{"id":3632,"date":"2026-04-09T16:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:13:23","slug":"howard-womens-golf-dominates-with-third-straight-national-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/howard-womens-golf-dominates-with-third-straight-national-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Women’s Golf Dominates With Third Straight National Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When the Howard University women’s golf team<\/a> secured their third consecutive National Collegiate Championship last week, the result wasn’t a surprise. It was a confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finishing 37-over par (889) across 54 holes at the Golf Course at Cinco Ranch<\/a> in Katy, Texas, the Bison didn’t just win — they controlled the outcome. Southern University finished runner-up at 54-over par (906), followed by Jackson State at 68-over (920). The margin wasn’t close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the more important story was the depth behind the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four Howard golfers finished in the Top 10. Reigning NEC Player of the Year Paris Fieldings led the way with a third-place finish at 7-over par (220). Senior Morgan Horrell added a tied fifth-place finish (225), sophomore Lena Durette tied for seventh (226), and freshman Mia Melendez rounded things out tied for ninth (227). A veteran anchor, a senior contributor, a sophomore, and a rookie — all in the top 10. That is not an accident. That is a program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three straight championships isn’t a moment, it’s a program identity. It speaks to development, culture, and a standard of expectation that doesn’t fluctuate year to year. Southern’s Salma Ibrahim claimed individual medalist honors at 5-over (218), with Alabama State’s Carmen Fletcher one stroke behind at 6-over (219). Strong individual performances across the field, but Howard’s collective consistency told the only story that mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up is the NEC Championships in Ellicott City, Maryland, April 17-19. Close to home, but the Bison aren’t playing for validation at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re playing to extend what they’ve already built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the third consecutive year, Howard University women’s golf is the National Collegiate Champion. Four golfers in the Top 10, a freshman on the leaderboard, and a margin that wasn’t close, this is what sustained dominance looks like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"For the third consecutive year, Howard University women's golf is the National Collegiate Champion. Four golfers in the Top 10, a freshman on the leaderboard, and a margin that wasn't close, this is what sustained dominance looks like.\n\n#HUBison #HBCUs","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t