Howard College’s girls’s monitor & discipline workforce continued its spectacular rise on the nationwide stage. The Bison secured two entries into the ultimate spherical of the 2025 NCAA Out of doors Monitor & Discipline Championships in Eugene, Oregon, additional cementing this system’s place amongst elite HBCU athletic packages.
On Day Two of the competitors, the Bison quartet of Kailei Collins (Houston), Marcia Sey (London, U.Okay.), Tiffani-Rae Pittman (Bowie, Md.), and Aiyana Grey-Williams (Winston-Salem, N.C.) kicked issues off by setting a brand new college report within the 4×100-meter relay. Their blazing time of 43.08 seconds, whereas not an automated qualifier, was quick sufficient to earn them a coveted spot in Saturday’s remaining.
High Competitors
Howard will line up in opposition to powerhouse packages like USC and South Carolina within the relay remaining. The occasion is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, at 9:02 p.m. ET. USC posted the quickest semifinal time at 42.55. Adopted intently by South Carolina (42.88), however Howard’s squad is poised to make a press release.
In particular person competitors, Sey superior to the NCAA Out of doors Monitor & Discipline Championships remaining spherical within the 100-meter hurdles with a robust non-automatic qualifying time of 12.88 seconds. She’ll compete Saturday at 9:42 p.m. ET in opposition to a stacked discipline led by UCLA’s Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck (12.71) and Oregon’s Aaliyah McCormick (12.76).
Though junior Aniya Woodruff (Harrisburg, N.C.) narrowly missed advancing within the 400-meter hurdles by simply 0.005 seconds. The NC native’s efforts weren’t ignored. She earned Second Workforce All-American honors. She grew to become solely the second girl in Howard historical past to attain All-American standing within the lengthy hurdles.
Collins additionally competed individually within the 100-meter sprint and, regardless of not advancing to the ultimate, earned an honorable point out from the U.S. Monitor & Discipline and Cross Nation Coaches Affiliation (USTFCCCA), including to Howard’s rising record of accolades.
With two entries headed to Championship Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, and a number of nationwide honors secured. Howard College continues to raise its profile in NCAA Division I competitors. The historic efficiency highlights the rising power of HBCU athletic packages and the Bison’s unrelenting drive towards nationwide prominence.