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ECSU Holds First-Ever Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night
Robert Kelly-Goss February 19, 2019 1
More than 100 ECSU faculty and staff attended the first-ever Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night during a recent Viking basketball game.   Elizabeth City State University held its first-ever Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night during last week’s men and women’s...

Five Named to 2018 ECSU Sports Hall of Fame Roster
Robert Kelly-Goss October 26, 2018 1
The 2018 ECSU Sports Hall of Fame are, clockwise starting top left, Leroy Williams, Jesse Carmon, Scotty Arnold, Anthony Hillard, and Howard Williams.   The 2018 Elizabeth City State University Sports Hall of Fame inductees will line up during Friday...


ECSU Vikings Host Community Connect Day in Match-up against St. Augustine’s
John Westbrook September 28, 2018 0
After two weeks of inclement weather tying down the northeastern North Carolina region, the Elizabeth City State University football team is eager to bring out the swords, dawn the outer garments, strap up the helmets, and take the field for...

Down East Classic Cancelled Ahead of Hurricane Florence
Robert Kelly-Goss September 11, 2018 0
Elizabeth City State University, Winston Salem State University and the City of Rocky Mount have announced that all events for the 21st Down East Football Viking Classic scheduled for September 12 – 15 have been canceled due to Hurricane Florence and its expected...


Vikings to Host Second Annual Roast and Toast Event
John Westbrook August 30, 2018 0
The Elizabeth City State University Department of Athletics is set to host its second annual “Smoke on the River” Roast & Toast event Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the R. L. Vaughan Center.  Tickets are only $45 for the evening....

Championship Coach Shawn Walker Returns to Lead ECSU Vikings Men’s Basketball
Robert Kelly-Goss August 17, 2018 1
Former Viking championship coach, Shawn Walker, is returning to Elizabeth City State University to take the helm as head coach of the men’s basketball program. Walker, a university alum, was ECSU’s championship head coach from 2002 to 2014. While heading...


George Bright Ready to Build a ‘Championship Culture’
Robert Kelly-Goss August 13, 2018 1
George L. Bright, ECSU’s new athletics director, has set out to build a “championship culture.”   George L. Bright is cultivating a “championship culture.” That’s the focus of Elizabeth City State University’s new athletic director, but there is so much...

George L. Bright Named ECSU’s New Athletic Director
Robert Kelly-Goss July 24, 2018 5
Elizabeth City State University has a new Athletic Director. According to an announcement made by ECSU Interim Chancellor Dr. Karrie Dixon, George L. Bright will lead the Viking athletic department starting July 31. “I look forward to the future of...


Vikings Head Coach Anthony Jones is No Stranger to Championships
Robert Kelly-Goss June 13, 2018 0
Vikings head football coach, Anthony Jones, is pictured here during his days as head coach of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Jones was one of the university’s top winning coaches in the institution’s history. Fall training for Jones’s Viking players begins...

Super Bowl Champ Tapped to Lead Vikings Football Program
Robert Kelly-Goss April 3, 2018 0
A Super Bowl champion has been tapped to be the next Elizabeth City State University Vikings head football coach. Anthony Jones, a member of the 1987 championship Washington Redskins, will join the Viking football program this spring. Jones, a native...