Huston-Tillotson, Dillard clinch Week 3 HBCUAC Women's Track and Field Awards

NEW ORLEANS - Huston-Tillotson University sprinter Chaleica Booker repeats as Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women's Track and Field Track Athlete of the Week. Danae Chris-Anderson claims Newcomer of the Week. Dillard University jumper Tatiana Clay earns Field Athlete and Freshman of the Week. They were recognized for their performance between March 23-29, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Booker met the NAIA 'A' standard for national championship qualification in the 400-meter run with a time of 54.83 besting 21 competitors, half of whom were NCAA Division I athletes at the Prairie View A&M Relays on Saturday. She ran a leg on HT's 4x100-meter relay team that met the NAIA 'B' standard for qualification with a time of 46.80 seconds. Booker finished ahead of 11 NCAA Division I runners in the 400-meter event at Baylor's Clyde Hart Classic on Saturday.

Clay jumped 5.62 meters in the long jump besting 18 athletes, mostly from NCAA Division I school's in Friday's Prairie View A&M Relays. Her distance was 0.16 meters from the 'B' qualifying standard and leads the conference. Earlier this season she ran on the No. 4 ranked 4 x 100-meter relay team.

Anderson set a personal best in the 1500-meter run at the PVAMU Relays at 5:21.82. She was the top NAIA finisher in both the 800- and 1500-meter events at the Prairie View relays. She finished third among athletes not from NCAA schools in the 800-meter run.

Additional women's track and field weekly nominees: Tori Burton (Dillard), Sendia Cobite (Stillman), Londyn Hall (Virgin Islands), Ziya Jernelius (Huston-Tillotson), Makiyah Thurman (Stillman)

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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.