Lee Calhoun-North Carolina Central University's first international Athletic Super Star 

Hometown: East Orange, NJ. Born: January 2, 1942 Events: Triple Jump, Long Jump Education: NCC (North Carolina College) 1961-1965 BA Physical Education Dr. LeRoy T. Walker recruited Norm to the NCC (North Carolina College) in 1961. Acknowledging Norm's great natural talent, Dr. Walker converted him from a Sprinter to a Triple and Long Jumper to help fulfill his team's field event needs. In the Triple Jump, Norm won 3 consecutive CIAA conference titles, 1963- 1965, a 1963 NCAA Division I title, with a 3rd place in 1964 and 1965. He won the NCAA Division II title in 1963 and 1965. Norm won the NAIA title in 1964 and 1965. He proceeded to win the Penn Relays title in 1963, 1964, and 1965. He won the Penn Relays Olympic Development Meet in 1967, and 1968. Norm's highest place in the US Outdoor National Championships was a 2nd place in 1969, but won the US National Indoor Championships in 1969, 1970, 1971. After a 3rd place finish at the 1968 Olympic trials, Norm went to the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games where a groin injury in quali? fying kept him from making the finals. In an event dominated by Europeans, Track and Field News ranked Norm in the top 10 of U. S. Triple Jumpers from 1963-1971 ( with the exception of 1966) with his highest ranking of 2nd in 1969. In the Long Jump, Norm won 3 consecutive CIAA Conference titles from 1963-1965, he won a NCAA Division II Championship in 1965, Penn Relays Champion 1964, 1965, Penn Relays Olympic Development Champion 1968, 1971, 1972, US National Indoor Champion 1966, 1969, 1970. Norm was named Penn Relays Outstanding Performer in 1964 for his Triple and Broad Jumps wins, coupled with helping his teammates win the 4xl00 and 4x200 meter relay races. He was inducted into the Penn Relays Hall of Fame in 1994. Track and Field news Ranked Norm in the top 10 of US Long Jumpers 5 times with a high of 2nd in 1969. He continued to compete in track and field until 1975, including the fledg?ling International pro track circuit. Norm was a member of at least 6 USA National Teams that competed in meets around the globe. As a coach, Norm has been an assistant coach on at least 3 USA National Teams. As he enters his 7th year as assistant Track coach at Richard Rowan College in New Jersey, he was named NCAA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013. He has been selected as an assistant coach in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada this year. 

Edwin Anthony Roberts
 
Born: August 12, 1941 in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago     Event: 100 meter, 200 meter dashes. Education: NCC (North Carolina College 1963-1967). BS Health and Physical Recreation and a Masters Degree from    Antioch University.
Edwin was recruited by Dr. LeRoy T. Walker from his home country in 1963.
100 yard/100 meter dash.  Edwin won the CIAA conference championships in the 100 yard dash in 1964 and 1965. He was runner-up in the NCAA Division I championships in 1964. He won the Division II 100 yard dash in 1963.
He placed 2nd in a notable 1964 race at South Carolina State University in the 100 yard dash in a time of 9.2 seconds in which Track Legend and Dallas Cowboy  NFL Hall of Famer Bob Hayes tied his own world record of 9.1 seconds.
Edwin won the Penn Relay 100 yard dash in 1964,1965.
In 1966, he won a silver medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games, and a bronze in the British Commonwealth Games.
200 meters/220 yard dash. Edwin won the CIAA conference championships in 1964 and 1965.
He was runner up in the NCAA Division I championships in 1964 and 1965. He won the NCAA Division II championships 1963, 1965, and 1966.
In 1962 he won a Bronze medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games, followed by Gold in 1966. In the British Commonwealth Games, he won a Silver medal in 1966 and Silver in 1970. In the Pan American Games, he received a Bronze medal.
1964 Tokyo Olympics: Running for his home country, Roberts won a bronze medal in the 200 meter dash, and then ran a 45.4 second split to help his country obtain a bronze medal in the 4X400 meter relay.
1968 Mexico City Olympics:  Roberts returned to the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. In a famous race, he placed 4th as 1st and 3rd place finishers Tommy Smith and John Carlos made their famous black power salute on the victory stand.
His 4x100 meter relay team got as far as 6th place in the semi-finals.  His 4x400 meter relay team place 6th in the finals.
1972 Munich Olympics: Roberts returned to the Olympics for the 3rd time and advanced as far as the quarter-finals.  His 4x 400 meter relay team placed 8th in the finals.
With his Trinidad and Tobago teammates, Edwin set a world record in the 4x400 meter relay in the British Commonwealth Games in 1966.
In the 100 meters, Edwin was ranked 5th in the world by Track and Field News.
In the 200 meters, he ranked in the top 10 globally for 8 straight years, between 1964 and 1971 with a high of 3rd in 1964.
Edwin was a physical education teacher in Philadelphia, Pa. for 41 years and is currently retired. He coached Track and Field at Temple University, Beaver College, Abington High School, and Northeast High School. He is also a certified Masters Official with the USA Track and Field Association and th4e PIAA.
Accomplishments:
3 time Olympian 1964-Tokyo 1968-Mexico City, 1972-Munich Olympics
Double bronze medalist (1964- 200 meter dash, 1964- 4x400 meter relay)
With his Trinidad and Tobago teammates, set a world record in the 4x400 meter relay in 1966.
Central American and Caribbean Games 1 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze medals (Including Relays)
British Commonwealth Games 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 bronze medals (including Relays).
Caribbean Humming Bird Medal Bronze
2 time Penn Relay 100 yard dash champion 1964,1965
NAIA Hall of Fame
Penn Relays Wall of Fame
NCCU Hall of Fame -1984
Trinidad and Tobago Hall of Fame- 1987
Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force Hall of Fame
Central American and Caribbean Games Hall of Fame 2005
In 2012, Edwin was honored as one of the top 50 Legends of Sport in Trinidad and Tobago history.

