WASHINGTON (March 25, 2026) – This weekend brings double the competition for the Howard Track & Field program. The Bison will compete in the Raleigh Relays (March 26-28) in Raleigh, N.C., and the UCF Knights Invite (March 27-28) in Orlando, Fla.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Bison Nation can follow the action live for Raleigh Relays via ACC Network and for UCF Knights Invite via live results.
MEET PREVIEW
RALEIGH RELAYS
The Raleigh Relays is hosted by North Carolina State University on the Paul Derr Track and Field facility. Action begins Thursday (March 26) at 4:05 p.m., with the men's steeplechase.
UCF KNIGHTS INVITE
The University of Central Florida (UCF) Invitational takes place at the UCF Track and Field/Soccer Complex. Action begins Friday (March 27) at 10 a.m., with the women's javelin.
BISON TO WATCH
RALEIGH RELAYS
On the men's side, senior
Kobe Hutson (Bridgetown, Barbados) and freshman
Ashton Thomas (Greensboro, N.C.) will be competing in the 800-meter run.
For the women's side, freshman
Alexis Jones (New Windsor, N.Y.) takes part in the 800-meter run, 1500-meter run and the 4x400 relay.
Senior
Sanaa Morris (Bermuda) participates in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and the 4x400 relay.
Sophomore
Tiffany Mugubi (Houston) will be competing in the 800-meter run and the 4x400 relay.
Freshman
Sadie Sanders (Santa Rosa, Calif.) takes part in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and the 4x400 relay.
Junior
Sarah Seam (Gaithersburg, Md.) participates in the 800-meter run.
UCF KNIGHTS INVITATIONAL
On the men's side, sophomore
Drew Dillard (Silver Spring, Md.) will be competing in the high jump.
Senior
Sean Wray (Stafford, VA) takes part in the long jump.
Sophomores
Tarike Lavine (Bridgetown, Barbados) and
Soloman Young (Charlotte, N.C.) are set to compete in the discus throw and the hammer throw. Young will also be competing in the shot put.
Sophomore
Mihaly Akpamgbo, freshmen
Armond Boulware (Chicago) and
Jabari Dillard (Cross Hill, S.C.), senior
Abraham Evans (Virginia Beach, Va.) and junior
Dylan Gaines (Houston) are all set to compete in the 100-meter dash.
Akpamgbo, Boulware, Evans, Gaines and sophomore
Jayvian Greene (Gainesville, Fla.) are set to compete in the 200-meter dash dash.
Greene, sophomore
Elijah Grant (Fort Mill, S.C.), junior
Emerson McKindra (Linden, N.J.) and freshman
Joseph Williams (Alpharetta, Ga.) takes part in the 400-meter dash.
D. Dillard, J. Dillard, Williams and senior
Jorim Bangue (Yaoundé, Cameroon) participate in the 110-meter hurdles. Williams will also be competing in the 400-meter hurdles.
Two men's 4x100 relay teams will be competing. The first team consisting of Akpamgbo, Gaines, Evans and Boulware. The second team consists of McKindra, J. Dillard, Grant and Greene.
Two teams take part in the 4x400 relay. McKindra, Greene, Grant and Gaines make up the first team while Evans, Boulware, Akpamgbo and J. Dillard make up the second team.
On the women's side, seniors
Kelis Armstrong (Plano, Texas) and
Ija Mumford (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and sophomore
Jasmen Walker (Flossmoor, Ill.) will be competing in the long jump. Mumford will also be competing in the triple jump.
Sophomore
Kinnidi Hampton (Rowlette, Texas) and senior
Temi Banwo (Allen, Texas) are set to compete in the discus throw, shot put and the hammer throw.
Freshman
Nilijah Darden (Greensboro, N.C.), junior
Aiyanna Gray-Williams (Winston-Salem, N.C.), senior
Sherri-Ann Norton (Plantation, Fla.), sophomore
Yahnari Lyons (Hampton, Ga.), junior
Mackenzie Robinson (Ypsilanti, Mich.) and senior
Lauren Thompson (Frisco, Texas) are all set to compete in the 100-meter dash.
Darden, Gray-Williams, Lyons, Norton, Robinson, junior
Zoe Turner (Mableton, Ga.) and freshman
Gabby White (Silver Spring, Md.) will also be competing in the 200 meter dash.
Turner, Walker and sophomores
Cenaiya Billups (Denver) and
Brooke Cochran (Silver Spring, Md.) are set to compete in the 400-meter dash.
Walker, White, sophomore
Lindsay Johnson (Detroit), freshman
Carrie Vannoy (Oak Park, Mich.) and seniors
Marcia Sey (London, United Kingdom) and
Aniya Woodruff (Harrisburg, N.C.) will be competing in the 100-meter hurdles.
Billups, Johnson, Vannoy, Woodruff are all set to compete in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
The women's 4x100 team will be competing, consisting of Norton, Darden, Turner and Woodruff.
Two teams are set to compete in the women's 4x400 relay. The first consists of Billups, Johnson, Turner and Vannoy. The second is made up of Norton, Walker, White and Robinson.
LAST TIMEOUT
Howard competed at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 20-21), opening the outdoor season with a bang.
On the men's side, Bangue took first place in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking in at 14.01.
Grant and Greene earned third (46.25) and fourth (46.50), respectively in the 400-meter dash. Grant currently sits seventh in the nation in the 400-meter dash and recently received the MEAC Track Athlete of the Week award (March 25).
In the field, D. Dillard took fourth in the high jump with a mark of 2.05 meters.
On the women's side, Billups won the 400-meter hurdles and is now ranked No. 1 in the nation. She also recently received the MEAC Track Athlete of the week award.
Lyons took first place in the 200-meter dash, recording a 23.11 mark, and second place in the 100-meter dash with a mark of 11.48.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
On April 2-4, Howard is set to head down to Austin, Texas for the annual Texas Relays.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
