Thursday, April 2, 2026

Morgan State’s Erick Hunter Showcases NFL Potential at HBCU Showcase & IPP Pro Day

Howard Women’s Golf Wins 2026 National Collegiate Title

FAMU football spring game: 3 questions for Quinn Gray's first showcase | Gerald Thomas III

Today is former FAMU’s Olympic Sprinter, Rey Robinson’s birthday. In 1972, Rey was one of the holders of the 100M world record at 9.9.

PVAMUBSB: Game Day in Pantherland! PV🆚 Florida A&M

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Norfolk State Returns Home to Face Coppin State

Check out Coach Faulk full post practice interview by WBRZ

SWAC Baseball Players of the Week: Apr. 1

Fallen Rattler, C/O '06 | Coral Springs (FL)Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen

Meet Niya Buckner '26, a driven NHAA Scholar and standout on the Women's Triathlon Team.

Howard wing Travelle Bryson is entering the transfer portal per Darrell Comer of CSE Talent

Southern Stuns Nicholls State on the road 😱

Clark-Atlanta hires former Florida A&M QB Mario Allen as Running Backs Coach

Florida high school coach paid by his own player to serve as unlicensed NIL agent, investigation finds | Zach Barnett

Coppin State | New residence hall plans just dropped 👀

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞

DI Cabinet adopts new rules to address ‘ghost transfers’ for all sports

First gold field in the history of college football. Coming in 2026 ✨

SWAC Softball Players of the Week: Apr. 1

ASU Football Names Ashley Jones Director of Football Operations

Fayetteville State head coach @CoachDevinHoehn gets the news that he won the 2026 Jack Bennett Man of the Year award

Some Ben Miles coaching at Southern football spring practice | Toyloy Brown III

SWAC Golfers of the Week: Apr. 1

REGION SPORTS: SCSU men's tennis sweeps MEAC Roundup

Maikol Lucena has been named to the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Midseason Watchlist!

Braves Softball Splits Pair with Grambling State

2025 HBCU NATIONAL CHAMPION South Carolina State Bulldogs are bringing the ENERGY to the field with a full lineup of HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CAMPS this June!

Tiffany Bruss earns SWAC Newcomer of the Week honors 💫

SWAC Baseball Players of the Week: Apr. 1

TSU Tigers host Lindenwood for Easter Weekend!

🏆 Congratulations to Faustin Kaseba on being named NEC Track & Field Men's Rookie of the Week and Prime Performer

SWAC Tennis Players of the Week: Apr. 1

How many other football teams had a former US President at their practice today? | Willie Simmons

Congrats Millie! Second weekly pitcher honor this season 🥎

SWAC Softball Players of the Week: Apr. 1

The Bears are coming to a town near you for our 2026 Coaches Caravan. RSVP links to come soon.

Demetria Frank has been named the 8th Head Coach in Bethune-Cookman Women's Basketball History!

Bowie State Athletics Celebrates Clyde Doughty Jr., Honored with MOAA Charles Whitcomb Service Award

Come and showcase your talents if you got what it takes to be a RATTLER!!! | Quinn Gray Sr.

As women’s history month comes to a close we want to honor @wssuwhoops , Coach Terry and her staff!

The Rattler Roundup Podcast S2 E10: Orange & Green Game Preview

The SIAC Roundup #2 begins today, April 1 and ends Friday, April 3.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Jackson State basketball expected to promote assistant Trey Johnson, per report |

Kentucky bill mandates sweeping program cuts at Kentucky State University

#UAPBBaseball: Golden Lions End 11-Year Drought, Topple Central Arkansas for First Win Since 2015

Thai Floyd catches up with transfer QB Bekkem Kritza ahead of the spring game.

Tony Madlock has been named Associate Head Coach!

See you all soon lock the date and come lock the Cage with us in the 305!!!!

𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗖 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦 🥎

2026 North Carolina FCS Football Schedules

𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗖 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡’𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦 🏃🏽‍♀️

Be on the lookout for my spring game preview coverage this week. 🏈 | G. Thomas III

University of West Florida athletics will be making the move from Division II to Division I, according to a report from Yahoo Sports

HBCU Showcase puts prospects on scouts' radars before NFL draft

🏆 Congratulations to Yurii Hoida on being named NEC Men's Rookie of the Week!

𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗡’𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦 🏃🏾

Congrats to our client, Erick Hunter @ErickHunter04 on an exceptional performance at the HBCU Showcase

Jackson State senior guard Keiveon Hunt is entering the transfer portal, he tells @madehoops

Alcorn Announces Game Time Changes

Jackson State leads the way for NFL Draft picks during a school's FCS era | Craig Haley

Eagles Close Out Mimosa Tourney with Solid Showings By Carter, Winford

𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗖 𝗠𝗘𝗡’𝗦 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗬𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦 🏐

NC A&T forward Lewis Walker will enter the @TransferPortal , @CoachAntonioLow tells @On3

🏀 Jackson State senior and Callaway grad Daeshun Ruffin has been named a Howell Trophy finalist!