Born June 30, 1946 in Kaspsabet, Nandi, Rift Valley, Kenya     Event: 400 meters     Education: NCCU 1972-1974
Already an international star, Sang competed in the 1968 Mexico Olympics going to the 2nd round in the 100 meters and the quarterfinals in the 200 meters.
Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, an adviser for the 1968 Kenyan team, convinced the Kenyan Federation to allow Sang and countryman Robert Ouko to compete collegiately at NCCU, making them the first Kenyan sprinters to compete on the collegiate level in the U.S. and amongst the first any sport.  Their contributions catapulted the 1972 team from a good sprinter-laden team to a national powerhouse.

Sang helped NCCU win their 1st MEAC championship in 1972 by winning the 440 yard dash, long Jump, and along with Porter Thompkins, Wesley Debnam, and Robert Ouko, win the Mile Relay. Sang won the Martin Luther King Games, then placed 2nd in the NAIA championships 440 yard dash, and joined Melvin Bassett, Robert Ouko, and Larry Black for an NAIA record time in the mile relay of 3:04.8.
At the Penn Relays, Sang was instrumental in the Eagles setting a Collegiate record in the 880 relay of 1:21.8, and in the Mile Relay at 3:03.1 then a world record in the Sprint Medley relay of 3:14.7, amongst the greatest 1 day team performances in the 121 year history of the Penn Relays Carnival.  NCCU was established as a contender for the NCCA Division I championships. However, a brewing controversy arose out of the collegiate ranks with several major colleges complaining of a disadvantage of NCCU using international athletes in collegiate competition (very common place today). The NCAA declared Sang and Ouko ineligible from NCAA competition for 2 years because of an age stipulation.

Sang proceeded to the 1972 Munich Olympics where he took the bronze medal in the 400m dash with a time of 44.92 seconds. Because the 2 Americans ahead of him were disqualified for their antics of the award podium during the playing of the national anthem, Kenya won the gold medal in the 4x400 meter final with Sang running an anchor leg of 43.5 seconds, the 2nd fastest run in Olympic history behind Ron Freeman’s 1968 Mexico City relay leg of 43.1 seconds.
In 1973 the versatile Sang helped the Eagles win their 2nd straight MEAC championship with conference record performances in the 440 yard dash (46.6 sec), and the long jump 24 ft. 5 inches.

In 1974, he would come back with the team again to win the Penn Relay 4x400m dash in 3:05.3. At the NCAA Division I Championships, Sang placed 6th in the 440 yard dash, and his 45.8 leg helped his 4x440 relay team place 2nd. NCCU’s 4th place finish is the highest HBCU performance in NCAA Division I Track and Field history.

Julius Sang passed away April 9, 2004. He was the husband of Tekia Chemabwai, the first Kenyan woman to compete in the Olympic Games.
Achievements
1968 Mexico City Olympian (Kenya)
1972 Olympic Bronze medal (Kenya) 400m
1972 Olympic Gold medal (Kenya) 4x400m relay
1972 Olympics 2nd fastest 400m relay leg in Olympic history (43.5)
1972 NAIA championships-2nd place
1972 Martin Luther King Games champion-400 meters
1972 MEAC champion 440 yard dash, Long jump
1973 MEAC champion-Long jump 440 yard dash
1974 NCAA Division I-6th place-440 yard dash

