Lyons Secures MEAC Track Athlete of the Week

NORFOLK, Va. (February 4, 2026) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its women's track & field weekly awards where Howard University junior sprinter Yahnari Lyons (Hampton, Ga.) secured the league's Track Athlete of the Week. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon. At the Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 30-31), Lyons finished fourth overall in the 200 meters with a MEAC-best time of 23.43, a mark that ranks 24 th nationally. Maryland Eastern Shore graduate student Faithlyn Irving earned MEAC Field Athlete of the Week. On Feb. 6-7, HU gears up for another pair of meets: Penn Classic, hosted by the Quakers,...