Wiley's Johnson, Tutt-Moutouo win HBCUAC Women's Track and Field Weekly Awards in Consecutive Weeks
NEW ORLEANS - March 18, 2025 - Wiley University's Ariel Johnson repeats as Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo claims Field Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week. The ladies were honored for their performances between March 10-16, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Johnson was once again within a second of qualifying for the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Championship, finishing the 100-meter hurdles in 15.67. She helped the Lady Wildcats finish third in the 4 x 100-meter relay.
For the second straight week, Tutt-Moutouo nearly posted national championship qualifying distances in the long jump and triple jump. Her leap of 5.25 meters in the long jump was 0.5 meters from the 'B' qualifying standard. She was 0.64 meters from qualifying in the triple jump with a leap of 11.07 meters.
Additional women's track and field weekly nominees: Lamoy Duffus (Talladega)
2025 Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week
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Date |
Track |
Field |
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March 3-9 |
Ariel Johnson, Wiley |
Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley |
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March 10-16 |
Ariel Johnson, Wiley |
Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley |
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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.