LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 8, 2025) – Howard University women's track & field squad put on a dominant performance at the inaugural HBCU Indoor Championships in Louisville, Ky., hosted by Kentucky State University.
 
Collectively, HU secured 11 victories on the afternoon.
 
On the track, graduate Marcia Sey (London, United Kingdom) and senior Joslyn Crosby (Bossier City, La.) led the charge with a pair of wins. Sey won the 60-meter dash (7.46) and 60-meter hurdles (8.29) while the Louisiana native was victorious in the mile run (5:26.76) and 3K run (10:40.28).
 
Second-year Bison Aiyana Gray-Williams (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and DMV native Tiffani-Rae Pittman (Bowie, Md.) placed first (23.91) and second (24.72), respectively, in the 200-meter dash.
 
Junior Kiya Lawson (Montclair, N.J.) and rookie Cenaiya Billups (Denver) took gold (56.06) and silver (56.71), respectively, in the 400-meter dash. Junior Zoe Turner (Mableton, Ga.) also competed in the race, earning fifth overall (57.14).
 
Newcomer Tiffany Mugubi (Houston), senior Camille Egbula (Simpsonville, S.C.) and freshman Kendall Robinson (Bowie, Md.) swept the 800-meter run podium, claiming first (2:13.15), second (2:14.47) and third (2:17.64), respectively.
 
Billups, Lawson, Mugubi and Turner represented Bison Nation in the 4x400 relay, winning the race with a 3:53.48 time.
 
In the field, junior Ija Mumford (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and senior Jasmyn Hunter (Flossmoor, Ill.) placed first (5.34 meters) and second (5.30 meters), respectively, in the long jump.
 
Graduate Nneka Ezeama (Smithfield, R.I.) won the shot put (14.08 meters) while junior Temi Banwo (Allen, Texas) claimed gold in the weight throw (17.74 meters).
 
HU shifts its focus to the outdoor season with the first meet in Tampa, Fla., at the annual USF Alumni Invitational (March 21-22), hosted by the Bulls.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.