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲💯 🆚: #4 Mississippi State

𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗖 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦 🎾

Who Says Black Women Don’t Swim? Howard’s NEC Champion Women’s Swim and Dive Team Makes History and Defies Stereotypes | Cedric Mobley

𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦.

A statement regarding the future of Mississippi Valley State's men's basketball leadership

NIL Has Changed the Game — But Has It Changed the Student-Athlete? | Kyle T. Mosley

SC STATE FOOTBALL: Defense dominates first scrimmage

In the final WBCA poll the Lady Rams finished the season ranked at #9!

Tuskegee’s Priester and Simms Earn SIAC Track & Field Weekly Honors

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀🏌🏾‍♀️

Reserve your suite for the 2026 Orange Blossom Classic

Road trip. 🐍 Florida A&M vs. Troy | Mar. 31 | 6 PM ESPN+

Let's welcome Wilbert D. Johnson as our new Assistant AD for for Student Success & Compliance

Please join us in welcoming Ashley Jones as our new Director of Football Operations!

Monday, March 30, 2026

SWAC Defensive Player of the Year Jerquarius Stanback ( @jerquariius ) will enter the transfer portal, he tells TPR.

Jackson State star Daeshun Ruffin to enter transfer portal, per report

Jackson State coach Mo Williams hired as Kentucky basketball assistant | Tia Reid

North Carolina A&T freshman Lewis Walker is entering the transfer portal, he told @LeagueRDY .

Norfolk State lands major men’s basketball commitment

Alabama State begins search for next head men’s basketball coach

Board of Governors clears the way for FAMU athletic debt forgiveness | Tarah Jean

FAMU baseball enjoys sweep over Alabama State. FAMU softball also sweeps B-CU | Gerald Thomas III

Orange vs. Green. Under the lights. Friday Night Strike.

Track and Field Records Multiple Podium Finishes at Dan Stimson Invitational

Bryan Wilson Appointed Interim Head Coach of Bowie State Men’s Basketball

Ealey Named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!! XULA Cheer wins NAIA National Title!

Morgan Price Set the Standard. Fisk Set the Stage. The Impact Will Last

The first HBCU gymnastics program didn’t just make history—it redefined what was possible

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Before there was proof, there was belief.

Before packed meets, national attention, and scores that demanded respect, there was a single question surrounding Fisk University’s gymnastics program:

Could this actually work?

Morgan Price answered that question the moment she stepped onto the mat.

She didn’t just compete. She set a standard.

Every routine, every landing, every score made it harder to ignore what was happening inside Fisk’s gym. She gave the program credibility before it had history. She gave it visibility before it had stability.

And in doing so, she helped turn an idea into something real.

Building Something That Didn’t Exist

But Morgan Price was not alone in building that reality.

From the beginning, Fisk’s first head coach, Corrinne Tarver, brought something just as critical as talent—knowledge of the pipeline.

Tarver understood the landscape because she had lived it.

A former NCAA champion at the University of Georgia, Tarver was part of the 1980 national championship team and became the first Black gymnast to win an NCAA all-around title. She had competed—and succeeded—at the highest level of the sport. She knew where the talent was, even when the system did not fully see it.

She understood what had been missing.

And more importantly, she understood how to connect the two.

There had always been Black gymnasts with the ability to compete at the highest level. What Fisk created—under Tarver’s leadership—was a place for that talent to land. A place that was intentional, visible, and unapologetic in its purpose.

This wasn’t accidental.

It was designed.

Recruit by recruit, routine by routine, the program took shape. Not as an experiment, but as a statement—that HBCUs could exist, and compete, in spaces where they had long been absent.

And it started with someone who already knew what excellence in that space looked like.

A Program in Transition

The program’s rise was not without disruption.

About February 19, 2025, founding head coach Corrinne Tarver stepped down, closing the first chapter of Fisk gymnastics just as it was still finding its footing. Her impact was already clear—she had built the roster, established the standard, and connected a pipeline that had long existed without a home.

But her departure created an immediate question:

What happens to a historic program when its foundation is suddenly without its architect?

That answer would not come easily.


In the weeks that followed, Nuriya Mack stepped forward as interim head coach, moving from supporting role to the front of a program that carried national attention and cultural significance. It was not a gradual transition. It was immediate.

And it came with pressure.

Mack was not just managing lineups or practice schedules. She was being asked to stabilize something that meant more than wins and losses. Fisk gymnastics had become a symbol—of opportunity, of visibility, of what HBCUs could build when given the chance.

Now, in real time, she had to prove that the program could withstand change.

Interim roles are, by nature, uncertain. They test leadership in compressed time. They demand clarity without guarantees.

Mack met that moment.

