NORFOLK, Va. (February 25, 2020) -- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2022 Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Selections, honoring 170 student-athletes from the conference's eight member institutions who achieved academic success. Morgan State had 24 members of its track & field program recognized for their efforts in the classroom.
The Bears women were represented by 15 honorees, while the men added nine selections.
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.
"Congratulations to our indoor track & field All-Academic student-athletes," MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said. "Education is the corncerstone of everything we do, both at the conference level and in intercollegiate athletics as a whole. Academic schievement is just as worthy of praise as anything accomplished in competition, if not more so."
Listed below are the 2022 Indoor Track and Field All-Academic honorees from Morgan State:
Morgan State (24)
Justin Alston
Ishana Asinor
Nofisat Adeyemi
Ali Bowens
Jalissa Emmens
Rachel Field
Micaela Fleetwood
Yasmine George
Tarique Gooden
Ayanna Henry
Adrian Holley
Emmanuel Ibeh
Imani Jackson
Tia Jackson
Johnelle Johnson
Michelle Kamara
Duane Kizer
Aylexus Leshay
Alliyah Ottley
John Purvis
Kobe-Jordan Rhooms
Derick Robinson
Miazziah Rose
Destiny Thompson
2022 Indoor Track and Field All-Academic honorees - Complete List
The MEAC will host the 2022 Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 21-23, at the Virginia Beach Sports in Virginia Beach, Va.
Wednesday's action will be streamed live on the MEAC Digital Network on YouTube at 1 p.m.
Competition will begin on Monday at 2 p.m. with the men's heptathlon. Day one will also see the MEAC hand out its first medals of the three-day event, crowning champions in the men's and women's long jump and 5,000-meter runs.
A complete schedule of events and live statistics for the 2022 MEAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships can be found at www.MEACsports.com.
Tickets are currently on sale through the Virginia Beach Sports Center and will also be on sale on-site throughout the event. There will be no cash sales. Fans can purchase single-day tickets for $10 on Monday, $15 on Tuesday and $20 on Wednesday.
On Monday, a three-day pass will be available for $15. On Tuesday, fans can purchase a two-day pass for $20.
The Virginia Beach Sports Center is currently operating at full capacity; however, fans will be required to wear masks at all times, regardless of vaccination status, unless they are actively eating or drinking. In addition, anyone without a MEAC-issued credential will not have access to the awards area.
To buy tickets, view the schedule of events or get more information, visit the MEAC's
Championship Central page.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.
