Talladega, Wiley gain Week 6 HBCUAC Women's Track and Field Honors

Lamoy Duffus and Tikeria Miller were the top athletes in Week 6.

April 21, 2026

NEW ORLEANS - Talladega College sprinter and jumper Lamoy Duffus wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week. Wiley University thrower Tikeria Miller claims Freshman of the Week. They were honored for their performance between April 13-19, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Duffus finished second in a field of 22 runners in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.60 at the University of Alabama-Huntsville Rocket City Invitational. She also finished runner-up in the triple jump with a leap of 11.45 meters, which leads the HBCU Athletic Conference.

For the second consecutive week, Miller threw a personal best in the discus. Her throw of 34.95 meters was fourth. She also turned in a podium finish in the hammer throw with a distance of 35.26 meters. Miller holds the program record in the hammer throw.

Additional women's track and field weekly nominees: Jackie Bownes (Fisk), Kaitlyn Charles (Wiley), Karlise Davison (Dillard), Tanyhie Johnson (SUNO), Janetter Moses (SUNO), Symora Prince (Fisk), Shaloni Walker (Dillard)

2026 HBCUAC Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Date	Track	Field	Freshman	Newcomer
March 9-15	Lamoy Duffus, Talladega	Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley	Mackenzie Cannon, Dillard	Aaliyah Evans, Wiley
March 16-22	Chaleica Booker, Huston-Tillotson	Jordyn Lacey, Talladega	Jordyn Lacey, Talladega	N/A
March 23-29	Chaleica Booker, Huston-Tillotson	Tatiana Clay, Dillard	Tatiana Clay, Dillard	Denae Chris-Anderson, Huston-Tillotson
March 30-April 5	Chaleica Booker, Huston-Tillotson	Jackie Bownes, Fisk	Ari Branch, Fisk	Taylor Hopgood, Stillman
April 6-12	Tori Burton, Dillard	Jackie Bownes, Fisk	Sendia Cobite, Stillman	Kelechi Dike, Wiley
April 13-19	Lamoy Duffus, Talladega	Lamoy Duffus, Talladega	Tikeria Miller, Wiley	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.