Voorhees University's Brown, Fisk's Bownes take home Week 4 HBCUAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
NEW ORLEANS - April 1, 2025 - Voorhees University track and field athlete Jakayla Brown claims Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Fisk University's Jackie Bownes garners Field Athlete of the Week. The women were honored for their performances between March 24-30, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Brown competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the Morehouse Relays on Saturday. She finished in 19.98, mostly competing against National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I schools.
Bownes, the two-time defending conference champion, finished runner-up in the discus at the Morehouse Relays with a distance of 31.18 meters. She mostly competed against NCAA Division I athletes and was one of two that eclipsed 30 meters.
Additional women's track and field weekly nominees: Charra Bridges (Dillard), Laila Johnson (Dillard)
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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March 17-23 |
Kevell Byrd, Dillard |
Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley |
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March 24-30 |
Jakayla Brown, Voorhees |
Jackie Bownes, Fisk |
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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.