Norfolk State and Howard dominate MEAC team awards

Norfolk State and Howard University won Wednesday night’s MEAC All-Sports Awards Dinner in Virginia Beach.

The Spartans’ men’s programs won the Talmadge Layman Hill all-men’s sports award for the second consecutive year, while the Bison women earned the Mary McLeod Bethune all-women’s sports award for the fourth year in a row.

The Norfolk State men won cross country, outdoor and indoor track and field and a share of the men’s basketball regular season championship and represented the MEAC in the NCAA tournament.

Howard’s women won indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, and volleyball regular-season championships. The Bison softball team won the MEAC tournament and recently represented the conference in the NCAA tournament.

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Photo: Howard Athletics

Delaware State and South Carolina State shared the conference’s GSR (Graduation Success Rate) award, with both schools graduating 81 percent of their student athletes during the 2014-17 period. Morgan State earned the conference’s best APR (Academic Progress Rate).

Howard and Norfolk State each received $20,000 from the MEAC for their wins, Delaware State and South Carolina State received $12,500 and Morgan State took home $10,000.

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