DURHAM, NC - North Carolina Central University will induct eight individuals - basketball guard and softball shortstop Michelle Harrison, football quarterback James Earl Harvey, track sprinter Elisha Marshall, football defensive back Robert Massey, basketball guard LeVelle Moton, legendary high school football coach Herman "Ike" Boone, and long-time Eagles Athletics supporters John and Nancy Rowland - and the 1998 Softball Team into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame during a banquet on Friday, Oct. 15 at the Holiday Inn-RTP at I-40 and Page Road. 
     "We are excited about Hall of Fame weekend and this first induction class since 1997," said NCCU Athletics Director Bill Hayes. "NCCU has a rich athletics tradition and we need to recognize and celebrate our sports history and those who gave their blood, sweat and tears to this athletics program. The NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame is the foundation for this effort."
     The Hall of Fame weekend will kickoff on Friday, Oct. 15 with a 6 p.m. reception followed by a 7 p.m. banquet at the Holiday Inn-RTP. 
     On Saturday, Oct. 16, hall of fame members and their guests will have the opportunity to take a tour of NCCU's campus at 1:30 p.m., followed by the Chancellor's Hall of Fame Reception from 3:30-5:00 p.m. inside McLendon-McDougald Gym. Members of the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame will be recognized and new inductees introduced during halftime of the football game between NCCU and Winston-Salem State University at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium. Kickoff is 6 p.m.
For more information, contact the NCCU Athletics Department at (919) 530-7057. 

