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MEAC announces 2024 Volleyball Preseason Honors

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Title image via meacsports Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard University junior outside hitter Rya McKinnon was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year for the second straight season. The Bison were selected as the preseason favorites to win the conference. All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. McKinnon, a two-time MEAC Player of the Year awardee, led the MEAC with 3.59 kills per set, totaling 406 kills last season for 435 total points and a per…

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Lane hires Bubba Cummings as softball coach

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title image via Courtesy of Lane College Director of Athletics Derrick Burroughs announced the hiring of Perry ”Bubba” Cummings as the new Head Coach for the Dragon softball program. “We are excited for Coach Bubba to take over our softball program at Lane,” said Burroughs. “As we moved through the process of hiring a new coach, it was evident that he had a passion for the game and this area, as well as a knowledge of the current team. We feel confident he will continue and build on the current success…

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University of the Virgin Islands named 2023-24 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character® Five-Star Institution Award winner

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Courtesy of Shaquille Richardson, Sports Information Director, The University of The Virgin Islands The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character® Five-Star Institution Award winner for the 2023-24 academic year. Annually, NAIA schools use the Champions of Character core report to measure the pursuit of character-driven athletics while focusing on helping participants find balance by keeping the five core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership, at the heart of the athletics experience. Institutions are measured on a…

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Howard women’s soccer ties 0-0 with Hampton

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title image via Jalisa Fulwood Courtesy of Howard Athletics Howard University women’s soccer team tied with rival Hampton, 0-0, despite several opportunities in Norfolk, Va. With the tie, the Bison remain unblemished (1-0-1) while Hampton moved to 0-1-1 on the young season. Howard outshot the Lady Pirates, 14-3, led by forwards Melea Earley (La Mirada, Calif.) and Gabrielle Garcia-Terrell (Centreville, Va.) each attempting four shots in the stalemate. Sophomore forward Mimi Richards (Silver Spring, Md.) had the best look nearly 16 minutes into the contest, but the Lady Pirates’ backline delivered a team save and kept…

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Four Howard Golfers received WGCA Black College Golf Coaches Association Recognition

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title image via Howard Golf Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) and the Black College Golf Coaches Association (BCGCA) revealed their inaugural BCGCA Awards where Howard University saw four Bison recognized for their outstanding performances during the 2023-24 campaign. The announcement came Friday (Aug. 9). Howard Director of Golf Sam Puryear and Bison standout Kendall Jackson (Pearland, Texas) highlighted the slate, earning HBCU Coach of the Year and Player of the Year, respectively. Last season, Puryear led the Bison to…

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The 2024 Black College Football Player of the Year Watch list announced

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Courtesy of the Black College Hall of Fame The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced today the 2024 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award. The Award is presented annually to the most outstanding football player from a Historically Black College & University. Former North Carolina A&T University running back Tarik Cohen was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Award in 2016; Bowie State Universityquarterback Amir Hall was the 2017 and 2018 recipient; former Tennessee State University wide receiver Chris Rowland was the 2019 recipient; former Alabama A&M University quarterback Aqeel Glasswas the recipient in the Spring 2021 and…

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2025 CIAA Basketball Tournament tickets available via “Summer Sizzler” sale

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, returns to Baltimore, Maryland for the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Men’s and Women’s Championship Basketball Tournament February 25 – March 1 at the CFG Arena. The CIAA will  kick off their fifth year in Charm City with their first ever summer sale,  the “Summer Sizzler” offering fans $100 off for All Session General Admission tickets by using the code SUMMER100. Tickets are available beginning today, August 15 through September 1 exclusively at the tournament website: Ciaatournament.org. 2025 is truly a celebration of legacy…

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XULA women’s soccer gets recognition in NAIA poll

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title image via Yamiak Tsega Courtesy of XULA Athletics Xavier University of Louisiana women’s soccer received its first-ever votes Wednesday in the NAIA coaches poll.         The second-year program is among “others receiving votes” in the preseason rankings with 14 points and tied with Taylor for 36th place.         The Gold Nuggets’ debut season of 2023 included a first-round victory at NAIA nationals and the Red River Athletic Conference regular-season championship. XULA was 13-6 overall and 11-2 in the RRAC.         XULA won 2-0 Sunday in an exhibition Sunday at…

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Alabama A&M women’s soccer takes on tanked team in season opener

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title image via AAMU Sports Courtesy of Aliyah McDaniel | Assistant Athletics Communications Director, Alabama A&M Athletics Alabama A&M women’s soccer is set to begin the 2024 slate on the road, as the Bulldogs travel to take on the No. 10 Memphis Tigers on Thursday, at the Billy J. Murphy Soccer/Track & Field Complex at 6 p.m. (CDT). Live streaming will be available on ESPN+. The match is the first regular season event of the new athletic year on the AAMU calendar. The Bulldogs look to continue the momentum from…

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Former Howard golfer Gregory Odom Jr. gets APGA win

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title image via Jalisa Fulwood Courtesy of Howard University Athletics Former Howard University standout Gregory Odom Jr. (Memphis, Tenn.) won the 2024 Mastercard APGA Tour Championship, held at TPC Sugarloaf (par-72, 7,259 yards) in Duluth, Ga. Odom topped the 48-player field with an incredible performance, firing 15-under par (129) during the 36-hole event. After shooting 6-under par (66) in round one, he closed out the tourney with a 9-under par (63) effort, including nine birdies in the final round. Jarred Garcia finished runner up, registering 12-under par (132), followed by Willie Mack…

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