Talladega's Chambers, Stillman's Johnson claim Week 3 HBCUAC Men's Track and Field Weekly Honors
NEW ORLEANS - March 25, 2025 - Talladega College's Jaedon Chambers wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Stillman College's Christopher Johnson garners Field Athlete of the Week for the third consecutive week. The athletes were recognized for their performances between March 17-23.
Chambers won the 200-meter dash at the Alan Connie Invitational on Saturday, topping a 100-man field, featuring National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes, in 21.75. His time was 0.54 seconds shy of the 'B' qualifying standard for the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Outdoor Track and Field National Championship.
Johnson showed his might in the discus once again with a first place finish after a throw of 50.78 meters.. The reigning NAIA Field Athlete of the Week qualified for NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championship last week, but his distance during the Belhaven Invitational was over the NAIA "B" standard. Johnson posted a throw of 13.86m in the shot put.
Additional men's track and field weekly nominees: Damarion Alexander (Voorhees), Channing Arvie (Wiley), Jaylen Burris (Voorhees), Ronald Garrett (Wiley), Jamaal Morris Jr. (Dillard), Christopher Watson (Dillard)
2025 Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
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Date |
Track |
Field |
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March 3-9 |
Ronald Garrett, Wiley |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 10-16 |
Ronald Garrett, Wiley |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 17-23 |
Jaedon Chambers, Talladega |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.