{"id":2561,"date":"2025-07-05T22:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T02:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/?page_id=2561"},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T03:21:55","slug":"umes-team-history-at-hcasc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/umes-team-history-at-hcasc\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES Team History at HCASC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2003-04 National Runner-Up Team <\/strong>
From Left: Quinnesha Smith, Matthew Lang, Mumbi Thande-Kamiru, Dr. Jack Thomas, Elden Hawkes, Earl Holland Jr., and Janiece Blackmon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sectionals Era (1989-1995)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Season<\/span><\/strong><\/td>Sectional<\/td>Sectional Players
(Not listed if team attended Nationals)<\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
1989-1990<\/strong><\/td>E<\/td>Craig O. Ballard, Jerry Creecy, Darwin Kennedy, Larry McAfee, Carmellio L. McCullough<\/td><\/tr>
1990-1991<\/strong><\/td>E<\/td>Michael G. Holder, Teresa L. Jones, Valorie Matthews, Sean D. Meredith, Samuel E. Moncure, Michelle Sewell<\/td><\/tr>
1991-1992<\/strong><\/td>E<\/td>Ronald L. Cropper, Samantha Dancil, Jessee L. Hodge, Samuel E. Moncure, Raven Walker, Bernadette Watty<\/td><\/tr>
1992-1993<\/strong><\/td>E<\/td>Samantha Dancil, Brian K. Dowtin, William Gray, Walter Jason Gunter, Samuel E. Moncure, James Pinder, Cory Leroy Praileau, Sr., Cherylven L. Smith, Niya Werts<\/td><\/tr>
1993-1994<\/strong><\/td>E<\/td>Samantha Dancil, William Gray, Walter Jason Gunter, Samuel E. Moncure, James Pinder, Niya Werts<\/td><\/tr>
1994-1995<\/strong><\/td>E<\/td>Gerald Andre DeShields, Priscilla Dyson, Walter Jason Gunter, Marvin Lee Harris, Felix Klimpacher, Luther Lightly<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

National Championships Attended<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– * indicates team captain
– The team coach is named in parentheses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Season<\/span><\/strong><\/td>Players<\/span><\/strong><\/td>Finish<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
1995-1996<\/strong><\/td>Samantha Dancil, Gerald Andre DeShields, Priscilla Dyson, Marvin Lee Harris, Niya Werts, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
1996-1997<\/strong><\/td>John C. Clark, Jaracus Lashawn Copes, Gerald Andre DeShields, Elden Wayne Hawkes, Jr., William Lee Mapp, III, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Playoff Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
1997-1998<\/strong><\/td>Gerald Andre DeShields, Shantay Monique Dinks, Nathaniel T. Gabby, Kendra Elise Thomas, Shandra Evelyn Williams, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Playoff Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
1998-1999<\/strong><\/td>Gerald Andre DeShields, Nathaniel T. Gabby, Aaron Lee Rashan Goar, Elden Wayne Hawkes, Jr., Shandra Evelyn Williams, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Playoff Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
1999-2000<\/strong><\/td>Gerald Andre DeShields, Nathaniel T. Gabby, Elden Wayne Hawkes, Jr., Jahmal McNair, Alyson Showell, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Quarter Finalist<\/td><\/tr>
2000-2001<\/strong><\/td>Elden Wayne Hawkes, Jr.*, Nathaniel T. Gabby, Matthew Jacob Oscar Lang, Kenesha Robinson, Mumbi J. Thande-Kamiru, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Playoff Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2001-2002<\/strong><\/td>Matthew Jacob Oscar Lang*, Chinedu O.P. Enekwe, Jr., Earl Dennis Holland, Jr., Wala-Zokeseh Josial Labala, Mumbi J. Thande-Kamiru, (Elden Wayne Hawkes, Jr.)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2002-2003<\/strong><\/td>Matthew Jacob Oscar Lang*, Michael K. Davis, Jr., Chinedu O.P. Enekwe, Jr., Earl Dennis Holland, Jr., Mumbi J. Thande-Kamiru, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Quarter Finalist<\/td><\/tr>
