VSU'S
JUNOT CAPTURES SECOND PLACE IN COSIDA WRITING CONTEST
BIANCA WARREN WINS THIRD PLACE IN DISTRICT 3
- Jim Junot Virginia State University's Sports Information Director, Jim Junot,
has tied for second place nationally in the Fred S. Stabley Writing Contest,
sponsored annually by the College Sports Information Directors of
America (CoSIDA).
Junot, who also placed second nationally last year, tied for second place nationally in the Historical Feature category for his story "The Fast Times and Short Life of John Borican."
Casey Angle of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association tied Junot with
the story "The Last Dynasty." Bob Beretta of Army won first place with
his story "A Vision for the Future."
Borican, who led Virginia State University to three CIAA track titles
from 1936-38, was named "America's Greatest Track & Field Athlete" in
1941. Borican died in 1943 at the age of 29 from pernicious anemia. He
still held six world records at the time of his death. He was inducted
into the VSU Hall of Fame in 1980, the U.S. Track & Field Hall of Fame
in 2002 and into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 2008.
Junot brought home a second award by placing in second in District 3
with his student profile of VSU Cross-Country and Track runner Sederick
Green. VSU Sports Information Student Assistant Bianca Warren also won third place in District 3 for her student profile of former VSU volleyball player Crystal Hickman. The three awards mark the most by any HBCU college in the history of
the Stabley Writing Contest.