Wiley's Goldsby garners fifth HBCUAC Men's Runner of the Week Award
NEW ORLEANS - October 14, 2024 - Wiley University men's cross country athlete Javoun Goldsby brings home his fifth Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Runner of the Week award for his performance from October 7-13, 2024, the conference announced on Monday. This is the seventh award this season.
Goldsby ran 29:57 in the eight-kilometer course at Ouachita Baptist University's Tiger Invitational on Friday. His time topped 28 athletes, mostly from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II schools.
This week, Goldsby will look to lead Wiley University to the HBCUAC title when they compete in the 2024 HBCUAC Cross Country Championship hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism on Friday at Oakville Indian Mounds Cross Country Course.
Additional men's cross country weekly nominees: Decquan Nesbitt (Talladega), Jeremiah Polk (Voorhees)
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 |
|
Sept. 9-15 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
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Sept. 16-22 |
Amos Metto |
Stillman College |
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Sept. 23-29 |
JaDarrius Nelson |
Tougaloo College |
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Sept. 30-Oct. 6 |
Javoun Goldsby |
Wiley University |
|
Oct. 7-Oct. 13 |
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). 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.