NORFOLK, Va. (June 7, 2023) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its 2023 Commissioner's All-Academic Team where Howard University saw 135 Bison acknowledged for academic excellence during the academic year.
The league honored 939 student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
"I want to congratulate the 939 student-athletes who have been named to the MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team," MEAC Commissioner
Sonja Stills said. "To have nearly a thousand student-athletes among our eight member institutions maintaining a 3.0 GPA is as impressive and noteworthy as every athletic accomplishment."
Listed below is all the HU student-athletes in alphabetical order by gender:
Women (59): Amirah Allen (Raleigh, N.C./WBB),
Essence Bell (Ocala, Fla./VB),
Alexandra Blackwell (Austin, Texas/TEN),
Jennifer Bolden (Los Angeles/VB),
Sifa Butcher (Pembroke Pines, Fla./TEN),
Carys Carr (Rochester, N.Y./BWL),
Kaiya Creek (Seat Pleasant, Md./WBB),
Joslyn Crosby (Bossier City, La./T&F),
De'ja Dade (DeSoto, Texas/T&F), Aleyana Debrest (Philadelphia/BWL),
Kalita Dennis (Elk Grove, Calif./SB),
Kaya-Rae Dunbar (Burtonsville, Md./T&F),
Camille Egbula (Simpsonville, S.C./T&F),
Hana ElSherif (Cairo, Egypt/TEN),
Ryleigh Ferguson (Stafford, Va./BWL),
Ariel Finch (Los Angeles/VB),
Sidney Fletcher (Whittier, Calif./SB),
Brooklynn Fort-Davis (Chicago/WBB),
Maya Gerlach (Philadelphia/VB),
Mia Gonzales (Atwater, Calif./SB),
Jordan Grayson (Gaithersburg, Md./TEN),
Jade Greene (Upper Marlboro, Md./SB),
Kaniyah Harris (Capital Heights, Md./WBB),
Madison Harris (Slidell, La./SB),
Erin Hatcher (Burtonsville, Md./T&F),
Jasmyn Hunter (Flossmoor, Ill./T&F),
Yemisi Ifederu (London, England/TEN),
Taylor Johnson (South Fulton, Ga./VB),
Vanessa Johnson (Chicago/BWL),
Ja'Tae Joyner (Bowie, Md./T&F),
Breanna McDonald (Bethesda, Md./T&F),
Shalon McNeal (Lima, Ohio/SB),
Grace Metcalf (Spartanburg, S.C./VB),
Nia Nelson (Charlotte, N.C./WBB),
Lauren North (Kansas City, Mo./T&F),
Sherri-Anne Norton (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./T&F),
Amari Patterson (Waukegan, Ill./VB),
Nadia Pegram (Naples, Fla./TEN),
Sherisse Peterson (Philadelphia/T&F),
Tiffani-Rae Pittman (Bowie, Md./T&F),
Payton Quinonez (Tulare, Calif./SB),
Lealani Ricks (Madera, Calif./SB),
Cheyenne Scott (Clover, S.C./SB),
Emnet Simunyola (Lorton, Va./TEN),
Minyarn Smalls (Cary, N.C./T&F),
Alex Smith (New Orleans/VB),
Kendall Smith (Glenview, Ill./VB),
Marissa Steel (Laurel, Md./WBB),
JahNiyah Thomas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./T&F),
Alyssa Vasquez (Downey, Calif./SB),
Lamaria Washington (Miami/T&F),
Tamar Wells (Apopka, Fla./VB),
Ari Whatley (Chattanooga, Tenn./SB),
Ana Williams (Bakeer, La./VB),
Monika Williams (Denver/T&F),
Aniya Wilson (Accokeek, Md./WBB),
Bria Woodard (Missouri City, Texas/VB),
Cimone Woodard (Missouri City, Texas/VB) and
Jessica Wright (Durham, N.C./T&F)