2003-2004<\/strong><\/td>Matthew Jacob Oscar Lang*, Janiece L. Blackmon, Earl Dennis Holland, Jr., Quinnisha Sherronte Smith, Mumbi J. Thande-Kamiru, (Dr. Jackie Thomas)<\/td>Runner Up<\/td><\/tr>
2004-2005<\/strong><\/td>Earl Dennis Holland, Jr.*, Janiece L. Blackmon, Michael K. Davis, Jr., Mark William DeMorra, Chinedu O.P. Enekwe, Jr., (Elden Wayne Hawkes, Jr.)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2005-2006<\/strong><\/td>Janiece L. Blackmon*, Mark William DeMorra, Meredith Martinez Esguerra, Gregory Jones, Jr., Christina Rae Sutton, (Elden Wayne Hawkes, Jr.)<\/td>Playoff Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2006-2007<\/strong><\/td>Meredith Martinez Esguerra*, Mark William DeMorra, Fredrick B. Stephens, Christina Rae Sutton, Keith Lamont Wright, Jr., (Annette Noble)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2007-2008<\/strong><\/td>Meredith Martinez Esguerra*, Latashia N. Cook, Miles V. Hill, Fredrick B. Stephens, Christina Rae Sutton, (Annette Noble)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2008-2009<\/strong><\/td>Meredith Martinez Esguerra*, Danika R. Barber, Essence Hales, Fredrick B. Stephens, Christina Rae Sutton, (Dr. Hellenna L. Terrell)<\/td>Quarter Finalist<\/td><\/tr>
National Qualifying Tournament\/NCT Era (2009- )<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2009-2010<\/strong><\/td>Fredrick B. Stephens*, Michael Dugan, Essence Hales, Zackary Allen Kelley, (Dr. James M. White, Jr.)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2012-2013<\/strong><\/td>Kenneth B. Hales*, Mariah K. Dennis, Ebony Katrina Price, Courtney Anna Rhoades, (Dr. James M. White, Jr.)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2013-2014<\/strong><\/td>Mariah K. Dennis*, Evan S. Bryant, Jonathan C. Weary, Jonathan D. Wheeler, (Dr. James M. White, Jr.)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2014-2015<\/strong><\/td>Mariah K. Dennis*, Aleaya R. Bowie, Evan S. Bryant, Jonathan D. Wheeler, (Dr. James M. White, Jr.)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2015-2016<\/strong><\/td>Jonathan D. Wheeler*, Aleaya R. Bowie, Mariah K. Dennis, Courtney Anna Rhoades, (Dr. James M. White, Jr.)<\/td>Playoff Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2016-2017<\/strong><\/td>Sean Hayden*, Kenneth Bryant, Jr., Brandon Morris, Jr., Kendrick J. Wells, (James G. Lunnermon, II)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2020-2021<\/strong><\/td>No Tournament Held Due to COVID-19 Pandemic<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr>
2023-2024<\/strong><\/td>Princaya B. Sanders*, Destenie Keyandra Barnaby, Witchell Laurier, Kailey D. Wilson, (April Wright)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr>
2024-2025<\/strong><\/td>Jossie M. Gates*, Destenie Keyandra Barnaby, Essence Coley, Amir Gawish, (Earl Dennis Holland, Jr.)<\/td>Qualifier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sectionals Era (1989-1995) Season Sectional Sectional Players(Not listed if team attended Nationals) 1989-1990 E Craig O. Ballard, Jerry Creecy, Darwin Kennedy, Larry McAfee, Carmellio L. McCullough 1990-1991 E Michael G. Holder, Teresa L. Jones, Valorie Matthews, Sean D. Meredith, Samuel E. Moncure, Michelle Sewell 1991-1992 E Ronald L. Cropper, Samantha Dancil, Jessee L. Hodge, Samuel…Read more UMES Team History at HCASC<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1559,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-2561","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/hcasc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=2561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}