The UH 4 x 400-meter relay team consisting of Sydni Townsend, Kelly-Ann Beckford, Iman Babineaux and Michaela Mouton finished fifth at the NCAA Track & Field Championships to earn First-Team All-American honors. They had a second-best and school-record extending time of 3:24.73. Townsend also earned individual First-Team All-American honors after finishing fifth in the 400-meter hurdles. The Cougars men’s 4 x 100-meter relay team of Ireon Brown, Louie Hinchcliffe, Cayden Broadnax and Shaun Maswanganyi took home bronze and also earned First-Team All-America recognition. The men turned in a season-best time of 38.25, which is the second-fastest in school history.
TSU wins SWAC Academic Success Award
Less than a week after claiming the SWAC’s C.D. Henry Award, the Texas Southern Department of Athletics added an academic milestone as the winner of the SWAC’s 2023-24 Academic Success Award for the second time in three years.TSU claimed the Academic Success Award finishing with a total of 30 points based upon the point scale system used to determine an institutional winner. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (28.0) and Grambling State (27.5) round out the list of top three finishers within the conference. TSU also won the award following the 2021-22 academic year. The TSU baseball team led the way with 28 student-athletes earning 3.0 or higher GPA’s followed by football (21), soccer (20) and women’s track & field/cross country (19).
Prairie View baseball players recognized
Prairie View A&M baseball’s outfielder Michael Burroughs, pitcher Michael Dews, and DH Tyran Norris made the Black College Nine Elite Second Team. Outfielder Michael Smith was named Freshman of the Year by Black College Nine Elite.
UH Louie Hinchcliffe blazes to 100-meter national title
UH sophomore sprinter Louie Hinchcliffe won the 100-meter dash national championship with a 9.95 time during the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
Shaun Maswanganyi earns First-Team All-American recognition
UH senior Shaun Maswanganyi made First-Team All-American in the 100-meter (seventh place) and 200-meter (sixth place) during the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
