ECSU Vikings Athletics

Tune into tonight at 6 pm and hear Head Coach discuss the upcoming 2026 season!

Thank you for speaking to our athletic department during our Summer Staff Retreat! We’re getting rejuvenated and ready to roll for the upcoming year!

Vikings Football Places Five on Preseason All-CIAA Team, Most Since 2011

https://ecsuvikings.com/news/2026/7/15/football-vikings-place-five-on-preseason-all-ciaa-team-most-since-2011.aspx

at the 2026 Football Media Day. Pictured left to right: Asst. Coach/DC - Andre George, WR Coach Eli Sessoms, Head Coach , OL Toriono Combs, DB Jaevon Branch, Athletic Director James DuBose Jr. , and Associate Coach/OC Tory Hester

Meet your 2026 Preseason All-CIAA Team. Five selections for ECSU Football are the most Preseason All-CIAA selections since 2011!

Make sure you tune into the 2026 CIAA Football Media Day held in Durham, NC... TODAY at 9 am. Coach will be joined by student-athletes Jaevon Branch and Toriono Combs. The event will be live streamed on the CIAA Sports Network. Link in bio!

Viking Family,

The ECSU Department of Athletics invites all former student‑athletes to reconnect at Legends Weekend — August 28–29. We’re celebrating the legacy of our athletes with events designed to reunite, recognize, and engage our alumni.

Weekend highlights:

Dr. Claudie J. Mackey Golf Tournament
Meet & Greet at Bistro Tropical
Pregame Mixer
Special recognition during the opening home football game vs. Fort Valley State University

Our goal is to update and reengage our alumni while honoring lasting achievements. Please let us know which events you’ll attend by registering below or scanning the QR code.
Weekend Registration: https://bit.ly/4wlYQl0

Interested in playing in the golf tournament or sponsoring the event? Register here:
Golf Registration & Sponsorship: https://tinyurl.com/c85afh74

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to reconnecting with you!

🏆 National recognition for a Viking leader!

Nancy Lake, ECSU's Associate Athletics Director for Compliance, has been selected to the NCAA Pathway Program, one of the NCAA's premier leadership development initiatives.

Congratulations, Nancy! 💙💛

ECSU's Nancy Lake Selected for NCAA Pathway Program - Elizabeth City State University Athletics INDIANAPOLIS – Elizabeth City State University Associate Athletics Director for Compliance Nancy Lake has been selected to participate in the NCAA's 2026-27 Pathway Program, a prestigious yearlong leadership development initiative designed to prepare senior-level athletics administrators for futur...

Three Vikings to serve on 2026-27 CIAA Management Council

Northern Vice President
James Dubose Jr., Elizabeth City State University

Senior Woman Administrator Representative
LaTaya Hilliard Gray, Elizabeth City State University

Student Athlete Advisory Committee Representative / National SAAC Representative
Darius Satterfield, Elizabeth City State University

CIAA Announces 2026–27 Management Council Leadership Slate CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 8, 2026) – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, recently concluded its annual Spring Meetings for its 12 member institutions.