Wiley's Goldsby, Wilberforce's Howard garner Week 6 HBCUAC Men's Cross Country Awards

October 7, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - October 7, 2025 - Wiley University men's cross country runner Javoun Goldsby wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Runner of the Week. Wilberforce University men's cross country athlete Skyaqui Howard claims Freshman of the Week. The athletes were recognized for their performance between September 29-October 5, the conference announced Tuesday.

Goldsby, the Preseason HBCUAC Runner of the Year, led the Wildcats with a time of 29:41 in the Belhaven Invitational eight-kilometer race on Saturday. The time was his fastest this season. He competed against athletes from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and HBCUAC schools Dillard University and Tougaloo College.

Howard ran 29:48.1 in the Ohio Wesleyan University Invitational 8K race. He competed against NCAA and NAIA athletes. This is Howard's third weekly honor.

Additional men's cross country weekly nominees: Dahvon Banks (Huston-Tillotson), Katavious Gibbs (Philander Smith), Marshall Hanyes (Fisk), Phillip Isaac (Dillard), Nevon Taylor (Tougaloo)

2025 HBCUAC Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week

Date	Runner	Freshman	Newcomer
Aug. 25-31	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	John Russell Jr., Wiley
Sept. 1-7	Maurice Rue-Whitfield, Philander Smith	Earl Hurd Jr., Wiley	N/A
Sept. 8-14	Dwight Bennett Jr., Wiley	Dwight Bennett Jr., Wiley	N/A
Sept. 15-21	K'Mon Washington, Dillard	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	N/A
Sept. 22-28	Ryan Jackson Jr., Wiley	Ryan Jackson Jr., Wiley	N/A
Sept. 29-Oct. 5	Javoun Goldsby, Wiley	Skyaqui Howard, Wilberforce	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.