General | 8/19/2026 3:19:28 PM

NORFOLK, Va. – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has named Morgan State University’s Brylan Carter the 2025-26 Woman of the Year, the conference office announced Wednesday.
 
The MEAC Woman of the Year is awarded to a female student-athlete who has excelled academically and athletically and is in her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility and competition under the MEAC and NCAA regulations for the sport in which the student-athlete was nominated.
 
The selected student-athlete had to demonstrate academic achievement, athletic excellence, and a sustained commitment to service and leadership. Their contributions should have made a meaningful impact on their campus, local community, and/or at the regional or national level.
 
Carter, a native of Altadena, Calif., put together a standout outdoor track & field season, recording personal-best marks in the discus, hammer and javelin while earning MEAC Field Athlete of the Week honors twice.
 
She capped the season by capturing MEAC titles in both the hammer (51.25 meters) and javelin (40.24 meters).

All-Time MEAC Woman of the Year Honorees
2025 — Brylan Carter — Morgan State — Track & Field
2024 — Ashley Roman — Coppin State — Volleyball
2023 — Miajavon Coleman — Coppin State — Volleyball
2022 — Cathryn Lane — Coppin State — Cross Country/Track & Field
2021 — Salma Gonzalez — Coppin State — Volleyball
2020 — Alelee Figueroa — Florida A&M — Track & Field
2019 — Damali Young — Morgan State — Softball
2018 — Lyndsey Edwards — Bethune-Cookman — Basketball
2017 — Thashaina Seraus — Maryland Eastern Shore — Bowling
2016 — Jenny Tracy — North Carolina Central — Softball
2015 — Mariana Alvarado Nava — Maryland Eastern Shore — Bowling
2014 — Christina Epps — Coppin State — Track & Field
2013 — T’nia Falbo — Maryland Eastern Shore — Bowling
2012 — Jazmyne Hefflefinger — Delaware State — Bowling
2011 — Kristina Frahm — Maryland Eastern Shore — Bowling
2010 — Kalyn Washburn — Delaware State — Bowling
2009 — Loreal Smith — North Carolina A&T State — Track & Field
2008 — Jessica Worsley — Maryland Eastern Shore — Bowling
2007 — Courtney Smile — Howard — Basketball
2006 — Renecia Lovelace — North Carolina A&T State — Softball

About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters its 56th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2026–27 academic year. Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, the MEAC is comprised of eight distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) along the Atlantic seaboard: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University, and South Carolina State University. Since its founding in 1970, the MEAC has been dedicated to promoting academic excellence, sportsmanship, and the personal growth of student athletes. For more information, visit www.MEACSports.com.