Born:   Oct. 24, 1948 Event: 800 meter run,           Hometown: Manga, Kisii, Nyanza, Kenya  
Education: NCCU-?1972-?1974
A 1968 Mexico City Olympian, Robert Ouko made it to the 2nd round of the 800 meter heats of the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. In 1970, he won the 800 meters in the British Commonwealth Championships (the equivalent of our national Championships). Dr. LeRoy T. Walker recruited Ouko and countryman Julius Sang to NCCU in 1972 amongst the first wave of Kenyan athletes , and are believed to be the first Kenyan sprinters  ever to participate in college in the US.
1972‐ Ouko, a 3 time MEAC  880 yard run champion from 1972‐1974, helped NCCU win their first MEAC championship with a 880 yard run win, a mile run win, and along with his teammates, a mile relay win. He then placed 4th in the Martin Luther King Games international meet. He became NCCU’s first and only 880 yard run champion with a NAIA championship win, he then joined teammates Melvin Bassett, Julius Sang, and Larry Black to set an NAIA mile relay record with a time of 3:04.8.
1972 Penn Relays‐With his aforementioned  teammates, Ouko helped set a collegiate record in the mile relay of 3:03.1 and a world record in the sprint medley relay of 3:14.8 (with Jeff Horsley replacing Bassett as the foursome in that relay).  Along with NCCU’S victorious 880 yard relay, and 2nd place in the Shuttle Hurdle relay, it was one of the greatest one day team feats  in the 122 year history of the Penn Relays.
1972 NCAA DIV. I Championships, a major controversy brewed by major University programs over NCCU’s use of international  athletes creating unfair competition in collegiate ranks (very common place today). As a result, Ouko and Sang were declared    ineligible from NCAA competition for 2 years because of an age stipulation.
1972 Munich Olympics‐After winning the Kenyan National Championships, Ouko finished in 5th place in the 800m Olympic final, then won a gold medal in the 4x400 meter relay for Kenya with fellow NCCU runner Julius Sang.
1973 Ouko helped the Eagles to their  2nd straight MEAC Championship with a 880 yard run win and mile relay win.
1974 Ouko would once again help the team win it’s 3rd straight MEAC Championship  with his 3rd straight 880 yard dash and team mile relay win. At the Penn relays he would help his team notch another mile relay win.
1974 NCAA DIV. I  Championships. with NCCU once again a co‐favorite to win the Div. 1 title. Ouko placed 5th in the 880 yard run, and help the team finish 2nd in the mile relay. NCCU’s 4th place team performance is the highest performance by an HBCU in NCAA Div. I track and field championship history.
Robert ranked in the 800 meters #10 in the world in 1970, #7 in 1971, and #6 in 1972.
After his NCCU Track and Field career was over. Robert returned back to Kenya and later worked as Secretary General for the    Kenyan Athletic Association. He is immortalized with his teammates on the Penn Relay Wall of Fame for his Sprint Medley world record, as well as their Mile Relay collegiate record contribution. Robert Ouko passed away August 18, 2019 in Kenya.
Career Accomplishments
1968 Mexico City Olympic Games-2nd Round finish        
1970 British Commonwealth 800 meter Champion
1972 Munich Olympic Games  800 meters-5th place finish
1971 Martin Luther King Games 800 meters-4th place
1972 Munich Olympic Games  800 meters-5th place finish
1972 NAIA Champion 800 meters 

Charles Wayne Foster
Born: July 2, 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina  Hometown: Gaffney, South Carolina  Event: 110 meter Hurdles.   Nick Name: Staff     NCCU 1971-1975,BS in Recreational  Administration. masters degree-UNC-Chapel Hill-1977
Dr. LeRoy T. Walker recruited the highly touted Foster, the S. C. high school state and 1971 Junior National Champion  from Gaffney, South Carolina in 1971.
Penn Relays: In 1972 Charles had an immediate impact winning the Penn Relays hurdle race in 1972, 1973, and 1975. He also anchored the Shuttle Hurdle relay team to a 2nd place finish in 1972, and winning it in 1975.
NAIA Championships: Charles won the NAIA championships in 1974 and 1975.
NCAA Division I championships:  In the NCAA Division I championships, he placed 2nd in 1973, 1st in 1974, and 3rd in 1975. In 1975, he also placed 2nd in the indoor championships.
US National Championships: Charles placed 3rd in 1973, 1st in 1974,tied for 1st in 1977, 5th in 1978, and 3rd in 1979. He also won 2 indoor US National titles in 1975 and 1978.
1976 Montreal Olympics: Charles went on to win his event in the 1976 US Olympic trials. He placed 4th in the 1976 Olympic Games, missing the Bronze medal by 2/100s of a second.
Pan American Games: He took 3rd in the 1979 Pan American Games.
The World Championships:  He also placed 3rd in the inaugural World Cup in 1977.
Charles  was ranked in the top 10 world rankings for 7 consecutive years by Track and Field News with a top ranking as a NCCU junior in 1974. The only NCCU Eagle ever to be ranked number 1 globally while still an undergraduate student at NCCU. After graduating from NCCU in 1975, he received his masters’ degree at UNC Chapel Hill in 1977.
He was an assistant track coach there from 1985-1992. Charles preformed important work for the Olympic organizing committee for the 1996 Olympic Games, as well as the 1999 Special Olympics.
He was an assistant coach at Clemson for 10 years. After other coaching tenures, Charles currently is an assistant coach at Virginia Tech University. 
He has coached 3 Olympic Gold medalists, 1 Silver medalist, 1 bronze medalist, and 12 Olympians. In 2008, he was named the US Track and Field and Cross Country Associations NCAA assistant coach of the year.. He also has a distinguished Citizen Award of North Carolina. Perhaps, the closest relationship to Dr. Walker of any athlete, in his book, “My Olympic Journey”, Coach Walker dedicated most of Chapter 5 to Charles Foster.
Charles had been selected to the prestigious 2016 Penn relays Wall of Fame. Charles Foster passed away March 31, 2019.
 
Career Accomplishments
1976 Montreal Olympics 4th place 110 meter hurdles
1977 World Cup-3rd place.
1979 Pan American Games -3rd place
1974 NCAA Division I Champion-1974, 2nd place-1973, 3rd place-1975
US National Outdoor Champion-1974, 3rd place-1973, tied for 1st-place 1977,5th place -1978, 3rd place-1979
US National Indoor Champion-1975, 1978.
NAIA Champion 1974, 1975
Penn Relays Champion 1972, 1973, 1975
Ranked by Track and Field News in the 10 Globally for 7 consecutive years 1973-1979
Only NCCU athlete to be ranked #1 in the world while still and undergraduate (Junior).

