Howard University Women’s Track & Field Team Takes Lead at MEAC Indoor Championships

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (February 19, 2024) – Howard University women's track & field team moved into first place after Day Two of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Championships. Overall, the Bison hold a slim lead over Norfolk State with one day remaining. On the day, three Bison earned gold medals. Junior Jasmyn Hunter (Flossmoor, Ill.) finished first with 3,190 points in pentathlon, followed by teammate graduate Minyarn Smalls (Cary, N.C.) with 3,164 points. In the field, graduate Nyagoa Bayak (Westbrook, Mass.) claimed gold in the high jump, leaping 1.77 meters. Fifth-year Bison Erin Hatcher (Silver Spring, Md.) took first...