Dillard's Davison, Flowers claim Week 5 Women's Cross Country Awards

Karlise Davison and Nhaydia Flowers led the Bleu Devils at the Nicholls Invitational.

September 30, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - September 30, 2025 - Dillard University's Karlise Davison garners Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Nhaydia Flowers earns Freshman of the Week. The women were recognized for their performance between September 22-28, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Davison led the Bleu Devils with a time of 21:45.70 in the Nicholls Cross Country Invitational five-kilometer race. She finished in the top half of the 56-women field, which featured runners from NCAA and NAIA institutions. This is her fourth weekly honor.

Flowers followed with a time of 23:57.20. This her third career meet and first 5K race.

Additional women's cross country weekly nominees: Danielle Graham (Tougaloo), Herlancia Miller (Tougaloo)

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
Sept. 8-14	Mary Rodriguez, Talladega	Mary Rodriguez, Talladega	N/A
Sept. 15-21	Jewel Cross, Talladega	Karlise Davison, Dillard	Aliana Taylor, Talladega
Sept. 22-28	Karlise Davison, Dillard	Nhaydia Flowers, Dillard	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.