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ATLANTA, August 25, 1999 - All three fall sports teams have compelling subplots that should make for exciting seasons this year.

Anthony Jones takes over the football program after a year as offensive coordinator. He will try to lead the Maroon Tigers, 0-11 last season, back into the win column.

"I enjoy setting goals, competing and winning," said Jones, a former NFL tight end who was a member of the Super Bowl Champion Washington Redskins in 1987. "My goal is to make this a successful program. I think with hard work and dedication, we can get it done."

The soccer team moves into its second full season as an NCAA sanctioned program, and thus will be eligible for the NCAA Division II playoffs. Morehouse, led by head coach Dr. Augustine Konneh, was 7-3-3 last season.

For more information on the sports teams at Morehouse, contact Sports Information Director James Nix at 404-681-2800, extension 3501. Here are complete schedules for all three fall sports teams at Morehouse (home games in bold):

Football
August 28	Fort Valley State			1:30 p.m.
September 11	Miles College				1:30 p.m.
September 18	Albany State University (Athens, Ga.)	2:30 p.m.
September 25	at Lane College				1 p.m.	
October 2       at Alcorn State University		2 p.m.
October 9	Tuskegee University (Columbus, Ga.)	7 p.m.
October 16      Benedict College (Homecoming)		2 p.m.
October 23	Morris Brown College (Augusta, Ga.)	2 p.m.
October 30	Kentucky State University 		1:30 p.m. 
November 6	Clark Atlanta University		1:30 p.m.

Soccer
August 27-28	Ron Brown Memorial Tournament 
	(Washington, D.C.) 	TBA
September 4	at Presbyterian College			3 p.m.
September 5	at Wingate College			4 p.m.
September 11	at Augusta State College		2 p.m.
September 12	at University of South Carolina Ð Aiken	4 p.m.
September 15	Erskine College				4 p.m.
September 18	Mars Hill College			1 p.m.
September 19	University of Alabama			2 p.m.
September 22	at Clayton State College		6 p.m.
September 30	North Greenville College		4:30 p.m.
October 2	at Lincoln Memorial University		3 p.m.
October 7	Limestone College			4 p.m.
October 9	at Thomas College			3 p.m.
October 10	at Florida A&M University		3 p.m.
October 16	at Francis Marion University 		4 p.m.
October 17	at Lenoir-Rhyne College			3 p.m.
October 23	at Lander University			3 p.m.
October 27	Catawba College				4 p.m.
October 30	Carson-Newman College			2 p.m.
October 31	at West Florida College			5 p.m.
November 2	at University of Montevallo		2 p.m.

Cross Country
September 3	Georgia Southern Twilight Opener	6 p.m.
September 4	Berry College Invitational		10 a.m.
September 11	Chevron Cross Country Invitational 	10:45 a.m.
September 18	Georgia State Invitational		10 a.m.
September 25	USC- Spartanburg			10 a.m.
October 1	Auburn Invitational			5 p.m.
October 2	Georgia Collegiate Championships	10 a.m.
October 9	Stormy Petrel Invitational		8 a.m.
October 16	Oglethorpe Double Dual			10 a.m.
October 23	Troy State Invitational			10:30 a.m.
November 6	NCAA Southeast Region Championships	TBA
November 20	NCAA Cross Country Championships	TBA

Founded in 1867, Morehouse College is the nation's only historically black, private liberal arts college for men. The College enrolls approximately 3,000 students and confers bachelor's degrees on more black men than any other institution in the world.

Prominent alumni include Dr. David Satcher, U.S. Surgeon General; Louis W. Sullivan, president of the Morehouse School of Medicine and former secretary of health and human services; Don Clendenon, former New York Mets outfielder and MVP of the 1969 World Series; and Edwin C. Moses, Olympic gold medalist and financial consultant for Robinson-Humphrey Co. Inc.