Wiley's Goldsby claims fourth HBCUAC Men's XC Runner of the Week Honor
NEW ORLEANS - October 7, 2024 - After running his fastest time this season, Wiley University men's cross country athlete Javoun Goldsby claims Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Runner of the Week for the fourth time for his performance from September 30-October 6, the conference announced Monday.
Goldsby ran 29:24 in Dallas Baptist University's Old Glory Gallop eight-kilometer race. He was 10 seconds shy of his 8K personal best - running at a 5:54 mile-pace. The four-time HBCUAC Runner of the Week ran against 400 athletes from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) schools.
Goldsby and Wiley will run at Ouachita Baptist University's Tiger Invitational on Friday, their final meet before the 2024 HBCUAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships on October 18.
Additional HBCUAC men's cross country weekly nominees: Katavious Gibbs (Philander Smith), Nevon Taylor (Tougaloo), K'Mon Washington (Dillard)
2024 HBCUAC Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week
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Date |
Athlete |
School |
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Aug. 26-Sept. 1 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
|
Sept. 2-8 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
|
Sept. 9-15 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
|
Sept. 16-22 |
Amos Metto |
Stillman College |
|
Sept. 23-29 |
JaDarrius Nelson |
Tougaloo College |
|
Sept. 30-Oct. 6 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
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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.