WASHINGTON (April 5, 2019) – With the conference championships quickly approaching, the Howard University men's & women's track and field squads continue their training in Towson, Md. at the Towson Invitational, hosted by Towson University. The one-day event starts Saturday (April 6) at 10 a.m.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
On March 29-30, the Bison participated in the Fred Hardy Invitational, hosted by the University of Richmond.
 
Freshman Corintheans Payne (Apopka, Fla.) won the men's 400-meter hurdles with a new personal best (54.47).
 
On the women's side, junior Oluchi Ike (Upper Marlboro, Md.) won the 400-meter hurdles (58.50) while fellow classmate Uchechi Onuoha (Yardly, Pa.) finished fourth (1:03.74).
 
MEET PREVIEW
 
This weekend's meet will have several nearby schools competing. The teams include Howard, Towson, Delaware State, Bowie State, Coppin State, Morgan State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Montgomery CC, Lincoln (Pa.), Mary Washington, Stevenson, Salisbury, Delaware Valley CC, Prince George's CC, Ramapo College, Robert Morris, Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Catholic, Towson Track Club, Susquehanna, Hagerstown CC, Mount St. Mary's, and UMBC.
 
Currently, 16 Bison have qualified for the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Championships: Ike; Onuoha; seniors Lauryn Galloway (East Brunswick, N.J.), David Hudson (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Korey Lombard (Antioch, Calif.) and Mi-ah Watkins (Bronx, N.Y.); junior Sydney Benson (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.); sophomores Kaylah Clark (Miami), Rachel Edler (Stone Mountain, Ga.), Jessika Gbai (Philadelphia), Ozioma Scott (Georgetown, Guyana) and Destiny Stanford (Woolwhich Township, N.J.); and freshmen Mekhi Abbott (Monroe, N.J.), Diana Effiom, Kennedy Lewis (Atlanta) and Melanie White (Orlando, Fla.).
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
Next up, Howard heads south to Greensboro, N.C. for the Aggie Invitational (April 12-13), hosted by North Carolina A&T State.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.