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Missouri launches state — and nation’s — first HBCU-based police academy

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Lincoln is offering more job opportunities as police agencies around the country are trying to hire a more diverse force.

The state and nation’s first police academy at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) was approved at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Governor Mike Parson and DPS Director Sandy Karsten signed off on the program’s one-year probationary period at a special ceremony Tuesday.

Karsten, who has final approval of the academy at Lincoln, said. “Attracting minority recruits to law enforcement is one of the key issues faced by agencies across the nation.”

Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler agreed. He testified at the Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission hearing to approve the school’s initial request in October.

“The issue between law enforcement and minorities is not going to be fixed with a law, you’re not going to fix it with anything at the Capitol. It has the be the men and women of law enforcement make the choice to do so,” Wheeler said. “The best way to change anything is from within, so the more diverse we can get, the better off we are.”

Lincoln Criminal Justice Professor Joe Steenbergen said students are willing to enter law enforcement and there are jobs waiting for them.

“Recruiters come and talk to the kids, from Des Moines, Houston (TX), and Topeka and we do internships with these guys,” Steenburgin told Missourinet. “Every department needs these so if we can give them candidates, these kids can go anywhere in the country and work. The salaries are great. I’m shocked at how much law enforcement will pay these days.”

But he adds, “It’s not a quick fix. It’s so hard to recruit minority students nowadays, minority people who want to be in law enforcement. There’s a million reasons why, but if we can recruit one student out of every high school…we’ll get you through this academy and it’s up to you how you change this environment.”

According to DPS, the initial training license is always probationary and for one year. During the first year, the POST Program will audit the training center to make sure that standards are being met. If DPS Director Karsten approves the audit, the license becomes a standard 3-year license.

The POST Commission also voted Tuesday to require that Missouri law enforcement academies begin educating all law enforcement recruits in the history of policing in minority communities in the U.S. The two-hour block of instruction would cover policing from the founding of the nation through the present. The measure was unanimously approved.

Protesters hit Jefferson City streets to rally against George Floyd’s death

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About 2,000 people marched along the streets of Jefferson City Monday evening to protest last week’s police brutality death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Participants of all ages and backgrounds chanted phrases like “No justice, no peace. Prosecute the police.”

Mary Chen of Jefferson City says she was happy to stand shoulder to shoulder with people of all colors in the community.

“I think that the most recent racial injustices have just really tipped the scale,” she says. “I think as a white person, I’m finally starting to get it – that it’s going to take all of us being aggressively involved in this movement for racial justice to happen.”

A young black woman named Ari says this is her first protest, “but this is my community.”

“We will come out here every single day if we have to until I don’t have to fear for my life because of the color of my skin.”

After persuasion by the crowd, some officers and soldiers at the protest took a knee in support of ending racial injustice. Nimrod Chapel, President of the Missouri NAACP, says the move was important.

“I think far too often that our peace officers and people in the military get painted with a broad brush – that they’re just opposed to the humanitarian measures – life-preserving measures like don’t put your knee in people’s necks that we’re talking about here, don’t kill people, be good people. And I think anybody with a heart and a professional consciousness is willing to listen to that and I think that they demonstrated that today.”

Protestors then walked a mile and a half to  Lincoln University – one of Missouri’s historically black colleges. For nine minutes, protesters lay on the ground near the college entrance with their hands behind their backs chanting “I can’t breathe” – just like George Floyd said.

The event was mainly peaceful. As marchers returned to the Capitol, a few tossed water bottles at police cars, two storefront windows along the route were damaged, and there was continual verbal taunting of police.

Most of the gathering dispersed from the Capitol grounds after a being led in a prayer by one of the participants. A few dozen remained to chant and challenge the National Guard and Missouri State Trooper presence that surrounded the statehouse.

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Lincoln University athletics and activities getting a facelift

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Lincoln University is going to do some sprucing up at its football stadium. University athletic director John Moseley says his department is putting in new artificial turf at Reed Stadium as well as a new scoreboard, a new sound system and brighter lights. The updates will cost $1.8 million dollars.

Lincoln University’s brand new wellness center is officially open.  A joint project between LU and Jefferson City’s Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, “The Linc” is a state-of-the-art facility featuring several basketball courts, a weight room, an indoor track, classrooms and more.

