Voorhees Chebor takes Week 7 HBCUAC Runner and Freshman of the Week

October 14, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - October 14, 2025 - Voorhees University freshman Rena Chebor wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women's Cross Country Runner and Freshman of the Week. She was recognized for her performance between October 6-12, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Chebor finished the Warhawk Invitational five-kilometer race in 22:29.7, running at a 7:14 mile-pace. Her time was 51st out of 128 athletes from NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA institutions. Chebor and her teammates will compete at the 2025 HBCUAC Cross Country Championship on Friday at Oakville Indian Mounds Cross Country Course in Decatur, Ala.

Additional women's cross country weekly nominees: Samarea Womack (Wiley)

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	Samarea 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
Sept. 29-Oct. 5	Jewel Cross, Talladega	Karlise Davison, Dillard	Aliana Taylor, Talladega
Oct. 6-12	Rena Chebor, Voorhees	Rena Chebor, Voorhees	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.