Josiah Blake

2024: Was named to the MEAC All-Academic Team ... holds the Broad Jump record 10'11 for DB's ... High School: Was a two-sport standout at Charles Herbert Flowers High … was on Principal’s Honor List all four years ... member of the National Junior Honor Society ... Collected 37 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 tackle for loss, and 4 forced fumbles during his senior year ... Helped led team to its first-ever county and regional championships, as well as its first appearance in the 4A state championship game ... Named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-County ... selected to two All Star teams - The Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) and Baltimore Metro Conference ... Also competed in track & field: Member of the 4x400m relay team that won 1st place at the 2022 Adidas National Championship ... Winner of the 400m Eric Best Memorial Award ... 4A Regional Champion and Prince George’s County Outdoor Track & Field Champion ... Missed most of the senior year of track due to injury ... Played AAU basketball; team won the 2022 Suburban Coalition Championship ... Personal: son of Beverly Lewis-Blake and Michael Blake … born April 6, 2005 … goes by “JoJo” ... Cyber Security major ... expected to graduate May 2027 … lists Michael Vick as his biggest sports influence “because of his drive, his comeback - It’s not the size of the dog in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the dog” ... his career ambition is to learn all coding languages, leading into building a business securing different forms of websites nationwide” ... chose to attend Morgan State because “it is an HBCU with first rate education, allows me to grow among peers who share similar cultural experiences, and competes at the Division I level with great coaches and a strong athletic program." ... enjoys graphic design, video games, football, basketball, listening to music, and hanging out with friends and family members ... the athletic accomplishment he is most proud of is “being the first one in my family to play division I sport in college.” ... he enjoys graphic design, playing video games, listening to music, and spending quality time with friends and family.