Dillard, Voorhees claim Week 7 HBCUAC Men's Track and Field

Dillard and Voorhees had the top Week 7 performances

April 29, 2026

NEW ORLEANS - Dillard University sprinter Jamaal Morris Jr. wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week. Jordan Thomas takes Freshman of the Week. Voorhees University jumper Muhammad Shreef garners Field Athlete of the Week. They were honored for their performance between April 20-26.

Morris Jr. ran strong times in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash at the Louisiana State University Alumni Gold Meet. He finished the 100-meter dash in 10.51 and the 200-meter dash in 21.15. He was less than 0.1 seconds from national championship qualifying times

Shreef surpassed the 'B' qualifying standard with a leap of 14.91 in the triple jump at the iconic Penn Relays. He finished eighth out of 31 athletes.

Thomas ran a leg on Dillard's 4 x 400-meter relay team which finished in 3:15.01. The time currently leads the HBCU Athletic Conference.

2026 HBCUAC Men's Track and Field Athletes of the Week

Date	Track	Field	Freshman	Newcomer
March 9-15	Ronald Garrett, Wiley	Carey Owens, Stillman	Denim Charles, Dillard	Jai Harden, Wiley
March 16-22	Surprise Babalola, Dillard	Jayden Burris, Voorhees	DeAndre Jones, Voorhees	N/A
March 23-29	Surprise Babalola, Dillard	Kemal Benjamin, Rust	Romel Collins, Dillard	John Russell Jr., Wiley
March 30-April 5	Ronald Garrett, Wiley	DeAndre Jones, Voorhees	DeAndre Jones, Voorhees	Jai Harden, Wiley
April 6-12	Zaireon Skinner, Voorhees	Jaylen Burris, Voorhees	Zaireon Skinner, Voorhees	Kendrick Sherrer, Wilberforce
April 13-19	Ronald Garrett, Wiley	Myrian Blaze, Wiley	Earl Hurd Jr., Wiley	Kendrick Sherrer, Wilberforce
April 20-26	Jamaal Morris Jr., Dillard	Muhammad Shreef, Voorhees	Jordan Thomas, Dillard	N/A

About the 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), Huston-Tillotson University (TX), Oakwood University (AL), Paul Quinn College (TX), 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 soccer, 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.