Born: July 20, 1951   Hometown: Miami, Florida Event  Nick Name: Mutt   Event: 200 meters/220 yard dash  NCCU:1969-1974 (redshirt-1973).
As part of a banner recruiting class in 1969, Dr, LeRoy T. Walker recruited  the entire National High School  champion  Killian High School  (Miami, Florida) 4x 440 relay team which included Black. He began to  pay off dividends immediately anchoring relay teams that went to the NCAA Division I final in 1970 but did not finish the race.
In 1971 Black won the NCAA Division I title in 220 yard dash in 20.5 seconds a low altitude meet record., He continued  with wins at the NCAA Division II and NAIA championships. He placed 2nd in the US National championships. He then placed 3rd in an international meet vs. the Soviet Union and 2nd in a meet vs. Africa.
Penn Relays: In his 1972 banner year, Black opened  up the year  running strong relay legs on the vaunted NCCU mile relay team. He ran a 44.1 relay leg at the Florida relays (the 3rd fastest split ever run), and followed that up with a 43.8 relay anchor at the Penn Relays, , the fastest split ever run.  As  of 2014, he is still tied for the fastest relay split ever run in the Penn Relays history, which dates back to 1893. He also ran on the NCCU Sprint Medley team that set a world record at Penn, as well as the 4 x 200  meter relay that ran the 3rd fastest time ever run. He was named the meets outstanding performer.
Black ran 20.0 in the semifinals and finals of the NAIA championships to set a championship mark and tie Tommy Smith’s 200 meter collegiate record. After also anchoring  relays, he was named the outstanding performer of the meet. He went to the Olympic trials, and despite drawing disadvantageous lane I, managed to place third in the finals.
1972 Munich Olympic Games
200 meters: Controversy was the order of the 1972 Munich Olympic games, Black, after running fast times to win both of his heats, and a co favorite to win the race, was placed by a lottery system in the semifinals and finals in lane 1. At a compete disadvantage because of the tightness of the turn, he still managed to take the Silver medal behind Russia’s Valeri Borzov, the 100 meter champion. Track and Field News states that his 20.19 second finish was the fastest sea level time ever run out of lane 1. That record held for 20 years until the 1992 Olympic trials.
 4 x 100 meter relay. As the US team drew lane I again for the final, despite winning their previous races, the US coaches relied on Black again. Although known for his superb turn running ability and not known as a great starter, or 100 meter sprinter, the US coaches  placed  Black as lead-off on the 4 x 100 yard relay where according to  Sports Reference.com, he ran a 10.3 second  opening leg to hold his own against the best sprinters in the world in the final to help the US win the 4x100 meter relay in a world record tying time in 38.19 seconds.
After a leg injury later in 1972, Black was red-shirted for 1973 season. He came back in 1974 and won a NAIA indoor 60 yard dash crown. Slowed by injury, he managed to place 5th in the 200 meters in the NCAA Division I championships, and anchor the mile relay to 4th place.
Track and Field News  ranked Larry #3 in the world at 200 meters in 1971, #2 in 1972 and #5 in the US in 1974.
After college, Black went back home to Miami where he eventually worked for that city’s parks and recreation department. Black passed away February 8, 2008.
Career Achievements:
1972 Munich Olympic Gold Medal- 4 x 400 meter Relay, Silver medal-200 meters
1972 Olympic trials-3rd place
NCAA Division I champion- 1971, 5th- 1974
NCAA Division II Champion 1971
NAIA Champion 1971, 1972
Fastest Mile relay leg ever run-43.8 seconds
Penn Relays Outstanding Performer 1972
Penn Relays Hall of Fame
NCCU Hall of Fame
MEAC Hall of Fame
NAIA outstanding Performer 1972
Tied Collegiate record 20.0-seconds 1972 NAIA championships
NAIA indoor 60 yard dash champion
World ranked #3 and #2 globally in 1971 and 1972 respectively, and #5 in the US by Track and Field News. 

Born: April 19, 1936   Hometown: Norfolk, Va.  Event: 100 yard and 220 yard dashes   Education: North  Carolina College (NCCU) 1957-1960. Goddard College-Vermont  B.A. degree 1977.
A national high school star from Booker T. Washington High in Norfolk, Va,  Robinson came to North Carolina College as a  nationally noted sprinter.
He won the Carolina AAU in both the 100 yard and 220 yard dashes in 1959 and 1960. He was the CIAA 220 yard dash champion in 1959. He placed 5th in the 100m dash in the US National championships in 1959 in 10.6 sec. and 2nd in the 200M in 21.0 sec.  At the 1960 Olympic Trials, he placed  5th in his heat in 10.6 sec. Selected to the 1959 U.S. team for the Pan American Games, Robinson finished 4th  in the 200 meters. He also participated in the international USA vs. Russia Track Meet. During the course of his NCCU collegiate career, he also found  national success in running notable 440 yard and 880 yard relay races with fellow N.C.C.U. Hall of Famers Lee Calhoun, Robert Dobbs, and Walter Johnson among  others.
Vance later joined the army and after discharge, worked in New York City as a juvenile counselor, and later in the Half Hollow School District in N.Y. where he coached girls track. After retirement,  he moved back to NC where he passed away in 1999 at the age of 63. He was inducted into the NCCU Hall of Fame in 1990.
Achievements
1959‐CIAA 100 yard dash Champion
1959‐4th place 200 meters‐Pam American Games
1959‐ 5th place 100 yard dash‐U.S. National Championships
1959‐U.S. National Championships 220 Yard dash‐2nd place
1960‐7th place 100 meters‐NCAA Div. I Championships 
NCCU Hall of Fame‐1990

