WASHINGTON (October 23, 2026) - Howard University men's and women's swimming & diving will travel to Lewisburg, Penn., to compete in the Bucknell Invite Saturday, Oct. 24. The meet is scheduled to begin at noon at Bucknell's Kinney Natatorium.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for the meet will be available through Bucknell Swimming
Live Results.
MEET PREVIEW
HOWARD
The Howard women enter the meet following a strong performance at the fifth annual Battle at the Burr against Georgetown (Oct. 10).
Alyssa Napier (Wilmington, Del.) led the Bison after winning the 100 Fly in 56.58 seconds while the 200 Medley Relay team of Napier,
Chanice Posada (Houston),
Rhanishka Gibbs (Nassau, Bahamas) and
Kaliyah Hinson (York, Pa.) earned a victory (1:44.73).
Jala Wilson (Richmond, Va.) also claimed first place in the 1-meter dive with a score of 86.50.
On the men's side,
Mark Brown (Greensboro, N.C.) highlighted Howard's performance against Georgetown by winning the 100 Breast in 58.27 seconds.
Mason Green (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) finished second in the 50 Free in 21.22 seconds while
Ayrton Moncur (Nassau, Bahamas) placed second in the 100 Fly in 50.49 seconds.
Kaleb James (Durham, N.C.) added a runner-up finish in the 100 Back in 52.38 seconds.
BUCKNELL
Bucknell women, most recently, competed against Boston (Oct. 17), falling, 157-143, despite winning six events.
Clara Renner won the 500 Free (4:58.69) and 200 Fly (2:02.39).
Kelly Byrne earned victories in the 200 Breast (2:18.28) and 200 IM (2:03.65).
Bucknell also won the 200 Medley Relay (1:42.53).
The Bucknell men fell to Boston, 199-101, in their season opener.
Jason Kellerman won the 200 Fly (1:47.82), 200 Back (1:48.08) and 200 IM (1:51.44).
Colin Smith also captured the 100 Free in 45.37 seconds while Bucknell recorded four event victories overall.
LAST TIMEOUT
Both teams last competed Saturday (Oct. 10) against Georgetown at the fifth annual Battle at the Burr in D.C. The women fell, 139-88, while the men lost, 160-67.
The women earned three event victories while the men recorded one event victory.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Howard will return to action Saturday, Oct. 31, when the Bison travel crosstown to face American. The meet is scheduled to begin at noon.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
