MEAC Announces 2024 Academic Softball Honors

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 6, 2024 — The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2024 collegiate softball selections, honoring 82 student-athletes from the conference’s eight institutions who achieved academic success during the 2022-23 academic year.

Morgan State had nine (9) players named to this year’s All-Academic team. They were: Madison Bolyéa, Anaya Hunte, Alison Keener, Lake Ky’Anah, Nia Lewis, Melissa Paz, Emily Raubuch, Cassie White, Maia Wilkins.

MEAC sophomore, junior, and senior student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, as well as transfer student-athletes who have been in residence at the institution for at least one year, are eligible for All Honors -Academic.

Below you will find the 2024 All-Academic winners (by establishment):

Coppin State (4)
Vanessa Carrizosa
Aniyah Haley
Avianna Peterson
Brooklyn Tapusoa

State of Delaware (9)
Sanaa Brown
Emma Crowe
Mikaela François
Sydney Glisson
Laila Hasan
Kayla Lester
Chandler Martin
Uxua Modrego-López
Dallas Speicher-Ramirez

Howard (12)
Makaela Di Gaudio
Sydney Fletcher
Iyanna Fortenberry
Mia Gonzalez
Kenna Higga
Julia Holt
Kelsie Jarrett
Sydni Jones
Jordan King
Payton Quinonez
Lealani Ricks
Alyssa Vasquez

Eastern Shore of Maryland (9)
McKenzie Abley
Ameena Ballenger
Kelsie Esktrom
Jaycee Holt
Kylee Lehman
Ryan Merriwether
Nola Mountain
Paige Perkins
Katelyn Smitchko

Morgan State (9)

Madison Bolyéa

Anaya Hunte

Alison Keener

Lake Ky’Anah

Nia Lewis

Melissa Paz

Emily Raubuch

Cassie White

Maia Wilkins

Norfolk State (13)
Savannah Drozda
Rylie Gilbreath
Loren Hudson
Maya Johnson
Victoria Ruiz
Lauren Sheehan
Emory Shorts
Victoria Taylor
Kira Turner
Brierra Tyler
Leah Wiswell
Emma Zieg
Lisa Zorb

Central North Carolina (15)
Jaylah Barr
Hailey Batista
Kia Borum
Jaden Davis
Jai’lyn Edwards
Ashanti Eubanks
Maegan Garrison
Jaidyn Hamby
Natalie Hardin
D’Nahjah Harrell
Imara Harrell
Ivory Jones
Takia Nichols
Adriana Nobody
Nyla Rodgers

South Carolina State (11)
Taylor Ames-Alexander
Madison Boyd
Amarie Gist
Cameron Room
Jade Hendricks
Jayla King
Kaylah Leslie
ByAsia Lowther
Jamaya Miller
Kylie Nelson
Aaliyah Castro

About the Middle East Sports Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 53rd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2023-2024 school year. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the MEAC is comprised of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic Coast: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina North. Central University and South Carolina State University.