NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 24, 2025)—The Morgan State bowling team was picked to finish fifth in the 2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason poll, as announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon.
 
North Carolina A&T State sophomore Victorya White was named the 2025–26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Bowler of the Year, while reigning champion N.C. A&T was selected as preseason favorite to capture the conference title.
 
The preseason team and predicted order of finish were determined by a vote of the league's head bowling coaches and sports information directors.
 
The Aggies earned 12 first-place votes and 110 points to claim the top spot. Maryland Eastern Shore finished second with 101 points (1 first-place vote), followed by Delaware State (83 points) and last year's MEAC Tournament runners-up, University of Alabama at Birmingham (78 points, 2 first-place votes). Morgan State (64) was picked fifth, followed by Howard (41), Coppin State (34), and Norfolk State (23) to round out the poll.
 
Morgan State begins the 2025-26 season on the road in Hackensack, N.J. for the New Jersey Open (Oct. 17-19), hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
The 2026 MEAC Bowling Championship gets underway, March 20-22, 2026.
 
MEAC Bowling Preseason Honors
As voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors
 
MEAC Preseason Player of the Year – Victorya White, North Carolina A&T State
MEAC Preseason Bowling All-Conference Team
Madison Colston, Univ. Alabama Birmingham
Jasmine Hall, North Carolina A&T
Madelynn Oliva, Univ. Alabama Birmingham*
Mariana Santos Rivero, Maryland Eastern Shore
Cameren Sullivan, Howard*
Victorya White, North Carolina A&T
 
*Denotes tie
 
2025-26 Predicted Order of Finish
1. North Carolina A&T (12) – 110 points
2. Maryland Eastern Shore (1) – 101 points
3. Delaware State – 83 points
4. University of Alabama at Birmingham (2) – 78 points
5. Morgan State – 64 points
6. Howard – 41 points
7. Coppin State – 34 points
8. Norfolk State – 23 points
 
 
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.