WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025) - Howard University Track & Field will be competing across the country in three different meets from April 16-18. The trio of events will be hosted in Baltimore by Morgan State University (MSU), Charlottesville, Va., by the University of Virginia and Gainesville, Fla., by the University of Florida, respectively.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
 
Bison fans can follow the action at each event via:
 
Morgan State Legacy – n/a
Tom Jones Memorial - SEC Network+ and/or Live Results
Virginia Challenge - Flash Results
 
MEET PREVIEW
 
At the Morgan State Legacy, the action will take place April 17-18 at Earl C. Banks Field at Hughes Stadium. Competition begins Friday, April 17, at noon with the hammer throw, followed by the javelin later that afternoon at 3:30 p.m. This event will also serve as a special Senior Day ceremony at 3:30 p.m., Saturday (April 18).
 
In Gainesville, HU will be competing at the Percy Beard Track (April 16-18). Competition begins Thursday, April 16, at 11:30 a.m., with the women's heptathlon, followed by the women's 200-meter dash the next day.
 
Down in Charlottesville, the action will take place at Lannigan Field (April 16-18). Competition begins Thursday, April 16, at 5 p.m., with the women's javelin throw, immediately followed by the men's javelin.
 
BISON TO WATCH
 
MEN
 
Currently, ranked fourth in the MEAC, 100-meter dash is graduate student Abraham Evans (Virginia Beach, Va.) with a time of 10.42. Third in the 200-meter is senior Dylan Gaines (Houston) with a 21.07 time. In the 400-meter, sophomores Elijah Grant (Fort Mill, S.C.) and Jayvian Greene (Gainesville, Fla.) and junior Emerson McKindra (Linden, N.J.) are ranked first (46.45), second (46.50) and fifth (47.04), respectively.
 
Freshman Ashton Thomas (Greensboro, N.C.) is third in the 800-meter with a time of 1:51. Senior Jorim Bangue (Yaoundé, Cameroon) and freshman Jabari Dillard (Cross Hill, S.C.) are first (14.01) and fourth (14.26), respectively, in the 110-meter hurdles. In the 400-meter hurdles, freshman Joseph Williams (Alpharetta, Ga) is fifth with a time of 54.49.
 
The 4x100 relay team consisting of Evans, Gaines and freshmen Armond Boulware (Chicago) and Mihaly Akpamgbo sit in third with a time of 40.75. Furthermore, Greene, Grant, McKindra and Gaines make up the first-place 4x400 relay time of 3:08.
 
Sophomore Drew Dillard (Silver Spring, Md.) holds the current first place in the high jump with a mark of 2.15 meters.
 
Fifth-year senior Sean Wray (Stafford, Va.) is currently ranked first in both the long jump and the triple jump with respective marks of 7.22 meters and 15.35 meters.
 
Also in first for the hammer throw is sophomore Solomon Young (Charlotte, N.C.) with a mark of 50.88 meters. Sophomore Tarike Lavine (Bridgetown, Barbados) is fourth in the discus throw with a mark of 44.30 meters.
 
WOMEN
 
In first (11.18), second (11.36), fourth (11.45) and fifth (11.59), respectively, in the 100-meter 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 first, second, fourth and fifth, respectively, are Lyons (22.82), Darden (23.72), Robinson (23.79) and Gray-Williams (23.89).
 
In the 400-meter, senior Zoe Turner (Mableton, Ga.), sophomore Cenaiya Billups (Denver) and sophomore Tiffany Mugubi (Houston) are first (54.01), second (54.49) and fourth (55.44), respectively. Mugubi also holds first (2:05) in the 800-meter.
 
Freshman Alexis Jones (New Windsor, N.Y.) is first (4:29) in the 1500-meter and second place 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), senior Aniya Woodruff (Harrisburg, N.C.) (58.15) and Johnson (58.40) are first, second and third, respectively. Both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams are first in the conference with marks of 43.95 and 3:34, respectively. The 4x100 team consists of Gray-Williams, Sey, Lyons and Robinson while 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 second (12.13m) and fifth (11.81m), respectively. Armstrong also sits fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.75 meters.
 
Senior Temi Banwo (Allen, Texas) holds first in shot put (14.25 meters) and second in the discus (43.81 meters) and hammer throw (47.46 meters). Sophomore Kinnidi Hampton (Rowlette, Texas) holds third in the shot put (12.63 meters), third in the discus (40.24 meters) and fourth in the hammer throw (44.35 meters).
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
HU last competed at the annual Bison Classic (April 11), co-hosted alongside the Gallaudet Bison. This one-day saw both squads take home first place.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
Following this packed weekend, HU is looking to compete in the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia (April 23-25).
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.