Born: Jan. 9, 1939 Hometown: New Haven, Conn.  Event : 400 meters/440 yard dash
Education: BS- Chemistry and Mathematics-North Carolina College-1961, Masters of Arts-Organic Chemistry,- Atlanta University, Masters of Science- Clark Atlanta University,     Ph. D Computer Science 1998 Nova Southeastern University,                Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
Born in Dallas, North Carolina, Walter’s family moved to New Haven, Connecticut at a young age. Inspired by Lee Calhoun and others, Walter tried out for the NCC track team as a walk on in 1957 with no previous track and field experience. After tying for 1st place in the 1958 CIAA conference championship in the 440 yard dash, he won that event the next  3 consecutive years in 1959, 1960, 1961. 
In the 1959 NAIA championships, Walter placed 5th, but won that National title in 1961 with a championship record time of 46.3 seconds.
 At the NCAA Division I championships, Walter placed 5th in the finals in 1959, 3rd in 1960 and 3rd in 1961. Walter went to the Olympic Trials in 1960 and placed 6th in the qualifying round. In 1964 he placed 5th in a qualifying round. 
After receiving  a BS in Chemistry  and Mathematics from NCC, he received his Masters degree in Organic Chemistry Education from Atlanta University, an additional Masters of Science in Computer Sciences from Clark Atlanta University,  and a Ph. D In Computer Science from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  He also has a Masters of Arts in Teaching certificate from Yale University in New Haven Connecticut, A Certificate from Harvard university Institute  for Admissions among other certifications.
Walter’s recent employment includes a 10 yr. tenure at Shaw University in which he  held several  administrative positions including Chairman of the Dept. of Computer Information Services, and a time at Fayetteville State in which he was Director of Admissions, and part time track coach.
He is currently the Department Chairman of Mathematics and Computer Science  at Chopin State University in Baltimore.

Born: Feb. 8, 1949  Hometown: Chicago, Illinois                                           Event 110M/120 yard Hurdles Education: BA degree with double major in Political Science and Business Administration-NCCU-1971, Graduated from NCCU Law School in 1974
 
Recruited by Dr. LeRoy Walker in 1967 as a member of Dr. Walker’s late 1960’s, early 1970’s powerhouse track teams, a partial list of Ron’s track and field achievements are as follows:
 
1968-CIAA champion 120 yard hurdles
 
1970
*Placed 3rd in the Division I- NCAA 120 High Hurdles Championships in 13.8 seconds.
*Placed a controversial 2nd place in the NCAA Division II finals.
*Member of 4x100m relay at the World Student Games for the USA. Finished 2nd in the 110 meter high  hurdles.
*Ranked # 9 in the United States in 1970 in the 120 yard hurdles by Track and Field News.
 
1971
*Runner-up to eventual 1972 Olympic Champion Rod Milburn in the  NCAA Division I -120 High Hurdles Championships in 13.7 seconds.
 
*Runner-up to Rod Milburn in the United States Track and Field Championships in a wind-aided time of 13.3    seconds.
 
*Placed 2nd in the NCAA Division II championships.
 
*Placed 2nd in the 120 yard hurdles in NAIA National Championships, then ran 2nd leg on the winning 4x100  meter relay team in a time of 40.4 seconds.
 
*Ran on the USA Pan American Games 4x100m relay team that placed 3rd in a time of 39.84.
 
*Ranked #6 in the world in the 120 yard hurdles by Track and Field News (the ranking authority on the sport).
 
*MEAC 120 yard hurdle champions in 1970 and 1971
 
Ron graduated NCCU’s undergrad school in 1971, and subsequently  graduated from NCCU’s law school in 1974. A long-time practicing attorney, Ron runs his own law firm in Chicago, Illinois.
 
Accomplishments:
CIAA Champion 1968
MEAC Champion 1970 and 1971
6-time All American
World Student Games-2nd place 1970
NCAA Division I -3rd place 1970, 2nd place-1971
NCAA Division II-2nd place-1970 and 1971
NAIA Championships- 2nd place 1971
USA vs. Africa -2nd place 1971
USA vs. Russia-2nd place 1971
USA Track and Field Championships-2nd place 1971
Ranked #9 in the USA in1970
Ranked #6 in the world in 1971

