Talladega, Wiley, Dillard garner opening HBCUAC Women's Track & Field Weekly Awards
NEW ORLEANS - Talladega College sprinter Lamoy Duffus wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Track Athlete of the Week. Wiley University jumper Meeyesha Tutt-Moutouo takes Field Athlete of the Week. Aaliyah Evans claims Newcomer of the Week. Dillard University sprinter Mackenzie Cannon earns Freshman of the week. The athletes were recognized for their performance between March 9-15, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Duffus qualified for the 2026 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Championship in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.47, which surpassed the 'B' qualifying standard. She beat 43 athletes at the Montevallo Falcon Multi Event Classic. Her time leads the NAIA.
Tutt-Moutouo finished second in the long jump with a distance of 5.37 meters at the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Opener. She was 0.41 meters from the 'B' qualifying standard.
Cannon helped Dillard finish first in the 4 x 100-meter relay with a NAIA-leading time of 47.06. She also finished third in the 100-meter dash at the Andy Thiel Season Opener.
Evans finished runner-up in the 800-meter run at the Texas A&M-Texarkana Opener.
Additional women's track and field weekly nominees: Kaitlyn Charles (Wiley), Taylor Hopgood (Stillman), Laila Johnson (Dillard), Mary Rodriguez (Talladega), Makiyah Thurman (Stillman), Darnee Williams (Dillard)
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.