NORFOLK, Va. (June 18, 2020) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its 2020 Commissioner's All-Academic Team, presented by GEICO, where Howard University witnessed a league-best 145 Bison on the list. The announcement came Thursday morning.
 
The team honors student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
 
"I am elated to congratulate the 1,088 student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during this academic year," Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas said. "I would like to commend the administrators, athletic academic support personnel, coaches and parents for their contributions to the academic success of these student-athletes. Thanks to GEICO for investing in recognizing the academic excellence of our student-athletes."
 
Overall, the league honored 1,088 student-athletes from its 11 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2019 spring and fall semesters.
 
Listed below is all the HU student-athletes in alphabetical order by gender:
 
Women (86): Kendall Addison (Charlotte, N.C./TEN), Nina Askew (Fairfax, Va./VB), Priscilla Ayala (Manassas, Va./SOC), Essence Baker (South Brunswick, N.J./T&F), Busisiwe Banda (Cedar Park, Texas/VB), Zaire Bartholomew (Brooklyn, N.Y./SOC), Sydney Benson (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./XC, T&F), Ileana Bocage (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago/S&D), Thalia Boucher (Toronto, Canada/SOC), Mone't Bowen (Jacksonville, Fla./T&F), Janae Bradford (Chicago/BWL), Jurnee Farrell (Englewood, Colo./VB), Bayley Carmichael (Houston/SOC), Hollie Cartwright (Cary, N.C./SOC), Kaylah Clark (Miami/T&F), Indira Dandridge (Miami/VB), Kalita Dennis (Elk Grove, Calif./SB), Mackenzie Diotte (Toronto, Canada/SOC), Rachel Edler (Stone Mountain, Ga./T&F), Kiara Flynn (Ontario, Canada/SOC), Madison Freeland (Glenside, Pa./S&D), Trinity Gibbs (Kissimmee, Fla./SB), Nia Gilliam (Brooklyn, N.Y./T&F), Zaria Hall (Homestead, Fla./SB), Maxie Harrington (Vacaville, Calif./SB), Sienna Herrera (Corona, Calif./SB), Alayah Hightower (Mitchellville, Md./LAX, SOC), Sydney Hixenbaugh (Millstone, N.J./SB), Tiffany Hunt (Bridgewater, N.J./LAX), Oluchi Ike (Upper Marlboro, Md./XC, T&F), Kiyanna Jackson (Upper Marlboro, Md./LAX), Dominique Jackson (Washington/TEN), India Jackson (Philadelphia/S&D), Pricela Januario (Berlin, Germany/SOC), Asha Johnson (Oakland, Calif./VB), Madison Joines (Winston-Salem, N.C./LAX), Meghan Jones (Alabaster, Ala./SOC), Jillian Jones (Fresno, Calif./LAX), Jackie Jones (Rancho, Cucamonga, Calif./SB), Yassmine Khiri (Marrakesh, Morocco/TEN), Jaeda Lamar (Freeport, N.Y./LAX), Zachyre Lane (Durham, N.C./XC, T&F), Shelby Lee (Bowie, Md./LAX), Kennedy Lewis (Atlanta/XC, T&F), Leanne McMaster (Kingston, Jamaica/S&D), Noel Merritt (Detroit/SB), Tiffanee Moore (Tallahassee, Fla./S&D), Makaelah Murray (Stockton, Calif./SOC), Jayla Myles (Rochester, N.Y./WBB), Camille Navarro (Los Angeles/SB), Christian Nickolas (Brentwood, Calif./S&D), Niaja Nolan (Pittsburg, Calif./SB), Bernadette Nwoye (Montgomery Village, Md./LAX), Abolade Oyetunji (Pembroke Pines, Fla./S&D), Nia-Carole Parker (Wyncote, Pa./S&D), Jahnia Phillips (Elmont, N.Y./BWL), Aria Ragas (Johns Creek, Ga./TEN), Makenli Raspberry (Houston/XC, T&F), Olivia Raymond-Williams (Seattle/SOC), Kylan Rice (Smyrna, Ga./XC, T&F), Lailah Robey (Chesapeake Beach, Md./LAX), Ameenah Saalih (Willingboro, N.J./XC, T&F), Ayana Sallee (Chesapeake, Va./SB), Aleeya Sawyer (Lincolnshire, Ill./SOC), Ozioma Scott (Georgetown, Guyana/XC, T&F), Skylar Smith (Los Angeles/S&D), Mackenzie Soper (Fresno, Calif./SB), Shayna Swanson (Sammamish, Wash./SB), Amaya Thomas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./XC, T&F), Caelia Thomas (Ithaca, N.Y./SOC), Monica Thompson (Chattanooga, Tenn./SB), Jayla Thornton (Newark, N.J./WBB), Victoria Thornton (Plainfield, Ill./SOC), Kamryn Tillman (Snellville, Ga./SB), Jurnee Tipton (Ypsilanti, Mich./VB), Mia Watson (Chandler, Ariz./SOC), Jayla Webster (Woodbridge, Va./BWL), Andreas Weech (Nassau, Bahamas/S&D), Rajaa Wilcox (Drexel Hill, Pa./SB), Sophia Williams (Westbrook, Maine/T&F), Ana Williams (Baker, La./VB), Carolyn Williams (Glen Burnie, Md./BWL), Ayonna Williams (Washington/WBB), Fola Wilson (Minneapolis/VB), Niah Woods (Hamilton, Ohio/T&F), Terie Young (Dallas/LAX)
 