Photos: Jefferson City Parks and Rec

Memberships will be available to purchase beginning February 20. Facility users have access to fitness center, walking track, and gymnasium. Fitness classes will be programmed in the near future.

 Daily Drop-In  Monthly Membership Annual Membership
 Adult (18-59) $5 $25 $300
 Youth (17 and under) $3 $20 $240
 Family $15 $31 $372
 Senior $3 $20 $240
 Senior Couple $5 $29 $348
Lincoln Student  activity fee included in tuition

Court Rental
Full court basketball $40/Hour
Half court basketball $20/Hour
Volleyball court $25/Hour

One goal for Lincoln’s new football coach…win a national championship (AUDIO/VIDEO)

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Stephen Smith is named the 22nd head coach in Lincoln University history

Stephen Smith is named the 22nd head coach in Lincoln University history (photo/Lincoln Athletics)

Steven A. Smith, an 18-year veteran with experience in both the college and professional levels, has been named the next head coach of the Lincoln football team. Smith’s hiring was announced at a press conference on Tuesday morning (Dec. 6).

Smith was the offensive coordinator at Albany State. Under Smith’s direction, the Golden Rams have gone undefeated in league play in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in three of the past four seasons and have consistently fielded one of the conference’s top offenses.

“Where Lincoln was in the past, it doesn’t matter,” said Smith. “We’re trying to build a legacy here.  If we talk about just winning the conference, that’s all we’ll, but if you focus on a national championship, then that’s what your focus is.”

Over the last eight seasons at Lincoln University, the Blue Tigers have gone 11-77.  As if that record needs anymore perspective, another D-II school here in Missouri, Northwest Missouri State is the defending national champions.  They are 13-0…this season.  They have two more wins this season than Lincoln has been able to accomplish over the last eight seasons.

However, I agree with Coach Smith, if you don’t set the bar for the ultimate prize in football, you’ll never reach it.

Smith also says the focus of recruiting has to center around the state of Missouri and local high school programs such as Jefferson City, Helias Catholic and Blair Oaks.


Lincoln’s record since 2009:

2016  1-10
2015  1-10
2014  2-9
2013  3-8
2012  1-10
2011  1-10
2010  2-9
2009 0-11

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Lincoln women’s track and field claims indoor national title

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Lincoln University is located in Jefferson City, Mo. (photo/lubluetigers.com)

Lincoln University is located in Jefferson City, Mo. (photo/lubluetigers.com)

It came down to the final event, but the Lincoln women’s track & field team won the 2016 NCAA Division II Indoor Championship in record-breaking style on Saturday (March 12). In the process, the Blue Tigers won their fifth-ever NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championship, and their 12th national title overall.

The Blue Tigers led the team standing, 50-35, with just two track events remaining. Hillsdale made a big comeback in the penultimate event, placed first, second and fourth in the 3,000m. That pulled Hillsdale ahead, 58-50, over Lincoln with only the 4x400m relay remaining.

With the Blue Tigers trailing by eight, Lincoln needed to come in second in the relay to tie Hillsdale or first to win. Willomena Williams led off the relay and passed the baton to Jhevere Hall. By the time Hall handed the baton to Kissi-Ann Brown for the third leg of the race, the Blue Tigers were in second behind runners from Johnson C. Smith. Brown, however, ran fast and hard to pull even with the leading runner entering the final handoff, and Venicha Baker out-ran Johnson C. Smith’s runner to win the relay.

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SPORTS BRIEFS–Mizzou golf coach leads U.S. to second place finish, Lincoln finds a new baseball coach and tennis added at William Woods

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Mike DeMilia (Photo Courtesy of Truman Athletics)

Mike DeMilia (Photo Courtesy of Truman Athletics)

Missouri men’s golf Coach Mark Leroux led the United States to a second place finish in a field of 15 teams the World Junior Golf World Cup, held last week in Toyota City, Japan. The American team, made up of four of the top high school golfers in the country, finished with a four-round total of 17-under-par. Norway won the tournament by four shots.  Venezuela tied with United State.

Former Truman State assistant baseball coach Mike DeMilia has been named the new head baseball coach at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. DeMilia replaces Jim Dapkus who went 137-352 in ten seasons, including 2-41 last season. The Blue Tigers only have five winning seasons in the last 44 years.

