KATY, Texas (April 3, 2024) – Howard University women's golf team won the 2024 National Collegiate Championship in dominant fashion, winning the event by 40 strokes. The 54-hole tournament took place at The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch (par-71, 6,098 yards) in Katy, Texas.
 
Collectively, the Bison shot 49-over par (901) with back-to-back 18-over par (302) performance on Day One.
 
All five Bison finished in the Top 10, led by newcomer Emily Mayne (Kingston, Jamaica) winning her first collegiate golf event. The Jamaica native led from start-to-finish, posting a 224 (+11) during the three-round tourney, including a 72 (+1) in round one.
 
Second-year Bison Morgan Horrell (Dallas) took third overall, shooting 14-over par (227) in 54 holes, while reigning Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Year Marley Franklin (Los Angeles) placed fourth in the player leaderboard (228, +15).
 
Junior Jada Richardson (Suwanee, Ga.) tied for fifth overall (230, +17) while fellow classmate Kendall Jackson (Pearland, Texas) rounded out the top 10, earning ninth place (233, +20).
 
Delaware State finished runner-up, recording 89-over par (941), while Chicago State's Koranis Boonmadee fell one stroke behind Mayne for second place.
 
On April 19-21, Howard goes to Pine Mountain, Ga., for the NEC Championships, held at Callaway Resorts & Gardens.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.