She brought consistency where there could have been disruption. She maintained structure where momentum could have slipped. And most importantly, she kept the athletes focused—not on what had changed, but on what still needed to be done.

By the time her role transitioned from interim to permanent leadership, the program had already answered its biggest question:

It could endure.

A Final Season Defined by Growth and Resolve

By the time Fisk entered its final season, the program had already been tested.

The foundation had held through transition. The leadership had been established. And the focus had shifted from survival to growth.

That responsibility now fully belonged to head coach Nuriya Mack.

And in 2025–26, her team responded—with performances that reflected everything they had endured to get there.

This season was not easy.

It was shaped by weather disruptions, injuries, and constant adjustment. But through it all, Fisk never fractured. It regrouped. It refocused. And it continued to improve.

That resilience showed clearly in the team’s final regular season meet on March 15, 2026, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where Fisk posted a 189.250 to close the regular season.

But more than the score, it was how they competed.

From the opening rotation on uneven bars, the tone was set.

  • Aiyana Thomas opened with a 9.15
  • Ciniah Rosby followed with a strong 9.675
  • Hadassah Diggs delivered a season-high 9.25
  • Kennedi Johnson closed the rotation Bars—once a developing event—had become a symbol of the team’s growth.

On vault, the momentum carried.

  • Makia Rosado led with a 9.075
  • Hadassah Diggs powered through for a season-high 9.65
  • Ciniah Rosby added a steady 9.7
  • Aliyah Reed-Hammon contributed a 9.65
  • Aiyana Thomas closed with a season-high 9.5

By the time Fisk reached floor, the confidence was visible.

  • Liberty Mora brought energy and scored a 9.275
  • Aliyah Reed-Hammon added a 9.75
  • Allie Berkley contributed a 9.525
  • And Ciniah Rosby elevated the moment with a season-high 9.85

Then came beam—the final test of focus.

  • Aliyah Reed-Hammon opened with a 9.825
  • Sophia Pratt delivered a season-high 9.65
  • Allie Berkley followed with a 9.7
  • Ciniah Rosby remained steady at 9.725
  • Hadassah Diggs added a standout 9.825
  • Liberty Mora closed with a clean 9.325

It was Fisk’s highest-scoring event of the meet.

That performance wasn’t just execution.

It was maturity.

“This was a great experience for them to go against Air Force,” Mack said. “The team went through a lot this season. This was a good way to cap off the regular season.”

And it set the stage for what came next.

Six Athletes. Eleven Events. One Final Stage

A few days later, Fisk’s postseason reality came into focus.

Six gymnasts qualified for the 2026 WCGNIC in West Chester, Pennsylvania, competing across 11 events—a significant achievement for a roster of just 11 athletes.

“With only 11 on the roster, it is quite an accomplishment,” Mack said. “It truly shows the dedication, talent, and determination of all the athletes.”

Those six now carry the final chapter:

  • Ciniah Rosby (Junior) – All-Around qualifier for the third consecutive year
    • Season highs: 38.95 AA | 9.85 Floor | 9.75 Bars
    • Finished 4th All-Around and 5th on Beam at nationals last year
  • Aliyah Reed-Hammon (Senior)Fourth consecutive nationals appearance
    • Competing on Vault, Beam, and Floor
    • Chasing a third straight All-American honor
  • Allie Berkley (Senior) – Fourth nationals appearance
    • Battled through injury to return
  • Liberty Mora (Senior) – Returning from surgery
    • Former All-American, competing on Floor
  • Zyia Coleman (Senior) – Back at nationals for the first time since her freshman year
  • Hadassah Diggs (Freshman) – First season, first nationals appearance
    • A breakthrough performer in multiple events

This group reflects the full weight of the moment—experience, resilience, and unfinished goals.

Now, the Final Stage

At the 2026 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championship (WCGNIC), March 27–29, Fisk steps onto the national stage one last time—no longer as a program proving it belongs, but as one that has already left its mark.

They arrive tested.

They arrive prepared.

They arrive together.

Six gymnasts will take that stage—each routine representing a season defined by resilience, growth, and resolve. From veterans making their final run to a freshman stepping into her first national spotlight, this moment reflects the full arc of the program.

For the seniors, it is the last time wearing Fisk across their chest.
For the younger athletes, it is the responsibility to carry forward what has been built.
For head coach Nuriya Mack, it is the task of guiding it all to a proper and meaningful close.

The routines are still ahead.

But the meaning is already clear.

This is not just an ending.

It is a final statement—from the athletes who stayed, who competed through adversity, and who carried Fisk gymnastics all the way to the finish.

This program was built on the legacy of generations of Fiskites, and these student-athletes now stand among them—legendary for what they achieved and what they overcame. 

Their names, their routines, and their impact are now part of Fisk University’s story—forever etched into an institution that has carried its mission for more than 160 years and will carry theirs forward for generations to come.

By: MEAC/SWAC SPORTS MAIN STREET