Wiley's Goldsby three-peats as HBCUAC Runner of the Week
NEW ORLEANS - September 16, 2024 - For the third consecutive week, Wiley University men's cross country runner Javoun Goldsby reigns atop the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) as the Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for September 9-15.
Goldsby, the 2024 HBCUAC Preseason Men's Runner of the Year, ran 30:16.5 in the Southwestern University Showdown's eight-kilometer race which finished in the top half of the 66-man field which were mostly from NCAA Division III schools. He ran at a 6:05 mile pace and just over a minute off his personal best. The Wildcats will run at Dallas Baptist University's Old Glory Gallop on October 5.
2024 HBCUAC Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week
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Date |
Athlete |
School |
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Aug. 26-Sept. 1 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
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Sept. 2-8 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
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Sept. 9-15 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
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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). GCAC 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, 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.
