Naimah Muhammad is happy with her place in historical past as part of the Fisk gymnastics workforce, the primary in HBCU sports activities.
Nonetheless, she’s not happy with the best way this system is ending after simply 4 seasons.
“I’m disheartened, I’m discouraged, I’m offended and I’m mad,” Muhammad mentioned throughout a latest Instagram stay video.
Muhammad learn from the Fisk College press launch that constructing a recruiting pipeline can be troublesome because of the college’s affiliation with the HBCUAC, which she rapidly rebutted.
For the report, so many women wish to come to Fisk,” she mentioned. “We [the gymnastics team] know folks. I’ve gotten DMs from mother and father asking ‘How can I get my daughter go to Fisk?”
Fisk introduced this system’s cancellation this previous Friday, triggering a widespread response of discouragement and heartache within the gymnastics group. The spring 2026 season is anticipated to be the final trip for the primary HBCU gymnastics workforce in historical past.
Muhammad’s frustration and concern for her present teammates and what the longer term will maintain for them led her to ask a query.
“How can we anticipate HBCUs to start out applications in the event that they aren’t dedicated to sustaining them and don’t care about their athletes,” she mentioned.
