7/22 CIAA Football Predictions
Petersburg, VA… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced its Pre-season All-CIAA Football Team and Predicted Order of Finish at the Football Press Conference and Luncheon on Thursday.
This year’s press conference featured the 2010 season theme, “Fear the Thirteen- Triskaidekaphobia.” With the return of Lincoln University (PA) and Winston-Salem State University to the conference, the CIAA has increased its number of football playing schools to thirteen. The 1980 season was the leagues’ last year to host as many schools.
Each football coach was interviewed by Stan Lewter of the Urban Sports and Entertainment Group as they shared their outlooks for the upcoming year.
The All-CIAA Pre-Season Team and Predicted Order of Finish are listed below:
Predicted Order of Finish
**As selected by the CIAA Football Coaches Association
1.Fayetteville State University
2.Shaw University
3.Bowie State University
4.Elizabeth City State University
5.Virginia Union University
6.Winston-Salem State University
7.St. Augustine’s College
8.Virginia State University
9.Chowan University
10. Johnson C. Smith University
11. St. Paul’s College
12. Livingstone College
13. Lincoln University (PA)
2010 Preseason All-CIAA Picks
| OFFENSE | ||||||
| TIGHT END | ||||||
| Karvin Gwaltney | ECSU | SR | 6’4 | 240 | Sports Management | Ivor, VA |
| LINEMEN | ||||||
| Reginald Berry | BSU | JR | 6’3 | 325 | Broadcast Journalism | Washington, DC |
| Larry McDonald | FSU | JR | 6’2 | 295 | Physical Education | Mebane, NC |
| Dillon Kestner | FSU | SR | 6’2 | 295 | Business Administration | Durham, NC |
| Markus McElveen | SU | SR | 6’3 | 311 | Therapeutic Recreation | Norwalk, CT |
| David Mims | VUU | SR | 6’8 | 350 | Business/Secondary Ed. | Charlotte, NC |
| WIDE RECEIVERS | ||||||
| Dexter Manley | ECSU | SR | 6’3 | 200 | Criminal Justice | Chesapeake, VA |
| Jeremy Franklin | JCSU | SR | 6’3 | 210 | Sports Management | Cassleberry, FL |
| QUARTERBACK | ||||||
| Creven Powell | ECSU | JR | 6’3 | 190 | Criminal Justice | Elizabeth City, NC |
| RUNNING BACKS | ||||||
| Rodney Webb | BSU | SR | 5’9 | 208 | Communications | Baltimore, MD |
| Raymond Williams | SU | SR | 6’0 | 190 | Recreation | Cleveland, OH |
| KICK RETURNER | ||||||
| James Proctor | BSU | JR | 5’9 | 165 | Computer Technology | Capital Heights, MD |
| PLACE KICKER | ||||||
| Austin Turner | FSU | JR | 6’2 | 215 | History | San Diego, CA |
| DEFENSE | ||||||
| LINEMEN | ||||||
| Alex Payton | BSU | SR | 6’3 | 240 | History Education | Rockville, MD |
| Malcolm Jenkins | ECSU | SR | 6’4 | 245 | Sports Management | Florence, NJ |
| DeMarcus Roberson | SU | JR | 6’4 | 260 | Recreation | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Zach Hope | VUU | SR | 5’10 | 240 | Business | Long Beach, CA |
| LINEBACKERS | ||||||
| Steven Stanback | SAC | SR | 6’1 | 220 | Criminal Justice | Temple Hills, MD |
| Jarvis Stokes | SPC | SR | 6’3 | 220 | N/A | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Fred Sparkman | SU | SR | 6’2 | 220 | Recreation | Columbia, TN |
| DEFENSIVE BACKS | ||||||
| Terence Peete | BSU | SR | 6’4 | 240 | Pedology | Memphis, TN |
| Alkeem Deloatch | LC | SR | 5’7 | 183 | Criminal Justice | Weldon, NC |
| Dominic Tolson | SPC | JR | 6’1 | 210 | N/A | Greenbelt, MD |
| Andre LeBlanc | VUU | SR | 6’0 | 205 | Business/Secondary Ed. | Lithonia, GA |
| PUNTER | ||||||
| Austin Turner | FSU | JR | 6’2 | 215 | History | San Diego, CA |
| PUNT RETURNER | ||||||
| Dominique Budd | BSU | JR | 5’9 | 175 | Social Work | Silver Spring, MD |