FAMU men's tennis coach Carl Goodman and student-athlete Salif Kante were named to two of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) top honors.Goodman is the conference's men's Coach of the Year. Kante is the Player of the Year.
The Rattlers earned their first ITS NCAA Division I national ranking, coming 69th in the January 2012 poll. Kante was also ranked 16th in the NCAA Southeast region.
This is the third time that Goodman has been named the MEAC Coach of the Year. He also won the honor in 2006 and 2010 as the led his Rattlers a 13-9 record and 3-1 in conference play.
In addition to being named the 2012 MEAC Player of Year, Kante also earned first team all-MEAC Honors as he garnered an 17-5 record overall and 3-0 in conference play as he posted wins over Miami, Southern Methodist and Stetson.