NORFOLK, Va. (May 13, 2020) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) uncovered its 2020 Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team where Howard University witnessed a league-leading 24 Bison on the squad. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon.
Among the 24 recipients include
Mekhi Abbott (Monroe, N.J.),
Essence Baker (South Brunswick, N.J.),
Sydney Benson (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.),
Mone't Bowen (Jacksonville, Fla.),
KiShaun Carter (Brick, N.J.),
Kaylah Clark (Miami),
Darian Clyburn (Louisville),
Michael Codrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.),
Ashton Daniel (Athens, Ga.),
Rachel Edler (Stone Mountain, Ga.),
Nia Gilliam (Brooklyn, N.Y.),
Oluchi Ike (Upper Marlboro, Md.),
Steven Imes IV (Los Angeles),
Zachyre Lane (Durham, N.C.),
Kennedy Lewis (Atlanta),
Matthew Marchbanks (Chicago),
Makenli Raspberry (Houston),
Kylan Rice (Smyrna, Ga.),
Michael Riddick (Downington, Pa.),
Ameenah Saalih (Willingboro, N.J.),
Ozioma Scott (Guyana, Georgetown),
Gavin Williams (Dover, Del.),
Sophia Williams (Westbrook, Maine) and
Niah Woods (Cincinnati).
"I want to congratulate our men's and women's outdoor track & field student-athletes, who maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during the 2019-20 academic year," MEAC Commissioner
Dennis E. Thomas said. "The ultimate goal is to develop and graduate our student-athletes to be productive citizens in our society."
Howard tied with Delaware State with 24 student-athletes from one institution. Overall, the league honored 204 student-athletes from its 11 institutions who have achieved academic success during the 2019-20 academic year.
MEAC sophomore, junior and senior student-athletes with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average (GPA), as well as transfer student-athletes who have been in residence at the institution for at least one year, are eligible for All-Academic accolades.
With the spring season cut short due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Howard looks ahead towards the 2020-21 campaign.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com or the MEAC website at
www.meacsports.com.
