BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (May 29, 2026) – The NEC unveiled its 2025-26 Winter Academic Honors where Howard University Swimming & Diving saw 28 Bison recognized for their academic excellence. The announcement came Friday afternoon.
All 28 Bison made the NEC Academic Honor Roll after earning a cumulative 3.2 grade point average (GPA).
The honorees included
Bamidele Aina (Garland, Texas),
Jack Barr (Nassau, Bahamas),
Ameer Bashir (Hartley, Del.),
Mark Brown (Greensboro, N.C.),
Iala Cropper (Rochester, N.Y.),
Skylar Debnam (Chandler, Ariz.),
Adam Diaz (Manhattan, N.Y.),
Kali Garcia (Altamonte, Fla.),
Rhanishka Gibbs (Nassau, Bahamas),
Francoise Hall (Montreal, Canada),
Jordan Harrell,
Tiara Jackson (Los Angeles),
Jonah Jennings (Atlanta),
Bianca Johnson (Nassau, Bahamas),
Eltonte Leonard,
Jasmine Morgan (Chicago),
Seannia Norville-Smith (Nassau, Bahamas),
Zuilda Nwaeze (Columbia, Md.),
Vaughn Peoples-Hobson (Windsor, Conn.),
Zachary Randle (Kingston, Jamaica),
Jalen Stewart (New Castle, Del.),
Zay Swilley (Bradley, Ill.),
Ty Triche (Humble, Texas),
Gabrielle Vickles (El Dorado, Trinidad & Tobago),
Darien Williams (Philadelphia),
Jala Wilson (Richmond, Va.),
Zion Wilson (San Antonio) and
Dallas Young (Raleigh, N.C.).
Additionally, 10 Bison were named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll after recording a cumulative 3.75 GPA: Bashir; Debnam; Diaz; Hall; Harrell; Nwaeze; Peoples-Hobson; Triche; Vickles and Young.
Overall, the league acknowledged 814 student-athletes with 290 making the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Howard Director of Swimming & Diving
Nicholas Askew and the Bison look to repeat as Men's and Women's NEC Champions in winter 2026-27.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com and/or the NEC website at
www.northeastconference.org.