Men (59): Mekhi Abbott (Monroe, N.J./T&F), Marcellos Allison (Durham, N.C./FB), Chima Anyanwu (Union, N.J./FB), A'Jae Boyd (Pittsburg, Calif./FB), Demontre Buckson (Rock Hill, S.C./FB), Carlos Caro (Silver Spring, Md./SOC), Kishaun Carter (Brick, N.J./T&F), Franchino Chambers (Atlanta/SOC), Israel Chavez (Manassas, Va./SOC), Darian Clyburn (Louisville, Ky./XC, T&F), Michael Codrington (Brooklyn, N.Y./T&F), Jaylen Cromwell (Boston/FB), Ashton Daniel (Athens, Ga./T&F), Robert Davis (Ellicott City, Md./SOC), Miguel Davis, Jr. (Washington/S&D), Kegan Ford (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago/S&D), Nate Garvey (Nanuet, N.Y./MBB), Javauni Garwood (Portmore, Jamaica/SOC), Zuri Godfrey (Hampton, Va./FB), Zaire Griffin (Hartford, Conn./S&D), Gerone Hamilton, Jr. (Apple Valley, Minn./FB), Daniel Hart (Silver Spring, Md./SOC), Tyler Hartman (Havre De Grace, Md./SOC), Jordan Holder (Bowie, Md./T&F), Alexander Holiday (Newport News, Va./FB), Brandon Hood (Brooklyn, N.Y./SOC), Steven Imes IV (Los Angeles/XC, T&F), Jevin Jackson (Atlanta/FB), Malcolm Johnson (Suitland, Md./FB), Phillip Jones (Atlanta/MBB), Mason Jordan (Enterprise, Ala./FB), Faraji Woodson (Greensboro, N.C./FB), Amir Lewis (Philadelphia/FB), Roger Lyn (Kingston, Jamaica/TEN), Matthew Marchbanks (Chicago/XC, T&F), Kyle Martin (Kingston, Jamaica/TEN), Chris McGhan (Springfield, Va./SOC), Ameen Muhammad (Philadelphia/S&D), Noah Nicholas (Stone Mountain, Ga./S&D), Maalik Nixon (Peachtree City, Ga./S&D), Dedrick Parson (Philadelphia/FB), Sagar Raju (South Pasadena, Calif./TEN), Michael Riddick (Downington, Pa./XC, T&F), Philip Rollins (Baltimore/FB), Josiah Scott (Cedar Park, Texas/S&D), Emery Simon (Elkhart, Ind./SOC), Merrick Sims II (Atlanta/FB), William Speakman Smith II (Jacksonville, Fla./S&D), Nikolas Sylvester (St. Vincent & the Grenadines/S&D), Matthew Taylor (Johns Creek, Ga./FB, T&F), Bobby Teahan (Winchester, Va./FB), Myles Thompson (Oak Park, Ill./FB), Andre Toure (Paris, France/MBB), Nicholas Turk (Las Vegas/SOC), Vincent Turk (Las Vegas/SOC), Jalen Watson (Miami/S&D), Keith-Jordan Wilkinson (Kingston, Jamaica/S&D), Gavin Williams (Dover, Del./XC, T&F), Anthony Young (Pittsburgh/FB)
 
Sport Key
BWL – Bowling
FB – Football
LAX – Lacrosse
MBB – Men's Basketball
S&D – Swimming & Diving
SB – Softball
SOC – Soccer
T&F – Track & Field
TEN – Tennis
VB – Volleyball
WBB – Women's Basketball
XC – Cross Country
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com or the MEAC at www.MEACSports.com.