Dillard's Morris, Voorhees University's Burris win Week 5 HBCUAC Men's Track and Field Weekly Awards
NEW ORLEANS - April 7, 2025 - Dillard University's Jamaal Morris Jr. claims Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Voorhees University's Jayden Burris takes home Field Athlete of the Week. The men were honored for their performance between March 31 and April 6, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Morris won the 200-meter dash at the Pelican Relays with a time of 21.08, which surpassed the 'A' qualifying standard and ranks eighth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He topped 44 athletes, mainly from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I schools. He finished in the top 10 of 45 athletes with a time of 10.47 in the 100-meter dash.
Burris won the long jump at the University of West Georgia Legends Invitational. His distance of 7.41 meters surpassed the 'A' qualifying standard and topped 35 athletes. Burris ranks eighth in the NAIA.
Additional men's track and field weekly nominees: Damarion Alexander (Voorhees), Ronald Garrett (Wiley), Xavier Hutchinson (Wiley)
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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March 31-April 6 |
Jamaal Morris Jr., Dillard |
Jayden Burris, Voorhees |
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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.