Prairie View A&M guard Ryann Payne has added to her list of accomplishments this season after being named to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-American First Team. Payne, a 5-7 guard, who played at TCU and LSU before arriving at PV, averaged 16.8 points per game, totaling 402 points overall. This season, her only one with the Panthers, Payne also dished out 59 assists (2.5 apg). She was selected as the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and SWAC First Team after leading PVAMU to a spot in the SWAC conference tournament.
UH sprinter Shaun Maswanganyi shines at Texas Relays
The men’s 4×200-meter relay of senior Devonte Burnett, junior Trey East III, freshman Cayden Broadnax and senior Shaun Maswanganyi finished in first place with a time of 1:21.55, where they now hold the fastest time in the world. Maswanganyi also competed in the 100-meter final, claiming first place with a time of 10.09 (2.1 m/s). This ties the senior sprinter with two others at No.1 in the nation. Maswanganyi is the first Cougar to win the event at Texas Relays since former University of Houston Track and Field Head Coach Leroy Burrell did so in 1986.
TSU receives golf simulator
The Texas Southern golf program officially unveiled its state-of-the-art golf simulator room inside the H&PE Arena in front of national leadership from the PGA, LPGA and USGA. Texas Southern University was one of 10 HBCUs selected for the HBCU Golf Consortium initiative, a pilot program under the leadership of Make Golf Your Thing focusing on the business of golf, research and agronomy, and career pathways. The simulator, which is housed in one of the former racquetball rooms on the south end of the building, allows the TSU golf teams to simulate course conditions indoors along with providing student-athletes another avenue to gain valuable repetitions regardless of the weather in addition to providing a place where they can congregate throughout the day.
PV’s Asjah Harris recognized by SWAC
Prairie View senior Asjah Harris was named SWAC Women’s Co-Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
J’wan Roberts puts forth strong effort for Cougars
University of Houston senior forward J’wan Roberts had 13 points and eight rebounds during the Cougars’ Sweet 16 loss to Duke.
