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