Born:  March 24, 1950   Hometown:  Chicago, Illinois        Education: NCCU 1969‐1974 Degree: BS in Applied Science                                 Event: 400 Meter Hurdles
Recruited by Dr. LeRoy T. Walker from Chicago in 1969, redshirted in 1970, the multi-talented  Bassett was a main stay of the power house NCCU track teams of the early 1970s.
1971‐Melvin began to hit his stride in 1971 while winning the 1971 NCAA Div. II 440 intermediate  hurdles with a time of 51.3 sec. He followed that up with runner‐up status in the same event at the 1971 NCAA Div. I championships,  in a time of 50.3 sec. He then teamed with Ron Draper, Jerry Monroe, and Larry Black to win the 440 yard relay in the NAIA Championships. This helped the Eagles place 2nd in the 1971 NAIA championships. He later placed 5th in the US Track and Field Championships in a time of 50.5 seconds.
1972‐Bassett was named the outstanding performer in the Florida Relays by placing 2nd in the 440           Intermediate hurdles, and running on 440 yard,880 yard relay, and mile relay wins, later that year he won the NAIA 440 yard hurdles in  50.5 sec, then contributed with his teammates Robert Ouko, Julius Sang, and Larry Black with an NAIA championship record 3:04.8 sec. in the mile relay, helping the University win its first  National Collegiate championship in any sports. He later placed 4th in the U.S. Track and Field                         Championships in the 400m intermediate hurdles in 50.7 sec.
1972‐Bassett was named the outstanding performer in the Florida Relays by placing 2nd in the 440           Intermediate hurdles in 51.6 sec, and running on 440 yard, 880 yard relay, and mile relay winning teams. Later that year he won the NAIA 440 yard hurdles in 50.5 sec, then contributed with his teammates Robert Ouko, Julius Sang, and Larry Black with an NAIA championship record 3:04.8 sec. in the mile relay, helping the University win its first National Collegiate championship in any sport. He later placed 4th in the U.S. Track and Field Championships in the 400m intermediate hurdles in 50.7 sec.
Bassett ran a 47.5 opening leg of the collegiate record setting mile relay team time of 3:03.1 sec. at the 1972 Penn Relays. In the 1972 Olympic trials he went as far as the semi‐final round where he placed 4th in 50.9 sec.
In the 1974 Bassett helped his team win a 2nd mile Relay at the Penn Relays. At the NCAA Div. I outdoor championships, he  placed  2nd in the 440 yard hurdles and with his teammates  4th in the 400 meter relay, and 2nd in the 4x400m mile relay.
From 1971‐1974, Bassett was an integral part of the Eagles winning a 1971 CIAA championship and 3 straight MEAC Championships. Competing  in as many as 4 events. He would finish his NCCU Track career with 7 all American accreditations.  He was ranked by Track and Field News #5 in the U.S. in the 400M     Intermediate hurdles in 1972
Melvin today still resides in the Chicago suburbs. He was a Park Supervisor for the Chicago park district from 1984‐1998. He has been CEO of Transit Intransit  Productions, providing  entertainment services to the public since 1989.
Achievements:
1971-NCAA Div. II 440 intermediate hurdles champion
1971-2nd place, NCAA Div. I Championships
1971-2nd place NAIA championships
1971-5th place US Track and Field Championships
1972-NAIA 440 yard Intermediate hurdles champion
1972- 4TH Place US Track and Field Championships
1974-2nd place NCAA Div. I Championship 

Born: Hometown: Woodbridge, NJ   Education:  NCCU 1961-1965                     Event: 400 meter Hurdles/ 440 yard Hurdles.
One of the unsung stalwarts of NCCU’s 1964 powerhouse team, Andrew placed 3rd in the NCAA Division I championships, but  won the NCAA Division II and NAIA Championships. He along with Edwin Roberts, Robert Johnson, and Norman Tate won the 1964 Penn Relays 880 yard relay.
He is currently retired and lives in Southern New Jersey.
 
Career Achievements
1964 NCAA Division I Placed 3rd in 50.9 seconds
1964 NCAA Division II 440 yard hurdles  Champion 51.3 seconds
1964 NAIA 400 meter hurdles champion 51.4 seconds
1964 member of the Penn Relays winning 880 yard relay
1964 Ranked by Track and Field News #10 in the US

Born: January 2, 1954 Hometown: Newport News, Virginia Education: NCCU 1972-1975 Event: 400 meter/440 yard dash.
 Ronnie Ray was a national high school sensation. As the country’s top high school 440 yard dash athlete, he set the national high school    record in that event in a time of 45.8 seconds. He also set the high school record for the fastest mile relay leg with a time of 45.8 seconds. Recruited by Dr. LeRoy T. Walker for the NCCU Track team in 1972, Ronnie’s breakout year was in 1975 when he won the NAIA Championship in 45.88 seconds. On October 18, 1975 at the Pan American Games, he shocked the track and field world by defeating reigning world 400 meter Champion Alberto Juantorena of Cuba, (who ranked number 1 in the event  4 of 5 years between 1974-1978). He performed this monumental upset of the Cuban 1976 double Olympic Champion (400 and 800 meters),  in a time of 44.45 seconds, remarkably as of 2016, still a Pan-American Games record. He also ran for the USA on the Pan-American Games 4x400-meter relay. In 1975 Ray was ranked #3 in the world in his event. In 1976 he got as far as the quarterfinals in the 1976 US Olympic Trials.
Career Achievements
1972 National High School Record holder in the 440 yard dash
1975 Pan American Games Champion
1975 NAIA  440 yard dash champion.

