itation ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁Lang ston ▁University ▁teams , ▁bearing ▁the ▁sport ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁L ions , ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁So on er ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference . ▁Men ' s ▁sports ▁include ▁basketball , ▁football , ▁and ▁track ▁& ▁field ; ▁while ▁women ' s ▁sports ▁include ▁basketball , ▁cheer leading , ▁soft ball , ▁track ▁& ▁field ▁and ▁vol ley ball . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁co - ed ▁club ▁s occer ▁program . ▁The ▁present ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁is ▁D onn ita ▁Rog ers . ▁The ▁L ions ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁H BC U ▁National ▁Championships ▁in ▁football . ▁Lang ston ▁won ▁two ▁H BC U ▁National ▁Championships ▁in ▁basketball ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁March ing ▁P ride ▁ ▁Lang ston ' s ▁march ing ▁band ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" L ang ston ▁University ▁March ing ▁P ride ". ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁amb assador ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁a ▁supp orter ▁at ▁athlet ic ▁events , ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁center ▁for ▁students ▁interested ▁in ▁purs uing ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁music ▁and / or ▁developing ▁pert inent ▁life ▁skills . ▁ ▁Charlie ▁Wilson , ▁of ▁G AP ▁Band ▁fame , ▁once ▁served ▁as ▁Dr um ▁Major . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁band ▁has ▁won ▁three ▁b ids ▁to ▁the ▁H onda ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁B ands ▁in ▁the ▁Georgia ▁D ome ▁since ▁the ▁inaug