American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Region First Team selection and a National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-American Honorable Mention. Marquise Lanier, Warsaw, VA native, joined six players from the Conference Carolinas on the ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team ballot. Lanier was also an Honorable Mention for […]
Chowan University Honors Author Wiley Cash
The Mary Frances Hobson Lecture and Prize at Chowan University celebrated its 25th anniversary by nominating best-selling author Wiley Cash as the 2019 recipient. Cash is most known for his bestseller A Land More Kind Than Home and his most recent novel The Last Ballad. Cash visited the University campus on what is unofficially known […]
Lanier Adds NCBWA First Team Honor To Resume
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) announced All-Region teams Wednesday afternoon. Chowan's Marquise Lanier added to his postseason accolades with a First Team All-Southeast Region selection. Lanier, the Conference Carolinas Co-Player of the Year hit .403 with 15 homers and 14 doubles, driving in 44 runs and scoring 42 times while adding 11 stolen bases in 12 […]
Bahamian Athletes Compete for Opportunity and Home Country
Nearly 1,000 miles and a sliver of the Atlantic Ocean separate Murfreesboro, North Carolina and the Bahamian Islands. Many know the string of more than 700 islands scattered across the vibrant Atlantic blue for its food, music, art, and tourism industry. Bahamian culture is a unique mashup of influences from countries like Africa, England, the […]
Lanier Grabs D2CCA First Team All-Region
Sixteen student-athletes from 10 different schools earned D2CCA All-Southeast Region First Team distinctions this season including Chowan's Marquise Lanier. Marquise Lanier, outfielder, earned his first D2CCA All-Region First Team honor after an outstanding senior campaign. The senior from Warsaw, Va. earned Conference Carolinas Co-Player of the Year honors and Conference Carolinas First Team honors this season after […]
Deja King Named All-Conference Student Support
Eight students from eight member institutions have been named to the 2019 Conference Carolinas All-Conference Student Support Team; the Conference office announced on Wednesday (May. 15) afternoon. The All-Conference Student Support Team was created in 2016-17 to recognize one student from each member institution who supports an athletic team and/or athletic department through service. Examples of […]
Chowan Announces Super Dual Golf Tournaments
The Chowan University Athletic Department has announced details for the Chowan Athletics Super Dual Golf Tournaments held at Beechwood Country Club and Valley Pine Country Club this summer. The Chowan Athletics Super Dual Golf Tournaments will be a four-person superball tournament held on May 31, 2019, at Beechwood CC in Ahoskie and June 28, 2019, […]
CU Athletics Hits Home Run In Classroom In 2018-19
The Chowan University athletic department celebrates a successful 20118-19 academic year and athletic season. The conclusion of the year was marked by the Chowan University Annual Awards Day Convocation on April 24 and Student-Athlete Banquet on April 16. Chowan student-athletes excelled in the classroom as six student-athletes received major awards. Alyssa Born, senior volleyball member, and SheAyre […]
Chowan Announces Honor Society and Association Awards
On, April 24, the Chowan University community gathered to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of our students. Honor societies at Chowan University exist to recognize and promote excellence in academic accomplishment. Whether individual societies service a broad spectrum of academic disciplines or only a single, specific, academic major, their overall purpose is to encourage and […]
Chowan Announces End-of-Year Departmental Awards
On, April 24, the Chowan University community gathered to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of our students. Academic departments selected students for a variety of awards based on success in their major and service to the department. The recipients of the departmental awards are: Cheryl Joy Hobday McElheney Business Award Michael Todd of Rich […]