Born: July 13, 1980, Gadsden, Alabama   NCCU: 1999-2003 BS  Degree- Parks and Recreation
Event: 100 meter dash
 
Recruited by Coach Michael Lawson in 1999, Jason Smoots won many awards.
CIAA conference outdoor championships:  2001 and 2002-1st place 100 meter dash,   1st place 200 meter dash.
Penn Relays: 100 meter Champion-2003
CIAA conference indoor championships:-55m/60m dash 2000-2nd, 2001, 2002-1st-place, 2003
NCAA Division II Outdoor  Championships: 2000-3rd 100 meter dash, 2001, 2002 1st place 100 meter dash,  4x 100 meter relay National Champions.
NCAA Division II Indoor Championships: 2000-3rd-55 meter dash, 2001-1st place 55 meter dash, 2002, 2003-1st place 60 meter dash.
US National Outdoor Championships:  2001 1st place 100 meter, 2002-100m made it to semi-finals, 2003-2nd
US National Indoor Championships: 2002-2nd place 60m, 2003-4th-60m
Pam American Games:  2003-4 x100 relay gold
2004 Olympic trials: Jason made it as far as 7th place in the semi-finals.
In 2006, took 1st place in an international meet in Rieti, Italy with a career best 10.01 seconds.
After a few years on the international track and field circuit, he is a high school teacher and coach in Raleigh NC.
Career Accomplishments:
CIAA Outdoor: 2  time  100 meter champion 2001,2002, 3rd place-2001
CIAA Indoor: 3 time 55/60 meter dash indoor champion 2001, 2002, 2003, 2nd-place 2000
Penn Relays 100 meter Champion 2003
NCAA Division II Outdoor: 2 time champion 2001, 2002, 3rd 2000, 4 x 100 relay champion 2002
Set Division II outdoor  100m record 10.07 in 2002.
NCAA Division II Indoor Champion 2001, 2002, 2003,  3rd- 2000
1st person to win 3 consecutive Division II Indoor titles.
US National Outdoor: 2001 champion, 2nd-2003.2006-4th place
US National Indoor:  2002-2nd place, 2003- 4th place
2003 NCAA Division II Male athlete of the year.
2006 World Cup 4x 100 meter relay champions
Ranked #10 in US in 2006 by Track and Field News
NCCU Hall of Fame-2014

Hometown: Fayetteville, NC Event: 100 meter dash, Indoor 55/60 meter dash  NCCU 1994-1998
Education: BS in Human Sciences with a Concentration in Child Development and Family Studies. She graduated from North Carolina Central  University in May 1998. MBA in HR Management  from DeVry University.
Elisha won the CIAA Conference outdoor championship 100 and 200 meter dashes in 1998.
She was named the CIAA Most outstanding athlete in 1998.
A 6 time All American, Elisha was runner-up in the NCAA Division II indoor championships in 1996 and 1997 in the 55 meter dash .
 She finally broke through at the 1998 NCAA Division II outdoor championships in 1998 winning the 100 meter dash, the first NCCU female to ever win a national championship.
Career Accomplishments:
NCCA Division II Outdoor 100 meter Champion 1998
NCAA Division II Indoor runner-up 1996, 1997 55 meter dash
CIAA conference outdoor 100 and 200 meter champion 1998
Named  CIAA Conference Most Outstanding Female Athlete in 1998.
NCCU Hall of Fame-2004
6 time All America honors

Hometown:  Cernotin, Czech Republic  NCCU 1998-2002       Event: 800 meters
A  3 sport star in Cross Country,  Outdoor and Indoor track and field.  Katerina is the most decorated female athlete in NCCU track and field history. Her success in track included  3 consecutive conference titles in both the 1500 and 3000 meters
CIAA  outdoor championships:  She won 3 consecutive 1500 meter and 3000    meter CIAA outdoor championships between 2000-2002.
2002- NCAA Division II 800 meter Indoor-champion
2002- NCAA Division II 800 meter outdoor runner-up
2000- 9TH  in Division II-Outdoor 1500 meters
A  true academic scholar, Katerina had several student athlete academic   achievement awards.  She graduated Summa Cum Laude from North Carolina Central University with a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Administration. (Dec.13, 2002)
Career Achievements
2002-NCAA Division II Indoor- 800 meter  Champion
2002-NCAA Division II Outdoor-2nd place.
3 time CIAA outdoor conference champion 1500 meters
3 time CIAA Indoor conference champion 3000 meters

Born:    Nov. 20, 1984                 Event:  400 meter dash      Hometown:    Winston Salem, NC          Education: NCCU 2003-2007              Degree BS- Business Administration
Hakeem Mohammed was recruited by Coach Mike Lawson in 2003 from Winston Salem, NC. His specialty events were the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter dashes.  His freshman season on the track produced a 4th place in the 400 meter relay in the NCAA Div. II championships. He finished his freshman year with best times of 10His sophomore season was filled with injury. Hakeem then began to concentrate on the 400 meter dash while running other multiple races. His hard work finally paid off . In 2007, he placed 3rd in the NCAA Div. II indoor 200M in a time of 21.44 sec. and in the outdoor season ran a stunning 45.37sec. 400 meter race to win the 2007 NCAA  Division II Outdoor National Championships in Charlotte NC. He produced the fastest time in 9 years in the history of that race, and only NCCU legendary 400 meter runners Julius Sang (1972), and Ronnie Ray (1975) have ever run faster for the University.
During his time at NCCU, Mohammed was a NCAA Division All-American in the 200m and 400m dashes, and the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay. Hakeem is happily married with 3 children in Charlotte, NC. He is the proud owner of a boutique consulting firm called General Health Innovation LLC. He also provides mentorship to 40+ males in his hometown of Winston Salem, NC
 
Career Accomplishment:
2007 NCAA Division II Championship-400 meters
Div. II All American 200m dash and 400m run.

