VCU notes

Rams' high-jumper aims for 7-foot mark

Ronnie Black figures he will need to join the "7-foot club" to have a chance at winning the high jump in next week's USA Junior National Track and Field championships in Eugene, Ore.

Black, who turns 19 in August, qualified for the event by clearing 6-10¾ in his freshman season with VCU.

"If I hit 7 feet on my first attempt, I think I'll be set for the top four," he said.

The top two move on to the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Trinidad on July 31 and Aug. 1-2.

Ten jumpers topped 7 feet in the NCAA championships. Black, who stands 6-4½, didn't qualify after finishing 17th in the NCAA East regional with a leap of 6-8¾.

Black, out of Menchville High in Newport News, won three meets this season.

List of names for golf tourney

There have been some additions and subtractions to the list of notable names from the basketball, golf and NASCAR worlds scheduled to attend the Shaka Smart-John Rollins Golf Charity Classic on June 29 at Salisbury Country Club.

Expected to be on hand:

Basketball -- Gerald Henderson, Tubby Smith, Billy Donovan, Tony Bennett, Oliver Purnell, Buzz Williams, Bryant Stith, Phil Ford, Hubert Davis.

Golf -- Zach Johnson, Chris DiMarco, Daniel Chopra, Ben Crane, Webb Simpson, Tad Ridings, Glen Day.

NASCAR and others -- Darrell Waltrip, Kyle Petty, Jeff Hammond, Sergeant Slaughter, Mitch Williams, Wesley Walls.

The event will benefit the Ram Athletic Fund, The John Rollins Foundation and The Hermie and Elliott Sadler Charitable Foundation. It includes a "Sunday Night Celebration with the Celebrities" at Richmond International Raceway's Torque Club on June 28.

For more information, call Andrew Hartley at (804) 828-1726 or e-mail him at .

Short shots

• Basketball forward Franck Ndongo has transferred to Division II power Augusta State. Ndongo has two years of eligibility.

The Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament will be held March 5-8 at the Richmond Coliseum. Tournaments for baseball, men's and women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball next season have been reduced from six to four teams because of the economy. -- Tim Pearrell