William Woods University out of Fulton, Mo. announced that it is adding varsity men’s and women’s tennis and will begin playing in the fall of 2015. William Woods had women’s tennis teams from 1976-99 but has never had a men’s team. In the American Midwest Conference, Missouri Baptist, Lindenwood-Belleville, St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Stephens College Columbia sponsor women’s teams. Of those, all but Stephens have men’s teams.

Watch Coach DeMilia’s interview courtesy of Lincoln Blue Tigers’ YouTube page

For the seventh time overall, and the first time since 2009, the Lincoln women’s outdoor track & field team is the national champion.

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Lincoln University women's track and field national champions. (photo/lubluetigers.com)

Lincoln University women’s track and field national champions. (photo/lubluetigers.com)

The Blue Tigers scored 64 team points on Saturday (May 24) to win their seventh NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championship. Ten Lincoln athletes combined to turn in 12 All-American performances, with both Blue Tiger relay teams winning national titles. Lincoln, which has also won four indoor national championships since 2003, won their 11th overall championship this past weekend. The Blue Tigers had previously won the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championship in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Starting in the 4 x 100m relay, where the foursome of Judith Riley, Kimberly Bailey, Yanique Ellington and Janae Johnson won in 45.34. Ellington and Johnson would go on to earn three total All-American honors, given to any athlete who finishes in the top-eight on an event at the national championships. Johnson was the runner-up in the 200m, clocking in at 23.49, and took fifth in the 100m in 11.87. Ellington, meanwhile, placed third in the 100m (11.75) and fourth in the 200m (23.49).

The day ended with the 4 x 400m relay. Entering that event, Lincoln had 54 team points and was in first place by just one point. Johnson C. Smith was in second with 53 points, and the two teams were going head-to-head in the relay with everything on the line. The Lincoln foursome of Willomena Williams, Jhevere Hall, Donna-Lee Hylton and Tamara Keane stepped up, winning the race in 3:37.29 to guarantee the Blue Tigers the national championship.

Keane also earned All-American recognition in three events, including the 400m hurdles, in which she placed fourth with a time of 59.56. Keane finished seventh in the 400m dash, timing in at 54.22, while Hylton placed eighth in the latter event with a time of 54.91.

Hall was also a multiple All-American honoree, as she placed sixth in the 800m in 2:09.35. Monique Thompson had the best performance by a Blue Tiger in that event, claiming fourth after posting a time of 2:08.76. Lincoln’s final All-American award winner was Ladonna Richards, who took fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.32.

The Blue Tigers scored 64 points, beating second-place Johnson C. Smith (59 points) by five points. Grand Valley State, which hosted the national championship meet, came in third after scoring 53 points. Adams State (39 points) took fourth, edging fifth-place Ashland (38 points) by one point. Central Missouri, meanwhile, had the second-best finish of any MIAA program behind Lincoln, taking sixth with 34 points.

Missouri S&T and Northwest Missouri also competed in the women’s championships.

Recap courtesy of Lincoln Athletics.

FINAL TEAM SCORES

The Lincoln University men finished tied for ninth.  Missouri Southern, Central Missouri, Southwest Baptist, and Missouri S& T also competed in the men’s championships.

MEN’S FINAL TEAM SCORES

 

Missouri S & T men win first GLVC outdoor track and field championship. Lincoln University women win fourth straight MIAA outdoor title

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Missouri S&T men's outdoor track team.

Missouri S&T men’s outdoor track team.

Missouri S&T’s men’s track & field team stormed to its first Great Lakes Valley Conference championship since 2009 as it captured six events and posted 29 scoring performances in the two-day meet at Lewis University.

The Miners won their second GLVC title since joining the league on the strength of not just the six first place finishes, but also five second place performances over the two days. S&T finished the meet with 172 points, easily outdistancing four-time defending champion Indianapolis by 48 points.

Two of the six event wins came from Adriel Hawkins (Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City), who completed an indoor-outdoor double in the 200-meters Saturday to go with his win Friday in the triple jump. Hawkins, who had the best time in the preliminaries of the event Friday, won the final in a time of 21.70 seconds for his second outdoor 200-meter title.