Men (76): Mekhi Abbott (Monroe, N.J./T&F),
Ayoade Adebiyi (Virginia Beach, Va./T&F),
Jamar Bailey (Bolingbrook, Ill./T&F),
Dylan Beard (Baltimore/T&F),
Kaleb Berry (Duncanville, Texas/T&F),
Christian Bing (Atlanta/FB),
Darrian Brokenburr (Manassas, Va./FB),
Kemar Brown (Suwanee, Ga./FB),
Marcus Brown (Houston/FB),
Jermanie Byrd (Miami Gardens, Fla./T&F),
Justin Cadeau (West Orange, N.J./TEN),
Christopher Campbell (T&F),
Christion Carter (Detroit/FB),
Darian Clyburn (Louisville, Ky./T&F),
Elijah Coleman (Rockwall, Texas/FB),
Phil Cook (Ardmore, Pa./FB),
Melvin Crenshaw III (Upper Marlboro, Md./FB),
Elijah Cruz (Philadelphia/FB),
Goba Dan-Princewill (Houston/T&F),
Ashton Daniel (Athens, Ga./T&F),
Kameron Davis (Miami/T&F),
Marcel Dawson (Columbus, Ga./TEN),
Hassimiyou Dieng (Dakar, Senegal/TEN),
Marcus Dockery (Washington/MBB),
Chase Drewery (Waldorf, Md./T&F),
Daniel Dunac (Washington/TEN),
Kyle Fisher (Duluth, Ga./T&F),
Jack Forsyth (Falls Church, Va./FB),
Keenan Fortenberry (Philadelphia/FB),
Darius Fox (Washington/FB),
Kenny Gallop, Jr. (Portsmouth, Va./FB),
Frederick Hamilton (Atlanta/T&F),
Gerone Hamilton, Jr. (Apple Valley, Minn./FB),
Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y./MBB),
Seth Hawkins (Amelia, Va./FB),
KJ Henderson (Philadelphia/FB), Nah'Shawn Hezekiah (Orangeburg, S.C./FB),
CJ Hoffman (Centreville, Va./FB),
Terrance Hollon (Cleveland/FB),
Malik Hyatt (Gastonia, N.C./FB),
Richie Ilarraza (Clearwater, Fla./FB),
DeShawn Ingram (Detroit/FB),
Jevin Jackson (Lawrenceville, Ga./FB),
Elton Jean-Baptiste (Irvington, N.J./FB),
Jay Brandon Jones II (Charlotte, N.C./FB),
Cameron Kee (Lawnside, N.J./T&F),
Cameron Kennedy (Dallas/T&F),
Gabe Knowles (Allentown, Pa./TEN),
Julian Lawson (Sewell, N.J./T&F),
Talin Lewis (Westlake Village, Calif./MBB),
Matthew McDonald (Baltimore/FB),
Khalil McLaughlin (Jacksonville, Fla./T&F),
Bryce Miller (Woodbridge, Va./FB),
Tyler Milliner (Detroit/FB),
Ezra Monteiro (Newport, R.I./T&F),
Richard Ninamou (Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire/T&F),
Nnamdi Olebara (Bowie, Md./T&F),
Cameron O'Neal (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/FB),
Isaiah Okoro (Buffalo, N.Y./FB),
Bryce Parker (Charlotte, N.C./FB),
Clayton Perrin (Pflugerville, Texas/FB),
Phillip Richards (Melbourne, Australia/FB),
Deven Richmond (Bowie, Md./MBB),
Kyle Simon (Accokeek, Md./FB),
Miles Stewart (Orlando, Fla./MBB),
Ayodele Taiwo (Lagos, Nigeria/MBB),
Martin Jahill Warren (Norristown, Pa./FB),
Amon-Ra Watkins (Bronx, N.Y./T&F),
Dylan West (Akron, Ohio/FB),
Pierce Westbrook (New Orleans/TEN),
Ian Wheeler (Houston/FB),
Christian White (Highland Springs, Va./FB),
Chris Williams (Raleigh, N.C./FB),
Ray Williams (Detroit/FB),
Ronald Williams (Fort Washington, Md./FB) and
Jordan Wood (MBB)
Sport Key
BWL – Bowling
FB – Football
MBB – Men's Basketball
SB – Softball
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 and/or the MEAC at
www.MEACSports.com.