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‘Once in a generation team’: Howard women’s track set records at NCAA championships

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June 12, 2022
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EUGENE, Ore. – Howard University women’s 4×400 relay squad closed out the 2022 spring campaign with a pair of new records at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. at Hayward Field.

Seniors Jessika Gbai, Ameenah Saalih, Ozioma Scott and Jessica Wright ran their final race together for the Bison, placing sixth overall with a new school and conference mark of 3:28.39.

“This is a once in a generation team,” said Howard Director of Track & Field David Oliver after the race. All four have shown what is capable when you come to this program, commit to the process and buy in fully. They are the standard.”

In their collegiate career, the four Bison reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships twice (2021 & 2022) and made the final round this season. For Gbai, Saalih and Scott, they capped off their fairytale careers from walk-ons to All-Americans.

“That’s huge,” Oliver stated on being named All-Americans. “We know their story of being three unrecruited walk-on student-athletes. They started their running careers in my first year at Howard. And today, they gained the highest distinction in our sport, being named First Team All-Americans.”

Individually, Wright competed in the 400-meter hurdles final where she placed ninth overall with a 58.12 time. For her efforts, she received All-American recognition as an individual.

Wright will return to the program for next season while Gbai, Saalih and Scott saw their Bison careers come to an end.

“It’s a bittersweet moment for us coaches,” Oliver concluded. “This is the last time we will see Ozioma, Ameenah and Jessika wear a Howard uniform, but their legacies will last forever.”

Oliver and the Bison swept the conference indoor-outdoor titles for the first time in program history. The women’s program looks to build on this year’s success as they look to repeat as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference indoor and outdoor champions.

Courtesy: Howard Athletics



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