The other winning performances Saturday for the Miners came from Jusean Archibald (Bridgeton, Mo./Trinity) in a highly-competitive 110-meter hurdles race and from Trevor King (Union, Mo./Union) in the decathlon.

Before Indianapolis’ four-year run as league champion, the Miners were the last team to capture the GLVC title when it won the 2009 meet.

Lincoln University women's track team.

Lincoln University women’s track team.

For the fourth year in a row, the Lincoln women’s outdoor track & field team is an MIAA champion. Competing at their home track, Dwight T. Reed Stadium for the first time since 1999, the Blue Tigers won the 2014 MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Sunday, marking the fourth time in the past four years that LU has accomplished that feat. The Blue Tigers scored 182 points to win the team title over second-place Central Missouri (104.50 points) by more than 70 points.

Lincoln won eight events and posted 28 top-eight finishes with Monique Thompson, the winner of the 800m, breaking a meet record. Thompson, who took the finals of the 800m in 2:08.24, won the preliminaries of that event in 2:08.05 to break the previous meet record of 2:09.66, set by Lincoln’s Lovan Palmer last year. Both times are automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. Thompson later took second in the 1,500m in 4:38.42 while Jhevere Hall placed fourth in both the 800m (2:08.91) and the 1,500m (4:42.21).

Yanique Ellington was a double winner for Lincoln, taking both the 100m (11.59) and the 200m (23.76), with her time in the latter race being an automatic qualifier. Janae Johnson was the runner-up in both races, finishing the 100m in 11.66 and the 200m in 23.85. Judith Riley placed fifth (12.18) in the 100m and seventh (25.47) in the 200m while Kimberly Bailey took fifth in the 200m (25.06) and sixth in the 100m (12.21). Ellington, Johnson and Bailey later teamed with Ladonna Richards to win the 4x100m relay with a time of 45.74.

Donna-Lee Hylton set two automatic qualifying times at the league championships, including in the 400m dash, which she won in 53.16. Tamara Keane was the runner-up in that race, clocking in at 53.75, while Willomena Williams came in sixth (54.94) and Palmer placed seventh (55.86). Hylton, Keane and Williams later teamed with Marcia Harrison to win the 4x400m relay in 3:38.15, another automatic time.

The Blue Tigers also swept the two hurdle events, with Juneille Barker taking the 400m race in an automatic qualifying time of 58.69. Ladonna Richards placed third in the 400m hurdles at 59.7 and Keane finished fourth at 1:00.44. Richards was the winner of the 100m hurdles, finishing with the top time of 13.54. Barker was the runner-up in the 100m event, clocking in at 13.70, while Nadia Harriott came in seventh (14.68).

Jonelle Campbell and Nickeisha Beaumont both had third-place results in field events. Campbell took third in the triple jump (11.95m) while Beaumont took third in the long jump (5.89m). Daniele Newman competed in several field events, finishing fourth in the triple jump (11.85m), ninth in the high jump (1.64m) and 12th in the heptathlon (4,207 points). Shakeisha Miller took fifth in that last event, earning 4,756 points, and also placed 10th in the long jump at 5.51m.

Lincoln University women win MIAA indoor track championships. This is the school’s fourth straight conference title

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The Lincoln University track team from Jefferson City, Mo.

The Lincoln University track team from Jefferson City, Mo.

For the fourth year in a row, the Lincoln women’s indoor track & field team is the MIAA champion.  The Blue Tigers racked up 153 points to win their fourth-straight MIAA indoor title on Sunday (March 2). Yanique Ellington was named the meet’s High-Point Scorer after scoring 22.50 points at the three-day event, which was hosted by Missouri Southern State University.

