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Virginia State Sweeps Inaugural CIAA Soccer Cups

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 HRMessenger Staff CIAA, HBCU News, HBCU sports, HBCUs, Shaw University, Virginia State University

ETTRICK, VA. – Virginia State University closed out its fall soccer season with a sweep of the inaugural CIAA Soccer Cups,

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CIAA Football Week Ten Preview: Championship Berths on the Line

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 HRMessenger Staff CIAA, Fayetteville State University, HBCU sports, Johnson C. Smith University, Virginia Union University

CHARLOTTE, NC. – The final week of the 2025 CIAA Football regular season features six matchups across the conference, with championship

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CIAA Announces Inaugural Men’s Soccer Cup Championship

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 HRMessenger Staff CIAA, CIAA Soccer, CIAA Soccer Cup Championship, Shaw University, Virginia State University

Charlotte, NC. – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®) proudly announces the inaugural CIAA Men’s Soccer Cup Championship, featuring Virginia

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CIAA Football Week Nine

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 HRMessenger Staff CIAA, CIAA SPORTS, Fayetteville State University, FVSU, HBCU Football, JCSU, Johnson C. Smith University, Virginia Union University, vuu

CHARLOTTE, NC. – Week Nine of CIAA Football delivered its most dramatic slate of the season, featuring two road upsets, a 70-point

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CIAA Women Lead, Inspire at the 2025 Women Leaders in Sports Conference

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 HRMessenger Staff CIAA, HBCU, HBCU sports, HBCUs, Virginia State University

CHARLOTTE, NC. – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) proudly celebrates the outstanding women of the CIAA who represented the conference

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CIAA Set to Host 55th Annual Cross Country Championship in Salem, Virginia

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 HRMessenger Staff CIAA, Cross Country, Fayetteville State University, HBCU Cross Country, HBCU News, HBCU sports, HBCUs, Virginia

CHARLOTTE, NC — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®) will celebrate the 55th CIAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship

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CIAA Renews Baltimore Deal to host Tournaments Through 2029

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 HRMessenger Staff Baltimore Maryland, CIAA, CIAA Athletic, CIAA Basketball Tournament

CHARLOTTE, NC (June 18, 2025) – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, has