Voorhees Bor wins Week 7 HBCUAC Runner and Freshman of the Week

October 14, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - October 14, 2025 - Voorhees University freshman Bravin Bor captures Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Runner and Freshman of the Week. He was honored for his performance between October 6-12, the conference announced Tuesday.

Bor finished the Warhawk Invitational eight-kilometer course in 26:48.1, which was 10th out of 156 runners from NCAA Institutions. He ran at a 5:23 mile-pace. Bor along with his teammates will compete at the 2025 HBCUAC Cross Country Championship on Friday.

Additional men's cross country weekly nominees: Earl Hurd Jr. (Wiley)

2025 HBCUAC Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week

Date	Runner	Freshman	Newcomer
Aug. 25-31	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	John Russell Jr., Wiley
Sept. 1-7	Maurice Rue-Whitfield, Philander Smith	Earl Hurd Jr., Wiley	N/A
Sept. 8-14	Dwight Bennett Jr., Wiley	Dwight Bennett Jr., Wiley	N/A
Sept. 15-21	K'Mon Washington, Dillard	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	N/A
Sept. 22-28	Ryan Jackson Jr., Wiley	Ryan Jackson Jr., Wiley	N/A
Sept. 29-Oct. 5	Javoun Goldsby, Wiley	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	N/A
Oct. 6-12	Bravin Bor, Voorhees	Bravin Bor, Voorhees	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.