WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Howard University men's and women's track and field team had 29 student-athletes named to the 2015-16 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Track All-Academic team. The 29 honorees gave Howard the second-highest total behind Norfolk State (30).

The MEAC recognizes student-athletes with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average, including sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as transfer student-athletes, who have been in residence at the institution for at least one year.

"I would like to extend my congratulations to all of our outdoor track and field student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during the academic school year," said MEAC Commissioner Dr. Dennis E. Thomas. "I would also like to acknowledge the accomplishments of these student-athletes, the athletic academic support staffs, the coaches and the parents who all contributed to their academic success."

Here are the Howard University honorees:

Cydney Anderson

Mohamed Bah

Joppa Banks

Hanah Billups

Aigner Bobbitt

Kelsey Brandon

Skylar Buchanan

Dominique Bynum-Cooper

Michelle Cole

Matthew Colvin

Simone Counts

Malik Dennis

Tahirah Dickenson

Amir Edgerton

Seattle Ellison

Rajae Gayle

Kiyana Grimes

Landrie Hatcher

Dakota Lebofsky

Rikkia McGill

Basil Niccolls

Walter Peacock III

Robert Mercer

Cynthia Ruffin

Olujimi Scott

Daniel Stokes

Austin Williams

Georgia Williams

Myles Williams