Born: March 1, 1986    Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.                                                                       Event:  100 meter dash, Indoor  60 meter dash
Education:   NCCU 2004-2008 Degree: Business Administration
A high school track star at Providence High School from 2001-2004 and a state high school 100 meter champion, Chris was recruited by Coach Mike Lawson to run track at NCCU where he ran from 2004-2008. He placed 5th  in the 60 meter dash in the 2006 NCAA DIV. II indoor track and field championships, with a time of 6.82. In 2007, he won this event in 6.72 sec. His specialty has been the 60 meter dash indoors.   He once ranked 12th in the US in the 60 meter sprint.
Still a native of Charlotte, NC, Chris was cited as a top 30 under 30 professional by Elevate Magazine in Charlotte. Chris is the successful owner of the Chris L. Davis Agency. This is a company that provides sports branding and marketing to athletes at all levels from High School to College around the country.
Career Accomplishments:
2007 60 meter NCAA DIV. II Indoor Champion
2006 5th Place-60 meter NCAA DIV. II Indoor Championship

Born: June 14, 1918  Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.  Title:  NCCU Track Coach 1945-1976, NCCU Chancellor 1983-1986 Education: BS degree-Benedict College Columbia, South Carolina. Masters Degree-Columbia University,  Ph.D.  in Biomechanics-New York University.
LeRoy T. Walker  was born June 14, 1918 as the youngest of 13 children, as his father died at a young age,  LeRoy moved to Harlem New York to live with his brother, but returned to Atlanta for his final year of High School. At Benedict College, he graduated in 3 ½ years earning a degree in science and romance languages.  After graduating from Benedict, Walker moved to Prairie View  University in Texas where he directed an Army Specialized training program as a military training officer, and teaching and coaching by day.  While at Prairie View, he accepted an offer to an appointment as assistant football and basket ball coach at North Carolina College for Negros in 1945. He started an off season training program for his football and basketball players that would evolve into the noted track and Field program it is today.
Walker  enrolled in the master’s program at Columbia University where he received a M.S. Degree in Health and Physical Education. He entered the PHD program at New York University, receiving his Ph.D.  in Bio-Mechanics 1957. Although he had some successful athletes in his early administration as track coach, his success in training Lee Calhoun as a 2 time Olympic 110 hurdle champion in 1956 and 1960 is what escalated his legendary track coaching career. It is about this time he began his 55 year collaboration with Duke University’s Al Buehler in training his star athletes with Buhler’s  Dave Sime,  and Chris Shankle. Dr. Walker would go on to coach 12 Olympic medalists, 11 of which won Gold,  40 National Champions, and 111 All-Americans.  He would send an NCCU track and Field athlete to 6 straight Olympic Games between 1956 and 1980.
He coached many national teams including Israel and Ethiopia in 1960, Trinidad and Tobago in 1964, Jamaica in 1968, Kenya in 1972. The success with other Olympic teams prompted the US Olympic Committee to name him head coach for the 1976 Olympic team, the first African American to ever hold that post. On another front, his pioneering work for high physical and psychological performance helped lead to the L.T. Walker International Human performance Center at the campus of East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.
After retiring from coaching, Dr. Walker served as NCCU chancellor from 1983-1986. He was one of the prime movers in bringing the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta, as he had previously forged relationships to bring the Africa-USA International Track Meet to Durham in 1971. Other international meets followed. He served on many other important committees including the president and CEO of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), in 1992, track and field committee head for the AAU (1973-1976), a term as president of the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), president of the Athletics Congress (1984-1988), the US governing body for track and field. He has received many prestigious awards and a member of numerous Halls of Fame. Dr. Walker passed away in  2012 leaving a son, daughter, 3 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.

Al Buehler was the Duke University cross country and track & field coach.
Following a stellar undergraduate track career at the University of Maryland, Buehler joined the Blue Devils in 1955 as head cross country coach and in 1964 was promoted from assistant to head coach of the track & field team. Buehler coached ten All Americans including legendary track stars Dave Sime and Chris Shankle, seven Penn Relay champions, six ACC championship cross country teams, ten ACC runner-up cross country teams, and five Olympians, two of whom won Olympic medals.
Buehler was active in the U.S. Olympic program, serving as coach or manager at 1972 Munich, 1984 Los Angeles, and 1988 Seoul Games. He was President of the track coaches association (1970-71); chairman of the NCAA Track & Field Committee; and meet director at U.S. Pan American Games, the USA vs. USSR meet, and the Martin Luther King Games. In 2002, he served as head coach of the U.S. Junior National Team.
He was one of the few Division I head track & field coaches to also teach full time. He has been the chairman of the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation department at Duke and teaches a freshman seminar on the history of American sports. Al Buehler retired from Duke in 2000 after 45 years as a highly successful cross country and track & field coach.
His legendary collaborations with Dr. LeRoy T. Walker of North Carolina Central University helped lead to one of the great partnerships in Track and Field history. Many NCCU athletes owe a great debt of gratitude to Al Buehler for his support, time, and friendship to the program through some of the most turbulent times of the 20th century.
Buehler is a Class of 2000 member of the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame. The Al Buehler Cross Country Trail at Duke is named in his honor. In 2003, Buehler was inducted into the USTCCCA Hall of Fame.