Tougaloo's Miller, Wiley's Womack earn Week 2 HBCUAC Women's Cross Country Honors

Tougaloo College's Herlancia Miller and Wiley University's Samaera Womack emerge as the top runners.

September 9, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - September 9, 2025 - Tougaloo College's Herlancia Miller garners Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Wiley University's Samaera Womack takes home Freshman of the Week. The women were honored for their performances between September 1-7, the conference announced Tuesday.

Miller finished The Opener hosted by Mississippi College in 25:00.09. She placed 58th out of 96 runners on the five-kilometer course.

Womack made her collegiate debut at the University of Texas at Tyler's Season Opener. She led the team with a time of 27:02 in the five-kilometer course.

2025 HBCUAC Women's Cross Country Runners of the Week

Date	Runner	Freshman	Newcomer
Aug. 25-31	Karlise Davison, Dillard	Karlise Davison, Dillard	N/A
Sept. 1-7	Herlancia Miller, Tougaloo	Samaera Womack, Wiley	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.