Voorhees University's Alexander, Stillman's Johnson bring home Week 4 HBCUAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
NEW ORLEANS - April 1, 2025 - Voorhees University's Damarion Alexander claims 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. The men were honored for their performances between March 24-30, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Alexander finished third out of 37 athletes in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.71 seconds at Saturday's Morehouse Relays. His time was 0.17 seconds off his personal best, which leads the HBCUAC.
For the third consecutive week, Johnson surpassed the 'B' national championship qualifying standard in the discus with a throw of 50.27 meters which topped his competition by nearly five meters at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spring Invite on Saturday. It was his fourth event win of the season. He finished fifth with a distance of 13.50 meters in the shot put.
Additional men's track and field weekly nominees: Jaylen Burris (Voorhees), Jamaal Morris Jr. (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 |
Jadeon Chambers, Talladega |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 24-30 |
Damarion Alexander, Voorhees |
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.