Ellington won two individual events and was a part of Lincoln’s winning distance medley relay team, which broke the MIAA Indoor Championship record after clocking in at 12:06.01. Both of Ellington’s individual victories came in record-breaking fashion, as she took the crown in both the 60m (7.42) and the 200m (24.01). Both times are automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Division II National Championships, and both also broke building records at Missouri Southern’s Leggett & Platt Center.
Lincoln swept the top-three in the 200m, with Janae Johnson taking second (24.99) and Tamara Keane finishing third (25.12). Donna-Lee Hylton also scored in that event, taking eighth with a time of 25.52. In the 60m, Johnson placed third (7.61) and Kimberly Bailey finished fourth (7.65) while Juneille Barker took seventh (7.71).
The Blue Tigers also swept the top-three of the 60m hurdles, with Ladonna Richards winning the race in 8.42. That time also broke the MIAA Indoor Championship meet record. Barker was the runner-up in the hurdles, finishing in 8.46, while Shakeisha Miller took third in 8.55. Miller was also an individual winner at the meet, taking first place in the long jump at 5.87. Nickeisha Beaumont, meanwhile, finished second in the long jump (5.82m).

MIAA basketball round up–8th ranked Jennies avoid scare in Jefferson City

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Central Missouri at Lincoln

WBB – #8 UCM 71, LU 70

#8 Central Missouri erased a five-point halftime deficit as they picked up a victory on the road at Lincoln. UCM scored 24 points off of turnover and added 12 second chance points as they moved to 9-1 in league play.

For the Jennies Keuna Flax led the way with 35 points and eight rebounds and BreAnna Lewis added 16 points. Revonnia Howard had a double-double on the night with 13 points and 12 rebounds. For the Blue Tigers Jennifer Rosado led the way with 24 points and eight rebounds. Angela Randall had 18 points and seven boards and Hunter Yoakum added 11 points.

MBB – UCM 89, LU 61

Central Missouri shot .604 from the field as they picked up a win over Lincoln on the road. UCM pulled down 35 rebounds while holding LU to just 18 as they moved to 7-3 in league play.

For the Mules Charles Hammork led the way with 15 points and eight rebounds and Jordan Epps added 14 points. Dillon Deck had 13 points and TJ White had 10 rebounds on the evening. For the Blue Tigers Joshua Buie had 14 points, four rebounds and three assists. Mike Smith added 13 points and five rebounds while Mario Bass had seven assists.

Missouri Southern at Northwest Missouri

WBB – MSSU 80, NWMSU 74

Missouri Southern scored 51 second half points as they picked up a victory on the road at Northwest Missouri. MSSU scored 23 points off of turnovers they moved to 7-2 in the MIAA this season.

For the Lions Sharese Jones had 20 points and pulled down six rebounds. Dominique Mosley scored 17 points and added seven rebounds while Shonte Clay had 19 points and six boards. For the Bearcats Ariel Easton led the way with 24 points on the night. Ashleigh Nelson had 16 points and Annie Mathews pulled down a team best six rebounds.

MBB – NWMSU 79, #22 MSSU 78

A jumper by DeShaun Cooper with three seconds to play gave Northwest Missouri a come from behind win at home over #22 Missouri Southern. NWMSU got 18 points off of turnovers as they moved to 9-1 in the league this season.

For the Bearcats Cooper led the way with 32 points and Dillon Starzl had 17 points and six rebounds. Bryton Williams finished with 11 points on the evening. For the Lions Lane Barlow led the way with 17 points and Greg Renfroe had a team best nine rebounds. Marquis Addison had 16 points and Jordan Talbert had 14 points and eight rebounds.

Southwest Baptist at Lindenwood

WBB – LWU 71, SBU 66

Lindenwood scored 26 points off of turnovers as they picked up a victory over Southwest Baptist at home. LWU also got 18 points from their bench as they moved to 4-5 in league play.

For the Lions Jenny Rocha led the way with 18 points and Kessidy Gengenbacher had 17 points. Morgan Johnson had 13 points and Marissa Lehnig had 10 points and pulled down six boards. For the Bearcats Jacqui Zelenka had a team best 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Dilona Johnson had 12 points and Brook Duncan added 11 points on the night.

MBB – SBU 71, LWU 69

Rashaad Brown-Peterson hit a three-pointer with four second to play as Southwest Baptist won on the road at Lindenwood. SBU got 23 points from their bench as they moved to 2-7 in league play.

For the Bearcats Desi Barmore had 22 points and pulled down a team best nine rebounds. Brown-Peterson finished with 14 points while Jaywuan Hill added 10 points and Menas Stephens pulled down eight boards. For the Lions Michael Boos had 20 points and Garrett Reeg had a game high ten rebounds. Darris Smith added 15 points and Tyler Ressel had 13 points on the night.