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Morgan State wrestler makes HBCU history at national competition

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Morgan State redshirt freshman Eugene Harney etched his name in program history Saturday. He became the Bears’ first-ever Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) champion during the second day of the 122nd annual championship hosted by American University at Bender Arena. Competing at 149 pounds, Harney battled through the field to claim his first career EIWA […]

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HBCU women’s wrestlers make history in NCAA regionals

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Three HBCU women’s wrestlers made history Saturday. Delaware State’s Louise Juitt (145 lbs.) and Icart Galumette (117 lbs.), along with Allen University’s Isis Severe (131 lbs.) finished in the top three in their weight classes in this weekend’s NCAA Women’s Wrestling Region III championships. Thanks to those placements, the three wrestlers have advanced to the

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Former Fisk gymnast Morgan Price records her second perfect 10 – and first in her new school’s history

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Morgan Price has made history once again. Price, the first HBCU gymnast to score a perfect 10 at Fisk University, did it again Friday night, scoring the first perfect 10 in the University of Arkansas’ program’s history, on vault. ARKANSAS SCORES ITS FIRST PERFECT 10 IN PROGRAM HISTORY MORGAN PRICE MAKES HISTORY FOR THE RAZORBACKS

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Jackson(s), Berry, Allen: The biggest HBCU sports stories of 2025

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The 2025 calendar year was interesting and action-packed in the world of HBCU sports, so to recap the year, here are the Top 10 stories from this past year. 10. SWAC TV provides new viewing option SWAC TV debuted this season, joining the CIAA and the SIAC as HBCU conferences with their own streaming/broadcasting services.

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HBCU wrestling team saves life of highway motorist in act of heroism

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The Delaware State University women’s wrestling team began its inaugural season with more than matches to remember — they ended one tournament trip by saving a stranger’s life. Returning from their first-ever competition at the East Stroudsburg University Open in Pennsylvania, the Lady Hornets found themselves at the center of a real-life Good Samaritan story

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Iowa educator at center of ICE arrest controversy was once an HBCU Olympic athlete

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The Des Moines Public Schools superintendent, taken into custody by U.S. immigration officials, had HBCU athletic ties. Ian Andre Roberts was arrested by ICE on Friday on an accusation of being in the country illegally despite living and working in America for more than 30 years, according to various reports. Roberts, a native of Guyana

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NCAA member HBCU conferences support NIL legislation

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As college athletics becomes a larger business, the four HBCU conferences with membership in the NCAA have written a letter in support of potential legislation to tighten things up. According to a report by Yahoo Sports and On3 Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the HBCU Four – Sonja Stills of the MEAC, Jacqie McWilliams Parker of the

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Major HBCU conferences form alliance to protect their schools

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A historic partnership between the four HBCU NCAA member conferences was announced Thursday afternoon with the aim of preserving the future of Black Colleges and their athletic programs. The MEAC, SWAC, CIAA and SIAC introduced “HBCU4Us”, which brings the conferences together “to ensure the growth, visibility, and sustainability of HBCU athletics by focusing on, Student-Athlete

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First DI HBCU women’s wrestling program lands recruit. She is an Olympic hopeful

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The first NCAA Division I HBCU women’s wrestling program has signed its first athlete. Delaware State has announced the commitment of Louise Juitt of Belton, Missouri, as the program’s first wrestler. Juitt, ranked No. 3 among 140-lb. female wrestlers in America, was named the Kansas City Star’s female student athlete of the year for 2024-25

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Delaware State gets $20 million boost in athletic facility funding

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Delaware State’s Athletics Transformation Project received a significant boost by passing the 2025-26 fiscal year state budget. The university received $20 million for a multipurpose field house to help the football team and other athletic programs recruit battles against schools with more modern facilities. “It’s going to inject a lot of energy and goodwill into

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