Championship MVPs Dillard's Myles, Stillman's Johnson take home HBCUAC Men's Track and Field Weekly Awards
SHREVEPORT, La. - April 15, 2025 - Dillard University Markel Myles earn Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Stillman College's Christopher Johnson brings home Field Athlete of the Week after claiming the 2025 HBCUAC Track and Field Championship Most Valuable Athlete awards on Saturday at Lee Hedges Stadium.
Myles won the individual titles in the 400-meter hurdles and 800-meter run. He ran a leg on the winning 4 x 400-meter relay team which surpassed the 'B' qualifying standard. He had a podium finish in the 110-meter hurdles. Myles finished the meet with 29.5 points.
Johnson earned the 2025 HBCUAC Championship Most Valuable Field Athlete. He won the discus with a throw of 53.99 meters, which was over 15 meters further than the runner-up. His distance surpassed the 'A' qualifying standard. He won the shot put with a PR 15.17 meters. Johnson holds the second best throw in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the discus at 54.78 meters.
2025 Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week
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Date |
Track |
Field |
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March 3-9 |
Ronald Garrett, Wiley |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 10-16 |
Ronald Garrett, Wiley |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 17-23 |
Jadeon Chambers, Talladega |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 24-30 |
Damarion Alexander, Voorhees |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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March 31-April 6 |
Jamaal Morris Jr., Dillard |
Jayden Burris, Voorhees |
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April 7-13 |
Markel Myles, Dillard |
Christopher Johnson, Stillman |
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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.