NORFOLK, Va. (March 25, 2026) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its men's track & field weekly awards where Howard University sophomore sprinter Elijah Grant (Fort Mill, S.C.) earned the league's Track Athlete of the Week. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon.
 
At the USF Alumni Invite (March 20-21) in Tampa, Fla., Grant took third overall in the 400-meter dash with a MEAC-best 46.45 time, which sits seventh in the country.
 
Fellow classmate and DMV native Drew Dillard (Silver Spring, Md.) received honorable mention after placing fourth in the high jump (2.05 meters).
 
Coppin State freshman Elijah Williams won MEAC Field Athlete of the Week.
 
HU gears up for a pair of meets: Raleigh Relays (March 26-28) and UCF Knights Invite (March 27-28).
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com or the MEAC website at www.MEACSports.com.