Voorhees University's Ducre, McFadden take Week 7 HBCUAC Women's Track and Field Weekly Awards
NEW ORLEANS - April 22, 2025 - Voorhees University women's track and field athlete Kaya Ducre claims Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Destiny McFadden earns Field Athlete of the Week. The women were recognized for their performances between April 14-20, the conference announced Tuesday.
Ducre competed in the 200-meter dash at the Sharonda Coleman Singleton Classic on Saturday. She competed against athletes mostly from National Collegiate Athletic Association Schools.
McFadden threw 9.58 meters in the shot put which topped seven athletes, mostly from NCAA schools.
2025 Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week
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Date |
Track |
Field |
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March 3-9 |
Ariel Johnson, Wiley |
Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley |
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March 10-16 |
Ariel Johnson, Wiley |
Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley |
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March 17-23 |
Kevell Byrd, Dillard |
Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley |
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March 24-30 |
Jakayla Brown, Voorhees |
Jackie Bownes, Fisk |
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March 31-April 6 |
Kevell Byrd, Dillard |
Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo, Wiley |
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April 7-13 |
Kevell Byrd, Dillard |
Reign Snowden, Dillard |
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April 14-20 |
Kaya Ducre, Voorhees |
Destiny McFadden, Voorhees |
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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.