NORFOLK, Va. (December 10, 2025) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its women's track & field weekly accolades where Howard University swept the awards. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon.
Senior thrower
Temi Banwo (Allen, Texas) won Field Athlete of the Week while junior sprinter
Yahnari Lyons (Hampton, Ga.) took home Track Athlete of the Week.
At the HBCU & Ivy Challenge (Dec. 5), Banwo placed fourth in the shot put with a MEAC-best mark of 13.88 meters and earned bronze in the weight throw with another conference-leading toss of 16.92 meters.
For Lyons, she won the 200-meter dash with a MEAC-leading time of 24.11, which sits 11
th in the country.
On Dec. 13, HU returns to the Northeast for the Seahawk Shootout, hosted by Wagner College.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com or the MEAC website at
www.MEACSports.com.
