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Morgan State to take part in MEAC Cross Country Championship

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Courtesy of Kiyea Milledge, MSU Athletics Communications Intern On Saturday, October 29th, the Morgan State University men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Cross Country Championships at the Delaware State Outreach & Research Center in Smyrna, Delaware. This year’s championship will be hosted by Delaware State University. The championships will begin at 11a.m. with the men’s 8k race, followed by the women’s 5k race at 12 p.m. All-MEAC individual honors will be based on the top 15 finishers from both races. Norfolk State is…

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MEAC Title IX 50th Anniversary Spotlight: Dr. Darlene Moore, Florida A&M

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Courtesy of the Mid_eastern Athletic Conference rom 2012-18, Florida A&M women’s cross country was the class of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), winning seven consecutive women’s team titles at the annual conference championship meet. Dr. Darlene Moore was the head coach in Tallahassee, Fla., during that time. The Rattlers’ run of seven straight championships are the longest such streak in MEAC women’s cross country history. Moore was named Outstanding Coach in each of those championships, and she also coached two MEAC individual champions during that span: Cynthia Chelego in 2015…

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Week 9 MEAC Football Lineup

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State is looking to continue the defense of its 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title this Saturday, when the Bulldogs head to Baltimore, Md., to take on Morgan State. North Carolina Central will also be on the road again, heading north to face Delaware State for the Hornets’ Homecoming. Here’s a look at this week’s games. South Carolina State Bulldogs (3-4, 1-0 MEAC) vs. Morgan State Bears (2-5, 0-2 MEAC)Saturday, Oct. 29 • Hughes Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, Md. • 12 p.m.TV: MEAC…

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MEAC Cross Country All-Academic Honourees announced

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: he Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2022 Cross Country All-Academic Selections, honoring 65 student-athletes from the conference’s eight institutions who achieved academic success during the 2021-22 academic year. MEAC sophomore, junior and senior student-athletes with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average, as well as transfer student-athletes who have been in residence at the institution for at least one year, are eligible for All-Academic accolades. “I want to congratulate our men’s and women’s cross country student-athletes for maintaining a 3.0 or better…

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MEAC Title IX 50th Anniversary Spotlight: Maxine Lewis

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr. of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: More and more women are playing important roles in the world of sports as broadcasters and media professionals. But few are aware of the role that Maxine Lewis has played in this turn of events. You have to go back to 1973, when Lewis took a position in the Delaware State University Department of Public Relations, which she parlayed into a position as the first full-time sports information director not just in school history, but also among HBCUs. In 1979,…

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Bethune-Cookman gets first conference win with 45-35 victory over Mississippi Valley State

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Courtesy of Bryce Hoyoski, Bethune-Cookman Athletics 45  B-CU 35 VALLEY Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F B-CU 6 15 17 7 45 VALLEY 7 0 21 7 35 Itta Bena, MS. – An offensive slugfest went the way of the Wildcats as they outlasted Mississippi Valley State, 45-35, Saturday evening in Itta Bena, MS How It Happened It was a tough start for the Wildcats (1-5, 1-2 SWAC), as a three-and-out turned into a blocked punt, resulting in a Mississippi Valley State (0-7, 0-4 SWAC) touchdown on their first offensive play. A…

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October 2022 MEAC Football Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State 26, North Carolina Central 24Howard 35, Delaware State 17No. 12/13 Delaware 38, Morgan State 7 South Carolina State 26, North Carolina Central 24 ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Graduate quarterback Corey Fields, Jr. connected on 21 of 31 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to an upset 26-24 victory over previously top-ranked North Carolina Central on Saturday at Willie Jeffries Field at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquan Davis made the difference on the offensive side with…

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Delaware decisively cleans up Morgan State, 38-7

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Courtesy of Morgan State Athletic Communications 7 MSU 38  DEL Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSU 0 7 0 0 7 DEL 14 0 7 17 38 NEWARK, Del. – The No. 13/12 University of Delaware football team had five different players score touchdowns and used another stifling effort from the defense to come away with a 38-7 victory over Morgan State on Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd of 16,735 fans at Delaware Stadium.  With the win, Delaware leads the series 4-0-1 since the teams first played on Dec.…

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MEAC to host Women in Athletics Workshop

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference REGISTRATION FORM The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host the Women in Athletics Professional Development Workshop, Empowered by Coca-Cola, on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12-13, 2022, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. in conjunction with the week of activities leading up to the Celebration Bowl. This event will be in-person for the first time since 2019; the workshop was virtual last year. The goal of this workshop is to increase the awareness of opportunities available to women athletic administrators and assist them in…

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Howard Volleyball defeats Delaware State in five-set nail biter

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Courtesy of Howard Athletics Box Score In what was the definition of a back-and-forth affair, defending MEAC volleyball champion Howard defeated Delaware State 3-2 (25-15, 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-13) Thursday evening in Memorial Hall. The Bison (13-7, 6-1 MEAC) have now won seven straight matches and are tied atop the MEAC standings with Coppin State heading into the rest of the weekend’s action. Jennifer Bolden led three Howard players with double-digit kills, racking up 17 for the match while also assisting on three blocks to total 18.5 points. Rya McKinnon…

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