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The Wolverine Observer
December 8, 1983
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Students
Excel In
Sports
Medicine
by James
Basketball fans will be pleased
to see Felicia Monique Yvette
Mayo, the petite pound beauty
from Miami, Fla. showing the
athletic world that being a
trainer is not just an occupation
for men only.
Many fans in the stands of a
Morris Brown women's basket
ball game might feel that here is a
cheerleader out of uniform, until
they see her rushing to the aid of
an injured basketball player and
see the confidence she places in
her ability.
“I was always active in high
school. I felt this would be
something interesting to get
involved with since Morris
Brown never had a female
trainer before and I would be a
first,” said Mayo.
Morris Brown will have the
honor and distinction of being
one of the few black colleges to
have a female trainer to aid its
atheletes. The only other full
time female trainer at a
historically black college is a
senior at Hampton Institute in
Virginia.
Mayo is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Mayo in Miami,
Fla. She was Homecoming
Queen, cheerleader, flag girl,
president of the Future Business
Leaders of America, secretary of
the Student Advisory Committee
and Treasurer of the Inter-Club
Council while a student at Miami
Central High School.
She is now a freshman at
Morris Brown College majoring
in business accounting.
Felicia has received nothing
but praise for her involvement as
the female trainer for the Morris
Brown football team. "I found
out about her through another
young lady who was interested in
being an athletic trainer,” says
Morris Brown College Head
Trainer Walter Smith.
Smith continued, “My main
concern about a female trainer
was her commitment and
dedication to performing the
job.
Felicia proved to be a very
quick learner and was always
prompt when reporting for duty.
She continues to amaze me with
her learning capacity in the
overall duties of a trainer.”
Barlow
When you talk about dedica-i
tion to a program, Craig Boyd
comes to mind. The Morris
Brown College football team has
an outstanding young student
who is dedicated to being one of
the best trainers in college foot
ball.
Craig Alphonzo Boyd is from
Pittsburgh, Pa., now living in
Atlanta where he attended
Booker T. Washington High
School in 1978 to 1982. He
became interested in sports
medicine in the eighth grade
under the direction of the Head
Football Coach, Richard McNeil
and Stanley Prittchet. Craig says
he has taught himself how to
wra'p ankles and administer first
aid to the athletes while at
Washington High School.
After graduating from
Washington High School in 1982
he became the student assistant
trainer at Morris Brown College.
He has done an outstanding job
here at Morris Brown as a
student trainer, and has several
awards honoring him.
Craig has an enthusiastic per
sonality to go along with the long
hours he dedicates to the sports
medicine field. “The future for
minorities in sports medicine
looks promising and it is a good
field to go into, of which I am a
witness to,” says Craig.
Craig credits most of his in
fluence in the sports medicine
field to Bill McDonald, head
trainer at Georgia Tech, for
helping him gain the confidence
and guidance throughout years.
Craig has received five cer
tificates from Georgia Tech,
stating that he is a certified
trainer. He received best trainer
at Washington High School in
1981-82. He has worked at Grady
Hospital during the summer as a
nurse’s aide. He also volunteers
his services at Dr. Fred Almond's
Sports Medicine Clinic, and the
-Lou Hudson Summer Basketball
League.
Craig eventually, would like to
become a pro-trainer in the
N.F.L. or the USFL. Craig is a
prime example of positive think
ing, hard work, and dedication
to the field of sports medicine. •
Women's
Basketball
Preview
83 - 84
by Steven Coulter
Just imagineforamomentthat
you were the head coach of any
kind of team. Imagine your team
was in the midst of rebuildingfor
the upcoming season, and lost
some of its key players. It would
take some deep thought about
how you would steer the team's
performance.
Such is the case for Vista
Bryant, Head Coach of the
Morris Brown College Women’s
Basketball Team. Ms. Bryant
begins her sixth year as head
coach. With the help of assistant
coach, Cedric Brown, they will
both try with great enthusiasm to
Improve on a 61 win - 36 loss
record.
According to Bryant, this
year's team could be a "sleeper”
because of the loss of a key
scorer and rebounder. Also,
there may be a lack of defense in
the transition. On the other
hand, for scoring, Bryant feels
the Lady Wolverines should not
have any problem putting points
on the board.
Led byMelanie(Mel)Allen,a
returning senior, who posses
great potential in scoring and
rebounding. Look for returning
point guard Kathy Washington
to control the offense.
There are also new faces to
look forward to like 5'11
freshman Ronnetta Turner from
Atlanta, who is a good ball
handler. Bryant also has another
6-footer waiting in the wings for
next semester.
"This could be our year,” said
Bryant. "If there's any surprises
about this year's team, it should
be from the defense."
It looks as if the Lady
Wolverines season will be a
challenge, not only on the court,
but from the sidelines as well.
Wolverine
Cagers
Ready For
83 - 84
Season
by James Barlow
College basketball has taken
center stage on the campus of
Morris Brown College. The
attention and excitement of
wolverine football has now
carried over to Wolverine
basketball.
If you like fast break basketball
with high flying dunk shots and
long range jump shots, then
focus your attention on the 1983-
84 Morris Brown men’s basket
ball team. The run and gun style
of wolverine basketball promises
to generate enough excitement
to warm up those cold winter
nights.
The 1984-84 team had a great
year of recruiting with six
freshmen players coming to
Atlanta. The freshmen players
will have to step in and take
charge right away to support the
strong sophomore and junior
class players.
Bernard Tittle, 6’4, 180
sophomore, from Atlanta,
Georgia, a pre-season All-
American candidate is the
leading scorer and leader in
dunk shots. He returns to light
up the gymnasium with his
aggresive style of play. This
should prove to be the
motivating factor in playing
good hard basketball by the
entire team. Randy "The En
forcer" Walker, 6'5, 235, senior
from Georgetown, S.C., also a
pre-season All-American can
didate returns to the lineup
without playing a single down of
football. He will be fresh when
the season starts to give the team
strength on the offensive and
defensive backboards.
Basketball
Season
Is Here!
GO
Wolfpack!
err o
Good Luck
1983-84
Men And
Women's
Basketball
Teams. . .