Former Saint Augustine's hurdler earns Olympic berth

EUGENE, Ore. - Former Saint Augustine's College hurdler and current Falcon student Bershawn Jackson gained a berth to the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a convincing victory in the 400-meter hurdles final on Sunday (June 29) at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field. This is the first Olympic berth for Jackson, a Miami, Fla., native who lives and trains in Raleigh, NC, under George Williams, the legendary Saint Augustine's College track and field coach and 2004 U.S. Olympic team coach.

Jackson blitzed the field in the finals, crossing the finish line in 48.17 seconds to beat Kerron Clement (48.36) and Angelo Taylor (48.42), who both are going to the 2008 Olympics as well. The top three finishers advance to the Beijing Games.



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Saint Augustine's College Alex Hall picked in 7th Rd., #24 (231) by Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns finish with DE/OLB Alex Hall, a native of Glenarden, Maryland in Prince George's County.

The Cleveland Browns finished off the 2008 NFL Draft by selecting defensive end Alex Hall from Division II St. Augustine's College, a historically black college, 231st overall in the seventh round.

At 6-5 and 215 pounds, Hall is tall and thin with room to bulk up in an NFL training program. He'll likely transition to 3-4 outside linebacker for the Browns. Hall was named a D2Football.com First-team All-American for the 2007 season and was a second-team selection in '06.

Hall finished his career at St. Augustine as the program's all-time leader in sacks with 25.5 and tackles for loss with 54. He has great size and athleticism.

He made the 2007 All-CIAA first team for the second straight year after recording 7 sacks and 15 tackles for loss, both team highs, in 9 games while leading the Falcons to a No. 6 national ranking in total defense.

Hall is the second football All-American at Saint Augustine's College since the school restarted football in 2002.

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