AUSTIN, Texas (April 1, 2026) - Howard University Track and Field will be competing in the annual Texas Relays (April 2-4). The three-day event will be hosted Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium.
 
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Bison fans can follow the action each day via live results.
 
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In the 200-meter dash, senior Dylan Gaines (Houston), graduate student Abraham Evans (Virginia Beach, Va.) and sophomore Elijah Grant (Fort Mill, S.C.) are ranked second (21.07), fourth (21.19) and fifth (21.21), respectively, in the conference. Evans also holds the third-place ranking in the 100-meter dash (10.49).
 
In the 400-meter dash, Grant, sophomore Jayvian Greene (Gainesville, Fla.) and junior Emerson McKindra (Linden, N.J.) hold the first (46.45), second (46.50) and third (47.04) place, respectively.
 
Freshman Ashton Thomas (Greensboro, N.C.) holds the second place in the 800-meter run (1:51). In the 1500-meter run, Ashton holds the fourth-place (4:03) ranking with sophomore William Shepherd (Plano, Texas) in fifth place (4:04).
 
Freshman Sayid Shakur (Fort Washington, Md.) sits in fifth place for the 5K run (15:28).
 
In the 110-meter hurdles, senior Jorim Bangue (Yaounde, Cameroon) and freshman Jabari Dillard (Cross Hill, S.C.) hold first (14.01) and second place (14.26), respectively.
 
In the 400-hurdles, freshman Joseph Williams (Alpharetta, Ga.) is ranked fourth in the conference (54.49).
 
The 4x100 relay team consisting of Evans, Gaines and freshmen Armond Boulware (Chicago) and Mihaly Akpamgbo are ranked third in the conference (40.75). The 4x400 relay team consisting of Greene, Grant, McKindra and Gaines, are ranked first (3:08).
 
Sophomore Drew Dillard (Silver Spring, Md.) holds the first-place ranking in the high jump (2.15 meters).
 
Fifth-year Sean Wray (Stafford, Va.) holds the first-place ranking in the long jump (7.22 meters) and triple jump (15.35 meters), respectively.
 
Sophomore Tarike Lavine (Bridgetown, Barbados) is ranked third place (44.30 meters) in the discus and fourth place in the hammer throw. Sophomore Solomon Young (Charlotte, N.C.) is ranked first place in the hammer throw (50.88).
 
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In first (11.18), second (11.47), third (11.49) and fourth (11.59), respectively, in the 100-meter dash are junior Yahnari Lyons (Hampton, Ga.), junior Mackenzie Robinson (Ypsilanti, Mich.), freshman Nilijah Darden (Greensboro, N.C.) and junior Aiyana Gray-Williams (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
 
Dominating the 200-meter rankings, in order of first through fifth, are Lyons (22.82), Darden (23.72), Robinson (23.79), Gray-Williams (23.89) and fifth-year Sherri-Ann Norton (Plantation, Fla.) (24.04).
 
In the 400-meter dash, senior Zoe Turner (Mableton, Ga.), sophomore Cenaiya Billups (Denver) and sophomore Tiffany Mugubi (Houston) are ranked first (54.01), second (54.49) and third (55.74), respectively.
 
Mugubi also holds the top spot (2:05) in the 800-meter run, alongside freshman Alexis Jones (New Windsor, N.Y.) in third place (2:12). Jones is ranked first (4:29) in the 1500-meter run and second is sophomore Ester Kirk (Morristown, N.J.) with a mark of 4:46.
 
In first (13.06), third (13.27), fourth (13.38) and fifth (13.47), respectively, for the 100-meter hurdles are graduate student Marcia Sey (London, United Kingdom), senior Lauren Thompson (Frisco, Texas), sophomore Lindsay Johnson (Detroit) and freshman Gabby White (Silver Spring, Md.).
 
In the 400-meter hurdles, Billups (58.09), Johnson (58.40), senior Aniya Woodruff (Harrisburg, N.C.) (1:00) and freshman Carrie Vannoy (Oak Park, Mich.) (1:00) are ranked first, second, third and fourth, respectively.
 
Both, the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams, are ranked first in the conference with marks of 43.95 and 3:34, respectively. The 4x100 team consists of Gray-Williams, Sey, Lyons and Robinson. The 4x400 team consists of Turner, Woodruff, Billups and Johnson.
 
In triple jump, seniors Kelis Armstrong (Plano, Texas) and Ija Mumford (Winston-Salem, N.C.) hold the second (12.13 meters) and fifth place (11.81 meters) rankings, respectively.
 
Senior Temi Banwo (Allen, Texas) holds the first-place ranking in shot put (14.25), second place in the discus (42.07) and hammer throw (45.88).
 
Sophomore Kinnidi Hampton (Rowlette, Texas) holds the third place ranking in shot put (12.63), third place in the discus (40.24) and fourth place in the hammer throw (44.35).
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
On March 27-28, HU competed at the UCF Knights Invite in Orlando, Fla., and the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C.
 
At the UCF Knights Invite, the Lady Bison won both the 4x100 (44.00) and 4x400 (3:34.18) relays.
 
Individually, Lyons earned silver in the 100-meter dash (11.18) and bronze in the 200-meter dash (22.82) while Sey finished second (13.06) in the 200-meter dash.
 
At the Raleigh Relays, Mugubi competed in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:06.25.
 
On the men's side, at the UCF Knights Invite, Wray won the triple jump (15.35 meters) and D. Dillard took gold in the high jump (2.15 meter) while Grant, Greene and McKindra swept the top three spots in the 400-meter dash.
 
At the Raleigh Relays, Thomas led the way in the 800-meter run (1:52.20).
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
On April 11, HU and Gallaudet will be co-hosting the Bison Classic in D.C.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.