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2023 MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team

Football Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information

135 Bison Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team

Howard Athletics acknowledged for academic excellence

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.
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Players Mentioned

Deven Richmond

#10 Deven Richmond

G
6' 4"
Senior
Ari Whatley

#19 Ari Whatley

OF/1B
Sophomore
Cheyenne  Scott

#6 Cheyenne Scott

C/INF
5' 4"
Freshman
Marcus Brown

#42 Marcus Brown

DL
6' 5"
Junior
Christion  Carter

#89 Christion Carter

TE
6' 7"
Senior
Elijah Coleman

#5 Elijah Coleman

DB
6' 1"
Senior
Jack Forsyth

#72 Jack Forsyth

OL
6' 6"
Sophomore
Malik Hyatt

#23 Malik Hyatt

TE
6' 2"
Graduate Student
Elton Jean-Baptiste

#45 Elton Jean-Baptiste

DL
6' 2"
Senior
Bryce Miller

#46 Bryce Miller

LS
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Deven Richmond

#10 Deven Richmond

6' 4"
Senior
G
Ari Whatley

#19 Ari Whatley

Sophomore
OF/1B
Cheyenne  Scott

#6 Cheyenne Scott

5' 4"
Freshman
C/INF
Marcus Brown

#42 Marcus Brown

6' 5"
Junior
DL
Christion  Carter

#89 Christion Carter

6' 7"
Senior
TE
Elijah Coleman

#5 Elijah Coleman

6' 1"
Senior
DB
Jack Forsyth

#72 Jack Forsyth

6' 6"
Sophomore
OL
Malik Hyatt

#23 Malik Hyatt

6' 2"
Graduate Student
TE
Elton Jean-Baptiste

#45 Elton Jean-Baptiste

6' 2"
Senior
DL
Bryce Miller

#46 Bryce Miller

6' 1"
Senior
LS