MEET THE CLASS OF 2004

     Michelle Harrison, a native of Salem, Virginia (Salem High School), was a two-sport standout as a basketball guard (1993-97) and softball shortstop (1995-98) before graduating from NCCU in May 1998. She started her Lady Eagle career on the hardwood, earning CIAA All-Rookie Team honors in 1994. During her junior campaign in 1995-96, Harrison placed sixth in the NCAA Division II with 4.2 steals per game and ninth in the CIAA in scoring with 16.3 points per game, earning First-Team All-CIAA and Second-Team Black College All-America honors. She finished her basketball career with 1,448 points (14.3 ppg), 512 rebounds (5.1 rpg), 303 assists (3.0 apg), and 382 steals (3.8 spg), which ranked fourth on the NCAA Division II career steals list. In 1999, Harrison was voted to the CIAA 25th Anniversary Women's Basketball Team and was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame. 
     Harrison also excelled on the diamond, claiming the 1998 CIAA Softball Player of the Year award and First-Team All-CIAA honors as a senior, while leading the team to the school's first CIAA Softball Championship. She was selected to the 1997 and 1998 CIAA All-Tournament Team, and received All-CIAA First Team honors as a sophomore and All-CIAA Second Team honors as a junior. Harrison still holds the NCAA Division II record with a career batting average of .537 (145-for-270). In 1998, she led the Lady Eagles in hitting (36-for-64 / .563), doubles (5), home runs (4), runs batted in (35), and stolen bases (14-for-14), and was No. 1 in NCAA Division II in slugging percentage. In 1997, she topped the team with a .457 batting average (42-for-92), while boasting 27 stolen bases and the top fielding percentage among infielders (.918). In 1996, she batted .438 (28-for-64) with 26 RBI, 23 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, a team-high 7 doubles, and a team-high 70 assists in the field. In 1995, she was seven games shy of leading the nation in batting, hitting a .780 batting average (39-for-50), while adding 37 RBI, 32 runs, 10 doubles, two triples and 11 home runs. Harrison was also a member of the 1998 CIAA Commissioner's All-Academic Team.
      James Earl Harvey, a native of Fayetteville, NC (Douglas Byrd High School), earned the nickname "Air" for the dynamic aerial assault he displayed on the NCCU gridiron from 1985-88. A four-time First-Team All-CIAA selection, Harvey set NCCU, CIAA and NCAA Division II records for career passing yards (10,621), career total offense (10,667) and career touchdown passes (86). He still holds NCAA Division II records for total offense (3,008) and passing yards (3,190) by a freshman, as well as most touchdown passes in a game by a freshman (6 vs. Johnson C. Smith, Nov. 9, 1985). Harvey also maintains NCCU and CIAA single-game records for pass completions (33 vs. Johnson C. Smith, Nov. 9, 1985), passing yards (550 vs. Jackson State, Aug. 30, 1986) and total offense (536 vs. Jackson State, Aug. 30, 1986). He was a finalist for the Harlon Hill award, recognizing the NCAA Division II football player of the year in 1986 (5th) and 1988 (3rd). As a 1988 American Football Coaches Association All-American, Harvey guided the Eagles to the second-round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
     Elisha Marshall, a native of Fayetteville, NC (Douglas Byrd High School), became NCCU's first female National Champion when she won the NCAA Division II outdoor 100-meter dash in 1998. During her NCCU career from 1994-98, Marshall earned six All-America citations, specializing in the outdoor 100m and 200m dashes and the indoor 55m dash. She was selected as the 1998 CIAA Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete after winning conference championships in the 100m and 200m dashes during the outdoor championship meet.
     Robert Massey, a native of Charlotte, NC (Garinger High School), spent 10 seasons in the National Football League after leaving his mark as one of the best to ever play in the NCCU secondary. He is currently third on the Eagles all-time career interceptions list with 18 picks from 1985-88. The two-year team captain was named First-Team All-CIAA in 1987 and 1988 and earned All-America honors as a senior. During his career, Massey amassed 207 tackles (142 solo), 39 pass break-ups (not including freshman season), and 18 interceptions for 336 return yards and two touchdowns. He also served as a kickoff and punt return specialist, and caught five passes for 157 yards and a touchdown as a receiver. After helping the Eagles to a 9-2-1 record and a trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs as a senior in 1988, Massey was selected in the second round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He was named to the 1989 NFL All-Rookie Team with the Saints, and was later voted to the 1992 NFL Pro Bowl as a member of the Phoenix Cardinals. During his Pro-Bowl season, Massey tied a single-game NFL record with two interception returns for touchdowns versus the Washington Redskins on Oct. 4, 1992. During his NFL tenure, he played with the New Orleans Saints (1989-90), Phoenix Cardinals (1991-93), Detroit Lions (1994-95), Jacksonville Jaguars (1996), and New York Giants (1997-98).
     LeVelle Moton, a native of Raleigh, NC (Enloe High School), capped his historic NCCU hardwood career (1992-96) by being named the 1996 CIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year, becoming the first Eagle to earn the honor. He is currently the school's third all-time leading scorer with 1,714 points, just 31 points shy of Boston Celtics great and NBA Hall of Famer Sam Jones. During his junior and senior seasons, Moton was voted All-CIAA First Team, NCAA Division II South Atlantic All-Region First Team and NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention. As a junior (1994-95), he topped the CIAA and was No. 16 in the NCAA Division II in scoring with an average of 23.5 points per game, while also establishing a new single-season standard at NCCU by scoring 611 points. As a senior (1995-96), he placed second in the CIAA with 21.3 points per game and ranked among the conference's top 10 statistical leaders in assists, free throw percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. Moton played on three CIAA Southern Division Championship teams and made two trips to the NCAA playoffs, including an NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Championship title in 1993. After NCCU, he played professional basketball in Indonesia, Germany and Israel.
     Herman "Ike" Boone, a native of Rocky Mount, NC (Booker T. Washington High School), is best-known as the high school football coach whose story inspired the hit movie Remember the Titans, starring Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington as Boone. After earning his bachelor of arts and master's degrees from NCCU, Boone decided to be a teacher and coach so he could motivate youngsters. Boone's journey landed him in a racially-divided Alexandria, Virginia, as the head football coach at T.C. Williams High School in 1971. Boone was able to unite a diverse team and coaching staff into the most powerful football team in the state of Virginia. The Titans posted an unblemished 13-0 record, winning the state championship title and earning a No. 2 ranking by the national polls. In December 1971, President Richard M. Nixon was quoted as saying "the team saved the city of Alexandria."
     John and Nancy Rowland, longtime residents of Durham, NC, volunteered to operate scoreboard and play/shot clocks for NCCU football and basketball games for more than 10 years. They brought professionalism and Eagle pride to the press box and scorer's table during their countless hours of service. Besides being dear friends to NCCU Athletics staff and coaches, the Rowlands served as loving mother and father figures to thousands of student-athletes. They also helped to run the concession stands at home athletic events and donated hundreds of old trophies to be refinished and presented to student-athletes at athletic banquets. 
     The 1998 softball team captured the school's first CIAA Softball Championship since the sport was introduced in 1977. Members of the team are: Rena Armwood (Durham, NC), Lukisha Austin (Greenville, NC), Andrea Carley (St. Croix, Virgin Islands), Rebecca Freeman (Andover, NY), Michelle Harrison (Salem, Virginia), Lisa Hicks (Detroit, Michigan), Hallina Humphries (Rochester, NY), Teneesha Hyman (Wilson, NC), Sylvia Latson (Detroit, Michigan), LaTisha Martin (Sanford, NC), Yolanda McDowell (High Point, NC), Latisha McEachern (St. Paul, NC), Stephanie Spindler (Vancouver, Washington), Lynn Williams (Burlington, NC), assistant coach Jermaine D. Hall, and head coach Ingrid Wicker-McCree.

Michelle Harrison	James Earl Harvey	Elisha Marshall
Robert Massey	LeVelle Moton	Herman "Ike" Boone
	John and Nancy Rowland

1998 CIAA Championship Softball Team