Dillard takes Week 7 HBCUAC Women's Track and Field Awards

Dillard posted strong relay times in Week 7 at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet.

April 29, 2026

Dillard University sprinter T-Anna Dawkins wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Track Athlete of the Week. Distance runner Karlise Davison earns Freshman of the Week. They were recognized for their performance between April 20-26.

Dawkins ran the first leg on Dillard's 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 400-meter relays at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet. The 4 x 100-meter relay team finished in 46.11. The time leads the HBCUAC and ranks sixth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The 4 x 400-meter relay team ran 3:48.44 which also leads the conference and ranks ninth in the NAIA.

Davison ran the anchor led on the 4 x 400-meter relay team.

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
April 20-26	T-Anna Dawkins, Dillard	N/A	Karlise Davison, Dillard	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.