Charlotte, NC – Fayetteville State's Tyreece Brown, Natrone Means, and Milton Patterson were among twenty-four coaches from across the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) selected to participate in the True North Sports Coach Development Academy.

Tyreece Brown, an assistant coach for the 2020 CIAA Women's Basketball Championship team, has been on the Broncos' staff for the past nine seasons. Natrone Means and Milton Patterson are new additions to the football staff for the upcoming season. Means previously served as an assistant coach for Winston-Salem State University while Patterson coached at Clark Atlanta University.

Coaches were nominated by their respective institutions to represent the conference in the academy, which begins this week.

The Coach Development Academy is a three-part virtual course program designed to support and assist coaches in developing their authentic philosophy, team culture and program structure. Eight classes will be held online every Tuesday, beginning August 18.

Each class will feature guest speakers, including Dartmouth Head Football Coach Buddy Teevens, Florida Head Men's Tennis Coach Bryan Shelton, Clemson Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Shimmy Gray Miller, Alabama State Head Football Coach Donald Hill Eley, Certified Mental Performance Consultant Dr. Tiff Jones of XFactor Performance and CEO and Chief Visionary Celia Slater of True North Sports, which is hosting the academy.

Information on the Coach Development Academy can be found HERE. A full list of participating coaches from CIAA schools is listed below.

For the latest information on the CIAA, visit theciaa.com.


Bowie State
Shadae Swan, Women's Basketball
Antone Sewell, Football

Claflin
Chymaine Guinyard, Volleyball
Garon Jackson, Cross Country/Track & Field
Revonda Whitley, Women's Basketball

Elizabeth City State
Tynesa Lewis

Fayetteville State
Milton Patterson, Football
Natrone Means, Football
Tyreece Brown, Women's Basketball

Johnson C. Smith
Ramona Staton, Women's Tennis

Livingstone
Paul Davis, Women's Basketball

Lincoln (PA)
Charity Hart, Volleyball
Wilson Bailey, Cross Country/Track & Field

Saint Augustine's
David Bowser, Football
Tacara Moxey, Volleyball

Shaw
Ebony Moore, Women's Basketball
Frantz Smith, Cross Country/Track & Field
Jonathan Paulk, Volleyball

Virginia State
Annitra Cole, Women's Basketball
Ashley DeWitt, Cross Country/Track & Field
Drew Williamson, Men's Basketball

Winston-Salem State
Chanel Davis, Volleyball
Cleo Hill, Jr, Men's Basketball
Kaymarie Jones, Cross Country/Track & Field