HIGH POINT, NC (March 31) – Led by Malaysia Johnson (Fr./Fort Lauderdale, FL), Saint Augustine’s University ran one national qualifying time in the Vertklasse Meeting at Vert Stadium. Johnson placed Fourth in the Women’s 200 Meters with a time of 23.80, which ranks among the top five nationally in NCAA Division II this season. The full […]
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New football coach: ‘I’m here to win.’
Heading into 2023 the Saint Augustine Falcons football team has had little-to-no success, in the past couple of seasons but the university officials hope the hiring of new head football coach Howard Feggins will change all of that. Figgins, who has had four decades of football coaching experience, is coming […]
SAU women’s cross country places second at Blue Bear Invitational
RALEIGH, NC (Sept. 11) – Joyce Jepleting (So./Kapsabet, Kenya) led Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) to a second-place finish in the women’s 5K race at the Blue Bear Cross Country Invitational on Friday, Sept. 9, at Salisbury Community Park. Fayetteville State won the women’s race with 28 points followed by SAU […]
SAU men’s cross country finishes third at Blue Bear Invitational
RALEIGH, NC (Sept. 11) – Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) placed third in the men’s 8K race at the Blue Bear Cross Country Invitational on Friday, Sept. 9, at Salisbury Community Park. Fayetteville State won the men’s race with 27 points followed by Livingstone with 43 points. SAU placed third with […]
SAU falls to Limestone in football home opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 10) – Christopher Perkins (So./Spring Lake, NC) threw two touchdown passes for Saint Augustine’s University in a 73-14 non-conference football loss to Limestone at the George Williams Athletic Complex on Saturday. Perkins tossed a 60-yard touchdown pass to Rashawn Faustine (Fr./Delray Beach, FL) and a two-yard […]
Falcons strive to soar higher for upcoming football season
RALEIGH, N.C. — Following a rough season for the Falcons football team in the fall 2021, with a finish of 1-7, the Falcons are hopeful about the upcoming season in fall of 2022. One of the teams’ captains, D’Ontre Gillard, a senior majoring in computer information systems, had a good […]
SAU gains early lead before falling to Fayetteville State
RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 23) – The Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) football team keeps getting better each week. The youthful and talented Falcons took the fight to three-time CIAA Southern Division champion Fayetteville State, even leading twice against the Broncos. The Broncos eventually won 40-12 at the George Williams Athletic Complex Saturday but not before gaining respect for a […]
Football team off to rough start — COVID takes its toll
The Falcons are looking to turn around their season after four tough losses to open the football season. With a new coaching staff and many newcomers and facing some strong opponents, the Falcons have suffered some lopsided losses. In Chowan University, for instance, the Falcons faced an unbeaten team averaging […]
Lady Falcons doing well — where it counts
Last year was a hectic and troublesome year for everyone at Saint Augustine’s University due to the disruption of COVID-19 both inside and outside the classroom. But campus life is finally getting back to normal, and no one is more grateful than athletes. This year’s women volleyball team has big […]
Athletes disappointed but understanding
There has been nothing but bad news for student athletes in the 2020-21 academic year. On Dec. 14, 2020, the Board of Directors for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) voted to cancel the men’s and women’s basketball seasons, which was set to begin Jan. 9. In addition, the board […]